Linda (Linda George album)
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| Released | August 1974 | |||
| Studio | Armstrong Studios, Melbourne | |||
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| Label | Image | |||
| Producer | Jack Richardson | |||
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Linda is the début album by Australian soul-pop singer, Linda George, which was issued via Image Records in August 1974.[1] The artist was billed as Miss Linda George,[2] as on her 45 rpm single releases.[3] It was produced by Canadian Jack Richardson at Armstrong Studios in Melbourne.[4] The album peaked at No. 32 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart.[5] Linda provided a top 10 single, "Mama's Little Girl" (July) on the related Kent Music Report Singles Chart, and a second single, "Give It Love" (December).[5]
Track listing[edit]
Image Records (ILP-741)
- Hard to Be Friends (Larry Murray) – 3.10
- Indian Summer (Edmund Villareal, Wanda Watkins) – 3.12
- The Singer (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) – 4.21
- Mama's Little Girl (Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter) – 3.44
- You and Me Against the World (Paul Williams, Kenneth Ascher) – 3.46
- How May Days (Stevie Wonder) – 3.47
- Give It Love (Mann, Weil) – 3.16
- Memphis Nights (Tim Martin, Walt Meskell) – 4.17
- Love Me (Tom Baird, Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris) – 3.19
- Between Her Goodbye and My Hello (Jim Weatherly) – 3.11
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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| Australian (Kent Music Report) | 32[6] |
Personnel[edit]
- Musicians
- Linda George – lead vocals
- Mike Burke – steel guitar
- Wendy, Beverly and Margaret Cook (of Marcie and the Cookies); Howard Gable; Terry Dean – backing vocals
- Geoff Cox – drums
- Peter Martin – guitars (electric, acoustic)
- Ian Mason – keyboards
- Barry "Big Goose" Sullivan – bass guitar
- Recording details
- Producer – Jack Richardson for Nimbus Nine Productions at Armstrong Studios, Melbourne
- Audio engineer – Roger Savage at Armstrong Studios, Melbourne
- Arranger, conductor – Peter Martin
References[edit]
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Linda George'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004.
- ^ "Linda (LP): Side 1 label shot". Discogs.com. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Miss Linda George: singles discography 1973-75 (click on label thumbnails for full views)". 45cat.com. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ Robbins, Michael (2002). Duncan Kimball (ed.). "Linda George". Milesago: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975. Ice Productions. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 123. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.