Stuck on You

Stuck on You Artist: Arlenes
Label: Loose
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 5029432002821
ASIN: B000062TK0


Release Date: 2002-03-14

Stuck on You


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Tracks:

  1. Stuck on Love
  2. Into Every Life Falls a Little Rain
  3. Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone
  4. Tell Someone You Love Them
  5. Springboard
  6. Soft Touch
  7. Man of Meagre Ambition
  8. So Sad to See You Gone
  9. I Just Smoulder
  10. Everybody's Mind Gets Broke Sometimes

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Album Description

Alt. country from Britian! Stephanie Arlene was born in America, but she's been living in London since 1987, her partner is Steve Arlene. Aching songs and lonesome harmonies. Mojo Americana Album Of The Month! 2002.

Album Details

The First Full Length Album from English Country Outfit Based around "Big' Steve" Arlene, Formerly of a La Tex, and his American Wife Stephanie. Having Previously Provided Songs for BBC Drama "Border Cafe", the Arlenes were the Only UK Act to have a Track Included on the Prestigious "Rough Guide to Americana" Compilation Released in 2001.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Don't miss this one!.......2003-03-25

At the music store recently I saw this CD and, having vaguely remembered hearing positive things about them somewhere, purchased it. Easily the best decision I made that day. Don't let the alt.country label affixed to this band turn you off. While the "twang quotient" is high, these are basically pop songs played with care and with a nod to late 60s/early 70s AM country radio. It all sounds effortless and should appeal to fans of rock, pop, C&W, and maybe even Britpop.

You could describe this as honky tonk meets Brit Pop, as the home base for The Arlenes is London. The first 5 tracks are just gorgeous, especially the shoulda-been-a-hit 'Springboard', which sounds amazingly like Glen Campbell, right from "Big Steve" Arlene's boyish tenor to the acoustic guitars. 'Tell Someone That You Love Them' is another gem that casts a lovely country rock spell before trasforming into a chiming guitar, pedal steel hoe-down. 'Lonesome Won't Leave Me Alone' is a haunting lament of depression with Stephanie Arlene unleashing her powerful voice.

Songs 6 thru 8 aren't bad, but don't really stand up to the magic that comes before. However, things pick up nicely with 'I Just Smoulder' which, as you might expect, does just that. "Everybody's Mind Gets Broke Sometimes' closes things out nicely. Each song has jangly, chiming guitars interwoven with steel guitar. Stephanie Arlene harmonizes on just about each track. Their voices wrap around each other comfortably.

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