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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Come Into My Life (Radio Mix) 3:44 | |||
| 2. All And All 6:06 | |||
| 3. Lifetime Love 6:23 | |||
| 4. Walk Away 5:06 | |||
| 5. Looking For A Love 6:12 | |||
| 6. Who's Crying Now (Radio Mix) 3:54 | |||
| 7. Love Makes A Woman 4:08 | |||
| 8. I Surrender 6:18 | |||
| 9. It Wasn't Easy 3:57 | |||
| 10. All About Love 4:18 | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Come Into My Life | |||
| 2. (Extended Album Mix) 7:46 | |||
| 3. (You Are My) All And All (Uk Remix) 7:15 | |||
| 4. Looking For A Love (Club Version) 6:36 | |||
| 5. Who's Crying Now (Club Mix) 4:19 | |||
| 6. Take Caution With My Heart (Basement Rock Mix) 6:15 | |||
| 7. Lifetime Love (Hard Club) 6:22 | |||
| 8. All About Love (Club Mix) 4:31 | |||
| 9. Love Makes A Woman (Extended Mix) 7:05 | |||
| 10. Walk Away (House Club) 5:35 | |||
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Product Description
2CD set of hits & remixes from 80s soul/dance diva incl Come Into My Life, All And All, Lifetime Love, Walk Away and Looking For A Love
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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This collection manages to very succintly provide an overview of the most commercially creative period for Joyce Sims, which stemmed from one of her demo tapes reaching the ears of studio engineer Robbie Watson, who went on to draw her talents to the attention of Arthur Russell, William Socolov and Juggy Gales, the founders of New York's 'Sleeping Bag' Records.
Sims was immediately partnered with the then rising star producer Kurtis Mantronik (half of the Hip Hop duo Mantronix), and the resulting single 'All & All' immediately managed to capture the attention of the public, particularly in the United Kingdom (UK), where it reached No 16 in the UK charts. This was aided, undoubtedly, by the slightly more frenetic remix, which further developed, distorted and edited the latin / electro / freestyle referencing original mix. This was soon followed by the Mantronik produced 'Lifetime Love' and an accompanying album entitled 'Come in to My Life' (released in the UK in January 1988). In the UK the album sold particularly well, in an environment which was already sympathetic to the highly original production flourishes of Mantronik, but in the United States (US) success remained largely elusive. After touring in 1988 Sims released a second album on 'Sleeping Bag' in 1989, which failed to achieve the same degree of exposure as the first album. After this time she quietly faded out of view, leaving fans with a reasonably small, but affectionately remembered body of work.
And this collection manages to present, over two cd discs, the very best of her work. Prior to this disc fans had to console themselves with a variety of vinyl 12" releases and slightly different versions of the 'Come In To My Life' album, depending on the chosen format (cassette, vinyl or cd). Here the key versions are brought together, so fans can hear the album or original single edit versions accompanied by the longer, remixed 12" versions. Notably, the Mega Mix originally available on the cassette edition is also included, and despite the years that have passed, it still sounds very fine indeed.
So. Do you buy?
Currently this collection is certainly the best value collection, presenting a lot of material for an incredibly reasonable sum. Die hard fans may well cite the fact that number of key remixes are missing, for example the alternative version of 'Lifetime Love' (on the original 12") and the Simon Harris remix of 'Come in to My Life' (which featured on a UK issued 12" on London Records), but there is a mid 1990s remix of the title track included, which whilst (subjectively) not to the standard of the original offers an interesting alternative. In presentational and qualitative terms the mastering is uniformly good, and there are informative liner notes included (written by Charles Waring).
For 80s soul fans looking to replace an old or worn cassette or vinyl original this is an absolute 'must buy', and for fans of club or dance culture it offers an interesting insight in to the development and continuing fusion of musical influences from the crucial mid 1980s period.
An outstanding release and highly reccommended. Simply buy!
Sims was immediately partnered with the then rising star producer Kurtis Mantronik (half of the Hip Hop duo Mantronix), and the resulting single 'All & All' immediately managed to capture the attention of the public, particularly in the United Kingdom (UK), where it reached No 16 in the UK charts. This was aided, undoubtedly, by the slightly more frenetic remix, which further developed, distorted and edited the latin / electro / freestyle referencing original mix. This was soon followed by the Mantronik produced 'Lifetime Love' and an accompanying album entitled 'Come in to My Life' (released in the UK in January 1988). In the UK the album sold particularly well, in an environment which was already sympathetic to the highly original production flourishes of Mantronik, but in the United States (US) success remained largely elusive. After touring in 1988 Sims released a second album on 'Sleeping Bag' in 1989, which failed to achieve the same degree of exposure as the first album. After this time she quietly faded out of view, leaving fans with a reasonably small, but affectionately remembered body of work.
And this collection manages to present, over two cd discs, the very best of her work. Prior to this disc fans had to console themselves with a variety of vinyl 12" releases and slightly different versions of the 'Come In To My Life' album, depending on the chosen format (cassette, vinyl or cd). Here the key versions are brought together, so fans can hear the album or original single edit versions accompanied by the longer, remixed 12" versions. Notably, the Mega Mix originally available on the cassette edition is also included, and despite the years that have passed, it still sounds very fine indeed.
So. Do you buy?
Currently this collection is certainly the best value collection, presenting a lot of material for an incredibly reasonable sum. Die hard fans may well cite the fact that number of key remixes are missing, for example the alternative version of 'Lifetime Love' (on the original 12") and the Simon Harris remix of 'Come in to My Life' (which featured on a UK issued 12" on London Records), but there is a mid 1990s remix of the title track included, which whilst (subjectively) not to the standard of the original offers an interesting alternative. In presentational and qualitative terms the mastering is uniformly good, and there are informative liner notes included (written by Charles Waring).
For 80s soul fans looking to replace an old or worn cassette or vinyl original this is an absolute 'must buy', and for fans of club or dance culture it offers an interesting insight in to the development and continuing fusion of musical influences from the crucial mid 1980s period.
An outstanding release and highly reccommended. Simply buy!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Received this LP today and it is awesome!! It contains all her famous songs and more great tracks, all of which have the usual Joyce Sims "feel" about them. I would highly recommend this album, to anyone who was there during the clubbing scene of the late 80s, as it will certainly bring back some good memories. This album is well worth purchasing!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
this product was bought for my daughter for Christmas and she was very happy with it she had the tunes she wanted on it so thank you
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