JANICE'S BLUES ALLEY PRESENTS
Phoebe Snow
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Renowned for her elastic contralto and jazz scat vocal gymnastics, singer Phoebe Snow was born Phoebe Laub on July 17, 1952, in New York City. During her childhood in Teaneck, NJ, she initially studied piano, but switched to the guitar in her teens, writing poetry that gradually mutated into her first songs. Overcoming her stage fright, Snow began playing Greenwich Village clubs in the early '70s, honing an eclectic set that spotlighted both folk and pop sounds as well as jazz, blues, and even torch songs.
After signing to Leon Russell's Shelter label, Snow issued her self-titled debut LP in 1974; on the strength of her Top Five smash "Poetry Man," the album itself rose to the number four position. A tour with Paul Simon followed, along with an appearance on his hit "Gone at Last"; after returning to the studio, Snow emerged in 1976 with Second Childhood, another highly successful effort that, like its predecessor, achieved gold-selling status. Despite a flurry of records throughout the latter half of the decade, including 1977's It Looks Like Snow, 1977's Never Letting Go, and 1978's Against the Grain, Snow receded from view as the 1980s dawned, and following the release of 1981's Rock Away, she did not record again for eight years.
Upon signing to Elektra, Snow resurfaced in 1989 with Something Real, followed by a series of New York club appearances as a member of ex-Steely Dan frontman Donald Fagen's all-star New York Rock and Soul Revue. Apart from lending her voice to a number of radio and television advertisements, Snow again fell silent in subsequent years, although in 1994 she appeared at Woodstock with a gospel group additionally comprised of Mavis Staples, CeCe Peniston, and Thelma Houston. Three albums were recorded and released during the late '90s and the 2000s: 1998's I Can't Complain, 2003's Natural Wonder, and 2008's Live in Woodstock.
She died April 26, 2011, in Edison NJ.
-- by Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
| LOOK | YEAR | ALBUM |  | 1974 | Snowbird |  | 1974 | Phoebe Snow | | 1976 | It Looks Like Snow | | 1976 | Second Childhood | | 1977 | Never Letting Go | | 1978 | Against The Grain | | 1981 | Rock Away | | 1989 | Something Real | | 1990 | The Best Of Phoebe Snow | | 1998 | I Can�t Complain | | 2003 | Natural Wonder | | 2008 | Live! |
1974 Snowbird
1974 Phoebe Snow
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01. Good Times 02. Harpo�s Blues 03. Poetry Man 04. Either Or Both 05. San Francisco Bay Blues |
06. I Don�t Want The Night To End 07. Take Your Children Home 08. It Must Be Sunday 09. No Snow Tonight 10. Easy Street |
1976 It Looks Like Snow
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01. Autobiography (shine, shine, shine) 02. Teach Me Tonight 03. Stand Up On The Rock 04. In My Girlish Days 05. Mercy On Those |
06. Don�t Let Me Down 07. Drink Up The Melody 08. Fat Chance 09. My Faith Is Blind 10. Shakey Ground |
1976 Second Childhood
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01. Two Fisted Love 02. Cash In 03. Inspired Insanity 04. No Regrets 05. Sweet Disposition |
06. All Over 07. Isn�t It A Shame 08. Going Down For The Third Time 09. Pre-Dawn Imagination 10. There�s A Boat Dat�s Leavin� Soon(for NY) |
1977 Never Letting Go
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01. Love Makes A Woman 02. Majesty Of Life 03. Ride The Elevator 04. Something So Right 05. Never Letting Go |
06. We�re Children 07. The Middle Of The Night 08. Electra 09. Garden Of Joy Blues |
1978 Against The Grain
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01. Every Night 02. Do Right Woman, Do Right Man 03. He�s Not Just Another Man 04. Random Time 05. In My Life |
06. You Have Not Won 07. Mama Don�t Break Down 08. Oh L. A. 09. The Married Men 10. Keep A Watch On The Shoreline |
1981 Rock Away
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01. Cheap Thrills 02. Baby Please 03. Gasoline Alley 04. Rock Away 05. Mercy, Mercy |
06. Games 07. Down In The Basement 08. Shoorah! Shoorah! 09. Something Good 10. I Believe In You |
1989 Something Real
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01. Something Real 02. Mr. Wondering 03. Touch Your Soul 04. We Might Never Feel This Way Again 05. I�m Your Girl |
06. If I Can Just Get Through Tonight 07. Stay Away 08. Soothin� 09. Best Of My Love 10. Cardiac Arrest |
1990 The Best Of Phoebe Snow
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01. Two Fisted Love 02. All Over 03. Poetry Man 04. Teach Me Tonight 05. Don�t Let Me Down |
06. Shakey Ground 07. Love Makes A Woman 08. Never Letting Go 09. Every Night 10. Harpo�s Blues |
1998 I Can�t Complain
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01. Brand New Me 02. Right To The End 03. Madame George 04. Piece Of My Heart 05. Baby Workout 06. Rockin� Pneumonia And Boogie Woogie Flu |
07. A Case Of You 08. Big Leg Blues 09. It Takes A Lot To Laugh 10. Share Your Love With Me 11. Lord I Just Can�t Keep From Crying 12. Never Never Land |
2003 Natural Wonder
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01. Sahara 02. How Beautiful 03. The Other Girlfriend 04. Ever Surprised 05. Lightning Crashes 06. Above The Band |
07. Changed 08. Natural Wonder 09. Key To The Street 10. Baby, I need Your Loving 11. Going Home |
2008 Live!
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01. Shakey Ground 02. Something Real 03. It�s All In The Game 04. If I Can Just Get Through Tonight 05. Poetry Man 06. You�re My Girl |
07. Natural Wonder 08. The Other Girlfriend 09. Piece Of My Heart 10. Rockin� Pneumonia & Boogie Woogie Flu 11. With A Song In My Heart |
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