“Whether
you view them with pleasure
or indifference, Eighties hit band
Bucks Fizz had an important part to play
in pop music history — and Universal
Music has released Writing On The Wall
from its new ‘Re-presents’
label to delight
faithful fans and tempt newcomers...”
RECALLING THE POP MUSIC OF THE NINETEEN EIGHTIES, the then pop sensations
Bucks Fizz has reissued a superbly presented album, Writing On The Wall,
to the delight of fans everywhere.
Originally released in 1986 to great critical acclaim, Writing On The Wall
was the fifth and final studio album released by Bucks Fizz. It was described
by Smash Hits as "brilliantly conceived pop music" and "a gem" by Music
Week.
“Take a dip into
nostalgia and reminisce
with Bucks Fizz as they
re-present their best
work with the special
2CD package Writing On The Wall” — Maggie Woods
Universal
Music Catalogue's new 'Re-presents' label takes well-known and loved albums
from past decades and re-presents them in a fresh new form.
The newly-compiled Writing On The Wall CD recreates the best of Bucks
Fizz and, along with the original album, each 2CD package is crammed full of
exciting material that includes original B-sides, alternative mixes, extended
versions and edits — many of which have never before appeared on a CD.
While the distinctive sound of Bucks Fizz is classically Eighties, we always
felt New Beginnings (Mamba Seyra), a delightful infusion of African music
— a track that heralded a second wave of Bucks Fizz and was held at number
8 for two weeks in the charts — was much more universal.
Originally recorded by Force-8, New Beginnings was released by Bucks
Fizz in May, 1986, and showcases the beautiful vocals of band members Bobby
Gee, Mike Nolan, Cheryl Baker, Shelley Preston and Andy Hill.
Love The One You're With is an upbeat track with a great sentiment and
song familiar to Bucks Fizz fans. The compulsive melody of Keep Each Other
Warm is great but The Company You Keep is beautifully sung, with
good words and a memorable tune.
With Soul Motion Bucks Fizz demonstrate imagination as does I Hear
Talk, which is a slightly different sound for the band. The evocative and
pretty Give A Little Love stood out as did One Heart, with Bobby
Gee's creditable lead vocals. We also rather liked the treatment of Paper
Hearts and Innocent; and the live Motown Medley and live Rolling
Stones Medley are interesting choices.
This is a very special 25th Anniversary edition of the album that includes a
host of rare extras, including a brand new never-released extended mix of Soul
Motion, unedited versions of Give A Little Love and Don't Turn
Back, which are two of Bobby Gee's solo offerings, and a first release is
given to a number of tracks recorded in 1988. There are also original twelve-inch
mixes and B-sides of the era and the two previously unreleased medleys from
the Live At Fairfield Hall session.
Take a dip into nostalgia and reminisce with Bucks Fizz as they re-present their
best work with the special 2CD package Writing On The Wall — whetting
the appetites of both seasoned fans and those who have yet to discover the band.
Bucks Fizz Writing On The Wall will be released by Universal Music Catalogue
/ Re-presents on 16 April 2012.
CD1: The Definitive Album
1 New Beginnings (Full Length Version) | 2 Love The One You're With
(7-inch Version) | 3 Don't Turn Back (Unedited Version) | 4 Keep Each
Other Warm (Long Version) | 5 Love In A World Gone Mad (1986 7-inch
Version) | 6 The Company You Keep | 7 Soul Motion | 8 Give
A Little Love (Unedited Version) | 9 In Your Eyes | 10 I Need
Your Love | 11 Too Hard | 12 Love The One You're With (Extended
Version) | 13 I Hear Talk (1986 Extended Version) | 14 Love In A World
Gone Mad (Extended Version) | 15 New Beginning (Extended Version).
CD2: Bonus Disc Lost Masters 3
1 Love The One You're With (Alternate Mix) | 2 Keep Each Other Warm
(The Original Idea) | 3 Love In A World Gone Mad (Shelley Preston Version)
| 4 Big Deal (1986 7-inch) | 5 I Want To Stay (Unedited Version)
| 6 What's One Lonely Woman (Laid Back Mix 2011) | 7 The Company You
Keep (Demo) | 8 Easy Trouble (Cheryl Baker) | 9 One Heart (Bobby
Gee) | 10 I Should Have Been Strong (Bobby Gee) | 11 Paper Hearts
(Shelley Preston) | 12 Innocent (Bobby Gee) | 14 Big Deal (1986
Extended Version) | 14 Live Motown Medley | 15 Live Rolling Stones
Medley | 16 Soul Motion (2011 Extended Version).
"Writing On The Wall… Take a dip into nostalgia and reminisce with Bucks
Fizz as they re-present their best work" — Maggie Woods, MotorBar
“Whether
you view them with pleasure