Lippy Lou (born Louise Neale; 12 July 1975) is a British recording artist who had a brief recording career in the mid-1990s.

Lippy Lou
Birth nameLouise Neale
Born (1975-07-12) 12 July 1975 (age 48)
GenresRagga, Dance music, Toasting[1]
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1995–1996
LabelsMore Protein

Career edit

In 1995, Lippy Lou released two singles, "Liberation" and "Freaks", on Boy George's More Protein label. Both singles were produced by Mike Koglin, and entered the UK top 100 singles chart.[2]

"Liberation" was described by Billboard as a "coming out anthem."[3] The chorus of "Freaks" was based on the Was (Not Was) song "Out Come the Freaks".[3] Although Lippy Lou made further recordings,[4] an album was not released.

Discography edit

Singles edit

Year Single Peak chart positions
UK
[2]
AUS
[5]
1995 "Liberation"[6] 57 102
"Freaks" 76 121
1996 "Liberation (The Comeback Mixes)" 116[7]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

References edit

  1. ^ Flick, Larry (4 February 1995). "Divas Unplugged Icing on Rich 2nd Dance Summit". Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Official Charts > Lippy Lou". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b Flick, Larry (9 September 1995). "Positive Vibes From Warner's Sisters Of Glory". Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Lippy Lou – What Do You Want". discogs.com. June 1996. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 9 November 2015". Imgur.com. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  6. ^ Flick, Larry (9 June 1995). "Single Reviews". Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Chart Log UK 1994–2016 > DJ Steve L. – LZ Love". zobbel.de. Retrieved 5 February 2017.