Track Listing 1. Sight For Sore Eyes 2. Search For the Hero - (remix) 3. Open Your Heart - (remix) 4. Love Rendezvous 5. Precious Pearl 6. Sugar Town 7. Walk Away 8. Drive Time 9. Padlock 10. And Finally... 11. Renaissance (I'm Coming Home)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Juliet Roberts | | Producer: | M People | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes M People: Heather Small (vocals); Mike Pickering (vocals, saxophone); Paul Heard (keyboards, programming); Shovell (percussion). Additional personnel: G.A. Parricelli, Jim Williams (guitar); Yolisa Phale, Steven Hussey, Ivan Hussen, Ellen Blair (strings); Chris "Snake" Davis (saxophone, flute); John Thirkell (trumpet); Andy Connell, Graham Harvey (piano); Julian Crampton (bass); Andy Gangadeen (drums); Paul Jervier (programming); Juliet Roberts, Carroll Thompson, Beverly Skeet, Fay Simpson, Paul "Tubbs" Williams (background vocals). Recorded at The Strongroom, London, England.
Editorial Reviews 3.5 Stars out of 5 - Good - ...This self-produced album is not one long throbbing dance marathon; the group's unifying vision of emotive pop music pulls together a collection of actual songs. They're all emboldened by Heather Small's lustrous contralto, catchy melodies and a house-music undertow... Rolling Stone (08/10/1995)
7 - Flawed Yet Worthy - ...Although the instrumentation...relies on traditional musicianship rather than samples, the riffs and tunes quote liberally from 30 years of American R&B. M People's consistently substantial songs generate much body heat... Spin (06/01/1995)
...a dream you can dance to....is no longer interested in charting the outer limits of clubland, but rather turning the underground sounds of yesterday--lush disco sweeps with butt-burning basslines, sway-your-arms choruses--into today's hits... Musician (05/01/1995)
...has more than its share of house-quaking grooves. Their secret? Delectable R&B-based arrangements layered on top of the beat and Heather Small's smoky, ecstasy-or-bust voice... - Rating: A- Entertainment Weekly (05/19/1995)
...has more than its share of house-quaking grooves. Their secret? Delectable R&B-based arrangements layered on top of the beat and Heather Small's smoky, ecstasy-or-bust voice... - Rating: A- Entertainment Weekly (05/19/1995)
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