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Over a decade after her previous release, erstwhile Spice Girl Emma Bunton added a fourth album to her solo discography with 2019's My Happy Place. As on past efforts, Bunton's forte lies in '60s-inspired retro-nostalgia with flourishes of Motown and French pop. However, on My Happy Place, the bulk of the tracks consists of cover versions of her favorite tunes, which aren't always in that same vein. Therein lies the biggest difference between this album and her best effort to date (2004's Free Me): when she's in her wheelhouse -- as on the two original compositions -- it's a blissful reminder of where her power lies. Elsewhere, the album loses steam and fades into karaoke. Of the highlights, that pair of new songs -- "Baby Please Don't Stop" and "Too Many Teardrops" -- are the clear standouts, injecting both sexual urgency and grand, sweeping drama to the mix. It's a pity, then, that the entirety of My Happy Place isn't comprised of these mature pop gems. Instead, it's a mixed bag of covers that veers between competent-but-inessential and misguided-and-poorly executed. Of the positives, Bunton's faithful takes on Candie Payne's 2007 could-have-been-a-Bond-theme "I Wish I Could Have Loved You More" and Madison Avenue's 1999 synth-pop throbber "Don't Call Me Baby" actually improve on the vocals of the originals while maintaining their brightness and energy. Otherwise, duets with fellow U.K. popsters Will Young (Dusty Springfield's "I Only Want to Be with You"), Josh Kumra (Norah Jones' "Come Away with Me"), and Robbie Williams (a spectacularly failed attempt at redoing the Spice Girls "2 Become 1") come off as aging lounge acts that really could have been something better. As indulgent pet projects go, My Happy Place is sure to include the requisite appearances by spouses and children: her partner Jade Jones joins her on a saccharine "You're All I Need to Get By," while her young boys chime in on an adorable "Here Comes the Sun." Overall, My Happy Place is mostly unnecessary for casual fans and is a fine litmus test for Bunton's true diehards.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
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Ash Howes, Engineer - Paul Meehan, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Paul Barry, Composer, Guitar, Writer - Adam Phillips, Guitar - Emma Bunton, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Matt Furmidge, Engineer - Brian Rawling, Producer - Jade Jones, Arranger - Patrick Mascall, Composer, Writer - Hayley Sanderson, Backing Vocals
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Paul Meehan, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Adam Phillips, Guitar - Emma Bunton, MainArtist - Matt Furmidge, Engineer - Brian Rawling, Producer - Jade Jones, Arranger - Simon Dine, Composer, Writer - Candie Payne, Composer, Writer
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Paul Meehan, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Paul Barry, Composer, Guitar, Writer - Adam Phillips, Guitar - Emma Bunton, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Matt Furmidge, Engineer - Brian Rawling, Producer - Jade Jones, Arranger - Patrick Mascall, Composer, Guitar, Writer - Hayley Sanderson, Backing Vocals
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Paul Meehan, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Ivor Raymonde, Composer - Mike Hawker, Composer - Will Young, FeaturedArtist - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Adam Phillips, Guitar - Emma Bunton, MainArtist - Matt Furmidge, Engineer - Brian Rawling, Producer - Jade Jones, Arranger
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
John Whitehead, Composer, Writer - Gene McFadden, Composer, Writer - Paul Meehan, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Adam Phillips, Guitar - Emma Bunton, MainArtist - Matt Furmidge, Engineer - Brian Rawling, Producer - Jade Jones, Arranger - Jerry Cohen, Composer, Writer - Duane Morrison, Composer, Writer - Giuseppe Chierchia, Composer, Writer - Hayley Sanderson, Backing Vocals - Andrew Van Dorsselaer, Composer, Writer - Cheyne Coates, Composer, Writer
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Paul Meehan, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Composer, Writer - Valerie Simpson, Composer, Writer - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Adam Phillips, Guitar - Emma Bunton, MainArtist - Matt Furmidge, Engineer - Brian Rawling, Producer - Jade Jones, FeaturedArtist - Hayley Sanderson, Backing Vocals
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Paul Meehan, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Adam Phillips, Guitar - Emma Bunton, MainArtist - Norah Jones, Composer - Matt Furmidge, Engineer - Brian Rawling, Producer - Jade Jones, Arranger - Josh Kumra, FeaturedArtist - Nick squires, Cello
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Paul Meehan, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Barry Gibb, Composer, Writer - Robin Gibb, Composer, Writer - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Adam Phillips, Guitar - Emma Bunton, MainArtist - Matt Furmidge, Engineer - Brian Rawling, Producer - Jade Jones, VocalArranger - Hayley Sanderson, Backing Vocals - Nick squires, Cello
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Richard Stannard, Composer, Writer - Paul Meehan, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - Victoria Adams, Composer, Writer - Matthew Rowbottom, Composer, Writer - Melanie Brown, Composer, Writer - Melanie Chisholm, Composer, Writer - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Adam Phillips, Guitar - Robbie Williams, FeaturedArtist - Geri Halliwell, Composer, Writer - Emma Bunton, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Matt Furmidge, Engineer - Brian Rawling, Producer - Jade Jones, Arranger, Backing Vocals
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Paul Meehan, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer - GEORGE HARRISON, Composer, Writer - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Adam Phillips, Guitar - Emma Bunton, MainArtist - Matt Furmidge, Engineer - Brian Rawling, Producer - Jade Jones, VocalArranger - Hayley Sanderson, Backing Vocals - Nick squires, Cello
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Chronique
Over a decade after her previous release, erstwhile Spice Girl Emma Bunton added a fourth album to her solo discography with 2019's My Happy Place. As on past efforts, Bunton's forte lies in '60s-inspired retro-nostalgia with flourishes of Motown and French pop. However, on My Happy Place, the bulk of the tracks consists of cover versions of her favorite tunes, which aren't always in that same vein. Therein lies the biggest difference between this album and her best effort to date (2004's Free Me): when she's in her wheelhouse -- as on the two original compositions -- it's a blissful reminder of where her power lies. Elsewhere, the album loses steam and fades into karaoke. Of the highlights, that pair of new songs -- "Baby Please Don't Stop" and "Too Many Teardrops" -- are the clear standouts, injecting both sexual urgency and grand, sweeping drama to the mix. It's a pity, then, that the entirety of My Happy Place isn't comprised of these mature pop gems. Instead, it's a mixed bag of covers that veers between competent-but-inessential and misguided-and-poorly executed. Of the positives, Bunton's faithful takes on Candie Payne's 2007 could-have-been-a-Bond-theme "I Wish I Could Have Loved You More" and Madison Avenue's 1999 synth-pop throbber "Don't Call Me Baby" actually improve on the vocals of the originals while maintaining their brightness and energy. Otherwise, duets with fellow U.K. popsters Will Young (Dusty Springfield's "I Only Want to Be with You"), Josh Kumra (Norah Jones' "Come Away with Me"), and Robbie Williams (a spectacularly failed attempt at redoing the Spice Girls "2 Become 1") come off as aging lounge acts that really could have been something better. As indulgent pet projects go, My Happy Place is sure to include the requisite appearances by spouses and children: her partner Jade Jones joins her on a saccharine "You're All I Need to Get By," while her young boys chime in on an adorable "Here Comes the Sun." Overall, My Happy Place is mostly unnecessary for casual fans and is a fine litmus test for Bunton's true diehards.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 10 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:33:25
- Artistes principaux : Emma Bunton
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
- Genre : Pop/Rock Pop
© 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited ℗ 2019 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
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