Outside in [Import]

Candi Staton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 13, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: React
• ASIN: B00001ZTIL
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #295,914 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #70 in Music > Imports > Christian & Gospel

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You Got The Love, March 13, 2004

By 

Daniel Jason (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Outside in (Audio CD)

Divinely-inspired modern dance music secular enough for the club crowd but spiritual enough for Staton's Christian fans. Impeccably produced by K-Klass, with the fabulous added bonus of the Now Voyager remix of "You Got The Love" recently featured on the closing credits of the final "Sex and the City" episode. The new version of "Young Hearts Run Free," while inferior to the original, is infinitely more danceable. It's nowhere near as terrific as "Love On Love," "What Do You Want and "Love Has Come To Stay" -- all of which are dancefloor stormers -- and "Outside In", a terrific midtempo ballad with crystalline production. "You're Still the Lightning," written by vastly underrated dance diva Billie Ray Martin, is also a highlight. Don't miss this record, which has inexcusably remained unreleased in the U.S. Do make sure to get the UK import; the Japanese version doesn't include "You Got The Love."

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for all those waiting for a Candi Staton secular disc, November 3, 1999

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George Taack ([e-mail]) (Albuquerque, New Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Outside in (Audio CD)

After seventeen years, Candi's back! James Horracks and Thomas Foley of React Records in London persuaded Candi to record a secular CD, and it's GREAT! Excellent arrangements, and songs with lyrics she could agree to (all songs have a message, some more subtle than others). My personal favorite is the opening track, "Love Yourself," though "Outside In," "Love on Love" (written for Candi by Boy George), and a millenium remake of "Young Hearts Run Free," are all excellent. Great music here! Totally worth the import price.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ms Staton back on the Inside Track!, February 17, 2000

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Kathy Cunningham (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Outside in (Audio CD)

After a go at gospel. Ms Staton's original and deep rooted past, "Outside In" is at last a homecoming for her!I heard the track first on a UK radio station (CoolFM in Belfast, N. Ireland, programmed by John Rosborough) a VERY hip station that could teach even the most urban markets here in the States a thing or two!) Ms. Staton has never sounded better here.She seems totally grounded now in her delivery of every lyric and vocal touch.Her complex bluesy and gutsy delivery is superb!Unfortunately for her, she joins the ranks of female African American singers over 40, ie: Gladys Knight (and incredible voice and person, Natalie Cole, Patti Labelle, Chaka Khan, Patti Austin, etc. who are terribly underrated and consequently underplayed on stringent playlistsof radio stations run by consultants and suits NOT in touch with their REAL audience, nor their market.What a shame.I say we buy Ms. Staton's CD and send it to those we love and tell them to pass it on!Love On Love begins with us, those that know better, we that BUY the artists's music!Thank You for your wonderful music Ms Staton,and hopefully, welcome back tothe R&B, Dance or pop charts, THIS is a HIT!THIS is SOUL!