One Voice Review

Average Reviews:

(More customer reviews)Are you looking to buy One Voice? Here is the right place to find the great deals. we can offer discounts of up to 90% on One Voice. Check out the link below:

>> Click Here to See Compare Prices and Get the Best Offers

One Voice Review"One Voice" is one of Barry Manilow's moodiest albums and ranks among my favorites. The album's black-and-gray cover suits most of these songs, which sounded especially good as the weather turned colder in late 1979 and hold up very well today. Ultimately hopeful, the famous title track starts with a stark, attention-getting a cappella intro. The first single, "Ships," featured the already familiar, starts-quiet-ends-big arrangement of previous hits, but the lyric (by veteran British rocker Ian Hunter) about a fading father-son relationship was different from what Barry'd done before. Fans aware of Barry Manilow's non-relationship with his biological father sensed that "Ships" was more personal than his other Top 10 hits. This is also true of "Sunday Father", about a divorced dad trying to make the most of his one day a week with his son..."one day to keep the two from turning to strangers." "Where Are They Now" is a lament to lost friends which sadly becomes more applicable each passing year. "Rain" is an excellent midtempo song built around Michael Boddicker's hypnotic synthesizer playing.
The pace changes in the second half with two fast songs. The blistering, rock-disco "Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed" just kicks. I wish Barry had pursued this direction a little more; if you haven't heard it, this aggressive song will surprise you. "Sleeping" would have been a far better single release than either "When I Wanted You" or "I Don't Want To Walk Without You", which made the Top 40 but didn't reach many radio listeners outside the loyal fan base. "Bobbie Lee" is a well-done rock song that continued a series of young girls-for-hire-songs last seen with Even Now"'s bonus track "No Love For Jenny". Hmmm...
The bonus track, "They Gave In To The Blues," was originally the B-side to "Ships." It's a good addition to the album, though it's not blues.
Barry's singing is excellent here. (Phrasing much improved.) "One Voice" grew on me in disco-heavy 1979 thanks to the fine songs and fantastic singing. I hope more fans discover "One Voice" despite its relative lack of hit singles. P.S.: after this fine effort, the bottom dropped out for a short while with 1980's "Barry" album, which Arista skipped over in its late '90's reissue campaign.One Voice Overview

Want to learn more information about One Voice?

>> Click Here to See All Customer Reviews & Ratings Now