Ghost Of Yesterday - Bill Wells/Isobel Campbell

Advantages: Perfect adult pop,great arrangements,some brilliant songs
Disadvantages: vocally weak at times, a couple of weaker tracks

...'Amorino' is Isobel Campbells first solo release.The former darling of Belle and Sebastian initially formed the under rated band 'The Gentle Waves' on splitting from the band and ex Stuart Murdoch.This album sees greater progression and she stamps her originality on it content wise. Isobel provides us with a 13 track album that is at lush whilst being fragile and as you would expect from an ex Belle and Sebastian member,intimate. Tracks 'Amorino'. The title track is a sad lament and decorated with flute.It has a very Europen sound to it and this is further reitereated by the fact that the majority of the lyrics are in French.It is a gentle opener on a gentle album but is melodic and creeps inside your head after a few listens. 'The Breeze Whispered Your Name'. Driven by a heavy double base line Isobel whispers the words... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: emotion
Disadvantages: bit soppy

...This is what is on this average CD> Here With Me Hunter Don't Think Of Me My Lover's Gone All You Want Thankyou Honestly Ok Slide Isobel I'm No Angel My Life Take My Hand (bonus track) I really like the popular and well known songs like Thankyou and Here With Me. They are in my opinion the best songs on this album because they have such an emotion in them. Isobel is very good too. Poorer tracks are Hunter and Dont Think Of Me- they just dont do it for me sorry. This is an average CD. I think it is better for older generations really as it is a bit soppy and has a lot of emotion in it which I think it is difficult for young people to fully understand. Anyway this is an average album, a bit over rated but alright for a CD rack filler.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Fun, Racy Tracks
Disadvantages: Songs aren't labeled by which band wrote them.

...' which instantly hit number one in the UK. After their well known song ' Ghost Town' hit number one in 1981 Neville Staples, Lynval Golding and Terry Hall left the band and Stan Campbell joined. In the 1980's Lynval Golding, Neville Staples and Terry Hall formed the band 'Fun Boy Three' they wrote hits such as 'Our Lips Are Sealed and The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum' which are both on the album tracks 12 and 15. The specials songs have a funky , fast and fun beat and all use the trumpet and trombone whereas the Fun Boy Three sonds are more slow and dancy which gives the album a good range of genre. What Songs Are On The Album? 1. our lips are sealed 2. Man at C&A 3. A Message To You Rudy 4. Rude Boys Outa Jail 5. Leave It Out 6. You're Wondering Now 7. Running Away 8. Ghost Town 9. T'aint What You Do It's The Way... Read review

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