Artist: Barbara Lewis
Album: The Many Grooves Of Barbara Lewis (Remastered 2023)
Genre: Funk, Soul, R&B
Label: Craft Recordings
Released: 1970/2023
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Tracklist:
- Baby That's A No No (Remastered 2023)
- Windmills Of Your Mind (Remastered 2023)
- Slip Away (Remastered 2023)
- How Can I Tell (Remastered 2023)
- Break Away (Remastered 2023)
- Oh, Be My Love (Remastered 2023)
- Just The Way You Are Today (Remastered 2023)
- Anyway (Remastered 2023)
- But You Know I Love You (Remastered 2023)
- You Made Me A Woman (Remastered 2023)
- The Stars (Remastered 2023)
- Do I Deserve It Baby (Remastered 2023)
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Like Martha Reeves, Barbara Lewis was born in Detroit. Discovered by Oille McLaughlin, the talent scout who also discovered Del Shannon, she hit in 1963 with Hello Stranger (US No 3 hit). For Atlantic she also charted with Puppy Love, Make Me Your Baby, Make Me Belong To You and (almost as timeless as Hello Stranger) Baby I'm Yours. Barbara Lewis had retired from the music business by 1967 but her 1970 album for Stax-subsidiary label Enterprise (ENS 1006) was a fine coda to her earner Atlantic material.
Although this late-'60s album isn't nearly as well known as Barbara Lewis' poppier mid-'60s hits, this is excellent sweet soul that avoids slickness. Still working with producer Ollie McLaughlin, Lewis recorded this set of strong soul-pop in Chicago. The slightly updated, gutsier tone of the arrangements did nothing to obscure her characteristically smooth and assured delivery.