Lisa Stansfield – The Complete Collection (2003) (6CD Box Set) [FLAC]
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 3.1 Gb (incl 5%) | Scans ~ 123 Mb
Genre: Adult Contemporary Pop, R&B, Urban, Soul | Label: Arista/BMG | # 82876 52431 2 | Time: 07:25:13
Complete Collection is a six-disc, U.K.-only set celebrating the breadth and depth of Lisa Stansfield’s extensive and impressive career. It includes her five studio albums — Affection; Real Love; So Natural; Lisa Stansfield; and Face Up — as well as an exclusive sixth disc, with recordings from a 1992 Wembley date, club mixes (including a great Massive Attack version of “Live Together”), B-sides, and three songs from Stansfield’s Blue Zone days. Not enough? Each studio album is augmented with at least two bonus tracks. Complete Collection is definitely the most comprehensive Lisa Stansfield retrospective; it borders on overkill. But since it’s only available in the U.K. — and is also quite pricey — the single-disc Biography is perfectly acceptable for the casual Stansfield fan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Stansfield
CD1
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 585 Mb (incl 5%) | Time: 01:19:41 | Scans included
When Lisa Stansfield took the R&B world by storm with her melancholy, Barry White-influenced single “All Around the World,” it was obvious that not since Teena Marie had a white female singer performed R&B so convincingly. Though she didn’t shy away from hip-hop and house-music elements, Affection leaves no doubt where the British singer’s heart lies — sleek yet gritty ’70s R&B. Though the retro leanings of such updated soul treasures as “You Can’t Deny It” and “What Did I Do to You” are obvious, Stansfield’s producer keeps things very fresh sounding by embracing a decidedly high-tech and very late-’80s/early-’90s production style. Though essentially a soul diva, Stansfield has a disco masterpiece in the love-and-togetherness anthem “This Is the Right Time.”
Review by Alex Henderson, Allmusic.com
Tracklist:
01. This Is The Right Time (04:33)
02. Mighty Love (05:14)
03. Sincerity (04:51)
04. The Love In Me (05:01)
05. All Around The World (04:27)
06. What Did I Do To You?(7′ Version) (04:19)
07. Live Together (06:12)
08. You Can’t Deny It (US Version) (04:27)
09. Poison (04:19)
10. When Are You Coming Back? (05:16)
11. Affection (05:43)
12. Wake Up Baby (03:55)
13. The Way You Want It (05:01)
Bonus Tracks:
14. People Hold On (Single Mix) feat. Coldcut (03:58)
15. My Apple Heart (04:15)
16. Lay Me Down (04:14)
17. Something’s Happenin’ (03:48)
CD2: Real Love (1991) Expanded Remastered 2003
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 543 Mb (incl 5%) | Time: 01:18:30 | Scans included
Expectations ran incredibly high when the time came for Lisa Stansfield to deliver a second album…Real Love, although far from a bad album, clearly falls short of Affection’s unmitigated excellence. Nonetheless, there are some definite gems here, including the poigant and heartbreaking ballad “All Woman,” the spunky “Soul Deep” and the sleek “Set Your Loving Free.” While most of Real Love is at least decent and is far superior to most ’90s R&B, Stansfield is a major talent who — as the outstanding Affection quite clearly demonstrated — can do better than “merely” good.
Review by Alex Henderson, Allmusic.com
Tracklist:
01. Change (05:39)
02. Real Love (05:02)
03. Set Your Loving Free (05:04)
04. I Will Be Waiting (05:06)
05. All Woman (05:17)
06. Soul Deep (04:13)
07. Make Love To Ya (04:56)
08. Time To Make You Mine (04:59)
09. Symptoms Of Loneliness & Heartache (04:44)
10. It’s Got To Be Real (05:18)
11. First Joy (04:26)
12. Tenderly (03:22)
13. A Little More Love (04:36)
Bonus Tracks:
14. Whenever You’re Gone (04:09)
15. Everything Will Get Better (05:02)
16. Change (Frankie Knuckles Remix) (06:29)
CD3: So Natural (1993) Expanded Remastered 2003
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After achieving minor success as the lead singer of the U.K. trio Blue Zone and providing vocals for Coldcut’s dancefloor classic “People Hold On,” Lisa Stansfield established herself as a solo artist with her immensely successful 1989 debut album Affection. The combination of lush, Barry White-influenced arrangements and Stansfield’s soulful voice proved wildly popular, and Stansfield became one of the hottest new international artists of the late ’80s. Unfortunately, Stansfield’s popularity slipped a bit with the follow-up, 1991′s Real Love, but the album was still a respectable seller. So Natural, from 1993, failed to reestablish Stansfield as a major commercial force, but since the album was never released in the U.S., it’s easy to understand why. Though So Natural pales in comparison to Affection and even Real Love, it certainly isn’t bad, and the lack of an American release remains a mystery.
Stansfield almost abandons the R&B-flavored dance-pop of her debut with So Natural. The album is definitely consistent, but the ballad-heavy approach wears thin. So Natural also lacks a surefire hit single, like Affection’s “All Around the World” and “This Is the Right Time” or Real Love’s “Change.” But So Natural still offers many pleasant moments. The steamy ballads “Never Set Me Free” and “Be Mine” rank with Stansfield’s best work, and the album does offer a couple of sunny, up-tempo numbers with “Too Much Love Makin’” and “Marvelous and Mine.” So Natural does flow along quite nicely — the only real clunker here is the bland, dated-sounding synth pop throwback “Little Bit of Heaven” — but the album fails to deliver the memorable hooks of her biggest hits. Still, So Natural could have easily found an American audience, considering the success of her previous work. So Natural is only available in America as an import release. The album is certainly a worthy find for Lisa Stansfield fans willing to search the import bins. The casual fan, however, is better off with the considerably easier to find Affection or her 1997 American comeback effort, simply titled Lisa Stansfield.
