Natasha_England-Back_From_The_Mists_Of_Time-2CD-2008-DV8

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2008-07-12

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Artist:   Natasha England
Title:    Back From The Mists Of Time
Label:    Platform
Genre:    Pop
Bitrate:  213kbit av.
Time:     02:30:53
Size:     243.28 mb
Rip Date: 2008-07-09
Str Date: 2008-07-21


DISC 1:

1.  Iko Iko                                              2:52
2.  Don't Touch Me                                       2:32
3.  I Can't Hold On                                      2:51
4.  Sally Go Round The Roses                             3:13
5.  Strangest Feeling                                    4:14
6.  Bring It On Home                                     4:10
7.  The Boom Boom Boom                                   2:25
8.  All Day And All Of The Night                         3:33
9.  Magnificent Obsession                                3:50
10. I Casually Strolled By                               2:31
11. Tease                                                3:08
12. I Still Love You                                     3:43
13. Maybe                                                2:23
14. I Should Have Known                                  3:24
15. The Beat Goes On                                     2:16
16. Captured                                             4:01
17. Pata Pata                                            2:58
18. I Can't Hold On (12" Extended Version)               5:00
19. Tonight                                              4:23
20. I Want You To Be My Baby                             2:44
21. I Don't Want To Know                                 4:20
22. The Boom Boom Boom (Remix)                           3:09

DISC 2:

1.  Don't Walk Away                                      4:16
2.  Hold On                                              3:16
3.  Julie's Hero                                         3:53
4.  Running                                              3:40
5.  Stay With Me                                         4:20
6.  Homeland                                             4:19
7.  Tell Me What You Want                                5:23
8.  Young Girl                                           3:29
9.  Living In My Dream                                   2:57
10. The Band Played On                                   3:29
11. Two Of A Kind                                        3:46
12. No Mistaking Love                                    3:59
13. Homeland (12" Extended Version)                      8:16
14. Don't Walk Away (Extended Remix)                     5:49
15. Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache                 2:59
16. Please Come Home                                     3:08
17. He's The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget                2:37
18. 11, 12, 13                                           1:59
19. Give Him A Great Big Kiss                            2:40
20. TV King                                              2:58

Release Notes:

Summer 1982. A time where arguably many of the best records of
the 80s graced the charts. I distinctly recall, even now,
seeing a young woman with bleached blonde hair opening that
weeks Top Of The Pops with her band. The song she performed
was called 'Iko Iko' and the artist in question was Natasha.
Immediately I was hooked on the song, thanks to it's tribal
drums, sing-a-long chorus and that blend of Bananarama meets
Fun Boy Three style charm. Happy memories indeed. 'Iko Iko'
inevitably flew up the charts, making it's way into both the
UK Top 10 and my all time favourite records list. Yet it
wasn't really typical of the Natasha 'sound' as such.
Something I discovered once her debut album 'Captured' was
released.

This point leads us nicely onto the double album of
delights in question, as this collection opens with the
original running sequence of that same classic LP. The
Captured album, with it's iconic cover of Natasha caged with a
rather aggitated looking black cat, could essentially be split
into two styles, the first of which was pure pop. Alongside
'Iko Iko' there were a couple of earlier singles, both hugely
commercial in design and very reminiscent of peak period
Blondie. 'I Can't Hold On', which is one of those great lost
moments of 80s pop history, thunders along with a frantic
arrangement and incredibly infectious chorus, whilst
'Strangest Feeling' is a bit edgier, almost psychotic to a
point, but still unmistakably commercial through and through.
Other tracks such as'Tease' and 'Don't Touch Me' retain that
alluring edge but remain instant at the same time.

The flip side to all these poppy gems was something a little
more music
noire and probably represents more of the side that Natasha
would explore as the 80s went on. The glorious 'Boom Boom
Room' for example, tells the tale of the lost souls to be
found in one of America's darkest haunts. It gave Natasha a
second hit and planted the seed for my lifelong appreciation
of her work. Disc Two for the most part encompasses material
recorded for her second album,'Don't Walk Away'. This was a
much more of a personal album than 'Captured' as all of it's
10 tracks were self penned.

It firmly puts to rest any suggestion that Natasha was a
puppet in any way, shape or
form. Produced by Dave Bascombe and Tony Cox, this strong set
of songs benefited from a clearer, more sparkling production.
Her voice had also grown considerably in the three years
between albums and now packed great emotional resonance. 'Stay
With Me', one of the finest ballads of her career, very
clearly reflects that at the time the singer was going through
a marriage break-up, a theme also picked up on in the title
track, which incidentally has a keyboard hook eerily similar
to tv's 'Eastenders' theme, although 'Don't Walk Away' was
recorded some months before the show first aired. In terms of
themes, the album benefited for encompassing more than just
songs about love. 'Tell Me What You Want' offers a none too
subtle nod to girl power (the chorus's lyrics might remind you
of something from 1996), whilst 'Julie's Hero' tackles
celebrity obsession. And on the Big Country inspired lead
single 'Homeland', Natasha sings of her native Scotland, and
for the wild lands she has always felt so comfortable with.
Both discs are crammed with quality extras including all the
b-sides and previously unreleased gems such as the gospel
fuelled 'No Mistaking Love', as well as new mixes of of the
singles 'The Boom Boom Room' and 'Don't Walk Away'. The title
of this collection actually comes from a caption that was
featured last year during an airing of 'Iko Iko' on BBC's
'TOTP2', that any news on Natasha was 'lost in the mists of
time'. Not anymore!

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