Pages [Import]

Pages | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 11, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Epic Japan
• ASIN: B00005A1FR
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #362,777 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. You Need a Hero

2. Tell Me

3. O.C.O.E. (Official Cats of the Eighties)

4. Come on Home

5. Sesatia

6. Only a Dreamer

7. Automatic

8. Fearless

9. Midnight Angel

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for soft rock fans!!, July 26, 2001

By 

John Corbett (Summerland, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pages (Audio CD)

When Mr. Mister burst on the scene in 1985 with their chart-topping hit, "Broken Wings," they were heralded as the best new group on the radio. Funny thing was, Richard Page and keyboardist Steve George were anything but an overnight success. The two had previously collaborated in a group called Pages, which issued its first album back in 1978.

The first self-titled Pages album is one of the best examples of soft-rock/pop-fusion made during the late '70s. Mr. Mister fans looking for a sound similar to "Welcome To The Real World" will be disappointed, but not for long. Although this cross-genre approach made the album commercially invisible, it was a star-studded masterpiece. Lovingly produced by Blood, Sweat & Tears veteran Bobby Colomby, the album has a very soft, soothing feel to it, blended with intricate, jazzy instrumentals and bluesy chord progressions. "Cleary Kim" leads off the album with funky chords and guitar work reminiscent of some of the popular Bee Gees hits of the day. "This Is For The Girls" is a slow but captivating tune with compelling vocal harmonizing (with Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind & Fire). There are some straightforward pop-oriented songs, like "Listen For The Love" and "If I Saw You Again", but even these have a very fine texture. "Room At The Top" is an early effort by Page and George to show their somewhat harder-edged rock side later so prominent in Mr. Mister. The album is accented by the beautiful string arrangement work by Dave Grusin on tracks like "Interlude" and "Love Dance." The standout track, and the single originally released from the album, was the closing number, "I Get It From You," highlighted by the intimate and intricate instrumentation and Richard Page's moving vocals.

Pages -- the album -- is the kind of album you play on a night when you're relaxed with the lights turned down low, preferably with the rain falling outside. It's a true mood-setting masterpiece. It's a hard one to find, but it's well worth the effort to find it. Also look for the other two Pages albums: Future Street (1979), and Pages (1981).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A yet to be discovered musical treasure, March 11, 2005

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Dave van der Spank (Utrecht Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pages (Audio CD)

"If even this one doesn't get noticed we might as well stop", Richard Page and Steve George must have thought. Catchy songs packed with good ideas & variation. Perfectly played as you can expect from these studio tigers, but: was anybody out there listening?

My favorites are "O.C.O.E." and "Tell me" (complex and experimental) and "You need a hero", "Come on home", "Only a dreamer" and "Fearless" (these ballads are a strong point when you have Richard Page as a singer), while the uptempo "Sesatia" and "Automatic" add variation but do sound a bit dated.

A true alltime favorite. And the global succes of Mr. Mister brought the recognition after all...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Westcoast Masterpiece - get it while you can!!!!!!, September 20, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Pages (Audio CD)

This is the Japanese CD that has been auctioned for as much as $300.00 due to the very limited press that was done back in 1990 on Toshiba EMI (Japan).

It has now been re-released and will be a collectors item for all Pages and Mr. Mister fans!

I just got mine and am very happy to have this as part of my Westcoast music collection.

Jay Graydon on guitar rocks!!!