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