Track Listing

1. Come On, Come Out Come On, Come Out
2. The Minnow & The Trout
3. Whisper
4. You Picked Me
5. Rangers
6. Almost Lover
7. Think Of You
8. Ashes And Wine
9. Liar, Liar
10. Last Of Days
11. Lifesize
12. Near To You
13. Hope For The Hopeless
14. Borrowed Time

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4047 in Music
• Released on: 2008-06-16
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Absolutely beautiful
Amidst a glut of female singer songwriters, A Fine Frenzy stand head and shoulders above their peers. From the opening bars to the last few notes this album never fails to dazzle, both lyrically and musically. If you are looking for something full and rewarding, then this is the answer to your prayers.

Get into a fine frenzy
Wow! This young woman deserves to be massive. I stumbled upon this release when I was looking at Amazon.com, and they had a mini feature on Alison (otherwise known as A Fine Frenzy) just before the release of the CD. Her music was described as beautiful piano led melodies. The fact that she also wrote her own music and lyrics also appealed to me - this shows real talent, rather than yet another pretty young face with a style and image manufactured by a music label. I have now had ONE CELL IN THE SEA for only a couple of days, but I can honestly say that this is one of the best releases that I have heard for a long time.

The melodies are superb and the lyrics are intelligent and original. Alison's voice is also fantastic - she has quite a distinctive voice - and she has great range and pitch.
The songs are a mixture of straightforward love songs (such as "Almost Lover") along with more conceptually themed tracks (such as "Rangers"). "Almost Lover" is actualy the song that struck me most on first hearing the whole album - it is beautifully sad; the music is subtle with a slow tempo, but there is bags of emotion supplied through her voice and the lyrics which show a maturity behind her tender years.

Other standout tracks for me include "You Picked Me" which is a lovely uptempo love song, describing how, like an apple from a tree, her lover picked her even though she was difficult to reach. "Ashes and Wine" is another sad love song about the end of a relationship and the hope that it may be rekindled.
I could go on and list all of them. This album is so well executed and produced that there are really no fillers. It really is an incredibly accomplished piece of work.
It is hard to think of someone to compare Alison to, because there are so few truly talented artists around. For me, it was the fact that she played the piano that drove me to buy her album. For talent and originality, I would compare her to Tori Amos, although Alison is far more accessible than Amos.
Given the standard of ONE CELL IN THE SEA, I shall eagerly await her second release. If she can maintain this level or develop it, it should be amazing.

A Fine Tuned Album
A super album from the wonderfully talented Alison. Songs to make you smile and be you to...if you are looking for an artist with great vocals and with songs that puts you at awe...its her. A great first album which captivates you from when you begin to play it to the very end. Love it.