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In the '80s and '90s, England's dance music team Stock, Aitken & Waterman was often accused of being too slick for its own good, and favoring style over substance. But the producers/songwriters (also known for their work with Dead or Alive and Samantha Fox) should definitely be proud of their work on fellow Briton Rick Astley's often captivating debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody. While the high-tech production is very '80s, Astley's soul/pop/dance music approach is very much a production of the '70s -- sort of the Average White Band meets Philly soul/disco meets Tom Jones. The best dance music works both on and off the dancefloor, and this certainly holds true on such slick yet gritty fare as "Together Forever," "Never Gonna Give You Up," and "Don't Say Goodbye." There are a few weak moments -- the lackluster "No More Looking for Love" being a glaring example -- but overall, this CD proved Astley to be a welcome addition to the British R&B scene.
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Shirley Lewis, Backing Vocals - Matt Aitken, Composer, Producer, Guitar - Pete Waterman, Composer, Producer - Mike Stock, Composer, Producer, Keyboards - Mae McKenna, Backing Vocals - Mark McGuire, Engineer - Pete Hammond, Mixer - Rick Astley, Composer, MainArtist - Dee Lewis, Backing Vocals - Suzanne Rhatigan, Backing Vocals
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Shirley Lewis, Backing Vocals - Matt Aitken, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards - Pete Waterman, Composer, Producer - Mike Stock, Composer, Producer, Keyboards - Mae McKenna, Backing Vocals - Mark McGuire, Engineer - Rick Astley, MainArtist - Dee Lewis, Backing Vocals - Suzanne Rhatigan, Backing Vocals
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Matt Aitken, Composer - Pete Waterman, Composer - Mike Stock, Composer - Rick Astley, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Shirley Lewis, Backing Vocals - Matt Aitken, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards - Pete Waterman, Composer, Producer - Mike Stock, Composer, Producer, Keyboards - Mae McKenna, Backing Vocals - Mark McGuire, Engineer - Rick Astley, MainArtist - Dee Lewis, Backing Vocals - Suzanne Rhatigan, Backing Vocals
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Rick Astley, Composer, MainArtist - Dick Spatsley, Composer
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Matt Aitken, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards - Pete Waterman, Composer - Mike Stock, Composer, Keyboards - Ian Curnow, Keyboards - Rick Astley, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Rick Astley, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Rick Astley, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Rick Astley, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Victor Young, Composer - Edward Heyman, Lyricist, Writer - Matt Aitken, Producer, Keyboards - Pete Waterman, Producer - Mike Stock, Producer, Keyboards - Mark McGuire, Mixer, Engineer - Ian Curnow, Programmer - Rick Astley, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Matt Aitken, Composer - Pete Waterman, Composer - Mike Stock, Composer - Rick Astley, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1987 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Rick Astley, Composer, Performance, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1988 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Rick Astley, Composer, Performance, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1987 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Matt Aitken, Composer - Pete Waterman, Composer - Mike Stock, Composer - Rick Astley, Engineer, MainArtist - Robert Taggart, Piano, Programmer - Daniel Frampton, Engineer - Rob Macfarlane, Engineer - Randy Merrill, Engineer - Robert Taggert, Piano, Programmer
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2019 Rick Astley under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Dick Beetham, Engineer - Matt Aitken, Composer - Pete Waterman, Composer - Mike Stock, Composer - Peter Waterman, Composer - Rick Astley, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist - Julian Cox, Bass Guitar - Robert Taggart, Keyboards - Daniel Frampton, Engineer - Rob Macfarlane, Engineer - Simon Merry, Drums - Robert Taggert, Keyboards
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2019 Rick Astley under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Dick Beetham, Engineer - Matt Aitken, Composer - Pete Waterman, Composer - Mike Stock, Composer - Rick Astley, Producer, Engineer, MainArtist - Rob Taggart, Keyboards - Robert Taggart, Keyboards - Daniel Frampton, Engineer - Rob Macfarlane, Engineer
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2019 Rick Astley under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Victor Young, Composer - Edward Heyman, Lyricist, Writer - Dick Beetham, Engineer - Rick Astley, Producer, MainArtist - Julian Cox, Bass Guitar - Robert Taggart, Keyboards - Daniel Frampton, Engineer - Rob Macfarlane, Engineer - Simon Merry, Drums - Robert Taggert, Keyboards
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2019 Rick Astley under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Matt Aitken, Composer - Pete Waterman, Composer - Mike Stock, Composer - Rick Astley, Composer, Performance, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1987 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Matt Aitken, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Stock, Composer, Lyricist - Peter Waterman, Composer, Lyricist - Rick Astley, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1988 Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Matt Aitken, Composer, Producer - Pete Waterman, Composer, Producer - Mike Stock, Composer, Producer - Pete Hammond, Mixer - Mike Duffy, Engineer - Rick Astley, Performance, MainArtist - Mark McGuine, Engineer
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1987 PWL
