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Genevieve Waite - Love Is Coming Back

From the brilliant 1974 album Romance Is On The Rise, penned by Genevieve's then husband John Phillips.

Genevieve Waite - Pink Gin And Lime

One of four previously unreleased bonus tracks from last year's CD release.

From the liner notes (quoting John's autobiography Papa John):

The album barely sold ten thousand copies. It was so poorly distributed that record stores were calling us to find out where they could buy it. Harvey Goldberg, the album's young and talented engineer, personally delivered copies to DJs who were playing cuts at gay and straight discos. Broder at one point explored getting a 1-800 number to help sell it through a late-night TV ad campaign. The decision to walk away from Warners and go with a small distributor proved to be catastrophic. It killed any chances Gen's LP had of making it.

And about that incredible cover:

We spared no expense to make the art work. The shot we used perfectly conveyed Gen's desire for a forties glamour-queen pinup look. Marsia Tinder designed the outfit for $700. Gen's glass shoes cost $400. The hearts in the picture cost $300.