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I Am Your Servant is the sole solo album by the British singer Cindy Kent of The Settlers fame, released in the UK on York Records in 1973, a subsidiary of Decca Records. The album was recorded at Nova Sound Studios in London, England; with Tony Hooper of The Strawbs fame producing. Arranged by Fiachra Trench. It’s basically an album of covers, featuring songs by Larry Norman (“I’ve Searched All Around”, “One Way” and the title track) and Austin Roberts (“There’s A Shadow Passing Over The Land”), among others.
The Settlers – featuring Cindy Kent on lead vocals – was a folk-oriented group from England formed in the mid-1960s who released a handfull of albums on major labels like Decca Records and Columbia Records. In 1972, the band actually also released an album on Myrrh Records, Sing A New Song, as one of the first efforts by Myrrh in the UK. Shortly after recording her solo album, Cindy Kent left The Settlers.
Like Lou Hayles and Judy MacKenzie, Cindy is another enthusiastic British pop-rock femme whose music is worth checking out. I Am Your Servant consists mostly cover songs, with a particular fondness for Larry Norman («I’ve Searched All Around», «One Way» and the title track). She also does Austin Roberts’ «There’s A Shadow Passing Over The Land» also covered by Randy Matthews on his Eyes To The Sky). Backing musicians aren’t listed but they rock along with some soul while the string, woodwind and brass arrangements provide the commercial angle. The record label identifies her full name as Cindy Kent, while the cover and spine just say Cindy (the latter is how the album is usually listed in catalogs and want lists). I’m pretty sure she’s the girl in The Settlers. York is one of those very highly collected small UK labels. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]
LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “Sing”
A2. “I’ve Searched All Around”
A3. “Gideons Bible”
A4. “Love Is More Than Words”
A5. “Lay my Burden Down”
A6. “One More Mountain To Climb”
Side Two
B1. “Brand New Day”
B2. “Brighter”
B3. “There’s A Shadow Passing Over The Land”
B4. “Holy Rolling”
B5. “One Way”
B6. “I Am Your Servant”
Note: 24 BIT Remastered and released on CD housed in Mini LP Sleeve by BIG PINK Music in Korea. Liner notes included.
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