Falling Forward

Julia Fordham | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 12, 1994)
• Original Release Date: July 12, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B000000W5S
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,288 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Can't Help Myself

2. Caged Bird

3. Falling Forward

4. River

5. Blue Sky

6. Different Time, Different Place

7. Threadbare

8. Love & Forgiveness

9. Honeymoon

10. Hope, Prayer & Time

11. Safe

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 Stars, please, November 18, 2003

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S. Morgan (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Falling Forward (Audio CD)

Have you ever heard velvet and silk? I don't mean the sound of cloth rubbing together, I mean heard music that was the aural equivalent of rich, soft blankets that you just want to wrap yourself inside of like a cacoon. That's Julia's voice. It hits highs and lows, but it's always strong and warm. Her songs are mostly about love, the old standard. And her voice is suited for it. But it isn't all just about "oh, baby I love you, I love you, do you love me too?" Julia's songs deal with love gained, love lost. They are about heart wrenching love and about young new love. Listen to Falling Forward and you'll feel like you know about love. Blue Sky will break your heart (if you've just gone through a painful break-up this song will either tear you apart or be a wonderful catharsis). Threadbare is a perfect metaphore for love gone awry. Love and Forgiveness is art. Julia writes from the heart about the heart, then she sings from the same place.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally Unexpected Joy, November 29, 2001

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Neil Clough "cloughn" (Brisbane, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Falling Forward (Audio CD)

I bought this CD on a pure whim - the bloke in the shop said that I might like it. How wrong he was!!! I loved it from beginning to end. Fantastic lyrics backed with wonderful melodies and a voice that is pure vocal velvet. I can't recommend this CD highly enough - the ratings stop at 5 stars.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't help myself, June 30, 2000

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Tim Mason (Alna, Maine) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Falling Forward (Audio CD)

I bought Falling Forward in '95 and still listen to it. Blue Sky and I Can't Help Myself are my favorites. Lovely music with poetic lyrics, but most of all Julia's amazing voice, an instrument like no other. I have all her previous recordings and she seems to get better with each release. I'm looking forward to getting EAST/WEST when I finally find it.