OK, so I originally had Charisma earmarked for this installment but, after seeing that they'd been covered a number of times in the, not so distant past, I decided to change my itinerary.
Sarah Dash is a native New Jerseyan who was born on August 18, 1945 in the city of Trenton. One of thirteen siblings, she began to hone her singing skills in the "Young Peoples Choir" of The Trenton Church Of Christ. She began exploring secular music with classmates in grammar school and later formed a group called, "The Del Capri's", taking on Nona Hendryx as one of it's members. The group soon became quite popular and they hired a manager but, Sarah and Nona had to find replacements for the other two members who lacked the dedication and commitment needed for a professional undertaking. Their manager hooked them up with Cindy Birdsong, Patricia Holte, Patti LaBelle and changed their name to "The Bluebells". Later on, that name would change to "Patti LaBelle and The Bluebells" and then simply, "LaBelle". Now, I could go on and on about the history of The Bluebells and LaBelle but, this is about Sarah. By 1977, the members of LaBelle had gone on to pursue solo carrers, all of which were successful in their own right but, Sarah Dash was the first of these success stories. She ran into her old friend Don Kirshner and in 1978, released her first self-titled album on Don's own label. The first single off that album, "Sinner Man" raced up the Disco charts and made Sarah an overnight solo sensation. The second single from that LP, "(Come And Take This) Candy From Your Baby" was a close second in popularity. Sarah even performed on the late-night, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, for those of you who remember that television series. That's where I first saw KC & The Sunshine Band perform Live and Steve Martin's debut stand-up routine with his "fake arrow through the head" stage prop. Anyhow, this is her self-titled debut solo album off my Promo LP on the Don Kirshner label, released in 1978. It's a rather rare find but I managed to track down a couple of used copies. Enjoy.
Sarah Dash - Sarah Dash LP (Don Kirshner 1978)
Tracks:
Side-1:
1. Sinner Man
2. You
3. Touch And Go
4. I Can't Believe (Someone Like You Could Really Love Me)
5. Do It For Love
Side-2:
6. Charge It
7. Give Your Man A Helping Hand
8. Look But Don't Touch
9. We're Lovers After All
10. (Come And Take This) Candy From Your Baby
Credits:
Produced by W. Gold, J. Siegel, G. Knight, G. Allan
Arranged by Leon Pendarvis
Recorded at Media Sound, NYC
Sarah Dash is a native New Jerseyan who was born on August 18, 1945 in the city of Trenton. One of thirteen siblings, she began to hone her singing skills in the "Young Peoples Choir" of The Trenton Church Of Christ. She began exploring secular music with classmates in grammar school and later formed a group called, "The Del Capri's", taking on Nona Hendryx as one of it's members. The group soon became quite popular and they hired a manager but, Sarah and Nona had to find replacements for the other two members who lacked the dedication and commitment needed for a professional undertaking. Their manager hooked them up with Cindy Birdsong, Patricia Holte, Patti LaBelle and changed their name to "The Bluebells". Later on, that name would change to "Patti LaBelle and The Bluebells" and then simply, "LaBelle". Now, I could go on and on about the history of The Bluebells and LaBelle but, this is about Sarah. By 1977, the members of LaBelle had gone on to pursue solo carrers, all of which were successful in their own right but, Sarah Dash was the first of these success stories. She ran into her old friend Don Kirshner and in 1978, released her first self-titled album on Don's own label. The first single off that album, "Sinner Man" raced up the Disco charts and made Sarah an overnight solo sensation. The second single from that LP, "(Come And Take This) Candy From Your Baby" was a close second in popularity. Sarah even performed on the late-night, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, for those of you who remember that television series. That's where I first saw KC & The Sunshine Band perform Live and Steve Martin's debut stand-up routine with his "fake arrow through the head" stage prop. Anyhow, this is her self-titled debut solo album off my Promo LP on the Don Kirshner label, released in 1978. It's a rather rare find but I managed to track down a couple of used copies. Enjoy.
Sarah Dash - Sarah Dash LP (Don Kirshner 1978)
Tracks:
Side-1:
1. Sinner Man
2. You
3. Touch And Go
4. I Can't Believe (Someone Like You Could Really Love Me)
5. Do It For Love
Side-2:
6. Charge It
7. Give Your Man A Helping Hand
8. Look But Don't Touch
9. We're Lovers After All
10. (Come And Take This) Candy From Your Baby
Credits:
Produced by W. Gold, J. Siegel, G. Knight, G. Allan
Arranged by Leon Pendarvis
Recorded at Media Sound, NYC
Engineer: Harvey Goldberg
Assisted by Michael Barbiero
Mastered at Sterling Sound Studios by George Marino
Design: Ed Lee
Photos: Frank Laffitte
Distributed by CBS Records
DOWNLOAD: Link Expired
References:
Sarah Dash at Discogs.Com
Sarah Dash at Discomuseum.Com
Sarah Dash MySpace Page
Sarah Dash at Soul-Patrol.Com
Buy the album HERE and HERE
1 comment:
Thanks, I love the all LaBelle girls work, great post!
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