Maggie Bell - Queen of the Night
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Artist: Maggie BellEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Import, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2006-02-13
Music Label: Angel Air
Soundtracks:
- Caddo Queen
- A Woman Left Lonely
- Souvenirs
- After Midnight
- Queen of the Night
- Oh My My
- As the Years Go Passing By
- Yesterday's Music
- We Had It All
- The Other Side
- Trade Winds
Free Music Notes for Queen of the Night
Free Music Review: Great Record from the Scottish Janis Joplin
Hit: 5 Stars
"Queen of the Night"(1974) was the first solo album released by white, soul /blues belter, Glasgow-born Maggie Bell, sometimes called the Scottish Janis Joplin, and it's one for that mythic desert island. Bell, formerly lead singer of the well-known Scottish group "Stone The Crows," has a voice unrivalled for its passion and power. She came from a musical family, began singing with local dance bands as a kid, and went to Germany in the late 1960's, to sing at the American bases, where she certainly picked up a few songs for the repertory. But let me make one thing clear, upfront: Bell concerns herself, in the repertory I know, at least, with women's issues. To make another thing clear upfront: I have loved her work so well and so long, that I am sitting here looking at this album in vinyl, one with the notch through the side, that I managed to find, and I don't mind telling you, it's gotten me through some long and lonely nights.
The album, by Atlantic, was produced by the famed Jerry Wexler (they did "Suicide Sal," as well.) And Atlantic just threw high-priced, top-drawer talent at it. Though, Bell says, "The funny thing about `Queen of The Night' is that I made two previous albums for Atlantic in New York - one with Felix Papalardi of Mountain, and the other with Felix Cavaliere of the Young Rascals - which were never released." And the studio threw top-drawer talent at those, too: Luther Vandross backed her.
Nevertheless, the talent on "Queen" was superb. Reggie Young and Cornell Dupree played lead guitar; Dupree, who later took up residence in England, played the rolling thunder piano on "As The Years Go Passing By." And I prefer their take to Albert King's. John Hughey played pedal Steel; Chuck Rainey, bass; Steve Gadd, drums; the Sweet Inspirations, a Stax group, backup. But the true glory of this record is the eleven songs that are its content.
It opens with "Caddo Queen," Confederate rock. "Oh My My," was, of course, written by Ringo Starr of the Beatles. The title song was written by Ronnie Leahy, keyboard player with Stone The Crows. "I always had it in mind to do that song," Bell has said, and no wonder, it certainly has functioned longtime as her signature. Then there's "A Woman Left Lonely," country-western, also done by Rita Coolidge. "Souvenirs" by John Prine, followed by "After Midnight," by J.J. Cale, also done by Eric Clapton. "We did a Latin American treatment on our version with lots of percussion," Bell said. "'The Other Side' was done in a kind of Mae West style. 'Hey Mister - can you help me! I'm looking for a ride over to the other side.' It's got a very American, razzmatazz feel." "As The Years Go Passing By," the best. "Yesterday's Music," "We had It All," "Tradewinds." A few years ago, my darling partner was gifting me with all the Maggie Bell then available at Amazon, and he remarked that, according to the company, he was sending me the last available copy of this record, sitting in a Glasgow warehouse. But they've remastered and rereleased it. Don't miss your chance, girls.
Queen of the Night Poster
Scottish soul-rock singer Maggie Bell first gained prominence singing with Stone the Crows, which released its first album in 1970 and broke up in June 1973. Bell went solo with Queen of the Night (featuring the U.S. number 97 "After Midnight") in 1974, followed by Suicide Sal, both of which charted in the U.S. Her only U.K. chart singles came with "Hazell" (number 37) in 1978, and a duet with B.A. Robertson, "Hold Me" (number 11), in 1981. Angel Air. 2006.Pop Music CDs
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