Pat Lewis - Selfish One

Remixed by Barry Andrews

It is with much Love and great respect that we remember our dear friend Pat Lewis with this early Motown inspired remix of her version of the classic Jackie Ross Song "SELFISH ONE". 
Pat will always be in our thoughts and this song is dedicated to her Family, Friends and many fans worldwide. 

Patsy Ruth Lewis
October 23, 1947
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 
September 2, 2024
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

For more information please visit her page at https://bitl.to/4VSz

Patsy Ruth Lewis (October 23, 1947 – September 2, 2024) was an American soul singer and backing vocalist from the 1960s. She was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame twice; as a solo artist in 2015 and as a member of Isaac Hayes Hot Buttered Soul group in 2017.

Patsy Lewis was born on October 23, 1947, in  Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States, and moved to  Detroit Michigan, in 1951. In the early 1960s, Pat, her sister Dianne, and two friends (Betty and Jackie Winston) formed the group, The Adorables, who recorded a record and began singing backing vocals for Goldne World Records.

Lewis debuted as a solo artist in 1966 with Can't Shake It Loose while also beginning to do outside backing vocals sessions. She met Motown Records in-house backing group The Andantes, and one day when one of the girls could not make the session for Stevie Wonder's "Up Tight", Lewis stepped in and did it as well as several other Motown sessions. She signed to Solif Hit Bound Records and released a string of singles, including "Look At What I Almost Missed", "Warning", "No One to Love", "No Baby No", and "The Loser". From the late 1960s on, she became a permanent backing singer for Aretha Franklin, Isaac Hayes and later on George Clinton too. She wrote several songs for Isaac Hayes.

In 1989, Lewis as well as The Andantes were among the invited artists to join UK producer Ian Levine's mega-project Motor City Records, a label formed to record new material on former Motown artists. She became the main backing vocals co-ordinator for the label and did several hundred arrangements while she recorded more than 50 tracks with herself and as a lead singer for the re-formed Andantes.

Her single Separation (1991) (co-written by Levine and  Billy Griffin)  was Single of the Week when reviewed in British soul magazine Blues & Soul.

After the label's demise in 1992, she continued to work with Levine on a regular basis. In 1997, she recorded 50 cover versions of selected Motown and Northern Soul classics, although only a handful of tracks have been released on various artists compilations. In 1999, she recorded 76 gospel tracks with Levine for K-Tel. Pat then did occasional tours with Martha Reeves's original backing group The Vandellas. In 2018, Lewis came to the UK to perform at the annual Northern Soul Survivors weekender held at Butlins, Skegness.

On September 2, 2024, it was announced that Pat Lewis had died at the age of 76.