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The Pearls Concert | ||||
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Released | 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Rock, pop, blues | |||
Label | Artful | |||
Producer | Trevor Jordan | |||
Elkie Brooks chronology | ||||
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The Pearls Concert is an album by Elkie Brooks, recorded in 1997 and released on CD and cassette in 1997 by Artful Records.
The album failed to enter the UK charts.
Lyricist Jerome Leiber and composer Michael Stoller were American songwriting and record producing partners. They found success as the writers of such crossover hit songs as "Hound Dog" (1952) and "Kansas City" (1952). Later in the 1950s, particularly through their work with the Coasters, they created a string of ground-breaking hits—including "Young Blood" (1957), "Searchin'" (1957), and "Yakety Yak" (1958)—that used the humorous vernacular of teenagers sung in a style that was openly theatrical rather than personal.
Elkie Brooks is an English rock, blues and jazz singer. She was a vocalist with the bands Dada and Vinegar Joe, and later became a solo artist. She gained her biggest success in the late 1970s and 1980s, releasing 13 UK Top 75 singles, and reached the top ten with "Pearl's a Singer", "Sunshine After the Rain" and "No More the Fool" (1986). She has been nominated twice for the Brit Awards.
Blues for Elvis – King Does the King's Things is the fifth studio album by Albert King. The songs in the album are versions of songs previously recorded by Elvis Presley. On the album sleeve there is a review by Albert Goldman, music critic for Life, who says, among other things: "For the first time on record, the King of Blues is meeting the King of Rock ... you're gonna love every minute of this musical feast fit for kings."
Procol's Ninth is the eighth studio album by Procol Harum, and was released in August 1975. Produced by songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Procol's Ninth featured a slightly different direction from the previous album, with a much starker sound than Chris Thomas's more elaborate productions. According to an interview with guitarist Mick Grabham, conducted by Roland Clare for the 2009 reissue, Leiber and Stoller focused less on the production sound and more on "the structure of the songs". The band appeared on the cover of the album in a straightforward unassuming photograph, mirroring the sound of the album itself. The cover featured simulations of each band member's signature.
Two Days Away is an album by Elkie Brooks, released in 1977.
Shooting Star is an album by Elkie Brooks.
Live and Learn is an album by Elkie Brooks, released in 1979.
Pearls is an album by English singer Elkie Brooks, released in 1981. It is in part a compilation album, featuring earlier singles by Brooks mixed with newly recorded material. It went on to become a major hit in the United Kingdom – the biggest of her career.
Pearls II is an album by English singer Elkie Brooks, released in 1982.
The Very Best of Elkie Brooks is a compilation album by Elkie Brooks issued on CD, vinyl and cassette in 1986 through Telstar Records. It reached number 10 and stayed in the UK charts for 18 weeks.
Bookbinder's Kid is a 1988 album by Elkie Brooks, the follow-up to her top five album No More the Fool.
Circles is an album by Elkie Brooks.
The Very Best of Elkie Brooks is a compilation album by Elkie Brooks. Compiled in 1997, it was released on CD and cassette by PolyGram TV.
Don't Cry Out Loud is a live album by Elkie Brooks, recorded live at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, during her 2004 UK tour. It was released on CD in 2005 by Recall Records. The title song "Don't Cry Out Loud" was a hit single for Brooks in 1978.
Priceless is a compilation album by Elkie Brooks.
Master Series is a compilation album by Elkie Brooks. It was issued on CD in 1997 by A&M and distributed only in Germany.
"Pearl's a Singer" is a song made famous by the British singer Elkie Brooks, as taken from her 1977 album Two Days Away which was produced by the song's co-writers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The original version of "Pearl's a Singer" had been introduced by the duo Dino and Sembello – also the song's co-writers – on their 1974 self-titled album which Leiber and Stoller had produced.
No More the Fool is a 1986 album by Elkie Brooks. It includes the title track single which became the biggest hit of Brooks' career. Both the album and single peaked at No. 5 on the UK charts in early 1987.
"Fool (If You Think It's Over)" is the title of a popular song originally released in 1978 by the British singer-songwriter Chris Rea. Rea also wrote the lyrics and composed the music of the song, which appears on his 1978 debut album, Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? The single's charting success in the USA earned him a Grammy nomination as Best New Artist in 1979.
Ralph F. Palladino, known as Ralph Dino, and John Anthony Sembello, were an American singing and songwriting duo in the early 1970s. They recorded one album together, which included the original version of the song "Pearl's a Singer", co-written with leading songwriters and record producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, and later a hit in the UK for Elkie Brooks.