Snapshots

Eleanor McEvoy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 1, 1999)
• Original Release Date: June 1, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000J7RX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #311,989 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The CD I listen to the most., November 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Snapshots (Audio CD)

Why isn't this woman more famous? The songs on this CD are so incredible. They move your body and your soul. Is this woman reading my letters and looking at my life and writing about me? Because that's what it feels like "All I Have" is a master piece."Now You Tell Me" is exhillerating, "Wrapping me up in luxury" is THE BEST SONG I'VE EVER HEARD ABOUT SEX! and "Sophie" has to be the saddest song I've ever heard. If you don't have this album, you're really missing out. I play it more than any other CD in my collectoion.(Including her first two albums, which are also really good) Try and catch her live sometime. I've seen her twice, and both times she was wonderfull (and completely different each time.) She sings, is a really good electric and accoustic guitarist, a keyboard player and used to play violin in the Symphony Orchestra here in Ireland!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Third's a charm... Now there's a fourth!, May 28, 2001

By 

John Corbett (Santa Barbara, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Snapshots (Audio CD)

I got this album not long after it came out, having heard Eleanor's first two albums. Whereas her self-titled first album from 1993 was largely led by the acoustic guitar and her follow-up "What's Following Me?" from 1996 was dominated by electric guitars, Snapshots is heavily synthesizer-influenced. This is largely due to the production work of Rupert Hine, known for his work with The Fixx in the 1980s. The ample use of keyboards is a somewhat awkward fit at times with Eleanor's vocal style, but there are several shining tracks on this album that make it worthwhile. "All I Have" is something of an answer to "Only A Woman's Heart", delving into the somewhat melancholy feelings of a woman prepared to face the world alone. "Please Heart, You're Killing Me" is a lively track with a playfully endearing saxophone riff. "Wrapping Me Up In Luxury" is a sensual, romantic song that has a very gentle but passionate air to it. The last track on the album, "Easy To Lose Hope", is ostensibly a song about a journalist who was murdered, but it comes across as an anthem of hope and courage.

....Eleanor released a FOURTH ALBUM on 4 May 2001 called "Yola". It is apparently only available through small online retailers in Ireland. Pick it up if you can find it, because it marks the return of a mellower Eleanor. Gone are the commercial trappings of Columbia Records and Rupert Hine. In their place, Eleanor's sound is more pensive and piano-driven. You absolutely cannot miss the addictive track, "Easy In Love". Get this CD!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant songs by "Ireland's best female songwriter", July 9, 2005

By 

R. McEvoy "An die Musik" (Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snapshots (Audio CD)

Eleanor earned the best songwriter description even with only this album which has some of her most thoughtful material. "Sophie", "She had it all", the dramatic "Did you tell him" are examples of her best work. A superb album.