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This is a superb collection comprised of Billie Davis' singles for England's Decca Records, most of them dating between 1967 and 1970 (with four tracks from her 1963 stint with the label), and augmented with a handful of tracks from her self-titled 1970 album. It's all superb girl group-style pop, with a distinctly American, soulful edge and even an occasional psychedelic intrusion, highlighted by her spirited rendition of "I Want You to Be My Baby" and her impassioned version of "Wasn't It You," among other tracks. There's not a loser in the bunch and, in fact, the songs all show an amazing consistency despite origins as different as Joe Cocker, Carole King, Ian Anderson (yes, she covered "Living in the Past"), and Neil Diamond. Strangely enough, the appending of the four early Decca sides at the end of the CD is sort of jarring, throwing listeners back to an earlier (though still eminently enjoyable) era of British pop/rock. The sound is excellent throughout and the CD comes with an excellent career overview on Davis.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Ike Isaacs, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Gordon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Morgan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Flowers, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Hendricks, ComposerLyricist - Steve Gray, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - ALAN PARKER, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Morgan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Coe, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tristan Fry, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Davis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Lopez, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Coulam, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Derek Varnals, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Aldred, Producer, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 Decca Music Group Limited
Wine, ComposerLyricist - Bayer, ComposerLyricist - Billie Davis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
Carole King, ComposerLyricist - Gerry Goffin, ComposerLyricist - Billie Davis, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Ike Isaacs, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Gordon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Morgan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Flowers, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joey Levine, ComposerLyricist - Kris Resnick, ComposerLyricist - Steve Gray, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - ALAN PARKER, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Morgan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Coe, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tristan Fry, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Davis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Lopez, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Coulam, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Derek Varnals, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Aldred, Producer, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
Chris Stainton, ComposerLyricist - Joe Cocker, ComposerLyricist - Billie Davis, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Decca Music Group Limited
Ike Isaacs, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Gordon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Morgan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Flowers, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Steve Gray, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - ALAN PARKER, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Morgan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Coe, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tristan Fry, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Davis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Lopez, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Coulam, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Derek Varnals, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Aldred, Producer, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 Decca Music Group Limited
Ike Isaacs, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Gordon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Morgan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Flowers, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Diamond, ComposerLyricist - Steve Gray, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - ALAN PARKER, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Morgan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Coe, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tristan Fry, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Davis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Lopez, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Coulam, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Derek Varnals, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Aldred, Producer, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 Decca Music Group Limited
John Sebastian, ComposerLyricist - Billie Davis, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Al Gorgoni, ComposerLyricist - Ike Isaacs, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Gordon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Morgan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Flowers, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - CHIP TAYLOR, ComposerLyricist - Steve Gray, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - ALAN PARKER, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Morgan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Coe, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tristan Fry, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Davis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Lopez, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Coulam, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Derek Varnals, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Aldred, Producer, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
Ike Isaacs, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Gordon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Morgan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Flowers, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Gray, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - ALAN PARKER, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Morgan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Coe, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tristan Fry, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Davis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Lopez, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Coulam, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Derek Varnals, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pat Poor, ComposerLyricist - Michael Aldred, Producer, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
Sandra Rhodes, ComposerLyricist - Stan Rhodes, ComposerLyricist - Billie Davis, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Billie Davis, MainArtist - Michael Aldred, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
Billie Davis, MainArtist - Alan David, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Decca Music Group Limited
Richard Grasso, ComposerLyricist - Gary Illingworth, ComposerLyricist - Billie Davis, MainArtist - Myrna Fox March, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
Ike Isaacs, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Gordon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Morgan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Flowers, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - CHIP TAYLOR, ComposerLyricist - Steve Gray, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - ALAN PARKER, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Morgan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Coe, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tristan Fry, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Davis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Lopez, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Coulam, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Derek Varnals, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Aldred, Producer, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Decca Music Group Limited
Ike Isaacs, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Gordon, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Morgan, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Herbie Flowers, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Steve Gray, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - ALAN PARKER, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Morgan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Coe, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tristan Fry, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Davis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Lopez, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Coulam, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Derek Varnals, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Burlington Mus. Co. Ltd., ComposerLyricist - Michael Aldred, Producer, Music Director & Conductor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 Decca Music Group Limited
BERT BERNS, ComposerLyricist - Charles Blackwell, Musical Director - Robert Stigwood, Producer - Billie Davis, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Decca Music Group Limited
Charles Blackwell, ComposerLyricist - Billie Davis, MainArtist
℗ 1963 Decca Music Group Limited
Charles Blackwell, ComposerLyricist - Billie Davis, MainArtist
℗ 1963 Decca Music Group Limited
Stephens, ComposerLyricist - Billie Davis, MainArtist
℗ 1963 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
This is a superb collection comprised of Billie Davis' singles for England's Decca Records, most of them dating between 1967 and 1970 (with four tracks from her 1963 stint with the label), and augmented with a handful of tracks from her self-titled 1970 album. It's all superb girl group-style pop, with a distinctly American, soulful edge and even an occasional psychedelic intrusion, highlighted by her spirited rendition of "I Want You to Be My Baby" and her impassioned version of "Wasn't It You," among other tracks. There's not a loser in the bunch and, in fact, the songs all show an amazing consistency despite origins as different as Joe Cocker, Carole King, Ian Anderson (yes, she covered "Living in the Past"), and Neil Diamond. Strangely enough, the appending of the four early Decca sides at the end of the CD is sort of jarring, throwing listeners back to an earlier (though still eminently enjoyable) era of British pop/rock. The sound is excellent throughout and the CD comes with an excellent career overview on Davis.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:39
- Main artists: Billie Davis
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Spectrum
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2005 Spectrum Music This Compilation ℗ 2005 Spectrum Music
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