Welcome to The Motel Lounge! What's your poison? This album blog features a variety of unusual vinyl finds from the days when the only way to reach an audience was for the artist to custom press their own LPs that could be sold in the lounge settings, private parties or weddings at which they performed. I'm here to have fun and hope you will share in my process of discovery!
Alabama Boogie Man
ACA - Album Company Of America
ACA 798
I Wonder Could I Live There Anymore
Amanda
Paper Mates
Two Robes
Piggott Arkansas
Cheating Again
Good Morning Loving
Mama Tried
Bucket To The South
I'll Go To My Grave Loving You
Alabama Boogie Man
Wishing
Bobby Lane and His Orchestra
Startracker Recording Studio
From the back cover: According to Bobby Lane, his biggest rewards occur when his audience in the many ballrooms and clubs fill the dance floor as soon as the music starts. "We're here to entertain and provide our friends with the best dance music." Evidently the people are having fun, because the band keeps playing return engagements and is busier than ever.
Wishing
Elmer's Tune
I Love You Because
Ballin' The Jack
True Love
Think
720 In The Books
Could I Have This Dance
Yes, Yes In Your Eyes
Bonaparte's Retreat
I Never Knew
One O'Clock Jump
I Could Have Danced All Night
Joy Smith
Worth Waiting For
Produced and Arranged by Joy Smith
Recorded and Mixed at Dave Green Studios, Chicago
Recording and Mix Engineer: Michael T. Howard
8X320
1988
From the back cover: Joy Reeve Smith has been delighting audiences for many years at piano bars in Chicago; Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. She started piano lessons at age four and at age twelve appeared as a soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She studied classical piano at the American Conservatory of Music and Northwestern University. Joy loves writing songs as well as entertaining an is currently working on a musical called "Piano Bar". All the tunes on this album are her original lyrics and music.
I Fell In Love With You
Let Me Take My Time
Worth Waiting For
How Long Is Forever
When A Love Affair Is Over
No One Ever Tells You (When To Fall In Love)
Doesn't Seem Like Christmas (Without You)
I Can't Seem To Forget You
Every Good Thing
You're Very Special To Me
Cry No Sad Tears
Chicago Is A Wonderful Town
From the back cover: Talented Chris Weaver hails from Miami, Florida where his beautiful tenor voice led him to concert stages and night clubs floors and his love for the theater landed him on the stage in legitimate theatre and dinner theater. He has appeared at top spots from the beaches to the mountains to the high seas and is loved everywhere he goes.
Wilkommen
If You Could See Her
Cabaret
I've Got To Be Me
I Believe
Man Of La Mancha
Dulcinca
The Impossible Dream
If
My Wife The Dancer
