Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Although one of her later albums was titled Woman Overboard, singer/songwriter Linda Lewis never made much of a splash in the States. Maybe she was just a little ahead of, or behind, the times with her jazz/pop/soul/folk. Or, more likely, her squeaky little girlish voice just wasn't taken seriously enough in the pre-Cyndi Lauper era. Heavily influenced by Stevie Wonder, she released three very good albums plus the Heartstrings compilation during the titular years, all of which are represented in the anthology Reach for the Truth: Best of the Reprise Years 1971-74. Generously packed with 23 tracks including one previously unreleased selection (a closing acoustic demo version of "Red Light Ladies," the tune that also opens the album), rare photos, extensive liner notes, and track-by-track descriptions from Lewis in the 24-page book, it's hard to imagine a more perfect single-disc representation of her material from these years. Those who caught up with the singer later in her career when she gravitated to her slicker disco/pop mode (exemplified by her version of Betty Everett's "The Shoop Shoop Song"), might find this more organic approach too self-conscious, but the material holds up surprisingly well nearly 30 years after it was recorded. In fact, a more extensive collection that might include her less substantial work for Arista would weaken the impact of this disc. Unlike many collections that are compiled by the artist, this delivers a near-perfect overview of the period's highlights, seen through the filter of the decades. Dated slightly by the piano-heavy production, the sound remains crisp with Lewis' remarkable voice and shimmering tunes commanding the spotlight. The non-chronological sequencing is particularly effective, and only the lack of individual musician credits by song keeps this from being a definitive package from this short but productive period.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From $10.83/month
Linda Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Middleton, Keyboards - Lowell George, Guitar - Jim Cregan, Guitar, Vocals - Danny Thompson, Bass - Chris Mercer, Saxophone - Clive Chaman, Bass - Domino, Vocals - Richard Bailey, Drums - Mick Eve, Saxophone - Poli Palmer, Flute, Percussion, Background Vocals - PHIL CHEN, Bass - Larry Steele, Percussion - Steve Gregory, Keyboards - BobTench, Guitar - Conrad Isadore, Drums - Robert Ahwry, Guitar - Ron Carthy, Trumpet - Allan Sharpe, Contributor
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1973 Reprise Records
Linda Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Chimes, Guitar, Electric Piano, Tambourine, Vocals, MainArtist - Emile Latimer, Percussion - Jim Cregan, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals - Paul Williams, Guitar - Eric Oxendine, Bass - Jean Rouselle, Organ, Electric Piano - Mick Eve, Samples - Paul 'Dino' Williams, Guitar - Peter Williams, Guitar - Poli Palmer, Flute - Gerry Conway, Drums, Percussion - Jean Roussel, Keyboards - Pat Donaldson, Bass
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1972 Reprise Records
Linda Lewis, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Terry Cox, Drums - Ian McDonald, Flute - Fiachra Trench, Keyboards - Ray Cooper, Percussion - Skaila Kanga, Harmonica - Chris Spedding, Guitar - Jimmy Horowitz, Keyboards - Ian Samwell, Writer - Mike Egan, Guitar - George Ford, Bass - Louis Cennamo, Bass - Peter Gavin, Drums - Shawn Philips, Guitar
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1971 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Lewis, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Terry Cox, Drums - Ian McDonald, Flute - Fiachra Trench, Keyboards - Ray Cooper, Percussion - Skaila Kanga, Harmonica - Chris Spedding, Guitar - Jimmy Horowitz, Keyboards - Mike Egan, Guitar - George Ford, Bass - Louis Cennamo, Bass - Peter Gavin, Drums - Shawn Philips, Guitar
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1971 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Chimes, Guitar, Electric Piano, Tambourine, Vocals, MainArtist - Emile Latimer, Percussion - Jim Cregan, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals - Paul Williams, Guitar - Eric Oxendine, Bass - Jean Rouselle, Organ, Electric Piano - Mick Eve, Samples - Paul 'Dino' Williams, Guitar - Peter Williams, Guitar - Poli Palmer, Flute - Gerry Conway, Drums, Percussion - Jean Roussel, Keyboards - Pat Donaldson, Bass
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1972 Reprise Records
Linda Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Chimes, Guitar, Electric Piano, Tambourine, Vocals, MainArtist - Emile Latimer, Percussion - Jim Cregan, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals - Paul Williams, Guitar - Eric Oxendine, Bass - Jean Rouselle, Organ, Electric Piano - Mick Eve, Samples - Paul 'Dino' Williams, Guitar - Peter Williams, Guitar - Poli Palmer, Flute - Gerry Conway, Drums, Percussion - Jean Roussel, Keyboards - Pat Donaldson, Bass
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1972 Reprise Records
