Some of the songs are the same old same old, but there are some surprises. A couple of the tracks are very rhythm driven, with drums and guitars. Si Volvieras A Mi has a very pretty arrangement with the guitar and string section. When All'Improvviso Amore started to play, I was like Whoa! This is a little wild for Josh! But it's a great song and really works for him. I predict that a good remixer will take that one and turn it into a dance hit. *grins* This album feels a little more earthy, not quite as studio perfect as the first one. It's warmer, not as technically cold and overdone. To me, the stand-outs are My Confession, All'Improvviso Amore, Si Volvieras A Mi, Remember When It Rained and Never Let Go. Per Te is also pretty good.
Oceano and Mi Mancherai (il postino) are kinda of blah, except that Joshua Bell's excellent violin addition on the latter makes it more enjoyable. When You Say You Love Me is pretty, but it's just kind of there. Broken Vow is nothing new. Why oh why did they add Caruso??? *shakes head* I've never undertstood what was so great about that song. We all know how it was written for Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli recorded it..yadda yadda yadda. Not sure why it's on the album. Hymne A L'Amour .....nothing spectacular about this one. I prefer Italian over French, so maybe that's part of it. You Raise Me Up is nice, definitely the offspring of To Where You Are.
I'm glad they let him contribute in the songwriting and in playing the piano on Remember When It Rained. It just adds that little something.
Never Let Go is the odd child of the album, and I really like it. Very very different than anything he's done before. Now I need to find out more about Deep Forest.
So, I'm glad I got it.
You might like it.
*grins*
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