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5.0 out of 5 stars
Wayne Fontana minus The Mindbenders
Although The Mindbenders scored the biggest post-breakup hit with "A Groovy Kind of Love", lead singer Wayne Fontana, judging from this superb 2 CD set, had the more interesting recording career. His solo album, which I had actually not heard prior to getting this release, is orchestrated pop, and a bigger jump in style than The Mindbenders could manage. Very nice stereo...
Published on January 3, 2005 by Fredric A. Cooper
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Only if you love Wayne Fontana....
I bought this CD on the strength of "24 Sycamore" which I must say he does a brilliant job on, unfortunatly that cant be said for the rest of the tracks of which most can be said to be "average" "Pamela Pamela" was his biggest seller (I cant imagine why because it is an irritating song) after he left The Mindbenders and from what I read there was no love lost there...
Published on October 8, 2008 by Lewis Colwell
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Wayne Fontana minus The Mindbenders, January 3, 2005
This review is from: Wayne One (Audio CD)
Although The Mindbenders scored the biggest post-breakup hit with "A Groovy Kind of Love", lead singer Wayne Fontana, judging from this superb 2 CD set, had the more interesting recording career. His solo album, which I had actually not heard prior to getting this release, is orchestrated pop, and a bigger jump in style than The Mindbenders could manage. Very nice stereo sound, too. The second disc compiles all of the solo singles, including the rare unreleased demo "Give Me Just A Little More Time", which to my ears, is a better listen than the Chairmen of The Board hit version. Many of the singles got lost in the late 60s shuffle, but are quite pleasant now. "Gina", in particular, has a wonderful orchestral backing, sounding like something from a film soundtrack. Perhaps that's where Fontana's music should have been directed, rather than the very competitive pop charts. Other tracks such as "Something Keeps Calling me Back" and "Waiting for a Break in The Clouds" have become Northern Soul classics in recent times. And his biggest solo hit "Pamela Pamela" is simply one of the best singles of the '60s, as written by Graham Gouldman. In short, any '60s music lover needs to investigate this compilation.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Only if you love Wayne Fontana...., October 8, 2008
This review is from: Wayne One (Audio CD)
I bought this CD on the strength of "24 Sycamore" which I must say he does a brilliant job on, unfortunatly that cant be said for the rest of the tracks of which most can be said to be "average" "Pamela Pamela" was his biggest seller (I cant imagine why because it is an irritating song) after he left The Mindbenders and from what I read there was no love lost there. He was offered several songs which he turned down because he did nt like them and they ended up being monster hits for other artists like The Hollies. Not listening to his managment was his downfall because the songs he later chose just flopped and he faded away into obscurity....but if you like Wayne Fontana and he does have a good voice then maybe you will like anything he sings but I think this CD is for the diehard fans only
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