"I'm on My Way" is a song and single by American soul singer, Dean Parrish. Written by Doug Morris and Eliot Greenberg, it was first released in the US 1967 without any chart success.[1] It was released in the UK in 1975 and found chart success due to its popularity with the Northern soul scene.
| "I'm on My Way" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Dean Parrish | |
| B-side | "Watch Out" |
| Released | 1967 |
| Genre | Soul, northern soul |
| Length | 2:43 |
| Label | Laurie |
| Songwriter(s) | Doug Morris, Eliot Greenberg |
Released in the US in 1967 on the Laurie label, in the UK in the 1970s, "I'm on My Way" came to the attention of Russ Winstanley, a disc jockey at the Wigan Casino. He began playing the record and it became one of the more popular records at the venue.[2] It was re-released in 1975 on the UK Records label and was the last record to be played every week at the Wigan Casino.[3] The single reached number 38 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1975.[4] Wigan Casino's spin-off record label Casino Classics re-released it on the Three Before Eight EP in 1978 and Casino Classics: Chapter One compilation in 1979. The Wigan Casino closed in 1981 and "I'm on My Way" was the last record ever played there.[5] Parrish had remained unaware of the song's revival having stopped performing in the 1960s.[5]
Since its success, it has had a regular presence on Northern soul compilation albums, and is considered one of the most popular songs of the Northern soul genre.[6][7]