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|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 | + | |date = Unknown date 1979 |
|length = 31:22 | |length = 31:22 | ||
|label = P.A. Productions | |label = P.A. Productions | ||
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|next album link = [[Album: The Time|The Time]] | |next album link = [[Album: The Time|The Time]] | ||
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− | |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). |
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+ | The album contains [[Got To Be Something Here]], written by [[Sonny T.|Sonny Thompson]] and featuring [[Prince]] on background vocals and guitar. | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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− | + | <b>Sessions and compiling</b> | |
− | + | [[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]]. | |
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+ | <b>Promotion</b> | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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|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> | ||
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# <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> | ||
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# <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> | ||
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|charts = | |charts = | ||
{{Charts| | {{Charts| | ||
− | |charts = {{NoCharts|format=album|Country= | + | |charts = {{NoCharts|format=album|Country= the USA}} |
− | |certifications = {{noCertification|format=album|Country= | + | |certifications = {{noCertification|format=album|Country= the USA}} |
− | |awards = {{noAwards|format=album|Country= | + | |awards = {{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}} |
}} | }} | ||
|releases = {{:Releases: Empty}} | |releases = {{:Releases: Empty}} | ||
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|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|alternative = | |alternative = | ||
− | |references = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & | + | |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 | + | * [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)]] | ||
}} | }} |
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