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Blue Slipper | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1986 A&M, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | EMI/Columbia (original release) Fledg'ling Records (reissue) | |||
Producer | Glyn Johns | |||
Helen Watson chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
New Musical Express | 8/10 [1] |
Blue Slipper is the 1987 debut album by Helen Watson.
Like its follow up The Weather Inside the album is notable for its stellar cast of session musicians including Richie Hayward, George Hawkins, Paul Barrere, Michael Landau, Ethan Johns, Bill Payne, Bernie Leadon, Jerry Donahue and Steve Lukather. The sessions for this album were the first-time that members of Little Feat had worked together since Lowell George died in 1979.
Produced by Glyn Johns, the record was tracked at A&M Studios in Los Angeles. [2]
"You're Not The Rule", "I'm Jealous Dear" and "When You Love Me I Get Lazy" were released as singles. The former was championed by BBC TV show No Limits which played the accompanying video on several occasions.
The album was reissued on CD by Fledg'ling Records on 19 September 2006 featuring two tracks originally released on 12" singles and two previously unreleased demo recordings.
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