Product Description

'Grace' is the sophomore effort from former Blue member Simon Webbe. Pop R'n'B has rarely sounded as smooth as this, and the crisp production on this album is sure to position Webbe alongside the UK's other big talents in this field, Lemarand Craig David. Includes the single 'My Soul Pleads For You'.

Track Listing

1. Coming Around Again
2. Seventeen
3. Sunshine (Love Like That)
4. Go To Sleep
5. Ain't True To Yourself
6. Don't Wanna Be That Man
7. Angel (My Life Began With You)
8. Fool For You
9. My Soul Pleads For You
10. That's The Way It Goes
11. Take Your Time
12. Grace

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4494 in Music
• Released on: 2006-11-13
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced

Amazon.co.uk Review
Not many could have anticipated the colossal success of the 2004 debut album Sanctuary, that catapulted Blue's Simon Webbe to the upper echelons of the UK urban-pop scene. With his follow-up, Grace, Webbe seeks to consolidate his spot at the top. Like its predecessor, Grace brims with uplifting, soulful pop sounds, acoustic folk influences and contemporary R&B. Headed up by the happy-go-lucky single "Coming Around Again", the album offers a slightly more urbane approach, aiming for an audience that likes fairly saccharine MOR soul and Lighthouse Family style music. However, forays into mawkish sentimentality – "Sunshine (Love Like That)", "Angel" – are balanced by decent ballads such as "Go To Sleep" and catchy blues-fuelled songs like "Ain't True To Yourself". Despite Webbe's fairly limited emotional range, there's enough strong material here to convince that he might just deserve his guru status.--Danny McKenna

Customer Reviews

Just great songs- Webbe is the pride of Manchester
This is a beautifully crafted album with really great songs. My friend Chris Whelan and I are going to see Webbe soon and on this album I cant wait. The opening track just sets the benchmark and then the album ends on Grace which for me is our generations Hey Jude. If Webbe carrys on like this they should honour him in Manchester( his hometown ) as he really is setting the bar high for other solo artists. Lee Ryan if you are reading this then turn your car around.

All Killa, no Filla
I am not one to encourage the short Amazon review but seriously, if you like Simon Webbe then you will LOVE this album. He is so underrated in the UK - so many more acts get tons more radio time etc. Step up great peeps like Trevor Nelson, who often plough a lone furrow. This is all killa and no filla. It is not breaking boundaries, it aint no early Bob Dillon but it is not meant to be - its great popular music. You just cannot go wrong with this album, its packed with hits like a great big fat Hit Factory type thing.. click the button ...NOW.

Unapologetic Pop Sweetness
I don't hide behind my love for pop music. And I'm not talking about the over-sexed uber-hip 50 Cent (that's: "fiddy" Cent to you) street type. I mean sweet, be-bopping tunes with a catchy melody and a killer chorus.

It's a fun, well produced CD that's on par with his debut. In fact, this one is more "even" from beginning to end whereas as "Sanctuary" had a couple duds that warrant the "next" command on the CD player.

It breaks no ground and admittedly tests the limits of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" but I'm in heaven. I love it--even if it does rot my teeth; we can't all be "enlightened" fans of Tom Waits and Bob Dylan.