“The first *me I heard her sing, I knew we were born in the same pond” James Brown The Sunday Times “Amid the blues-rock power chords there’s an echo of Amy Winehouse, a hint of Rod Stewart, but the dominant presence is the lady herself, sounding every bit as revved up as she did in the 1960’s. An impressive return” The Sunday Telegraph “Making Life Rhyme is the best thing Lulu has done since the early Seven*es. Before Amy Winehouse, before Adele there was Lulu. It is a very fine album, perhaps the best she has ever made” The Daily Mail “Shout it loud... Lulu's made a humdinger: Making Life Rhyme is late-career renaissance” The Observer “The 11 mainly self-penned songs here showcase her s*ll powerful voice, spread across a surprisingly wide range of genres. A solidly enjoyable collec*on” The Mail On Sunday “Lulu’s voice, already raspy at 15, rasps s*ll, but it retains an impressive purity too” The Times “A tasteful collec*on of bluesy riffs and Motown-*nged melodies” “Making Life Rhyme is a dignified showcase for her talents” Daily Star “This self-penned set shows what a soulful singer she can be. Classy tunes to have you shou*ng with delight” The Daily Telegraph “They are songs with emo*onal substance, a life*me of hurt and wisdom in the life- affirming lyrics and raspy singing” The Sun “Lulu s*ll has something to SHOUT about at 66 and aXer 51 years in music” Lulu Coverage date: 10 April 2015 Circulation: 2125292 Page: 51 Shout it loud . Lulu’s made a humdinger d o es n’ t c h a se c o n t e m p o r a r y t r e n d s h e r e, p r efe r r i n g t o k e e p f a i t h w i t h by Adrian Thrills m ore t r a d i t io n al st yles. A n o t h er colla b or a t or is g uit a rist Ji m LULU: Making Life Rhyme C r e g a n , a c l o s e a ss o c i a t e o f R o d S t e w a r t . C r e g a n c o - w r o t e t h e (Decca) s o n g B r i g h t o n B e a c h o n R o d ’ s Sunday Express c h a r t-t o p p in g 2013 al b u m T i m e. Verdict: Late-career renaissance L i k e t h a t l a t e - c a r e e r c o n fessio n a l, )))** M a k i n g L if e R h y m e is s o m e t i m e s o v e r- c o o k e d . B u t i t h a s t h e s a m e se nse of so u lfu l d ig n i t y t h a t r efle c t s A V I N G c u t h e r w ell o n i ts m a k er. m u si c a l t e e t h i n t h e L ulu w as alw a ys t h e li t t le girl w i t h a b ig voice, a n d t h e first t w o n u m b ers S winging Six ties, L ulu h ere rei t er a t e h er r asp in g p o w er. h a s a l w a y s h a d a n U n d er p in n e d b y d rivin g d r u m s a n d in t uitive grasp of w h a t st ro n g h oo ks, F ai t h I n Yo u a n d E very m a k es a d e c e n t p o p S i n gl e D a y a r e a t h r o w b a c k t o t h e so n g. S h e first p rove d as m u c h d a ys w h e n h er b lu esy t o n e e a r n e d t h e H a d m ir a t io n of E ric C l a p t o n a n d t h e d u rin g t h e e a rly d a ys of B ri t ish R ollin g S t o n es. b e a t, w h e n sh e a n n o u n ce d h er B u t , d e s p i t e a n a c c e n t p i t c h e d a rriv al w i t h a r a u co us cover of so m e w h e r e b e t w e e n C a le d o n i a a n d T h e Isley B ro t h ers’ S h o u t. C alifor nia, a n d so m e blust ery arra nge- T h a t w a s o v e r h a lf a c e n t u r y a g o. m e n ts, sh e is c a p a b le of t e n d er n ess: B u t t h e sk ills a c q uire d over a life t i m e T h e A nsw er Is L ove is a t u n eful b alla d; in m usic h a ve serve d h er w ell, a n d t h e C ry a n a c hin g co nfessio n al. fo r m e r t e e n a g e so u l se n s a t io n , n o w T h e t wice- divorce d singer h as t alk e d 66, m a k es h e r e x p e r i e n c e c o u n t o n a b o u t M a k in g L ife R h y m e as a hig hly M a k in g L ife R h y m e. T h e G lasw egia n’s p erso n al al b u m . first al b u m in t e n ye a rs, i t is a fi t t in g ‘I’ve b ee n lu c k y in life, b u t I’ve also d e a l t w i t h d e m o n s, a n x i e t y a n d sh o w c ase for a v oice t h a t re t a i ns a ll . i ts ol d p o w er. es sa d n ess,’ sh e sa ys, a n d m a n y of t h ese T his alb u m h a d its origins in a clu b i- so n gs b e a r t h e h all m a r ks of h a r d-w o n gig L u l u p l a y e d t w o y e a rs a g o w i t h s. so m e A m e ric a n sessio n m e n a t B . B . ro m a n t ic w isd o m . s, T h e A nsw er Is L ove is w eig h e d d o w n K ing’s B lu es C lu b & G rill in N e w Yor k . e F ire d u p, sh e d eca m p e d t o t h e st u dio b y self-h el p p l a t i t u d es, b u t t h e t i t le s t ra c k p eels a w a y t h e p u blic p erso n a of w i t h a s m a ll b l u es b a n d a n d b e g a n t h w ri t i n g so n gs w i t h h e r b r o t h e r a n d a st a r loo k in g b a c k r u efully o n ‘all t h e lo ng-t er m colla b ora t or, B illie L a w rie. ye a rs I w as hi d in g’.