Released 1975 (1975) Love Bomb
(1975) No Honestly
(1975) Release date 1975 | The World of Lynsey de Paul
(1974) Love Bomb
(1975) Artist Lynsey de Paul Label Jet Records | |
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Lynsey de paul love bomb
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. The album was produced by de Paul and arranged by Tony Hymas. The album has been critically acclaimed including by de Paul's peers, such as musician, journalist, author Bob Stanley and was a notable album. The album was featured as one of Billboard 's recommended LPs in the 27 December 1975 issue of Billboard magazine, and also received a positive reviews in the 27 December 1975 issue of Cashbox, "High Fidelity" and "Stereo Review". It is held by the U.S. Library of Congress Washington, DC 20540 United States. As well as containing the hit single, "No, Honestly" (which was also the theme for the TV comedy series of the same name), the album included 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.
Contents
The track "Love Bomb" was covered in 1979 by US singer Cheryl Lynn as a track on her charting album "In love". According to the magazine "Sepia", "Love Bomb" was one of three outstanding tracks on this album. "Sugar Shuffle" was covered by Japanese artist Asami Kobayashi on her 1984 album, Cryptography.
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Track listing
- "Sugar Shuffle" (Lynsey de Paul, Barry Blue)
- "Shoobeedoo Wey Doobee How" (de Paul, Blue)
- "Love Bomb" (de Paul, Blue)
- "Dreams" (de Paul)
- "Crystal Ball" (de Paul)
- "Hug and Squeeze Me" (de Paul)
- "Hungry for Love" (de Paul, Blue)
- "You Are The Happiest Day of My Life" (de Paul, Blue)
- "No Honestly" (de Paul)
- "Season to Season" (de Paul)
Re-issues
The "Love Bomb" album 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). 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 de Paul's 1974 hit single "Ooh I Do" and also composed by her). In 2010, it was released in the U.S. on the Renaissance label 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", all of which were U.K. hit singles for Ms de Paul.
Songs
1Sugar Shuffle
2Shoobeedoo Wey Doobee How
3Love Bomb