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| Genre : | Dance & Soul | Catalogue Number : | 88697460232 |
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| Format : | CD | Label : | Syco Music |
| Issued : | 22 Feb 2010 | Item sourced from : | Europe |
| Number of Discs : | 1 | ||
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Released: 26 May 2010
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Alexandra Burke's winning of 2008's X-Factor competition instantly made the young starlet a household name, thanks to her immaculate cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. Her cover, which contorted Cohen's masterpiece into a soulful gospel record, instantly drew comparisons between Burke and the television's program winner three years earlier; another young British beauty named Leona Lewis. The two ladies' equally spectacular voices and ranges were all too comparable. However, post X-Factor, it's clear that Simon Cowell, the masthead to both of their lucrative careers, is doing a terrific job of musically distinguishing the two up-and-coming divas; Lewis' debut, Spirit, was poised and perfected, much in the vein of Celine Dion. Contrarily, Burke's debut album, Overcome, seems to pull away from much of the preppy glamour that comes with Lewis' overreaching ballads. Burke's debut is brimming with a vocal charm and characterization that Lewis' releases lack. In other words, if Lewis is Dion, Burke is Whitney Houston; an equally compelling vocalist whose imperfections are masked by the kind of charisma that ears crave. Alongside a team of A-List producers (who came with an A-List price tag), Burke delivers a bold and brazen soul-pop album that's so perfected that a quarter could bounce of the shine of the final product. Because of this overproducing, however, Burke unfortunately misses the mark a few times; the forced retro R&B sounds that have been bludgeoned to death in 2009 make their presence here, on numbers like Bury Me and You Broke My Heart (co-written by a retro contemporary, Pixie Lott). Not to mention, there is more than one track that seems to be stuck in the footsteps of pop groups like Girls Aloud or Sugababes; not necessarily in a bad way, but Dumb and Nothing But the Girl only perfect the electro-pop formula, they don't glorify it. However, the album is more than saved by some of the best ballads that any new-millennium diva has ever released: The Silence, a storming, RedOne-produced number, is easily one of the most engaging vocals any singer has recorded for pop radio (yes, including Bleeding Love) in quite some time. Other songs like Gotta Go, They Don't Know, and Overcome vary in level of formula and appeal, but all have the chops necessary to sell them. Not to mention, the album is laden with cross-Atlantic appeal. The album's lead single, Bad Boys, is the most brilliant, perfect mainstream pop single of 2009; its thrashing, synthesized beat and larger-than-life chorus make Burke the prime U.K. import for the North American market, and a little guest chorus from Flo Rida only helps the situation. The album has the aforementioned charisma all the way through (ironically, see All Night Long), and Burke's bombastic voice is to be applauded -- not many soulful, booming types like her can even think of true mainstream pop success in 2009, but she stands a real chance. Songs like Bad Boys or It's Over -- a beautiful, midtempo pop tune probably best geared of all the songs for radio, even as a bonus track -- present a real vocalist who delivers phenomenally while being supported by modern-day beats and hooks. While this album is sometimes too generic and polished for its own good, it is the first record in years that offers us a vocalist like Christina Aguilera who can compete with the present-day Auto-Tuned Britney Spears of the world, and that in itself makes Burke's debut a hit. ~ Matthew Chisling, Rovi
Credits
Alexandra Burke(Vocals), Dan Carpenter(Trumpet), Dave Williamson(Trombone), Derrick McKenzie(Drums), Eliza Cho(Violin), Emma Kummrow(Violin), Esbjorn Ohrwall(Guitar), Gregory Teperman(Violin), Igor Szwec(Violin), Jim Jonsin(Keyboards), Johnny Severin(Guitar), Ｋａｔｅ Ｒｏｂｉｎｓｏｎ(Violin), Louis Biancaniello(Keyboards), Luigi Mazzocchi(Violin), Michelle Bishop(Violin), Natalia Bonner(Violin), Olga Konopelsky(Violin), Peter Ljung(Keyboards), Peter Ljung(Piano), Richard George(Violin), Simon Willescroft(Saxophone), Steve Booker(Bass), Steve Booker(Keyboards), Warren Zielinski(Violin), Wayne Wilkins(Keyboards), Alexandra Burke(Vocals (Background)), Andrea Martin(Vocals (Background)), Bryon Jones(Choir, Chorus), Candice Johnson-Mills(Choir, Chorus), Carol Riley(Choir, Chorus), Chris Worsey(Cello), Davis Barnett(Viola), Glenn Fischbach(Cello), James J. Cooper III(Cello), John Metcalfe(Viola), Joy Malcolm(Choir, Chorus), Julie