Additional Personnel. Tom Salisbury. Martijn Spierenburg. Keyboards, Member of Attributed Artist. Stephen Van Haestregt. Jeroen van Veen. Guitar Bass , Member of Attributed Artist.

Deer Lake. The story ended up being about a different loss, but regardless, it's amazing DLC!! Favorite track: Joy of Remembrance. I don't know why, but "Woman and the Bird" made me cry for some reason. Favorite track: The Woman and the Bird. Ben Karas. Jon W. Eryn Wells. Jason Craycroft. Violet Sundance. When Charlene re-signed with Motown in , Motown agreed not only to the mainstream production of a brand new album of material but also to the U. Whereas Wonder's version of "Heaven" used the terms "black man" and "white man", Charlene's take altered the words to "poor man" and "rich man".

Although Charlene was offered the power ballad " We Belong ", which soon after became a big hit for Pat Benatar , the song's inclusion on the album was opposed by executive producer Ray Singleton.

Motown furthered its attempt to revamp Charlene's image to appeal to new audiences by highlighting her in a segment of the film The Last Dragon , which was under development by Motown founder Berry Gordy. She and other Motown artists, including DeBarge and Vanity , were strategically placed in the film to appeal to the MTV craze of the time. Charlene's catchy pop song "Fire" was used along with a music video depicting her as a goddess. Although the film managed to improve some of the other artists' standing, by this time, Motown was turning to artists who were offering up the New Jack Swing sound that would dominate the late s and early s, leaving behind Charlene and other Motown artists.

Charlene's appearance in the film did not improve her popularity and she was dropped from the Motown roster once again in As of , Charlene was residing in her native California with her family and was still actively recording. Charlene also wrote two books, which she also sold via her website.

Thanks very much. I Reviced Well.. Thank You. I bought this record for my dad, and he is delighted with it.. Every now and then years ago far less frequently these days sadly there came a unique talent from that awful term: 'One Hit Wonder'. Here it had been 'Charlene'. She shot to number one with her single: 'I've Never Been To Me' back in June of - a record that had been written and recorded by her six years earlier in It took the singer by surprise when it went to number one in the UK in '82 whilst she was working in a shop!

Here on this same titled album are ten remarkable songs - all are superbly written with lyrics whether coincidentally or not appeared to be centred around that hit single. Many tea-jerkers, sang beautifully and utterly unforgettable! Opener "Ripoff" is steady and controlled, featuring dull, pounding beats and consistently reeling guitars that while not exactly rousing are pretty far from complacent-- their intermittently squealing bursts break scene well. The track finally culminates in a maddening drum machine hammer that doesn't age brilliantly from listen to listen, but still makes its point about the songs that follow: pretty doesn't always last very long.

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