Product Description

The Long-awaited debut album of original material from The AllStars features a unique array of talent; produced by and featuring Hamish Stuart (Average White Band, Paul McCartney, Chaka Khan) as well as Soul Diva Jocelyn Brown, legendary Jazz guitarist Jim Mullen and of course the musicians from The AllStars itself

Track Listing

1. Sometimes
2. On My Mind
3. Remedy
4. All About The Music
5. Star
6. Satisfied
7. Hey, Listen Up
8. Treading Water
9. Beautiful Day
10. Time Will Tell

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14726 in Music
• Released on: 2007-10-08
• Number of discs: 1

Review
Classy Throughout --Peter Young - Smooth Radio

Review
The AllStars - Sounding Amazing! --John Osborne - Virgin Radio

About the Artist
Since their creation in the spring of 2004 The AllStars Collective has brought together the cream of UK session musicians, taking the back-room talent responsible for some of the best known music in the world into the spotlight. Between them, The AllStars have live and recorded credits with many of the world s biggest artists, including Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, George Michael, Amy Winehouse, Stevie Wonder, The Eurythmics, Madonna, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Chaka Khan, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, and many more. They use all of their experience to create bespoke, world class live and recorded music for artists, record companies, corporate clients and charities. Described by the major record labels as a unique concentration of talent, these unsung heroes are at the core of perpetuating the UK s reputation as one of the global centres of excellence in popular music.

Customer Reviews

Not what it says on the tin
Oh dear - not what I was expecting at all given the earlier reviews. I so wanted to enjoy this given the pedigree of some of those involved, but it's pretty poor. The main problem is the weakness of the material - hardly anything grabs you on a first listen - think filler tracks on mid-eighties Shakatak albums with some 'Strictly Come dancing' horns and you're about there. The reggae track 'On my mind' is truly appalling - meandering, gutless and pointless. 'Time will tell' is so wet it would embarrass the 'Lighthouse Family'. Nobody minds banal lyrics when they are allied to a great groove - but when the music is weak the result is not encouraging. If you are looking for an 'Incognito' or 'Reel People' experience then avoid this. It is jazz/funk/soul lite - the sort of music they have in weak ITV dramas when they are depicting young suburbanites having fun. Shame - could have been much better. Download 'Star' and have done with it.

Too smooth to be funky
Sometimes you can be too smooth for your own good: the RnB Lite is to the fore and only occasionally (in Track 6 Satisfied) does this talented group of musicians get your toe tapping.

Unknown to me but excellent
I purchased this album because it was an Amazon recommendation and the reviews were good so I thought it worth a gamble. Having played the album I couldn't believe how good it was. The musicianship and vocals are spot on and it is a great album for a quiet day or after a long day at work. All I can say is BUY IT NOW!