Song:The Man With The Golden Gun
Album:The Best of Bond...James Bond
Of course Lulu is best known for appearing in the 1967 film To Sir With Love and singing the chart topping theme for the film. Though she never scored another big hit, Lulu continued to record and in England she appeared on TV. And she got to sing the theme for the 1974 James Bond film The Man With The Golden Gun. Though Lulu appeared on TV a lot in England after To Sir With Love, she had a tough time coming up with another hit single. She hosted several BBC shows. That visibility didn't seem to help her much. Her one big hit was Boom Bang-a-Bang from the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest. Lulu left Epic and producer Mickie Most for Atco. After two unsuccessful albums with producer Jerry Wexler including one recorded at Muscle Shoals, Lulu moved to Wes Farrell's Chelsea label. Farrell was best known as the producer of The Partridge Family. He started Chelsea in 1972. While working on the 1976 album Heaven and Earth and the Stars, Lulu got the call to record The Man With The Golden Gun. At the time she was still appearing regularly on the BBC. James Bond composer John Barry wrote the song with Don Black who also wrote Thunderball and Diamonds Are Forever. Barry said he didn't like the song. Supposedly the selling point of the song was raunchy lyrics. But that didn't help as the song didn't chart. It will be of interest mostly to James Bond fans and they can get it on this budget comp. You can also get it on the Lulu comp Her Greatest Hits. Soon after this, Farrell sold Chelsea to RCA. Though she did score a top 5 hit in England with her 1974 cover of David Bowie's The Man Who Sold The World which Bowie produced, Lulu wouldn't record again until 1979 on Elton John's Rocket label. She continues to record regularly and appear on TV and radio. Here's Lulu performing The Man With The Golden Gun 1975.
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