Florence Ballard - The Supreme Florence Ballard: 18 Essential Original Recordings
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Music Reviews of The Supreme Florence Ballard: 18 Essential Original Recordings
Music Review: Finally, Ms. Ballard can be heard!
Rating: 3 Stars
Ms. Florence Ballard (formally of the Supremes) can finally be heard. This shelved collection of songs for her solo debut (1968)can now see the light. I was impressed with the original songs; "Love Ain't Love" & "Forever Faithful" as well as covers such as "It's not unusual" (Tom Jones) & "Walk on by" (Dionne Warwick). Unforturnately, I do believe it would not have faired well with the buying public, and if it did, it would have been only for two reasons: 1)Florence was a former Supreme, 2)She has a powerful voice. The material could have been better for such a strong vocalist.I would still recommend this CD, only if you are a supreme fan who looks beyond the stardom of Diana Ross.
Buy it only for your Supreme collection!!!!!
Music Review: Florence was Talented, But in Wrong Genre of Music
Rating: 4 Stars
I have always felt that Florence Ballard's voice was meant for something else besides pop music. She did not sound better or worse than Diana Ross. They both have uniquely different sounds. Diana's voice was fitting to sing as The Supreme's lead singer. The songs were written for her type of voice. Florence's voice sounds more on the style of Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Lena Horne, and some of the other singers of that genre. She could have probably even been on Broadway, if she would have had the right people supporting and backing her. Then too, the problems in her life was also probably an impediment to her accomplishing very much. It's sad that she had to die so young leaving her small children behind. Who knows what she could have accomplished had she lived longer.Music Review: Florence Ballard Could Of Been The Next Billie Holiday!
Rating: 3 Stars
This cd is of Flo Ballard, he may not be that great, but you can hear in the sound of her voice how she was feeling, and you get to hear how great of a voice she had. This is the music she recorded after Motown, may not be that great, but you get a chance to her, and what she could of did to the world with her voice and music if only she would of had someone to promote her right. This album could of been like Billie Holiday's last album Lady In Satin, in that album Billie Holiday wasn't singing good, she barely was singing, but what made that such a great album was because she was singing from the heart and you could feel her pain and hurt in her voice and while she was singing, and I think Flo was telling us something in her music, in this album.Music Review: Florence Ballard Could Of Been The Next Billie Holiday!
Rating: 3 Stars
This cd is of Flo Ballard, he may not be that great, but you can hear in the sound of her voice how she was feeling, and you get to hear how great of a voice she had. This is the music she recorded after Motown, may not be that great, but you get a chance to her, and what she could of did to the world with her voice and music if only she would of had someone to promote her right. This album could of been like Billie Holiday's last album Lady In Satin, in that album Billie Holiday wasn't singing good, she barely was singing, but what made that such a great album was because she was singing from the heart and you could feel her pain and hurt in her voice and while she was singing, and I think Flo was telling us something in her music, in this album.Music Review: FLORENCE BALLARD IS SUPREME
Rating: 4 Stars
I am thrilled that this cd was finally released. It shows Florence for the talented singer that she was. It is a disgrace that Motown just focused on Diane and pushed both Florence and Mary to the background. This is her first solo recordings and shows with time what could have been. The way Meet the Supremes showed what was to come. Also included are two of the songs she sang lead on while she was with the Supremes. Listen to the Supremes, Let Me Go the Right Way, Long Gone Lover, Silent Night and her sharing lead on You Keep Me Hanging On to see that Florence had a powerful and soulful voice. And with these songs on this cd Flo shines. I am so happy to see her get the respect and attention that is long overdue.