Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #241540 in Digital Music Album
• Released on: 1997-05-05
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Customer Reviews

I would have given this 5 stars BUT....
Without question, "Lipslide" is a fantastic, uplifting, 5-star album..... in its original form. For folks in the U.S. who are interested in purchasing this, I suggest a) buying the U.K. version, or b) buying this U.S. release PLUS the follow-up "Kelly's Locker" EP.

For some inane reason, the U.S. record label removed some of the best tracks from the import and substituted them with tracks that really aren't as good. Thankfully, the omitted songs do show up on "Kelly's Locker".... either way people are stuck shelling out a little more cash, but in the end its worth it.

WHY the U.S. record companies continuously ignore good music because of its "lack of commerciality" is beyond me, and why there was a 2 1/2 year gap between the British release of the album and the American release is an even bigger mystery.

If you want REAL sunny, breezy, intelligent POP music, throw out that awful Christina Aguilera & Mandy Moore - this chick this the REAL DEAL.

Pop out of the youth market
Sarah Cracknell provides a CD full of pop music for adults. Continuing along the lines of her day job as lead singer for Saint Etienne she crafts the best songs depicting love and loss heard in a very long time. "Desert Baby", with the refrain 'Every night, every day, every second you're away I'm in a desert baby, don't make me wait. Every night, every day, every second you're away Feels like a desert baby, come home to stay' proves that dance music can be listenable. Buy it now. You'll never hear this on American radio.

Pop Fans, Buy This Now!
Sarah Cracknell's Lipslide has been floating about on import for about three years now, in various configurations, but the long-awaited US release by INSTINCT nails it. The artwork is divine, the bonus video is superb, and the tracklisting remains stunning. Songs like Anymore, Coastal Town, and Home are above-average pop symphonies, and Ready or Not,4 Months, 2 Weeks show the warm heart beating below the synths. The Japanese version of this album contains many more tracks and B-sides, but I feel the US release is more consistent. I can't wait to hear Sarah's next album with Saint Etienne, but until then, Lipslide will more than tide me over. Excellent, buy it now!