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Music > Albums > Bonnie Tyler - All in One Voice (1999) Retail CD
added on April 10, 2007, at 10:33 by allcdcovers

Bonnie Tyler has recorded many outstanding albums (and one or two of lesser quality) but this obscure 1998 album may actually be the best of the lot. A new Bonnie album is a rarity these days, so much so that I wondered if there would ever be another, but in 2003 a collection of covers was released. As I write this, I have not had the pleasure of hearing that album, but if the covers included here are anything to go by, it will be sensational.The covers here include Angel of the morning, I put a spell on you and The rose, all of which sound fresh and exciting despite the frequency with which they've been covered previously. More surprising is the inclusion of a Christmas carol. I'm never keen on Christmas songs being included on normal albums (though it is, sensibly, the final track) and nor am I am wild about hearing yet another version of the lovely but over-recorded Silent night, but I have to say that Bonnie's version is pure magic, even despite the rather sudden ending. On this evidence, I wish Bonnie would record an entire Christmas album.Of course, this album does not just contain covers but many originals too. Perhaps the best song here is You always saw the blue skies, in which Bonnie misses the optimism of an ex-lover, or maybe a lost mother or father - the lyrics are open to interpretation. Several of these show Bonnie looking to the future, sometimes bright and optimistic, sometimes unsure or worried.There are no hard driving rockers on this album, but while Bonnie is brilliant at those - her original version of Simply the best is at least as good as Tina Turner's famous cover of the song – the quality of the music here is so good that you don't need them. This album was released in Germany but not in Britain or America – no surprise because Bonnie is more popular in Germany than elsewhere. Nevertheless, if you like any of Bonnie's music, you will surely love this album. It is well worth whatever effort is required to find it.

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