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Strange Changes 27th Nov 2018		Vinyl Album Tony Blackburn - Tony Blackburn	"House Of Cards" was written by Lynsey de Paul (aka Rubin) and Barry Blue (aka Green)
Strange Changes 27th Nov 2018		Vinyl Album Tony Hatch And His Orchestra - Hits Symphonic	"Storm in a Teacup" originally recorded by the Fortunes and written by Lynsey de Paul (credited here as Rubin) and Ron Roker
Strange Changes 26th Nov 2018		12" Single Martyn Ford Orchestra - Let Your Body Go Downtown	Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran penned song peaked at #38 on the UK top 75 in May 1977
Strange Changes 26th Nov 2018		CD Album Vera Lynn - Singles Collection	"Don't You Remember" (track 2-12) was written by Lynsey de Paul and Barry Blue especially for Vera. Lynsey provided backing vocals and Ringo Starr was drafted in to play the tambourine. De Paul produced the song as well as the B-side "That Old Feeling" (track 2-13).
Strange Changes 26th Nov 2018		CD Album Tony Blackburn - The Singles Collection 1965-1980	"So Much Love" and "It's Only Love", made the UK Top 40 in 1968 and 1969 respectively. His version of Doris Troy's "I'll Do Anything" originally recorded in 1969 for his second album, Tony Blackburn on the Polydor label; was re-released as a Northern soul single under the pseudonym Lenny Gamble on Casino Classics in June 1978. "Chop Chop" written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman was a radio hit. "House of Cards" written by Lynsey de Paul (credited as Rubin) and Barry Green (who would go on to become Barry Blue) was released as a single under the alias "Heart", however it was included under his own name on his self-titled 1972 album for RCA records.
Strange Changes 19th Oct 2018		Vinyl Album Lynsey De Paul - Tigers And Fireflies	Credits Tom Malone - brass, reeds and flutes Joel Diamond - acoustic piano Dean Bailin guitars John Caruso electric bass guitar Gary Burke - drums and percussion Bob Christianson - synthesizers, clarinet, backing vocals Dede Washburn - percussion and backing vocals. Rupert Holmes - clarinet and electric piano Jesse Henderson and Michael Barbiero - engineers Jesse Henderson mixed the album John Shaw - photography Jo Mirowski - art direction and design
Strange Changes 21st Aug 2018		Vinyl Album Cheryl Lynn - In Love	Cheryl's powerful version of the Lynsey de Paul/Barry Blue song "Love Bomb" is amazing!
Strange Changes 27th Jan 2018		Vinyl Album Jack Wild - A Beautiful World	E.O.I.O was written by Eddie Adamberry and Lynsey Rubin (aka Lynsey de Paul), who seems to be missing from the label credits. Jack's version of E.O.I.O. is a cover of the song Eeo-Eio released as a single by "The Beads" - see http://www.45cat.com/record/f13244
Strange Changes 14th Aug 2017		Vinyl Album Lynsey De Paul - No Honestly	At the time, this was an inexpensive way to get some of the best tracks from Lynsey's "Taste Me... Don't Waste Me" and "Love Bomb" albums that originally appeared on the Jet label. However, in reality it was also a cheap attempt to cash in on Lynsey's Eurovision success in the form of her hit single "Rock Bottom" with Mike Moran on her new label, Polydor. Presumably, it was a cynical attempt by her former manager, Don Arden, to make money since he could not release her third album. It could have been made more attractive though by including some of the non-album singles and B-sides - the lack of these makes this compilation rather pointless for die-hard fans who would have had "Taste Me.." and "Love Bomb". Still, can't fault the songs and Lynsey's performances of them.