Linda Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Chimes, Guitar, Electric Piano, Tambourine, Vocals, MainArtist - Emile Latimer, Percussion - Jim Cregan, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals - Paul Williams, Guitar - Eric Oxendine, Bass - Jean Rouselle, Organ, Electric Piano - Mick Eve, Samples - Paul 'Dino' Williams, Guitar - Peter Williams, Guitar - Poli Palmer, Flute - Gerry Conway, Drums, Percussion - Jean Roussel, Keyboards - Pat Donaldson, Bass
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1972 Reprise Records
Linda Lewis, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Bob Barton, Vocals
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1974 Reprise Records
Linda Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Middleton, Keyboards - Lowell George, Guitar - Jim Cregan, Guitar, Vocals - Danny Thompson, Bass - Chris Mercer, Saxophone - Clive Chaman, Bass - Domino, Vocals - Richard Bailey, Drums - Mick Eve, Saxophone - Poli Palmer, Flute, Percussion, Background Vocals - PHIL CHEN, Bass - Larry Steele, Percussion - Steve Gregory, Keyboards - BobTench, Guitar - Conrad Isadore, Drums - Robert Ahwry, Guitar - Ron Carthy, Trumpet - Allan Sharpe, Contributor
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1973 Reprise Records
Linda Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Middleton, Keyboards - Lowell George, Guitar - Jim Cregan, Guitar, Vocals - Danny Thompson, Bass - Chris Mercer, Saxophone - Clive Chaman, Bass - Domino, Vocals - Richard Bailey, Drums - Mick Eve, Saxophone - Poli Palmer, Flute, Percussion, Background Vocals - PHIL CHEN, Bass - Larry Steele, Percussion - Steve Gregory, Keyboards - BobTench, Guitar - Conrad Isadore, Drums - Robert Ahwry, Guitar - Ron Carthy, Trumpet - Allan Sharpe, Contributor
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1973 Reprise Records
Linda Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Middleton, Keyboards - Lowell George, Guitar - Jim Cregan, Guitar, Vocals - Danny Thompson, Bass - Chris Mercer, Saxophone - Clive Chaman, Bass - Domino, Vocals - Richard Bailey, Drums - Mick Eve, Saxophone - Poli Palmer, Flute, Percussion, Background Vocals - PHIL CHEN, Bass - Larry Steele, Percussion - Steve Gregory, Keyboards - BobTench, Guitar - Conrad Isadore, Drums - Robert Ahwry, Guitar - Ron Carthy, Trumpet - Allan Sharpe, Contributor
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1973 Reprise Records
Linda Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Chimes, Guitar, Electric Piano, Tambourine, Vocals, MainArtist - Emile Latimer, Percussion - Jim Cregan, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals - Paul Williams, Guitar - Eric Oxendine, Bass - Jean Rouselle, Organ, Electric Piano - Mick Eve, Samples - Paul 'Dino' Williams, Guitar - Peter Williams, Guitar - Poli Palmer, Flute - Gerry Conway, Drums, Percussion - Jean Roussel, Keyboards - Pat Donaldson, Bass
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1972 Reprise Records
Linda Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Middleton, Keyboards - Lowell George, Guitar - Jim Cregan, Guitar, Vocals - Danny Thompson, Bass - Chris Mercer, Saxophone - Clive Chaman, Bass - Domino, Vocals - Richard Bailey, Drums - Mick Eve, Saxophone - Poli Palmer, Flute, Percussion, Background Vocals - PHIL CHEN, Bass - Larry Steele, Percussion - Steve Gregory, Keyboards - BobTench, Guitar - Conrad Isadore, Drums - Robert Ahwry, Guitar - Ron Carthy, Trumpet - Allan Sharpe, Contributor
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1973 Reprise Records
Linda Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Middleton, Keyboards - Lowell George, Guitar - Jim Cregan, Guitar, Vocals - Danny Thompson, Bass - Chris Mercer, Saxophone - Clive Chaman, Bass - Domino, Vocals - Richard Bailey, Drums - Mick Eve, Saxophone - Poli Palmer, Flute, Percussion, Background Vocals - PHIL CHEN, Bass - Larry Steele, Percussion - Steve Gregory, Keyboards - BobTench, Guitar - Conrad Isadore, Drums - Robert Ahwry, Guitar - Ron Carthy, Trumpet - Allan Sharpe, Contributor
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1973 Reprise Records
Linda Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Middleton, Keyboards - Lowell George, Guitar - Jim Cregan, Guitar, Vocals - Danny Thompson, Bass - Chris Mercer, Saxophone - Clive Chaman, Bass - Domino, Vocals - Richard Bailey, Drums - Mick Eve, Saxophone - Poli Palmer, Flute, Percussion, Background Vocals - PHIL CHEN, Bass - Larry Steele, Percussion - Steve Gregory, Keyboards - BobTench, Guitar - Conrad Isadore, Drums - Robert Ahwry, Guitar - Ron Carthy, Trumpet - Allan Sharpe, Contributor
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1973 Reprise Records
Linda Lewis, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Terry Cox, Drums - Ian McDonald, Flute - Fiachra Trench, Keyboards - Ray Cooper, Percussion - Skaila Kanga, Harmonica - Chris Spedding, Guitar - Jimmy Horowitz, Keyboards - Mike Egan, Guitar - George Ford, Bass - Louis Cennamo, Bass - Peter Gavin, Drums - Shawn Philips, Guitar
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1971 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Chimes, Guitar, Electric Piano, Tambourine, Vocals, MainArtist - Emile Latimer, Percussion - Jim Cregan, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals - Paul Williams, Guitar - Eric Oxendine, Bass - Jean Rouselle, Organ, Electric Piano - Mick Eve, Samples - Paul 'Dino' Williams, Guitar - Peter Williams, Guitar - Poli Palmer, Flute - Gerry Conway, Drums, Percussion - Jean Roussel, Keyboards - Pat Donaldson, Bass
