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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Back with a vengeance!, 26 Mar 2004
By A Customer
There is probably no other singer in the world that has reinvented herself as often as Lulu. Who'd have thought that the chubby teenager who hit the UK charts back in 1964 with a cover of the Isley Brother's "Shout" would not only still be making hits forty years later, but creating her very best output from such a long career. Her latest album, "Back on track," is certainly aptly titled. Only her third album in about twenty years, this follows 1993's "Independence" and 2002's "Together" by showing how versatile this star is, and that she's not afraid to push the envelope and embrace new styles. From her RnB tinged early recordings to the bubblegum pop of the late sixties, the TV light entertainment star of the seventies, actress and stage musicals of the eighties, disco diva of the nineties, Lulu has come full circle with this album of new songs and rediscovered her rock n roll roots. Many of the songs are written by the Scottish lass herself, with many other writers on board, and the production varies from different contributors, yet despite this inconsistency there is a really strong eveness in the quality of the work and sound of the artist. Opening with the upcoming single, "Keep talkin'... I'm listening," the rocky number sets the stage for the remaining 11 tracks which include ballads, blues and a remake of her 2000 hit, "Where the poor boys dance." The 2002 CD "Together" was diluted for me by the inclusion of some insipid tracks that suited the talents of the guest artists better than Lulu herself, and I'm thrilled that that mistake has not been made twice. I was also fearful that this would be a retread of the abandoned recordings from an earlier self-penned project, but thankfully that's not the case. Every track here holds it's own and is worthy of its inclusion. It's great to see Lulu hitting a new high and back on track so late in her illustrious career. Her contemporaries could do very well but to try and emulate such an inspired album.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Back with a vengeance!, 30 Mar 2004
By A Customer
There is probably no other singer in the world that has reinvented herself as often as Lulu. Who'd have thought that the chubby teenager who first hit the UK charts back in 1964 with a cover of the Isley Brother's "Shout" would not only still be making hits forty years later, but creating her very best output from such a long and varied career. Her latest album, "Back on track," is certainly aptly titled. Only her third album in about twenty years, this follows 1993's "Independence" and 2002's "Together" by showing how versatile this star is, and that she's not afraid to push the envelope and embrace new styles. From her R'n'B tinged early recordings to the bubblegum pop of the late sixties; the TV light entertainment star of the seventies; actress and musical stage star of the eighties; disco diva of the nineties; Lulu has come full circle with this album of new songs and rediscovered her rock 'n' roll roots. Many of the songs on this new CD are written by the Scottish lass herself, with a variety of other writers on board, and the production varies from different contributors, yet despite this inconsistency there is a really strong evenness in the quality of the work and sound of the artist. Opening with the upcoming single, "Keep talkin'.... I'm listening," the rocky number sets the stage for the remaining 11 tracks which includes ballads, blues and a remake of her 2000 hit, "Where the poor boys dance." The 2002 CD "Together" was diluted for me by the inclusion of some insipid tracks that suited the talents of the guest artists better than Lulu herself, and I'm thrilled that that mistake has not been made twice. I was also fearful that this would be a retread of the abandoned recordings from an earlier self-penned project, but thankfully that's not the case. Every track here holds it's own and is worthy of its inclusion. It's great to see Lulu hitting a new high and 'back on track' so late in her illustrious career. Her contemporaries could do very well but to try and emulate such a polished album.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Back on track and better than ever!, 22 Mar 2004
By A Customer
There probably is no other singer in the world that has reinvented herself as often as Lulu. Who'd have thought that the chubby teenager who hit the UK charts back in 1964 with a cover of the Isley Brother's Shout would not only still be making hits forty years later, but creating her very best output from such a long career. Her latest album, Back on track, is certainly aptly titled. Only her third album in about twenty years, this follows 1993's Independence and 2002's Together by showing how versatile this star is, and that she's not afraid to push the envelope and embrace new styles. From the RnB tinged early recordings to the bubblegum pop of the late sixties, the TV light entertainment star of the seventies, actress and stage musicals of the eighties, disco diva of the nineties, Lulu has come full circle with this album of new songs and rediscovered her rock n roll roots. Many of the songs are written by the Scottish lass herself, with many other writers on board and the production variying from different contributors, yet despite this inconsistency there is a really strong consistency in the quality of the work and sound of the artist. Opening with the upcoming single, Keep talkin'... I'm listening, the rocky number sets the stage for the remaining 11 tracks which include ballads, blues and a remake of her 2000 hit, Where the poor boys dance. The 2002 CD Together was diluted for me by the inclusion of some insipid tracks that suited the talents of the guest artists better than Lulu herself, and I'm thrilled that that mistake has not been made twice. I was also fearful that this would be a retread of the abandoned recordings from an earlier self-penned project, but thankfully that's not the case. Every track here holds it's own and is worthy of its inclusion. It's great to see Lulu hitting a new high and back on track so late in her illustrious career. Her contemporaries could do very well but to try and emulate such a polished album.
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