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  • Audio CD (30 Oct 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Deconstruction
  • ASIN: B000006VA8
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,967 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Just For You 6:01£0.69
Listen  2. Fantasy Island 5:39£0.69
Listen  3. Never Mind Love 4:24£0.69
Listen  4. Last Night 10,000 5:13£0.69
Listen  5. Smile 6:04£0.69
Listen  6. Red Flower Sunset 4:57£0.69
Listen  7. Angel St 5:31£0.69
Listen  8. Lonely 4:46£0.69
Listen  9. Rhythm And Blues 4:17£0.69
Listen10. Believe It 5:08£0.69
Listen11. Bohemia 3:26£0.69
Listen12. Avalon 6:03£0.69

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Even though it was the group's fourth studio album, Fresco was touted as the album which was going to propel M People to mega stardom in the US. Although it failed to break the group in the States, Fresco is a competent collection of choice cuts which represents M People's further push into the British pop establishment. Even though the album sees two collaborations with fellow Mancunian Johnny Marr (formerly the guitarist from the Smiths), Fresco follows the same successful formula of their last album, Bizarre Fruit. The album is chock full of catchy handbag/garage numbers ("Fantasy Island" and "Angel Street"), as well as sweeping, orchestral synth-ballads, which make full use of Small's power-assisted voice. Proving that not all pop stars are apolitical, the track "Last Night 10,000" sensibly addresses the issue of homelessness. --John Galilee

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This group brought back the classic sound of "Motown" for me, 12 Nov 2000
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This very good music truly fed the "soul" of love. M-People put the punch of Motown back on the charts in this age of 2000 and beyond. I have not heard such good vocals with such a magnatism and sultriness since Aretha Franklin. I can respect this.......
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A more cosmopolitan range of songs than "Elegant Slumming", 6 Nov 2000
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In 1991, I first heard "How Can I Love You More" and noted Heather Small's sultry and smouldering voice with a hint of aggression and persuasive stance. Other vocalists I admire with soulful qualities include Alison Moyet and Bonnie Tyler, the latter having a Gothic tag with her collaborations with Jim Steinman. Should Heather Small team up with Jim Steinman the result should be explosive! Back to this album, there is a less commercial stance than "Elegant Slumming" with one of Fresco's stand-out tracks being "Fantasy Island" less pop-orientated than "One Night In Heaven" for example. Another stand-out track for me is "Lonely", a classy reggae track breaking new territory for M-People. It's a happy and uplifting song which could have been a massive hit due to its change in style from the more commercial M-People hits. "Red Flower Sunset" could have been another choice for a single, being slower and more passionate than "Sight For Sore Eyes". Although there are no plans for an album of dance mixes of selected M-People hits, probably that may be the next project in the pipeline after Heather's "Proud" album, her break from M-People for a while.
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