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Wet Wet Wet Album: “Holding Back the River”
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Holding Back the River |
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Release Date:2000-09-15
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Pop, Soft Pop, Soft Rock
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Label:Mercury
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:731453649125
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Review - :
{$Wet Wet Wet} had a difficult task in following the success of their debut {^Popped In, Souled Out}, eventually returning with {^Holding Back the River}. While not a major departure from the style that saw {^Popped In} become a British chart-topper, it did see the band stepping away from soul and venturing more into pure pop territory. By and large this new approach works. {^Holding Back the River} is a collection of pleasant, melodic, somewhat lightweight pop songs topped by {$Marti Pellow}'s charismatic vocal delivery. Two of the best tracks here are the pop gems {&"Sweet Surrender"} and {&"Can't Stand the Night"} (the latter was renamed {&"Stay With Me Heartache"} when released as a single). There are some weak points, though, most of which arise because {$Pellow}'s voice is not suited to some of these songs. While {&"Maggie May"} remains faithful to the original version, {$Wet Wet Wet} lack the emotion that {$Rod Stewart} was able to give the song, and {$Pellow} is completely lost on the otherwise enjoyable blues of {&"Hold Back the River."} A good album, but not one of their more essential recordings. ~ Jonathan Lewis, All Music Guide
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