Description
1. Red Light Ladies (Lewis)
2. Feeling Feeling (Lewis)
3. More Than A Fool (Lewis)
4. What Are You asking Me For (Lewis)
5. Gladly Give My Hand(Lewis)
6. Lark (Lewis)
7. Been My Best (Lewis)
8. Little Indians (Lewis)
9. It’s The Frame (Lewis)
10. The Funky Kitchen (Lewis)
11. Rock-A-Doodle-Doo (Lewis)
12. On The Stage (Lewis)
13. Old Smokey (Lewis)
14. Gladly Give My Hand (Lewis)
15. What Are You Asking Me For (Lewis)
16. Water Baby (Lewis)
17. If I Could (Lewis)
18. Not A Little Girl Anymore (Kupka, Bartlet, Castilo)
19. I Do My Best To Impress (Lewis)
20. Love Where Are You Now (Samwell, Tench)
21. The Cordon Blues (Lewis)
22. It’s In His Kiss (Rudy Clark )
Tracks 1-10 Paris Theatre 4th May 1973 (Linda solo acoustic)
Tracks 18-22 Paris Theatre Studio London 30th May 1975
Musicians
Robert Ahwai- Guitar, Derek Austin –Piano, Jerry Conway- Drums, Steve Gregory- Flute
Phillip Chen- Bass, Darrel Lee Que-Congas
Tracks 11-17 Radio Sessions
Tracks 11, 15, 16, Recorded 13.06.73 Broadcast 18.06.73 David Hamilton
Tracks 12, 17 09th January 1974 David Hamilton
Tracks 13 & 14 07th November 1972 Jimmy Young
- For the very first time unreleased Radio One in concert and sessions from one of the early seventies best British female singer songwriters. During this period Linda released worldwide chart topping albums “Lark” “Fathoms Deep“ & “Not a little girl anymore” which had the top 5 hit singles on both sides of the Atlantic “ (Remember the Days of)
- The old school yard “ (written for her by her then boyfriend Cat Stevens), “Rock-a –doodle doo”, “Old Smokey” & “It’s in his kiss”.
- Linda went on to appear in the top ten more than another dozen times before the end of the decade.
- Whilst recording these sessions and concerts Linda also did backing singing work to keep the money coming in with clients such as David Bowie (Aladdin Sane), Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (Best Years of our Lives ) whilst also appearing on the various TV shows at the time Like Top Of The Pops, Supersonic two shows on which she made over 50 appearances !
- Due to the success of Cherry Red Records re issuing of all of Linda’s albums public demand is high for unreleased material.
- Linda Is performing a Hits & More show the day before release date at London’s Jazz Café this will be her first show in many years and is expected to sell out very quickly.
- Linda herself has been interviewed for the liner notes on this album and the packaging features unseen photos from renown photographer Peter Sanders
- Reviews will appear in Record Collector, Uncut, R2, Mojo, Shindig,
Design Les Clark
A Newlyn (verified owner) –
some of the most sublime songs from one of the countries overlooked talents ..id put her way up there with Joni Mitchell in terms of songwriting tracks from the superb Lark album are here in stripped down versions …this is a superb little album and wonderfully packaged too …if youre a fan of the pre disco Linda Lewis you must get this
Michael Robinson (verified owner) –
Love the relaxing atmosphere of these songs performed live by Linda. It comes across on the first tracks on the disc. Linda feels really at home with her audience. Like "It’s The Frame" and "The Funky Kitchen. It’s a shame some of the radio session recordings weren’t mixed in stereo, but that’s the only a slight disappointment. It’s great to hear my favourite tracks from "Not A Little Girl Anymore" performed live, tracks 18-20 and track 22. Not heard track 21 before "The Cordon Blues" quite an enjoyable track. So to sum it all up, I enjoyed the album. Very relaxing and takes you back to the days when performances where cosy and relaxing. Linda’s a very talented composer and performer. This album appeals to the majority of Linda’s fans, but don’t let that sway you from buying this. It’s a real acoustic gem among Linda’s back catalogue! It’s tranquil and easy on the ear. A Hidden Gem From The Early Seventies.
pete williams (verified owner) –
An example of Linda Lewis at her best.
B McNeil (verified owner) –
This Cd is a wee gem, it contains great BBC recordings from linda’s folkier reprise era albums with that sweet voice of hers is soaring and grabbing at the heart strings. Then you get session versions of the Arista years including nice alternate and funky versions of the hits. One for the fans and a nice place to investigate for those who wanting a nice entry point album as well.
victor preston (verified owner) –
Linda Lewis is a talented singer songwriter
who put a lot of cover versions on her albums
probably at the insistence of her record company
this is ok but I would rather have had a proper live concert
not all of her best known songs are included
some performances are not of great quality
I saw her live once, supporting Family?
she was Jim Cregan’s girlfriend then
as I said before Linda needs a complete greatest hits
to restart her career in the modern era
dirk in alty (verified owner) –
Have rewritten this review,having originally pre-ordered this based on description and tracklisting which was misleading and inaccurate.By mid July this had been corrected to agree with what is actually on the c.d.So tracks 1- 10 are Linda live n’solo playing either guitar or piano(and one with some ‘scratchy percussive thing.) Middle tracks are studio based before ending with more live versions,this time with a band.A good collection,probably only for fans only unless brave enough to give this songstress a try.