RUTH ANN » “WHAT ABOUT US?”
The long awaited, oft-delayed solo debut of former Olive lead singer, Ruth Ann Boyle, is finally here!! I made a post about it back in 2005, pretty much at the start of Guide. Arriving with little fanfare, this collection of songs produced with long-time collaborator and one man band Enigma, Michael Cretu, is available only at iTunes Music Stores. Overall, I’m impressed with the songs with the standouts being the title track “What About Us” and “Dancing Into Hell” in my opinion. Most of the songs are dark, foreboding and smack of the same kind of sound we’re already accustomed to hearing when it comes to Ruth Ann guesting on Enigma tracks. WHAT ABOUT US is essentially a nice companion piece (or sequel) to Olive’s “TRICKLE” disc from 2000; It’s pretty downbeat but well-produced and ultimately very listenable. What’s missing is any of the 4 seemingly brilliant Jens Gad tracks mentioned in my post from two years ago (samples of which are no longer available on his site sadly). I am literally shocked that these tracks are not included. I can only hope and pray that these eventually see the light of day, possibly as b-sides in the very near future? Are you listening Ruth Ann/Jens Gad?? What about us?!
But for fans of Olive (and possibly Enigma), this album definitely does not disappoint. Click here to be taken to the iTMS to get “WHAT ABOUT US”.
1 comment July 9th, 2007