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Best known for his portrayal of the Dr. Who sidekick, Captain Jack Harkness, and various show business related projects, John Barrowman released his first pop album, Another Side in November 2007, although pop is a loose term which could be used to define almost anything that was popular. Having released several albums of showtunes including Aspects of Lloyd Webber, a very poor imitation of earlier Michael Ball and Michael Crawford albums, and Swings Cole Porter, a selection of the songwriters' works, here was Another Side, presumably meant to showcase Barrowman as an MOR/easy listening/pop singer as well. The question that arose, however, was just why would he record such an album. It placed him as no better than thousands, or even tens of thousands, of pub and club karaoke singers getting up and having a go at one of a number of songs that happen to be on the karaoke machine. Taking a look at the track listing showed a lack of imagination. Why would anybody choose to make an album with insipid versions of "All Out of Love," "You're So Vain," and "Your Song"? His versions added nothing to the originals, if anything they made it hard to imagine such power had existed in the original versions, and even worse were "Time After Time," "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," "If You Leave Me Now," and "Heaven," with which DJ Sammy & Yanou showed how an original song can be changed almost totally beyond recognition without ruining it. Barrowman's versions were all sung with the minimum of effort, certainly a lack of sweat, power, and emotion, all the notes in the right place, in the right order, but not a lot else. And just when one was getting used to Barrowman singing the cream of MOR pop in such a bland way, he returned to musical theater for Stephen Sondheim's "Being Alive" and Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley's "Feeling Good" before ending with the Eric Carmen emotionally fraught epic, "All by Myself." Admittedly, the songs were filled out with full orchestration but if this album was supposed be about the man as a singer, it told nothing new about him at all, and far from showing another side of him, it was a great disappointment unless one was expecting nothing more than a decent pub singer's set in the first place.
© Sharon Mawer /TiVo
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John Barrowman, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Graham Stack, Guitar, Producer, Programmer - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Clive Davis, Composer, Lyricist - Ian Thomas, Drums - Matt Furmidge, Mixing Engineer - P-Dub Walton, Engineer - Trevor Barry, Bass Guitar - Alec Dankworth, Bass Guitar - Graham Russell, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Price, Engineer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Matt Bartrum, Assistant Engineer - Cliff Masterson, Conductor, Piano, Programmer - Steve Sidwell, Trumpet - Mark Read
(P) 2007 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
John Barrowman, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Graham Stack, Guitar, Producer, Programmer - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Carly Simon, Composer, Lyricist - Ian Thomas, Drums - Matt Furmidge, Mixing Engineer - P-Dub Walton, Engineer - Trevor Barry, Bass Guitar - Alec Dankworth, Bass Guitar - Steve Price, Engineer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Matt Bartrum, Assistant Engineer - Cliff Masterson, Conductor, Piano, Programmer - Steve Sidwell, Trumpet - Mark Read
(P) 2007 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
John Barrowman, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Graham Stack, Guitar, Producer, Programmer - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Billy Joel, Composer, Lyricist - Ian Thomas, Drums - Matt Furmidge, Mixing Engineer - P-Dub Walton, Engineer - Trevor Barry, Bass Guitar - Alec Dankworth, Bass Guitar - Steve Price, Engineer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Matt Bartrum, Assistant Engineer - Cliff Masterson, Conductor, Piano, Programmer - Steve Sidwell, Trumpet - Mark Read
(P) 2007 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
John Barrowman, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Graham Stack, Guitar, Producer, Programmer - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Ian Thomas, Drums - Matt Furmidge, Mixing Engineer - Robert Hyman, Composer, Lyricist - P-Dub Walton, Engineer - Trevor Barry, Bass Guitar - Alec Dankworth, Bass Guitar - Cyndi Lauper, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Price, Engineer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Matt Bartrum, Assistant Engineer - Cliff Masterson, Conductor, Piano, Programmer - Steve Sidwell, Trumpet - Mark Read
(P) 2007 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
John Barrowman, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Graham Stack, Guitar, Producer, Programmer - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Ian Thomas, Drums - Matt Furmidge, Mixing Engineer - Randy Edelman, Composer, Lyricist - P-Dub Walton, Engineer - Trevor Barry, Bass Guitar - Alec Dankworth, Bass Guitar - Steve Price, Engineer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Matt Bartrum, Assistant Engineer - Cliff Masterson, Conductor, Piano, Programmer - Steve Sidwell, Trumpet - Mark Read
(P) 2007 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
John Barrowman, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Graham Stack, Guitar, Producer, Programmer - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Gordon Sumner, Composer, Lyricist - Ian Thomas, Drums - Matt Furmidge, Mixing Engineer - P-Dub Walton, Engineer - Trevor Barry, Bass Guitar - Alec Dankworth, Bass Guitar - Steve Price, Engineer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Matt Bartrum, Assistant Engineer - Cliff Masterson, Conductor, Piano, Programmer - Steve Sidwell, Trumpet - Mark Read
(P) 2007 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
John Barrowman, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Graham Stack, Guitar, Producer, Programmer - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Ian Thomas, Drums - Matt Furmidge, Mixing Engineer - Peter Cetera, Composer, Lyricist - P-Dub Walton, Engineer - Trevor Barry, Bass Guitar - Alec Dankworth, Bass Guitar - Steve Price, Engineer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Matt Bartrum, Assistant Engineer - Cliff Masterson, Conductor, Piano, Programmer - Steve Sidwell, Trumpet - Mark Read
