Author: RICHIE,LIONEL

Format: Import

Release Date: 18-06-1999

Details: Product Description (Japan) Amazon.ca Lionel's decision to release a second hits compilation within a decade may have had something to do with the fact that sales of the first were overshadowed by a spousal abuse charge; unsurprisingly then, there isn't too much to distinguish this from the other one. Certain critics have commended Lionel for having spurned the whims of fashion and persisted with sentimental love songs like "Say You Say Me" and "Penny Lover", whatever the weather, and, listening to the tacky 1980s synths of the more upbeat "Running With The Night", it's hard to disagree. Lionel's obviously at his most comfortable with the power ballad--so much so that he has no idea when to exercise a little restraint. For all its baggage--the sickly video with that blind girl and its terrible lyrics--there's the chord structure to a good song trying to get out of "Hello", but it's drowning in syrup. Perhaps it's time for a reunion of the old band: the inclusion of "Sail On", "Three Times A Lady" and "Easy" (all Commodores songs) suggests as much. --Peter Paphides

UPC: 073145300182

EAN: 0731453001824

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Note: club edition

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood