
Darlene Love - Lord If You're A Woman - Phil Spector Int. 2010 019 - 1977
Darlene Love was a founding member of the Blossoms in 1957. They did several sessions and were resident singers on the television show Shindig. Love sang lead vocals on "He's a Rebel," which was credited to the Crystals, and "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah," which was issued as Bob B. Soxx and the Bluejeans.
In the early 70s she landed a deal with the then-hot Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia Records and everything looked rosy, but Phil Spector put an unknown amount of money and he bought her contract and soon had her working on a newly written song. "Lord If You're A Woman" was recorded in 1974 and composed by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, it has a great Modern Soul tempo that is just right for today, bringing the 60's sound back to the Modern dancefloor, even perhaps bridging the gap between Northern and Modern.
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She had cut six singles for Spector's Phillies label in the 60's, with "Wait Till My Bobby Gets Back Home" the most successful. Love became busy as an actress, but reunited with Spector for the 1977 single . Love also appeared in all four films, and was also in the Royal Shakespeare Company's co-production of Stephen King's + Carrie. Her 1990 LP, Paint Another Picture, failed to chart in America. Love later toured as a background vocalist with Cher. She appeared briefly on the soap opera Another World in 1993. Her site is: www.darleneloveworld.com Darlene love - it's a long way Uploaded by mickeynold
I've included the Blossoms (Darlene in the middle) footage from the US TV show Shindig in 1965 and a stunning previously unreleased track that appeared on the Phil Spector box set in the early 90's. As for Spector himself, 'guilty' or 'not guilty' of murder?, having recently watched a new documentary program about him during his court case, he does seem to have received a raw deal over the years from the press. What's your thoughts ...
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ReplyDeleteI think Darlene Love is incredible, and it is great that as time goes on she is more and more appreciated for her work. The original Lord, If You're a Woman is outstanding, too bad it's so hard to find! Thanks for the post about such a wonderful artist.
ReplyDeletegreat track, got in on vinyl! thanks for the amazing footage!
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