Somebody New
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Record Label: Contante & Sonante
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Swiss songwriter and producer Urs Wiesendanger strikes gold with his second solo effort. An eleven track album that will take you on an amazing journey through sophisticated rhythms and sounds in the musical zone where pop, jazz and R&B converge.
The album kicks off with the enchanting title track, a gorgeous ballad sung by the unforgettable late Warren Wiebe together with newcomer Courtney Blooding. Blooding is currently the production assistant for David Foster and she wants to follow the footsteps of her mentor working behind the console. However, she is also a first class singer, and here she offers the listener a great performance. Jay Graydon, the legendary songwriter and producer, adds a spectacular guitar solo to the mix. The title song is also offered again at the end of the record with a different, jazzy arrangement co-produced by Tomi Malm, one of the best new talents out of Finland. The album is rich in haunting ballads like the bittersweet, acoustic "Your Love Was Special," beautifully sung by Michael Sembello, or the smooth, sultry, R&B number "Tell Me Where The Days Have Gone" with Thierry Condor on lead vocals. Bill Cantos, the critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, leaves his mark on the record singing the delicate "The Final Reason Why," a love song that could be a winner on the Adult Contemporary charts. This song features session master Michael Landau on guitar and the extraordinary Robbie Buchanan on Fender Rhodes and piano. If you're looking for jazzy, refined stuff, listen to "If Only For A Day" and "If You Still Care For Me." "If Only For A Day" is an up-tempo jam with some great vocals courtesy of Swedish singer Frank Ã…dahl. This track is enhanced by the incredible work of Urs on the acoustic piano and Robbie Buchanan on Fender Rhodes, plus the incredible Porty on the guitar solo. "If You Still Care For Me" offers another outstanding vocal performance by Thierry Condor. "After We Make Love" and "Morning Light" are two numbers that find the Swiss producer in smooth jazz territory with soft rhythms and vocals underlying his superior keyboard playing. "I Remember" is a magic ballad with an evocative mood and atmosphere, sung by singer-songwriter Jeff Pescetto. Warren Wiebe is indisputably the star of "Hold Me," another wonderful love song with Robbie Buchanan on keyboards and James Harrah playing all the guitars.
It's simple: if you like amazing music created by talented people, this album is a sure bet. Get your copy before they're all gone!
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Interesting if not an original album
author: Music fan
This is not a completely original album since it features the vocals of Warren Wiebe who took his own life in 1998. These were recorded during the last two years of his life. Another track by Warren appears on his CD "The Real Me".
There is also solos from the likes of Thierry Condor (a Kenny Loggins sound- alike who also appears on "A Christmas Eve in LA"), Michael "Maniac" Sembello, Sweden's Frank Adahl and Urs himself contribute to this unique recording. Thanks Urs, for dedicating it to Warren and the many terrorist victims. It would be nice if it was reissued with stories of how the songs came to be. But it still is my wish that Warren should one day get his own album something he never got in his lifetime...
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Symply the best!
author: David L.
Urs, I just want to thank you, 'cause I bought your CD 2 years ago, and i still listen to it with the same feeling... PLEASURE ! it's an outstanding Soul Westcoast CD, very smart, it alternates relaxing and catchy songs, great singers, the best musicians... A Westcoast Gem, BUY IT !
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Thank you!
author: Julian
Don't know how I have missed this album before today ...I am so thrilled to have it now! What a stunning set of songs and list of musicians & vocalists involved! This is Westcoast at its best and if you like this kind of music then this CD is a MUST! Hats off to Mr. Wiesendanger and Contante & Sonante!
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Review and Interview in German
author: Frank Schuckelt
Westcoast at and as its best - with Robbie Buchanan (Eric Clapton/Chicago/Whitney Houston/Michael Jackson,...), James Harrah (Ray Charles, Madonna, Kenny Loggins,...), Jay Graydon (Earth, Wind and Fire, Steely Dan, Chaka Khan,...), Warren Wiebe, Michael Sembello, Bill Cantos, ... - don't miss it
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