Customer Reviews:

2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful
Customer Id: A3O7H2331NE9HF 2008-09-30
 
Review Summary: superb
 
Review Content: along with Duffy these are my 2 albums of the year. Every track is superb, very classy production and I love the use of horns on a lot of the tracks. Only 2 or 3 sound like Texas, otherwise you get Tamla, Nancy Sinatra and a French sound.I wish there were more songs as the 11 fly by when listening and its under 40 mins long. Do another next year Sharleen!
 
 
 

0 out of 6 people found the following review helpful
Customer Id: A1XWMUF9DDCHNL 2008-09-03
 
Review Summary: dull
 
Review Content: Just too mainstream, there are far more interesting things going on in the undergrowth - for a comparison I recommend Nick Worrall. His album is FREE to download as well.
 
 
 

7 out of 8 people found the following review helpful
Customer Id: A2Q6QHKMLSEIOV 2008-08-26
 
Review Summary: chill out with Sharleen
 
Review Content: This is a great chill out album, a slight taste of Texas but in general this is Sharleen's baby. Great vocals that gently hook you in and relax you. She tries a number of styles and influences so this is, at times, hard to define as an album, so the best thing to do is just sit back and enjoy!
Recommended.
 
 
 

1 out of 5 people found the following review helpful
Customer Id: A1V3WERRKU67YH 2008-08-17
 
Review Summary: Oh so middle-of-road Amy Winehouse / Duffy
 
Review Content: I haven't read the other reviews on here (don't want to be influenced by them), but I bet more than one person has mentioned that this gorgeous, slinky little album is more than a little reminiscent of both Amy Winehouse and Duffy. In fact, it's a bit embarrassing to admit to buying this album as it's probably been put together by the producers who thought: "Hmm, Amy Winehouse and Duffy are huge at the moment - how can we produce something that's really similar, but aimed at the slightly less edgy audience. Kind of like Amy W but without the alleged drugs and bashing people in public." I imagine this is doing really well on radio stations aimed at 30- and 40-somethings. Smooth, effective vocals - there's nothing new or unexpcted on this album - but I still have been listening to it loads!
 
 
 

3 out of 3 people found the following review helpful
Customer Id: A1FC8RRPEG3THX 2008-08-16
 
Review Summary: My first Sharleen-related purchase
 
Review Content: [G W Hope's son reviewing.] I had never been a huge fan of Texas, but I always really enjoyed the classics such as "I Don't Want A Lover," "In Demand" and "Say What You Want" when I was younger. I always thought Sharleen had a fantastic voice so I bought this album upon the strength of the first single "All The Times I Cried."

I'm extremely glad I bought it; in my opinion I found it even slightly better than that of Duffy or Amy Winehouse, to who Spiteri is similarly compared to throughout this album [sure, she's had some negativity for it, but the girl does a fantastic job]. My only complaint, which has already been made by many, is that the album is too short! I don't have a problem with the length of the tracks but it would have been nice if a few more tracks had been included, as I'm also sure they would have been up to a high quality and standard.

Spiteri has already proved that she is very talented as a singer and a musician, but futhermore reveals her talent with this album: she co-wrote every track on the album and also produced every track, while also providing the instrumentation on some tracks along with her fantastic band. As already mentioned, her vocals are in great shape too. Some of my favourites are the incredibly catchy opening track and second single, "It Was You" with its catchy, irresistable hook, my particular favourite, the Motown 60s inspired "Don't Keep Me Waiting" is extremely fun to listen to! Title track "Melody" and closing song "Francoise," which is one of the two songs Sharleen wrote alone on the album (the other being "Where Did It Go Wrong?"), are also standouts.

To sum it up, this is a brave and brilliant debut effort from Spiteri and if you like the music of Duffy and Winehouse or any 60s act back in their day (Gabriella Cilmi is also another obvious contender, along with Adele), don't hesitate to buy this record - even if you weren't too fond of Texas' music!