Pat Lewis - Watch Out - Sonic Wax 021 Promo - £10

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PAT LEWIS - WATCH OUT - SONIC WAX 021 PROMO - £10

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Soul Singer Pat Lewis was born on the East Coast in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. In 1951 at the age of 4 Pat left her small town behind and moved to the US's largest City; Detroit, Michigan.

The early 60s marked the beginning of Pat's career; at a point when soul gurus like Aretha Franklin were still icons to look upon. It was during the turn of the decade that The Adorables were formed, a group that consisted of Pat, her sister Dianne and two friends, Betty and Jackie Winston. The Adorables were quickly signed up by Global World Records as a backing singer quartet.

In 1966 Pat made her debut as a solo artist with Can't Shake It Loose as well as outside backing vocal sessions. She got to know The Andantes -the in-house backing group for Motown Records and through this connection & a timely turn of events found herself singing backing for Stevie Wonder's Up Tight! Paving the way to a number of Motown Records sessions.

Following her success Pat signed up to Solid Hit Bound Records and released a range of singles, including No One to love, The Loser and Look At What I Almost Missed. By the end of the 60s Pat had become a permanent backing singer for Aretha Franklin & Isaac Hayes and following on: George Clinton.

As well as writing a number of songs for Isaac Hayes, Pat became a well-recognized voice within Soul music. Recording over 50 numbers with the re-formed The Andantes where instead of stand-in she became the lead singer. In 1991 she co-wrote Separation with Ian Levine, which was labeled single of the week by Britain's Soul magazine Blues & Soul. Pat continued to work regularly with Ian Levine and in 1997 she recorded over 50 cover versions of Northern Soul and Motown classics. A couple of years later she recorded 76 gospel tracks with Ian Levine for K-Tel.

Pat Lewis has continued to share her Soul singing talents throughout the decades; her most recent performance was in 2007 when she performed in Manchester (UK) with The Vandellas, And had a record out on Sonic Wax called "Loves Creeping Up On Me" in 2011 She currently has been touring the uk on the northern soul scene.

Here we have one of the last lost soul recordings by her that has been remastered and has now make it on to vinyl after being lost for decades. The track is called "Watch Out" and is a pounding 60s northern dancer that will be a big record at the all-nighters I am sure.

Edited April 14, 2012 by perux