Linda Lewis
Career
Linda Lewis began her career in show business already as a young girl. So they could be seen, among other things in small roles in the drama A Taste of Honey ( 1961 ) and the Beatles' Adventure A Hard Day 's Night (1964). Without success appeared with You Turned My Bitter Into Sweet in 1967 their debut single on the label, Polydor.
In the 1970s, Lewis worked as a background singer for artists such as David Bowie, Cat Stevens, Rod Stewart, Al Kooper or the group Family. At the same time she released stylistically very different plates. Her early works for the label Reprise were strongly influenced by the singer-songwriter movement of those years. Also, elements of folk, jazz and pop were processed on the commercially modestly successful albums Say No More (1971 ), Lark (1972 ), Fathoms Deep ( 1973) and Heart Strings (1974). Your first hit could celebrate Lewis 1973: Rock-A- Doodle -Doo reached # 15 in the UK charts.
Two years later, Lewis landed with a disco remake of Betty Everett It's in His Kiss hits her only top 10 hit in the UK ( 6th place). The corresponding LP Not a Little Girl Anymore was the only one of her career, which reached ( number 40 ) the UK charts. Even in 1975 Lewis was next to Roger Daltrey and Paul Nicholas guest vocalist on Rick Wakeman Lisztomania soundtrack to the film.
Two years later, Lewis worked for the disco -heavy album Woman Overboard, among others, Cat Stevens together. He wrote and produced for them the song Bonfire and also took over at Come Back and Finish What You Started production. In the same year Stomu Yamashta they committed for the album Go Too. With a lushly arranged version of I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You in 1979 Lewis was once again a top 40 hit in the UK land ( 40th place ). For the corresponding LP Hacienda View Lewis collaborated with producer Mike Batt, who contributed, among others, the song My Aphrodisiac Is You to the project. In 2003, he took the song with Katie Melua Call Off the debut of their new on Search.
At the beginning of the 1980s it was getting quiet around Lewis. The captured for Epic Pop LP A Tear and a Smile (1983 ) was not a success. Also a dance remake of You Turned My Bitter Into Sweet ( 1984), which was published jointly with Class / Style ( I've Got It ), was hardly noticed.
After she had paused a few years, Lewis published 1995 comeback CD Second Nature with jazz and Latin elements. This CD was particularly successful in Japan. Therefore, in the following year, she also released a live album recorded in Japan. Other successful works there joined with Whatever ... (1997) and Kiss of Life (1999). With these albums, they drew on their phase at the beginning of the 1970s, as they increasingly came back as a singer / songwriter in appearance.
2007 Lewis worked with the house duo Basement Jaxx. In addition, she appeared in London as part of a tribute concert for Marc Bolan ( T. Rex ).
Lewis is still active as a live artist and worked in 2010, among others with Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher together.
Private
Linda Lewis is the elder sister of singer Shirley Lewis, in 1989 a small hit in the U.S. had ( Realistic, place 84).
It is not to be confused with musician Linda Gail Lewis, sister of Jerry Lee Lewis.
Discography
Albums
- 2006: Live in Old Smokey