Change - Sharing Your Love (LP) (1982) - €7,00

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Change is an Italian-American post-disco group formed in Bologna, Italy, in 1979 by businessman and executive producer Jacques Fred Petrus (1948–1987) and Mauro Malavasi (born 1957). They were heavily influenced by the disco band Chic.

Sharing Your Love is the third studio album by the Italian/U.S. ensemble Change. It was released in 1982 and reached number sixty-six on the US Billboard Album Chart and fourteen on the US Billboard Black Albums chart. 

Sharing Your Love includes the singles "The Very Best in You", "Oh What a Night", "Sharing Your Love", "Hard Times (It's Gonna Be Alright)" and "Keep On It" (in Italy only).

The third release from Change. The difference here is that the overall musical style is different from the 2 previous releases. Recorded entirely in New York at the Media Sound Studios, this 10-track album didn't have the same impact or success sales-wise as the other ones, but still the overall quality and the vocals are just marvelous. 

The first single was _The Very Best In You_ which did a decent run on the dance and r&b charts in April 1982. Followed by the more hardhitting club track _Hard Times (It's Gonna Be Alright_. 

Another 2 singles were released; _Oh What A Night_ (originally done by The Four Seasons) and _You're My Girl_. 

A slightly different approach was taken with this album. Less disco but more r&b would best describe it really. Nonetheless, there is not one bad track on this LP. 

A stellar cast of wellknown session musicians and singers make this a true gem. One of the reasons this album had trouble achieving the same success as _Miracles_ lies in the fact that the group's producer had taken on other projects at the same time and the creative juices had probably gone into them instead. 

Those projects were _B.B.&.Q Band_, _Ritchie Family_ and _High Fashion_.

The band recorded the songs for album at Mediasound Studios, New York City. The sessions were then mastered at Sterling Sound Studios. Receiving mixed to positive reviews the album was originally released as an LP in April 1982. The artwork was designed by Greg Porto.

Side one

1.  The Very Best In You - 5:41

2.  Hard Times (It's Gonna Be Alright) - 5:23

3.  Oh What A Night - 5:23

4.  Promise Your Love - 4:27

5.  Everything And More - 4:23

Side two

1.  Sharing Your Love - 6:03

2.  Take You To Heaven - 5:26

3.  Keep On It - 5:36

4.  You're My Number 1 - 4:21

5.  You're My Girl - 4:08

Personnel

• Jacques Fred Petrus - Producer
• Mauro Malavasi - Producer
• Jack Skinner - Engineering

Recorded at Mediasound Studios, NY. Mastered at Sterling Sound, NY.

Change

• James "Crab" Robinson - lead vocals
• Deborah Cooper - lead vocals
• Timmy Allen - bass
• Mike Campbell - guitar
• Vincent Henry - guitar, saxophone
• Jeff Bova - keyboards
• Rick Galwey - percussion

Notes

Release:  1982

Label:  Polydor Records

Format:  LP, Vinyl

Pressed:  France

Genre: Soul, Post-disco

Catalog#  2393 316

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)

Cover:  Goed (VG)

Prijs: €7,00

Linda Lewis - Woman Overboard (LP) (1977) - €10,00

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Linda Ann Fredericks (27 September 1950 – 3 May 2023), better known as Linda Lewis, was an English singer, songwriter and musician. 

She is best known for the singles "Rock-a-Doodle-Doo" (1973) and her version of Betty Everett's "The Shoop Shoop Song" (1975).

She was the eldest of six children, three of whom also had singing careers. Lewis was a self-taught guitarist and keyboard player, influenced by Harry Nilsson, Billie Holiday and Smokey Robinson, also drawing inspiration from others such as Joni Mitchell. Her music blended folk, funk and soul.

Woman Overboard is an album by English singer Linda Lewis, released in 1977.

Although Linda Lewis' April 1977 album Woman Overboard never managed to muscle its way into the U.K. charts, it nevertheless further cemented the singer's place in British pop history with 11 tracks that effortlessly showcased her unique and dynamic vocal range. 

Powering through a handful of goodies that includes a veritable cornucopia of breathtaking moments, Lewis is sensational on the gorgeous "Moon and I" and "My Love Is Here to Stay," while matching notes a little later across Cat Stevens' "Bonfire," a song that was a highlight of his simultaneously released Izitso album. 

Elsewhere, she takes a nice twist on the Allen Toussaint classic "Dreamer of Dreams," while "My Friend the Sun" and "No. 1 Heartbreaker" still crackle from Lewis' own energized delivery. 

Another winner, "Light Years Away" would find new life when it was re-recorded for her 1997 Whatever... album. 

It's a shame that Woman Overboard has become lost in the shuffle of the myriad Lewis albums out there, all the more so since so many of these songs have been left off the various greatest-hits packages. While it is by no means the equal of its predecessors (or the later A Tear and a Smile), it remains a powerful, and powerfully affecting, offering. 

