Chris Farlowe-From Here To Mama Rosa with The Hill (1970)

Chris Farlowe is considered one of the best voices in British Rhythm and Blues and a true legend of British rock music. With a strong personality, he belonged to various bands during the 1960s, always leaving his distinctive mark with his unique voice. His hesitant beginnings as a solo singer, releasing a series of unremarkable albums, ended when he formed the Thunderbirds, a band with which he released some significant hits that secured him a certain reputation among professional musicians in his country. Interestingly, in this first lineup, he coincided with future British rock legends Dave Greenslade and Carl Palmer. However, they didn't achieve widespread public acclaim, a fact that earned him the status of a great figure without a following. But in the mid-1960s, Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger agreed to produce his song "Think", with which he finally achieved the long-awaited success. In the following years came other hits like "Just a Dream", "Out of Time", and "Yesterday's Papers", which cemented his status as one of the leading figures in the music scene of the era. In 1970, Farlowe, along with the Thunderbirds, now reformed as The Hill, composed of Steve Hammond (guitar), Peter Robinson (Hammond organ), Bruce Waddell (bass), Paul Buckmaster (cello), and Colin Davey (drums), recorded the album "From Here to Mama Rosa with the Hill", considered a minor masterpiece of British rock. This album, a departure from his previous rhythm and blues recordings, was framed by the bombastic orchestral sounds of psychedelic and avant-garde pop, enveloped in brilliant progressive sonorities such as "Mama Rosa", "Head in the Clouds", "Winter of My Life", "Are You Sleeping?", "Questions", and "Travelling Into Make-Believe". From here, Farlowe would move between a series of collaborations with the legendary bands Colosseum and Atomic Rooster, as well as his own solo career, releasing albums regularly until 2014 when his last work appeared.