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Love Bomb is the third album by the British singer-songwriter Lynsey de Paul and was released in 1975 on Jet Records in the UK and in January 1976 on Mercury records in the United States.[1][2][3][4] The album was produced by de Paul and arranged by Tony Hymas.[5] The album has been critically acclaimed[6] including by de Paul's peers, such as musician, journalist, author Bob Stanley[7] and was a notable album.[8][9] As well as containing the hit single, "No, Honestly" (which was also the theme for the TV comedy series of the same name[10]), the album includes the singles "Love Bomb" and "Hug and Squeeze Me". "Sugar Shuffle" was released as a single in Japan only and received airplay in the UK.[11] The track "Love Bomb" was covered in 1979 by US soul diva Cheryl Lynn[12][13]. "Sugar Shuffle" was covered by Japanese artist Asami Kobayashi on her 1984 album "Cryptography" [14]

Track listing

A side
  1. "Sugar Shuffle" (Lynsey de Paul,Barry Blue)
  2. "Shoobeedoo Wey Doobee How" (de Paul, Blue)
  3. "Love Bomb" (de Paul, Blue)
  4. "Dreams" (de Paul)
  5. "Crystal Ball" (de Paul)
B side
  1. "Hug and Squeeze Me" (de Paul)
  2. "Hungry for Love" (de Paul, Blue)
  3. "You Are The Happiest Day of My Life" (de Paul, Blue)
  4. "No Honestly" (de Paul)
  5. "Season to Season" (de Paul)

Re-issues

It was re-issued on CD in Japan in 1990 on the Century label, but on this version the track "Crystal Ball" was replaced by "Rhythm and Blue Jean Baby" (originally a single only release).[15] It was released again in 1999 in Japan on the Vivid label with "Crystal Ball" re-instated but also with "Nothing Really Lasts Forever" (The B-side to "Ooh I Do").[16] In 2010, it was released in the U.S. on the Renaissance label[17] with additional tracks "Sugar Me", "Getting a Drag", "Won't Somebody Dance With Me", "If I Don't Get You The Next One Will" and "Rock Bottom".[18]

References

  1. ^ Billboard, 17 January 1976
  2. ^ "Lynsey De Paul - Love Bomb". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  3. ^ "Love Bomb by Lynsey de Paul (Album; Mercury; SRM-1-1055): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  4. ^ http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/lynsey_de_paul/love_bomb/
  5. ^ "Love Bomb - Lynsey de Paul | Release Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  6. ^ Ken Barnes, Phonograph Record, January 1976
  7. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/02/lynsey-de-paul-singer-songwriter
  8. ^ How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Independent Record Label by Martha Maeda ISBN 13: 9781601381422
  9. ^ The Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin ISBN-13: 978-0195313734
  10. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072551/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
  11. ^ "Lynsey De Paul - Sugar Shuffle (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  12. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Cheryl-Lynn-In-Love/release/1134439
  13. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/song/love-bomb-mt0047522470
  14. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Asami-Kobayashi-小林麻美-Cryptograph-愛の暗号/release/6112091
  15. ^ "Lynsey De Paul - Love Bomb (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  16. ^ "Love Bomb - Lynsey de Paul | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  17. ^ http://www.goldminemag.com/article/disc-news-march-2-2010
  18. ^ "Lynsey De Paul - Love Bomb (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
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