Inside Out

Cam Clarke | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 18, 1999)
• Original Release Date: May 18, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Lml Music
• ASIN: B00000J6K6
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #516,798 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Something In The Way He Moves

2. Language Of The Heart

3. Can't Get Used To Losing You

4. Son Of A Preacher Man

5. Jesse

6. Someone Else's Star

7. If You Gotta Make a Fool Of Somebody

8. Rainy Night House

9. I Will Survive

10. His Friends Are More Than Fond Of Robin

11. Palamino Road

12. The Water Is Wide

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's about time, May 20, 2000

By 

Mark Chancey (Saugatuck, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inside Out (Audio CD)

After a lifetime of hearing traditional (ie, straight) popular love songs, how satisfying to hear some from a gay male viewpoint. It's about time. The very few previous recordings from a gay male perspective have tended towards the political, or even worse, the campy. (Although Michael Callan had some fine moments) Cam Clarke's interpretations are simple, understated, yet very sexy. "Language of the Heart" and "Someone Else's Star" stand out as two that consistently get a tap on the repeat button. Unfortunately, "I Will Survive" is such a gay cliche that even Cam can't make it work (hence 4 stars instead of 5). But yes, it's about time.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Relaxing and pleasurable, March 14, 2002

By 

A. Butterfield (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inside Out (Audio CD)

Accept first that this is an album of covers from someone who's a singer and no more. Then enjoy.

Some of the songs here are a little obscure, but you'll know most of 'em, and Cam has chosen pretty well. He hasn't gone overboard with the gender-swapping, so thankfully it doesn't seem like it was the whole point of the project. But it's there, and it's nice to hear him sing "Something in the way he moves", and others, where the object of the song is a man.

I have to say that you soon get used to that though, and happily, this remains an attractive album when you do. Cam's voice is central to this, and he's got a warm, smoky, deep voice and a nice sense of phrasing that's very masculine, and soothing at the same time.

One or two of the songs (like "Jesse") sound cloying and too sentimental, but in general there's a good mixture. If "I Will Survive" seems like it's far too corny to be on here, have a listen, because it's not the version you'll be used to. In many ways, it's my favourite track because he's had to do something entirely different with it.

Okay, it's not the greatest work of art, but there will be times when it fits the bill. Play it to your unsuspecting straight friends and watch their faces!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inside Out and all over the place and back to the HEART!, April 3, 2001

By 

Robin Conroy (Chicago,IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inside Out (Audio CD)

I bought this because it sounded it interesting - but it is more. It is a statement of love, passion and understanding. I was raised in the world that Cam speaks of in liner notes - those of us who are gay wanted to sing these songs - not just to "camp" it up but to truly sing an idea that transcends the darkness many of us lived. Clarke's rendition of SON OF A PREACHER MAN simply begins the journey of truth. I had it on my CD Player as I was writing an article and had to stop to get in touch with my own thoughts and recognize that Clarke took a bold step by making each song personal. Listen to "Jesse", "Palimino Road", "Rainy night house" and know we have all been there. Then I was nervous by I WILL SURVIVE - Oh God another rendition of a stereotypical song - Clarke takes us into a new idea of what it means to survive - while many of us danced Clarke must have heard things that needed to be said. And the album closes with a celebration of vocal talent, tender rendering of lyrics and re-membering those who have traveled this road of life with us - THE WATER IS WIDE is more than just another song - it is a song of companionship - tribal in how we move. Thank you Cam and everyone - get it for yourself, a friend, someone who needs support or to help our young people understand diversity means we can ALL sing these words. BRAVO!