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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By GEORGE LYALL
Format:Audio CD
1982 - "The Late Late Breakfast Show" - A singer with an outrageous hairdo singing about her possessions...
From that moment on, I was absolutely hooked on Mari Wilson and her music and have been a fan for over 25 years, loving all her forays into various different styles of music including jazz on "The Rhythm Romance" and easy listening on "Dolled Up", however THIS is the Mari Wilson I love more than anything - Queen Of Retro Pop.
"Emotional Glamour", is a fantastic achievement and Mari's greatest moment since "Showpeople" in 1983. On this album she is vocalist, writer, producer and backing vocalist - Mari coming at you from all different directions through your speakers is a fantastic experience!
The album opens with the invitation to "shimmy shimmy baby" as Mari asks "Have You Got What It Takes?" with a slice of 60s influenced pop, sounding similar to the original B side of "Dance Card"-"If That's What You Want". As the album proceeds, there is not one duff track at all, Mari's voice sounds stronger than ever due to the extensive live performing over the years and the tunes are incredibly catchy, the most singalongable Mari Wilson album there has ever been.
There's the anthemic stomper "The Loneliest Road", "Killing Time" sounding like the classic track "Every Little Bit Hurts", a slice of cha-cha-cha with "Hits And Misses", "Me And My Baby" beginning with overtones of "Leader Of The Pack", "Forever Young" a tongue in cheek nod to trying to look younger and the classic "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps".
Standout track for me is the wonderful Abba-esque "Only Human", an up tempo disco stomper which should have been the single.
So...10 out of 10 to one of the greatest female singers and live performers around today.... Read more ›
From that moment on, I was absolutely hooked on Mari Wilson and her music and have been a fan for over 25 years, loving all her forays into various different styles of music including jazz on "The Rhythm Romance" and easy listening on "Dolled Up", however THIS is the Mari Wilson I love more than anything - Queen Of Retro Pop.
"Emotional Glamour", is a fantastic achievement and Mari's greatest moment since "Showpeople" in 1983. On this album she is vocalist, writer, producer and backing vocalist - Mari coming at you from all different directions through your speakers is a fantastic experience!
The album opens with the invitation to "shimmy shimmy baby" as Mari asks "Have You Got What It Takes?" with a slice of 60s influenced pop, sounding similar to the original B side of "Dance Card"-"If That's What You Want". As the album proceeds, there is not one duff track at all, Mari's voice sounds stronger than ever due to the extensive live performing over the years and the tunes are incredibly catchy, the most singalongable Mari Wilson album there has ever been.
There's the anthemic stomper "The Loneliest Road", "Killing Time" sounding like the classic track "Every Little Bit Hurts", a slice of cha-cha-cha with "Hits And Misses", "Me And My Baby" beginning with overtones of "Leader Of The Pack", "Forever Young" a tongue in cheek nod to trying to look younger and the classic "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps".
Standout track for me is the wonderful Abba-esque "Only Human", an up tempo disco stomper which should have been the single.
So...10 out of 10 to one of the greatest female singers and live performers around today.... Read more ›
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
following on from Dolled Up comes this Mari's 2nd album on her own Beehive label and it's a corker!!
Not a dislikeable track.
Killing Time & Hits & Misses are outstanding.
Buy this NOW and see just how far Miss Beehive has come sine the mid 80@s and Just What i always wanted. :)
Not a dislikeable track.
Killing Time & Hits & Misses are outstanding.
