Track Listing

1. Someone Like You
2. Living for the City
3. Summertime
4. Mutual Attraction
5. Talk to Me
6. Cool of the Evening
7. Sooner or Later
8. Antything Can Happen

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #233168 in Music
• Released on: 2001-07-23
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import

Customer Reviews

Burning it up - right to the end
I was a little shocked to read the All Music Guide review of this album, wherein they described Sylvester's performance as "wooden" and "sounding like a shell of himself". Whoever wrote that review, never put this disc into a CD player. Syl SOARS on Mutual Attraction. Back are old favorites, Ken Kessie and Morey Goldstein producing and Tip Wirrick on guitars. His Manager, Tim McKenna of Borzoi Music Artists struck a distribution deal for Syl and Megatone with Warner Brothers, and Syl was back in the majors for this album. While this album doesn't approach the Dance/HiNRG/Eurodisco sound of his best for Megatone; i.e. "All I Need", "Call Me" and "M-1015", the production is impeccable and Syl's vocals are in GREAT form. There is also quite a few styles covered on this CD. His version of Stevie Wonder's 'Living For The City' is a gospel-flavored tour de force. His remake of 'Summertime' is also amazing. The dance cuts are 'Someone Like You', 'Sooner or Later' and 'Talk To Me'. The title song is great laid back kind of dance tune. And the jazzy 'In The Cool of the Evening' is a sultry, smoky treat. While the US version of this album came with an extended remix of 'Mutual Attraction', the import does not. No great loss, this album stands up on its original merits and doesn't really require bonus cuts. Syl was also working on the follow-up to this album when he succumbed to AIDS. Three cuts were able to be salvaged from those sessions, and can be found on the Megatone release "Immortal", but they don't quite stack up to what you'll hear on this disc. I mourned his passing for quite some time. Whenever I hear Sylvester's unearthly wail on a radio or in a club - all I can think of is friends and fun and good times and Syl will always represent that for me. It is my opinion that Sylvester never attained the true fame he deserved but he left us with a brave, rich legacy of music that knew few boundaries for people to continue to discover. This was his gift. Rest in Peace Syl and thanks for the great music and all the memories.

Sylvester's last studio CD
Mutual Attraction is Sylvester's final CD that has all orginal recordings. Starting with the infectious "Someone like you" which was a major hit in the U.S. (Top 20) you have a sense that Sylvester wanted to make a statement. Also with the Stevie Wonder remake, the gospel tinged " Living for the city", the Porgie & Bess remake "Summertime" and the title cut "Mutual Attraction" this CD describes Sylvester as the artist he was. Featured on the CD is the dance track "Sooner or later" and the beautiful final song "Anything can happen" this CD is by far on my list of favorite CD's by an artist. Trust, this list is very long!

If you want to hear the first openly gay artist as his best this is one of many CD's by the Legendary SYLVESTER.

A must have, buy it trust you'll like it!!!

Burning it up - right to the end
I was a little shocked to read the All Music Guide review of this album, wherein they described his performances as "wooden" and "sounding like a shell of himself". Whoever wrote that review, didn't put this CD in their player. Syl SOARS on Mutual Attraction. Back are old favorites, Ken Kessie and Morey Goldstein producing and Tip Wirrick on guitars. His Manager, Tim McKenna of Borzoi Music Artists struck a distribution deal for Syl and Megatone with Warner Brothers, and Syl was back in the majors for this album. While this album doesn't approach the Dance/HiNRG/Electronica of his best for Megatone; i.e. "All I Need", "Call Me" and "M-1015", the production is flawless and Syl's vocals are in great form. There is also quite a few styles covered on this CD. His version of Stevie Wonder's 'Living For The City' is a gospel-flavored tour de force. His remake of 'Summertime' is also amazing. The dance cuts are 'Someone Like You', 'Sooner or Later' and 'Talk To Me'. The title song is great laid back kind of dance tune. And the jazzy 'In The Cool of the Evening' is simply great. The american version of this album came with an extended remix of 'Mutual Attraction'. Syl was also working on the follow-up to this album when he succumbed to AIDS. Three cuts were able to be salvaged from those sessions, and can be found on the Megatone release "Immortal", but they don't quite stack up in my humble opinion. I mourned his passing for quite some time. Whenever I hear Sylvester's unearthly wail on a radio or in a club - all I can think of is friends and fun and good times and Syl will always represent that for me. I recently was lucky enough to have found his rare first self-titled album from 1977 for Fantasy Records, as well as his last two for the label; 1980's "Sell My Soul" and 1981's "Too Hot To Sleep". As I write this - "Call Me" is in my car's CD player. Sylvester did not attain the true fame he deserved but left behind a rich legacy of music that knew few boundaries, and this is the gift he left behind for people to discover. Rest in Peace Syl and thanks for the great music and all the memories.