In Blue

In Blue Artist: The Corrs
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 075678335228
EAN: 0075678335228
ASIN: B00004U5AJ


Release Date: 2000-09-12

In Blue


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Tracks:

  1. Breathless
  2. Give Me A Reason
  3. Somebody for Someone
  4. Say
  5. All the Love in the World
  6. Radio
  7. Irresistible
  8. One Night
  9. All in a Day
  10. At Your Side
  11. No More Cry
  12. Rain
  13. Give It All Up
  14. Hurt Before
  15. Rebel Heart

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  1. Forgiven, Not Forgotten
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Having proved with an <I>MTV Unplugged</I> session that they are more than just a bunch of pretty faces and can actually play their instruments, Celtic-poppers the Corrs returned to the studio for their third "proper" album. Owners of <I>Unplugged</I> will already be familiar with two of the tracks here, "At Your Side" and "Radio," which are given the full studio treatment and endowed with a much fuller sound. Unfortunately, this is not necessarily a good thing, as the album as a whole tends to be overproduced--taking the raw folky qualities and folding them into a far more sanitized whole. As a result, the standout tracks tend to be the more up-tempo ones--"Breathless" and "No More Cry." To be fair, when the Corrs are good, they're very, very good; but when they're bad, they're just dull. Unlike their previous albums, <I>In Blue</I> doesn't seem to be quite so flowing. With several different producers working on it (including Mr. Shania Twain, "Mutt" Lange), maybe it was a case of too many cooks spoiling the broth. <I>--Mel Roberts</I>

Album Details

Produced by Robert John 'Mutt' Lange and Mitchell Froom, who Give the Irish Siblings' Music a Kick in the Arse. The New Sound is More Power Pop, Yet Retaining their Lush Harmonies.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great pop with incredible vocal harmonies..........2007-04-21

Normally my music preferences are hard rock/metal(child of the late 70's and 80's), but I really like this album. I came across it in a used bin and decided to take a chance on it because I liked the single Breathless, I'm glad I did. The Songs are simple pop songs with great melodies and the Irish influence that is mixed in definitely adds to the music. The standout feature, to me, are the vocal harmonies. Andrea Corr has a beautiful voice, and the harmonies provided by the rest of the Corrs are perfect. The production on the album was provided by Mutt Lange, so you know it's pristine in it's quality.

Song Highlights include: Breathless, Give Me A Reason, All The Love In The World, Radio, No More Cry and Rebel Heart(a cool instrumental).

This is pop music with the added bonus that the band has a great deal of musical talent, which makes it stand out(at least to me). If you like simple pop songs you will like In Blue.

4 out of 5 stars um, cost effective?.......2007-02-12

how can anyone dispute the amount of musical bang you get for around 3 bucks including shipping with this cd? I think that Radio and One Night are fine tunes. This cd is one very cost effective collection of music, so don't hesitate to buy it.

3 out of 5 stars Plenty of used copies of this .......2006-12-29

I saw the Corrs on some cable channel concert and kinda liked them. This cd didn't do them justice--it's too canned, too produced, too nowhere. The single Breathless sounds great at loud volumes, but the rest of the tunes never take off. I bought mine from a used dealer for a buck. With postage it left me wondering if I'd ever buy another Corrs cd for the same price.

5 out of 5 stars Great stuff! .......2006-07-04

I wasn't sure at first about getting this CD because I had read reviews of it saying it was cheesy pop and it was too manufactured, and it was suffering a case of 'too many cooks spoiling the broth', etc.

But those reviews, in my opinion, were so wrong!

My favorite tracks are:
Radio
All In A Day
Give Me A Reason
Rain
No More Cry
Somebody for Someone

Sure, this album is totally pop, but it's GOOD pop. The Corrs did a great job at giving their traditional Irish sound a great studio treatment.

If you liked their first hit single from this album, 'Breathless', that's a good indicator of what you'll hear in this album.

Initially I thought the version of 'Radio' on this album was a little funny - that the drum beats didn't match the original intent of the song, after hearing them sing it on 'The Corrs Unplugged' (an acoustic version, which sounds gorgeous). But now I love both versions.

'No More Cry' stands out immediately because it is easily one of the catchiest tracks on this album. I was a little turned off at first because of the funny grammar in the lyrics. But this somg is truly one of those you can listen to anytime, anywhere, and it will still sound great. At a duration of 2:59, it won't wear you out either.

'All In A Day' is another of my favorites on this disc because the song is so perfect. It starts out great, it develops in a very beautiful way, and it ends in a very haunting way that will get stuck in your head. The harmony at the end of this song is probably the most 'Celtic-like' moment in the album.

'Rain', 'All the Love in the World' and 'Somebody for Someone' are perfect for rainy, moody days. I love these songs.

Of course, like many albums out there, there are songs that just didn't work. 'Hurt Before', 'Rebel Heart', and 'One Night' are some of those songs. 'One Night' and 'Hurt Before' are really boring, and The Corrs are WAY better at doing instrumentals than something like 'Rebel Heart'. Check out 'Silver Strand' on their album 'Borrowed Heaven', or any of those in their first CD, 'Forgiven, Not Forgotten'.

Besides that, this album is a wonderful addition to your music collection, and I think this is what pop is all about! This is a good album to start off with if you're new to the Corrs as well, and if you like pop.

2 out of 5 stars

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