Difference between revisions of "Album: The Lewis Conection"

From Prince Vault
Jump to: navigation, search
m
 
m
(5 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 3: Line 3:
 
|album name            = The Lewis Conection
 
|album name            = The Lewis Conection
 
|album image            = [[File:Thelewisconection album.jpg|200px|The Lewis Conection (Front Cover)]]
 
|album image            = [[File:Thelewisconection album.jpg|200px|The Lewis Conection (Front Cover)]]
|date                  = Unknown date, 1979
+
|date                  = Unknown date 1979
 
|length                = 31:22
 
|length                = 31:22
 
|label                  = P.A. Productions
 
|label                  = P.A. Productions
Line 17: Line 17:
 
|next album link        = [[Album: The Time|The Time]]
 
|next album link        = [[Album: The Time|The Time]]
 
<!-------ALBUM TEXT ------->
 
<!-------ALBUM TEXT ------->
|introduction          = '''The Lewis Conection''' is the first and only album by Minneapolis band The Lewis Connection and was released in the Twin Cities area in 1979 in very limited supply (only around 200 copies are thought to have been pressed). The band contained [[Sonny T.|Sonny Thompson]] (who would become a member of the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] many years later), and brothers Pierre and André Lewis.  
+
|introduction          = '''The Lewis Conection''' is the first and only album by Minneapolis band The Lewis Connection and was released in the Twin Cities area in 1979 in very limited supply (only around 200 copies are thought to have been pressed).  
 +
 
 +
The album contains [[Got To Be Something Here]], written by [[Sonny T.|Sonny Thompson]] and featuring [[Prince]] on background vocals and guitar.
 +
 
 +
The band contained [[Sonny T.|Sonny Thompson]] (who would become a member of the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]] many years later), and brothers Pierre and André Lewis. Of note is that the band's name was The Lewis Connection, but the album was mistitled '''The Lewis Conection'''; despite the error, the album is listed as such here.
  
 
In 2013, reissue group [http://www.numerogroup.com/ The Numero Group] re-released the album on vinyl and, for the first time, on CD.
 
In 2013, reissue group [http://www.numerogroup.com/ The Numero Group] re-released the album on vinyl and, for the first time, on CD.
  
The album contains [[Got To Be Something Here]], written by [[Sonny T.|Sonny Thompson]] and featuring [[Prince]] on background vocals and guitar.
 
  
[[Prince]]'s contributions to [[Got To Be Something Here]] were recorded in late 1976 or early 1977 at [[Sound 80]] while [[Prince]] also worked on his own tracks.
+
<b>Sessions and compiling</b>
  
The album was only distributed in the Twin Cities area, and it did not enter the charts. It is not known if The Lewis Connection played live to support the album, but it is unlikely [[Prince]] would have appeared with them, as he was quite successful in his own right at the time of the album's release in 1979.
+
[[Prince]]'s contributions to [[Got To Be Something Here]] were recorded in late 1976 at [[Sound 80]], during sessions where [[Prince]] also worked on at least one other track, [[Stone Lover]].
  
Of note is that the band's name was The Lewis Connection, but the album was mistitled '''The Lewis Conection'''; despite the error, the album is listed as such here.
+
 
 +
<b>Promotion</b>
 +
 
 +
The album was only distributed in the Twin Cities area, and it did not enter the charts. It is not known if The Lewis Connection played live to support the album, but it is unlikely [[Prince]] would have appeared with them, as he was quite successful in his own right at the time of the album's release in 1979.
 
<!-------TRACK LIST ------->
 
<!-------TRACK LIST ------->
 
|tracklisting          = <small>The compact disc version is a reissue from the original LP.</small>
 
|tracklisting          = <small>The compact disc version is a reissue from the original LP.</small>
Line 33: Line 39:
 
# <b>Higher</b>
 
# <b>Higher</b>
 
# <b>Feel Good To Ya</b>
 
# <b>Feel Good To Ya</b>
# <b>[[Got To Be Something Here]]</b> (4:12)<sup>1</sup>
+
# <b>[[Got To Be Something Here]]</b> (4:12) <sup>1</sup>
 
# <b>Dynamic Duo</b>
 
# <b>Dynamic Duo</b>
 
# <b>Mr. G</b>
 
# <b>Mr. G</b>
Line 48: Line 54:
 
# <b>Feel Good To Ya</b>
 
# <b>Feel Good To Ya</b>
 
*Side 2:
 
*Side 2:
# <b>[[Got To Be Something Here]]</b> (4:12) *
+
# <b>[[Got To Be Something Here]]</b> (4:12) <sup>1</sup>
 
