Helen heading for top
The most encouraging thing to happen on the London charts in months is the indication that “Angie Baby" could reach the top. The song, performed by Helen Reddy, a singer who can sing as well as shout, and swing rather than thump, has moved from twelvth to fifth in one week, and should move higher.
The song itself is lyrical, somewhat ominous and has a literacy rarely found in the current top 10 offerings.
Miss Reddy, an Australian who has been somewhat denigrated in pop circles lately for her attempts to break out of the electronic jungle, performs it magnificently. She threads her way through an intricate arrangement with poise and style, and at times her voice takes on an instrument-like quality, reminiscent of the best jazz singers.
Miss Reddy has had some pretty dismal songs to cope with in the past, but this record shows that, when she has the material to work with, she’s among the best singers around.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33791, 13 March 1975, Page 4
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