Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Love's a Prima Donna is an album by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, released in October 1976. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios between June and September 1976. The album reached No. 28 in the UK Albums Chart in November 1976.Allmusic journalist, Donald A. Guarisco noted, "Although he created a decadent glam rocker image through early albums like The Human Menagerie and The Psychomodo, Harley soon revealed a romantic heart beating beneath all the artsy sleaze on singles like "Judy Teen" and "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)". This 1976 album, the last studio outing Harley would record under the Cockney Rebel banner, allowed him to give full vent to his romantic thoughts via "(I Believe) Love's a Prima Donna" and "(Love) Compared with You", a delicately orchestrated love ballad that manages to be touching and heartfelt without lapsing into sappy sentimentality. This album also produced one of Harley's biggest hits with an arty, synthesizer-laced cover of The Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun". The rest of the album has a mixture of musical genres including prog rock, folk, doo-wop, and reggae.Harley played electric guitar for the first time on record on "Give Me More".. }
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- Love's_a_Prima_Donna abstract "Love's a Prima Donna is an album by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, released in October 1976. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios between June and September 1976. The album reached No. 28 in the UK Albums Chart in November 1976.Allmusic journalist, Donald A. Guarisco noted, "Although he created a decadent glam rocker image through early albums like The Human Menagerie and The Psychomodo, Harley soon revealed a romantic heart beating beneath all the artsy sleaze on singles like "Judy Teen" and "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)". This 1976 album, the last studio outing Harley would record under the Cockney Rebel banner, allowed him to give full vent to his romantic thoughts via "(I Believe) Love's a Prima Donna" and "(Love) Compared with You", a delicately orchestrated love ballad that manages to be touching and heartfelt without lapsing into sappy sentimentality. This album also produced one of Harley's biggest hits with an arty, synthesizer-laced cover of The Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun". The rest of the album has a mixture of musical genres including prog rock, folk, doo-wop, and reggae.Harley played electric guitar for the first time on record on "Give Me More".".