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Gareth Gates Album: “Pictures of the Other Side”
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Pictures of the Other Side |
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Release Date:2007-04-16
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Pop, Soft Pop
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Label:Universal/19
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:0602517306790
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Review - :
{^Pictures of the Other Side} was {$Gareth Gates} third album but his first which did not include any cover versions. The conventional wisdom is that a teen star can't possibly spend four years away from the limelight and expect to return as if nothing happened. The conventional wisdom is right in the case of {$Gareth Gates}. who had grown up and recorded an album of mature {\ballads} and mid-tempo rockers which deserved more exposure but didn't get it, presumably because many people did not give a former teen star a chance. After all, this was the boy whose repertoire up to this point had consisted of a range between yet another version of {&"Unchained Melody"} and a cheeky recording of {&"Spirit in the Sky"} for {#Comic Relief}, but {^Pictures of the Other Side} was altogether more mature, right from the quiet opening bars of the first track and single, {&"Changes."} He used emotional string backing throughout, especially on {&"Can't Believe It's Over."} and another highlight is the second single, {&"Angel on My Shoulder."} If this is the sort of adult material that {$Gates} wanted to record from then on, and if he was finally doing what he wanted rather than what the {#Pop Idol} crowd expected, it could be safely assumed that he couldn't care less about chart positions or longevity with one project. The album also included an extra track, {&"Drive"} on the download only version. ~ Sharon Mawer, All Music Guide
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