Careless

Category: Music

Average customer rating:

Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4988067020901
ASIN: B00005GSOI

Release Date: 2003-01-07

Careless

Related Categories:

General

| Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock

| Pop | Styles | Music

Rock

| Imports | Stores | Music

Tracks:

On And On
Never Letting Go
Careless
Sinking In An Ocean Of Tears
Madge
Every Minute
Little Italy
One More Night
(Guitar Interlude)
Save It For A Rainy Day
Rock And Roll Slave
The Same Old Tears On A New Background

Similar Items:

Yardwork
20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection

Album Description

Japanese only version of the 1977 debut from the impressive singer/songwriter. Featuring a boatload of talented musicians including Art Garfunkel, Larry Carlton, Chaka Khan, Eric Clapton and Lee Ritenour. Unavailable domestically. MCA. 1992.

Customer Reviews:

ENJOYABLE WITHOUT BEING OVER-THE-TOP.......2007-01-31

i loved the feel of this album. i was surprised that i did because this is not my style. however, sometimes it is albums like this that make you enjoy music more. for me, there are two songs that stand out: ON AND ON and NEVER LETTING GO. there is something about those two songs and the words that make me just drift away. if i were at the ocean and the sun was going down and it was still semibright daylight, i would put on this album.

strong debut from Stephen with a bunch of soft rock gems.......2004-11-10

Stephen Bishop had been "kicking around" the music business for many years by the time he finally released his debut album "Careless" in late 1976. Art Garfunkel's "Breakaway" album from the previous year included 2 of Bishop's songs--"Lookin' For the Right One" & "The Same Old Tears On A New Background", the latter of which Bish does himself on here. Bishop did fall short of delivering an album of consistently top flight material here, but it's still a very strong debut. A majority of the songs are excellent & none of them are less than respectable. The opening track was one of his biggest hits & is one of his best songs--"On and On" is a definitive example of his acoustic guitar based, sighing-ly melodic, hopelessly romantic soft rock. Bishop displays over & over again his knack for incredibly tuneful songwriting, his superb vocals which are smooth and filled with emotion, & his excellent acoustic guitar picking. There are a whole bunch of gems--"Never Letting Go" & "One More Night" are tender ballads; "Madge" is a moving tale of an old man looking back at his life, and it features a couple of instrumental breaks that slyly incorporate the "London Bridge" theme/ melody. He successfully ups the tempo on a couple tunes that have horn arrangements and are extremely catchy--"Sinking In An Ocean of Tears", and the top 20 hit "Save It For A Rainy Day" which has a fittingly rainy/ dreamy mix of guitars & electric piano, although the latter track's fade with Chaka Khan's obnoxious, wailing, showoff-y vocals does hurt it. There's also the splendidly tuneful, fittingly Italian-flavored "Little Italy", which has a fun acoustic riff, and the brief "guitar interlude" between "One More Night" & "Save It For A Rainy Day" is also delightful. As for the remaining tracks, none of them are bad, but they sound like filler that Bishop resorted to to fill out the album--"Every Minute" and "Rock and Roll Slave" are crafted, but somewhat dull ballads that slip over into sappiness. He tries to shift gears with the somewhat jazzy title track, & the stripped-down beginning portion really works, but it builds up & becomes considerably problematic, including its excessive orchestration. The album closing "The Same Old Tears On A New Background", performed solo by Stephen on guitar & vocals, is, again, crafted, but the sappiness detracts from it, although his incredible vocals do lift it up considerably. So, the sailing is a bit rough for portions of the album, but it's a solid and often excellent record that does a really effective job of capturing the essence of Stephen Bishop. The standard US CD version of "Careless" has indeed gone out of print at this point--there is this Japanese CD release, but don't expect it to come cheap. Keep in mind though that six of the tracks from here, all of which are among the gems of this album, turn up with 24-bit remastering on the affordable & in print "20th Century Masters--The Millennium Collection"; the same six tracks also appear on another compilation, "On And On--The Hits of Stephen Bishop" although there are some clear differences there such as the inclusion of a somewhat superior version of "Save It For A Rainy Day" (presumably the single version). Still, any serious Bish fan will want to hear the entirety of this very fine album, & there are vinyl copies around that you can get at good prices to supply you with the remaining tracks.

I was carelessly absorbed in his music.......2004-07-07

This AOR singer has a distinctive mellow,gentle voice and he himself has his own stylish singing.The way he sings is so plished and slick that I can hardly resist.The melodies he makes and the arrangement have a top quality.His songwriting skills are so irrisistible.This refined poetry will surely soothe the heartbroken men with his lively songs.

One of the Best Albums of All-Time.......2003-12-16

If you love the music of the seventies and great singer/songwriters (James Taylor, Kenny Loggins, Jimmy Webb, Art Garfunkel, etc.), you'll love this cd. The review above only gave it 3 stars, yet he said it was one of his favorite albums of all-time - so take his rating with a grain of salt. If ever an album deserved 5 stars, it's this one. Many of Bish's songs from this album were later recorded by Art Garfunkel and others. Bishop has a very distinctive voice that soothes the soul. His music is great and his lyrics are equally superb.

Music Album:

Music Album

Music Album

Music CD

Turning Point ~ Jim Adkins

Death in the Guitarafternoon ~ Larry Wallis

Blakey's Best ~ Art Blakey

Ready Aye Ready ~ Mike Chosen Seven Cox

DBK Jazz Sampler: Vol. 2 ~ Various Artists

Swedish Jazz All Stars ~ Parisorkestern 1949

New Family ~ Various Artists

Monogatari No Youni Furusato Wa Tooi ~ Taeko Tomioka, Ryuichi Sakamoto

Shades of the 70s ~ F.W. Mueller-Key

A Tombeau Ouvert ~ Green Bruno