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February 2007
HotDisc 97 REACTIONS - DON'T LET MY HEART KNOW
Your song has already been to #39 in the Hotdisc Most Popular Tracks Chart as voted for by the most influential DJs in Europe and some even further afield. Only the elite tracks from the recent Hotdiscs deemed good enough by the DJs get into this chart on merit so this is a great achievement; and there are many major label acts in the Top 40 too.
Sue McCarthy, Colin H. Blanchard and Mike Saunders - "Another gentle bluesy song,
nicely performed, liked the sax;"
Ian Ashcroft - Linedance DJ, UK "Nice song"
Alan Potter - Harrogate Radio, UK "Nice melody and singing"
Otto Waldoft - Radio Gladsaxe, Denmark "Good ballad"
Graham Lees - Creative FM Radio, UK "Good new song"
Arno Bierings - Eagle Radio, Holland "Very good track"
James Pearson - BBC Radio Shetland, UK "Good voice"
Stuart Cameron - Up Country magazine, UK "Quality song from a fine original act"
Pat Fitzmaurice - WLCR Radio, Ireland "Different and very good"
Barry Dixon - Now Dig This magazine, UK "Pleasant record"
Graham Hassall - Radio Nightingale, UK "Very good singing and music"
Harry Boerman - Radio Putten, Holland "Great song"
Al Field - Triple U FM Radio, Australia "Good storyline"
John Gould - Speysound Radio, UK "Jazzy influenced country, cool, well produced"
John Brookfield - Pathfinder magazine, UK "Great vocals and backing used well here"
Sam Harris - Gigs & Jigs magazine, UK "Enjoyable"
Tom Robinson - Kingstown Radio, UK "Mainstream Soul feel to this song but a fine performance for radio play"
Brette Dominique - Radio Triangle, France "Very good"
Ray Grundy - Metro Radio, UK "Not country, but this blues / soul infused track is still a very good release!! Good vocals and there is some great Sax on here too!!"
Tony Smedley - Apple AM Radio, UK "Nicely done"
John Carstairs - Classic VRN Radio, UK "It pleased me"
August 2007
TAXI - The World's Leading Independant A&R Company has done a complete review on Richard's CD "Point of View".
Richard,
Sounds like a kind of AC ballad, that talks about the trials of a relationship and what it takes to make it work long term. Solid vocal arrangement, though, I don't know where this would fit in, in terms of a radio environment. While I typically don't mind a sax involved in a song, having it take an individual solo in a kind of syrupy kind of way, makes the song sound less contemporary. You don't really hear that kind of approach on contemporary radio these days and if you do, it's on a new romantic song from one of the Brit bands of the 80's.
Overall, however, it's a structurally sound song, with solid performances vocally and instrumentally. Background vocal arrangement helps to bring up the chorus to a level that allows it to stand out.
STYLE
Kind of a blend of AC / Country, with a full background vocal arrangement during chorus and sax melody in background
MELODY
Familiar sounding melody that you'd expect with these chord changes and at this ballad tempo. A lot of the melody has to do with the chord changes, which also sound quite familiar. Sax provides a counter melody, also has a lyrical solo in the middle of the track.
STRUCTURE
Traditional type ballad verse / chorus type structure, with an instrumental break that allows the sax to take a solo.
LYRIC
I'm sure anyone who's been in a relationship or has been married for a while, knows what this song is about. In that sense, it's a good choice for material in that many people in this age demographic would understand the dynamic. Alternatively, since it is such a familiar subject and one that does have a familiar sounding title, "Don't Let My Heart Know", it might not give off the kind of listener interest that you might be looking for.
TITLE
"Don't Let My Heart Know", sounds like a familiar title though this track does seem to have it's own take on it.
Critic ID #92
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