''Woman Overboard'' is an album by English singer

Linda Lewis Linda Ann Fredericks (27 September 1950 – 3 May 2023), better known as Linda Lewis, was an English singer, songwriter and musician. She is best known for the singles "Rock-a-Doodle-Doo" (1973) and her version of Betty Everett's "The Shoop Sh ...

, released by

Arista Records Arista Records ( ) is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. The label was previously a division of Bertelsmann Music G ...

in 1977.

Track listing

Side One (Vertical)

# "You Came" – (

Allen Toussaint Allen Richard Toussaint (; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, descr ...

) # "Shining" – (Allen Toussaint) # "Bonfire" – (

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) # " Come Back and Finish What You Started" – (

Van McCoy Van Allen Clinton McCoy (January 6, 1940 – July 6, 1979) was an American record producer, arranger, songwriter and singer. He is known for his 1975 internationally successful hit " The Hustle". He has approximately 700 song copyrights to his c ...

, Joe Cobb) # "No. 1 Heartbreaker" – (Linda Lewis) # "Dreamer of Dreams" – (Allen Toussaint)

Side Two (Horizontal)

# "Moon and I" – (

W. S. Gilbert Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen comic operas. The most fam ...

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; new lyrics: Miller, Rost) # "Light Years Away" – (Linda Lewis) # "My Love is Here to Stay" – (Linda Lewis) # " My Friend the Sun" – ( John Whitney,

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) # "So Many Mysteries to Find" – (Linda Lewis)

2011 Remaster Bonus Tracks

# "Never Been Done Before" – (Linda Lewis) – B-side of "Come Back and Finish What You Started" # "Flipped Over Your Love" – (Linda Lewis) – B-side of "Moon and I" # "Can't We Just Sit Down and Talk About It" – (

Tony Macaulay Tony Macaulay (born Anthony Gordon Instone; 21 April 1944) is an English author, composer for musical theatre, and songwriter. He has won the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors Award twice as 'Songwriter of the Year' (1970 an ...

) – non-album track single

Reception

Writing for

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, Amy Hanson said: "Although Linda Lewis' April 1977 album ''Woman Overboard'' never managed to muscle its way into the

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, it nevertheless further cemented the singer's place in British pop history with 11 tracks that effortlessly showcased her unique and dynamic vocal range." ''

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'' described ''Woman Overboard'' as "an album of wonderful and varied delights".

Personnel

* Linda Lewis – vocals * Paul Batiste, Walter Harris,

Jim Cregan James Cregan (born 9 March 1946) is an English rock guitarist and bassist, best known for his associations with Family, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, and Rod Stewart. Cregan is a former husband of the singer Linda Lewis and worked with her a ...

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Tim Renwick Timothy John Pearson Renwick (born 7 August 1949) is an English guitarist. He is best known for his association with Al Stewart in his early career and for his long-standing role as lead guitarist for the Sutherland Brothers & Quiver. His single ...

, Winston Delandro, Jeff Mironov, Jerry Friedman, Lance Quinn – guitar * Alun Davies – acoustic guitar *

Snowy White Terence Charles "Snowy" White (born 3 March 1948) is an English guitarist, known for having played with Thin Lizzy (permanent member from 1980 to 1982) and with Pink Floyd (as a backing guitarist from 1977 to 1980), and later for Roger Waters' ...

– slide guitar * Clyde Toval,

Willie Weeks Willie Weeks (born August 5, 1947) is an American bass guitarist. He has gained fame performing with famous musicians in a wide variety of genres. He has been one of the most in-demand session musicians throughout his career. Weeks has also ga ...

, Phil Chen,

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– bass *

– piano *

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, Derek Austin, Derek Smith – keyboards * Herman Ernest III, Ollie E. Brown, Richard Bailey – drums * Kim Joseph,

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, Darryl Lee Que, Jack Jennings, Phil Kraus, Teddy Sommer – percussion * Carlos Martin – congas * Steve Gregory – brass * Peter Hope Evans – harmonica * Barry St. John, Liza Strike,

Vicki Brown Vicki Brown (23 August 1940 – 16 June 1991) was an English pop, rock and contemporary classical singer. She was a member of both The Vernons Girls and The Breakaways and was the first wife of fellow singer and musician Joe Brown and mothe ...

, Alex Brown, June D. Williams,

Jim Gilstrap James Gilstrap is an American singer and session musician. He is best known for his 1975 solo hit single " Swing Your Daddy", as well as singing co-lead to the theme from the TV series ''Good Times''. Career Gilstrap was born November 10, 1946 ...

, John Perry, Stu Calver,

Tony Rivers Tony Rivers (born Douglas Anthony Thompson, 21 December 1940, Shildon, County Durham, England) is an English singer, best known for singing with the groups Tony Rivers and the Castaways and Harmony Grass. Additionally, Rivers sang on albums by S ...

, Anna Peacock, Bob Barton – background vocals

Production credits

produced tracks 1, 2, 5 and 6 on Side 1 *

produced tracks 1–4 on Side 2 and the first two bonus tracks * Bert DeCoteaux produced track 5 on Side 2 *

produced the third bonus track

References

{{Authority control Linda Lewis albums 1977 albums Albums produced by Allen Toussaint Arista Records albums