Side One Vertical 

1.  You Came - 3:06

2.  Shining - 3:56

3.  Bonfire - 3:40

4.  Come Back And Finish What You Started - 2:39

5.  No.1 Heartbreaker - 3:58

6.  Dreamer Of Dreams - 4:05

Side Two Horizontal 

1.  Moon And I - 3:59

2.  Light Years Away - 4:04

3.  My Love Is Here To Stay - 3:42

4.  My Friend The Sun - 4:40

5.  So Many Mysteries To Find - 4:07

Personnel

• Linda Lewis – vocals
• Paul Batiste, Walter Harris, Jim Cregan, Ray Parker Jr., Tim Renwick, Winston Delandro, Jeff Mironov, Jerry Friedman, Lance Quinn – guitar
• Alun Davies – acoustic guitar
• Snowy White – slide guitar
• Clyde Toval, Willie Weeks, Phil Chen, Bob Babbitt – bass
• Allen Toussaint – piano
• James Booker, Jean Roussel, Max Middleton, Derek Austin, Derek Smith – keyboards
• Herman Ernest III, Ollie E. Brown, Richard Bailey – drums
• Kim Joseph, Bobbye Hall, Darryl Lee Que, Jack Jennings, Phil Kraus, Teddy Sommer – percussion
• Carlos Martin – congas
• Steve Gregory – brass
• Peter Hope Evans – harmonica
• Barry St. John, Liza Strike, Vicki Brown, Alex Brown, June D. Williams, Jim Gilstrap, John Perry, Stu Calver, Tony Rivers, Anna Peacock, Bob Barton – background vocals

Production

• Allen Toussaint produced tracks 1, 2, 5 and 6 on Side 1
• Jim Cregan produced tracks 1–4 on Side 2 and the first two bonus tracks
• Bert DeCoteaux produced track 5 on Side 2
• Tony Macaulay produced the third bonus track

Notes

Release:  1977

Format:  LP, Vinyl

Pressed:  U.K.

Label:  Arista Records

Catalog#  SPARTY 1003

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)

Cover : Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

The Icicle Works - If You Want To Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song (LP) (1987) - €10,00

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The Icicle Works (also known as Icicle Works in the United States) are an English alternative rock band and were named after the 1960 short story "The Day the Icicle Works Closed" by science fiction author Frederik Pohl. They had a top 20 UK hit with "Love Is a Wonderful Colour" (1983). In the US and Canada, they had one top 40 hit, the 1984 single "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)".

If You Want to Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song is the third album by The Icicle Works. The album was released in 1987. 

The Ian Broudie-produced Defeat Your Enemy brought out the band's varying influences in different ways, resulting in a varied record touching on everything from funk to folk. But as successful as earlier works? Yes and no. 

Unquestionably, the band's knack for big, uplifting but not hollow performances was still in fine flower, as the smash single "Understanding Jane" showed. A quick, fierce rocker with an instantly catchy pop vibe and a brilliant chorus, it's a '50s tearjerker filtered through the Ramones with fantastic results. Another winner is the opening cut, "Evangeline," with a lovely chorus consisting of overdubbed vocals from the band and guest singer Alison Limerick and a quick, Motown-touched rhythm supporting McNabb's powerful singing. 

Then there's "Up Here in the North of England," a slow, string-touched waltz winningly sung while bitterly ripping into the political state of the nation line for line. McNabb's vocals throughout the album are deeper than before, but still with the same general sense of control and projection; if anything, he was doing a better David Bowie croon than Bowie himself could do at the time. 

However, elsewhere the elements are in place but the performance isn't quite there. Part of this can be laid at Broudie's feet as well as the various mixers on the record, who bring things to a too commercially ready punch and sheen. Consider the arena-level pound of Sharrock's drums on "Hope Springs Eternal," where earlier his performances wouldn't need such overamping to make their impact. It's not just a technical question, though; McNabb's guitar here aims for a classic rock style that the band doesn't really need.

Other songs like "When You Were Mine" bury a good song and performance with technically accomplished but cold results. In the end, Defeat Your Enemy half defeats itself, but not without some blazingly brilliant results on the way. 

Side one

1. Hope Springs Eternal - 4:06

2. Travelling Chest - 4:40

3. Sweet Thursday - 4:17

4. Up Here In The North Of England - 5:12

5. Who Do You Want For Your Love? - 3:54

Side two

1. When You Were Mine - 4:37

2. Evangeline - 4:05

3. Truck Driver's Lament - 5:18

4. Understanding Jane - 3:21

5. Walking With A Mountain - 4:44

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Beggars Banquet
• Copyright © – Beggars Banquet
• Published By – Chappell Music Ltd.

Credits

• Artwork [Montage] – Irongate Studios
• Design – Stephen James Webbon
• Drums, Percussion [Inevitable], Other [No Voice] – Chris Sharrock
• Keyboards [Additional] – Dave Green (10), Ian Broudie, Mike Timmoney, Ritchie Close
• Mixed By – Chris Sheldon (tracks: 3, 8), Ian Taylor (tracks: 5, 7), Marcellus Frank (tracks: 4, 10), Steve Power (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 10)
• Photography By – Gary Lornie
• Producer – Ian Broudie (tracks: 1 to 10)
• Recorded By – Pete Coleman (tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 9, 10)
• Voice, Bass, Keyboards – Chris Layhe
• Voice, Guitar, Keyboards, Harmonica – Robert Ian "Boots" McNabb
• Written-By – McNabb (tracks: 1 to 10)

Notes

Release:  1987

Format:  LP, Vinyl

Pressed:  France

Label:  Disc´Az

Catalog#  507

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)

Cover:  Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00