I go through stages of being absolutely obsessed with this album. Currently in the middle of one of those stages. Marcus Miller's bass playing here is absolutely heavenly. The string and keyboard arrangements are so tight, acting as the perfect counterpoint to that slippery bass, whilst Vandross' lead and backing vocal arrangements are wonderfully unpredictable throughout, constantly twisting and turning over and through the tracks, never settling for the obvious. Then, of course, there's the strength of the songs, the immediacy of 'Never Too Much' or 'I've Been Working', the sheer beauty of 'You Stopped Loving Me' or 'A House Is Not A Home'. Pretty much the essential '80s R'n'B album. He would show flashes of this genius again, but never over the course of a whole album. As close to perfect as music gets.
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Choice Cuts by The Master's Apprentices _________________ "And can’t you see you’re in on it?
You were born though you need not
And is that not some cause
For worship, being born among these trees?"
Made In Japan by Flower Travellin' Band _________________ "And can’t you see you’re in on it?
You were born though you need not
And is that not some cause
For worship, being born among these trees?"
Dionne Warwick - ... Sings the Bacharach & David Songbook (1994)
This cheap '90s compilation pools together Warwick's interpretations of 22 of Burt and Hal's best-loved songs. She was often referred to as their greatest interpreter, and listening to these songs it's difficult to argue with that (though I'd take John Holt's 'Alfie' over hers, ditto Luther Vandross' 'A House Is Not A Home', and Aretha's 'Say A Little Prayer', and possibly even Scott Walker's 'Windows of the World', although the latter is a much more difficult call, but you get the gist). A fantastic collection of some of the greatest pop songs ever written, all sung in Dionne's instantly recognisable, controlled style. Sometimes the arrangements can get a little too much for me, but on the whole this is a joy to listen to. Recommended to anybody with an interest in the history of pop music.
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