World's Best Mum - Billy Joel,Will Young,Anastacia,Il Divo,Miscellaneous Performers Album Review
Album Review
Get Mum really gushing with emotion with this excellent 40 tracker released for Mother's Day-Sunday March 6.Most song titles will keep her happy, though some dubious choices crop up - 'I'm Ottta Love'(Anastacia) what's that all about ?You never fall out of love with mum.And then there's Elaine Page & Barbara Dickson's 'I Know Him So Well' ?Anyway,there's a pretty impressive roster of bona fide singer-songwriters opening up with America's equivalent of Elton John:Billy Joel's sublime debut UK hit, Just The Way You Are from 1978.Other greats predictably turn up:probably the most profound song of the lot-Elvis Presley's 'The Wonder Of You.'The Corrs make the cut with the less effective original version of What Can I Do which was remixed and peaked at 3 in 1998,effectively launching their international career.Other gems include the best north American singer after K.D.Lang - Christina Aguilera's stunning ballad Beautiful.Real oldies like Roy Orbison do it in style-Pretty Woman,as does the ultimate and original version of I Will Always Love You by Dolly Parton,which makes Whitney Houston's cover sound embarrassing.It's not all soppy though,as Barry White and the Communards will throw her in a spin.
Inevitably the 'pap stars' pop up - Westlife,Will Young,Brian McFadden, and Gareth Gates et al,but as a 'love album' this should do the trick for mums across the nation.Go on what are you waiting for? Sunday will soon be here.
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- Sun 23rd Nov 2008 and Mon 24th Nov 2008
- Tue 25th Nov 2008
- Thu 27th Nov 2008
- Fri 28th Nov 2008
- Sun 30th Nov 2008
- Mon 01st Dec 2008
- Wed 03rd Dec 2008
- Thu 04th Dec 2008
- Fri 05th Dec 2008
- Sun 07th Dec 2008 and Mon 8th Dec 2008
- Tue 09th Dec 2008
- Wed 10th Dec 2008
- Thu 11th Dec 2008
- Fri 12th Dec 2008 and Sat 13th Dec 2008
- Sat 21st Feb 2009
- Tue 24th Feb 2009
- Fri 27th Feb 2009
- Sun 01st Mar 2009
- Wed 04th Mar 2009
- Thu 05th Mar 2009
- Sun 08th Mar 2009
