FLORENCE RAWLINGS A Fool In Love (2010 UK 12-track CD album - Signed to Dramatico Records [Katie Melua, Marianne Faithfull, Carla Bruni], Florence's debut album 'A Fool In Love' is an impressive collection of authentic soul, raw grooves and rhythm & blues that Music Week described as 'a blend that could elevate her to the similar heady heights Melua enjoys. Classy stuff'. As well as singing a collection of powerful original songs penned by Mike Batt himself, including 'Hard To Get', Florence has discovered gems from days gone by and transformed them with her own charismatic soul style; making the Gladys Knight song 'Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me' completely her own whilst reinventing Allen Toussaint's long forgotten 'Riverboat' with vigorous production, uplifting horns and sleek dark overtones that give the song a lavish, ominous edge. Florence even performs a version of Chuck Berry's 'You Can't Catch Me' - following in the potentially daunting footsteps of The Rolling Stones and John Lennon she embraces it just as convincingly as rock and roll's elite!) more...
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