Artist
Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis is a soul artist from Michigan, USA formed in 1962. 24 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Soul · Michigan, USA · Best soul albums
- 24
- Releases
- 1961–2020
- Active years
- 1962
- Formed
Artist
Barbara Lewis is a soul artist from Michigan, USA formed in 1962. 24 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Soul · Michigan, USA · Best soul albums
Most popular
Baby, I'm Yours
1965
The Many Grooves Of Barbara Lewis
2019
It's Magic
1966
Don't Forget About Me: The Atlantic & Reprise Recordings
2020
Snap Your Fingers
2019
Best Of
2017
The Complete Atlantic Singles
2016
Top 40 Classics - The Very Best of Barbara Lewis
2014
Jazzy Christmas
2014
Essential Soul Masters
2011
The Platinum Collection
2007
Most Requested
2006
Working On A Groovy Thing
2005
Conversations
1999
Hara's Quest
1996
Presenting Barbara Lewis
1961
Lewis was born in Salem, near Ann Arbor, Michigan. She was writing and recording by her teens with record producer Ollie McLaughlin (a black DJ at Ann Arbor radio station WHRV, now WAAM, who is also credited with discovering Del Shannon). Lewis' first single release in 1962, the uptempo "My Heart Went Do Dat Da," did not chart nationally, but was a local hit in the Detroit, Michigan area. She wrote all of the songs on her debut LP, including the hit "Hello Stranger" which reached #3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, and featured extensive use of the Hammond organ. Lewis had moderate follow-up hits with "Straighten Up Your Heart" (#43) and her original "Puppy Love" (#38) before Bert Berns produced her million-seller "Baby I'm Yours" (U.S. #11), written by Van McCoy. Berns also produced the followup "Make Me Your Baby" (U.S. #11) which had originally been recorded by the Pixies Three, and Lewis' final Top 40 hit "Make Me Belong to You" (#28 in 1966), written by Chip Taylor and Billy Vera. At the end of the decade, she released a grittier-sounding album on Stax Records, and after its lack of commercial success, she began to withdraw from the music industry. However, over the nex…
