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At the time of the release of her debut, Circle of One, Oleta Adams was best-known as the impassioned backing vocalist on Tears for Fears' 1989 album The Seeds of Love; most prominently featured on "Woman in Chains". About a decade later, she was best-known for "Get Here": a gospel-tinged belter later revived by one Justin Guarini as his showpiece on the 2002 phenomenon American Idol. This, of course, proves that even small hits have an unexpected shelf life, and anybody who decides to go back to Adams' debut may not find anything quite as good -- though the other single, "Rhythm of Life," comes close -- it's nevertheless a high-class, quality, contemporary R&B record that perhaps sounds a little bit too much like its year.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Matthew Vaughan, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Nicky Holland, ComposerLyricist - WILLIAM ORBIT, Remix Engineer, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tessa Niles, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Kenyon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - ROLAND ORZABAL, Producer, Guitar, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Luis Jardim, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Oleta Adams, Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Wilson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Cushon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 Mercury Records Limited
BRENDA RUSSELL, ComposerLyricist - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ROLAND ORZABAL, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Jardim, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Oleta Adams, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer - John Cushon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 Mercury Records Limited
Tessa Niles, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Kenyon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - ROLAND ORZABAL, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Will Gregory, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Caine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Oleta Adams, Hammond Organ, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer - Simon Clark, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Wilson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 Mercury Records Limited
Guy Barker, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - ROLAND ORZABAL, Producer - Oleta Adams, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer
℗ 1990 Mercury Records Limited
Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tessa Niles, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Kenyon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - ROLAND ORZABAL, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Jardim, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Oleta Adams, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer - Simon Clark, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer - John Cushon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 Mercury Records Limited
Guy Barker, Brass Band, AssociatedPerformer - Chris White, Brass Band, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Todd, Saxophone, Brass Band, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ROLAND ORZABAL, Producer - Luis Jardim, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Oleta Adams, Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer - John Cushon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 Mercury Records Limited
Nicky Holland, ComposerLyricist - Neil Taylor, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Adele Bertei, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ellen Shipley, ComposerLyricist - ROLAND ORZABAL, Producer - Oleta Adams, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer - Carol Steele, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Biti Strauchn, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Cushon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 Mercury Records Limited
Guy Barker, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - Benard Ighner, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Arranger, Work Arranger - Pino Palladino, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Anne Dudley, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - ROLAND ORZABAL, Producer - Luis Jardim, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Oleta Adams, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer - John Cushon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 Mercury Records Limited
WILLIAM ORBIT, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - ROLAND ORZABAL, Producer - Oleta Adams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer
℗ 1990 Mercury Records Limited
ROLAND ORZABAL, Producer - Oleta Adams, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - DAVID BASCOMBE, Producer - Yvonne Turner, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1990 Mercury Records Limited
Album review
At the time of the release of her debut, Circle of One, Oleta Adams was best-known as the impassioned backing vocalist on Tears for Fears' 1989 album The Seeds of Love; most prominently featured on "Woman in Chains". About a decade later, she was best-known for "Get Here": a gospel-tinged belter later revived by one Justin Guarini as his showpiece on the 2002 phenomenon American Idol. This, of course, proves that even small hits have an unexpected shelf life, and anybody who decides to go back to Adams' debut may not find anything quite as good -- though the other single, "Rhythm of Life," comes close -- it's nevertheless a high-class, quality, contemporary R&B record that perhaps sounds a little bit too much like its year.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:03
- Main artists: Oleta Adams
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1990 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 1990 Mercury Records Limited
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