Laura Lee (2)

Luara Lee - The Two Sides of (1972)

A1.At Last (My Love Has Come Along)         
A2.Every Little Bit Hurts         
A3.Guess Who I Saw Today         
A4.Crumbs Off The Table         
B1.If You Can Beat Me Rockin' (You Can Have My Chair)     
B2.Workin' And Lovin' Together     
B3.Rip Off         
B4.When A Man Loves A Woman     
B5.You've Got To Save Me

Husky-voiced Laura Lee's first album for Hot Wax Records sizzles and soothes. She adds a new element to "Every Little Bit Hurts," turning the waltz-tempo whiner into a deep soul extravaganza. Her heartfelt versions of two standards, "At Last" and "Guess Who I Saw Today," makes them accessible to soul listeners who normally wouldn't give them the time of day. "Rip Off" is just what the title infers; Laura's doing a sneak number on her man by having a U-Haul parked in the driveway to remove every item in the house. The sexual implications in "If You Can Beat Me Rocking (You Can Have My Chair)" should be obvious to all. "When a Man Loves a Woman" is delivered here from a woman's point of view; Laura tags on a nice rap about men and some motherly advice at the beginning of the Percy Sledge classic.

Luara Lee - That's How it is : The Chess Years (1990)

1. Are You Doing Me Wrong
2. Need to Belong
3. Dirty Man
4. As Long as I Got You
5. That's How It Is
6. She Will Break Your Heart
7. It's All Wrong But It's Alright
8. It's How You Make It Good
9. Man With Some Backbone
10. Love More Than Pride
11. Wanted: Lover, No Experience Necessary
12. Hang It Up
13. It's Mighty Hard
14. It Ain't What You Do (But How You Do It)
15. Up Tight, Good Man

Her '60s Chess recordings feature bone-chilling vocals.