Taste Me... Don't Waste Me

Taste Me...Don't Waste Me is the third album by the English singer-songwriter Lynsey de Paul. It was released in November 1974 The album was generally well received by music critics from leading magazines of the day. AllMusic journalist Craig Harris stated that "one of the first successful female singer-songwriters in England, de Paul has had an illustrious career". De Paul wrote on her music store website "The "Taste Me Don't Waste Me" album was a romantic collection of songs that I wrote and recorded as a relaxing, late night album".

Contents

• Track listing
• Personnel
• Production
• Songs
• References

The album features some of the U.K.'s most famous musicians of the time including drummer Terry Cox, guitarist Dave Markee, Gerry Shury and Christopher Gunning. The sleeve notes gave "special thanks to Don Arden and the Gang". The album was released on CD in Japan in 1999. Notable tracks include "My Man and Me", a top 40 hit for de Paul and her version of "Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)", which had previously been an international hit for her co-writer, Barry Blue. The song "Rainbow" was co-written by de Paul and Allan Clarke. De Paul launched the Taste Me, Don't Waste Me album at an event at the Dorchester Hotel, London, on 28 November 1974. She performed many of the songs from this album as a special guest on each episode of the TV show Cooper, hosted by comic Tommy Cooper. De Paul appeared on The Old Grey Whistle Test on 31 January 1975, where she performed live versions of "Let's Boogie" and "My Man and Me" to promote the album.