With a Little Help from My Friends is the second ABC album for jazz singer Lu Elliott. It was released in 1968 and featured the songs "With a Little Help from My Friends", "The Very Thought of You" and "If I Were a Bell".
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Soul | |||
| Label | ABC ABC 637, ABCS 637 | |||
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Background
editThis album which was Elliott's second album for ABC was released a short time after her first which was Sings Way Out from Down Under.[1][2] It was released in 1968 on ABC ABCS 637.
Reviews
editIn 1968, Stereo Review referred to the album as a recording of special merit.[3] The album also received a good review from Billboard in the magazine's July 20, 1968 issue. It said that she was a gal loaded with talent which vibrated in the grooves of the disk.[4]
Track listing
edit- A side
- "With a Little Help from My Friends" - 2:35
- "The Very Thought of You" - 2:14
- "My Romance" - 2:32
- "I'll Show Them All" - 3:00
- "Our Love Will Last Forever" - 2:18
- "On Green Dolphin Street" - 2:36
- B side
- "If I Were a Bell" - 2:45
- "Don't Love Me" - 2:54
- "I Know No" - 3:06
- "Treat Me Good" - 3:04
- "Don't Go to Strangers" - 2:10[5]
References
edit- ^ High Fidelity/Musical America Volume 18, Issue 2 Page 148
- ^ The Virgin Islands Daily News Saturday, December 5, 1970 Page 15 Lou Elliot Returns To Club
- ^ Stereo Review Volume 21, 1968 Page 156, Recording of Special Merit
- ^ Billboard July 20, 1968 Page 49 Album Reviews, Special Merit Picks, Popular
- ^ Both Sides Now Publications ABC-Paramount Album Discography, Part 6 ABC-600-699 (1967-1969) By David Edwards, Patrice Eyries, and Mike Callahan