Macgregor was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. She began studying piano at age six, and was singing with bands by the time she was a teenager.
After attending the University of Minnesota, Macgregor began to tour the country with various acts and caught the attention of Peter Yarrow from Peter, Paul & Mary. She soon joined Yarrow, singing backup on a solo tour, and made an appearance on his Love Songs album.
Signed to Ariola America records, Macgregor released her debut single, "Torn Between Two Lovers", in late 1976; it became a smash hit by February 1977. The new year saw the single top both the pop and adult contemporary charts and was certified as a gold record. In addition, it reached #3 on Billboard's Country chart and also reached No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart.
Two further singles from the album of the same name, also written and produced by Yarrow, charted but were overwhelmed by the success of the title track.
Macgregor admitted in The Billboard Book of Number One Hits by Fred Bronson that she hated her own chart-topper, chiefly because she had little sympathy for the narrator of "Torn Between Two Lovers", a woman who confesses to her husband that she is having an affair, but pleads with her husband to stay with her and accept the situation.
Macgregor also said that the song indirectly led to the breakup of her own marriage, because her career kept her away from home so often that her relationship with her husband strained, and they decided to separate.
Macgregor did acknowledge that the song was successful because it appealed to listeners who had found themselves in the situation described in the lyrics.
Side A
A1. Mama (3:19)
A2. This Girl (Has Turned Into A Woman) (3:25)
A3. Good Together (2:51)
A4. It’s Too Soon (To Let Our Love End) (2:46)
A5. Why Did You Wait (To Tell Me) (4:05)
Side B
B1. The Lady I Am (4:15)
B2. For A While (2:52)
B3. I Just Want To Love You (3:00)
B4. Take Your Love Away (2:50)
B5. Torn Between Two Lovers (3:46)
Personnel
- Barry Beckett, Tim Henson - keyboards
- Roger Hawkins - drums
- Tom Roady - percussion
- David Hood - bass guitar
- Pete Carr - lead guitar
- Jimmy Johnson - rhythm guitar
- Ken Bell, Pete Carr - acoustic guitars
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar on "Good Together"
- Stu Basore - pedal steel guitar
- Barry Beckett - Moog keyboard
- David Campbell - string arrangements and conducting
- Muscle Shoals Horns (Charles Rose, Harrison Calloway, Harvey Thompson, Ronnie Eades)
- Ginger Holladay, Lisa Silver, Sheri Kramer - background vocals
Release: 1976
Genre: Folk Pop
Format: LP
Label: Ariola America Records
Catalog# 28575 OT
Prijs: €7.00
Vinyl: Goed
Cover: Lichte Gebruikerssporen
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