Jasmine 3078 - Lula Reed - I`m a Woman (But i Dont talk Too Much) The Best Of The Rest 1952-1962 (2016) - Rare R&B (FLAC 242MB)

Lula was born in 1921 & passed in 2008. She recorded only 3 albums & nealy 40 x 45,s and long been a fave of R&B collectors who was also quite attractive with a powerful voice you dont forget once heard. A longtime cohort of pianist/producer Sonny Thompson, singer Lula Reed recorded steadily for Cincinnati-based King Records during the mid 1950s after debuting on wax in 1951 to sing Thompson's original version of the moving ballad "I'll Drown in My Tears" (a 1956 smash for Ray Charles as "Drown in My Own Tears"). After serving as Thompson's vocalist at first, she was sufficiently established by 1952 to rate her own King releases. She was versatile, singing urban blues most of the time but switching to gospel for a 1954 session. Reed's strident 1954 waxing "Rock Love" was later revived by labelmate Little Willie John. She briefly moved to the Chess subsidiary Argo in 1958-1959 but returned to the fold in 1961 (as always, under Thompson's direction) on King's Federal imprint. While at Federal, she waxed a series of sassy duets with guitarist Freddy King in March of 1962. Another move to Ray Charles's Tangerine label in 1962-1963 was unsuccessful for her. There have been several CDs of Lula's King and Federal material but there has never been a complete collection. The 30 tracks that Jasmine have gathered here also include six sides released on the Chess subsidiary Argo Records which have rarely been reissued. So if you own any of the compilations of her work issued in the CD era you will need this CD to complete your collection through to 1962. Features her sought after gospel recordings such as 'Heavenly Road' along with 'Bump on a Log'.Sadly Lula Reed withdrew herself from the music industry in 1964 never to return but this excellent CD from Jasmine once again shows us what a superb and versatile talent she was,ask anybody on the northern scene.

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