Linda Lewis - A Tear And A Smile (1983) {Big Break Records}
EAC 1.3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Scans 200dpi | 405MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 157MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Funk, Soul
EAC 1.3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Scans 200dpi | 405MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 157MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Funk, Soul
Despite several rough patches at the end of the 1970s, Linda Lewis rebounded with glorious aplomb on her September 1983 album, A Tear and a Smile. More than any of its predecessors, this album finds the singer in complete control of both her songwriting and her remarkable, dynamic vocal range – at the same time continuing down the path she forged during the previous decade. From start to finish, the songs are filled to bursting with soft ballads and wildly far-reaching grooves, helped along by Bert de Coteaux's immaculate production. But, as good as "I Am What I Am" and the haunting "Sweet Heartache" are, where she gathers her force and puts all her strengths together is on the absolutely stunning title track. Self-penned, "A Tear and a Smile" finds Lewis running without any flaws at all. That just leaves room (and barely!) for "Why Can't I Be the Other Woman," a duet between Lewis and Luther Vandross.