Andrew's crazy over Christine

WHEN ex-Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham calls you to tell you how wonderful an unknown American girl singer is - then you take notice.

After all, this is the man who once took a full page ad out in the music papers at his own expense just to tell the world what a great record "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" by the Righteous Brothers was.

And he could be on the right track again with Christine Ohlman, a blue-eyed blonde with the vocal talents of a Bonnie Raitt crossed with Janis Joplin.

"I first met and was knocked out, as I continue to be, by Christine and her producer Thomas 'Doc' Cavalier when I lived in Connecticut," he said last week. "I have no interest in her other than love and respect," he added.

And with songs on her album The Hard Way (Deluge) like "Edge Of The World," "A Shot Of You" and the bluesiest version of "Love Is All Around" you're ever likely to hear, you can see why it's a respect that she deserves.

The only shame is that until some enterprising UK label can pick up the rights, the record is only available on import.

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