Something About You [Original recording remastered]

Angela Bofill | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 9, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Arista
• ASIN: B000069KB1
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Something About Angie!, July 18, 2002

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Alan Russo (Cambridge, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Something About You (Audio CD)

This is another great re-issue by Arista. There are a few photos included of live concert shots at the time that were not included on the original release. There are also 4 bonus tracks which is a bonus! David Nathan wrote about about this CD and Angela. most of it was informative, but a little inacurate. The bonus track Never Wanna Live Without Your Love a duet with Narada Michael Walden was originally released on his Atlantic LP and Japan CD Import Looking At You, Looking At Me. This CD version is a more watered down version but very similar to that of it's original release. This CD was also released in Japan without the bonus tracks. The follow up to this CD was not Teaser, it was Too Tough which brought Angie to higher popularity. The title song was big in the clubs at the time, 1983. That CD is also available in Japan, but hopefully Arista will release it next with bonus tracks. She did some vocals on Dave Valentine's LP's and it would be nice to hear some of those again!

There are great songs on here including the hits Someething About You, Break It To Me Gently and Holdin Out For Love (also in Spanish as a bonus track). There are also popular radio and concert favoritess like Tropical Love, You Should Know By Now and Time To Say Goodbye. Other highlights include a remake of Stop Look Listen (To Your Heart), Only Love and a Michael Jackson-ish I Do Love You.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally found my song & so much more!!!!!!, November 15, 2004

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Music Lover "greatlandini" (Annapolis, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Something About You (Audio CD)

I had heard some Angela Bofill numbers before hearing this CD, but was not that familiar with her. Thanks, in part, to the reviews I read here, I was intrigued about this CD. Also, I noticed that it had a song called "Love Light" on it. After hearing a snippet of the song I realized it was a song I have been looking for for over 20 years. I remember hearing the song "Love Light" in the original version by Yutaka Yokokura & Patti Austin on a Quiet Storm radio program. I remember loving the song & wishing I could find a copy. I have found some of Yutaka's CD's but "Love Light" is very hard to find. Anwyay, though this isn't the original version, I do now have this song in my collection & it is definitely performed well by Angela Bofill.

The rest of the CD is just as good. I agree that some of the disco-ish numbers sound a little out of date, but the production & her voice make up for it.

For fans of Pauline Wilson & Seawind (a fusion group from the late 70's who I really liked & whose albums are hard to find), I find that Bofill's voice reminds me a little of Pauline Wilson's though it is no imitation. Some of the songs have a Seawind feel to them, so it is almost like I have re-discovered Seawind as well.

Anyway, thank you reviewers for helping me discover this wonderful CD. I sure wish there was more music like this out there today. Really, the music on this CD, though it is from 1981, sounds very un-dated & still fresh today.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Solid album, though the jazz is long gone..., May 18, 2003

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Jazysol79 (Germantown, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Something About You (Audio CD)

Though the latin and jazz influences that laced "Angie" and "Angel of the Night" are pretty much gone, "Something About You" is still a throughly enjoyable album. It's mellow, supple soul with a little pop thrown in - a true testament to the budding production prowess of Narada Michael Walden. While I liked the jazzy feel of her GRP work, this album really should not have alienated jazz folks the way it did. Had they taken the time to listen, they would have found quite a bit to savor. From the chugging funk of the title track, to the floating rhythms of "Tropical Love," there are plenty of solid tracks here. She does a sparkling rendition of the Stylistics' "Stop Look Listen" that is just as good as her take on "People Make the World Go Round" from "Angel." There are four bonus tracks tacked onto the end. There is a Spanish take on "Holding Out for Love," and a charming duet with Walden called "Never Wanna Be Without Your Love" that was not included in the original album. The best part of this reissue are the two tracks dug up from the "Angel" sessions. "Love Light" is a gorgeous jazzy-soul tune, much like "Angel of the Night" or "Baby I Need Your Love." I suspect it's the same session players from most of that album. "Rhythm of Your Mind," from the same sessions, also shows off her nimble phrasing and fine songwritng. So overall, this is a good album, even though it goes beyond jazz contexts. It's good early-80s soul from a fantastic singer.