Susan Christie (psych. folk / USA)

Susan Christie is an American singer-songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She had a minor hit with the novelty song "I Love Onions" (written by Donald Cochrane and John Hill). The track, which peaked at #63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1966, is described as having a sound reminiscent of the 1920s, with Christie's "breathy" vocal backed by a chorus of kazoo players and male backup singers. 

In Canada, however, the single fared much better, reaching #19 on the RPM 100 national singles chart on August 1, 1966. The tune was later adapted for a Canadian television commercial as "I Love Turtles" in 1980. 

Signed to Columbia Records, Christie recorded an album in 1970, Paint a Lady. Described as "psychedelic folk music". After one novelty song, the label bosses didn’t think her melancholy take on country and solitude would ever be of any interest. The album went unreleased by Columbia, which considered it to be non-commercial, and Christie was dropped from the label. The album, of which only three vinyl copies were ever pressed, languished in obscurity until 2006, when Manchester-based DJ Andy Votel received a copy and brought the album renewed attention and a CD release. SPIN magazine described the album as "funky free folk" filled with "brilliantly original songs" and Christie as a "dark, strange songbird". Susan 

Christie’s album is a beautiful piece of despondent tales and folky psychedelia. The fascinating thing is that it sounds very current. The title track is reminiscent of Portishead , while other songs incorporate break heavy folk-funk, current DJ’s would die for. 

Christie participated in the 2008 "Lost Ladies of Folk" project spearheaded by Votel and his spouse, recording artist Jane Weaver, performing in concert at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London and appearing on the compilation album Bearded Ladies. In 2010 Christie appeared as a guest artist on Weaver's album The Fallen By Watch Bird. 

Paint A Lady (album 1970): 

Track Listing:

 

1. Rainy Day 0:00 

2. Paint a Lady 03:10 

3. For the Love of a Soldier 06:33 

4. Ghost Riders in the Sky 10:29 

5. Yesterday Where's My Mind 13:55 

6. Echo in My Mind 23:01 

7. When Love Comes 26:19 

8. No One Can Hear You Cry 28:38

https://youtu.be/0e_P6kwQ-S4

Sources: wikipedia.org and Last.fm