Whose Side Are You On [Import]

Matt Bianco | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 14, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: WEA International
• ASIN: B0000071ZZ
• Also Available in: Library Binding
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,190 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Whose Side Are You On?

2. More Than I Can Bear

3. No No Never

4. Half a Minute

5. Matt's Mood

6. Get Out of Your Lazy Bed

7. It's Getting Late

8. Sneaking Out the Back Door

9. Riding With the Wind

10. Matts Mood II

Editorial Reviews

**1984 WEA release out of Germany**

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best albums of the '80s, May 4, 2003

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David Kaminsky (Edmonton, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Whose Side Are You On (Audio CD)

A true classic which sounds great almost twenty years after its first release. Full of the humour and fun of the earlier Matt Bianco work but much deeper and more textured, as well as more lyrically sophisticated. The title track is breezy pop, but it is the Latin inflections in "No No Never," "Half a Minute," and "Sneaking Out the Back Door" which make this album so intriguing and unique. I resist the term "fusion" in that it is a classification used to market and sell music, but I don't know how else to describe the synthesis of pop, jazz, salsa, samba, and electronic music which characterizes this work. Basia's voice is in fine form (we Matt Bianco fans always KNEW she was going to be huge), and Mark Reilly sounds young, playful, and exuberant. His performance on "More Than I Can Bear" is particularly poignant--the piece must be one of the saddest songs ever written about a lost love. Great music for blasting in the car on a hot summer day, windows open all the way and nowhere you really have to be in a hurry.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great album and an introduction to Basia, July 20, 2004

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HardyBoys.us (Long Island USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whose Side Are You On (Audio CD)

This was the group Matt Bianco's first album and many of its tracks feature the initial work of the great Polish diva, Basia. The songs range from samba/Bossa Nova based rythyms to 80's techno-pop and are performed flawlessly. My favorite songs on the album are the ones sung by Basia (especially Half A Minute) but they are all great. Do yourself a favor and give this wonderful album a listen!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW - I am addicted to this CD!, December 14, 2002

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"b-burke" (New Lenox, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Whose Side Are You On (Audio CD)

Best CD I've bought in years!!! My wife and I are big Basia fans and have anxiously awaited new music from her only to be disappointed. I came across this CD on Amazon ("People who bought Basia also bought..."). Thank you, Amazon!!!

This is NOT just Basia. It is everything she brings - jazzy, penetrating vocals - plus much more. This is the first time I've heard Matt Bianco and I'm hooked - just bought two more CDs.

"Whose Side Are You On" has a great Latin / jazz beat with some restrained techo-influences. Mark Reilly's vocals and Basia's really complement each other. The musical composition and execution are great. If you like Basia's "Time and Tide" & "London Warsaw New York", you'll love this.

Basia is the lead singer on a few cuts (one of the best is "Half a Minute") and backup on most of the others ("Get Out of Your Lazy Bed" uses her jazz vocal talents to great effect). The blend is great.