Hacienda View

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Hacienda View
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Studio album by
Linda Lewis
Released1979 [1]
Genre Soul, rhythm and blues
Label Ariola
Producer Mike Batt
Linda Lewis chronology
Woman Overboard
(1977)		Hacienda View
(1979)		 A Tear and a Smile
(1983)

Hacienda View is an album by the English singer Linda Lewis, released in 1979. [2] [3] It was Lewis' seventh album. Hacienda View was produced by Mike Batt. [4] Lewis did not enjoy the recording sessions. [5] Lewis supported the album with a UK tour. [6]

Contents

The album has been re-released as a standalone CD album in Japan only, but all the tracks are included in the Linda Lewis - Legends CD box set.

Critical reception

The Evening Post wrote that "Lewis moves up-market into the world of big arrangements ... and it's a successful transformation." [7]

Track listing

Side One

  1. "That's Love (Habanera)"
  2. "Rolling for a While"
  3. "The Best Days of My Life"
  4. "109, Jamaica Highway"
  5. "My Aphrodisiac is You"

Side Two

  1. "Beggars and Kings"
  2. "I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You"
  3. "It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time"
  4. "Save The Last Dance For Me"
  5. "Sleeping Like A Baby" [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hacienda View - Linda Lewis : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Mason, Peter (7 May 2023). "Linda Lewis obituary". Music. The Guardian. p. 6.
  3. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 320. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  4. ↑ "Linda Lewis, singer and songwriter best known for her hits Rock-a-Doodle-Doo and It's in His Kiss". Obituaries. The Telegraph. 4 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "British session singer who never found the solo stardom her massive talent deserved". The Scotsman. 17 May 2023. p. 43.
  6. ↑ "Conversations...". Friday Pop. Manchester Evening News. 23 November 1979. p. 16.
  7. ↑ Belsey, James (1 December 1979). "Mood music on neat note". Pops. Evening Post. p. 8.


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