Strange Changes 3rd Aug 2017		CD Album Buddha Monk - The Prophecy	Gangsta rap from the U.S. rapper with the real name Ellery Chambers
Strange Changes 26th Jul 2017		CD Album Lynsey De Paul - Greatest Hits	This was the first release of some of Lynsey's biggest hits and most famous songs released on CD. Tracks 1-11 cover her hits on the MAM, Jet and Polydor label (although curiously, her one hit on the Warner Bros label "Ooh I Do" is missing). Tracks 12-20 are all the B-sides to her MAM singles plus 5 tracks from "Surprise" her debut album on MAM ("Rockadile", plus the excellent tracks "Just Visiting", "The Way It Goes", "Sleeping Blue Nights" and "Water"). The last track is a true rarity - the German language version of "Rock Bottom". All in all, an excellent collection, though for better sound quality as well as completeness the later releases "Sugar and Beyond" and "Into My Music" are a better buy.
Strange Changes 26th Jul 2017		CD Album Lynsey De Paul - Just A Little Time	This album marked a surprised return to recording by Ms De Paul. She radically reworks/reinvents all of her old hits on this album and this is underscored by her strong vocal delivery as well as state of the art sound of the late 80's/early 90's so if you are expecting mere copies of early hits it might disappoint (they can be found elsewhere e.g. the album "Sugar and Beyond"). In addition there is a brace of songs that had not been released by Lynsey before (although some had been recorded by other artists such as "We Got Love" by The Real Thing" and "Words Don't Mean A Thing" by the Spanish group Cadafal). All in all an excellent, if different, album. One track that didn't make it on to this album but that was recorded in the same sessions is Lynsey's version of "A Little TLC" which is available on her online music store Lynsey de Paul music store
Strange Changes 26th Jul 2017		CD Album Lynsey De Paul - Into My Music	Fantastic compilation of Lynsey's mid to late 70's recordings and all remastered in a project that was overseen by the lady herself. Essentially the albums "Love Bomb" and "Tigers and Fireflies" book end some non album singles ("Rhythm And Blue Jean Baby", "If I Don't Get You The Next One Will") and great B-sides ("You Made Me Write This Song" and "Into My Music") plus "Before You Go Tonight" aka "Take Your Time", the album that was never released in the U.K. or Europe.
Strange Changes 26th Jul 2017		CD Album Lynsey De Paul - Sugar And Beyond	Sleeping Blue Nights was written by Lynsey De Paul and Barry Blue. All songs were remastered and the project was overseen by Lynsey herself. Excellent compilation and the best way to get hold of all the early LDP recordings but be warned that Sugar Me is the "Surprise" album version and not the single version. Also "Won't Somebody Dance With Me" sounds more a like a demo than the original single.
Strange Changes 16th Jun 2017		Vinyl Album Mott The Hoople - The Hoople	In contrast to the single version of "Roll Away The Stone", Lynsey De Paul provides vocals on the album track version and is credited on the sleeve (also for fairy dust!!)
Strange Changes 16th Jun 2017		Vinyl Album Marti Webb - Won't Change Places	The track "All I Am", written by Lynsey De Paul and Susan Sheridan was also performed by Heatwave on their 1980 hit album "Candles" and former lead singer of Heatwave, Johnnie Wilder Jr, re-recorded the song for his 1996 solo album "One More Day". In 1998, Indonesian singer Yana Julio also covered "All I Am" on his album Kucinta. Although she never released her version, Lynsey De Paul sang the song on a TV programme dedicated to her career called "Ladybirds".
Strange Changes 16th Jun 2017		Vinyl Album Heatwave - Candles	Stand out track "All I Am", written by Lynsey De Paul and Susan Sheridan was also performed by Marti Webb on her album "Won't Change Places" also released in 1980. In 1996, former lead singer of Heatwave, Johnnie Wilder Jr, re-recorded the song for his solo album "One More Day" and in 1998, Indonesia singer Yana Julio also covered "All I Am" on his album Kucinta. Other cover versions have been recorded by Lala Suwages on her 2007 album "Devoted To You" and Bubi Chen (jazz pianist, composer and bandleader) on his 1997 album "All I Am - Romantiques".
