The first American album for British pop singer Graham Grace, Shining Knight, is a solid collection of eight of his original songs, opening with "Follow Me Follow You" and "Fly, Fly, Fly," both produced by Andy Markley and the late Paul Delph. (Delph had worked with Alice Cooper, Tony Basil, and Peabo Bryson, among others.) "Follow Me Follow You" was a recommended pop single in Billboard on September 27, 1986, and a featured pick in Cashbox, the first two songs on the album with higher production values having the ...
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The first American album for British pop singer Graham Grace, Shining Knight, is a solid collection of eight of his original songs, opening with "Follow Me Follow You" and "Fly, Fly, Fly," both produced by Andy Markley and the late Paul Delph. (Delph had worked with Alice Cooper, Tony Basil, and Peabo Bryson, among others.) "Follow Me Follow You" was a recommended pop single in Billboard on September 27, 1986, and a featured pick in Cashbox, the first two songs on the album with higher production values having the involvement of the name producer, yet "Over You" and "Thing Called Love on the flip side might have benefited the album and artist had one of those titles gotten a bit more attention in the production department. Their pure pop sound is certainly similar to but a few steps away from the dance music that begins the album. Grace's songs have a similarity to those of Robin Gibb on the How Old Are You? album -- the same sentiment conveyed through laid-back pop, only Grace's voice falls more in the Psychedelic Furs/Denny Laine realm, the falsetto not as pronounced as Gibb. "Fool to Love You" is a decent song, and Grace gives it all a classy effort. The back cover photo is actually more striking than what Palace Records chose to put on the front, so you have a decent artist without the resources that the Bee Gees, Billy Ocean, and other '80s acts were blessed with to get their music to a larger audience. Very pleasant dance-oriented pop, but the album would have been more interesting had they added some of the material from his work in England, the Muff Winwood-produced single "You're Mine," as well as the singles "Sweetheart" and "Don't Ever Leave Me," produced by Robert Danova. ~ Joe Viglione, Rovi
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