All Saints

All Saints | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 10, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: London
• ASIN: B00004T2OM
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #947,760 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Never Ever

2. Bootie Call

3. I Know Where It's At

4. Under the Bridge

5. Heaven

6. Alone

7. If You Want to Party (I Found Lovin')

8. Trapped

9. Beg

10. Lady Marmalade

11. Take the Key

12. War of Nerves

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars never ever will i hate this cd, July 13, 2000

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mikah tequila (cali) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All Saints (Audio CD)

this is one of those cd's when u know the artist isn't humongous and u wonder why . . . i mean with such a great cd i wondered the same about this one. "never ever" is a well put together song with out your typical "i'm heart broken" lyrics. it's chorus is extremely catchy and i'ts lyrics are somewhat frighteningly true. "bootie call" hmm . . . this one is somewhat naughty fun but none the less a great song. this is also well put together and just a song to blast at a party. "under the bridge" has to be one of my most favorite songs ever. this remake (like the cd) appeals to more of r&b and pop fans. it's one of those mellow songs that gets the message accross and still sounds wonderful at the same time. another one of my most favorite songs has to be "lady marmalade" it's one of the phattest dance songs ever and this one to is naughty fun . . . (if only you could translate that french they're speakin . . .) but more than that it's a great song and this original song is much better than the timbaland remix that appears on the dr. dolittle soundtrack. i was amazed (me being a hip hop rap and r&b fan) that i love this cd so much. but one of the hugest reasons is because the beats, rythms, and phat sounds appeal to me in the same manner that a dmx song would. a very versatile cd with many great styles.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars They know where it's at., September 6, 2003

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Chris "Glitterama" (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All Saints (Audio CD)

All Saints, largely considered a pop paradox of two talented musicians and two pretty blonde sisters-come-media-whores who couldn't sing for peanuts, were the epitome of the late nineties UK R'n'B/pop. And 'never ever' did they get it more right. Smooth harmonies, silky melodies, and the right balance between booty-shakers and cool R'n'B slowjams.

Their debut album, the somewhat uninspiringly titled 'All Saints', showcases why these four girls were the hottest thing on the 'credible' side of pop in 1998. Whilst the Spice Girls were off romping around in their platforms, the cargo-wearing, laidback girls Shaznay Lewis, Mel Blatt, and Nicole and Natalie Appleton managed to achieve the same sort of success but do it with a bit more dignity than their popstar counterparts. From the smooth yearning 'Never Ever' to the bump-and-groove 'I Know Where It's At', the album is a largely quality release. They offer two delicious covers, a rap-infused reworking of 'Lady Marmalade' and a gorgeous version of Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Under The Bridge', and positively shine on the dirty 'Bootie Call' and Spice Girls disco spin 'If You Want To Party (I Found Lovin')'.

Admittedly there are a few weak spots. 'Trapped', 'Beg' and 'Heaven' are nice enough songs, but not up to the standard of the singles. However, considering the mileage the girls got out of the seven (!) singles they managed to release from this record, that's only a minor misstep in a very listenable album.

Cool, fresh and just as funky six years on.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All classic, March 25, 2002

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Chosroes III (NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All Saints (Audio CD)

Often thought of as the Stones to the Spice Girls' Beatles, All Saints offered up a more expressly "adult", R&B-styled sound with their debut album. The huge hit "Never Ever" purred in heartbroken penance, but "Bootie Call", along with many other tracks, showed that these girls weren't the kind to mope. Shaz, Nic and Nat, and Melanie Blatt, along with an all-star roster of producers like Nellee Hooper and Cameron McVey, crafted tracks that meld hard beats with pure Meox Mix vocals, leaving songs as darkly glittery as nightlights reflected on a windshield. This ride jets from booty-wagging abandon ("I Know Where It's At") to steely, get that man on his knees resolve ("Alone"), sometimes in the same song, as with their scrumptious, did-it-better-than-Christina-Mya-etc. remake of "Lady Marmalade." "I Know Where It's At" shows the Saints at their most exuberant, with its pitch-perfect choice of "get your groove on" lyrics and commanding bassline. "If You Want to Party" continues the Spice Girls' noble tradition of reinventing disco; "Beg" showcases the Saints' male-humbling powers. The cover of "Under the Bridge" is especially provocative, converting that alt-rock chestnut into a thumping dance-pop epic with, paradoxically, a strong sense of melancholy. And the melancholy really gets cinematic in the sweeping "War of Nerves", a chilling and thrilling ballad that closes out the record. Note too the Appleton-sisters-penned "Heaven", another powerful tale of yearning. Yes, these party gals know how to cry. And they know something about constructing memorable pop. The eponymous All Saints album is another classic in the wave of British pop that stormed the world in the late 90s, proving the great strength and vitality of what girls in a studio can do.