Lulu - Atco Sessions 1969-72
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Artist: LuluEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2008-01-13
Music Label: Rhino/Wea UK
Free Music Notes for Atco Sessions 1969-72
Free Music Review: Lulu's Complete Atco Blue Eyed Soul Recordings !
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a treasure trove for Lulu fans. After many years of waiting, Lulu's classic albums NEW ROUTES and MELODY FAIR are released on CD, plus an entire 2nd CD of rare UK & US singles and unreleased songs. Definitely a reason for Lulu fans & music lovers to celebrate the release of this glorious double disc of Lulu's most soulful & artistic recordings. Only a few of these songs have been released on CD, so the long delay of getting this great music on CD has been worth the wait.
NEW ROUTES was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and has the legendary musicians who have backed so many great singers accompanying Lulu. The songs and Lulu's vocals are blue eyed soul at it's best. There's no shortage of great material here. Most people will know Lulu's hit OH ME OH MY [ I'M A FOOL FOR YOU BABY ], a truly great recording , later done by Aretha Franklin, who liked it so much , Lulu says in the liner notes, that she did it herself soon after this. Other stellar moments ballad wise are IS THAT YOU LOVE, AFTER ALL [ I LIVE MY LIFE ], MR. BOJANGLES and Eddie Hinton's WHERE'S EDDIE - all reflective songs that have a deep sense of longing that Lulu brings to them. On the upbeat side , Lulu gets gritty and funky on FEELING ALRIGHT , accompanied by these ace musicians and some amazing brass & horns as well. Lulu really lets loose on this stunning track, a song done many other times by many other artists, but sounding very unique here. The arrangement is very different than those of Traffic, Three Dog Night, Mother's Finest, and the 5th Dimension, and it illustrates the work & care that Lulu & the producers & musicians put into making this album. Then there are the upbeat rock oriented tracks like DIRTY OLD MAN and SWEEP AROUND YOUR OWN BACK DOOR, with guitar solos from Duane Allman, The Bee Gees' MARLEY PURT DRIVE with old-time brass horns that give it a New Orleans vibe, and the wonderful PEOPLE IN LOVE, which would have made a great single if another song had been released from this album. Every song on here is amazing .
MELODY FAIR recorded soon after in Miami, Florida is just as great. It has even deeper soul cuts like I DON'T CARE ANYMORE, TO THE OTHER WOMAN [ I'M THE OTHER WOMAN ], and SAVED , Lulu's raved up version of the Lavern Baker classic that Elvis Presley immortalized on his 1968 comeback special. Plus, there is the funky hit single from 1970 HUM A SONG [ FROM YOUR HEART ] with it's Sly & The Family Stone influence, another R&B dance track MOVE TO MY RHYTHM , and more stunning blue eyed soul ballads AFTER THE FEELING IS GONE and TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF, just to name a few on this great follow-up album.
Disc 2 is loaded with the holy grail : 6 rare singles only A + B sides released on single either in the US or UK only , such as GOT TO BELIEVE IN LOVE, EVERYBODY'S GOT TO CLAP, EVEN IF I COULD CHANGE , IT TAKES A REAL MAN, and more. Plus, there are many unreleased songs from Lulu's short , but productive tenure with Atco from 1969 - 1972. These songs are fresh to discover for the first time. The packaging is wonderful, Lulu is interviewed in the liner notes, and many rare photos. Rhino did a fantastic job. After all these years, they finally opened the vaults on Lulu! The only thing is that this release so far has only been issued in the UK, not through Rhino US at all. Lulu fans & fans of Dusty Springfield, Kiki Dee, Shelby Lynne, Bettye Lavette, and any other female singer would be wise to hear this music. It's Lulu & blue eyed soul at it's best .
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