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I really like "Touch me". There was too much reverb in spots.
There's more strength in KC's voice than what's presented.
I think this video shows both of them were spot on, but the way it was mixed kinda lost some of that.
Still a great record, imo.
That was an interesting listen. She does sound stronger here.
"Strength of a Woman" came on my earphones yesterday while I was typing. I was surprised by how contemporary it sounded.
I've thought that a few times about the song when listening to it for the first time in a while. Another song that's rarely anthologised. I'm surprised though that it was ever a contender as a potential single.
And didn't Karen say it was her favorite track on here? The lyrics are pretty pathetic overall and aside from some sensual phrasing she sounds so weak. It does sound "fresh" still but the backing vocals really ruin the tune.
No, she said The Wedding Song was her favourite - probably for sentimental reasons.
Are you sure? I could have sworn a newsletter said that Strength was.
I'm sure Neil is right. The newsletters asked Richard which song was most likely to be next single and he said possibly Strength Of A Woman.
Stuck between overproduced and cliche-ridden tracks like TGOD and WYGWIT, it stuck out like a jewel.
As I was reading Reader's Digest Liner Notes, I was struck by the characterization of the song
I Believe You, as having the same "four part harmony" as Close To You.
R: "We sing it and then triple each one."
I've listened to those two songs hundreds of times, I can honestly say that
I never thought the background harmony, four-part, was at all the same between the two songs.
I still do not understand why the harmony in
I Believe You sounds askew to my ears !
^"Where do I go from here" was an outtake though wasn't it?
So, I don't know if that was intended for release like "I believe you".
That's an interesting point because those were recorded in the same year.
But, both mixed differently.
I guess 1978 was sort of the last time we hear that big ol'1970s Karen voice as we knew it.
Seems to me fans are more critical than RC or industry insiders in doubting Karen's singing ability at that time.
They never used those terms like she sounded tired or airy. Not their words.
Like to them she never lost any of that. They would know because they'd be the ones hearing her directly in studio.
Yeah, there is a difference, but hard to pinpoint whether that was her stylistic approach, production choices in later career, what was going on emotionally with her or something physiological going on as a complication due to over-the-counter medication, etc.
By comparing, for example, "Top of the World" in '73 to the live broadcast of the same song in '81 there's quite a difference in the voice.