First Impressions - album review
First Impressions (EMC 3055)
If I were going out to buy this album, as many O. Ν. J. fans surely will, I think I’d be a little peeved by one thing, namely the inclusion of four of her singles amongst the 12 tracks. In fact, with the exception of that material, her selection includes some of the songs from some of the best known writers around today: Love Song (Lesley Duncan); Everything I Own (David Gates); What Is Life (George Harrison) and Winterwood (Don McLean).
Her version of Amoureuse sounds strange after hearing Kiki Dee sing it so many times, but other than that her treatment is pleasant and easy to listen to. She’s also included a number she wrote herself, Changes, and proves that’s she’s not just a pretty face.
The album’s produced and arranged by her old mates Welch and Farrar, and it’s all nice ‘n’ easy.
S. B.