Lenny Zakatek – Lenny Zakatek, 1979
Produced by Alan Parsons
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A&M Records, USA | SP 5291 | never released on CD
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A&M Records, USA | SP 5291 | never released on CD
1) Do It Right (Max Middleton - Lenny Zakatek)
2) One Is a Lonely Number (W. Sela - N. Nipear)
3) Was It Easy (John Giblin)
4) Keep a Little Sunshine (D. Lewis)
5) Memories (John Giblin)
6) Viens (M. Zacha - P. Taylor)
7) We Will Never Find (John Giblin)
8) It's a Dancer (John Giblin - Lenny Zakatek)
9) Couldn't We Try (S. Waller)
Lenny Zakatek : Vocals
John Giblin : Bass
Stuart Elliot : Drums and Percussion
Max Middleton : Keyboards
Ian Bairnson : Solo Guitars
Robert Ahwai & Ian Bairnson : Rhythm Guitars
Steve Gregory : Sax
George Chisolm : Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Marylin Bairnson, Lenny Zakatek, John Giblin, Ian Bairnson : Background Vocals
Orchestra Arranged and Conducted by Andrew Powell
Produced and Engineered by Alan Parsons
Lenny Zakatek (born Lenny du Platel in 1947 in Karachi, British India) is a Pop and Rock singer and musician, residing in London, England since the age of 13.
In 1964, Zakatek formed a rock band called The Trailblazers, for whom he was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist. After their first tour to the U.S. military bases in Europe The Trailblazers returned to the U.K. with a new soul influence and new name The Funky Fever. They toured the U.K. and Europe for several years and also played nightclubs in London
Between 1974 and 1981, Zakatek was the lead singer with Gonzalez. They recorded a few successful albums including «Our Only Weapon is Our Music» and «Shipwrecked». The worldwide Disco hit, “I Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet” came out of this collaboration.
In 1977, Zakatek became a studio vocalist for The Alan Parsons Project, singing on many of their hits over a 10-year period, featured on 24 songs on 8 of The Alan Parsons Project albums, which included the hits “I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You”, “Games People Play”, "You Don't Believe" and “Damned if I Do.”
1979 saw the release of Zakatek’s first solo, self-titled album, «Lenny Zakatek», which was produced by Alan Parsons for A&M Records.
~ wikipedia
With help from Parsons, Zakatek signed a recording contract with A&M, debuting with 1979's cleverly-titled "Lenny Zakatek". First the obvious - given Zakatek's association with The Alan Parsons Project it was only natural to compare the album against his earlier work with Parsons. Produced by Parsons and with backing from Alan Parsons Project alumni Ian Bairnson and Stuart Elliott, the album frequently had a similar sound and feel, though absent a concept piece per most Parsons releases, the overall feel was far more diverse and commercial. That led to the main draw - Zakatek's chameleon-like voice. The guy had one of those voices that seemed to effortless flit between different genres…
~ RDTEN1, rateyourmusic
Superb, and actually almost an Alan Parsons album! Parsons' production puts Zakatek's voice into the center of the music, and that is where it belongs. The music is funky (partly even danceable), powerful, and highly tasteful. … The sound of these recordings never aged, which shows what a genius Parsons is in the studio. Musicians playing on this album were the 'creme of the creme' at the time.
~ azfrankie, rateyourmusic