Don't Forget About Me - The Atlantic & Reprise Recordings

Soul Music Records is proud to present a first-of-its-kind compilation of recordings by renowned singer/songwriter Barbara Lewis spanning her six years with Atlantic Records (1962-1968) and her brief one-year tenure with Reprise Records (1972). Known the world over in particular for her timeless classics, ?Hello Stranger? and ?Baby, I?m Yours?, the Michigan-born chanteuse?s distinctive brand of sweet soul brought her much acclaim in the mid-60s, resulting in a total of five Atlantic albums. This beautifully-packaged collection, sequenced in chronological order of recording session, includes the first CD release of a number of tracks from both the 1964 LP ?SNAP YOUR FINGERS (BARBARA LEWIS SINGS THE GREAT SOUL TUNES)? and the 1966 album, ?IT?S MAGIC?.With a total of (68) tracks, including seven non-album singles/B-sides, one previously unreleased cut from 1968 and both sides of Barbara?s sole Reprise single, ?Don?t Forget About Me? features an extensive essay by renowned UK writer Charles Waring with quotes from a rare 2020 interview with Barbara specifically for this box set and comments by Billy Vera and Sharon McMahan, two songwriters who penned respectively ?Make Me Belong To You? and ?Someday We?re Gonna Love Again?. Superb artwork by Roger Williams and great remastering by Nick Robbins, this stellar reissue, produced by SoulMusic.com founder David Nathan, includes recording session dates, location and personnel (if known). Disc One begins with Barbara?s first of many se

Tracks

1~1~My Heart Went Do Dat Da (Mono Single)
1~2~My Mama Told Me (Aka ?My Momma Told Me?)
1~3~Gonna Love You Till The
1~4~End Of Time
1~5~Puppy Love
1~6~Hello Stranger
1~7~Think A Little Sugar
1~8~My Heart Went Do Dat Da
1~9~The Longest Night Of The Year
1~10~Love Is A Castle
1~11~We're Too Young To Marry
1~12~Does Anyone Want A Lover
1~13~On Bended Knees
1~14~Would You Love Me
1~15~Straighten Up Your Heart
1~16~If You Love Her
1~17~I Say Love
1~18~What'd I Say
1~19~Baby, Workout
1~20~Please, Please, Please
1~21~If You Need Me
1~22~Stand By Me
1~23~Turn On Your Love Light
1~24~Just A Matter Of Time
1~25~I'll Bring It Back Home To You
1~26~I Don't Want To Cry
1~27~Snap Your Fingers
1~28~Frisco Blues
1~29~Twist And Shout
1~30~Shame, Shame, Shame

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Barbara Lewis
Release Date: 25 September 2020
Genre: Soul
Label: SOULMUSIC RECORDS
Distributor: Rocket Group