Jerry Landis aka Paul Simon

Roboud · Post by **Roboud** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 4:55 pm

Hello, is it true that Burt Bacharach once hired a studiosession-singer called Jerry Landis to demo for him?
It is said he did -at least- 10 songs. I would like to know which songs and when were they recorded, where, etc.

Jerry Landis became much later famous under his real name Paul Simon.

Thanks
Rob in Holland

An Enormous BB Fan · Post by **An Enormous BB Fan** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 10:29 pm

I looked like crazy on the internet for this, but I couldn't find anything specific. However, in 1962, Jerry Landis (Paul Simon) recorded a song entilted "Lisa". Burt and Hal wrote a song called Lisa.

Check out this page which supplies a great chronology of Paul Simon (including all his other names):

http://www.vex.net/~paulmac/simon/simon ... l#19611100

Roboud · Post by **Roboud** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 10:47 am

Well that Lisa's another part of his career. He wrote a lot of teeny-songs in those days.

But it seemd some 10 demo's he was asked to sing for BB. Paul confirmed it an interview if I remember well.

Rob

An Enormous BB Fan wrote:I looked like crazy on the internet for this, but I couldn't find anything specific. However, in 1962, Jerry Landis (Paul Simon) recorded a song entilted "Lisa". Burt and Hal wrote a song called Lisa.

Check out this page which supplies a great chronology of Paul Simon (including all his other names):

http://www.vex.net/~paulmac/simon/simon ... l#19611100

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:03 pm

I'm wondering if it could be the same "Lisa" song that Jerry Landis
recorded...The Lisa that burt and Hal wrote and subsequently
recorded on Burt's "Reach Out " album is a very sophisticated adult song..
sounds like a movie thing.
I will be on the lookout for this on the web now, as I am curious.

Roboud · Post by **Roboud** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 11:14 am

I have been doing some digging and here are some Hal David songs Paul recorded:

The lipstick on your lips (Hal David & Sherman Edwards) (rec. July 5th 1960)
Frame without a picture (same as above) (rec. Sept 27th 1960)
Bigger and better things (same as above) (rec. Oct 5th 1960)
The people in the story (Hal David) (rec. Dec. 5th 1960)

No trace though of Burt Bacharach so far.

Rob

Anonymous wrote:I'm wondering if it could be the same "Lisa" song that Jerry Landis
recorded...The Lisa that burt and Hal wrote and subsequently
recorded on Burt's "Reach Out " album is a very sophisticated adult song..
sounds like a movie thing.
I will be on the lookout for this on the web now, as I am curious.