Atlantic Starr hit its commercial peak in the late '80s, when the bland, insipid adult contemporary ballad "Always" soared to number one on both the pop and R&B charts. That song put Atlantic Starr in the Whitney Houston/Lionel Richie realm — in other words, people who associate Atlantic Starr with "Always" think of them as a crossover act. But from an R&B standpoint (as oppo...(展开全部) Atlantic Starr hit its commercial peak in the late '80s, when the bland, insipid adult contemporary ballad "Always" soared to number one on both the pop and R&B charts. That song put Atlantic Starr in the Whitney Houston/Lionel Richie realm — in other words, people who associate Atlantic Starr with "Always" think of them as a crossover act. But from an R&B standpoint (as opposed to a pop/adult contemporary standpoint), Atlantic Starr provided their best work in the early '80s, when Sharon Bryant was still on board and the East Coast residents were being produced by James Carmichael. Released in 1982, Brilliance was the second of three albums that Carmichael produced for Atlantic Starr — and it is also one of the band's finest and most essential releases. There is nothing not to like about this LP. The soul ballads "Your Love Finally Ran Out" and "Let's Get Closer" are excellent, and so are up-tempo funk/dance numbers like "Sexy Dancer" and "Love Moves" (which features Wayne Lewis on lead vocals and has a Slave/Steve Arrington/Aurra type of appeal). Brilliance, however, is best known for Bryant's soaring performance on the smash hit "Circles," which is one of those songs that is great on the dancefloor but is equally appealing if you want to simply sit down and listen to it. Bryant also excels on the single "Love Me Down," which wasn't as big a hit as "Circles" (it reached number 14 on Billboard's R&B singles chart), but is still a fine medium-tempo item. If you have only a casual interest in Atlantic Starr and only want to have a few of its albums in your collection, Brilliance should definitely be among them.
0 有用 胤挽仪 2023-04-05 07:58:09 加拿大
第四张专辑拿到R&B分榜冠军,Billboard 200总榜18名创下新高。和上张一样是funk舞曲搭配ballad慢歌,听觉体验没有比前三张好,境界不够开阔的感觉(疑似集合了philly soul和quiet storm的糟粕...)。 主打歌Circles首次进入Hot 100,欢快的舞曲,录音效果却有点闷。 Love Me Down编曲有George Benson的感觉,但副歌旋律上扬的部分... 第四张专辑拿到R&B分榜冠军,Billboard 200总榜18名创下新高。和上张一样是funk舞曲搭配ballad慢歌,听觉体验没有比前三张好,境界不够开阔的感觉(疑似集合了philly soul和quiet storm的糟粕...)。 主打歌Circles首次进入Hot 100,欢快的舞曲,录音效果却有点闷。 Love Me Down编曲有George Benson的感觉,但副歌旋律上扬的部分明显不够,挽仪老师听着都要急死了... Sexy Dancer令人想到Commodores的funk名曲Brick House,制作人是同一个人... 最后一首Sharon独唱的You're the One最不黑人,但是整体流畅松弛,作者David Cochrane/Deborah T都是神秘人物 (展开)
0 有用 colorfilter 2011-08-16 22:06:06
受地火风影响很大,封面也能看出来这点。80s都市感十足的urbanfunk与r&b音乐,霓虹点缀出来的合成器音色,很整齐的一张。
0 有用 colorfilter 2011-08-16 22:06:06
受地火风影响很大,封面也能看出来这点。80s都市感十足的urbanfunk与r&b音乐,霓虹点缀出来的合成器音色,很整齐的一张。
0 有用 胤挽仪 2023-04-05 07:58:09 加拿大
第四张专辑拿到R&B分榜冠军,Billboard 200总榜18名创下新高。和上张一样是funk舞曲搭配ballad慢歌,听觉体验没有比前三张好,境界不够开阔的感觉(疑似集合了philly soul和quiet storm的糟粕...)。 主打歌Circles首次进入Hot 100,欢快的舞曲,录音效果却有点闷。 Love Me Down编曲有George Benson的感觉,但副歌旋律上扬的部分... 第四张专辑拿到R&B分榜冠军,Billboard 200总榜18名创下新高。和上张一样是funk舞曲搭配ballad慢歌,听觉体验没有比前三张好,境界不够开阔的感觉(疑似集合了philly soul和quiet storm的糟粕...)。 主打歌Circles首次进入Hot 100,欢快的舞曲,录音效果却有点闷。 Love Me Down编曲有George Benson的感觉,但副歌旋律上扬的部分明显不够,挽仪老师听着都要急死了... Sexy Dancer令人想到Commodores的funk名曲Brick House,制作人是同一个人... 最后一首Sharon独唱的You're the One最不黑人,但是整体流畅松弛,作者David Cochrane/Deborah T都是神秘人物 (展开)