The five-octave voice of Linda Lewis drew comparisons to the likes of young Michael Jackson and Minnie Riperton, but it was in a class of its own, particularly when the singer wrote her own material and naturally combined soul and folk with light funk accents. Lewis released her first single as a teenager in 1967 and was featured on the self-titled 1970 album by the Ferris Wheel before she issued her first album, Say No More... (1971). Although the exquisite Lark (1972) is generally considered her artistic peak, Lewis didn't chart in her native U.K. until she released the non-...