Breathe

Midge Ure | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B00000IH7R
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,062,659 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Midge Ure at his best, November 5, 2005

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M. Karls "Joe Dancer" (North Grafton, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breathe (Audio CD)

In Europe, Midge Ure needed the help of a Swatch-commercial to make his song "Breathe" popular and get the well-deserved attention of his fourth solo album, a few years after its original release. With "Breathe", he finally had a hit again that was missing on his former album "Pure" and that brought him back into the charts.

From his solo albums, Breathe is my absolute favorite. Sure, it does not contain any pop hymns like in his Ultravox time, and some might consider it too mellow. However, I think that wonderful lyrics about love and emotion, his clear and brilliant voice, and a beautiful and touching music with a strong Celtic influence, using mandolins, Celtic harp, and accordion, make this album to a highlight in his solo career.

Even though only the song "Breathe" became a hit in Europe, the album has many great songs like Fields of Fire, Fallen Angel, and Trail of Tears. My favorite is the duet "Guns and Arrows" with Sally Dworsky, a song about opening yourself to your partner and tell about your worries.

Everyone who likes Midge's other albums will love this one, and if you have not heard him before you might fall in love with his music after listening to "Breathe". If you enjoyed this album, you will also like "A Glorious Noise", a live album recorded in 2001 during his Breathe concert tour.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Midge's comeback album with Celtic influence, June 27, 2007

By 

M. Karls "Joe Dancer" (North Grafton, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breathe (Audio CD)

In Europe, Midge Ure needed the help of a Swatch-commercial to make his song "Breathe" popular and get the well-deserved attention of his fourth solo album, a few years after its original release. With "Breathe", he finally had a hit again that was missing on his former album "Pure" and that brought him back into the charts.

From his solo albums, Breathe is my absolute favorite. Sure, it does not contain any pop hymns like in his Ultravox time, and some might consider it too mellow. However, I think that wonderful lyrics about love and emotion, his clear and brilliant voice, and a beautiful and touching music with a strong Celtic influence, using mandolins, Celtic harp, and accordion, make this album to a highlight in his solo career.

Even though only the song "Breathe" became a hit in Europe, the album has many great songs like Fields of Fire, Fallen Angel, and Trail of Tears. My favorite is the duet "Guns and Arrows" with Sally Dworsky, a song about opening yourself to your partner and telling about your worries.

Everyone who likes Midge's other albums will love this one, and if you have not heard him before you might fall in love with his music after listening to "Breathe". If you enjoyed this album, you will also like "A Glorious Noise", a live album recorded in 2001 during his Breathe concert tour.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly a Masterpiece, November 19, 1998

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Dani G "Some Blue Devil-" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Breathe (Audio CD)

Unfortunately many of the reviewers here are Americans and thus have not grown up and been exposed to the Ultravox/Ure era the way I have in Germany. For me it's impossible to think of the 80's without U-Vox and Ure. Only by accident I stumbled across BREATHE here in the States a year ago and it was a chance encounter. This album is nothing short of brilliant. Yes, Midge is a little on the "heavy" side with his message, but he always was - Thank God! I can't think of any American artist who could reach his level of intelligence, talent and spirit. This man has got it all but in a world of superficial and ignorant beings his efforts are only seen by the ones who see with their souls. In Midge's own words: Breathe some soul to me...