Author: ETHERIDGE,MELISSA

Release Date: 2004-02-10

Details: Amazon.ca Melissa Etheridge's considerable talents as writer/singer/performer have often seemed confounded by expectations--the artist having burdened herself with more than a few of them. Etheridge spent the '90s alternately proving her mettle as one of the era's most successful female rock artists (peaking with the multi-platinum Yes I Am), trying to recapture those glories, then plumbing the depths of an all-too-public romantic flame -out on '01's confessional Skin. But here, the singer seems content to engage in a little musical soul-baring of a wholly different stripe, showcasing her bluesy, ever expressive chops on a record that refuses to apologize for its contemporary production slickness and unashamed positive vibes. The ghosts of recent personal troubles get swept away by the breezy of "When You Find the One" and the romantic anthem "This Moment" and the wistful "Will You Still Love Me." "Mercy" engages her in a compelling, reflective duet with vocalist Bernie Barlow while the spare, bittersweet "Tuesday Morning" pays tribute to the heroes of 9/11. There's a confidence born of maturity and hard-won wisdom throughout--and the courage to simply play it straight down the middle of the road. --Jerry McCulley Product Description Where once there were runaway rockers belted out by a jilted lover, Melissa has filled "Lucky" up with anthems, ballads and some of the most badass rock she's ever recorded. Songs like "Mercy" and "Will You Still Love Me" reveal the vulnerability attendant in any new relationship, while "Come On Out Tonight" and "If You Want To" toy with that same newness in a more playful way; "This Moment," like "When You Find The One," celebrates the emotional whirlwind that accompanies the onset of love; in "Secret Agent," Melissa taunts the boys who have the wrong idea about her new lover ("All the boys want to know if she's got something to hide/All the girls are relieved she's working for the other side") and "Kiss Me" is hot, steamy and sexy. The album's first single, a classic Melissa arena rocker called "Breathe," marks the first time she has included a song on an album that she didn't write, but its lyrics deal with longing for loved ones while on the road, so she had! no trouble making it her own. From the Label "If one puts on the album, I would like to suppose that they would walk away going, 'This is another chapter, this is being in love and the experiences around it, this is rich in life.' Not every song. I went in many different places-the social places, the memory places; those songs are still there--but overall I think it's, 'Oh, that's a good feeling.'"

UPC: 602498613283

EAN: 0602498613283

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood