Annabel Lamb (born 28 September 1955) is an English singer-songwriter. She has released eight albums beginning with her debut album, Once Bitten. As well as her recording and touring career, Lamb has co-written songs with many other artists, notably the song "Amazed Are We" for Maxi Priest. She has also been a session singer and musician for Toni Basil and Tina Charles.

Career

thumb|Annabel Lamb, on Riders on the Storm (1984)

Annabel Lamb has released eight albums to date. She had a British Top 30 hit in 1983 with her cover version of The Doors song, "Riders on the Storm", her only hit in the UK Singles Chart. She appeared performing the song on Top of the Pops later that year. Her debut album, Once Bitten, included a guest appearance by Marillion vocalist, Steve Hogarth on keyboards. Her second album, The Flame, spent one week at Number 84 in the UK Albums Chart in April 1984. Amongst her influences, she lists James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Jane Siberry, Fairport Convention, and Paul Brady.

  • When Angels Travel (1986)
  • Brides (1987)
  • Justice (1988)
  • Heartland (1988) – compilation album
  • Refugee (1989)
  • Flow (1993)

Singles

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! rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:28em;"| Single

! colspan="4"| Peak positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

|- style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="35"| <small>UK</small><br>

! width="35"| <small>AUS</small>

! width="35"| <small>NED</small>

! width="35"| <small>SWE</small>

|-

| rowspan="1"|1982

! scope="row"| "Tell Him / All Night T.V."

| – || — || — || —

|-

| rowspan="1"|1982

! scope="row"| "I Know How Love Goes / Electronic Toys"

| – || — || — || —

|-

| rowspan="1"|1982

! scope="row"| "Cinderella / Safety in Numbers"

| – || — || — || —

| align="left" rowspan="4"| Once Bitten

|-

| rowspan="3"|1983

! scope="row"| "Once Bitten"

| – || — || — || —

|-

! scope="row"| "Heartland"

| – || — || — || —

|-

! scope="row"| "Riders on the Storm"

| 27 || 98 || – || 18

|-

| rowspan="2"|1984

! scope="row"| "The Flame"

| 92 || — || — || —

| align="left" rowspan="2"| The Flame

|-

! scope="row"| "So Lucky in Bed"

| – || — || — || —

|-

| rowspan="2"|1986

! scope="row"| "When Angels Travel"

| – || — || — || —

| align="left" rowspan="2"| When Angels Travel

|-

! scope="row"| "African Affair"

| – || — || — || —

|-

| rowspan="4"|1987

! scope="row"| "Different Drum"

| – || — || — || —

| align="left" rowspan="3"| Brides

|-

! scope="row"| "Country of Love"

| – || — || — || —

|-

! scope="row"| "Chase Across the World"

| – || — || — || —

|-

! scope="row"| "Talk to Me" <small>(theme from Damon & Debbie)</small>

| – || — || — || —

| align="left" rowspan="1"| Single only

|-

| rowspan="1"|1988

! scope="row"| "The Ghost of You"

| – || — || — || —

| align="left" rowspan="2"| Justice

|-

| rowspan="1"|1989

! scope="row"| "Refugee"

| – || — || 44 || —

|-

| rowspan="2"|1993

! scope="row"| "Pistols at Dawn"

| – || — || — || —

| align="left" rowspan="2"| Flow

|-

! scope="row"| "Wild World"

| – || — || — || —

|-

| align="center" colspan="9" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

|}

See also

  • List of new wave artists
  • List of A&M Records artists
  • List of performers on Top of the Pops

References

  • Annabel Lamb official website