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- Summary: The latest solo release for the veteran pop singer was produced by Steven Van Zandt and features original songs written by Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen, and Van Zandt.
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- Record Label: Sony Music
- Genre(s): R&B, Gospel, Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary R&B, Rock & Roll, Religious
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| Why did you kiss me With all of your mind? Why give the stars All so bright Why did you have to, baby Look so fine When you knew all long You could... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Sep 18, 2015It’s the balance of the production that makes it all click.
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UncutSep 25, 2015This certainly feels like a rebirth. [Nov 2015, p.79]
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Sep 18, 2015Love comes at it like a wrecking ball, husky alto thrillingly intact, channeling girl-group passion through a woman's scars on vintage material and two Brill Building ringers by Bruce Springsteen.
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Sep 18, 2015Introducing Darlene Love doesn't show off many new wrinkles of her talent, but if you want to know if Love still has what it takes to make a great record, this album shows the answer is an unambiguous "Absolutely!"
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Sep 18, 2015Van Zandt’s productions are similarly bombastic, which ought to work fine with his Wall of Sound arrangements, but instead renders them garish with karaoke brightness. The approach works best with the two Springsteen numbers: his lyrics pulse with longing, and Love inhabits them beautifully.
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MojoOct 1, 2015Although perhaps too much arrangement is thrown at the producer-penned opener Among The Believers, second track Forbidden Nights, written in 2009 by Elvis Costello, has a stronger melody. [Nov 2015, p.92]
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Sep 28, 2015There are indeed a few singles here that, in a just world, would put Love back on the charts, but, as far as late-career comeback albums go, Love deserves so much better.
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