Today’s feature is
about one of our finest blue-eyed Soul singers in the UK. Lisa Stansfield continues to get better with
age as her album Seven (2014) testifies.
Sometimes fewer words and more music are better which is why I’m not doing a
bio but letting her soulfulness speak for itself. Lisa Stansfield has that
uncanny knack of touching the deepest most heartfelt intimate emotions by
making the lyrics come alive. She is living proof that you don’t need to come
from Detroit or Memphis to be a Soul singer, Rochdale in Lancashire can do just
as well.
The first track for today is There Goes My Heart. (Click on the album pic to hear this up beat melodic song with the slow intro. The video may not be to everyone's taste but it will appeal to the more romantically inclined).
Now wasn't that just one superb song? At 48 she still has the magic touch. Trade mark Stansfield sound with usual high standard of arrangement and production values. And personally I really liked the video since it captured essence of the lyrics well. The next one for today is Carry On which is another excellent cut made for the dance floor. It reminds me in some ways of Gladys Knight in the 70s but with the Lisa Stansfield unique vocals stamp. Watch for the dancers while you watch her in action and listen to the song. (Click on her pic below)..
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| Lisa Stansfield - Carry On |
Interesting to
see Northern Soul dance steps being done by some of the dancers on Carry On.
(Given she had a part in the movie Northern Soul it shouldn’t be such a surprise
to see it featured in her video. A more liberal Northern Soul crowd would probably quite happily dance to this one).
If you have time
her live performance at Ronnie Scott’s in London (2002) showcases her at her
brilliant best. Be warned! It’s 84 minutes long but worth every second. (Link below in the photo).
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