Silvana Savorelli (30 April 1945 – 8 May 2018), professionally known as Lara Saint Paul and also known as Tanya, was an Italian Eritrean singer, entertainer, impresario and record producer.
Lara Saint Paul has worked with many notable talents in the music industry.
Her songs Non preoccuparti and Adesso ricomincerei were produced and arranged by American producer Quincy Jones and recorded by an orchestra of Italian musicians, including Pino Presti on electric bass, Angel Pocho Gatti and Victor Bacchetta at the piano, and Tullio De Piscopo on drums, in 1973.
In the same year she released an Italian cover version of Killing Me Softly with His Song, originally composed by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel, titled Mi fa morir cantando. Lara Saint Paul has worked and performed with notables such as Ray Charles, Lionel Hampton, Louis Armstrong, Roberta Flack, Frank Sinatra and Stevie Wonder.
Her popular 1977 album Saffo Music, recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Leon Ware, featured The Pointer Sisters on backing vocals, guitar by Ray Parker Jr., bass by Chuck Rainey and was mixed by Bill Conti. One of her 1970s tracks, So, is featured on several current popular lounge music compilations.
This album has been recorded in Los Angeles, Kendun Recorders, in 1977. Including "The Voodoo Lady".
Track listing
1. Come L’Amore - 4:35
Written-By – Bob Hilliard, Leon Ware
2. I Love Loving You - 2:56
Written-By – Lara Saint Paul, Leon Ware
3. So Good - 3:51
Written-By – Lara Saint Paul, Leon Ware
4. Give Me All Of You - 5:36
Written-By – Leon Ware
5. Thank You - 3:59
Written-By – Lara Saint Paul, Leon Ware
6. The Voodoo Lady - 5:13
Written-By – Lara Saint Paul, Leon Ware, Shelby Conti
7. You Know That I Love You - 2:48
Written-By – Lara Saint Paul, Leon Ware
8. Come L’Amore - 4:35
Written-By – Bob Hilliard, Leon Ware
Companies, etc.
- Arranged By – David Blumberg
- Arranged By [Uncredited] – Quincy Jones
- Backing Vocals – The Pointer Sisters
- Bass – Chuck Rainey
- Design – Mario Consoli
- Drums – Ed Green, James Gadson
- Engineer – Burt Szurlip
- Executive-Producer – Lara Saint Paul, Leon Ware
- Guitar – David T. Walker, Ray Parker Jr.
- Harmonica – Tommy Morgan
- Keyboards – Sonny Burke
- Mixed By – Bill Conti
- Percussion – Eddie "Bongo" Brown, King Errison
- Photography By – Sofia Riva
- Producer – Jean Louis Barthelemy, Leon Ware, Pier Quinto M. Caraggi
Notes
Released: 1978
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Afrobeat, Soul, Disco
Length:
Label - Lasapa
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