John Watts' Love Ballads: featuring special guests vocalists: Laura Berman & Lisa Yves

9 MP3 Songs
URBAN/R&B: Rhythm & Blues, POP: Pop

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Love Ballads is a collection of original love songs composed by John Allen Watts and inspired by the classic sounds of Pop and R&B, with a few added twists thrown in. The album features the vocal talents of Lisa Yves and Laura Berman, both of whom lend their strong musical personalities to the album. Ms. Yvesâs powerful interpretations are featured on the songs âNever going back,â âPerfect on paper,â and âNobody loves you,â while Ms. Bermanâs husky and soulful approach is heard to great effect on â7th Generation,â âBeen a long time,â and âLight within me.â The composer, Mr. Watts, appears as vocalist on âRollerblading,â âCompletely,â and âThatâsâ so much.â While quite melodic, this self-produced album is also harmonically and structurally quite interesting. For example, the song âCompletely,â a Latin and Middle-Eastern influenced number, includes an extended, orchestrated outro. âRollerbladingâ includes verses of varying proportions and features a great âdoubleâ sax solo by Aaron Heick who plays both parts. Mr. Watts describes â7th Generationâ inspired by a Native American proverb, as a love song to the environment. âNever going backâ features an extended intro, an innovative approach to what is otherwise a tightly-structured Pop/R&B-influenced tune. Altogether this album, with its great variety, displays great passion and is eminently listenable.

Tags: pop