Ruth Copeland's GIMME SHELTER: THE INVICTUS SESSIONS features 16 funktastic classics including "I Got a Thing for You Daddy" and "Suburban Family Lament."
Could she let it rip or what? Ruth Copeland was born in England and became the first white artist signed to Holland-Dozier-Holland's Invictus label. These sessions represent her first two albums for the label, both released in 1971: I Am What I Am and Self Portrait. Her singing is also omnipresent on the first Parliament album Osmium. These sides are a remastered reissue of the two out of print albums called Deep Beats in 1997. This is splendidly wide-ranging stuff, from folk and pop to hard, sexual funk. The backing of Parliament and other members of the George Clinton & the P-Funk All-Stars certainly help here. Gimme Shelter: The Invictus Sessions is absolutely necessary. ~ Thom Jurek
Full Title - Gimme Shelter - The Invictus Sessions. 2002 two-fer for British born blues folksinger. Combining her 1969 debut album, Self Portrait with 1971's I Am What I Am, both originally released on the Invictus label & featuring George Clinton's Parliament as backing band. 15 tracks including her cover of the Rolling Stones' 'Gimme Shelter'. Castle. 2002.
Hidden Gem I engineered some of these tunes in 1971 from the Indian outfit album titled "I am What I am." It was produced by Jeffrey Bowen. She was an English Blues singer who could belt out a tune with her sultry voice. It is sad we didn't hear more from her. George Clinton's band became Ruth's backup band - Eddie Hazel, Bernie Worrell and company; basically the Funkadelic's. Check it out you won't be disappointed. Submitted by john (Veracruz, Mexico) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
This record is amazing Every person I've ever played this to has gone out and bought it. I highly recommend the track Music Box which descends into Ruth weeping mournfully overtop a rollicking funk stomper. Ruth was brilliant, and criminally overlooked. Picture Karen Carpenter on a bad LSD trip being backed by Parliament. How do records like this even exist? Submitted by muffin23 (Muffinville) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
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