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singer Lulu recorded between 10 September and 2 October 1969 at

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, one of that facility's earliest recordings, for a 16 January 1970 release. ''New Routes'', the début album release by Lulu on Atco Records, was produced by the label's top Atlantic Records production team: Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and

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. Wexler had been interested in Lulu ever since 1964, when his business associate Bert Berns had recorded her on " Here Comes the Night". Her 1969 signing to Atlantic's Atco label was facilitated by Lulu's becoming engaged to Maurice Gibb of Atco's top musical artists, the

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. ''New Routes'' was preceded by the October 1969 release of the track " Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)", which gradually reached 22 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in February 1970. ''New Routes'' debuted on ''Billboard'' 200 chart in February, peaking at 88. The album produced no further A-sides; in May 1970 the track "Where's Eddie" was utilized to back "Hum a Song (From Your Heart)", the advance single from the '' Melody Fair'' album.

Track listing

Side one

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" ( Barry Gibb,

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, Maurice Gibb) - 3:23 #"In the Morning" (Barry Gibb) - 3:30 #"People in Love" ( Eddie Hinton, Grady Smith) - 2:47 #"After All (I Live My Life)" (Jim Doris, Frankie Miller) - 3:17 #"

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" ( Dave Mason) - 3:05

Side two

#"Dirty Old Man" (

Delaney Bramlett Delaine Alvin "Delaney" Bramlett (July 1, 1939 – December 27, 2008) was an American singer and guitarist. He was best known for his musical partnership with his wife Bonnie Bramlett in the band Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, which included a wi ...

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) - 2:22 #" Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)" (Jim Doris) - 2:46 #"Is That You Love" (Jackie Avery, John Farris) - 2:44 #" Mr. Bojangles" ( Jerry Jeff Walker) - 3:10 #"Where's Eddie" ( Donnie Fritts, Eddie Hinton) - 3:08 #"Sweep Around Your Own Back Door" (Fran Robins) - 2:41

Personnel

* Duane Allman - guitar on side one: 1, 4 and side two: 1,4, 6 * Barry Beckett - keyboards * Jim Dickinson - guitar, piano * Tom Dowd -

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* Cornell Dupree, Charlie Freeman, Eddie Hinton - guitar *Martin Greene - engineer *

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, Tommy McClure - bass guitar * Roger Hawkins - drums * Jimmy Johnson - engineer, guitar * Lulu - vocals (There are no backing vocals on this album). * Arif Mardin - producer * Michael Utley -

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- producer *Stephen Paley - photography

References

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