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Lewis's first single release, the uptempo "My Heart Went Do Dat Da" in 1962, did not chart nationally, but was a local hit in the Detroit, Michigan area. She wrote all of the songs on her debut LP, including the hit " Hello Stranger " which reached No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart , and featured extensive use of the Hammond organ .
In May 1976, a disco remake of "Baby I'm Yours" was released by Linda Lewis, who in 1967 had chosen Lewis as her professional surname in honor of Barbara Lewis, the original singer of "Baby I'm Yours". [20]
In 1966, Ollie McLaughlin had the group the Capitols, discovered at a local dance headlined by Barbara Lewis, record "Hello Stranger" to be the B-side of their #7 hit "Cool Jerk". Also in 1966, an instrumental version was released as an alternative B-side to Deon Jackson's "Love Makes The World Go Round" on Carla 2526.
Her cover of Barbara Lewis's "Hello Stranger" went to No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and "Love Me" was No. 5; at the time she had 3 top 10 singles. After a long hiatus in the 1980s and 1990s, during which time she left music to be with her family, she made a comeback album as a singer-songwriter in 2004.
The band dedicated the song to a high-school friend, Barbara Lewis, who was killed by a drunk driver in 1993. [8] Lead singer Ed Kowalczyk said, "I wrote 'Lightning Crashes' on an acoustic guitar in my brother's bedroom shortly before I had moved out of my parents' house and gotten my first place of my own." Kowalczyk says that the video for ...
The demo for "Make Me Your Baby" was cut by journeyman session singer Jean Thomas on 22 January 1965 at the behest of Atlantic Records president Jerry Wexler, who wanted to offer the song to Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles, then a Cameo-Parkway act Wexler was hoping to woo over to Atlantic.
Barbara, being friends with Wayne Lewis from Atlantic Starr called and asked for his help. Wayne put her in touch with Earl Cole (Atlantic Starr's manager) to help her with the negotiations. Earl acted as her manager on the conference call and afterwards suggested Barbara decline that offer and allow the Lewis Brothers to produce a demo for her.
Barbara Lewis (born 1943) is an American singer and songwriter. Barbara Lewis may also refer to: Barbara Bel Geddes (1922–2005), American actress and author, married name Lewis; Barbara Lewis King (1930–2020), American bishop; Barbara Lewis Shenfield (1919–2004), British academic and politician