She Did It!: The Songs of Jackie DeShannon, Vol. 2

by Jackie DeShannon

Overview

Ace's second volume of the Jackie DeShannon songbook favors, like the first (or any other entry in their superb songwriter series, for that matter), interesting deep cuts over familiar hits, but this gap is even more pronounced on She Did It! because 2008's Break-A-Way collected so many hits DeShannon had written for other artists. The exception here is "Bette Davis Eyes," a song Kim Carnes turned into an international smash in 1981 thanks in large part to Val Garay's ominous Euro-new wave arrangement. The gangly Laura Nyro tribute of DeShannon's original, which is by no means well known, would've fit in better with the rest of She Did It!, as it dates from the same late-'60s/early-'70s heyday of soulful singer/songwriters as the rest of the material here. All the featured artists on She Did It! fall somewhere along the spectrum of soul act to studio singer: Jeannie Seely, Brenda Lee, Kiki Dee, Marianne Faithfull, P.J. Proby, Olivia Newton-John, Rita Coolidge, the Carpenters, and Delaney Bramlett, every one of them a pro who can recognize a pro like DeShannon. And although there aren't a lot of familiar songs here -- there's Dorothy Morrison's 1969 version of "Put a Little Love in Your Heart," along with "Bette Davis Eyes" -- what impresses is the level of craft in DeShannon's songs, along with the studio musicians who provided these singers with sympathetic support. It's a nice way to preserve not only DeShannon's songbook but the feel of her glory days. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/02/2014
Label:	Ace
UPC:	0029667061421
Rank:	81737

Tracks

1. Bad Water  - Jackie DeShannon  - Doris Duke  - Jimmy Holiday  - Randy Myers  - Richard Rome  - Jerry Jr. Williams
2. Bette Davis Eyes  - Kim Carnes  - Jackie DeShannon  - Val Garay  - Donna Weiss
3. Yesterday Died  - Jackie DeShannon  - Jim Gordon  - Jimmy Holiday  - Randy Myers  - Eddie Reeves
4. Put a Little Love in Your Heart  - Jackie DeShannon  - Jimmy Holiday  - Dorothy Morrison  - Randy Myers  - Leon Russell
5. You Don't Understand Him Like I Do  - Jackie DeShannon  - Randy Newman  - Jeannie Seely
6. It's Just Terrible  - Owen Bradley  - Jackie DeShannon  -  Kalin Twins  - Sharon Sheeley
7. I've Got My Tears to Remind Me  - Dave Berry  - Jackie DeShannon  - Jimmy Page
8. My Baby Likes Western Guys  - Owen Bradley  - Jackie DeShannon  - Brenda Lee
9. Don't Put Your Heart in His Hand  - Jackie DeShannon  - Kiki Dee  - Sharon Sheeley
10. He Did It  - Jackie DeShannon  - Stu Phillips  -  Ronettes  - Sharon Sheeley
11. Depend on Yourself  - Jackie DeShannon  - Snuff Garrett  -  Joe & Eddie  - Leon Russell
12. With You in Mind  - Jackie DeShannon  - Marianne Faithfull  - Mike Leander
13. Burn on Love  - Jackie DeShannon  - Bill Medley  - Jack Nitzsche  -  Righteous Brothers
14. I'm Breaking the Law  - Jackie DeShannon  - Gerri Diamond  - Sharon Sheeley
15. Each Time  - Jackie DeShannon  - Tony Hatch  -  Searchers
16. The Greener Side  - Jackie DeShannon  - Tammy Grimes  - Jack Nitzsche
17. Colour Blue  - John Burgess  - Jackie DeShannon  -  Peter & Gordon
18. The Other Side of Town  - Jackie DeShannon  - Dick Glasser  - P.J. Proby  - Sharon Sheeley
19. Till You Saw You'll Be Mine  - Jackie DeShannon  - Olivia Newton-John
20. I Shook the World  -  Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans  - Jackie DeShannon  - Jack Nitzsche  - Sharon Sheeley  - Phil Spector
21. My Group and Me  - Jackie DeShannon  -  Raga & the Talas
22. You Have No Choice  - Delaney Bramlett  - Jackie DeShannon
23. I Wanted It All  - David Anderle  - John Bettis  - David Campbell  - Rita Coolidge  - Jackie DeShannon
24. Boat to Sail  - Karen Carpenter  - Richard Carpenter  -  Carpenters  - Jackie DeShannon
25. Nobody Made Me  - Steve Brown  - Jackie DeShannon  - Randy Edelman
26. Love Forever Stay  - Jackie DeShannon

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jackie DeShannon   Primary Artist
Joe & Eddie   Primary Artist
Doris Duke   Primary Artist
Dorothy Morrison   Primary Artist
Rita Coolidge   Primary Artist
Jeannie Seely   Primary Artist
Delaney Bramlett   Primary Artist
Gerri Diamond   Primary Artist
Raga & the Talas   Primary Artist
Randy Edelman   Primary Artist
Kiki Dee   Primary Artist
Kim Carnes   Primary Artist
Peter & Gordon   Primary Artist
Jimmy Holiday   Primary Artist
The Kalin Twins   Primary Artist
The Righteous Brothers   Primary Artist
Olivia Newton-John   Primary Artist
The Ronettes   Primary Artist
Marianne Faithfull   Primary Artist
The Searchers   Primary Artist
Brenda Lee   Primary Artist
Dave Berry   Primary Artist
P.J. Proby   Primary Artist
Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans   Primary Artist
Carpenters   Primary Artist
Tammy Grimes   Primary Artist
Owen Bradley   Orchestra Director
Mike Leander   Director

Technical Credits

Jackie DeShannon   Photo Courtesy,Arranger,Composer,Producer
Tony Rounce   Liner Notes
Val Garay   Engineer,Producer
Dick Glasser   Producer
Eric Change   Photo Courtesy
Jack Nitzsche   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Jim Pierson   Photo Courtesy
Richard Rome   String Arrangements
Jerry Williams, Jr.   Producer
Jimmy Holiday   Composer,Producer
Richard Carpenter   Arranger,Producer,Orchestration
Randy Newman   Composer
Randy Myers   Composer
Owen Bradley   Producer
Mike Leander   Producer
David Anderle   Producer
Duncan Cowell   Mastering
Stu Phillips   Producer
Phil Spector   Producer
Donna Weiss   Composer
Steve Brown   Producer
Eddie Reeves   Producer
John Bettis   Composer
Leon Russell   Arranger,Producer
Karen Carpenter   Associate Producer
Peter Lerner   Liner Notes
Sue Cameron   Cover Photo
David Campbell   Orchestral Arrangements
John Burgess   Producer
Niall McCormack   Package Design
Snuff Garrett   Producer
Jim Gordon   Arranger
Tony Hatch   Producer
Sharon Sheeley   Composer
Mick Patrick   Liner Notes
Bill Medley   Producer
Jimmy Page   Composer
Randy Edelman   Composer,Producer