excellent! - i have 4 of her cds, and have bought most in 2008. i find her music, lyrics, and voice to be connecting, encouraging, uplifting and real. not a song do i ever wanna skip on her cds!!
All Woman!! - As a child growing up in Rochdale, lisa s home town, I was one of the few people who new about lisa s early singing. Lisa was a student of my mothers art class at Sidall moor high school in Heywood lancashire. My mother would encourage her to sing in class. I have since then folowed her career and think she has and amazing voice. this CD is no exception, pure woman, sensual and classy!
This C.D. Is Simply Fab!! - When Lisa Stansfield was released years ago, I bought it in cassette form. I played it so much that I ruined it. After searching and searching for months, I finally found it on C.D. It looks like I m going to ruin the C.D. because I ve been playing it everyday since I bought it. I just love her voice. She should be right up there with the likes of Whitney, Barbara, Mariah, and Celine. Somewhere In Time is my very favorite track on the C.D. She s great.
Music for the 2000 s - I really wish Lisa had come out onto the music scene nowadays. Back when she did come out, her style of music was not really in the American mainstream, but now, woohoo. I know that if All Around the World was released as a single now it would hit the top of the charts and that all of her cds to follow would hit the number one spots on all the charts. I think that listeners as a whole are tired of singers and bands that sound all the same and are lookin for a breath of fresh air. Lisa Stansfield is exactly that. This cd showcases her singing abilities perfectly. From the powerful ballads to the blood pumping numbers, this cd is what america needs now. All of her cds are in their own way different, but Lisa remains the same on all of em. Why not give her a try and see if I am wrong america, what have you got to lose?
Lisa s BEST CD -- EVER !! - Easily Lisa Stansfield s BEST release. EVER!! Why this CD did not receive more attention upon its release escapes me. I just came across this disc upon seeing it marked down to a ridiculously low price in the bargain bin at a large music store in San Francisco last week. As many other listeners have noted here on Amazon, there are NO filler tracks here at all. Lisa sounds equally at ease singing her blue-eyed soul on the killer dance tracks and the slow-burn ballads. But I have to say, it is still her remake of Barry White s Never, Never Gonna Give You Up and Phyllis Hyman s You Know How To Love Me that elevate this CD to a MUST-OWN status for any R&B/Disco/Dance Fan. Her remake of Barry s dance classic easily equals the Big Black Teddy Bear s 1973 classic. The rhythmic instrumentation is a nice update of Barry s great track while still retaining its core foundation. While You Know How To Love Me sort of pales in comparison, Lisa still does fans of the late Phyllis Hyman proud with her soulful remake.There are several outstanding modern tracks here besides the two 70s remakes, like Suzanne Don t Cry For Me and the surprisingly touching Footsteps, which reminds me of a gospel tune with its deeply moving lyrics. For any Stansfield fan, Lisa does no wrong here. Her sexy, soulful voice makes every track stand out, especially her cover of the classic Seventies stuff. Sort of makes me wish Lisa would release an entire CD full of Seventies covers. Am I the only one who wishes this? I m sure many of her fans think the same. Lisa was born 30 years too late. She should have been born to make this blue-eyed soul stuff in the Seventies alongside the likes of Phyllis Hyman, Gladys Knight, Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor.