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In the mid-'80s, Tracie was best known for her connection to Paul Weller and his groups the Jam and the Style Council. She provided vocals for the former's last single, "Beat Surrender," and the latter's first single, "Speak Like a Child," and was signed to his Respond label. Her own records, whether produced by Weller or not, showed that she was more than just an acolyte riding his natty coattails. She was a first-rate vocalist, and over a short span released some very fine singles and two albums' worth of shiny dance-pop that ranged from bubblegum snappy to sleekly glamorous. Cherry Red's Souls on Fire: The Recordings 1983-1986 is a nice reminder of just how much fun Tracie's records still are. It collects her early non-LP singles "The House That Jack Built" and "Give It Some Emotion," two fun and frothy versions of synthetic girl group soul that saw Weller experimenting with the technology of the day; her debut full-length, Far from the Hurting Kind, an album that was recorded in 1986 but remained unreleased until Cherry Red issued it under the title No Smoke Without Fire in 2014; and a batch of rarities. These include extended mixes, early versions of songs, demos, and some live recordings. Many had already been included on the single-disc reissues of her two albums, but it's nice to have them all in one place in order to get a full view of Tracie's brightly burning, quickly extinguished career. Her early work is very light and bouncy, both she and Weller were influenced by groups like Shalamar, and Weller does a fine job of re-creating their sound on the uptempo tracks -- synth bass and all. Tracie's guileless and powerful vocals fit his productions perfectly. The ballads tend toward the slightly goopy, even the Elvis Costello-penned track from her debut -- "I Love You (When You Sleep)" -- but she's sincere enough that they never sink all the way in. No Smoke Without Fire shows her evolving into a more mature sound that comes across like a mash-up of early Madonna and Bite-era Altered Images, singing with ever more confidence over slightly less pre-programmed sounds. It's a treat to be able to hear the albums back-to-back, and the addition of all the singles, mixes, and other non-LP treats allows for a very deep dive into her sound. It's borderline tragic that Tracie stopped making music when her second album was shelved; it's clear from checking this set out that she had the talent to be a continuing success. That bit of wishful thinking aside, Souls on Fire is a fine tribute to a singer who made wonderfully fun pop music that stands with the best of its time.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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ELVIS COSTELLO, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2010 Cherry Red Records
Paul Weller, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist - Tracie Young, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 1984 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Paul Weller, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2010 Cherry Red Records
John Robinson, Composer - Paul Barry, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2010 Cherry Red Records
Paul Weller, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2010 Cherry Red Records
General Johnson, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2010 Cherry Red Records
John Robinson, Composer - Paul Barry, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2010 Cherry Red Records
Paul Weller, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2010 Cherry Red Records
John Robinson, Composer - Paul Barry, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2010 Cherry Red Records
Paul Weller, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2010 Cherry Red Records
John Robinson, Composer - Paul Barry, Composer - Tracie, Performance, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 1984 Tracie Young
Tracie, MainArtist - Christopher Free, Composer, Writer - Lucy Baron, Composer, Writer - Katherine Barron, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 1983 Cherry Red Records Ltd.
Paul Weller, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist - Tracie Young, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2010 Cherry Red Records
Tracie, MainArtist - Christopher Free, Composer - Katherine Barron, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 1984 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
John Robinson, Composer - Paul Barry, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2010 Cherry Red Records
Phil Hurtt, Composer - Tony Bell, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2010 Cherry Red Records
Paul Weller, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 1983 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Tracie, MainArtist - Christopher Free, Composer, Writer - Lucy Baron, Composer, Writer - Katherine Barron, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2010 Cherry Red Records
Paul Weller, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist - Tracie Young, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2010 Cherry Red Records
Tracie, MainArtist - Tracie Young, Composer - Sav Pisano, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 1985 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
DISQUE 2
Paul Barry, Composer - Tracie Young, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2014 Cherry Red Records
Paul Barry, Composer - Tracie Young, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2014 Cherry Red Records
Kevin Miller, Composer - Tracie Young, Composer, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2014 Cherry Red Records
Tracie Young, MainArtist - Billy Franks, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2014 Cherry Red Records
Harry Wayne Casey, Composer - Richard Finch, Composer - Tracie Young, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2014 Cherry Red Records
Tracie Young, Composer, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2014 Cherry Red Records
Paul Fitzgerald, Composer - Tracie Young, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2014 Cherry Red Records
Tracie Young, Composer, MainArtist - Sav Pisano, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2014 Cherry Red Records
Paul Weller, Composer - Tracie Young, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2014 Cherry Red Records
Don Snow, Composer - Tracie Young, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2014 Cherry Red Records
Paul Weller, Composer - Tracie Young, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 1986 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Harry Wayne Casey, Composer - Richard Finch, Composer - Tracie Young, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 1985 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Tracie Young, Composer, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 1985 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Tom Keane, Composer - Jay Gruska, Composer - Tracie Young, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 1986 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Kevin Miller, Composer - Tracie Young, Composer, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2014 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Paul Barry, Composer - Tracie Young, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2014 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Harry Wayne Casey, Composer - Richard Finch, Composer - Tracie Young, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2014 Cherry Red Records
Tracie, MainArtist - Tracie Young, Composer - Sav Pisano, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2010 Cherry Red Records
DISQUE 3
John Robinson, Composer - Paul Barry, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 1983 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Paul Weller, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 1984 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
John Robinson, Composer - Paul Barry, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 1984 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Phil Bishop, Composer - Tracie Young, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2014 Cherry Red Records
Tracie Young, Composer, MainArtist - Phil Quy, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2014 Cherry Red Records
Tracie Young, Composer, MainArtist - Phil Quy, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2014 Cherry Red Records
John Robinson, Composer - Paul Barry, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 1984 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
John Robinson, Composer - Paul Barry, Composer - Tracie Young, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2014 Cherry Red Records
Don Snow, Composer - Tracie Young, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2014 Cherry Red Records
Paul Weller, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist - Tracie Young, Composer
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 1984 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Paul Weller, Composer - Tracie, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 1984 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Tracie Young, Composer, MainArtist
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 1985 Cherry Red Records Ltd Cherry Red Records Ltd
Chronique
In the mid-'80s, Tracie was best known for her connection to Paul Weller and his groups the Jam and the Style Council. She provided vocals for the former's last single, "Beat Surrender," and the latter's first single, "Speak Like a Child," and was signed to his Respond label. Her own records, whether produced by Weller or not, showed that she was more than just an acolyte riding his natty coattails. She was a first-rate vocalist, and over a short span released some very fine singles and two albums' worth of shiny dance-pop that ranged from bubblegum snappy to sleekly glamorous. Cherry Red's Souls on Fire: The Recordings 1983-1986 is a nice reminder of just how much fun Tracie's records still are. It collects her early non-LP singles "The House That Jack Built" and "Give It Some Emotion," two fun and frothy versions of synthetic girl group soul that saw Weller experimenting with the technology of the day; her debut full-length, Far from the Hurting Kind, an album that was recorded in 1986 but remained unreleased until Cherry Red issued it under the title No Smoke Without Fire in 2014; and a batch of rarities. These include extended mixes, early versions of songs, demos, and some live recordings. Many had already been included on the single-disc reissues of her two albums, but it's nice to have them all in one place in order to get a full view of Tracie's brightly burning, quickly extinguished career. Her early work is very light and bouncy, both she and Weller were influenced by groups like Shalamar, and Weller does a fine job of re-creating their sound on the uptempo tracks -- synth bass and all. Tracie's guileless and powerful vocals fit his productions perfectly. The ballads tend toward the slightly goopy, even the Elvis Costello-penned track from her debut -- "I Love You (When You Sleep)" -- but she's sincere enough that they never sink all the way in. No Smoke Without Fire shows her evolving into a more mature sound that comes across like a mash-up of early Madonna and Bite-era Altered Images, singing with ever more confidence over slightly less pre-programmed sounds. It's a treat to be able to hear the albums back-to-back, and the addition of all the singles, mixes, and other non-LP treats allows for a very deep dive into her sound. It's borderline tragic that Tracie stopped making music when her second album was shelved; it's clear from checking this set out that she had the talent to be a continuing success. That bit of wishful thinking aside, Souls on Fire is a fine tribute to a singer who made wonderfully fun pop music that stands with the best of its time.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
À propos
- 4 disque(s) - 69 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 04:38:14
- Artistes principaux : Tracie
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : Cherry Red Records
- Genre : Pop/Rock Pop
© 2023 Cherry Red Records ℗ 2023 Cherry Red Records / BBC
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