The music industry is
buzzing about the new concept album by former legendary Uriah Heep /
Lucifer's Friend vocalist John Lawton titled 'The Power of Mind'. An
innovative new CD, conceived, written and produced by the CGI member, Dr. Milen
Vrabevski, but performed by John Lawton and Bulgarian ensemble Diana
Express, 'The Power of Mind' is an exploration into the science of
positive thinking and its applications to the subconscious mind.
Featuring 14 amazing songs that showcase the soulful vocals of John
Lawton and the powerful instrumentals by Diana Express will leave you
wanting to hear it again and again...
“ 'The Power of Mind' is a concept
album with positive thinking being the theme,” John explains. “In
the world of today, I don't think there are many better things to focus on. The way the
songs flow into each other is really the way one would read a book or
relate stories to friends. The melodies and lyrics say a lot about
how we should view each other.”
John Lawton began his musical career in
North Shields, UK, in the early '60s with The Deans, a bunch of kids
who decided at random that John should be singer. He then moved on to
West One and later to Stonewall, which included John Miles, Vic
Malcolm (later of Geordie) and Paul Thompson (later of Roxy Music).
After Stonewall finished a stint at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg in
1969, John decided to stay in Germany. He is offered the job as
singer with legendary German cult rock band Lucifer's Friend
(1969-1976, 1979-1995) and subsequently recorded 9 studio albums
during his time with the band. In the early '70s John also joined the
Les Humphries Singers, with whom he recorded more than 20 albums and
took part at 1976's Eurovision Song Contest.
In 1976 John joined Uriah Heep as their
front man, and recorded the classic albums 'Innocent Victim',
'Firefly', 'Fallen Angel' and 'Live '79', and toured Europe and the
USA until September 1979. During his longstanding career John has
worked with some big names of rock, on various projects, including
Roger Glover's 'Butterfly Ball' and Eddie Hardin's 'Wizard's
Convention II'. In late 1980 he joined German rock band Rebel on
three albums, including their hit singles “Line of Fire” and
“Eagles Flight”. He would record one more album with the group,
now known as ZAR in the early '90s. John ventured into the world of
classical music when he recorded vocals for Volker Barber's
'Excalibur'. In January 1994 he formed GunHill, later known as JLB –
John Lawton Band. The band recorded two albums (studio/live) and
toured the UK and Europe. In August 2000 John recorded his first solo
album, the critically acclaimed 'Still Paying My Dues To The Blues'.
In December 2008 John entered the world
of television by presenting the Bulgarian travel documentary series
“John Lawton Presents”. Which leads to the teaming of John and
Bulgaria's Diana Express in November 2011 to record 'The Power of
Mind' in Plevin, Bulgaria. John comments, “The involvement came
via a musician friend of mine from Sofia, Bulgaria, who knows the
writer and producer of the album, Milen Vrabevski. I met with Milen
briefly in Sofia after an exchange of e-mails and he gave me a copy
of the original 'The Power of Mind' CD, which had been sung in
Bulgarian. I must say I liked it very much, it was very well sung,
played and produced. Milen then asked me if I would consider singing
the whole album again in English and after looking through the
English lyrics I agreed. It was a real joy to record in the studio in
Pleven, owned by the guitarist of the band, Maxim Goranov. It took me
about a week and a half to complete the solo and backing vocals.”
John Lawton has built a reputation on
his powerful vocals and charismatic personality and is regarded as
one of the best singers around today! And now with his new CD 'The
Power of Mind', John has reached an artistic peak. In conclusion John
has this to impart to his longtime listeners, “People who know me
and my background will expect something new and with 'The Power of
Mind' they have exactly that. The album is a collection of excellent
songs very well played and produced and one which I am very proud
of...so make sure you give it a good listen. Think positive and trust
in the Power of Mind.”
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