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After achieving minor success as the lead singer of the U.K. trio Blue Zone and providing vocals for Coldcut's dancefloor classic "People Hold On," Lisa Stansfield established herself as a solo artist with her immensely successful 1989 debut album Affection. The combination of lush, Barry White-influenced arrangements and Stansfield's soulful voice proved wildly popular, and Stansfield became one of the hottest new international artists of the late '80s. Unfortunately, Stansfield's popularity slipped a bit with the follow-up, 1991's Real Love, but the album was still a respectable seller. So Natural, from 1993, failed to reestablish Stansfield as a major commercial force, but since the album was never released in the U.S., it's easy to understand why. Though So Natural pales in comparison to Affection and even Real Love, it certainly isn't bad, and the lack of an American release remains a mystery.
Stansfield almost abandons the R&B-flavored dance-pop of her debut with So Natural. The album is definitely consistent, but the ballad-heavy approach wears thin. So Natural also lacks a surefire hit single, like Affection's "All Around the World" and "This Is the Right Time" or Real Love's "Change." But So Natural still offers many pleasant moments. The steamy ballads "Never Set Me Free" and "Be Mine" rank with Stansfield's best work, and the album does offer a couple of sunny, up-tempo numbers with "Too Much Love Makin'" and "Marvelous and Mine." So Natural does flow along quite nicely -- the only real clunker here is the bland, dated-sounding synth pop throwback "Little Bit of Heaven" -- but the album fails to deliver the memorable hooks of her biggest hits. Still, So Natural could have easily found an American audience, considering the success of her previous work. So Natural is only available in America as an import release. The album is certainly a worthy find for Lisa Stansfield fans willing to search the import bins. The casual fan, however, is better off with the considerably easier to find Affection or her 1997 American comeback effort, simply titled Lisa Stansfield.
© William Cooper /TiVo
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Bobby Boughton, Producer - Bobby Boughton, Recording Engineer - Bobby Boughton, Mixing Engineer - Aidan McGovern, Mixing Engineer - Lisa Stansfield, Composer - Lisa Stansfield, Lyricist - Lisa Stansfield, Producer - Lisa Stansfield, Vocal - Ian Devaney, Composer - Ian Devaney, Lyricist - Ian Devaney, Producer - Ian Devaney, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1993 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Bobby Boughton, Producer - Bobby Boughton, Recording Engineer - Bobby Boughton, Mixing Engineer - Aidan McGovern, Mixing Engineer - Lisa Stansfield, Composer - Lisa Stansfield, Lyricist - Lisa Stansfield, Vocal - Lisa Stansfield, Producer - Ian Devaney, Composer - Ian Devaney, Lyricist - Ian Devaney, Producer - Ian Devaney, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Bobby Boughton, Producer - Bobby Boughton, Recording Engineer - Bobby Boughton, Mixing Engineer - Aidan McGovern, Mixing Engineer - Lisa Stansfield, Composer - Lisa Stansfield, Lyricist - Lisa Stansfield, Vocal - Lisa Stansfield, Producer - Ian Devaney, Composer - Ian Devaney, Lyricist - Ian Devaney, Mixing Engineer - Ian Devaney, Producer
(P) 1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Bobby Boughton, Producer - Bobby Boughton, Recording Engineer - Bobby Boughton, Mixing Engineer - Aidan McGovern, Mixing Engineer - Andy Morris, Composer - Andy Morris, Lyricist - Lisa Stansfield, Composer - Lisa Stansfield, Lyricist - Lisa Stansfield, Vocal - Lisa Stansfield, Producer - Ian Devaney, Composer - Ian Devaney, Lyricist - Ian Devaney, Mixing Engineer - Ian Devaney, Producer
(P) 1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Bobby Boughton, Producer - Bobby Boughton, Recording Engineer - Bobby Boughton, Mixing Engineer - Aidan McGovern, Mixing Engineer - Lisa Stansfield, Composer - Lisa Stansfield, Lyricist - Lisa Stansfield, Vocal - Lisa Stansfield, Producer - Ian Devaney, Composer - Ian Devaney, Lyricist - Ian Devaney, Mixing Engineer - Ian Devaney, Producer