(P) 2007 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
John Barrowman, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Graham Stack, Guitar, Producer, Programmer - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Elton John, Composer, Lyricist - Ian Thomas, Drums - Matt Furmidge, Mixing Engineer - P-Dub Walton, Engineer - Trevor Barry, Bass Guitar - Alec Dankworth, Bass Guitar - Bernie Taupin, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Price, Engineer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Matt Bartrum, Assistant Engineer - Cliff Masterson, Conductor, Piano, Programmer - Steve Sidwell, Trumpet - Mark Read
(P) 2007 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
John Barrowman, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Graham Stack, Guitar, Producer, Programmer - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Ian Thomas, Drums - Matt Furmidge, Mixing Engineer - Rodney Crowell, Composer, Lyricist - P-Dub Walton, Engineer - Trevor Barry, Bass Guitar - Alec Dankworth, Bass Guitar - Steve Price, Engineer - Will Jennings, Composer, Lyricist - John Parricelli, Guitar - Matt Bartrum, Assistant Engineer - Cliff Masterson, Conductor, Piano, Programmer - Steve Sidwell, Trumpet - Mark Read
(P) 2007 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
John Barrowman, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Graham Stack, Guitar, Producer, Programmer - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Bryan Adams, Composer, Lyricist - Ian Thomas, Drums - Matt Furmidge, Mixing Engineer - P-Dub Walton, Engineer - Trevor Barry, Bass Guitar - Alec Dankworth, Bass Guitar - James Vallance, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Price, Engineer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Matt Bartrum, Assistant Engineer - Cliff Masterson, Conductor, Piano, Programmer - Steve Sidwell, Trumpet - Mark Read
(P) 2007 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
John Barrowman, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Graham Stack, Guitar, Producer, Programmer - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Ian Thomas, Drums - Matt Furmidge, Mixing Engineer - Stephen Sondheim, Composer, Lyricist - P-Dub Walton, Engineer - Trevor Barry, Bass Guitar - Alec Dankworth, Bass Guitar - Steve Price, Engineer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Matt Bartrum, Assistant Engineer - Cliff Masterson, Conductor, Piano, Programmer - Steve Sidwell, Trumpet - Mark Read
(P) 2007 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
John Barrowman, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Graham Stack, Guitar, Producer, Programmer - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Ian Thomas, Drums - Leslie Bricusse, Composer, Lyricist - Matt Furmidge, Mixing Engineer - P-Dub Walton, Engineer - Trevor Barry, Bass Guitar - Alec Dankworth, Bass Guitar - Anthony Newley, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Price, Engineer - John Parricelli, Guitar - Matt Bartrum, Assistant Engineer - Cliff Masterson, Conductor, Piano, Programmer - Steve Sidwell, Trumpet - Mark Read
(P) 2007 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
John Barrowman, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Graham Stack, Guitar, Producer, Programmer - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer - Matt Furmidge, Mixing Engineer - P-Dub Walton, Engineer - Ian Thomas, Drums - Trevor Barry, Bass Guitar - Alec Dankworth, Bass Guitar - John Parricelli, Guitar - Cliff Masterson, Conductor, Piano, Programmer - Steve Sidwell, Trumpet - Mark Read - Steve Price, Engineer - Matt Bartrum, Assistant Engineer - Eric Carmen, Composer, Lyricist - Serge Rachmaninov, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2007 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Album review
Best known for his portrayal of the Dr. Who sidekick, Captain Jack Harkness, and various show business related projects, John Barrowman released his first pop album, Another Side in November 2007, although pop is a loose term which could be used to define almost anything that was popular. Having released several albums of showtunes including Aspects of Lloyd Webber, a very poor imitation of earlier Michael Ball and Michael Crawford albums, and Swings Cole Porter, a selection of the songwriters' works, here was Another Side, presumably meant to showcase Barrowman as an MOR/easy listening/pop singer as well. The question that arose, however, was just why would he record such an album. It placed him as no better than thousands, or even tens of thousands, of pub and club karaoke singers getting up and having a go at one of a number of songs that happen to be on the karaoke machine. Taking a look at the track listing showed a lack of imagination. Why would anybody choose to make an album with insipid versions of "All Out of Love," "You're So Vain," and "Your Song"? His versions added nothing to the originals, if anything they made it hard to imagine such power had existed in the original versions, and even worse were "Time After Time," "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," "If You Leave Me Now," and "Heaven," with which DJ Sammy & Yanou showed how an original song can be changed almost totally beyond recognition without ruining it. Barrowman's versions were all sung with the minimum of effort, certainly a lack of sweat, power, and emotion, all the notes in the right place, in the right order, but not a lot else. And just when one was getting used to Barrowman singing the cream of MOR pop in such a bland way, he returned to musical theater for Stephen Sondheim's "Being Alive" and Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley's "Feeling Good" before ending with the Eric Carmen emotionally fraught epic, "All by Myself." Admittedly, the songs were filled out with full orchestration but if this album was supposed be about the man as a singer, it told nothing new about him at all, and far from showing another side of him, it was a great disappointment unless one was expecting nothing more than a decent pub singer's set in the first place.
© Sharon Mawer /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:15
- Main artists: John Barrowman
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony BMG Music Entertainment
- Genre: Electronic Lounge
(P) 2007 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
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