Pauline (album)
1993 studio album by Pauline Henry
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Pauline is the debut solo album by British-Jamaican former the Chimes singer Pauline Henry, released by Sony Soho Square in 1993. The album includes the singles "Too Many People", a cover of Bad Company's "Feel Like Making Love", "Can't Take Your Love" and "Watch the Miracle Start". It peaked at No. 45 on the UK Official Charts.
- Mike Ward
- Eliot Kennedy
- Cary Baylis
- Blacksmith
- Errol Henry
- Tim Lever
- Mike Percy
- Robyn Smith
- Ian Levine
- Nigel Lowis
- Louie Louie
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| Released | 1993 | |||
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| Label | Sony Soho Square | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian | (favorable)[1] |
| Music Week |   [2] |
| Select |   [3] |
| Smash Hits | [4] |
Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian complimented the debut album as "an appealing collage of pop and dramatic funk. Henry turns her massive voice to house ('Revolution'), Aretha-ish gospel ('Too Many People') and cocktail-hour soul ('Now I've Been to Paradise') with equal aplomb."[1] Claire Armitt from Smash Hits gave it a top score of five out of five and named it "a brilliant debut album".[4] David Toop from The Times wrote, "Now a soloist, [Pauline Henry] is recording songs with more substance than the near-exhausted formula of wailing a soulful vocal over a danceable groove. She has drawn from 25 tracks for her first solo venture. There is a strong 1970s feel with a contemporary edge, particularly on the old hit 'Feel Like Making Love', and Ian Levine's bouncy disco production of 'I've Got a Feeling'."[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Revolution" |
| 4:44 |
| 2. | "Baby I Know" |
| 3:48 |
| 3. | "Too Many People" |
| 3:59 |
| 4. | "Feel Like Making Love" | 4:48 | |
| 5. | "Now I've Been to Paradise" |
| 4:59 |
| 6. | "Can't Take Your Love" |
| 3:46 |
| 7. | "I've Got a Feeling" |
| 3:26 |
| 8. | "Watch the Miracle Start" |
| 3:52 |
| 9. | "Touch of Your Hand" |
| 5:18 |
| 10. | "Now That I've Found You" |
| 4:31 |
| 11. | "Revolution" (Louie Louie Remix) |
| 4:49 |
Personnel
Adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]
- Tracks 1 & 9 produced by Mike Ward, Eliot Kennedy & Cary Baylis
- Track 1 remix & additional production by Blacksmith; mixed by Yoyo & The Funk Mobb
- Track 9 remix & additional production by Errol Henry
- Tracks 2–4 & 6 produced by Tim Lever & Mike Percy
- Track 5 produced by Robyn Smith; engineered by John Gallen
- Tracks 7 & 8 produced by Ian Levine; arranged by Ian Levine & Nigel Stock; engineered by Tim Eames
- Track 10 produced by Nigel Lowis; engineered by Ren Swan
- Track 11 produced by Louie Louie