Buy this NOW and see just how far Miss Beehive has come sine the mid 80@s and Just What i always wanted. :)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By TKr
Format:Audio CD
After a hiatus of over ten years Mari Wilson re-started her recording career with Dolled Up in 2005. Dolled Up was undoubtedly a very good album but Emotional Glamour ist a great album. First of all, Mari Wilson has one of the most interesting voices in showbiz and knows how to handle it. She can also master a wide variety of styles. And that's exactly what comes across inh this album. It's pure pop but producer Adrian York plays around with the songs and comes up with great arrangements, sometimes tongue in cheek but always very good. My favoruoite song is "It Girl", a fast upbeat number that you just can't get out of your head. I also love She is so right for you , a melancholy song that slips into sarcasm and the first track "Have you got what it takes". Pure Motown style, very enjoyable. Emotional Glamour is one of those albums that you put into your CD player and you suddenly feel good. Adrian York and Mari Wilson are both musicians' musicians and all in all this album is a very, very fine production. At the moment Mari is on tour with her new songs but also some 80s stuff playing clubs around the UK. This is one concert not to miss! Great show, great band!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Yes! the queen of retro-pop, as another reviewer has statet, is back! It's been 25 years since "Showpeople" and THIS is the follow-up album I have been waiting for ever since! Not a dull track on this one, believe me! Well done Mari! Just what I always wanted!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Mari picks up were she left off on 2005's Dolled Up with a renewed sparkle that is refreshing to hear from an artist who has recently become thankfully much more prolific on the recording front after almost 30 years in the business.
This breezy collection opens with a big brassy number letting every man know that this zesty lady still has what it takes, as anyone who has seen her live will testify - if you haven't make sure you check out her tour schedule!
The It Girl keeps the pace with a fizzy tribute to one very British supermodel while The Loneliest Road changes tack but has a fantastic melody that after a few listens embeds itself into your brain.
A dramatic epic of a song is Killing Time about a woman waiting home for her husband well into the early hours and torturing herself wondering what he's up to or who he is with.
The great thing about Mari is that she has dusted herself down and updated her material for a contemporary audience while still retaining her uniquely warm style.Only Human is a perfect example of this,listen carefully to the 'Let's Go' on the introduction!
Fans of melody and harmonies will love the beautifully sunny arrangements that simply make you feel good.You can hear the smile in her voice even when she is at her most wistful.
Moving In has a definite country twang which compliments its witty lyrics questioning a girls thoughts about her gentlemens intentions.
Me And My Baby would make a perfect single with just a little more ooomph in the production - it's so catchy and optimistic.... Read more ›
This breezy collection opens with a big brassy number letting every man know that this zesty lady still has what it takes, as anyone who has seen her live will testify - if you haven't make sure you check out her tour schedule!
The It Girl keeps the pace with a fizzy tribute to one very British supermodel while The Loneliest Road changes tack but has a fantastic melody that after a few listens embeds itself into your brain.
A dramatic epic of a song is Killing Time about a woman waiting home for her husband well into the early hours and torturing herself wondering what he's up to or who he is with.
The great thing about Mari is that she has dusted herself down and updated her material for a contemporary audience while still retaining her uniquely warm style.Only Human is a perfect example of this,listen carefully to the 'Let's Go' on the introduction!
Fans of melody and harmonies will love the beautifully sunny arrangements that simply make you feel good.You can hear the smile in her voice even when she is at her most wistful.
Moving In has a definite country twang which compliments its witty lyrics questioning a girls thoughts about her gentlemens intentions.
Me And My Baby would make a perfect single with just a little more ooomph in the production - it's so catchy and optimistic.... Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoy!
This has a great mix of songs, uptempo latin rhythms with a touch of class or tongue in cheek.
Check out the song about ageing - 'Forever Young' witty, clever and great fun!
Check out the song about ageing - 'Forever Young' witty, clever and great fun!
Published 4 months ago by DaveJ
4.0 out of 5 stars
Leicester Bangs Review (2008):
Mari Wilson - Emotional Glamour (Beehive)
Although Mari Wilson has remained busy over the years, both in theatre and releasing records, it's her early `80s heyday that most of... Read more
Although Mari Wilson has remained busy over the years, both in theatre and releasing records, it's her early `80s heyday that most of... Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2011 by Leicester Bangs
5.0 out of 5 stars
Something different from Mari.
A very different Album from Mari Wilson here; if you thought her last one was a little different in style than what you're used to, then this won't be what you expected at... Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2010 by FAMOUS NAME
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fine production
After a hiatus of over ten years Mari Wilson re-started her recording career with Dolled Up in 2005. Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2008 by TKr
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