Review by William Cooper, Allmusic.com
Tracklist:
01. So Natural (05:06)
02. Never Set Me Free (05:02)
03. I Give You Everything (04:41)
04. Marvellous And Mine (04:16)
05. Goodbye (04:37)
06. Little Bit Of Heaven (04:29)
07. Sweet Memories (05:34)
08. She’s Always There (05:05)
09. Too Much Love Makin’ (04:35)
10. Turn Me On (04:41)
11. Be Mine (04:33)
12. In All The Right Places (06:03)
13. Wish It Could Always Be This Way (04:46)
Bonus Tracks:
14. Gonna Try It Anyway (04:00)
15. Dream Away (w/BabyFace) (04:38)
16. So Natural (No Preservatives Mix) (06:42)
CD4: Lisa Stansfield (1997) Expanded Remastered 2003
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 585 Mb (incl 5%) | Time: 01:19:16 | Scans included
Lisa Stansfield’s long-awaited eponymous fourth album finds the blue-eyed soul singer at the top of her game, turning in a stylish set of smooth, disco-inflected dance-pop. The songs, from a cover of Barry White’s “Never, Never Gonna Give You Up” and “Never Gonna Fall” to the ballad “I Cried My Last Tear,” are uniformly strong and Stansfield’s voice is seductive and sexy, making the album a small gem in her catalog.
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic.com
Tracklist:
01. Never Gonna Fall (05:16)
02. The Real Thing (04:20)
03. I’m Leavin’ (04:38)
04. Suzanne (04:59)
05. Never, Never Gonna Give You Up (05:02)
06. Don’t Cry For Me (05:03)
07. The Line (04:26)
08. The Very Thought Of You (05:24)
09. You Know How To Love Me (05:32)
10. I Cried My Last Tear Last Night (04:13)
11. Honest (04:54)
12. Somewhere In Time (04:44)
13. Go Me Missing You (04:43)
14. Footsteps (03:48)
Bonus Tracks:
15. People Hold On (Bootleg Mix) (03:42)
16. Breathtaking (04:50)
17. Baby Come Back (03:34)
CD5: Face Up (2001) Expanded Remastered 2003
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 511 Mb (incl 5%) |Time: 01:14:02 | Scans included
Face Up is Lisa Stansfield’s first offering for the new millennium, and on this disc she treads similar waters as on previous albums, except for a few more adventurous outings. The album’s first single, “Let’s Just Call It Love,” incorporates the British garage 2step beats introduced to Americans and popularized earlier in 2001 by fellow Brit Craig David, and makes for an unusual but interesting leadoff single. The album’s opener, “I’ve Got Something Better,” is classic, funky Lisa Stansfield at her best, and the song gets more and more fun with each repeated listening. Other standouts include the Burt Bacharach-ish show-stopping ballad “How Could You?,” the pleading “Don’t Leave Now I’m in Love,” and the set’s most obvious hit, the breezy, disco-laced anthem “8-3-1.” The title track is the album’s requisite Barry White tribute, and the album’s irresistibly funky closer, “All Over Me,” is this set’s answer to her previous album’s “The Line.” This disc does have its share of filler, including the Destiny’s Child-sounding “Boyfriend,” which is quite immature for a sophisticated gal like Lisa, and the silly ditty “Candy.” Stansfield’s pipes get quite gritty on the ballad “Didn’t I,” and “Wish on Me” is as sensitive and acoustic as the “Rochdale Queen” gets. Once again, this reliable singer, without straying too far from her signature formula, delivers a high-quality set, despite the presence of a few dull moments.
Review by Jose F. Promis, Allmusic.com
Tracklist:
01. I’ve Got Something Better (04:25)
02. Let’s Just Call It Love (04:17)
03. You Can Do That (04:30)
04. How Could You ? (04:34)
05. Candy (05:05)
06. I’m Coming To Get You (03:54)
07. 8-3-1 (04:30)
08. Wish On Me (04:49)
09. Boyfriend (04:44)
10. Don’t Leave Me Now I’m In Love (04:17)
11. Didn’t I (04:51)
12. Face Up (04:52)
13. When The Last Sun Goes Down (03:57)
14. All Over Me (05:08)
Bonus Tracks:
15. Can’t Wait To (04:26)
16. You Get Me (05:36)
CD6: Live/Rare/Mixed
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 393 Mb (incl 5%) | Time: 00:54:50 | Scans included
Live/Rare/Mixed is exactly what it says it is: a collection of live tracks, B-sides, and an unreleased track (“The Answer”) by smooth British soul singer Lisa Stansfield. The live tracks “Tenderly” and the medley of “Live Together/Young Hearts Run Free” are taken from a 1992 show at Wembley. The mixes are by Massive Attack, Driza Bone, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and do a nice job of funking up Stansfield’s often reserved style. The rest of the disc is made up of B-sides. This is a nice collection for Stansfield fanatics but not too essential for anyone with a casual interest.
Review by Tim Sendra, Allmusic.com
Tracklist:
01. There Was I (04:40)
02. Dirty Talk (04:45)
03. The Answer (04:02)
B Sides:
04. Sing It (03:58)
05. Big Thing (04:58)
Live:
06. Tenderly (Live) (05:07)
07. Live Together/Young Hearts (Live) (07:53)
08. People Hold On (Full Disco Mix) (09:21)
Mixed:
09. Change (Driza Bone Remix) (06:09)
10. Live Together (Massive Attack Mix) (03:53)
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