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| "Carleen is one of those formidably-voiced divas who can make the rafters tremble with a flick of the larynx." GUARDIAN |
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| DUSKY SAPPHO EP "MAMA SAID is mid-paced and very funky in the APPARENTLY NOTHING vein; BY ANY MEANS shuffles a similar pattern but is more aggressive and incorporates a groovy whistle; PICK UP THE PIECES is as funky as the original. A superb five fingers of fudge in anybody's sweetie shop." SINGLE OF THE OF THE WEEK - ECHOES 1993 |
| LIVE AT THE JAZZ CAFE, LONDON "You'd never have caught Brother Marco-or Marvin Gaye or Al Green or Billie Holiday -inviting the audience to "Put your hands in the air and wave 'em like you just don't care", as Anderson's bass player did. The singer rose above such complacency on the part of those around her, of course, but she shouldn't have had to. With gifts like hers, she can be as good as she wants to be." THE GUARDIAN 1993 |
| DUSKY SAPPHO EP "The music isn't Young Disciples; it is more up beat but still coming from the right places, with credit for this also very much due to her co-writer and producer, one I. Green...The woman is a sheer delight and her music is the perfect match. SINGLE OF THE WEEK - BLUES & SOUL 1993 |
| LIVE AT THE JAZZ CAFE, LONDON "Tickets were scarce a week before the event, and no wonder, since Carleen had recently backed up the hype with as good a five track EP as you'll hear all year. Anticipating at least that material, plus the obligatory Apparently Nothing, and maybe some cuts from the forthcoming album, we knew it had to be a great gig. It was. ECHOES 1993 |
| DUSKY SAPPHO EP "Carleen Anderson, ex of the Young Disciples, returns with this wonderful five track EP... Throughout the whole EP you can't fail to be totally impressed, Carleen's voice is so wonderful and so is the music, produced by Ian Green. It does sound a little like the Young Disciples, but then again she did write all their songs and sing them. Unmissable. SINGLE OF THE WEEK - MIXMAG 1993 |
| LIVE AT THE JAZZ CAFE, LONDON "A style choed by her father, keyboardist Bobby Byrd-a James Brown sideman - who's part of her band at the Café. It's been almost two years since we've heard any original material from the YDs and since she's the third disciple, her followers will converge in Camden en masse. Book your tickets now. TIME OUT 1993 |
| DUSKY SAPPHO EP "Carleen Anderson was a member of James Brown's band. Then she sang with the Young Disciples. This month she releases her passionate solo debut - and her voice is every bit as good as her history." i-D 1993 |
| LIVE AT THE JAZZ CAFE, LONDON "Anyone left doubting Carleen Anderson's star qualities after the recent release of her first solo EP should have attended London's Jazz Cafe last week for what was undoubtedly one of the performances of the year." MUSIC WEEK 1993 |
| LIVE AT ROCK OZ ARENES, AVENCHES "Carleen Anderson est peu connue par ici, mais déja une vedette en Grande-Bretagne...Comme sur son récent album BLESSED BURDEN , son groupe tire un supplément d'urgence en puisant dans un genre proche du rock. Carleen Anderson n'invente pas forcément quelque chose, mais elle met tout meme la musique de ses ainées au diapason de sa terre d'adoption. Et samedi, elle a permis au public d'apprécier un grand concert de soul music, pas de la "comme si", de la "pour de vrai". LE MATIN 1998 |
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