Original Recordings
Elkie Brooks · 1993
74 min · 18 tracks · pop music
A rich blend of emotive pop ballads, showcasing Brooks' powerful vocals over lush instrumentation.
Why this album works
This compilation album highlights Brooks' significant impact on the UK pop landscape, featuring her well-known tracks that helped define her career. The album's release coincided with a resurgence of interest in classic pop artists during the early '90s, contributing to renewed recognition for Brooks and influencing newer pop musicians drawing from her emotive style.
- Career context
- By the time 'Original Recordings' was released in 1993, Elkie Brooks had already established herself as a prominent figure in the UK music scene with hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s. This album served both as a retrospective collection of her successful singles and a testament to her enduring appeal, following the commercial success of her previous works like 'Pearls' (1981).
- Stylistic neighbors
- giorge mijael· Bee Gees· Diana Ross
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 No More the Fool Standout 4:59
- 2 Sail On 4:06
- 3 Don’t Want to Cry No More 5:08
- 4 Break the Chain 4:46
- 5 Love Is Love 3:54
- 6 Kiss Me for the Last Time 3:27
- 7 We’ve Got Tonight 4:19
- 8 All or Nothing 4:37
- 9 Only Love Will Set You Free 3:37
- 10 When the Hero Walks Alone 3:49
- 11 Blue Jay 4:21
- 12 No Secrets (Call of the Wild) 4:27
- 13 You Ain’t Leaving 3:28
- 14 What’s the Matter Baby 4:02
- 15 Hiding Inside Yourself 4:01
- 16 Can’t Wait All Night 4:02
- 17 Keep It a Secret 3:34
- 18 Foolish Games Standout 4:13
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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