Jimmy Somerville - Homage (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time - 48:53 minutes | 606 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
Iconic vocalist Jimmy Somerville, lead singer of Bronski Beat and The Communards, pays tribute to his roots in dance music on "Homage", a collection of 12 original disco tracks. While working with his friend and the record’s producer John Winfield, Somerville was inspired to turn all the songs they were writing into disco. Famous for reimagining disco classics as his own, such as You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real), Never Can Say Goodbye? and Don’t Leave Me This Way, to name but a few, Homage is a logical next step in Somerville‘s career, one at which he can only excel considering his background, passion and distinctive vocal talent.
Jimmy Somerville has spent a fair amount of time singing classic disco songs, but his 2015 album Homage isn't a collection of covers. Rather, it's a trickier kind of tribute: a bunch of new tunes arranged to sound as if they were released at the height of disco. This concept is high-risk but if anybody can pull it off it's Somerville and co-producer John Winfield, who make the smart move of pouring considerable energy into constructing the surface without neglecting the songs that lie at the record's foundation. Although the songs are substantive, what impresses first on Homage is its sound. Gleaming, lush, and luxe, it is an album that invites total immersion. It rewards a close listen – it's fun to play spot the influence but more rewarding to focus on the craft – but the best thing about Homage is that it so accurately replicates the feeling of prime disco that it winds up being a hell of a party record.
Tracklist:
01 - Some Wonder
02 - Strong Enough
03 - Freak
04 - Taken Away
05 - Back to Me
06 - The Core
07 - Travesty
08 - Bright Thing
09 - Lights Are Shining
10 - This Hand
11 - Overload
12 - Learned to Talk
Analyzed: Jimmy Somerville / Homage
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.14 dB -8.69 dB 3:53 01-Some Wonder
DR7 -0.14 dB -8.39 dB 4:19 02-Strong Enough
DR7 -0.14 dB -8.31 dB 3:37 03-Freak
DR7 -0.14 dB -8.58 dB 4:39 04-Taken Away
DR8 -0.14 dB -9.06 dB 4:45 05-Back to Me
DR8 -0.14 dB -9.58 dB 3:53 06-The Core
DR6 -0.10 dB -7.95 dB 4:25 07-Travesty
DR7 -0.14 dB -8.47 dB 3:54 08-Bright Thing
DR7 -0.14 dB -8.55 dB 3:18 09-Lights Are Shining
DR7 -0.14 dB -9.23 dB 3:31 10-This Hand
DR7 -0.14 dB -8.83 dB 4:06 11-Overload
DR7 -0.14 dB -9.67 dB 4:35 12-Learned to Talk
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1575 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.14 dB -8.69 dB 3:53 01-Some Wonder
DR7 -0.14 dB -8.39 dB 4:19 02-Strong Enough
DR7 -0.14 dB -8.31 dB 3:37 03-Freak
DR7 -0.14 dB -8.58 dB 4:39 04-Taken Away
DR8 -0.14 dB -9.06 dB 4:45 05-Back to Me
DR8 -0.14 dB -9.58 dB 3:53 06-The Core
DR6 -0.10 dB -7.95 dB 4:25 07-Travesty
DR7 -0.14 dB -8.47 dB 3:54 08-Bright Thing
DR7 -0.14 dB -8.55 dB 3:18 09-Lights Are Shining
DR7 -0.14 dB -9.23 dB 3:31 10-This Hand
DR7 -0.14 dB -8.83 dB 4:06 11-Overload
DR7 -0.14 dB -9.67 dB 4:35 12-Learned to Talk
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1575 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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