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Vicki Lawrence
Vicki Lawrence, who's best remembered for her long running stint as Carol Burnett's sidekick on the Carol Burnett Show, and for her own series Mama's Family recorded a disco album in 1979. Imagine my surprise when I found this out while visiting on a site dedicated to her with this passage:
Not one to be discouraged, Vicki tried her hand at disco in 1979 with her third LP Newborn Woman. The album was issued on Windmill Records and produced by Al Capps who had previously produced Vicki as well as write "Mama's Gonna Make It All Better" in 1974. Unfortunately for fans of Vicki, the LP did not get much promotion since it was issued about a year after The Carol Burnett Show ended. I feel the effort was a valid one. The sessions produced a very good album that should have been pushed harder to the radio stations and dance clubs. I had no idea Vicki had even released an LP back in 1979, or I would have gone out of my way to find it! The good news is that the LP appears on ebay from time to time for those looking for it. I did see Vicki perform the song "Your Lies" from the Newborn Woman album on a TV show.
Listen to Don't Stop the Music below:
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Aug 17, 10 | 8:50 amyou didn't know Lawrence had been recording? She had a number 1 pop hit in the U.S. with "The Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia".
I love the story Vicki Lawrence told of performing "The Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia" on American Bandstand. She said Tony Orlando and Dawn were on the same show, and she and Orlando were chatting. Orlando saw that Lawrence was nervous and told her...."Instead of being nervous you should try to enjoy this because it doesn't happen very often" and boy, was he right in Lawrence's case!