I think the singer Helen Shapiro was about 15 when she got a hit pop record way back and I remember buying her first ep which had a stunning picture of her on the sleeve.
I fell in love with her immediately and wrote her a long letter expressing my undying love and I probably proposed to her as well.
Sadly. she never replied and I was totally crushed. Just think what might have been. I could have been kept in luxury for the rest of my life
I never really liked her after that.
Anyway, we both moved on. She being discovered by Humphrey Lyttelton and me..? Sent to sea to serve before the mast.
She developed into a fine jazz singer with Humph's encouragement and here she is with a programme of songs by Johnny Mercer. And just look at the quality of her Trio, augmented in places with (or is it by?) Tommy Whittle.
Helen Shapiro - vocals
Tommy Whittle - tenor (02 03 09-11 14 16 20)
Brian Lemon - piano
Lennie bush - bass
Bobby Orr - drums
01 Out Of Breath And Scared To Death Of You
02 Goody, Goody
03 I Thought About You
04 I'm Building Up To An Awful Let Down
05 Midnight Sun
06 Jubilation T. Cornpone
07 When A Woman Loves A Man
08 Fools Rush In
09 I'm Old Fashioned
10 G.I. Jive
11 Tangerine
12 Laura
13 Jeepers Creepers
14 Satin Doll
15 Autumn Leaves
16 I Wanna Be Around
17 Skylark
18 Cinderella
19 You Go Your Way
20 Medley
Label: Calligraph CLGLP 014
Recorded: March 03 04 1987
Lineage: LP>FLAC
Scans: Front rear LP cover
