Amazon.co.uk Review
It's been some time since the demise of All Saints, yet the legacy of their brief career has lived on thanks to the celebrity profile of the Appleton sisters and more importantly, the timeless songwriting of Shaznay Lewis.
Open is everything one might expect from a former All Saint--catchy, sassy, funky and just that little bit different.
Lead single "Never Felt Like This" is pleasant radio-friendly adult pop with a nice melody and gentle accompaniment but it's far safer than the rest of the album. For the most part Open is incredibly funky, be it in a soulful way on "Dance", "Don't Know What to Say" or "Mr Weatherman", where Lewis's versatille voice flips between sweet vibratos and smoky whispers, or on body-moving dancehall such as "Mr Dawg" or "Now You're Gone", the latter especially exuding all the charm of Susan Cadogan.
Open takes many risks for a pop album but at no point sounds gimmicky. It uses dancehall, which is again popular, and it uses electro on "Radio" but neither style is blatantly used to stay on a bandwagon. Lewis and her producers inject enough imagination to make it fresh and exciting whilst retaining a high level of accessibility--it's everything that was hoped for from Shaznay Lewis's debut album.--Georgina Collins
Album Description
Shaznay Lewis, the creative force behind All Saints, who had massive hit singles including "Black Coffee", "Never Ever" and "Pure Shores", is back with her debut solo album Open. Including the storming single "Never Felt Like This Before", Open features collaborations with the hippest-on-the-block Basement Jaxx and Biz Markie. Shaznay is back on pop's A-List.
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