''L.E.X.'' is the third
studio album by
Liverpool Express
Liverpool Express (also known as L.E.X.) are a United Kingdom, British pop rock Band (music), band formed in 1975. They are best known for record chart, charting hit record, hit songs such as "You Are My Love" (which Paul McCartney once declare ...
, released in March 1979, in Europe only. Popular song's from this album are: ''"I Want Nobody But You"''; ''"Games People Play"''; and ''"Take It Easy With My Heart"''.
The album was released on CD for the first time in 2017 along with "
Tracks (Liverpool Express album)
''Tracks'' is the debut studio album by Liverpool Express, released in June 1976 (UK). It features two of the band's most memorable songs, "You Are My Love" and "Every Man Must Have a Dream", both of which were Top 10 hits in Europe and South Am ...
" and "
Dreamin' (album)
''Dreamin is the second studio album by Liverpool Express, released in March 1978, in South America only. The album features the band's hit single, ''"Dreamin. Other popular song's from this album are: ''"So Here I Go Again"''; ''"Margie"''; ' ...
". Each CD was presented in a boxset with a booklet detailing the band's history.
Track listing
;Side one
#"I Want Nobody But You" (
Billy Kinsley
William Ellis Kinsley (born 28 November 1946) is an English musician, who was lead vocalist and bassist with The Merseybeats until 1966 (although he temporarily left the band both to form the Kinsleys) The group disbanded in January 1966 to resur ...
)
#"Take It Easy With My Heart" (
Billy Kinsley
William Ellis Kinsley (born 28 November 1946) is an English musician, who was lead vocalist and bassist with The Merseybeats until 1966 (although he temporarily left the band both to form the Kinsleys) The group disbanded in January 1966 to resur ...
)
#"When My Boat Comes In" (
Billy Kinsley
William Ellis Kinsley (born 28 November 1946) is an English musician, who was lead vocalist and bassist with The Merseybeats until 1966 (although he temporarily left the band both to form the Kinsleys) The group disbanded in January 1966 to resur ...
)
#"Last Train Home" (
Billy Kinsley
William Ellis Kinsley (born 28 November 1946) is an English musician, who was lead vocalist and bassist with The Merseybeats until 1966 (although he temporarily left the band both to form the Kinsleys) The group disbanded in January 1966 to resur ...
)
#"Is Your Love In Vain" (
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
)
;Side two
#"
Sharing You" (
Gerry Goffin
Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the US No.1 hits " Will You L ...
,
Carole King
Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at 1650 Broadway and later as a solo artist. Regarded as one o ...
)
#"Games People Play" (
Joe South
Joe South (born Joseph Alfred Souter; February 28, 1940 – September 5, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Best known for his songwriting, South won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1970 for " Gam ...
)
#"Motel Maria" (
Tommy Boyce
Sidney Thomas "Tommy" Boyce (September 29, 1939 – November 23, 1994) and Bobby Hart (born Robert Luke Harshman; February 18, 1939) were a prolific American duo of singer-songwriters. In addition to three top-40 hits as artists, the duo is ...
,
Richard Hartley)
#"What A Fool I've Been" (
Billy Kinsley
William Ellis Kinsley (born 28 November 1946) is an English musician, who was lead vocalist and bassist with The Merseybeats until 1966 (although he temporarily left the band both to form the Kinsleys) The group disbanded in January 1966 to resur ...
)
Personnel
;Liverpool Express
*
Billy Kinsley
William Ellis Kinsley (born 28 November 1946) is an English musician, who was lead vocalist and bassist with The Merseybeats until 1966 (although he temporarily left the band both to form the Kinsleys) The group disbanded in January 1966 to resur ...
– lead, harmony and backing vocals,
bass guitar
The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and s ...
, acoustic guitar
*Tony Coates – harmony, and backing vocals,
rhythm guitar
In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guita ...
,
lead
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,
acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...
*
Roger Scott Craig
Roger Scott Craig is an Irish musician, songwriter, and composer. He is a former member of the rock bands Liverpool Express, Fortune, Nina Hagen, Harlan Cage, and 101 South.
Liverpool Express
Roger started his career with the band The Merseybe ...
– harmony and backing vocals,
piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a musica ...
*
Pete Kircher
Peter Derek Kircher (born 21 January 1945, Folkestone, Kent) is a retired English rock/pop drummer. Between 1982 and 1985 he was a member of Status Quo, performing with the band at Live Aid and on the albums ''Live at the N.E.C.'' and '' Bac ...
– harmony and backing vocals,
drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...
External links
Official Website
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1979 albums
Warner Records albums
Liverpool Express albums