English singer-songwriter/guitarist Jackie Lomax's LIVIN FOR LOVIN features 10 tracks including "More", "Peace of Mind", and "Blue World".
After laying low in Los Angeles for a few years in the wake of his stint with Apple Records, Jackie Lomax re-emerged on Capitol, sans George Harrison, with this album in 1976. Recorded in Hollywood under the guidance of Lomax and Deke Richards, Livin' for Lovin' was an effective, if somewhat uneven, white soul outing in a distinctly mellow vein, built entirely around Lomax originals. The best of them are the lead-off track, "More;" "(Put Some) Rhythm In Your Blues," featuring superb work not just from Lomax as a singer, but also Marty Grebb and Jimmy Roberts on tenor and soprano saxes; the gospel-tinged, hauntingly beautiful "On the Road to Be Free;" and the lusty "Our Love." "I Remember (Memorabilia)" is also notable for its reflective tone, allowing Lomax to stretch out on the singing (as well as contribute slide guitar, in addition to rhythm guitar everywhere else), and for the presence of his old Undertakers bandmate Bugs Pemberton on drums. A lot of the rest isn't that memorable, but this is still a much better and more solid record than many veterans of the early-'60s Liverpool scene were capable of making in 1976. Listening to this record, one wishes that Lomax had done some extensive interviews, or even written an autobiography, where he could have told us just how his odyssey -- from Liverpool in the mid-'60s to Los Angeles in the mid-'70s -- seemed to someone who had a unique vantage point on the British Invasion and its aftermath. Reissued on CD in Japan in 2001. ~ Bruce Eder
Part of the 'AOR Mellow Groove Series'. Japanese exclusive digitally remastered reissue of 1976 album for Capitol. Ten tracks including, 'More' & 'Blue World'.
Jackie Lomax - Livin' For Lovin' Album Track Listing
Trk
Song
1
More
2
Peace of Mind
3
Blue World
4
Rhythm in Your Blues
5
On the Road to Be Free
6
Our Love
7
Hold on to Your Loved One
8
It Isn't Only Love
9
California
10
I Remember
Livin' For Lovin' Music Review
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Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)
A welcome addition to any CD collection. LIVIN’ FOR LOVIN’
Jackie Lomax is a long-lost/never found gem. One of the best white R&B/soul voices to have come out of the sixties and seventies, he was unappreciated at the time and unheard of today and what a shame that is for lovers of great blues/soul/pop music. After the Undertakers, Lomax Alliance, his spell on Apple records, his time with Heavy Jelly, his two Warner Brothers albums and one album as a member of Badger, he signed with Capitol in 1975 and this, his first album for them, appeared the following year. LIVIN’ FOR LOVIN’ again featured his own brand of white R&B/soul but with a funkier underpinning: it continued the high standard set by previous Lomax releases and featured him playing ‘voice box guitar’ which Peter Frampton would use to worldwide acclaim the same year. Once again, however, the LP failed to raise a great deal of interest. Wonderful songs, great playing and singing… bluesy R&B at its best… there’s not a bad track on this album but the ones that stand-out for me are ON THE ROAD TO BE FREE, IT ISN’T ONLY LOVE and I REMEMBER. Toshiba-EMI in Japan have given us all a chance to listen to the album again and hopefully, it will be appreciated more than it was in the mid-70s. This and the follow-up DID YOU EVER HAVE THAT FEELING? are long overdue for re-issue/re-appraisal and a welcome addition to any CD collection.
I wonder if Jackie Lomax will be getting any royalties from this issue though? I hope so.
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