Matt Aitken, Composer - Pete Waterman, Composer - Mike Stock, Composer - Rick Astley, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1987 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Phil Harding, Producer, Engineer - Matt Aitken, Composer - Pete Waterman, Composer - Mike Stock, Composer - Pete Hammond, Remixer - Mike Duffy, Engineer - Ian Curnow, Producer - Rick Astley, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1987 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Matt Aitken, Composer - Pete Waterman, Composer - Mike Stock, Composer - Rick Astley, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1987 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Matt Aitken, Composer - Pete Waterman, Composer - Mike Stock, Composer - Rick Astley, Composer, Performance, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1987 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Shirley Lewis, Backing Vocals - Matt Aitken, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards - Pete Waterman, Composer, Producer - Mike Stock, Composer, Producer, Keyboards - Mae McKenna, Backing Vocals - Mark McGuire, RecordingEngineer - Pete Hammond, Remixer - Rick Astley, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Suzanne Rhatigan, Backing Vocals
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2013 Blanco y Negro Music
Matt Aitken, Composer - Pete Waterman, Composer - Mike Stock, Composer - Rick Astley, Performance, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1987 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Shirley Lewis, Backing Vocals - Matt Aitken, Composer, Producer, Guitar - Pete Waterman, Composer, Producer - Mike Stock, Composer, Producer, Keyboards - Mae McKenna, Backing Vocals - Mark McGuire, Engineer - Pete Hammond, Mixer - Rick Astley, Composer, MainArtist - Dee Lewis, Backing Vocals - Suzanne Rhatigan, Backing Vocals
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1987 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Matt Aitken, Composer - Pete Waterman, Composer - Mike Stock, Composer - Rick Astley, Composer, Performance, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1987 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Matt Aitken, Composer, Producer - Pete Waterman, Composer, Producer - Mike Stock, Composer, Producer - Rick Astley, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1987 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Shirley Lewis, Backing Vocals - Matt Aitken, Composer, Producer, Guitar - Pete Waterman, Composer, Producer - Mike Stock, Composer, Producer, Keyboards - Mae McKenna, Backing Vocals - Mark McGuire, Engineer - Pete Hammond, Mixer - Rick Astley, Composer, MainArtist - Dee Lewis, Backing Vocals - Suzanne Rhatigan, Backing Vocals
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1987 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Shirley Lewis, Backing Vocals - Matt Aitken, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards - Pete Waterman, Composer, Producer - Mike Stock, Composer, Producer, Keyboards - Mae McKenna, Backing Vocals - Mark McGuire, Engineer - Pete Hammond, Remixer - Rick Astley, Composer, MainArtist - Dee Lewis, Backing Vocals - Suzanne Rhatigan, Backing Vocals
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1988 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Matt Aitken, Composer, Producer - Pete Waterman, Composer, Producer - Mike Stock, Composer, Producer - Rick Astley, Performance, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1988 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Matt Aitken, Composer, Producer - Pete Waterman, Composer, Producer - Mike Stock, Composer, Producer - Rick Astley, Performance, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1987 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Matt Aitken, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards - Pete Waterman, Composer, Producer - Mike Stock, Composer, Producer, Keyboards - Mark McGuire, Engineer - Pete Hammond, Mixer - Ian Curnow, Programmer - Rick Astley, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1987 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Matt Aitken, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards - Pete Waterman, Composer, Producer - Mike Stock, Composer, Producer, Keyboards - Mark McGuire, Engineer - Rick Astley, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1987 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Matt Aitken, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards - Pete Waterman, Composer, Producer - Mike Stock, Composer, Producer, Keyboards - Mark McGuire, Engineer - Rick Astley, MainArtist
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1987 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Album review
In the '80s and '90s, England's dance music team Stock, Aitken & Waterman was often accused of being too slick for its own good, and favoring style over substance. But the producers/songwriters (also known for their work with Dead or Alive and Samantha Fox) should definitely be proud of their work on fellow Briton Rick Astley's often captivating debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody. While the high-tech production is very '80s, Astley's soul/pop/dance music approach is very much a production of the '70s -- sort of the Average White Band meets Philly soul/disco meets Tom Jones. The best dance music works both on and off the dancefloor, and this certainly holds true on such slick yet gritty fare as "Together Forever," "Never Gonna Give You Up," and "Don't Say Goodbye." There are a few weak moments -- the lackluster "No More Looking for Love" being a glaring example -- but overall, this CD proved Astley to be a welcome addition to the British R&B scene.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 36 track(s)
- Total length: 02:52:35
- Main artists: Rick Astley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 2022 BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
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