Rockferry

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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0602517564237 Label: Polydor Group Manufacturer: Polydor Group Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Polydor Group Release Date: 2008-03-03 Running Time: 38 Studio: Polydor Group
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Editorial Reviews: Rockferry, the Welsh singer's lovingly constructed debut album, has already succeeded beyond expectations, and although Duffy may not quite be the ingénue portrayed by a clever press campaign (she nearly won a local television talent show a few years back while a single credited to Aimee Duffy is still available on iTunes) she is surely the most appealing of the current flood of young soul sirens. The astonishing title track, co-written by Bernard Butler, sounded like a lost transmission that had taken decades to get through as soon as it hit radio last year. But the gently rolling soul ballad "Stepping Stone", that strapping, inescapable monster hit "Mercy", the ice cool "Serious" (the one time she really does channel the spirit of Dusty Springfield) and the wistful, elegant "Warwick Avenue" are similarly effective. Suggestions by some that Rockferry is little more than sixties pastiche are churlish. Butler's previous work with David McAlmont (featured here as a backing singer) showed his skill at writing and arranging the dramatic, while her other collaborators such as Steve Booker and the team of Jimmy Hogarth and Eg White are hardly lightweights. But despite some wonderful orchestral settings, it's Duffy's terrific voice that makes this so satisfying, even overpowering Butler's exquisitely underplayed guitar work on "Rockferry" itself. Growling the blues on "Syrup & Honey" or belting it out over his lovingly arranged wall of sound on "Distant Dreamer", she sets the tone throughout, several of her songs dealing with escape, both physical and romantic. The sound of someone singing herself to stardom, Rockferry is at times genuinely amazing. Steve Jelbert
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Duffy don't cry Comment: Duffy love, please stop crying......all I see is you sobbing on the music telly.....you got the lot, beauty, talent and you're Welsh...stop crying....please...there's no need...honestly! No a good album , great voice...gwych! Customer Rating: Summary: Good vocals, but quite depressing listening Comment: The vocals are good. So too are most of the melodies. But almost every song is about betrayal and pain. The moody, downcast picture on the front of the album says it all. The album is instructive listening for all of us who casually enter into relationships and trample on each others hearts. Customer Rating: Summary: Rockferry Comment: This album sounds like something amy winehouse would do but duffy's album is a bit more jazzy best tracks are mercy warwick avenue serious stepping stone and hanging on too long the only bad thing about this album is that it's too short 10 tracks only can't wait for her next album overall i give this album a 10/10 must buy! if you liked this album buy Frank (Deluxe) Back To Black: Deluxe Edition you'll love them both! oh yeah the next single is stepping stone. Customer Rating: Summary: A bit Dusty but Amy won't be troubled... Comment: First outing for the Welsh lass is impressive, when you consider she was plucked from the beginnings of her live career at the time. The style is unashamedly Springfield-esque vocally, with production borrowing heavily on Phil Spector influence. Songs as if directly from the Gamble & Huff or Bacharach songbooks. Lots of jangly guitars and strings, excessive use of tambourine, tremolo and spring reverbs, hey it's '64 again. Winehouse does it better and brings an extra bottle to the party (just don't drink if hers has already been opened.....) Credit where due for the flavour but left badly exposed when challenged, Duffy deserves the recognition received so far but will need to move the game on to keep up with the expectations. Favourite is Warkwick Avenue, some of the later passages leave deeper searching questions. One for the serious Pop collector rarher than Music collection. Play it on da pod and let 'yer hips sway.... Customer Rating: Summary: Great voice, not so great album. Comment: I heard 'Mercy' and I loved it; I still do. I waited for her album to be released, and was ultimately disappointed. Her voice is fantastic, but the sound of the album is too samey. The standout tracks are: Mercy Stepping Stone Apart from that, it's all a bit boring and samey. Her lyrics and vocals are great, it's just the music that needs to be more upbeat. Still worth a try if you like 'Mercy' - but but warned - the album sounds nothing like the single. More Reviews