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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0016998125328 Label: Rhino / Ada Manufacturer: Rhino / Ada MPN: 81253 Number Of Discs: 1 Publication Date: 1999 Publisher: Rhino / Ada Release Date: September 21, 1999 Studio: Rhino / Ada Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Netherlands-born singer Amber's (a.k.a. Marie-Claire Cremers) self-titled album finds an open seat in the school of dance-pop classics. Produced by the Berman Brothers responsible for the overly formulaic Real McCoy album Another Night, this CD reveals the brothers' more inventive potential. The tracks on Amber build out of a classic disco framework, adding currents of trance ("Sexual [Li Da Di]") or techno punctuations ("Don't Wanna Stop"). Occasional acoustic-guitar licks add an organic element to "Above the Clouds" and the dance-mix cover of Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind." Amber digs deep to evoke the R&B soul that flavors her vocals, at her funkiest, emulating Taylor Dayne. She sings of love, peace, and unity with a ring-around-the-roses lyrical simplicity, but hey, this is dance music, not Dylan. Casual fans of Erasure, the Pet Shop Boys, Crystal Waters, or Sunscreem will eat this up. --Beth Massa Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Fab!I LOVE this album! In this, her second album, we sit back and listen as Amber works her magic yet again, and even experiments with growth. As opposed to her debut album, this one is not entirely devoted to bouncy, house tunes. We actually get to hear some pretty wonderful pop tunes and start to realize that she is not just a one trick pony. The major single off of this album is of course the catchy "Sexual (Li Da Di)". Anyone who is breathing knows this song, if not by name then by sound. I remember ... Read More Rating:  - The cd is perfect for people who love pop music.This cd, I just bought a few days ago, is very good, it really is. I originally bought it for her song Sexual on it, but the other songs, they are good too. There are two versions of Sexual on the cd, both are sweet. Rating:  - BORING SOFT POP DROWNS THIS ONEI really got excited when this CD was released and loved the single "SEXUAL".I was so excited. I was expecting it to be better than her first.'ABOVE THE CLOUDS" was an ok song." LOVE ONE ANOTHER" was pretty good and had a nice message.after the second song things get a little messy.The third song " SPIRITUAL VIRGINITY" is a silly pop song that lacks in every way imaginable."OBJECT OF YOUR DESIRE" follows with another song that sounds too soft for the same woman who sings the next song "SEXUAL". An exciting ... Read More Rating: - PURE DANCE RECORD.I don't understand why someone will expect an pure essential dance album to have pretty deep lyrics. That's not a parameter of judgement for an album like "AMBER" that truthfully achieves what it offers, a party stomper muzik with lyrcis related mostly to loved and everything surrounding the matter. The highlights in this album are evidence of not average production cos S.....LI DA DI it's one of the most original and enchanting dancing track to come from years. ABOVE THE CLOUDS it's not as haunting, but ... Read More Rating: - A good collection of hi-nrg songsI once was a big fan of hi-nrg music. The music was catchy and fun to crank up to. I still love dance music today but I am a bigger fan of The Crystal Method, BT, Moby, Basement Jaxx, George Acosta, and Sandra Collins. That sort of dance music interests me more than the infectious hi-nrg melodies of Eiffel 65, Aqua, and Amber. I still enjoy Amber's music but I have rather outgrown her music. My favorite Amber cd is her second self-titled album. As good as her first album was, I thought "Amber" was better. I ... Read More |
