Digitally remastered and expanded edition including three bonus tracks. With the 1979 release of Burn, her ninth album and second offering on the Epic label, the Tony award winning actress and singer was revealing an altogether more outgoing and sensual dimension of her persona. Where the esteemed production unit of Gene McFadden, John Whitehead and Victor Carstarphen helmed her previous releases: A Portrait Of Melba and Melba (aka Melba, 78), Burn's production chores were handled by Eurodisco titan Pete Bellotte. Many of the songs here showcase the exhilarating rock/disco synthesis that Bellotte had perfected with partner Giorgio Moroder on Donna Summer's blockbuster Bad Girls album. In other words, this was the first Melba Moore album without any ballads. Reflecting on the set's upbeat vibe and up-tempo material, Melba stated: "You can't be a singer if you sing only ballads," making Burn her first exclusive dance music album.
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Thank you.
Great sound. Good memories.
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Melba Takes On Donna Summer!
Well Not Exactly and Miss Moore Is Mindful and Respectful Of All Artist, I Know This As Fact, So Not Competing or Comparing, This Release Is Quite Interesting In Many Ways From Melba's Previous Releases.Produced By Pete Bellotte (One Half Of The Producing Duo On All Of Donna Summer's Greatest Hits, Thus My Review Title), This Puts Melba Moore In The Pop Disco/Rock/Euro-Dance Vein and Her First Collection Not To Feature A Single Ballad.It Unfortunately Was Also Her Least Successful Album, Probably Because Of It's Unfamiliar Direction Taken w Miss Moore. With This Said, As A Great Fan Of The Summer/Bellotte Team, I Get Where They Were Trying To Go With This.Melba Did Have Much Stronger R & B Stylings Than Summer On Records, But Music Was Changing, There Were More Rock Elements and Electronica Going On In 1979 & Melba Who Can Sing Anything, Decided To Try Something Different and Change It Up, Creative Artist Do That Not To Be Bored Doing The Same Ole Thing.By Far NOT A Bad Album, Tracks Like "Night People", "Miss Thing" (The Funkiest and Sassiest Song On The Album), "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love", "If You Believe In Love" and "I Need Love" are Darn Good Songs and Melba A Vocal Pro Takes On The Styles Of The Songs Quite Nicely.I Just Think The Lack Of Soul Musically (Vocally Traces Of Melba's Soul Is Sprinkled About) and The Heavy "Summer" Stamp Sound Didn't Quite Work For Melba's Stature Up Until This Time, and In Comparison To Her Previous Releases. It Wasn't Who She Was Known To Be. I Personally Like This CD Very Much and It's Great To Have It As A Reminder Of What A Versatile Talent Miss Moore Is.So If You Don't Mind Having Songs That Sound Like A Donna Summer Record But Done By Melba Moore, Then You Can Enjoy This Release. I Love Them Both and The Production, So It Works For Me.
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Excellent +Quality
Reliving my youth
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