Open

Artist: Shaznay Lewis
Label: Wea
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 025646176025
EAN: 0025646176025
ASIN: B0002S0F4G

Release Date: 2004-08-03

Open

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Tracks:

Intro/Open
Dance
I Never Felt Like This Before
Mr Dawg
Heart Made Me A Fool
You
DonT Know What To Say
Mr. Weatherman
Butterflies
Nasty Boy
Radio
Now Your Gone

Album Description

The last member of All Saints to go solo (counting the Appletons as a single entity) has come up trumps with a classy record full of pop/soul magnificence. Opening with the funky 'Dance' through the lovely first single 'Never Felt Like This Before', reggae-tinged 'Mr Dawg' & horn infused 'Heart Made Me A Fool', 'Open' is an eclectic mix of styles that showcases Lewis' unique talent & stunning vocal delivery. Elsewhere the sublime 'You', 70s influenced 'Don't Know What To Say' & cool-as-hell 'Nasty Boy' are further highlights on an album that serves up treat after treat. Shaznay Lewis has produced an album that stands up against the best of All Saints output, & when you're talking one of the best girl-groups ever, that's high praise indeed. WEA. 2004.

Album Details

Former All Saints member debut solo album.

Customer Reviews:

Shaz Back!.......2004-10-28

During the influx of girl bands, after many record industry heads dismissed them as unprofitable until a phenomenon called the Spice Girls happened, All Saints were already an established band with something else to offer. While the Spice Girls successfully merged camp with pop in a delicious parcel, the All Saints took a more chill and soulful approach to their songs. Their songs struck a chord with "I Know Where It's At" and the UK number one single "Never Ever," which was penned by the mastermind of the group, Shaznay Lewis.
After the release of the critically acclaimed Saints & Sinners, All Saints split up. Former band mate Melanie Blatt released two singles to mediocre success and the Met bar shenanigans didn't help the Appleton sisters to deliver a credible album; instead they created the directionless and hitless Everything's Eventual.
Now Shaznay Lewis is the last to venture into the world of solo with Open. It comes as no surprise that the songwriter is simple in structure, yet effective, and that the hits come easy for the person who basically made All Saints the profound pop band that it was. With songs like the foot-tapping "Dance" and the youthful prance of "Butterflies," Lewis is bound to reign as the queen of mature pop. The lead single - "I Never Felt Like This Before" - is a gorgeous intricate ballad that captures accurate sentiment.
Open also is strong on reggae influences, which appear on the sun-baked "Now You're Gone" and the forever-catchy "Nasty Boy."
Shaznay also meanders into electronic awe on "Radio" and the wanderlust ballad "You."
Other tracks include the swaying honorable mention to big band "Heart Made Me a Fool" and the rock-tinted "Mr. Weatherman."
Like most complete mature pop albums, Open delivers sophistication with a well-balanced mixture of musical styles and paces. Shaznay Lewis is the only survivor of the All Saints phenomenon.

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