Paul Dickson

The recipient of an OBE (Order of the British Empire), in 2001, for her "service to music and drama," Barbara Dickson has successfully balanced careers in music and musical theater. A top recording artist in the 1970s, when she recorded such hits as "Answer Me" and "Morning Comes Quickly", she scored with two chart-topping hits – January, February" and a duet with Elaine Paige, "I Know Him So Well", in the 1980s. Her 1982 album, All For A Song sold more than six hundred thousand copies and remained on the British charts for more than a year. In the 1990s, she recorded an album of Dylan songs, "Don't Think Twice It's Alright and an album of traditional tunes from the Celtic Isles, Parcel of Rogues. She remains active, releasing a double CD, For The Record, featuring live tracks and greatest hit, in 2002. Dickson has been equally impressive as an actress.

A collection of recordings by the Scottish folk singer who made the successful transition to stage musicals working with Willy Russell and Andrew Lloyd-Webber & Tim Rice. This set includes her first two big hits Answer Me and Another Suitcase In Another Hall - the latter from “Evita”, along with Don't Cry For Me Argentina from “Evita”, and the Beatles songs The Long And Winding Road and With A Little Help From My Friends which she performed in Russell’s successful show “John, Paul, George, Ringo and Bert”.
It’s a great showcase for her highly distinctive voice.