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A gospel-influenced soul/pop singer with a fine range and a quality not unlike Natalie Cole, Mica Paris is among the many noteworthy talents to come out of Britain's healthy R&B scene of the 1980s and '90s. Though not a remarkable effort, her debut album, So Good, was a respectable and decent one indicating that she had much potential. Among the CD's more noteworthy cuts are the haunting "My One Temptation," the jazz-influenced "Sway (Dance the Blues Away)" and the sizzling "Nothing Hits Your Heart like Soul Music" (which also seems like a statement of purpose, and points to Paris' devotion to more traditional R&B elements). Perhaps the song that does the most to test what Paris is truly made of is "Where Is the Love" -- forming a duet with Will Downing for this remake of the Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway classic, the earthy singer makes it crystal clear that she's quite capable of depth. For Paris, the best was yet to come.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Peter Vale, ComposerLyricist - Lee Hamblin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Birkett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Miles Waters, ComposerLyricist - Courtney Pine, Saxophone, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Susan Linda Shifrin, ComposerLyricist - L'équipe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raine Shine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Vale, ComposerLyricist - Lee Hamblin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Birkett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael David Leeson, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Miles Waters, ComposerLyricist - L'équipe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raine Shine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Vale, ComposerLyricist - Lee Hamblin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Birkett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael David Leeson, ComposerLyricist - L'équipe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raine Shine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Vale, ComposerLyricist - Lee Hamblin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Birkett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael David Leeson, ComposerLyricist - L'équipe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raine Shine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Lee Hamblin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Will Downing, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Birkett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - L'équipe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raine Shine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Anthony Powell, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Vale, ComposerLyricist - Lee Hamblin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Birkett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael David Leeson, ComposerLyricist - L'équipe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raine Shine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Vale, ComposerLyricist - Lee Hamblin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Birkett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Miles Waters, ComposerLyricist - L'équipe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raine Shine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Vale, ComposerLyricist - Lee Hamblin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Birkett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael David Leeson, ComposerLyricist - L'équipe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raine Shine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Beverley Myers, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Vale, ComposerLyricist - Lee Hamblin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Johnson, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Birkett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael David Leeson, ComposerLyricist - L'équipe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raine Shine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Vale, ComposerLyricist - Lee Hamblin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Birkett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Miles Waters, ComposerLyricist - Susan Linda Shifrin, ComposerLyricist - L'équipe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raine Shine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
DISC 2
Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Ware, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Lee Hamblin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leon Ware, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Birkett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - L'équipe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raine Shine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Rapoport, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Crispin Luke Taylor, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1989 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Tim Palmer, ComposerLyricist - Lee Hamblin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Frank Heller, ComposerLyricist - Chris Birkett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - L'équipe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raine Shine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Sawyer, ComposerLyricist - The Democratic 3, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1989 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
William Salter, ComposerLyricist - Ralph MacDonald, ComposerLyricist - Carl Beatty, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Will Downing, Producer, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Lee Hamblin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leon Ware, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Birkett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - L'équipe, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raine Shine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Vale, ComposerLyricist - Lee Hamblin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Birkett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael David Leeson, ComposerLyricist - L'équipe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raine Shine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Vale, ComposerLyricist - Lee Hamblin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - BLAZE, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Birkett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael David Leeson, ComposerLyricist - L'équipe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raine Shine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Beverley Myers, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Vale, ComposerLyricist - Lee Hamblin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - BLAZE, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Birkett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael David Leeson, ComposerLyricist - L'équipe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raine Shine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Beverley Myers, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1989 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Vale, ComposerLyricist - Lee Hamblin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Birkett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Liebrand, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Miles Waters, ComposerLyricist - L'équipe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raine Shine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Vale, ComposerLyricist - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Miles Waters, ComposerLyricist - Courtney Pine, Saxophone, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Susan Linda Shifrin, ComposerLyricist - L'équipe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Vale, ComposerLyricist - Lee Hamblin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Birkett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael David Leeson, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Miles Waters, ComposerLyricist - L'équipe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raine Shine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Vale, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stevens, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Hamblin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mica Paris, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Harris, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Birkett, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Jolley, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Jolley, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael David Leeson, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Miles Waters, ComposerLyricist - L'équipe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Raine Shine, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
A gospel-influenced soul/pop singer with a fine range and a quality not unlike Natalie Cole, Mica Paris is among the many noteworthy talents to come out of Britain's healthy R&B scene of the 1980s and '90s. Though not a remarkable effort, her debut album, So Good, was a respectable and decent one indicating that she had much potential. Among the CD's more noteworthy cuts are the haunting "My One Temptation," the jazz-influenced "Sway (Dance the Blues Away)" and the sizzling "Nothing Hits Your Heart like Soul Music" (which also seems like a statement of purpose, and points to Paris' devotion to more traditional R&B elements). Perhaps the song that does the most to test what Paris is truly made of is "Where Is the Love" -- forming a duet with Will Downing for this remake of the Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway classic, the earthy singer makes it crystal clear that she's quite capable of depth. For Paris, the best was yet to come.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:48:00
- Main artists: Mica Paris
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 2011 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited This Compilation ℗ 2011 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
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