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The husky voiced Elkie Brooks should have been bigger than she was. Whilst it was true that she had a few hit singles behind her, notably the Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller composition "Pearl's a Singer," "Sunshine After the Rain," a cover of Chris Rea's "Fool If You Think It's Over," and two torch song ballads "Lilac Wine" and "Don't Cry Out Loud," the album market had been slow to discover her talents. The release of the album Pearls changed all that as it soared to the runner-up position in the charts, remaining in the Top Ten for 18 weeks and at that time becoming the biggest-selling album by a solo female singer with sales of over 1.2 million. A&M brought in Elton John's producer Gus Dudgeon and he created an MOR album that appealed to people who preferred their MOR not too safe and MOR, but closer to the edge. Opening with the Carpenters' "Superstar," Pearls showed a remarkable range of styles also including the soul classics "Warm and Tender Love" and "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby," and Chicago's most successful ballad at that time, "If You Leave Me Now."
© Sharon Mawer /TiVo
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Bonnie Bramlett, ComposerLyricist - Leon Russell, ComposerLyricist - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Elkie Brooks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 A&M Records Limited
Chris Rea, ComposerLyricist - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Elkie Brooks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 A&M Records Limited
Jerry Williams, ComposerLyricist - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Elkie Brooks, MainArtist
℗ 1981 A&M Records Limited
Trevor Morais, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Leiber, Producer - Mike Stoller, Producer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Greenwich, ComposerLyricist - Jean Roussel, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Elkie Brooks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve York, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Guillory, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 A&M Records Limited
Bobby Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Irral Berger, ComposerLyricist - Elkie Brooks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 A&M Records Limited
Joe Shelton, ComposerLyricist - Mike Batt, Producer - Elkie Brooks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 A&M Records Limited
Ralph Dino, ComposerLyricist - Trevor Morais, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Leiber, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stoller, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jean Roussel, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Elkie Brooks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve York, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Isaac Guillory, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Anthony Sembello, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 A&M Records Limited
Peter Allen, ComposerLyricist - Carole Bayer Sager, ComposerLyricist - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Eric Weissberg, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Jarvis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Meek, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Elkie Brooks, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Hinkley, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Geoff Whitehorn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Baxter, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 A&M Records Limited
Janie Bradford, ComposerLyricist - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Barrett Strong, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, ComposerLyricist - Elkie Brooks, MainArtist
℗ 1981 A&M Records Limited
PETER CETERA, ComposerLyricist - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Elkie Brooks, MainArtist
℗ 1981 A&M Records Limited
Bill Withers, ComposerLyricist - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Elkie Brooks, MainArtist
℗ 1980 A&M Records Limited
Troy Seals, ComposerLyricist - Richard Kerr, ComposerLyricist - Gus Dudgeon, Producer - Elkie Brooks, MainArtist
℗ 1980 A&M Records Limited
Album review
The husky voiced Elkie Brooks should have been bigger than she was. Whilst it was true that she had a few hit singles behind her, notably the Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller composition "Pearl's a Singer," "Sunshine After the Rain," a cover of Chris Rea's "Fool If You Think It's Over," and two torch song ballads "Lilac Wine" and "Don't Cry Out Loud," the album market had been slow to discover her talents. The release of the album Pearls changed all that as it soared to the runner-up position in the charts, remaining in the Top Ten for 18 weeks and at that time becoming the biggest-selling album by a solo female singer with sales of over 1.2 million. A&M brought in Elton John's producer Gus Dudgeon and he created an MOR album that appealed to people who preferred their MOR not too safe and MOR, but closer to the edge. Opening with the Carpenters' "Superstar," Pearls showed a remarkable range of styles also including the soul classics "Warm and Tender Love" and "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby," and Chicago's most successful ballad at that time, "If You Leave Me Now."
© Sharon Mawer /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:03
- Main artists: Elkie Brooks
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1985 A&M Records Limited This Compilation ℗ 1981 A&M Records Limited
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