The Turn (US Version Only)

Alison Moyet | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 8, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Decca/W14
• ASIN: B0019FOC4K
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,268 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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The Turn (US Version Only) by Alison Moyet

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Set To Live With For A While..., November 6, 2007

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Mark D. Prouse "Dustyart" (Riverdale (Bronx), NY) - See all my reviews
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This revision of my initial review would be accompanied by at least another half a star, if Amazon allowed it, as my enjoyment of THE TURN deepened the more I listened to it:

As with Alison Moyet's last release, VOICE, this one requires a little time and patience. The set could have used a few more beats and more variety; it's a bit slow going. What's different is that it's all original material, and after a few listens, these songs began to get under my skin. This is the kind of album that rewards repeat visits, and is most effective in the still of the night. Mostly ballads, with real strings backing them up, rather than synthesizers, Moyet has managed to create something at once eccentric and subtle (it looks to me, after reading notes on three of the songs, created for a play entitled SMALLER, like Alison's bizarre makeup and feathers worn in the photographs were part of her costume, as she also played a character in the drama. The rest of the collection has a cohesive feel with relation to those songs). With regard to the music itself, there is some minimal percussion and keyboard work, occasional horns and plenty of acoustic and electric guitars, but the main attraction, as usual with Moyet, is her incredible voice, grown deeper and more expressive with time. My personal favorite, which emerged quickly, is the "The Man In The Wings," with it's low, vibrating guitar backing, reminiscent of the theme from TWIN PEAKS. "It's Not The Thing, Henry" is an odd but energetic and uptempo song that is more like the Alison Moyet of old, and it is another standout track. The three "show tunes" are saved for last, and it's easy to see why: they are really gorgeous; Alison stretched herself on VOICE, and these last few tunes on THE TURN reveal a mature artist at once more relaxed and in full possession of her talent. As heavily produced as this record is, it doesn't really come off that way, due to the tastefulness of the arrangements and the up-front recording of Moyet's vocals. Although I kind of miss the electric, beat-backed singer I've loved all of these years, I'm really impressed with the artistic risks Moyet has taken with VOICE and THE TURN. She may have lost some of her old fan base as a result, but I, for one, am staying with her ... I can't wait to hear what she comes up with next. Ever since HOMETIME, the CD that preceded VOICE, I have been grateful that Moyet, one of the U.K.'s most compelling singers, is still creating and singing.

I bought this CD as an import as soon as I learned it was available, and it was expensive. Perhaps a domestic release will find it more affordable in the future, but this CD is good enough to not feel cheated. My copy is a "Special Edition" which has one bonus track tacked onto the end, an uptempo rouser that seems to say, "never fear, my old friends, the Alison Moyet you once knew is still here." The song is "A Guy Like You," and it almost sounds like it belongs on another album, but I'm glad I have it, and if you are an Alison Moyet fan like me, you will want to add this version of THE TURN to your collection. Oh hell, you should get it with or without the bonus track.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Shifting Light, March 22, 2008

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Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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Alison Moyet's new CD is densely textured on her original tracks. As a vocalist, Moyet's breakthrough on Voice is sustained. "Anytime At All" pumps deliciously with a throbbing midtempo beat as Moyet's voice passionately fills each moment, "Anything you need, if it raised a smile in you, I want to bring it to your door." "Can't Say It Like I Mean It" is a nouveau torch track about love missing a certain spark, "There are people who you think you're gonna love forever; Oh when you should know better." "It's Not the Thing Henry" sets the toe tapping with a dark lyric, "You've got to be simple if you think that you're moving more than the ire in me." "Oh how the shifting light once clean, precise, conspires now to play with you," Alison's voice burns on the slow sparse "Fire," an excellent track with emotional drama similar with what Dusty Springfield would ignite her best singles. "World Without End" smolders from its simple piano line and bursts full into flame with its moving string arrangement, "May we remain ever in your guard, home again, safely in your arms." "Home" sounds like a renegade theatrical track from Sweeny Todd complete with Marcel Azzola's accordion. "The Turn" is a moody set with theatricality perfectly reflected in the stark photography. It is a meaty & mature music, welcome in an era pop effervescence. Bravo!

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Are they deaf?, January 23, 2008

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J. Mostoller (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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It's funny because a lot of the reviews I've read from American fans of Alison Moyet are completely writting this CD off as a bomb. I have to disagree 100% I think this is her most solid effort so far. There may not be any "Super Singles" here, but the album as a whole is brilliant. I think the other reviewers are a little deaf.