Branigan 2

Laura Branigan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 10, 2010)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002IG6
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,039 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Branigan 2 by BRANIGAN, LAURA

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Emotional Side of Laura Branigan, September 8, 2002

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This review is from: Branigan 2 (Audio CD)

After purchasing The Best of Branigan and Self Control, I definitely wanted more. I found this album and I was not disappointed. The songs are excellent and very emotional. Laura outdoes herself on all of her albums. My favorite songs are: Solitaire, Deep in the Dark, Close Enough, How Am I Supposed to Live Without You, I'm Not the Only One, Find Me and Don't Show Your Love. I would highly recommend this to anyone.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Branigan 2--The Return of Gloria...I mean Laura, April 23, 2003

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Daniel J. Hamlow (Narita, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Branigan 2 (Audio CD)

Laura Branigan really honed her style in her sophomore effort, which firmly established her in the ranks of 80's pop/rock women like Pat Benatar and Sheena Easton. Chalk up another winner for one of the 1980's best pop/rock goddesses.

Branigan 2-the Sequel, begins with the single "Solitaire" on a woman who's alone now after a bad relationship and it falls under reflective/breakup song. "Solitaire, it got so lonely/Solitaire, no one to hold me/Where were you when I played solitaire?" The melody reminds me of Sheena Easton's "Long Distance Love Affair" and has the same pace, although it rocks as hard as any of Benatar's material. A big highlight here! Getting this is not akin to playing poker--you'll hit the jackpot anytime.

"Deep In The Dark" features a monologue and is a forerunner to "Self Control" is rhythm and the chorus.

"Close Enough" is actually a positive love song that Journey could have tried to do, given the searing keyboard synthesizers. However, it's Laura's song hands down. She sings "Close enough to make it last/Now there's no turning back/We'll do it together." And to finalize the moment, she says, "And now, now the time has come/To keep the love we found just close enough."

"Lucky" tells of the woman's necessity to leave someone unfulfilling who was oblivious to her pain. The chorus and keyboards are akin to a muted version of "Gloria." It goes "Lucky, I said I hope you try and understand/Lucky, guess it's not like we planned/Lucky, you know I really really love you so/But Lucky, I still have to go." This could easily become a country song, given the right singer.

Then comes her cover of the Who's "Squeeze Box," tastefully done in the mid-paced Branigan style pop. And now, to set the record straight, comes a lovely song that may have been a hit for Michael Bolton but was covered beforehand by Laura-"How Am I Supposed To Live Without You." She's got the better voice too. The ultimate Branigan heartbreak song is right here-"Tell me how am I supposed to live without you/Now that I've been lovin' you so long/How am I supposed to live without you/And how am I supposed to carry on/When all that I've been livin' for is gone." Good going, Laura!

"I'm Not The Only One" is a dance number akin to Self Control's "Satisfaction." "Mama" is a daughter-to-mother letter proving the daughter right, that yes, she did become a bad girl, but the guy she fell for made it worth it and they're still together.

The narrator in the soaring pop ballad "Find Me" displays a great vulnerability and emotion, wanting the shelter of someone's arms. That's the opposite case in the fierce, bitter rocker "Don't Show Your Love," extolling loneliness and freedom. A key lyric spells it out: "Loneliness lives out in the world/People afraid to give/Better off free, out on your own/Living your life alone." She's definitely talking about the capitalist 80's, where people loved money."

No, she did not call her next album Branigan 3, because she had Self Control-sorry, I couldn't resist.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What A Treasure?, August 30, 2004

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William Smith (West Mifflin, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Branigan 2 (Audio CD)

This was the first album, tape of any kind, that I called my own. Branigan 2 holds alot of memories and emotions for me, because, my girl friend at the time, bought this album for me, I bought her a little ring of some sort, but back to Branigan 2, I wore this tape, yes tape out listening to it, and loved every song on it, of course there is "Solitaire" and "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You", but there was also "Squeeze Box" probably one of my favorites of hers never released. This is one album now that Laura is no longer here, I must get reacquianted with, beacuse I did and always will love this album. This album was part of my childhood, and I know that sounds weird but it is true. Every song I hear now from Laura is going to be a painful listen, but hopefully I will be able to say at one point down the road, that listening to her music will make me smile again, but not right now. Laura you were and are an angel.