Laura Branigan - Best of (Rpkg)
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Artist: Laura BraniganBrand: BRANIGAN,LAURA
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-04-24
Music Label: Rhino
Soundtracks:
- Solitaire
- Show Me Heaven
- Ti Amo
- Spanish Eddie
- The Power Of Love
- Is There Anybody Here But Me?
- Dim All the Lights
- How Am I Supposed To Live Without You?
- Over You
- The Lucky One
- How Can I Help You Say Goodbye?
- Self Control
- Gloria
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Music Review: Big Voice, Big Heart
Rating: 5 Stars
Who can imagine the 80's without Laura Branigan? Few will deny that she had a big voice; she could belt with the best of them. But these recordings show that she had the heart to validate the power of the voice.
The CD opens with "Solitaire", which just might be my favorite track by Laura. I love the way she builds the song from quiet vulnerability to victory of operatic proportions. It rivals "Gloria" in sheer force. "Ti Amo" is a ballad in which she cries out in pain over the loss of someone she still loves desperately, as she does in her hit "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You?" "Spanish Eddie" and "The Lucky One" are more upbeat musically, along the lines of "Gloria". "Is There Anybody Here But Me?" is a smooth mid-tempo number with a light Latin beat, decorated with romantic sax and atmospheric synths. In "Over You" Laura goes to great lengths to convince herself, us and her ex that she is over him. But is all that drama really denial? Does she protest a little too much? In "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye?", Laura is gentle and nurturing, rather uncharacteristic for her songs, which makes it all the more beautiful.
Two songs were hits by other artists. Laura sings "The Power Of Love", and I am amazed at the similarity of the vocal and instrumental arrangements to Celine Dion's version. I wonder how many people know that Laura's came first? Her emotional expression is a little more raw than Celine's, and frankly much better than I had expected. The other cover, "Dim All The Lights", follows Donna Summer's original pretty closely, and Laura acquits herself very well in this hit written and made famous by the Disco Queen.
The collection closes with Laura's 2 biggest hits: "Self Control", in which she paints a picture of a rather sinister but alluring and exotic nighttime world, and, of course, "Gloria", the unforgettable warning to someone who is indeed "...headed for a breakdown."
I read that at the time of her death, Laura had been planning a comeback. I believe she had it in her to succeed, and I am very sorry that we were denied the pleasure of witnessing that.
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Songstress Laura Branigan's professional life in music began as a back-up vocalist for legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, and she toured the world with him during the late '70s. Her solo career soared in 1982 with the US Top 40 debut album Branigan, and her powerhouse voice generated a string of hits. Included among the thirteen favourites here are a trio of US Top 10 smashes-"Gloria" (#2), "Self Control" (#4), and "Solitaire" (#7).Dance & DJ CDs
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