Strange Changes 16th Jun 2017		Vinyl Album Jack Wild - Everything's Coming Up Roses	Two songs written by Lynsey De Paul (credited here as L. Rubin - her real name) and Don Gould - "Bring Yourself Back To Me" and "Takin' It Easy"
Strange Changes 16th Jun 2017		Vinyl Album Piet Noordijk - Prototype	"Won't Somebody Dance With Me" was composed by Lynsey De Paul - she is credited as Rubin here which is her real name.
Strange Changes 16th Jun 2017		Vinyl Album Bruce Johnston - Going Public	Unusual cover of Lynsey De Paul's "Won't Somebody Dance With Me"
Strange Changes 16th Jun 2017		Vinyl Album Lena Zavaroni - Presenting Lena Zavaroni	Nice cover version of Lynsey De Paul's "Won't Somebody Dance With Me"
Strange Changes 16th Jun 2017		Vinyl Album Lynsey De Paul - Tigers And Fireflies	This was Lynsey's last album released in the 1970's and vocally represented a dramatic change, with Lynsey sounding like a cross between Crystal Gayle and Maria Muldaur - after all the album was recorded in the USA and produced by Rupert Holmes who was well known for his work with Barbra Streisand. Certainly, her vocals had never sounded stronger. The first track "Hollywood Romance" had been released a few months before the album and it is evokes many of the old Hollywood classics, cleverly name checking "Singing in the Rain" "Tango in Paris", "Begin the Beguine", "King Kong", "African Queen", "Citizen Kane" etc. Next up is a re-recording of "My Man and Me", a countrified version that is quite different to the original ballad. "Without You" is an uplifting and uptempo, jazzy song whereas "Forever and a Day" is a slow bluesy jazz shuffle of a song. The last track on the A-side of the album is the title track "Tigers And Fireflies" and this is more recognisably Lynsey. Perhaps for this reason it was released as the second single from the album. Although it sounds like a fun and contemporary song, the subject matter is quite dark and allegorical since it deals with the pitfalls she experienced in the music business. Side B starts with two songs co-written with the actor James Coburn, who was Lynsey's partner at the time. The first "Melancholy Melon" easily could/should have been a single too. It alternates between Lynsey's new vocal style and her earlier high pitched vocals which gives a quite pleasing effect. The second co-composition is "Losin' The Blues For You", a straight blues song and it ended up also as the B-side to "Hollywood Romance". "Before You Go Tonight" is a laid back C&W ballad with a lilting steel guitar backing and also could have been a good choice as a single. The album's producer, Rupert Holmes co-wrote the song "'Twas" with de Paul and it has a smoky bluesy feeling. The last track "Beautiful" starts off as an independent song and morphs into a reprise of all the previous songs with snatches from each of them - quite atmospheric and very well done. All in all a vastly under-rated album.
Strange Changes 16th Jun 2017		Vinyl Album Lynsey De Paul - Love Bomb	Her second album for Jet Records, appearing one year after "Taste Me.. Don't Waste Me", this album has less of a cohesive feel than the previous one. That's not to say it is not good though! Some tracks could easily have found their way onto "Taste Me.." such as "Sugar Shuffle", "Shoobedoo Wey Doobee How", "Dreams", "Hug And Squeeze Me" and "You Are The Happiest Day Of My Life". The album contains three singles, the excellent funk/disco track "Love Bomb" (which would be covered by US soul singer Cheryl Lynn 4 years later) that should have been a hit, the lovely ballad "Hug And Squeeze Me" (that was released at the same time as Lynsey's duet with Barry Blue "Happy Christmas to You From Me" - thus confusing DJ's as to which release to play) and, sticking out like a sore thumb, the hit single "No Honestly" - a personal favourite but not album track material. Stand out tracks on the album also include the dreamy "Sugar Shuffle" which received much radio play and should have been a single (it was in Japan!) and the reggae-ish "Hungry for Love". All in all a great album and unlike "Taste Me..." got a lot of push in the USA where it was recently re-released on CD.
