Romance Is on the Rise

Genevieve Waite | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 19, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: United States Dist
• ASIN: B0001Q5YCM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #460,259 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

UK reissue of 1974 collaboration between the former mainstay/leader of The Mamas & The Papas, John Phillips, & his third wife, the actress & singer Genevieve Waite. Features 14 tracks including 4 bonus tracks, 'Mr. Blue', 'Pink Gin & Lime', 'Femme Fatale', & 'Saying Goodbye'. Includes 16-page booklet featuring the full story of the making of the album. Chrome Dreams. 2004.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Album You've NEVER Heard!, September 7, 2004

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Mark W. Kane (Jersey City, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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Its been 30 years since this was last available. And what a tragedy that is! For those in the know, this is probably John Phillip's last great stand. It has all the grandeur and humor of his earlier work. Genevieve has quite a way of putting a song across. Its certainly nothing you would expect. And you might be amazed. Nearly every song is a small, equisitely shaped gem...and some are knock outs. Production is top notch.

If you're up for it, this will knock your silk stockings off. Go ahead, be brave!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW, August 5, 2004

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T. A. Swan (Sonoma County, California) - See all my reviews
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WOW again! I've been looking for this album for years. My wife only knows about it from my memory (even though she was a record exec in the 70's).I bought it new in 1974 then bought 10 more and gave them away. Alas, as a sign of the times, by 1978 I ended up without the album.

So I was elated when I saw it re-released! Then it took weeks & weeks to receive and I wondered if it would live up to the years of "drum-roll"!

It far exceed it!!! It plays playfully thru my mind during the day! My wife loves it!!! We play it in our design studio over-n-over. It's too unusual to say much about the music you've got to hear it. She couldn't been a big star, BUT.....a tragity (career wise) of the times!!!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tickle- your -insides trippy!, July 19, 2004

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sybilla "sybilla" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Romance Is on the Rise (Audio CD)

I stumbled across Genevieve Waite fairly recently when I was blown away by a song I heard at the end of the indie film "Just a Kiss". Said song, of course, was the wonderful, whimsical "Love is Coming Back". I immediately found the soundtrack on Amazon, found out her name, but was then saddened to learn that her one album "Romance is On the Rise" made back in the 19070's, was nowhere to be found on CD or in general circulation. So, I was forced to buy the "JAK" soundtrack for that one song. Then to my absolute delight, a couple of months later, I checked back and there it was! Haven't looked back since- it's now safely tucked in amongst my CD collection and has become one of my favorites.
Just the CD cover itself says it all- it captures the mood of the songs inside- playful, edgy, sexy, coy, trippy, rock n roll! The generous liner notes detailing how the album came into existence add greatly to the experience. This album sounds like 1950s sugar, with a dollop of 1920's whimsy, frosted with 1970s edge and trippiness. From the 1920s "Love is Coming Back" and "Slumming on Park Avenue", to the sweet 1950's "Danny" (did I hear what I think I heard about the monkey?!), to the slight country tinge on "Saying Goodbye", to the jazz-y "Girls", to the Grease 2- like "White Cadillac" to the Saturday Night Fever-like "Mr. Blue". Makes you wanna lick lemonade off your childhood sweetheart's forehead, moon at a stranger, skip through Central Park (any park really), jump off a moving train, then fall asleep and start all over again in your dreams.
In a word- vintage.