Tuesday, 13 September 2022

Lenny Williams [1974/1977] - Problem Solver [Warner Bros. #BS 2797/ABC #ABC 4194]


Tucked away on the flip side to Lenny Wiliams' UK Top 40 hit (#38 in Nov 1977) "Shoo Doo Fu Fu Ooh!" is "Problem Solver" (so very easy and cheap to find) which is an updated version of a track on his 1974 debut solo album "Pray For The Lion" after leaving Tower Of Power. Both good versions but the tempo is upped on the '77 version.
The first version wasn't ever released as a single and I don't believe that the 1977 version was released as single stateside as, although there is a listing for it on 45Cat, there's no label scan for this side (and I've never seen one) and the cat.no is the same for the release which had "Trust In Me" on the flip.

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Details
Rating: 9.5
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Modern Soul
Format: Single
Media: 7"/LP
Label: ABC / Warner Bros.
Cat No: ABC 4194 / BS 2797
Date: 09/1977 / 1974
Key/BPM: 7B/92 / 7B/87
Price: £5 (approx.) / £5-£10 (approx.)
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3 comments:

  1. USMAN4713 September 2022 at 14:26

    Great comment that I hadn't seen. And yet I have the 2 LPs "Pray For The Lion" and "Choosing You" and the timing is not the same. Strange isn't it!!!

    Yves

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  2. SoulStrutter13 September 2022 at 14:31

    They are different takes, the later (better IMO) ABC recording is a bit more uptempo

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  3. USMAN4713 September 2022 at 17:47

    Indeed I think that the version recorded in 1977 is better and a little longer.

    Yves

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