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Artist:	RUSH, MERRILEE
Title:	Angel of the Morning (The Complete Bell Recordings)
Label:	REV-OLA (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	CRREV 143CD

"Activist in Seattle Women in Rhythm & Blues, a member of the Northwest Hall Of Fame (which puts her on a par with the mighty Kingsmen and Sonics!), maker of one of THE classic hit singles -- a radio staple ever since and a front runner in the Memphis pop explosion which led to famous Soul factory American Studios producing The Box Tops, a whole slew of singles for Eternity's Children, Dusty In Memphis and this classic collection of popsoulfolkrock recordings on Bell Records...containing songs by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham, John Phillips, Chip Taylor and Al Gorgoni, Bacharach and David....and a whole raft of other master songwriters. A legend and huge live draw in their native Northwest, Merrilee and her band The Turnabouts were on tour in 1967 with their local superstar friends Paul Revere and The Raiders...who like Elvis and Dusty Springfield had been intrigued by the soul and pop masterpieces emanating from American Studios, and decided to make an album there with the crack team of writers/producers/ musicians. They recommended Merrilee to the legendary studio boss, Chips Moman, who asked her to record a version of 'Angel Of The Morning,' the Chip Taylor future classic which Evie Sands had been robbed of a hit with by the collapse of Cameo-Parkway records. Released as a single, it became a monster hit, and there followed a whole load of great material on Bell Records, with that classic American Studios sound to the fore. And Merrilee's voice, owing as much to Evie Sands and Jackie De Shannon as it did to her own unique take on the songs, was the icing on the cake as folkrock met soulpop. Here are the complete Bell Recordings, including the rare Quincy Jones-produced take on 'What the World Needs Now' from the controversial back in the day movie "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice," and Merrilee's amazing trippy version of Motown classic 'Reach Out...I'll Be There,' apparently inspired by hearing Vanilla Fudge's overhaul of 'You Keep Me Hanging On.' On the car radio one rainy night on tour, an amazing slice of American Studios Memphis pop Soul... with a twist!"

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