1966 BARBARA LEWIS LP ATLANTIC / It's Magic SOUL SEALED
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1966 BARBARA LEWIS LP ATLANTIC / It's Magic SOUL SEALED Description ARTIST :BARBARA LEWIS
TITLE :IT'S MAGIC
FORMAT :VINYL LP RECORD
LABEL :ATLANTIC STEREO SD-8118<
COVER :SEALED ( tear in shrink wrap upper right corner)
VINYL :SEALED
COMMENTS :
Pop-soul doesn't get much better than Barbara Lewis, whose seductive, emotive croon took "Hello Stranger" to #3 in 1963. The Michigan native had been writing songs since the age of nine, and began recording as a teenager with producer Ollie McLaughlin, who'd also had a hand in the careers of Del Shannon, the Capitols, and Deon Jackson. Lewis wrote all of the songs on her debut LP (including "Hello Stranger"), and confidently handled harmony soul numbers (some with backing by the Dells) and more pop-savvy tunes, some of which, like "Hello Stranger," were driven by an organ and a bossa nova-like beat. Follow-ups to "Hello Stranger" didn't sell nearly as well (although one of her singles, "Someday We're Gonna Love Again," was covered by the Searchers for a British Invasion hit). In the mid-'60s, she began doing some recordings in New York City, with assistance from producers like Bert Berns and Jerry Wexler, that employed more orchestral arrangements and pop-conscious material. The approach clicked, both commercially and artistically: "Baby I'm Yours" and "Make Me Your Baby" were both big hits, and both among the best mid-'60s girl group style productions.
SONG TRACKS
1. It's Magic (Cahn/Styne)
2. The Shadow of Your Smile (Mandel/Webster)
3. Let It Be Me (Becaud/Curtis/Delanoe)
4. Quiet Nights (Jobim/Lees)
5. Since I Fell for You (Johnson)
6. Don't Forget About Me (Goffin/King)
7. I Only Miss Him When I Think of Him (Cahn/VanHeusen)
8. Yesterday (Lennon/McCartney)
9. He's So Bad (Berns/Farrell)
10. A Taste of Honey (Marlow/Scott)
11. Sorrow (Feldman/Goffin/Goldstein)
12. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) (Bricusse/Newley)
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