| Thompson, Teddy / Bella |
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| Album: | Bella | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Thompson, Teddy | Added: | Feb 2011 | |
| Label: | Verve Forecast | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2011-04-24 | Pull Date: | 2011-06-26 |
| Week Ending: | Jun 26 | Jun 19 | Jun 12 | Jun 5 | May 29 | May 22 | May 8 | May 1 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 24, 2011: | Time Traveler Looking For A Girl | 4. | Jun 05, 2011: | Sunny Side Up The One I Can't Have | |
| 2. | Jun 17, 2011: | Time Traveler Looking For A Girl | 5. | Jun 03, 2011: | Time Traveler Looking For A Girl | |
| 3. | Jun 10, 2011: | Time Traveler Looking For A Girl | 6. | May 22, 2011: | Sunny Side Up I Feel |
| Album Review |
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| Be Sharp Reviewed 2011-04-17 | ||
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Here's the son of English folk-rock icons Richard & Linda Thompson. This guy got some good genes: he plays guitar and sings pretty well. His voice has a rockabilly twang like Marshall Crenshaw or like fellow Brits Nick Lowe and Dave Edmonds. Sometimes there's a bit more country (Chris Isaak) or pop (Roy Orbison). There's uneven songwriting here: some of the songs are very good, some not so good. (But I guess it’s the same on any album.) We've got a string section that’s sometimes nice, but sometimes way overdone. Net: the guy’s got talent; songs are up & down; record is over arranged & over produced. Definitely worth listening to though. Song #4 is an FCC no go. 1. ** Mid-tempo country-rocker gives CD a strong start. Cute lyrics; good vocal. (3:23) 2. * Big fat slow dance. Super vocal. Strings add sweetness. Sappy, but kinda good. (3:28) 3. ** Sad lyric; happy sound. Another strong vocal. Uptempo & upbeat. (3:25) 4. FCC warning: “I shit on myself…” It’s not a particularly good song anyhow. 5. * Sings high like Chris Isaak. Big “Marlboro-country” orchestral finish is cool. (4:10) 6. * Pop meets country! Imagine a Roy Orbison - Dolly Parton duet. (3:26) 7. Melancholy atmosphere. Anti-utopian view of home life. Low strings (cello, viola) and clarinet solo are good on this one. (4:06) 8. ** Mid-tempo pop-rock. Elec guitar gives this one more punch than others. Good vocal performance too. Twangy pop. (RIYL Marshall Crenshaw) (3:48) 9. Sad break-up song. Strings ooze sappy schmaltz. Yuck. (3:17) 10. Fun, silly 60s pop. (RIYL Monkees. Really.) Not awful, but others are better. (2:48) 11. Odd ending to the CD. Strings WAY overdone. Accompanying Barbra Streisand? (3:21) | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Looking For A Girl | 6. | Tell Me What You Want | |||
| 2. | Delilah | 7. | Home | |||
| 3. | I Feel | 8. | The Next One | |||
| 4. | Over And Over | 9. | Take Care Of Yourself | |||
| 5. | Take Me Back Again | 10. | The One I Can't Have | |||
| 11. | Gotta Have Someone | |||||