Lenore O'Malley - By the Way, Now (The Best Thing That Ever Happened) (1981 Pop/R&B Love Song)

The actual (uncredited) singer here is Catherine Russell, who has gone on to become a highly-respected jazz vocalist. (However, you will find her name as one of the background vocalist on both Leonore/Lenore O'Malley albums).Timeless pop/R&B ballad from the second album produced and written by Paul & Lana Sebastian and Michaele. Why this single did not become a classic love song is beyond me.

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[ChrisOtheBigC]

OK, so what's the deal with the singer not being Lenore? Did she not do her own vocals? Was she just a sort of Milli Vanilli sort of lip-syncer or what?

[retrorhythms]

@ChrisOtheBigC The production company hired a ghost singer (Catherine Russell). I guess they thought Lenore was a marketable face. There was one single of "Lenore" which I believe was actually her singing, called "Is It Because of Love." But the lead vocals on the two albums were done by Catherine.

[TruthSerum101]

I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THIS SONG FOR YEARS! I searched Google and every Billboard from the summer of 1980 - maybe I should have tried 1981. I would sing it to people and NOBODY remembered it. I had the entire title right but I somehow thought the singer's name was Samantha. Lenore O'Malley rings a bell though.

THANKS FOR POSTING!

[retrorhythms]

@TruthSerum101 You're welcome...I figured there were some people out here who were familiar with this lost gem and just not sure who sang it or where to find it! You may have been thinking of Samantha Sang...she did some material in a similar vein...

[ChrisOtheBigC]

@retrorhythms WOW. Thanks for the info, I had no idea. I was thinking today what a GREAT voice Lenore had, and how much of a better singer I thought she was compared to several other beautiful "disco" divas of her era. Now I get a big part of why she didn't get more well known: she couldn't tour! THANK YOU for turning me on to Catherine Russell! It's a shame they didn't use her, a lovely black woman: obviously they were going for the stunning blonde Madleen Kane kind of thing!

[MrElFlash]

Hello retrorythm, I´ve been looking for the last 30 years a song, I think it could be Cry Me (a million and one tears) from this LP, can you upload it just to be sure if it is the one I'm looking for ?

Because I wan t to buy the LP, but I want to be sure it is the right one.

Thanks!!

[tresvantt]

"By Te Way" retrorhythms Thank u so much for upload this song I remember i was a child 8-9 years and this song and another hard to find song call You and I by Madleen Kane made an impression in my soul In Mexico City almost nobody listen this kind of music and a child less¡¡¡ i always was "special" everybody listening rancheras & rock and i listening R&B Soul and rare groove Thank U sincerely to people like U for upload not only songs but memories GREAT MEMORIES Poncho alfstar69@hotmail.com

[tresvantt]

I can't speak english just a little excuse me Can somebody please tell me how can I download it in mp3 format? i don't know how to do it I can see this you tube page and listen this gem but i would like to have it in mp3 in my computer because i wanna listen over and over again I waited almost 30 years to find it (I recorded this song in a tape from a rare R&B radio station in 1981 when i was a child in Mexico City and the tape is so old & never found the album in vinyl) I'm SO happy :) Thank U

[Dnynolan]

This song got alot of radio play back home in NYC. I'm glad you posted this. I've been looking for this on youtube for a while. Thank you for the memories!!!!!!

[TruthSerum101]

@retrorhythms ....RIGHT but I knew it wasn't Samantha Sang after awhile because no song in her discography contained this title. Up until very recently, there were no Google references to the song, itself at all.