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EVELYN THOMAS “SPREAD LOVE”?

Evelyn Thomas is back with a vengeance! Few realize that the much
covered composition Spread Love was written by Ms. Thomas. Now she has
reclaimed her song and shown haw it was meant to be done. Tony Simpson
classic productions are complemented by the Deepness man himself Mark
Walker, producer and writer of her earlier hits on the E-SA label, One
World, Move your Body, and Tell The World. The High Energy Diva is
back! Contact info@deepnessmusic.com for booking info
- Tony Simpson

EVELYN THOMAS ”MY FUNNY VALENTINE”?

The Diva is back!

Spreading love to the world aided by remixes from Tony Simpson, E-SA's
Mark Walker and Stony Hill from Deepness Music. Serious House Music
with chill flava sprinkled in!
- Tony Simpson

The original "High Energy" sound of Evelyn Thomas!

Long before 1984's worldwide smash, "High Energy", Evelyn Thomas and producer Ian Levine were creating musical magic. This, her first full length outing, was a major success in clubs (both gay & straight) across the states and a minor hit worldwide. Prominently featuring the (actual) high energy beat prevalent in 1978/1979 and the "sound" marketed by the musical marriage of Ian Levine and Fiachra Trench. The essential key to Evelyn's success is her incredible vocal range and usual voice, in which the listener never knows, whether it's a black or white female singing. The across the board hit was "I Wanna Make It On My Own". Although the other up-tempo tracks, "It's The Magic Of Your Touch", "Look No Further", and "Back to Reality" were club played as well. The other gem to this release, "Thanks For Being There", showcases Ms. Thomas' prowess at balladry and proves that she isn't/wasn't a "strictly disco" artist. One of my all time favorite albums, I was thrilled to see it released on compact disc. Added this to my ever expanding collection of "classic" disco releases that I have converted to owning on compact disc. If you enjoy other Levine-Trench classics, such as Seventh Ave., Barbara Pennington and James Wells then Evelyn Thomas is for you!
- Amazon.com

Surely this has Evelyn's greatest hit ever, "High Energy", and the follow-up single "Masquerade" is really good too, but the album always felt a bit lackluster to me, especially when compared to such masterpieces as the efforts by her peers Miquel Brown and Barbara Pennington. - Tiger Soren

Have A Little Faith In Me Review

07/13/2005 6:12 AM, AMG


With a robust set of pipes, dance diva Evelyn Thomas offered a wealth of bona fide disco and hi-NRG jammers from the mid-'70s through the mid-'90s. On this second full-length effort originally released on Avi in 1979, she is in her prime. The kinetic title cut is an all-out party via its vibrant vocal melodies and arrangements, perky strings, fluid, Latin-tinged percussion, and insinuating chord changes. Thomas's delayed attacks and anticipation are colorful here, too, as they are on the unique and beautiful "Love's Not Just an Illusion" and "My Head's in the Stars." Originally a four-cut album (all of the songs being in the six-and-a-half to eight-and-a-half-minute range), Hot Productions added five non-album tracks to its 1996 CD release of Have a Little Faith in Me. The singer's first two singles, "Weak Spot" and "Doomsday" (from 1975 and 1976, respectively), are included, as well as "Summer on the Beach," "Love in the First Degree," and the mostly instrumental "Sleaze." With the exception of the monotonous moaning and percussion of "Sleaze," it's an invigorating listen throughout. ~ Justin M. Kantor, All Music Guide
- AMG Review

Album Details: I Wanna Make It on My Own
Release Date:
01/01/1979
Label:
Hot Productions
UPC:
053993668320

Pro Reviews
EXPERT RATING: From AMG ReviewsMerely five tracks long, Chicago crooner Evelyn Thomas' debut "album" is a thoroughly pleasant if not entirely remarkable effort. By this point, the singer had scored several Top 40 U.K. hits in the Northern soul vein; for I Wanna Make It on My Own, that focus was maintained -- but disco elements were added for commercial measure. But it's the simultaneously effervescent and mellow horn and string arrangements that set the songs apart from other typical dancefloor fodder. It's easy to relax or groove to "It's the Magic of Your Touch," especially with the distinctive stamp of Thomas' eager, down to earth vocal approach and the background singers' equally spirited musings. Meanwhile, "Back to Reality" is sublimely funky, and the title cut sets themes of freedom and imprisonment in love to a chirpy, pre-Hi-NRG background. Melodically, though, the songs aren't nearly as consistent and engaging as those found on the follow-up set, Have a Little Faith in Me. Tracks on the latter, such as "Love's Not Just an Illusion" and "My Head's in the Stars," have an energy that I Wanna Make It on My Own lacks. Here, the sound is less discernible from a handful of other projects crafted by producer Ian Levine around the same time -- for artists such as Barbara Pennington, L.J. Johnson, and Doris Jones. - Justin M. Kantor, All Music Guide
- All Music Guide