Starchild

Teena Marie | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 9, 2011)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Epic
• ASIN: B00000260S
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,893 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Starchild by Teena Marie

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent originals, awesome vocals~ Bravo Teena!!!, May 17, 2004

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Bradly Briggs (TOLUCA LAKE, CALIFORNIA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Starchild (Audio CD)

"Starchild" was my introduction to one of the greatest singer/songwriter icons of all time and this amazing masterpiece should have been a major blockbuster with a number of #1 hits! Find it totally amazing and very sad an original classic such as "Starchild" can be completely overlooked making one wonder what is wrong with the Grammy Foundation and the Music Industry in general for letting this happen. Opening single blockbuster hit from "Starchild" is "Lovergirl", featuring a free flowing unique arrangement with a soulful vocal that jumps off the track from Teena making one wonder why this huge hit didn't make this classic set of originals take off, becoming another "Thriller" type of success at the Grammy Awards! What is up with such a gross oversight and maybe because Teena is not a male? Funky soulful diva lets it rip making "Help Youngblood Get To The Freaky Party" a party that if you love hot and cooking music you won't want to miss then won't want it to end! Very fortunate to attend Lady T live In Concert when "Starchild" was released and what a mindblowing experience watching this extraordinary material performed live yet each song translates great throughout the grooves of this wondrous set and those must have been some sessions...even more amazing is this brilliant singer and performer wrote all these richly varied songs plus possesses one of the greatest voices in music today taking the listener deep inside each tremendous original in an riveting & deeply soulful way. Hypnotic & sublime soulful classic "Out On A Limb", one of the most mesmerizing ballads ever by anyone and Teena sings the hell out of this extraordinary anthem creating a thrilling spine-tingling listening experience that is incomparable! Phenomenal musical journey continues with powerful "Alibi", a great rhythm rocker that should have been a huge hit with soaring vocals and wonderful tempo changes plus a red-hot guitar solo that is mind-twirling! Flowing rocking arrangement make "Jammin" a fun ride while title song "Starchild" is a fine & funky jam. Teena duets are remarkable making for another solid classic a glorious duet "We've Got To Stop (Meeting Like This)" which is a heartstopping riveting duet with Rick James in concert and this passionate sublime version matches the live one with each stunning to experience! Unforgettable & heartfelt is the Teena Marie gorgeous and deeply soulful tribute to Marvin Gaye, "My Dear Mr. Gaye" is a haunting classic that can bring one to real tears while the spiritually moving closer "Light" ends an extraordinary musical journey. The music world needs to give this lady her just due and lets hope that this finally happens at the Grammy Awards this coming year for Teena Marie's new masterpiece "La Dona"!!! Teena Marie is a once in a lifetime legendary singer/songwriter who deserves her moment in the sun. BRAVO TEENA MARIE AND THANK YOU for the gift of music from your soul to ours...

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A voice that soars to the stars, September 25, 2004

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Richard Benson "musically obsessed" (Plant City, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Starchild (Audio CD)

I had this CD on vinyl when I was in high school, at the time that it was released, and recently bought the CD on a whim. I am SO glad I did! I had really forgotten what a wonderful CD it is. Teena Marie has one of the best voices in the music industry, and her artistry is breathtaking -- she is one of the most emotional singers I've ever heard. And every single song on this disc is good; I don't hit the skip button at all, except when I decide I have to hear "Out On A Limb" again, out of sequence. Why Lady T's musical genius has never been acknowledged by the music industry is surely one of the world's great mysteries.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars out on a limb, July 2, 2000

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grunty (London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Starchild (Audio CD)

Woah! This is album is worth it for "Out on a limb" alone! What an amazing track! The great thing about Teena is that by this point, she was really breaking new ground, she just didn't, and still doesn't, sound like anyone else. "Limb" is amazing. The moody music, the lyrics are extraordinary and of course THAT voice. If you don't have this album, you need it! Other great tracks are "Lovergirl", "Chains", "Help Youngblood.."