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Elly Roberts reviews
Sony/BMG
- Released: February 2005
- Rating: 8/10
- Cat.no.: 8287662152
- Tracks: 40 (See Amazon link above)
Get Mum really gushing with emotion with this excellent 40-tracker released for Mothers Day – Sunday March 6th.
Most song titles will keep her happy, though some dubious choices crop up I’m Outta Love (Anastacia) – whats that all about? You never fall out of love with Mum. And then theres Elaine Page & Barbara Dicksons I Know Him So Well?
Anyway,theres a pretty impressive roster of bona fide singer-songwritersopening up with Americas equivalent of Elton John: Billy Joels sublime debutUK hit, Just The Way You Are from 1978. Other greats predictably turn up:probably the most profound song of the lot – Elvis Presleys The Wonder OfYou.
The Corrs make the cut with the less effective original version of What CanI Do which was remixed and peaked at 3 in 1998, effectively launching theirinternational career.
Other gems include the best north American singer after K.D.Lang ChristinaAguileras stunning ballad Beautiful. Real oldies like Roy Orbison doit in style – Pretty Woman,as does the ultimate and original version ofI Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton, which makes Whitney Houstonscover sound embarrassing.
Its not all soppy though as Barry White and the Communards will throw her ina spin.
Inevitably the pap stars pop up Westlife, Will Young, Brian McFaddenand Gareth Gates et al, but as a love album this should do the trick formums across the nation.
Go on what are you waiting for? Sunday will soon be here.
Elly Roberts passed away in 2011, but he was a man who was so passionate about all types of music and loved meeting his musical heroes, such as Mick Hucknall at a book signing at the Trafford Centre, Manchester in 2007.
A former teacher and also a music journalist, DJ and radio presenter on local community station Calon FM, plus appearances on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio 2, Elly started doing reviews for DVDfever.co.uk in 2004 and he did the majority of the CD and concerts reviews on the website.
I know also that he loved getting away for the summer to Spain and I hope that wherever he is now he is enjoying the hot sunshine and, as one of his friends has said on his Facebook page, that he is interviewing his musical heroes.