With a Little Help from My Friends (Lu Elliott album)

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".

With a Little Help from My Friends
Studio album by
Released1968
GenreJazz, Soul
LabelABC
ABC 637, ABCS 637
Lu Elliott chronology
Sings Way Out from Down Under
(1967)
With a Little Help from My Friends
(1968)

Background

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This 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

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In 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

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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

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  1. ^ High Fidelity/Musical America Volume 18, Issue 2 Page 148
  2. ^ The Virgin Islands Daily News Saturday, December 5, 1970 Page 15 Lou Elliot Returns To Club
  3. ^ Stereo Review Volume 21, 1968 Page 156, Recording of Special Merit
  4. ^ Billboard July 20, 1968 Page 49 Album Reviews, Special Merit Picks, Popular
  5. ^ Both Sides Now Publications ABC-Paramount Album Discography, Part 6 ABC-600-699 (1967-1969) By David Edwards, Patrice Eyries, and Mike Callahan
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  • "Lu Elliott – With a Little Help from My Friends". Discogs.