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Melody | 
 enlarge | Artist: Sharleen Spiteri
Label: Mercury Records Ltd (London)
Category: Music
List Price: £16.99
Buy New: £8.98
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 184
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 37 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 602517692633
EAN: 0602517692633
ASIN: B0017XFBR6
Release Date: July 14, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Tracks:
| • | It Was You | | • | All The Times I Cried | | • | Stop, I Don't Love You Anymore | | • | Melody | | • | I Wonder | | • | I'm Going To Haunt You | | • | Don't Keep Me Waiting | | • | You Let Me Down | | • | Where Did It Go Wrong | | • | Day Tripping | | • | Francoise | | • | Web Link |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 An album to savour August 4, 2008
Brida (Worcs)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Having only been a fan of Texas for the last 8 years or so, it feels as though I have almost watched their slow descent - their last two albums, CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR and REDBOOK seemed not to get the appreciation they deserved, so it was with a little trepidation that I purchased Sharleen's first solo outing. Having now had the album for a week, I can heartily say that I should not have worried. MELODY is brilliant.
The opening track, "It Was You" is a fantastic way to open an album. Although it is a breakup song, the uptempo beat means that it is not depressing. And this track really sets a precdent for the ones to come - the mood is set. As others have already said, there is a very obvious retro feel to the album, and the vast majority of songs are about relationships coming to an end, rather than celebrating how good love can be. However, despite this focus on the more painful side of love, the album does not feel too suffocating. The fabulous track, "Melody", provides the needed lift - the song is just brilliant; it seems to drip with optimism, its relatively laid back tempo lulling you along.
Sharleen should be very proud of this first solo offering - it goes to show that she is a very talented singer / songwriter, with or without Texas.
My first Sharleen-related purchase August 16, 2008
G. W. Hope
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
[G W Hope's son reviewing.] I had never been a huge fan of Texas, but I always really enjoyed the classics such as "I Don't Want A Lover," "In Demand" and "Say What You Want" when I was younger. I always thought Sharleen had a fantastic voice so I bought this album upon the strength of the first single "All The Times I Cried."
I'm extremely glad I bought it; in my opinion I found it even slightly better than that of Duffy or Amy Winehouse, to who Spiteri is similarly compared to throughout this album [sure, she's had some negativity for it, but the girl does a fantastic job]. My only complaint, which has already been made by many, is that the album is too short! I don't have a problem with the length of the tracks but it would have been nice if a few more tracks had been included, as I'm also sure they would have been up to a high quality and standard.
Spiteri has already proved that she is very talented as a singer and a musician, but futhermore reveals her talent with this album: she co-wrote every track on the album and also produced every track, while also providing the instrumentation on some tracks along with her fantastic band. As already mentioned, her vocals are in great shape too. Some of my favourites are the incredibly catchy opening track and second single, "It Was You" with its catchy, irresistable hook, my particular favourite, the Motown 60s inspired "Don't Keep Me Waiting" is extremely fun to listen to! Title track "Melody" and closing song "Francoise," which is one of the two songs Sharleen wrote alone on the album (the other being "Where Did It Go Wrong?"), are also standouts.
To sum it up, this is a brave and brilliant debut effort from Spiteri and if you like the music of Duffy and Winehouse or any 60s act back in their day (Gabriella Cilmi is also another obvious contender, along with Adele), don't hesitate to buy this record - even if you weren't too fond of Texas' music!
superb September 30, 2008
pompeyman (portsmouth)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
along with Duffy these are my 2 albums of the year. Every track is superb, very classy production and I love the use of horns on a lot of the tracks. Only 2 or 3 sound like Texas, otherwise you get Tamla, Nancy Sinatra and a French sound.I wish there were more songs as the 11 fly by when listening and its under 40 mins long. Do another next year Sharleen!
Don't hesitate just buy it July 14, 2008
Christopher Morgan (London United Kingdom)
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
There are longer reviews with much greater detail than this one, but for those in a hurry or with a short attention span.
In brief this is a superb CD and well worth buying. You will not be dissapointed.
Great debut solo album July 12, 2008
Elsa Houben (Belgique)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
This first solo album is really excellent.
Very different from Texas, but she found a great new style.
Definitely a summer cd to buy!
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