Boy for You

Astrid Williamson, Astrid | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 1, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: One Little Indian Us
• ASIN: B00142RWYK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #425,581 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Am the Boy for You

2. Everyone's Waiting

3. What Do You....

4. World at Your Feet

5. Sing for Me

6. Someone

7. Hozanna

8. If I Loved You

9. Outside

10. Say What You Mean

Editorial Reviews

ASTRID WILLIAMSON Boy For You (2008 UK 11-track CD with the front of the picture sleeve autographed by Astrid in black marker pen OLI665)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A top class album, to be sure, August 4, 1999

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Anthony Newman ([e-mail]) (Windsor, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boy for You (Audio CD)

Well, where to begin. I suppose I'll keep it short, no-one wants to read 1000 words, do they? :)

This album is great. Breezy and poppy in places, with strong melodies, individual songs, cutting lyrics, great production, and the best thing of all: Astrid's voice. It has its own character- very distinctive, and eminently listenable. The album ranges in subject and style, some tracks being quite dark in content while others are bright. The secret track is probably my favourite- it's a very personal song, just Astrid and her piano. It's a wistful song, and the emotion is tangible.

The album itself isn't huge (certainly nowhere near Alanis' last epic!), but there is enough substance there to provide great value. There are good sleeve notes, a great cover, and now there is a fan web presence too. Basically, this is a great album. Check my page for a load of reviews, if I don't sway you. Following me should be a load more reviews- they should sway you too :)

Thanks for reading, I hope you buy the album.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Queen of hearts, December 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Boy for You (Audio CD)

For this second album Shetlands chanteuse Astrid Williamson left for New Orleans and producer Malcolm Burn, who fashioned a driving, synth-oriented sound not unlike his work for Sinead Lohan (No Mermaid.) I have mixed feelings about this approach, not least because her Goya Dress bandmates are largely reduced to session musicians, but Astrid is so fearless both lyrically and vocally that such considerations merit only a cursory mention. For the album's highlight, Someone, Burn conjures up a rain-drenched atmosphere that frames Astrid's song of devotion perfectly.

The reward for her efforts was bittersweet: a smattering of critical acclaim, disappointing record sales and the loss of her record deal. Lately she's been seen playing around Brighton, and her name has been usurped by a pop band from her native Scotland. This is hardly the profile of an artist on the ascendant but on the evidence here Astrid is not to be counted out. Indeed, together with her old band's album 'Rooms' there is a case to be made that Williamson is the greatest female singer/songwriter to emerge in the 90s, one whose reputation amongst her contemporaries can only continue to improve.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seek Out This Lovely Album!, January 31, 2002

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chilke "chilke" (Troy, MT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boy for You (Audio CD)

I can give this 5 stars in spite of disliking the first track which is too faddish and cluttered and busy for my tastes. The same song, done acoustically on one of her singles, is a nice song. Probably too much producer influence.(Reminds me of Alannis' Ballard produced stuff) The rest of the cd is just perfect from my listening post. Some may hear echoes of Joni Mitchell, others, Joan Baez. I am fond of alternative country, and a track on here is as good as it gets. I wish Astrid would do an entire alternative country album. There are some splendid pop gems on here, too. The crowning glory is the heartbreaking and beautiful bonus track. If that tune, possibly titled "No Words", and the track "World At Your Feet" don't make you misty-eyed, you're probably a sociopath. Exceptional booklet with cd.