With a Little Help from My Friends (Lu Elliott album) explained

With a Little Help from My Friends
Type:	studio
Artist:	Lu Elliott
Cover:	With a Little Help from My Friends (Lu Elliott album).jpg
Released:	1968
Genre:	Jazz, Soul
Label:	ABC ABC 637, ABCS 637
Prev Title:	Sings Way Out from Down Under
Prev Year:	1967

With a Little Help from My Friends is the second ABC album for jazz singer Lu Elliott. It was released in 1968 and featured the songs "With a Little Help from My Friends", "The Very Thought of You" and "If I Were a Bell".

Background

This album which was Elliott's second album for ABC was released a short time after her first which was Sings Way Out from Down Under.^{[1] [2]} It was released in 1968 on ABC ABCS 637.

Reviews

In 1968, Stereo Review referred to the album as a recording of special merit.^[3] The album also received a good review from Billboard in the magazine's July 20, 1968 issue. It said that she was a gal loaded with talent which vibrated in the grooves of the disk.^[4]

Track listing

A side

• "With a Little Help from My Friends" - 2:35
• "The Very Thought of You" - 2:14
• "My Romance" - 2:32
• "I'll Show Them All" - 3:00
• "Our Love Will Last Forever" - 2:18
• "On Green Dolphin Street" - 2:36

B side

• "If I Were a Bell" - 2:45
• "Don't Love Me" - 2:54
• "I Know No" - 3:06
• "Treat Me Good" - 3:04
• "Don't Go to Strangers" - 2:10^[5]

External links

• Web site: Lu Elliott – With a Little Help from My Friends. Discogs.

Notes and References

1. High Fidelity/Musical America Volume 18, Issue 2 Page 148
2. The Virgin Islands Daily News Saturday, December 5, 1970 Page 15 Lou Elliot Returns To Club
3. Stereo Review Volume 21, 1968 Page 156, Recording of Special Merit
4. Billboard July 20, 1968 Page 49 Album Reviews, Special Merit Picks, Popular
5. Both Sides Now Publications ABC-Paramount Album Discography, Part 6 ABC-600-699 (1967-1969) By David Edwards, Patrice Eyries, and Mike Callahan