Colored Lights: The Broadway Album | Debbie Gibson, Jule Styne, ...

Colored Lights: The Broadway Album | Debbie Gibson, Jule Styne, ... | Deborah sings Broadway

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	Colored Lights: The Broadway Album Debbie Gibson, Jule Styne, ... Varese Sarabande, 2003 average customer review:based on 34 reviews view larger image
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A Taste of Broadway

I've been a fan of her since God only knows. I know she's not just talented but she is very passionate of (her) music. Knowing that she moved herself into broadways, it's rather of a challenge for me to listen to the songs especially when I'm too familiar with her pop genre. But after a while, I'm used to it coz Debbie is still Debbie to me. She's not afraid of re-arranging the original song to her style, at least she knows what she's doing and again she's proven it. My most favourite track is "Colored Lights", it's light, cheerful, somewhat witty and, in a way, brings up my imagination of seeing her (and the casts) on stage performing the song. All in all, Debbie still has a class and style for us to share.

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Deborah sings Broadway

As the title indicates, yes, Deborah Gibson did record an album of Broadway material; however, she wrote the song "Sex," which is from Skirts, a musical that Deborah is a composer and lyricist on. While Deborah was promoting this album as "bridging pop and Broadway," in the end, it's ultimately a Broadway recording. There's very little in the way of a "pop" sound on the album.

My favorite songs on the disc are: "Anytime (I Am There)" (from Elegies: A Song Cycle), "Raise the Roof!" (from The Wild Party), "They All Laughed" (from Shall We Dance?), "Sex," and "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" (from The Boy From Oz). Personally, I would have loved to see Deborah promote "Raise the Roof!" as a single, and have issued a disc with some remixes of the song (everytime I hear "Raise The Roof!," I feel like it's screaming to have some dance mixes done of it).

Even though Colored Lights has a Broadway sound to it, it's not a bad album. However, it may not be an enjoyable listen for people who don't have much appreciation for musical theater.

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