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Release Date: 16 May 2025
Label: Real Gone Music
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 848064019220
Genres: Pop
Description
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jackie DeShannon got her start singing gospel at home and in church as a child in her native Kentucky, and then singing country songs in her teens on her own weekly radio show, followed by rockabilly in the late 1950s. But her career really started in full swing after
she moved to Los Angeles in the early 1960s and signed to Liberty Records and its song publishing arm, Metric Music, where she would write on her own as well as in collaboration with Sharon Sheely, Randy Newman, Jack Nitzsche, and Jimmy Page.
Her recordings during this time initially emphasized rhythm-and-blues material and then embraced the folk era blending with west coast country rock and the Southern California sound.
As a staff member of Metric Music, Jackie created a countless number of demo
recordings. Although some of these have appeared on unofficial/bootleg CDs over the years and a few were sprinkled in her with her Liberty/Imperial releases, there has never been a complete authorized commercial issue of DeShannon demos until now.
Covering the years 1966-68, LOVE FOREVER offers over 16 demo selections
by Jackie which reflect the decade's shift to a more introspective songwriting
approach. Although Jackie enjoyed major hit singles such as "What the World
Needs Now Is Love" and her evergreen anthem "Put a Little Love in Your Heart," her craftsmanship as a tunesmith took a more personal tack here. And with recollections by Lady Love herself incorporated into Richie Unterberger's liner notes as well as photographs from her private collection, LOVE FOREVER paints a picture of a timeless artist evolving with the times, on her way to new creative territory in the 1970s with career crowning compositions and recordings at Capitol, Atlantic, Columbia, and Amherst Records. And best of all, 10 of the 16 tracks have never appeared ANYWHERE previous to the release of this collection, so most of the tunes and tracks on LOVE FOREVER will be new even to DeShannon devotees!
Tracklisting
William S. Fischer
Walter Bishop Jr
Walter Bishop Jr.'s 4th Cycle
Voivod
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Jackie DeShannon
Jackie Deshannon
Jackie Deshannon
Jackie DeShannon
Jackie Deshannon
