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As the first group of consequence to be saddled with the "new Spice Girls" tag, it would be reasonable to expect that All Saints would be cut-rate dance-pop without the weirdly magical charisma that made the Spices international phenomenons. It is true that All Saints lack the personality of the Spices, but they make up for that with musical skills. All four members have better voices than the Spices, and they all have a hand in writing at least one of the songs on their eponymous debut, with Shaznay Lewis taking the most writing credits. More importantly, they and their producers have a better sense of contemporary dance trends -- there are real hip-hop and club rhythms throughout the record, and samples of Audio Two, the Rampage, and (especially) Steely Dan are fresh and inventive. But what really makes the record are the songs. The singles are the standouts, with the party-ready, Steely Dan-fueled "I Know Where It's At" and the extraordinary gospel-tinged "Never Ever" leading the way, but the covers are well chosen (their take on "Under the Bridge" eclipses the Red Hot Chili Peppers', boasting a better arrangement and more convincing vocals) and the lesser songs are pleasantly melodic. Sure, there's some filler, but that should be expected on any dance-pop album. What counts is that the performances are fresh, the production is funky, and there is a handful of classic pop singles on the album, and you can't ask for much better than that from a dance-pop record, especially one from a group that almost beat the Spice Girls at their own game.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Magnus Fiennes, Producer - Unknown, Mixer, Engineer, Remixer - All Saints, MainArtist - Shaznay Lewis, Writer - Cameron McVey, Producer - Niven Garland, MixingEngineer - Sean Mather, Additional Production, Writer - Esmail Jazayeri, Additional Production, Writer
1998 Warner Music UK Limited, © 1998 Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 1997 Warner Music UK Ltd
All Saints, MainArtist - Shaznay Lewis, Composer - Production: Karl Gordon, Production - Engineered by: Marcellus Fernandes., Engineer - Karl Gordon, Composer
1998 Warner Music UK Limited, © 1998 Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 1997 Warner Music UK Ltd
Donald Fagen, Composer - Becker, Composer - Ruadhri Cushnan, Engineer - Magnus Fiennes, Production - All Saints, MainArtist - Shaznay Lewis, Composer - Paul Griffin, Composer - Cameron McVey, Production - Karl Gordon, Composer, Production - Melanie Blatt, Composer
1998 Warner Music UK Limited, © 1998 Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 1997 Warner Music UK Ltd
Michael Balzary, Composer - All Saints, MainArtist - SMITH, Composer - KING, Composer - Anthony Kiedis, Composer - Chad Smith, Composer - Frusciante, Composer - John Frusciante, Composer - Balzary, Composer - Keidis, Composer - Keidis Balzary, Composer - McNair, Composer - Karl Gordon, Production - Nelle Hooper, Production, Remixer, MixingEngineer - Jim Abbisi, MixingEngineer
1998 Warner Music UK Limited, © 1998 Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 1997 Warner Music UK Ltd
Blatt, Composer - Ruadhri Cushnan, Engineer - Magnus Fiennes, Production - All Saints, MainArtist - Lewis, Composer - Appleton, Composer - Cameron McVey, Production - Mcvey, Composer - Fiennes, Composer - John Benson, Mixer, Remixer
1998 Warner Music UK Limited, © 1998 Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 1997 Warner Music UK Ltd
All Saints, MainArtist - Lewis, Composer - Gordon, Composer - Production: Karl Gordon, Production
1998 Warner Music UK Limited, © 1998 Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 1997 Warner Music UK Ltd
Flippin, Composer - All Saints, MainArtist - Walker, Composer - Johnny Douglas, Production
1998 Warner Music UK Limited, © 1998 Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 1997 Warner Music UK Ltd
Blatt, Composer - Ruadhri Cushnan, Engineer - Neville Henry, Production - Gibb, Composer - All Saints, MainArtist - Gibbs, Composer - Henry, Composer - Karen Gibbs, Production - John Benson, Production, Remixer, MixingEngineer
1998 Warner Music UK Limited, © 1998 Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 1998 Warner Music UK Ltd
Ruadhri Cushnan, Engineer - All Saints, MainArtist - Lewis, Composer - Johnny Douglas, Production - Macdonald, Composer - Douglas, Composer - Benson, Composer - John Benson, Mixer, Production, Remixer
1998 Warner Music UK Limited, © 1998 Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 1998 Warner Music UK Ltd
Paul Wright III, Remixer - Neville Henry, Producer - Bob Crewe, Writer - All Saints, MainArtist - Johnny Douglas, Producer, Production, Remixer - Kenny Nolan, Writer - Dan Bierton, Engineer - Karen Gibbs, Producer - John Benson, Producer, Production - John Henry, Producer - Ian Robertson, Engineer
1998 Warner Music UK Limited, © 1998 Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 1998 Warner Music UK Ltd
Kirk Robinson, Composer - All Saints, MainArtist - Lewis, Composer - Gordon, Composer - Nat Robinson, Composer - Robinson, Composer - Production: Karl Gordon, Production - Gordonrobinson, Composer
1998 Warner Music UK Limited, © 1998 Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 1997 Warner Music UK Ltd
Blatt, Composer - Magnus Fiennes, Production - All Saints, MainArtist - Lewis, Composer - Appleton, Composer - Cameron McVey, Production - Mcvey, Composer - Niven Garland, Mixer, Remixer - Fiennes, Composer - Mcveyfiennes, Composer
1998 Warner Music UK Limited, © 1998 Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 1997 Warner Music UK Ltd
Magnus Fiennes, Production - All Saints, MainArtist - Shaznay Lewis, Writer - Cameron McVey, Production - Niven Garland, MixingEngineer - Sean Mather, Writer - Esmail Jazayeri, Writer - Robert 'Esmail' Jazayeri, Additional Production - Sean 'the Mystro' Mather, Additional Production
1998 Warner Music UK Limited, © 1998 Warner Music UK Limited ℗ 1997 Warner Music UK Ltd
Album review
As the first group of consequence to be saddled with the "new Spice Girls" tag, it would be reasonable to expect that All Saints would be cut-rate dance-pop without the weirdly magical charisma that made the Spices international phenomenons. It is true that All Saints lack the personality of the Spices, but they make up for that with musical skills. All four members have better voices than the Spices, and they all have a hand in writing at least one of the songs on their eponymous debut, with Shaznay Lewis taking the most writing credits. More importantly, they and their producers have a better sense of contemporary dance trends -- there are real hip-hop and club rhythms throughout the record, and samples of Audio Two, the Rampage, and (especially) Steely Dan are fresh and inventive. But what really makes the record are the songs. The singles are the standouts, with the party-ready, Steely Dan-fueled "I Know Where It's At" and the extraordinary gospel-tinged "Never Ever" leading the way, but the covers are well chosen (their take on "Under the Bridge" eclipses the Red Hot Chili Peppers', boasting a better arrangement and more convincing vocals) and the lesser songs are pleasantly melodic. Sure, there's some filler, but that should be expected on any dance-pop album. What counts is that the performances are fresh, the production is funky, and there is a handful of classic pop singles on the album, and you can't ask for much better than that from a dance-pop record, especially one from a group that almost beat the Spice Girls at their own game.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:14
- Main artists: All Saints
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: London Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
1998 Warner Music UK Limited, © 1998 Warner Music UK Limited 1998 Warner Music UK Limited, ℗ 1998 Warner Music UK Limited
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