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Between Us

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Between Us is a departure from Murray's lush productions, Say It Ain't So and Voices. Working with super-producer Rupert Hine, he's pulled out the unexpectedly edgy, "Rubbernecker," and "Sorry I Love You." "It's So Hard Singing The Blues" doesn't have the gut punch required of blues, but its spare production is a nice counterpoint to the few lyrical songs on the album, "Good Old Days," and "Lady I Could Serve You Well," among them. Gavin Wright's string arrangements add grace to "Lady," and "Countryman." But the strings also screech and cascade in the unnerving, cathedral-echo of "Sorry I Love You." This song is one of the few times when Murray soars to the tortured heights he reached as Judas. The album finishes with the partying "Bye, Bye, Bye." If you are familiar with either Anthony Head or Rupert Hine's speaking voice, you can try to pick them out at the end.

We know Murray Head from his leading role in Jesus Christ Superstar - and later from his international Nr 1 hit, One Night In Bangkok, from the musical Chess, in which he also played a lead.

Here, he brings us a solo album that is smooth and deep. It is blues, funk, ballads and pop, all rolled into one.

His fragile voice can be powerful and blow you away. Then it changes to a soulful song, or a country tinted diddy.

The song "Sorry I love You" alone is worth it: one of the most unnerving, majestic and impressive love songs ever made....