Florence Ballard - The Supreme Florence Ballard: 18 Essential Original Recordings
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Artist: Florence BallardEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2001-07-02
Music Label: Polygram UK
Soundtracks:
- Like You Babe
- Yesterday
- Yours Until Tomorrow
- It's Not Unusual
- Impossible Dream
- It Doesn't Matter How I Say It (It's What I Say That Matters)
- Stay in Love
- Walk on By
- Goin' Out of My Head
- You Bring Out the Sweetness in Me
- Everything Wonderful
- Love Ain't Love
- Forever Faithful
- My Heart
- Buttered Popcorn - The Supremes
- Ain't That Good News - The Supremes
- Hey Baby - The Supremes
- Heavenly Father - The Supremes
Music reviews of The Supreme Florence Ballard: 18 Essential Original Recordings
Music Review: Finally At Last!
Rating: 3 Stars
I've been wanting to listening to this cd for a while now. Decided against buy it when that last Dreamgirls film came out. I wanted to wait all that died-down and then I could listen without anger or prejudice.
No Supreme has ever quite intrigued me like Florence. I'm in my early 40's, so I wasn't born when she first made it big with The Supremes. There was always something about her that I liked though. Sure she was easy enough on the eyes, but I think I just loved her smile and onscreen spirit really.
Most of the reviews I've seen for this cd over the years have been average to poor from those who appear unbiased. While it great to just hear her and hear what she would sound like, I gotta admit I wasn't blown away. The stuff she made after being thrown out of the Supremes simply wasn't great material, nor was it produced especially well. Plus it had no real spirit to it, nor did Florence through half of them. I couldn't even begin to judge the 4 decade debate of who was a better singer between Diana & Florence, because I never felt like Florence's voice was captured well. At times she sounded lifeless, and other times there wasn't any true direction or aim.
I thought the stuff she sang with The Supremes sounded the best. More joyful and spirited. Not nearly as focused and good as the Baby Love, Come See About Me, or You Can't Hurry Love type hits, but good songs with good direction and production. I liked Flo's fun spirit on Buttered Popcorn. I didn't particularly like how she sang it, but she gave a good performance non-the-less. The true gem for me was Heavenly Father, which I felt she truly sang and sang well. Almost in an upper register, which I suspect was her best range.
Overall it wasn't as great as I was hoping for, but still this is a cd I have an undeniable fondness for. Florence Ballard was taken from us and this world way too soon and way too young. Growing up when I did, I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel a little cheated not getting to see her perform, but such is life. This helps sort of bridge-that-gap for me, so I'll be forever grateful that someone released it.
Description of The Supreme Florence Ballard: 18 Essential Original Recordings
The first ever collection of recordings by one of the founding members of Motown legends The Supremes. 18 tracks that were unearthed from the Motown/ABC vaults & are issued here for the first time. Tracks, 'Like You Babe', 'Yesterday', 'Yours Until Tomorrow', 'It's Not Unusual', 'Impossible Dream', 'It Doesn't Matter How I Say It', 'Let's Stay In Love', 'Walk On By', 'Going Out Of My Head', 'Sweetness', 'Everything Wonderful', 'Love Ain't Love', 'Forever Faithful', 'My Heart', 'Buttered Popcorn', 'Ain't That Good News', 'Hey Baby' & 'Heavenly Father'. 2001 release.General CDs
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