Back to Base X
| Back to Base X | |
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| Studio album by Lonnie Lee | |
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Publication |
2019 |
| Label (s) | Starlite Records |
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Format (s) |
CD |
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Title (number) |
15th |
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running time |
40:00 |
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Studio (s) |
Everland and Stage Door Studions, Sydney (The Leemen) |
Back to Base X is a 2019 studio album by Australian rock 'n' roll singer Lonnie Lee. Stylistically and repertoire, it is a return to Lee's early career in the 1950s and has received benevolent reviews.
Music genre
The concept of the album was to combine dance numbers with romantic songs. This selection should correspond to the taste of the 1950s, to which the album title Back to Base X also referred. Although it is mostly about titles that were not very successful at the time, in the opinion of Lonnie Lee, but "still wonderful music" are.
Creation and publication
Lonnie Lee made his stage debut in 1956, and in 1960 he first recorded records. To celebrate these dates, Lonnie Lee and his band The Leeman recorded the old-time style album in spring 2019. In addition to a selection of classics of the genre, including titles by successful songwriters such as John Marascalco and Otis Blackwell , the new compositions were also based on the style of the 1950s and 1960s. The complexity of the recording technology was also consciously reduced in order to create an authentic sound image. Lonnie Lee, who also produced the album, sang all of the tracks in his own studio. His band The Leemen, consisting of Leon Isackson on drums, Alan Freeman on bass and Brian Dean on guitar, had previously recorded the instrumental tracks in Sydney. The CD was mixed and mastered in Nashville. The album was released in 2019 on Lonnie Lee's own record label Starlite Records under the number St840.
Track list
- Hey Little Mama ( John Marascalco )
- Goin Jukin (John Marascalco)
- Are You Lonesome Tonight ( Lou Handman , Roy Turk )
- Love's Hunger Pain ( Otis Blackwell )
- I Got a Woman ( Ray Charles )
- A Real Cool Dude (Lonnie Lee)
- Back Door Sally (John Marascalco)
- Wouldn 'You Know (John Marascalco)
- Woman in Love (Lonnie Lee)
- She's My Baby (Lonnie Lee)
- Only 16 ( Sam Cooke )
- Mona Lisa ( Ray Evans , Jay Livingston )
- A Real Gone Cat (Lonnie Lee)
- Living in a Fantasy (Lonnie Lee)
- Ready Steady (Otis Blackwell)
reception
Jeff Apter wrote a positive review for the Sydney Morning Herald : It is not only impressive that 77-year-old Lee is still in the business, but also continues to work. “And Lee is still channeling the rock 'n' roll sound and spirit of the 1950s on this album.” He continues: “The vibe of the album is pure Sun Studio. (...) it is full of energy and is characterized by simple, but effective play with a little frosting when Lee dims the light for Only Sixteen and Woman in Love . "But he could also" ignite a little hell "if he" roaring version ”of I Got a Woman .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Liner Notes by Lonnie Lee: Back to Base X , Starlite St840, 2019.
- ^ John McNamee: Why Lonnie's the Last of the Great Rock 'n' Rollers. In: Go55s, accessed November 30, 2019.
- ↑ a b c Jeff Apter: Classic Rock 'n' Roll. Lonnie Lee & the Leemen. Back to Base X (Starlite). In: The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney July 5, 2019, accessed November 30, 2019.