The Sound of Love (album)
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The Sound of Love is the unreleased studio album by Lebanese singer-songwriter Lydia Canaan recorded in mid-2000. Recorded in London and New York City, it includes the track "Right On the Verge" featuring Bryan Adams' keyboardist Tommy Mandel.
Singles
[edit]"Beautiful Life"
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"Beautiful Life" was never officially released, but was first publicly performed in July 1995 as the would-be lead single from The Sound of Love.[1][2] The song was presented to radio and media at the Midem in Cannes, France in February 1995.[3] The performance and radio play of the song was critically well-received.[1][2]
Canaan performed "Beautiful Life" at the launch of MTV Global[4][5][6] held in Beirut,[6] with the participation of Pato Banton, Urban Cookie Collective, and Rozalla on May 12, 1995.[6] MTV Global President Peter Einstein stated during a press conference: "MTV is proud and privileged to play Lydia's videos on Music-Non-Stop Show... All at MTV have fallen in love with Lydia, her songs, and her performance".[6]
The music video for "Beautiful Life" was filmed at Canalot Studios and Syon House, the castle of the Duke of Northumberland, in London, England.[7]
"The Sound of Love"
[edit]The album The Sound of Love was preceded in 1997 by Canaan's second unreleased single and the album's title track, "The Sound of Love",[1] produced by Barry Blue and The Rapino Brothers.[8] and recorded at Maison Rouge Studios in London.[9] Between the winter of 1998 and the spring of 1999, the track (along with other tracks from The Sound of Love recorded by Jay Ward's New York City based Dogbrain Music, such as the track "Right On the Verge") was featured on Billboard magazine's billboardtalentnet.com eight times[10][11][12][13][14][15][16] and topped Billboard's RadioBTN chart for thirteen weeks.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16] The song's music video was filmed at the country house West Wycombe Park, West Wycombe, England.[17]
"Right On the Verge"
[edit]The credits for the remix of "Right On the Verge" include Bryan Adams' bandmate, keyboardist Tommy Mandel, who performed on the unreleased track.[18]
Release and distribution
[edit]The Sound of Love was distributed by SIDI/XEMA in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon. In support of an album that Canaan had anticipated being released but never was, Canaan performed at various venues in Beirut, including at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai, Savage Garden Club,[19] and Rifaa Golf Club in Manama, Bahrain.[20]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beautiful Life" | Barry Blue, Marco Sabiu | Barry Blue & The Rapino Brothers | 4:17 |
| 2. | "Right on the Verge" (Tommy Mandel Mix) | Noel Cohen, Daryl Hair | Lydia Canaan | 4:37 |
| 3. | "The Sound of Love" | Barry Blue, Marco Sabiu | Barry Blue & The Rapino Brothers | 4:10 |
| 4. | "A Love That Shines" | Noel Cohen, Keith Barnhart | Lydia Canaan | 4:42 |
| 5. | "The Hurt Won't Hurt (No More)" | Barry Blue | Barry Blue & The Rapino Brothers | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Every Goodbye Ain't Gone" | Geena Breedlove, Noel Cohen, Daryl Hair | Lydia Canaan | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Without You" | Sandy Wilbur, Keith Barnhart | Lydia Canaan | 4:32 |
| 8. | "Somewhere in the Night" | Barry Blue | Barry Blue & The Rapino Brothers | 4:24 |
| 9. | "Right on the Verge" (original mix) | Noel Cohen, Daryl Hair | Lydia Canaan | 4:28 |
| 10. | "Fade Away" | Noel Cohen, Keith Barnhart | Lydia Canaan | 4:30 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Sinclair, David. "Global Music Pulse", Billboard, New York, May 10, 1997.
- ^ a b Robinson, Nick. "Lydia Canaan: Beautiful Life", Music Week, London, May 13, 1995.
- ^ "Cannes Bye Bye Day". Midem Daily News. No. 5. 1995-02-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-01-29 – via MySpace.
- ^ Homan, Tim. "MTV's Arabic Show Breaks Into Beirut", The Daily Star, https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2000/Aug-01/31887-mtvs-arabic-show-breaks-into-beirut.ashx Archived September 24, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Beirut, August 1, 2000.
- ^ “Blitz Press Release”, Beirut, May 12, 1995.
- ^ a b c d Daniel, Judith (1995-05-12), Pato Banton, Urban Cookie Collection & Rozalla to Perform at the Launch of MTV in the Lebanon on Multi-media Distribution, archived from the original on 2015-11-17, retrieved 2024-01-29 – via MySpace
- ^ "Beautiful Life" Video. YouTube. June 27, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "They Call Her 'The Angel'", Music Week, London, July 1, 1995.
- ^ Harris, Tony. "Maison Rouge Studios". Classic UK Studios. Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ a b Billboard TalentNet RadioBTN, Billboard, New York, November 28, 1998.
- ^ a b Billboard TalentNet RadioBTN, Billboard, New York, December 26, 1998.
- ^ a b Billboard TalentNet RadioBTN, Billboard, New York, January 9, 1999.
- ^ a b Billboard TalentNet RadioBTN, Billboard, New York, February 6, 1999.
- ^ a b Billboard TalentNet RadioBTN, Billboard, New York, February 20, 1999.
- ^ a b Billboard TalentNet RadioBTN, Billboard, New York, March 6, 1999.
- ^ a b Billboard TalentNet RadioBTN, Billboard, New York, March 20, 1999.
- ^ "The Sound of Love" video. YouTube. June 27, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "NewTom.html". Tommy Mandel. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ "Lebanese Pop Star Set to Rock Savage Garden". Gulf Daily News. Vol. 24, no. 198. 2001-10-04.
- ^ "Charity Golf Drive Opens". Gulf Daily News. Vol. 24, no. 220. 2001-10-26.
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