Willy De Ville
Miracle

THE REVIEW

This is a period of change for De Ville, whose real name is Williams Borsos, born in 1950. Previously with his group, he went by "Mink De Ville," but now he's gone solo and calls himself Willy.
However, his change isn't just in name and therefore cosmetic, but also musical. He has left the group and therefore instrumentally the sax and horns, opening up to Latin sounds and atmospheres, influenced by Van Morrison, Lou Reed, and Dire Straits.

The musicians accompanying Willy in this sonic adventure are top-notch: Chet Atkins, guitarist and producer for greats like Roy Orbison, the Chieftains, Ray Charles, and none less than Elvis Presley, Jeff Porcaro, a drummer of great class, and from Dire Straits, Guy Fletcher on keyboards and Mark Knopfler on guitar and in this case also producer.

Miracle is a great album. By diving into those aforementioned and favored Latin sounds, De Ville manages to express his great compositional talent, giving his best.
None of the ten songs on the album diminishes the quality of this excellent record. The first track, "Gun Control", immediately makes us understand what he means by rock, offering us this soul-tinged cinematic "script". Right after, we move to one of the absolute gems, "Could You Would You", one of the most beautiful and intense songs by Them, a Morrissonian gem that our gypsy interprets excellently. "Heart and Soul" makes us hear the Mexican sound. It's a sweet and intense track, masterfully interpreted, with its splendid sweetness it will become a timeless piece. The next two tracks, "Assassin of Love" and "Spanish Jack", feel the presence of Knopfler, thus having Straits-like atmospheres: slow, introspective, and nocturnal. The title track "Miracle" is a piano ballad, syncopated and creative, and also the most radio-friendly. "Angel Eyes" is another splendid track. Willy, who is of Puerto Rican descent, gives us this thrilling Latin-Caribbean gem that gives you goosebumps. Slow and once again nocturnal is instead "Night Falls", a track that De Ville renders dense and dramatic at the same time. "Southern Politician" is the track where producer Mark's presence is most felt, perhaps a bit at the expense of De Ville, though despite this, class is evident and undeniable... The album ends with "Storybook Love", a quintessential De Ville ballad (nominated for an Oscar for "The Princess Bride", in Italy known as "La Storia Fantastica"). It will be a piece that Willy often accompanies live concerts with, thanks to its touching and balanced melody.
This song ends this wonderful album that manages to deliver strong emotions, loaded with powerful atmospheres, sounds, and colors, with no loss of quality but instead full of ideas and, above all, notes.

Another album that withstands the passage of time, and like all masterpieces, with each subsequent listening over the years, "renews" the cells in our audio-encephalon.
To be included in our "Timeless" collection.