Lesley Duncan was arguably Britain’s first female singer-songwriter of any note, first signed as a jobbing songwriter by publisher FDH in 1962 on £7 a week, later releasing five solo albums from 1971-1977.Now comes Lesley Steps Lightly, the anthology of Lesley’s period with the (Billy) Gaff Management set up (managers of The Faces, Status Quo, Rory Gallagher, Greenslade at the time), releasing recordings on their GM label. To Lesley’s name were 3 LPs and 7 singles, all included here, from 1974-1978.A major 20 page essay details Lesley’s whole career and importantly offers fascinating context material with input from Jimmy Horowitz , Linda Lewis, Madeline Bell, Tony Hazzard, Kiki Dee, Jeff Dexter and Tony Cox.

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  • 1. My Soul
  • 2. Broken Old Doll
  • 3. The Serf
  • 4. Hold On
  • 5. Everything Changes
  • 6. Love Melts Away
  • 7. Sam
  • 8. You
  • 9. Watch the Tears
  • 10. We'll Get By
  • 11. My Soul (Live)
  • 12. Sam (Live)
  • 13. Fortieth Floor (Live)
  • 14. Love Song (Live)
  • 15. The Serf (Live)
  • 16. Earth Mother (Live)
  • 17. Sing Children Sing (Live)

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  • 1. I Can See Where I'm Going
  • 2. Heaven Knows
  • 3. Moon Bathing
  • 4. Rescue Me
  • 5. Lady Step Lightly
  • 6. Wooden Spoon
  • 7. Pick Up the Phone
  • 8. Helpless
  • 9. Fine Friends
  • 10. Jumped Right In the River
  • 11. Rocking Chair
  • 12. Could've Been a Winner
  • 13. Earth Mother (Live)

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  • 1. The Sky On Fire
  • 2. Maybe It's Lost
  • 3. Slipping Sideways
  • 4. Living It All Again
  • 5. Another Rainy Day
  • 6. Ride On the Wind
  • 7. Let It Roll
  • 8. Walk In the Sea
  • 9. Falling Like a Leaf
  • 10. Don't Worry 'Bout It
  • 11. Drift Away
  • 12. The Magic's Fine
  • 13. Paper Highways
  • 14. Sing Children Sing (Charity Group Version)
  • 15. Rainbow Games
  • 16. Don't Cry Anita
  • 17. The Wrong Woman
  • 18. Walking Out Into a Bad Dream
  • 19. Yesterday (Was It Too Late)
  • 20. You're a Sly One
  • 21. Masters of War
  • 22. Another Light Goes Out