
River Of Love
Release Year: 1990
Label: Atlantic
Country: USA
Produced by Humberto Gatica, David Foster
Musicians:
Warren Wiebe: Lead Vocals (Track 1, 2, 3, 4 & 8)
Hamish Stuart: Lead Vocals (Track 1 & 11)
Bryan Adams: Lead Vocals (Track 1)
Jeff Pescetto: Lead Vocals (Track 3, 7 & 10)
Nathalie Cole: Lead Vocals (Track 6)
Mike Reno: Lead Vocals (Track 9)
James Harrah, Paul Jackson Jr., Michael Landau, Dean Parks: Guitars
Nathan East: Bass
Greg Phillinganes: Keyboards
Claude Gaudette, Tom Keane, Michael Boddicker: Synth. Programming
John Robinson, Vinnie Colaiuta, Nigel Olsson, David Palmer: Drums
Steve Gadd, Dave Reitzas, Paulinho da Costa, David Palmer: Percussion
David Boruff: Sax
Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Vesta Williams, Alex Brown, Portia Griffin, Timothy B. Schmit: Background Vocals
Brilliant. A very varied vocal album - with Mike Reno (Loverboy) and Warren Wiebe amongst the cast who have lent their lungs to this masterpiece. I especially love Warren Wiebe's version of (Don't) 'Walk Away' which is also covered by Bad English. Wiebe's version is just as good - what it may lack in punch it makes up for in the emotion stakes. It is a real tragedy that Warren is sadly no longer with us.
This is the best solo project from Foster and one of the best west coast albums of the 90`s.
probably the greatest Westcoast album ever recorded in the 90's!
Great songs, fantastic vocals. Check out "Livin' For The Moment". "Walkaway" kicks ass.
I do agree, it is a shame Warren Wiebe is no longer with us- for your information he took his own life about nine years ago. He should have done his own solo album and this along with Steve Dorff's Original Demos is the closest thing... The other voices are great although with the exception of Natalie Cole's Grown Up Christmas List none became big hits.
‘River of Love’ and ‘Walkaway’ are beautiful songs. After that I start immensely enjoying the third track till the chorus comes and for me it’s too syrupy then. I’m not a person who thinks there’s not often great hidden beauty behind a lot of syrupy feeling music and well, I’m not saying there’s none here.. but I just can’t stand it, personally. Syrup over-load. The next song… the same. “Is there a chance that you could fall in love with me?”. Now we have the instrumental ‘Freedom’. It’s pleasant, good but I prefer the instrumental version of ‘voices that care’ just for example (another song that Foster was involved with). Next we have the albums hit ‘Grown-up Christmas list’. Lovely voice. I mean it’s just a bit naïve in it’s lyrics but I suppose they are sweet in another way and there are people who wish the world’s problems would come to end with a prayer or enjoy standing behind this. Like I say there is something nice about it. I would'nt say there was nothing. Now we have ‘You’re the voice’. The album picks up again. It’s a tacky 80’s song that sounds more like it was written/made by an admirer of Foster but it is pretty good and has the albums positive message in it. ‘Living for the moment’ is pretty good too (Vocal with strong emotion in the verses). ‘All I ever needed’- OK. ‘One step closer’.. Maybe the best song bar the first two. ‘Inside you’. A good message but too sickly for me. This album will always be kind of classic cause it’s got some fine singers and does have those great tracks. It’s an interesting listen but it’s by no means a Great album I don’t think. With regards to the production.. it all sounds like FM radio. Sometimes, this works in it’s favour, sometimes it’s irritating and you think some songs could have sounded much better. I’ve had this album for two years now. What I like about it I like more and more. What I don’t like about I don’t seem to grow into. But still, worth getting, especially as there’s still many new copies around and only costing a few dollars on ebay
Just a request could you also add David Foster's self titled album and the OST to St. Elmos Fire.
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