Funk / Soul

Biography
Labi Siffre, brought up in London, England, is the son of an English mother and Nigerian father. After jobs such as mini-cab driver and delivery man he started to concentrate on music full-time leaving for Cannes, France to play guitar with a variety of soul musicians and bands. He returned to the UK in the late ’60s and enjoyed solo hits in 1971 with “It Must Be Love” (later covered by Madness) and “Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying”. Although “Watch Me” in 1972 was his last hit of the ’70s, he made a spectacular comeback in 1987 with “(Something Inside) So Strong”.  In recent years Siffre’s work has been reassessed by a new generation after the break from his song “I Got The” was sampled by Eminem in his breakthrough hit “My Name Is”. Labi Siffre nowadays spends much of his time writing poetry which deals with gay rights and other world issues. https://www.discogs.com/artist/18979-Labi-Siffre

Album & Cover
Crying Laughing Loving Lying is the 1972 release by Labi Siffre.All songs were written, performed and produced by Labi Siffre. The album was recorded at Chappell Studios in London.The record contains two of Labi’s best known songs: “It Must Be Love” (No. 14, 1971) (later covered by and a No. 4 hit for Madness, for which Siffre himself appeared in the video) and “Crying Laughing Loving Lying” (No. 11, 1972). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crying_Laughing_Loving_Lying 

Cover Location:
Who Did What: Photography A. Powell
Label: Pye NSPL 28163(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell

Tracklist

Credits
Engineer – John Luard Timperley
Engineer [2nd Enginner] – Colin MacLiesh, Gordon Edge, Robert Golding
Mastered By – △G
Vocals, Guitar – Labi Siffre
Written-By, Arranged By, Producer – Labi Siffre

Notes
Released in a matte gatefold sleeve with lyric insert.