LENA ZAVARONI "Ma! He's Making Eyes At Me" LP SS w CC 1974

Description: CC = CUT CORNER COVER. SS = STILL SEALED Lena Zavaroni Biography by Sharon Mawer Here is a cautionary tale to beat most others, of how high child performers can rise and the depths to which they can sink. Lena Zavaroni was a teenage sensation in the mid-'70s but was built up so far by the media that she succumbed to the eating disorder anorexia nervosa and died at the age of just 35. She was born in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, a small island off the coast of Scotland, on November 4, 1963, and was a regular child performer in talent shows on the island. While she was still only nine years old, she was heard singing in the Athletic Bar on the island by record producer Tommy Scott, who happened to be on vacation at the time. He recommended her to the impresario Phil Solomon, who had been looking for a young girl singer. Despite her age, he immediately spotted a rare talent and brought her down to London to appear on national television in the talent show Opportunity Knocks, on which she topped the viewers' voting poll five weeks running. Early in 1974, her recording of the 1950s Johnny Otis hit "Ma He's Making Eyes at Me" was released and hit the Top Ten, quickly followed by the album Ma, which also reached the Top Ten, peaking at number eight. Because of this chart success, she became the youngest singer to date to appear on the pop program Top of the Pops, and by Easter 1974 she had her first live performance in front of a major audience at the Blackpool Opera House and an appearance in a Hollywood charity show that starred Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball. Fast becoming a world-wide star, she also appeared on The Carol Burnett Show on TV, sharing a dressing room with Liza Minnelli. By 1975 and with Zavaroni only 11 years old, her single had been successful in many countries throughout Europe and Japan, and she was invited to the White House to sing before President Gerald Ford. She still had a lot to learn, and she signed up with the Italia Conti stage school, where she met fellow child performer Bonnie Langford, forming a friendship that would develop further, and the two teenagers later starred together in their own TV series Lena & Bonnie. Her own TV show, Lena Zavaroni on Broadway, was chosen for the 1978 Golden Sea Swallow Festival, where it won the silver award, but dark clouds were already on the horizon -- Zavaroni was growing up and developing into a woman, and no longer seemed to be such a cute kid. When the media had described her as "cuddly," she took it to heart, and no longer able to fit into the children's clothes she was expected to wear on TV and on-stage, she developed anorexia nervosa. At age 15 in the summer of 1979, she returned to her home in Rothesay and was looking thin and gaunt, and spent her 16th birthday at the general hospital in Glasgow with an upset stomach and a general feeling of listlessness. The trips to the hospital continued throughout the '80s, stopping her from working for long periods, and although she attempted a comeback at Blackpool in a summer season in 1985, she was forced to stop working again due to continued weight loss and illness the following year. Attempting to lead a normal life, she married Peter Wiltshire in September, 1989 but the marriage only lasted 18 months, and it was also around this time that her mother, who had developed a problem with alcohol, committed suicide. Lena Zavaroni spent most of the '90s in various rehabilitation clinics but nothing seemed to give her any happiness, and her weight at times dropped to less than 60 lbs. She finally developed a chest infection and died from bronchial pneumonia on October 1, 1999, at the age of just 35.Lena Zavaroni – Ma! He's Making Eyes At MeLena Zavaroni - Ma! He's Making Eyes At Me album coverMore images Label:Stax – STS 5511Format:Vinyl, LP, Country:USReleased:1974Genre:PopStyle:VocalA1Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me)Arranged By – Tom ParkerWritten-By – Con Conrad, Sidney Clare2:26A2The End Of The WorldWritten-By – Arthur Kent, Silva Dee*2:42A3Swinging On A StarWritten-By – Jimmy VanHeusin*, John Burke*2:13A4Help Me Make It Through The NightWritten-By – Kris Kristofferson2:56A5Cross My HeartWritten-By – Tony Scott (2)1:49A6My MammyWritten-By – Joe Young (3), Sam Lewis, Walter Donaldson2:22B1Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie MelodyArranged By – Tom ParkerWritten-By – Jean Schwartz, Joe Young (3), Sam Lewis2:49B2Take Me Home, Country RoadsWritten-By – Bill Danoff, John Denver, Toffy Nivert*2:52B3Pennies From HeavenWritten-By – Arthur Johnstone*, John Burke*2:05B4Love Can Make The World Go RoundWritten-By – Tony Scott (2)2:39B5My HappinessWritten-By – Patty Petersen*, Bonnie Bergantine*2:28B6River Deep, Mountain HighWritten-By – Corry Sands*, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry3:14Arranged By – Arthur Greenslade (tracks: A2 to A5, B4 to B6), Bob Sharples (tracks: A6, B2, B3)Producer – Tommy Scott GOLDMINE GRADING MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect. NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly. VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors. VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc. GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork. POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.

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