Atlantis - Ooh, Baby (1974)

In Germany and the rest of Europe Atlantis' third studio set was released with the title "Ooh Baby" in 1974. Produced by Dieter Dierks the collection was released in the wake of another set of personnel changes including the addition of the English keyboardist Adrian Askew and former Curly Curve lead guitarist Alexander Conti. With Askew and Conti assuming responsibility for the majority of writing duties (Rumpf contributed four tracks), the album found the band pursuing a mixture of German soul (yes it is a genre that exists) and conventional AOR. Propelled by Rumpf's surprisingly funky accented voice, tracks like 'Mr. Bigshot (You Get the Credit)' and 'Smiling People' were more than a match for their Anglo-American competitors. In an effort to break the band in the States the band toured the US opening for Lynyrd Skynyrd. The tour did little for sales, but saw Conti fired (he reappeared with Lake). Former guitarist Frank Dietz returned to the line up along with second guitarist Rainer Marz. Atlantis disbanded in January 1976 officially, but still some recordings were made in March. February 23, 1983 Atlantis held a reunion concert in Hamburg with the founding members. popsike.com

tracks listing:
01. Brother {Rumpf} 3:08
02. Son Of A Bitch's Son {Askew/Conti} 3:54
03. Waiting And Longing {Rumpf} 3:18
04. Mr. Bigshot {Askew/Conti} 5:35
05. The Way I Choose {Askew/Conti} 3:54
06. Ooh, Baby {Rumpf/Conti} 2:55
07. Smiling People {Rumpf/Kravetz} 3:35
08. New York City {Askew/Conti} 4:41
09. Godfather {Askew/Conti} 3:45
10. Leave It To The Devil {Askew/Conti} 3:14

Album came in a not laminated foldout-cover.
Recorded and mixed at Dierks Studio.
Printed in Germany
Publisher: Phonogram GmbH, Hamburg
℗ 1974 Phonogram GmbH

musicians:
Inga Rumpf: vocals, percussion
Adrian Askew: keyboards, acoustic guitar, bg vocals
Alex Conti: guitars, bg vocals
Ringo Funk: drums, percussion, bg vocals
Karl-Heinz Schott: bass, bg vocals
guests:
Linda Fields: bg vocals
Jean-Jacques Kravetz: grand piano
Jasper van't Hoff: piano solo on "Smiling People"
and
Dieter Dierks: producer