By the time Dory Previn emerged as a devastatingly raw and emotive singer-songwriter of a singular grain in the seventies she was already in her mid-forties with a trunk load of life trauma spinning in her head. She had cut her musical teeth in the sixties alongside then husband Andre Previn writing lyrics on motion picture soundtrack pieces (for which they received several Academy Award nominations) but it was after their split that the solo acoustic style in vogue at the time became her forte. Her music was raw and real, perhaps a little too much for some, which may account for her criminal lack of commercial recognition before or since, as she dealt not just with the fall out of her Andre split but also childhood abuse and her own mental health. That her recipe was always topped off with a glittering Hollywood, musical-like melodic flare only serves to make her music all the more appealing and guarantees that Dory is forever a wonderful musical surprise in waiting for the uninitiated. This album is a 1977 compilation of highlights from her solo releases and a very good condition vinyl pressing on UAR records is available right now at our shop https://www.discogs.com/seller/Fruit_Tree_Records/profile

Despite there not being a large amount of Dory Previn film clips available, I have found two filmed performances of a brace of songs that appear on One A.M. Phonecalls here: