- Audio CD (8 Mar 1999)
- Label: See For Miles
- ASIN: B00002555R
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,294,179 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is an all-time great collection of bitter-sweet vocals by an artist with a stunning, haunting voice. She brings a sense of nostalgia and 'what might have been' to a variety of tracks that transport you right back to the heady days of the seventies. In essence, this is a collection about romantic possibility-and failure.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
An absolutely brilliant performance from an artist who truly deserves more appreciation. These are songs not to be missed! "The magic wasn't there" certainly does not describe this CD - it is brimful of magic, pathos, irony - a true delight to listen to. Highly recommended!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Julie's voice is the most beautiful in Pop.
12 Sep 1999
Format:Audio CD
Anyone who saw 'Rock Follies' on PBS during the 70s and heard Julie Covington for the first time will always remember her. But, for me Julie is the voice of 'Evita'. Her London 'Evita' is still the best and as far as I'm concerned every other version of 'Don't Cry for me Argentina' is an cover to the original haunting Julie version. So, it was great to search and find this reissue of an old album. Nothing else seems to be out there from Julie. The 'Magic Wasn't There' track is the best on the CD. In general the tracks are OK but the 'voice' overcomes the material. Hearing something fresh (even if it is 28 year-old fresh ) from Julie is fantastic. The purity and clarity of her singing remains unique!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
The magic is there to be discovered
12 May 2000
Format:Audio CD
Julie Covington's voice is amazing. One the one hand, it's so natural and uncontrived that it's like listening to someone talking. On the other hand, it's powerful -- remember her singing "Don't Cry For Me Argentina"? Her sound is perfectly suited to the songs. Nearly all of them are by Pete Atkin and (*the*) Clive James, and the re-issue of this album is an indescribable treat for any fans of theirs. JC sings with such sympathy for the material that you can almost hear Pete's voice singing Clive's words. "The Magic Wasn't There" is stunning. Like the other tracks, its strengths are PA's sometimes-unconventional chord sequences and CJ's warming, poetic lyrics and varied rhyming schemes. Similarly impressive, "Friendly Island Song" is one of the beautiful, eye-wateringly melancholy songs you're ever likely to hear. Most of the other tracks are also pretty good, covering a range of styles. The weakest stuff is probably the last two (bonus) songs, but they were originally pre-album demos anyway -- still interesting for PA/CJ completists, though. This album was too adventurous to make a huge commercial impact, but, to me, that's its strength. It's a piece of long-lost musical treasure.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Here's the info!
13 Aug 2005
Format:Audio CD
Amazon has no info, but I do so here it is! CD was released in 1999 on See For Miles Records LTD. out of the UK. It has 15 tracks total, the last two being bonus tracks. They are...
1. The Magic Wasn't There
2. Ice-Cream Man
3. If I Had My Time Again
4. He Just Don't Appeal to Me
5. Winter Kept Us Warm
6. Beautiful Changes
7. Queen of Lights
8. For Instance
9. The Standards of Today
10. The Original Original Honky Tonk Night Train Blues
11. Don't Bother Me Now
12. Friendly Island Song
13. My Silks & Fine Array
14. (bonus track)The Way Things Ought to Be
15. (bonus track)Tonight Your Love is Over
Catalog number SEECD 687 . Hope this is enough info for you!
1. The Magic Wasn't There
2. Ice-Cream Man
3. If I Had My Time Again
4. He Just Don't Appeal to Me
5. Winter Kept Us Warm
6. Beautiful Changes
7. Queen of Lights
8. For Instance
9. The Standards of Today
10. The Original Original Honky Tonk Night Train Blues
11. Don't Bother Me Now
12. Friendly Island Song
13. My Silks & Fine Array
14. (bonus track)The Way Things Ought to Be
15. (bonus track)Tonight Your Love is Over
Catalog number SEECD 687 . Hope this is enough info for you!
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