Back on Track [Import]

Lulu | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 22, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal UK
• ASIN: B0001ENWZA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,957 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Back on track is a solid collection of 12 rock-based pop gems that will appeal to everyone and confirms that the ever-evolving star still delivers the goods. Includes the single 'Keep Talkin', I'm Listening'. Universal. 2004.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lulu's Truly Back On Track!!!, March 30, 2004

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Dennis Lee Cleven (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Back on Track (Audio CD)

This is Lulu's greatest album! While I love her 90s releases on the Dome label, this is a Rock and Roll Lulu. She has returned to the style of music that made her a household name in the UK. Her voice is more mature and she is using it in a way that she wants to use it. It is a great voice and the compositions are perfect with superb production work. This is Lulu taking charge of her career and she is proving she is far more than a 60s icon of the British Invasion. She is a current recording artist to be reckoned with. There is not a single track that does not belong on this CD. There is nothing in the nostalgic vein. She is re-establishing herself as full-time singer/songwriter and she has what it takes. "Keep Talking, I'm Listening", "Yeah, You Love Me", "Slow Motion" are among my favourites but this album is so good that once it is over, I find myself hitting replay! After "Together" and her "Greatest Hits" (with DVD) this is the perfect follow-up. Lulu is a gifted singer and no one is telling her what to do; she knows what to do and I hope that more albums of this quality follows "Back On Track". I only wish it were a bit longer (it clocks in at some 45 minutes)
but it is well-worth the price to pay for an underrated artist showing that she never lost the rock and roll heart that was beating in her soul. You will hear that on this excellent CD. Have no qualms about this album. Lulu is truly "Back On Track"!
Lulu rocks!!!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lulu Is Always On Track!, October 3, 2004

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Christopher D. Shaner "cdsshaner" (Rocky Hill, Connecticut USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back on Track (Audio CD)

Ten years after "Independence" was released to great critical acclaim, Lulu offers up "Back On Track", a stunning new album just out on the Mercury (UK) label. Whereas Lulu's recordings of the 90's focused on her great handling of R&B / Dance material, her new material returns to the rock roots that influenced her early career. She is older and wiser now, but her taste in good songs is still impeccable, and the inspiration she received from these compositions results in some of the best vocal performances she's ever recorded (and that's saying ALOT). Every track here is a winner; and even within the rock range that personifies this album, Lulu still manages to inject some soul and tenderness, most notably on "Supernatural", with it's Al Green / Hi Records feel, and "Sentimental Heart", with it's wistful, bittersweet melody and background chorus. Other strong cuts include "Slow Motion", "Could I Be More Blue?", "Roll The Dice", and "Yeah, Now You Love Me". The production is terrific, and reminds me of Jeff Lynne's work with George Harrison: crisp, clean instrumentation mixed with perfectly balanced vocals. Interestingly, the final cut, "Where The Poor Boy's Dance", an aching and heartfelt reflection on memory and longing, is a completely different mix than the Almighty single version, including another set of lyrics. Both versions are worth seeking out. This is a terrific album, and I would highly recommend it to new and old Lulu fans. I hope she is already working on another!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tailor Made For Top 40 Radio, May 11, 2004

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Richard Sullivan (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back on Track (Audio CD)

Unlike her British Birds 1960s contemporaries like Sandie Shaw and Cilla Black who have taken stabs at contemporary-style music with uneven results, Lulu has been Back On Track since the early 90s with continuous releases of great, rollicking, gutsy recordings. No slouch in the song-writing department, she co-wrote "I Don't Want To Fight", the amazing Tina Turner hit, and quite a few of her own '90s recordings. Back On Track is a change of material insofar as its much more rock'n'roll and much less club/dance than her '90s stuff. "Keep Talkin', I'm Listening" is a major hit awaiting recognition, as powerful and gutteral as any Melissa Etheridge effort. This song is ideal movie soundtrack material. As in any CD certain tracks are real standouts, some others take a few plays to grow on you, but there's not a genuine throw-away in the whole bunch. Mercury Records kept this album on hold for 2 years...WHY? It's the perfect mood-elevating CD for when you're driving to the clubs or the beach. Search for it on eBay for the best price.