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Artist:Lynsey De Paul
Title:Surprise
Label:  MAM
Country:UK
Catalogue:MAM-SS 504
Date:10 Mar 1973
Format:LP
Collection:  I Own It     I Want It 
Community: 5 Own, 1 Wants
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TrackArtistTitleComposerRating
A1Lynsey De PaulMama DoLynsey De Paul, Barry GreenRate
A2Lynsey De PaulIvory TowerLynsey De Paul, Liz SacksRate
A3Lynsey De PaulDoctor DoctorLynsey De PaulRate
A4Lynsey De PaulCrossword PuzzleLynsey De Paul, Barry GreenRate
A5Lynsey De PaulWaterLynsey De Paul, Barry GreenRate
B1Lynsey De PaulSleeping Blue NightsLynsey De Paul, Barry GreenRate
B2Lynsey De PaulThe Way It GoesLynsey De Paul, Malcolm RobertsRate
B3Lynsey De PaulRockerdileLynsey De Paul, Barry GreenRate
B4Lynsey De PaulSugar MeLynsey De Paul, Barry GreenRate
B5Lynsey De PaulJust VisitingLynsey De PaulRate


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whitewhale1965 ●
4th Sep 2023
 Recorded at Audio International (Ivory Tower recorded at Air-London Studios)
personnel:
Terry Cox, Barry de Souza, John Richardson - drums
Ray Cooper, Morris Pert - percussion
Johnny Gustafason, Frank McDonald - bass
Danny Thompson - string bass
Johnny van Derek - violin
Peter Robinson, Dave Grounds - electric piano
Lynsey De Paul - piano, vocals
Dick 'fingers' Katz - piano
Francis Monkman - harpsichord
Gary Boyle, Chris Ray - guitars
Ralph McTell - acoustic guitar
Alan Skidmore, Henry Lowther, Geoff Wright, Mike Bailey, Jeff Daly - brass
 
 
Strange Changes
16th Jun 2017
 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.

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Tags:  Drums: Barry de Souza,  Drums: John Richardson,  Drums: Terry Cox,  Percussion: Morris Pert,  Percussion: Ray Cooper
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