Deborah Allen - Memphis Princess
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Artist: Deborah AllenEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-05-16
Music Label: Renaissance
Soundtracks:
- Tired of Being Alone
- Matter of Love
- Falling in Love
- Love Me Like You Used To
- I Love You
- Someday Our Night Will Come
- Sail On
- Takin' My Time
- Next Big Thing
- Natural Tears
- You Don't Want to Touch My Heart
- Fantasize Me
- Tell Someone About It [*]
- Woman [*]
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Music Review: "Memphis Princess" Not a Crowning Set of Work for Allen
Rating: 2 Stars
Prime Cuts: Tired of Being Alone, Natural Tears, Baby I Lied (Hidden Track)
If tendency has a face, it would have to be Deborah Allen's. After racking a decade of hits in the 80s with radio darlings such as "Baby I Lied," "I Hurt for You," "Heartache and a Half" among others, her popularity began waning in the early 90s. Forking out money from her own pockets, she recorded "Delta Dreamland." Released by the now dysfunctional Giant Records, Allen struck big time again begining with the sultry "Rock Me (In the Cradle of Love)." "All That I Am," the follow-up Giant release was so good that many of the tracks ended by in LeAnn Rimes' multi-platinum "Blue" set. Despite being released from Giant Records, Allen continued to record for Curb Records and a few self-released CDs. However, it has been some time since her last effort. Hence, expectations were high with the release of "Memphis Princess."
However, as far as the production of the CD goes, disappointments are in spades. Instead of releasing a state-of-the-art set that could give Faith Hill and Gretchen Wilson a run for their monies, Allen and her hubby Rafe Van Hoy regress back to the paltry days of the urban cowboy days with démodé drum programming and cheesy synth work. Devoid of any rustic instruments a la fiddles and steel guitars, this is not a country record. But that's not the major problem; this is just such a ropey attempt at 80s pop that it brings ignominy to the word "soul."
Nevertheless, the redeeming moment of this set is still Allen's voice. Never loosing an iota of her vocal nuances, she can purr with that seductive charm on one hand. On the other hand, when she croons a ballad, she knows how to vocally mine the depths of a broken heart displaying a vulnerability that lesser artists can only dream of emulating. Like most of the Allen's canon of work, most of the writing chore comes from the lady herself with her husband as well as a few outside writers. However, "Memphis Princess" is introduced by the album's only cover, Al Green's "Tired of Being Alone." Performed with an understated passion, Allen's performance here is tour de force. And truth be told, it's the best cut on the set. Also, packing plenty of punch at the heart is the keyboard-laced ballad "Natural Tears," finding a broken hearted Allen at romance's tail end. As a hidden track, coming in after the CD's last track, is Allen's rendition of her big hit "Baby I Lied." With a more stripped down backing, this track dealing with love's gimmicky, is still poignant and refreshing.
Unfortunately, the rest of the album borders on tedium. With generic titles such as "I Love You," "Falling in Love," and "Woman," there are no shafts of insights offered on these paeans. "Falling in Love," though it has a nice melody, does not really have anything to say beyond the narrow confines of its title. The wailing electric guitars, the ear popping drum machine and that awful synth on tracks such as "Fantasize Me," "You Don't Want to Touch My Heart" and "Woman" are just on the overkill, making listening an agony. Out of gallantry for the lady, I shall refrain from further expositions of such a torture. This Memphis princess has had released some stellar material over the years, unfortunately this one will not be part of her tierra of great works.
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