Costello(Choir, Chorus), Ladonna Harley Peters(Choir, Chorus), Lauren Evans(Vocals (Background)), Lawrence Johnson(Choir, Chorus), Marcus Johnson(Choir, Chorus), Marianne Pentha(Vocals (Background)), Millennia Strings(Strings), Pat Scott(Choir, Chorus), Patricia Fashanu(Choir, Chorus), Pearl Jarrett(Choir, Chorus), Peter Nocella(Viola), Priscilla Jones(Choir, Chorus), Ravaughn Brown(Vocals (Background)), RedOne(Vocals (Background)), Rikke Norman(Vocals (Background)), Rita Ora(Vocals (Background)), Sam Watters(Vocals (Background)), Sarah Ozelle(Vocals (Background)), Savan Kotecha(Vocals (Background)), Tamyra Gray(Vocals (Background)), Brian Kennedy(Producer), Carlos Oyanedel(Engineer), Damien Lewis(Engineer), Erik Arvinder(Engineer), Hitesh Cohen(Engineer), Jeff Chestek(Engineer), Jim Jonsin(Producer), Johnny Severin(Engineer), Jon Kelly(Engineer), Larossi(Engineer), Larossi(Producer), Louis Biancaniello(Producer), Martin Cooke(Engineer), Mikkel Eriksen(Engineer), Ne-Yo(Producer), Quiz(Engineer), Quiz(Producer), RedOne(Engineer), RedOne(Producer), Sam Watters(Producer), Stargate(Producer), Status(Producer), Steve Booker(Producer), The Element(Producer), The Phantom Boys(Producer), Wayne Wilkins(Producer), A. Martin(Composer), Aeon "Step" Manahan(Composer), Alexander James(Composer), Alexandra Burke(Instrumentation), Andre Merritt(Composer), Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane(Instrumentation), Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane(Programming), Bilal "The Chef" Hajji(Composer), Brian Kennedy(Instrumentation), Brian Kennedy Seals(Composer), Busbee(Composer), Erik Arvinder(String Arrangements), Henrik Janson(Conductor), Henrik Janson(String Arrangements), Herbert Crichlow(Composer), James Echeffer(Composer), James Fauntleroy II(Composer), Jim Jonsin(Programming), Jon Kelly(Mixing), Josef Larossi(Instrumentation), Josef Larossi(Programming), Josh Houghkirk(Mixing Assistant), Kim Ofstad(Composer), Kim Ofstad(Instrumentation), Larossi(Mixing), Larry Gold(String Arrangements), Larry Summerville(Composer), Lauren Evans(Composer), Leonard Cohen(Composer), Louis Biancaniello(Composer), Louis Biancaniello(Programming), M.S. Eriksen(Composer), Manny Marroquin(Mixing), Markus Wiborn(Assistant Engineer), Martin Kierszenbaum(Composer), Melvin K. Watson Jr.(Composer), Mikkel S. Eriksen(Instrumentation), Niara Scarlett(Composer), Phil Tan(Mixing), Pixie Lott(Composer), Quiz(Mixing), RedOne(Composer), RedOne(Instrumentation), RedOne(Programming), RedOne(Vocal Arrangement), Rick Friedrich(Assistant Engineer), Rico Love(Composer), Robert Orton(Mixing), S. Milton(Composer), Samuel Watters(Composer), Savan Kotecha(Composer), Simon Hale(String Arrangements), Status(Instrumentation), Steve Booker(Composer), Steve Booker(Mixing), Steve Booker(Programming), Stockholm Session Orchestra(Orchestration), T.E. Hermansen(Composer), Tor Erik Hermansen(Instrumentation), Tramar Dillard(Composer), Ulf Janson(Conductor), Ulf Janson(String Arrangements), W. Kennard(Composer), Wayne Wilkins(Composer), Wayne Wilkins(Programming), Alessandro Destefanis(Assistant), Alexander James(Vocal Producer), Andrea Martin(Vocal Producer), Busbee(Vocal Producer), Christian Plata(Assistant), Erik Madrid(Assistant), James Fauntleroy II(Vocal Producer), Philip Lawrence(Vocal Producer), The Element(Vocal Producer), Ian Agate(String Engineer), Johnny Severin(Vocal Editing), Lawrence Johnson(Choir Arrangement), Neil Tucker(Vocal Engineer), RedOne(Vocal Editing), Rob Kinelski(Vocal Engineer)
Songs
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1Bad Boys - Burke, Alexandra & Flo Rida
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2Good Night Good Morning - Burke, Alexandra & Ne-Yo
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3Silence, The
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4All Night Long
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5Bury Me (6 Feet Under)
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6Broken Heels
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7Dumb
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8Overcome
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9Gotta Go
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10You Broke My Heart
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11Nothing But The Girl
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12They Don't Know
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13Hallelujah (bonus track)
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zen | 岐阜県 | 不明 | 23/October/2009
バラエティの飛んだポップアルバム。 Flo Ridaをﾌｭｰﾁｬｰした①はキャッチーなアップ、Ne-Yoとデュエットの②、バラード③⑥⑧⑬、ダフィー風の⑤⑩、アリシア・キーズ風の⑫、他の曲もポップなアップ(オートチューン含） レオナ・ルイスよりすこしラフな歌声で伸びやかに歌い上げてます。 レオナや、ジョーダン・スパークス辺りが好きな方には、オススメです。1 people agree with this review
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