# <b>Dynamic Duo</b>
 
# <b>Dynamic Duo</b>
 
# <b>Mr. G</b>
 
# <b>Mr. G</b>
Line 78: Line 84:
 
|charts        =  
 
|charts        =  
 
{{Charts|
 
{{Charts|
|charts        = {{NoCharts|format=album|Country=in the USA}}
+
|charts        = {{NoCharts|format=album|Country= the USA}}
|certifications = {{noCertification|format=album|Country=in the USA}}
+
|certifications = {{noCertification|format=album|Country= the USA}}
|awards        = {{noAwards|format=album|Country=in the USA}}
+
|awards        = {{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
|releases              = {{:Releases: Empty}}
 
|releases              = {{:Releases: Empty}}
Line 86: Line 92:
 
|trivia                =  
 
|trivia                =  
 
|alternative            =  
 
|alternative            =  
|references            = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & JooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown: 2004) ISBN 91-631-5482-X
+
|references            = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & jooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown, 2004)  
* [http://pitchfork.com/news/48620-numero-launches-twin-cities-reissues-with-rumored-prince-collaborators-lewis-connection/ '''Numero launches Twin Cities reissues with rumored Prince collaborators Lewis Conection''' ''(16 November, 2012: Pitchfork.com)'']
+
* [http://pitchfork.com/news/48620-numero-launches-twin-cities-reissues-with-rumored-prince-collaborators-lewis-connection/ '''Numero launches Twin Cities reissues with rumored Prince collaborators Lewis Conection''' ''(16 November 2012: Pitchfork.com)'']
 
|categories              = [[Category:1979]][[Category: Related Artists]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]]
 
|categories              = [[Category:1979]][[Category: Related Artists]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]]
 
}}
 
}}

Revision as of 10:11, 13 January 2020

NoPreviousAlbum.png No previous album: See All Albums All Prince Albums All Related Artists Albums 1981: The Time Thetime album.jpg
The Lewis Conection

The Lewis Conection (Front Cover)

Album details


Released: Unknown date 1979
Length: 31:22
Label(s): P.A. Productions
Studio(s): Sound 80, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards


Charts
This album has not charted in the USA
Certifications
This album has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released


  • None.

See also


    
The Lewis Conection is the first and only album by Minneapolis band The Lewis Connection and was released in the Twin Cities area in 1979 in very limited supply (only around 200 copies are thought to have been pressed).

The album contains Got To Be Something Here, written by Sonny Thompson and featuring Prince on background vocals and guitar.

The band contained Sonny Thompson (who would become a member of the New Power Generation many years later), and brothers Pierre and André Lewis. Of note is that the band's name was The Lewis Connection, but the album was mistitled The Lewis Conection; despite the error, the album is listed as such here.

In 2013, reissue group The Numero Group re-released the album on vinyl and, for the first time, on CD.


Sessions and compiling

Prince's contributions to Got To Be Something Here were recorded in late 1976 at Sound 80, during sessions where Prince also worked on at least one other track, Stone Lover.


Promotion

The album was only distributed in the Twin Cities area, and it did not enter the charts. It is not known if The Lewis Connection played live to support the album, but it is unlikely Prince would have appeared with them, as he was quite successful in his own right at the time of the album's release in 1979.



Track listing
CD LP

The compact disc version is a reissue from the original LP.

  1. Get Up
  2. Higher
  3. Feel Good To Ya
  4. Got To Be Something Here (4:12) 1
  5. Dynamic Duo
  6. Mr. G

The vinyl long play format is the original issue.

  • Side 1:
  1. Get Up
  2. Higher
  3. Feel Good To Ya
  • Side 2:
  1. Got To Be Something Here (4:12) 1
  2. Dynamic Duo
  3. Mr. G


1 Written by Sonny Thompson



Personnel
Musicians
  • Sonny Thompson - lead vocals and bass guitar
  • Pierre Lewis - keyboards and flute
  • Joe Lewis - drums
  • Prince - guitar and background vocals
  • Randy Barber - background vocals
  • Bill Perry - tenor saxophone
  • Jeffery Tresvant - trumpet


Production
  • Pierre Lewis - co-producer and arranger
  • André Lewis - co-producer and arranger
  • No other production credits given


Thanks



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

This section is under construction

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

This section is under construction

 
Additional Information

Promotion (at time of release) Trivia


References
NoPreviousAlbum.png No previous album
See All Albums
All Albums All Related Artists Albums 1981
The Time
Thetime album.jpg