Strange Changes 16th Jun 2017		Vinyl Album Lynsey De Paul - Taste Me... Don't Waste Me	This was Lynsey's second album of new songs and the first album on the then recently formed "Jet Records". It kicks off with the first single released off the album "My Man and Me", which sets the pace for the late night romantic tone of the album. This was Lynsey's favourite of all her albums and she coined the term "late night cuddle music" to describe it. "Moonrise" features soaring vocals and lyrics that surely must have been an influence on a young Kate Bush. Titiel track "Taste Me" returns to the same vein as "My Man and Me" and Md De Paul sounds remarkably vulnerable on this song. "Let's Boogie" is a funny, sexy song with Lynsey getting down without getting sweaty. A stand out track is Lynsey's re-interpretation of "Dancing On A Saturday Night" as a dreamy late night smoochy dance song. "Lying Again" sounds like a 1940's song and is another highlight. The acoustic guitar into on "If Only" is pure genius and this song also sees Lynsey using similar vocal acrobatics as on "Moonrise". The Bossa Nova beat of "Rainbow" is hypnotic - and the siong was co-written with Alan Clarke, lead singer of the Hollies. "Nursery Rhyme" is possibly the weakest song lyrically on the album, but it still quite catchy. The final track "When I'm Alone With You" is an absolute gem of a song and it is a tragedy that this siong was not released as a single - it ranks as one of Lynsey's all time best songs and yet is so little known.
Strange Changes 16th Jun 2017		Vinyl Album Lynsey De Paul - Surprise	Review Lynsey's debut album and it was excellent. Roughly half songs came from Lynsey's demo album (albeit in re-recorded form). Sugar Me was also re-recorded (and this time produced by Lynsey rather than by Gordon Mills as had been the case for the single version) for "Surprise" and has an extra long violin solo at the end. "Mama Do" was Lynsey's jazz/funk version of the protocol-glam "Papa Do" single released by the songs co-writer, Barry Green (about to become Blue). "Ivory Tower" is a stand out track (also featured on the demo album) and wonderfully wistful ballad - Caroline Hall would release her version of this as a single that year. "Crossword Puzzle" is a recording of the De Paul/Green song originally released by Dana as a single in July 1972. "Water" is also a funky song and would later go on to form the basis for the Smoove and Turrell song "You Don't Know" that was released in 2009 (with Lynsey getting a writing credit). "Sleeping Blue Nights" is jazz tinged ballad, and "The Way It Goes" is another straight ballad that Lynsey does so well. The final track shows off Lynsey's vocal skills and is about space men visiting earth and warning that humanity might find itself in a similar situation in its quest for the space race - actually more philosophical than Elton's "Rocket Man" and Bowie's "Space Oddity" and possibly an influence on Chris De Burgh's "A Spaceman Came Travelling". All in all a great album and now out on CD with the MAM singles and B-sides as bonus tracks. 6 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Strange Changes 12th Oct 2016		Cassette Album Ginette Reno - Album Souvenir 15 Succès	Dans La Vie Tout S'arrange was written by Rubin (aka Lynsey De Paul) and Roker. It is a French version of "Storm in a Teacup" with French lyrics by Marcel Stellman.
Strange Changes 12th Oct 2016		Cassette Album Ginette Reno - Les Grands Succès Vol.3	Dans La Vie Tout S'arrange was written by Rubin (aka Lynsey De Paul) and Roker. It is a French version of "Storm in a Teacup" with French lyrics by Marcel Stellman.
Strange Changes 4th Sep 2016		CD Album Lynsey De Paul - Before You Go Tonight	"If I Don't Get You, The Next One Will" was released as a single in 1976 by Lynsey De Paul. The track "Martian Man" was covered by Julianne Regan's group "Mice". "My One and Only" was covered by UK vocal trio "Bones".
Strange Changes 20th Nov 2015		CD Album Lynsey De Paul - Before You Go Tonight	The original album was due to be released in 1976 on the Jet Record label.

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