Description
Label Review.
2018 album. New acoustic re-interpretations of Lamont Dozier’s most famed compositions, featuring Gregory Porter, Cliff Richard, Graham Nash, Todd Rundgren and more. Also available on CD.
Our Overview.
Lamont Dozier is, of course, famed for his songwriting and production collaborations with the likes of Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Four Tops and many other Motown greats. Lamont’s album, ‘Reimagination’, is an acoustic re-interpretation of some of Lamont Dozier’s most famed compositions. The record, which includes cameo appearances from many industry notables such as Gregory Porter, Sir Cliff Richard, Graham Nash, Marc Cohn, Jo Harman Todd Rundgren, Rumer and more, is followed, in June 2018, by a first ever solo UK tour for this legendary figure from the world of Motown. The tour will be an evening of unplugged acoustic backing to Lamont’s own versions of these iconic songs with music direction by bandleader Fred Mollin. Lamont will be telling the stories behind these classic songs. Jo Harman will be a featured addition to the performances.
Lamont on the album: “It’s a brilliant idea that (producer) Fred Mollin came up with to reclaim these songs in this fashion and we’re just having a ball with it. I’m sure Motown fans will dig the new interpretations just as much as we all are here”. Lamont Dozier has written over fifty #1 hits for artists, most famously as part of the songwriting team Holland/Dozier/Holland.