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1978 studio album by Melanie From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ballroom Streets is a 1978 double album released by Melanie. The album is essentially a live album but recorded in the studio with a small audience. It mixed new recordings of old songs with some new songs and featured the vocals of the Persuasions. When first issued on CD in 1989, it did not contain "Holding Out", "Any Guy", "Groundhog Day" and "Friends and Company". There was a rare promotional only 12-inch single with the songs "Cyclone (Candles in the Rain)" and "Running After Love" [Tomato TOM 12D-0004] distributed at the time of the album's release.
Ballroom Streets | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Studio | Triiad Recording Studios, Fort Lauderdale, Florida | |||
Genre | Pop, rock | |||
Label | Tomato | |||
Producer | Peter Schekeryk | |||
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In their review of the album, Billboard noted that "this is a marvelous collection of 25 songs that shows Melanie's talents as song stylist, composer and performer. The band is a versatile quintet that rocks, reggaes and provides perfect backing. Melanie's voice is full of surprises. She rocks with maturity and her lyrics are as keen as ever."[2] In their review, Cashbox called it "an elaborate, beautifully packaged album which not only introduces several new Melanie compositions, but contains new renditions...the entire set has a very spontaneous, spirited feel to it."[3]
Record World noted that "Melanie's first album for her new label comes across as her best effort in some time. Recorded entirely live in the studio with an audience of 30 people, this disc captures much of the excitement of a live performance."[4]
The New York Times opined that "Safka has always had a problematic voice, affecting but extremely rough, and it's no more dulcet now."[5]
AllMusic rated it three stars, calling it "a thoughtful and ambitious collection of popular standards."[6]
All songs written by Melanie Safka except where noted.
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