(P) 1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Bobby Boughton, Producer - Bobby Boughton, Recording Engineer - Bobby Boughton, Mixing Engineer - Aidan McGovern, Mixing Engineer - Lisa Stansfield, Composer - Lisa Stansfield, Lyricist - Lisa Stansfield, Producer - Lisa Stansfield, Performer - Ian Devaney, Composer - Ian Devaney, Lyricist - Ian Devaney, Producer - Ian Devaney, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1993 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Bobby Boughton, Producer - Bobby Boughton, Recording Engineer - Bobby Boughton, Mixing Engineer - Aidan McGovern, Mixing Engineer - Lisa Stansfield, Composer - Lisa Stansfield, Lyricist - Lisa Stansfield, Vocal - Lisa Stansfield, Producer - Ian Devaney, Composer - Ian Devaney, Lyricist - Ian Devaney, Producer - Ian Devaney, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Bobby Boughton, Producer - Bobby Boughton, Recording Engineer - Bobby Boughton, Mixing Engineer - Aidan McGovern, Mixing Engineer - Lisa Stansfield, Composer - Lisa Stansfield, Lyricist - Lisa Stansfield, Producer - Lisa Stansfield, Vocal - Ian Devaney, Composer - Ian Devaney, Lyricist - Ian Devaney, Producer - Ian Devaney, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Bobby Boughton, Producer - Bobby Boughton, Recording Engineer - Bobby Boughton, Mixing Engineer - Aidan McGovern, Mixing Engineer - Lisa Stansfield, Producer - Lisa Stansfield, Vocal - Tom Brock, Composer - Tom Brock, Lyricist - Ian Devaney, Producer - Ian Devaney, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Bobby Boughton, Producer - Bobby Boughton, Recording Engineer - Bobby Boughton, Mixing Engineer - Aidan McGovern, Mixing Engineer - Andy Morris, Composer - Andy Morris, Lyricist - Lisa Stansfield, Composer - Lisa Stansfield, Lyricist - Lisa Stansfield, Vocal - Lisa Stansfield, Producer - Ian Devaney, Composer - Ian Devaney, Lyricist - Ian Devaney, Producer - Ian Devaney, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Bobby Boughton, Producer - Bobby Boughton, Recording Engineer - Bobby Boughton, Mixing Engineer - Aidan McGovern, Mixing Engineer - Lisa Stansfield, Composer - Lisa Stansfield, Lyricist - Lisa Stansfield, Vocal - Lisa Stansfield, Producer - Ian Devaney, Composer - Ian Devaney, Lyricist - Ian Devaney, Producer - Ian Devaney, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
John Barry, Composer - Andy Morris, Producer - Andy Morris, Lyricist - Lisa Stansfield, Lyricist - Lisa Stansfield, Vocal - Lisa Stansfield, Performer - Jazz Summers, Executive Producer - Tim Parry, Executive Producer - Ian Devaney, Lyricist - Ian Devaney, Producer
(P) 1993 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Bobby Boughton, Producer - Bobby Boughton, Recording Engineer - Bobby Boughton, Mixing Engineer - Aidan McGovern, Mixing Engineer - Lisa Stansfield, Composer - Lisa Stansfield, Lyricist - Lisa Stansfield, Vocal - Lisa Stansfield, Producer - Ian Devaney, Composer - Ian Devaney, Lyricist - Ian Devaney, Producer - Ian Devaney, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1993 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Album review
After achieving minor success as the lead singer of the U.K. trio Blue Zone and providing vocals for Coldcut's dancefloor classic "People Hold On," Lisa Stansfield established herself as a solo artist with her immensely successful 1989 debut album Affection. The combination of lush, Barry White-influenced arrangements and Stansfield's soulful voice proved wildly popular, and Stansfield became one of the hottest new international artists of the late '80s. Unfortunately, Stansfield's popularity slipped a bit with the follow-up, 1991's Real Love, but the album was still a respectable seller. So Natural, from 1993, failed to reestablish Stansfield as a major commercial force, but since the album was never released in the U.S., it's easy to understand why. Though So Natural pales in comparison to Affection and even Real Love, it certainly isn't bad, and the lack of an American release remains a mystery.
Stansfield almost abandons the R&B-flavored dance-pop of her debut with So Natural. The album is definitely consistent, but the ballad-heavy approach wears thin. So Natural also lacks a surefire hit single, like Affection's "All Around the World" and "This Is the Right Time" or Real Love's "Change." But So Natural still offers many pleasant moments. The steamy ballads "Never Set Me Free" and "Be Mine" rank with Stansfield's best work, and the album does offer a couple of sunny, up-tempo numbers with "Too Much Love Makin'" and "Marvelous and Mine." So Natural does flow along quite nicely -- the only real clunker here is the bland, dated-sounding synth pop throwback "Little Bit of Heaven" -- but the album fails to deliver the memorable hooks of her biggest hits. Still, So Natural could have easily found an American audience, considering the success of her previous work. So Natural is only available in America as an import release. The album is certainly a worthy find for Lisa Stansfield fans willing to search the import bins. The casual fan, however, is better off with the considerably easier to find Affection or her 1997 American comeback effort, simply titled Lisa Stansfield.
© William Cooper /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:13
- Main artists: Lisa Stansfield
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Arista
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1993 BMG Eurodisc Ltd
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