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Rating: Reviewing "The Moment" by Lisa Stansfield is for me as exciting as it is challenging: exciting because this singer has always been, as I see it, a benchmark in pop/soul, challenging because I always fear that even our classy lady might succumb to the clichés of the horrendous plastic pop circulating these days; my expectations for this album, as you (hopefully) understand, are therefore very high.
The album fortunately presents itself very well, once again showcasing the fantastic vocal talents of the artist, navigating between sweet and delicate tones to offer us almost 50 minutes of excellent light music. The album consists of 11 tracks, all, or almost all, interesting and some very beautiful with lyrics that, as usual, are never banal and well-structured, further enriching an already quality product. The songs range from areas more distinctly pop, such as the opening track, to more dance-oriented ones (in this case, dance does not mean that abominable pseudo-music made up of computerized and annoying sounds), passing through soul to reach songs with a hint of very melodic rock. The best tracks are: "Easier", which has the daunting task of opening the album and presents itself as a very refined and delicate pop song, "When Love Breaks Down" with a strong dance flavor, and the soulful "He Touches Me"; the less successful tracks are "Treat Me Like A Woman", which is quickly forgotten due to its convoluted rhythm and poorly structured format, and "Takes A Woman To Know" which shares the same issues as "Treat Me...".
Ultimately, I feel compelled to recommend this album to all lovers of classy pop and those who enjoy listening to singers with excellent vocal skills, and Mrs. Stansfield certainly has quite the voice.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Easier (04:38)
I woke up early
And I can't see the light
My back is broad but
It's been a long and lonely night
What if I'm a fool for even trying
To right the wrongs when all we
had is dying
Like moving shadows
We dance around remains
The burning embers
Illuminate my shame
So yes, I am a fool for even trying
To right the wrongs when all
we had is dying
It's easier to leave
Not to face the pain
With everything to lose
Nothing left to gain
Broken
Empty promises you made
Token
Empty gestures that you made
I am reeling, reeling
Easier to leave
So you walked away With everything to lose
There's nothing left to say
You disappoint me With a Judus kiss
Crown and anoint me
The poison pours from your lips
So yes, I am a fool for even trying
To right the wrongs when ail we had is dying
It's easier to leave
Not to face the pain
With everything to lose
Nothing left to gain
Broken
Empty promises you made
Token
Empty gestures that you made
I am reeling, reeling
Easier to leave
So you walked away With everything to lose
There's nothing left to say
Broken
Empty Promises you gave
Token
Empty gestures that yov made
Unspoken
did you ever mean to stay
I am reeling, reeling
I am reeling
I am betrayed
04 Say It to Me Now (04:47)
Scratching at the surface now
And I'm trying hard to work it out
So much has gone misunderstood
And this mystery only leads to doubt
And I'm looking for a sign
In this a dark uneasy time
And if you have something to say
Say it to me now
And I'm not trying to pass the buck
I'm just trying to get a better look
And I'm wondering how it feels for you
Now that the shoe is on the other foot
And I didn't understand
When you reached down to take my hand
And if you have something to say
You'd better say it now
Cos this is what you've waited for
Your chance to even up the score
And as these shadows fall on me now I will somehow
Cos I'm clearing up this wreckage lord
And it's more than you're ever seen before
So if you have something to say
Say it to me now
Say it to me now
And I didn't understand
When you reached down to take my hand
And if you have something to say
You'd better say it now
Cos this is what you've waited for
Your chance to even up the score
And as these shadows fall on me now I will somehow
Cos I'm picking up a wreckage lord
And I'm closer than I've ever been before
So if you have something to say
Say it to me now
Say it to me now
Say it to me now
05 He Touches Me (04:36)
He don't bring me anything but love
He don't bring me anything but love
If you offered me the stars I would decline
I don't need 'em I got mine
1 don't know where to start
But I know what's in my heart
So keep your silver and your gold
Cos I got my man to have and hold
And even if you promise me
the wonders of the world
It's not enough
Not enough
No poetry, no diamond ring
No song to sing
He don't bring me flowers, oh no
But he touches me, he touches me
No crazy dreams, no limousines
He makes me feel I can do anything
And that's power, oh yeah
When he touches me, he touches me
I know they'll say I'm crazy letting go
Of a man like you
Who seems to have it all
But they don't see what I see
No, they don't feel like me
find even it you promise me
the wonders of the world
And all that stuff
It's not enough
No poetry, no diamond ring
No song to sing, no
He don't bring me flowers, oh no
But he touches me
He touches me
He don't bring me anything but love
He don't bring me anything but love
No poetry, no diamond ring
No song to sing
He don't bring me flowers, oh no
But he touches me
He touches me
No crazy dreams, no limousines
He makes me feel like a beauty queen
And that's power, oh yeah
And he touches me
He touches me
No poetry, no diamond ring
No song to sing
He don't bring me flowers. oh yeah
Cos he touches me, he touches me
No crazy dreams, no limousines, babe
And that's power, oh yeah
When he touches me
He touches me
He don't bring me anything but love
He don't bring me anything but love
07 The Moment (04:50)
I don't believe in me
I don't believe in you
But I believe this feeling
And I just cant contain
The passion and the pain
You've got to feed the flame
inside of me
It starts slow
find it creeps up upon me
Reaches down into
the soul of me
The rush is warm
I anticipate the feeling
I know I'm gonna glow
Oh make me glow
I don't believe in me
I don't believe in you
But I believe this feeling
And I just cant contain
The passion and the pain
You've got to feed the flame
inside of me
Layer by layer
You strip the sadness from me
And the dark is slowly
washed away
I breathe you in
And I'm intoxicoted
I feel the blood flow
through my veins
I don't believe in me
I don't believe in you
But I believe this feeling
And I just cant contain
The passion and the pain
You've got to feed the flame
inside of me
No future and no past
No questions left to ask
No tomorrow, no today
Nothing but the moment
I look but I don't see
I feel but I don't touch
I'm where l wanna be
Here In the moment
I'm being who I'll never be
Seeing all I'll never see
Just you and me
I don't believe in me
I don't believe in you
But I believe this feeling
And I just cant contain
The passion and the pain
You've got to feed the flame
inside of me
No future & no past
No questions left to ask
No tomorrow, no today
Nothing but the moment
I look but I don't see
l feel but i don't touch
I'm where I wan no be
Here in the moment
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