Benjamin Orr - The Lace (1986) [2006, Remastered Reissue]

voyeurnice · 15 Grudzień 2016

Artist: Benjamin Orr

Title: The Lace

Year Of Release: 2006-08-15 (1986)

Label: Elektra / Wounded Bird Records (USA)

Genre: Pop/Rock, Electronic, Singer/Songwriter

Quality: FLAC (img.+.cue+.log)

MP3 320kbps

Total Time: 44:34

Total Size: 337,40

107,50 Mb (Full Scans)

The Cars' bassist/vocalist Benjamin Orr lent his immaculate pipes to a few of the band's most enduring FM hits ("Bye Bye Love," "Let's Go," and "Drive"), but he wasn't able to step out from behind the shadow of guitarist/bandleader Ric Ocasek until 1986. The Cars had reached a new level of fame with 1984's Heartbeat City, and that success was beginning to cause some friction within the tight-knit Boston collective, so they did what any smart band would do: they released a Greatest Hits compilation and Ocasek, guitarist Elliot Easton, and Orr all recorded solo albums. Despite appearing on numerous collaborative projects, The Lace would be Orr's only proper solo release - he died of pancreatic cancer in 2000 - and of the three mid-'80s solo flights, only his retained the melodic snap that made the Cars such radio staples. Produced by Orr, Larry Klein, and Mike Shipley - the latter mixed Heartbeat City - The Lace sits sonically snug between that album and 1987's Door to Door, using programmed drums, keyboards, guitar (courtesy of Easton), and Orr's impossibly solid voice to deliver a record that never achieves greatness but still feels good all the way through. It gets a little midtempo heavy near the end, as if every other song is carefully positioned to remind listeners that this is the man who sang "Drive," but "Too Hot to Stop," "Hold On," and "Stay the Night" would have been highlights on anything the Cars ever put out. ~Review by James Christopher Monger~

Release of the album: 1986, October, 8 [LP Elektra, Cat.# 60460-1, USA]

Release of this CD: 2006, August, 15 [CD Wounded Bird Records (USA), Cat.# WOU 460 / UPC: 664140046023]

Manufactured by Rhino Entertainment Company

Credits:

Backing Vocals - Ben Orr, Diane Page

Design [Graphic Design] - Boo Topeka

Engineer [Additional Engineering By, Mix Engineer] - Thom Moore

Engineer, Recorded By - Mike Shipley

Guitar - Elliot Easton, Mike Landau

Keyboards - Larry Klein

Management - Elliot Roberts

Mastered By - Bob Ludwig

Music By, Lyrics By - Benjamin Orr, Diane Grey Page

Photography By [Cover] - Jean Renard

Producer - Benjamin Orr, Larry Klein, Mike Shipley

Programmed By [umi Programmer] - Paul Ridout

Vocals - Ben Orr

Tracklist:

01. Too Hot To Stop (04:19)