Awakening

Awakening Artist: Narada Michael Walden
Label: Wounded Bird Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 664140922228
EAN: 0664140922228
ASIN: B00005NEZA


Release Date: 2001-07-31

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Tracks:

  1. Love Me Only
  2. I Don't Want Nobody Else (To Dance With You)
  3. Give Your Love a Chance
  4. They Want the Feeling
  5. Awakening Suite, Pt. 1 (Childhood - The Opening of the Heart)
  6. Awakening
  7. Listen to Me
  8. Full and Satisfied
  9. Will You Ever Know

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Birth Of A Future Legend.......2005-04-13

Narada Michael Walden gained fame in the 80's as the hitmaking producer behind Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston.His third solo album 'Awakenings' finds the multitalented drummer in his first rush of musical nirvana.The music here is quite diverse-"The Awakening Suite" plus "The Awakening" itself are full flegded forrays into jazz fusion of the kind he might've made with the Mahavisnu Orchestra."Give Love A Chance" and "Will You Ever Know" offer two beautifully arranged ballads for the bedroom brigade."Love Me Only" starts the CD off with a very nice dance-pop tune while the hit "I Don't Want Nobody Else (To Dance With You)" is hyperkinetic uptempo funk of the first order,with even a little rock guitar for spiciness.The brash "They Want The Feeling" dives even further into the funk-rock mode with more pleasant dance music such as "Listen To Me" and "Full And Satisfied" to round out this set.
Like Norman Connors before him Walden was already proving himself a superb assembler of musical talent with guests such as Carlos Santana,The Pointer Sisters,the Brecker Brothers,Hiram Bullock,Greg Phillinganes and Angela Wimbush permeating this album.But Narada is always the focus and thankfully on all tracks he makes excellent use of his drum kit.A musicians album with hit potential-no wonder Clive Davis was so interested in this guy.Highly recommended.

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  7. Checkin'in ~ Ulf Wakenius Group
  8. 10 de Paco ~ Jorge Pardo Y Chano Dominguez
  9. Velveteen Rabbit ~ George Winston
  10. Boston 1952 ~ Charlie Parker

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