Maggie Bell Wishing Well

Suicide Sal 1975 The success of Angel Air s series of Maggie Bell reissues can be easily judged by the Scottish singer s return to the U. K. after residing for years abroad, a planned autobiography, and her intention of touring. Although critically feted in the U. K., Bell, both solo and with her former band Stone the Crows, never quite achieved the commercial breakthrough everyone had so expected. Always a bridesmaid, never a bride, Bell s recording career was punctuated by a sole Stone the Crows charting album. With that band s demise in 1973, the soul singer went solo, releasing the (again) critically acclaimed Queen of the Night album, with 1975 s Suicide Sal following. A tougher, more energized set than its predecessor, Sal s electrifying live feel reflects the incendiary stage shows Bell and her new backing band had been playing in the intervening time between recordings. The two bonus tracks, recorded at a gig later that year, capture their live ferocity. Intriguingly, th