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Lisa Stansfield

Affection

Affection Tracks
1. All Around the World
2. Mighty Love
3. This Is the Right Time
4. You Can't Deny It
5. What Did I Do to You?
6. Affection
7. Live Together
8. Sincerity
9. Love in Me
10. Poison
11. When Are You Coming Back?
12. Wake Up Baby
13. Way You Want It
Lisa Stansfield - Affection
Affection Review
Arriving as it did in 1990, before nostalgia for '70s dance music turned from irony to genuine appreciation, Lisa Stansfield's Affection was ahead of its time. Featuring up-to-date clubland rhythms percolating under sweeping string arrangements a la Barry White and classic Philly soul, Stansfield's music struck the perfect balance between looking forward and looking back. "All Around the World" was justifiably the album's smash hit, but more than a few of the other tracks--"This Is the Right Time," "Live Together," and "Poison" among them--are its equal. And it's easy to get lost in Stansfield's supple, soulful voice, which leads the way in making Affection a far more memorable affair than the usual dance trifle. --Daniel Durchholz
Affection Review
Italian digitally remastered gold CD reissue of 1989 album, packaged in a digipak. 2001.


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Remember 1990?
5
Remember 1990? New Kids On The Block? Sinead O'Connor? Earth Day? In 1990, while I was writing a novel that was never published, Lisa Stansfield was having a lot more success with her huge hit, "All Around The World". I loved the song, but for some reason it took me 15 years to get around to buying the CD. Anyway, I'm glad I did. What I found is a fabulous collection of beats, in a lyrical setting where Love is Master, for better or worse. The musical arrangements, to a great extent latter-day disco in the first part of the album, give way to excellent early 90's club music as it progresses. A slight jazz tinge can be heard throughout. Lisa sings with soul and authority, and her warm, expressive voice is complemented perfectly by the swirling strings and glistening synths. By the way, 63 minutes, 13 cuts and none of them bad - this adds up to "your money's worth" on a very good CD.
Posted by Anonymous, on 2005-11-23
A Great CD!!!!
5
I have listened to and own many of the Lisa Stansfield's other cd's, but "Affection" is my absolute all-time favorite of hers! I am still, to this day, blown away by Lisa's vocal skills. She is one of the best singers out there. It's a shame that she hasn't released any new material here in the states in a while, but "Affection" fills the void.

Of course, my favorite song is "All Around the World." I don't care how old the song it, it's still a great song! All of the songs on the cd, for that matter, are great! There's not one bad thing I can say about the cd.

Anyone who listens to this cd will not be disappointed. This is definitely a cd to own!!!!!

Posted by Anonymous, on 2003-01-30
The voice heard "all around the world" thirteen years ago!
5
Erupting on the international scene with the hit "All Around the World", Lisa Stansfield was a definite force and this album justly solidified her place in music of the 90's. Her debut album boasts three top ten hits and several tracks that were popular on the world's dance floors. It is an album the consistently delivers and has not lost the spark that it had upon its release in 1990.

While she still records and charts in her native England, Stansfield has been somewhat absent from American radio airplay.

That, unfortunately, is our loss and we are paying for it with the cookie cutter, soulless ingénues' that comprise most of contemporary pop/R & B.

Posted by Anonymous, on 2003-12-25

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