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Anastacia - Heavy Rotation
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| Guardian |
| UK and Europe) third album: she has switched record labels, married her English bodyguard and, according to recent interviews, discovered her female side. All these events have had their impact on Heavy Rotation. Her new label, Mercury, hopes she will finally achieve the American success that has eluded her, so here are collaborations with Ne-Yo, Guy Chambers and Rodney Jerkins, Stevie Wonder-style soul-funk (Absolutely Positively), Amy Winehouse retro-pop (Same Song) and 1990s hi-NRG dance (the title track). And on You'll Be Fine, love inspires Anastacia to stop sounding like a speeding juggernaut and adopt a softer, more tender tone. Otherwise, this album's notion of femininity is hardcore feminist: it's packed with I Will Survive-type anthems designed to get women dancing around handbags. They are exhausting to listen to, but so radiant with positivity it's hard to dislike them....full text |
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| Allmusic |
| Far more successful in the U.K. than in her native America, big-voiced Anastacia's self-professed sprock sound has helped her first three albums to sell over a million copies each. Her self-titled previous record was her biggest to date, thanks to a harder-edged sound that often recalled the dramatic rock/pop of Evanescence. However, Heavy Rotation, her first studio album in nearly five years, tones down the guitars in favor of a more eclectic collection of songs that take in everything from glossy soul-funk to acoustic pop and even techno. Lead single "I Can Feel You" misleadingly suggests that this doesn't seem like a particularly wise decision. Written by man of the moment Ne-Yo, its promising opening funky beats and squelchy synths are let down by such a non-event of a chorus that it's hard to believe it's penned by the same man behind Rihanna's recent infectious chart hits. A prime example of using a star name just for the sake of it, it's arguably the most underwhelming comeback song of the year. This is made even more frustrating by the fact that the rest of the album is packed with potential hit singles written by a team of equally accomplished songwriters. Lester Mendez (Shakira, Enrique Iglesias) works his magic on the delightfully retro soul stomper "The Way I See It"; the Guy Chambers collaborations "In Summer" and "All Fall Down" perfectly combine his trademark melodic guitar pop sound with Anastacia's powerhouse vocals; and the Rodney Jerkins-produced title track is a thumping Hi-NRG floor-filler that recalls Britney Spears' recent electro reinvention. Of course, no Anastacia album would be complete without a big power ballad, and the piano-led "Never Gonna Love Again" certainly doesn't disappoint in the overblown and overwrought department. But despite its occasional lapses into schmaltz and generic R&B, Heavy Rotation is still a charming and versatile record that has her unmistakable voice and personality stamped all over it....full text |
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| Musicmp3 |
| The little lady with the big voice is the nickname of American singer Anastacia for her unusually powerful and colorful soprano and a small height. In spite of the fact that the artist can boast of a handful of successful albums, a pretty number of memorable hits and wonderful tours she is more popular in Europe than in her native country. Beside the vocal career, Anastacia is well known as the clothes designer of her own line under S. Oliver trademark and her perfume Resurrection. Moreover, the performer is widely involved in philanthropy. The achievements and praiseworthy qualities could make quite a big list, especially taking in consideration the latest issues of this woman’s life. Some time ago, the singer surpassed an operation on her breast due to the cancer diagnosis and underwent a successful treatment for this harmful disease. In 2007, the artist married her long-time boyfriend, Wane Newton. Wane was her body keeper, and their three-year-long romance, which made us refresh the memory of the Body Guard film starring Whitney Houston and made the press raving, proved to be more than a mere passion. However, for about four years Anastacia was silent in the matter of music. Well, here it is! The singer finished her new album, which she called Heavy Rotation. According to the words of the singer herself, the disc was recorded almost on the spot, and every composition of this long-play had the charge of energy and inspiration, that visited Anastacia during her recording sessions....full text |
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