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Angela Bofill enjoyed surprising commercial success with her first two albums, Angie and Angel of the Night, produced by contemporary jazz executives Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen for their GRP label, distributed by Arista. She then jumped to Arista proper (causing some bad blood with GRP) to try for a deliberate jazz-pop crossover on her third album, which was produced by Narada Michael Walden and shepherded by Arista president Clive Davis, who took an executive producer credit. Davis canvassed the publishing world for likely hit songs, then Walden put together a studio team to create a smooth, sophisticated sound that would, it was hoped, work for pop, R&B, and adult contemporary radio as well as setting feet moving in the discos. In practice, it didn't work out that way. The title track, with a lush disco arrangement, arrived as a single after disco had faded, though it, like second single "Holdin' Out for Love," a professional song by professional songwriters Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow, managed to peak in the R&B Top 40. With those calling cards, the album was able to register only a Top 20 R&B/Top 100 pop showing, not as high as Angel of the Night, as Bofill's contemporary jazz fans deserted her in droves for her commercial sellout. This is a shame, since, however compromised its goals, much of Something About You is effective early-'80s jazz-pop, and Bofill sings powerfully throughout. Particularly impressive are the ballads "Break It to Me Gently" and "Time to Say Goodbye."
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Angela Bofill, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Narada Michael Walden, Arranger, Producer - John Lewis Parker, Composer, Lyricist - Frank Martin, Arranger, Conductor - Allee Willis, Composer, Lyricist - Robert Wright, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Angela Bofill, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Doug Frank, Composer, Lyricist - Doug James, Composer, Lyricist - Narada Michael Walden, Arranger, Producer
(P) 1999 Arista Records LLC
Angela Bofill, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Narada Michael Walden, Arranger, Producer - Alfred McCrary, Composer, Lyricist - Linda McCrary, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1999 Arista Records LLC
Angela Bofill, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Narada Michael Walden, Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Jeff Cohen, Composer, Lyricist - Lisa Walden, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1999 Arista Records LLC
Angela Bofill, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Narada Michael Walden, Arranger, Producer - Earl Klugh, Composer, Lyricist - Bunny Hull, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Angela Bofill, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - Narada Michael Walden, Arranger, Producer
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Angela Bofill, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Cynthia Weil, Composer, Lyricist - Narada Michael Walden, Arranger, Producer - Tom Snow, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Angela Bofill, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Narada Michael Walden, Arranger, Producer - Thomas Bell, Composer, Lyricist - Linda Creed, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Angela Bofill, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Narada Michael Walden, Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Allee Willis, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1999 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Angela Bofill, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Narada Michael Walden, Arranger, Producer - Traditional, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1999 Arista Records LLC
Angela Bofill, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - Narada Michael Walden, Arranger, Producer - Michael Gibbs, Conductor
(P) 1981 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Angela Bofill, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Narada Michael Walden, Producer - James Diprima, Composer, Lyricist - Philippe Saisse, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Angela Bofill, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Cynthia Weil, Composer, Lyricist - Tom Snow, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Griffith, Producer
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Angela Bofill, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Dave Grusin, Producer - Larry Rosen, Producer - Yutaka Yokokura, Composer, Lyricist - Marty McCall, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Angela Bofill, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - Dave Grusin, Producer - Larry Rosen, Producer
(P) 2002 Arista Records LLC
Album review
Angela Bofill enjoyed surprising commercial success with her first two albums, Angie and Angel of the Night, produced by contemporary jazz executives Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen for their GRP label, distributed by Arista. She then jumped to Arista proper (causing some bad blood with GRP) to try for a deliberate jazz-pop crossover on her third album, which was produced by Narada Michael Walden and shepherded by Arista president Clive Davis, who took an executive producer credit. Davis canvassed the publishing world for likely hit songs, then Walden put together a studio team to create a smooth, sophisticated sound that would, it was hoped, work for pop, R&B, and adult contemporary radio as well as setting feet moving in the discos. In practice, it didn't work out that way. The title track, with a lush disco arrangement, arrived as a single after disco had faded, though it, like second single "Holdin' Out for Love," a professional song by professional songwriters Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow, managed to peak in the R&B Top 40. With those calling cards, the album was able to register only a Top 20 R&B/Top 100 pop showing, not as high as Angel of the Night, as Bofill's contemporary jazz fans deserted her in droves for her commercial sellout. This is a shame, since, however compromised its goals, much of Something About You is effective early-'80s jazz-pop, and Bofill sings powerfully throughout. Particularly impressive are the ballads "Break It to Me Gently" and "Time to Say Goodbye."
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:14
- Main artists: Angela Bofill
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Arista - BMG Heritage
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 2002 BMG Heritage
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