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1972 Reprise Records
Linda Lewis, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Terry Cox, Drums - Ian McDonald, Flute - Fiachra Trench, Keyboards - Ray Cooper, Percussion - Skaila Kanga, Harmonica - Chris Spedding, Guitar - Jimmy Horowitz, Keyboards - Mike Egan, Guitar - George Ford, Bass - Louis Cennamo, Bass - Peter Gavin, Drums - Shawn Philips, Guitar
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1971 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Lewis, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Bob Barton, Vocals - Lidna Lewis, Writer
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1974 Reprise Records
Linda Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Chimes, Guitar, Electric Piano, Tambourine, Vocals, MainArtist - Emile Latimer, Percussion - Jim Cregan, Producer, Electric Guitar, Vocals - Paul Williams, Guitar - Eric Oxendine, Bass - Jean Rouselle, Organ, Electric Piano - Mick Eve, Samples - Paul 'Dino' Williams, Guitar - Peter Williams, Guitar - Poli Palmer, Flute - Gerry Conway, Drums, Percussion - Jean Roussel, Keyboards - Pat Donaldson, Bass
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1972 Reprise Records
Linda Lewis, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Terry Cox, Drums - Ian McDonald, Flute - Fiachra Trench, Keyboards - Ray Cooper, Percussion - Skaila Kanga, Harmonica - Chris Spedding, Guitar - Jimmy Horowitz, Keyboards - Ian Samwell, Writer - Mike Egan, Guitar - George Ford, Bass - Louis Cennamo, Bass - Peter Gavin, Drums - Shawn Philips, Guitar
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1971 Warner Records Inc.
Linda Lewis, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Max Middleton, Keyboards - Lowell George, Guitar - Jim Cregan, Guitar, Vocals - Danny Thompson, Bass - Chris Mercer, Saxophone - Clive Chaman, Bass - Domino, Vocals - Richard Bailey, Drums - Mick Eve, Saxophone - Poli Palmer, Flute, Percussion, Background Vocals - PHIL CHEN, Bass - Larry Steele, Percussion - Steve Gregory, Keyboards - BobTench, Guitar - Conrad Isadore, Drums - Robert Ahwry, Guitar - Ron Carthy, Trumpet - Allan Sharpe, Contributor
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 1973 Reprise Records
Linda Lewis, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Max Middleton, Keyboards - Lowell George, Guitar - Jim Cregan, Guitar, Vocals - Danny Thompson, Bass - Chris Mercer, Saxophone - Clive Chaman, Bass - Domino, Vocals - Richard Bailey, Drums - Mick Eve, Saxophone - Poli Palmer, Flute, Percussion, Background Vocals - PHIL CHEN, Bass - Larry Steele, Percussion - Steve Gregory, Keyboards - BobTench, Guitar - Conrad Isadore, Drums - Robert Ahwry, Guitar - Ron Carthy, Trumpet - Allan Sharpe, Contributor
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 2002 Warner Records Inc.
Album review
Although one of her later albums was titled Woman Overboard, singer/songwriter Linda Lewis never made much of a splash in the States. Maybe she was just a little ahead of, or behind, the times with her jazz/pop/soul/folk. Or, more likely, her squeaky little girlish voice just wasn't taken seriously enough in the pre-Cyndi Lauper era. Heavily influenced by Stevie Wonder, she released three very good albums plus the Heartstrings compilation during the titular years, all of which are represented in the anthology Reach for the Truth: Best of the Reprise Years 1971-74. Generously packed with 23 tracks including one previously unreleased selection (a closing acoustic demo version of "Red Light Ladies," the tune that also opens the album), rare photos, extensive liner notes, and track-by-track descriptions from Lewis in the 24-page book, it's hard to imagine a more perfect single-disc representation of her material from these years. Those who caught up with the singer later in her career when she gravitated to her slicker disco/pop mode (exemplified by her version of Betty Everett's "The Shoop Shoop Song"), might find this more organic approach too self-conscious, but the material holds up surprisingly well nearly 30 years after it was recorded. In fact, a more extensive collection that might include her less substantial work for Arista would weaken the impact of this disc. Unlike many collections that are compiled by the artist, this delivers a near-perfect overview of the period's highlights, seen through the filter of the decades. Dated slightly by the piano-heavy production, the sound remains crisp with Lewis' remarkable voice and shimmering tunes commanding the spotlight. The non-chronological sequencing is particularly effective, and only the lack of individual musician credits by song keeps this from being a definitive package from this short but productive period.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:35
- Main artists: Linda Lewis
- Composer: Linda Lewis
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2002 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company ℗ 2002 Reprise Records, manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz?
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalog with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets, and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.