SEE THE LIGHT

'SEE THE LIGHT'

GEMMA LOUISE DOYLE

GEMMA IS ONE OF THOSE SINGERS WHO COVERS A LOT OF BASES STYLE WISE FROM GOOD WHOLESOME CLASSICAL TO A PRETTY AWESOME ROCK STYLE. WHATEVER YOU DO DO NOT LET THE GLAMOROUS BLONDE FOOL YOU INTO THINKING SHE IS NOT A SERIOUS ARTIST, LET ME TELL YOU SHE IS A VERY SERIOUS ARTIST WHEN IT COMES TO HER MUSIC.

1, 'THE STARS ARE WITH US', IS THE OPENING TRACK AND HAS A BEAUTIFUL PIANO INTRO FOLLOWED BY THE DULCET TONES OF GEMMA IN MY OPINION A GENTLE LOVE SONG TO INTRODUCE AND SEDUCE YOU INTO LISTENING TO THE WHOLE ALBUM

2, 'SEE THE LIGHT', PIANO AND GENTLE GUITAR LEAD YOU INTO THE STUNNING VOCALS ONE FOR YOUR FIRST DANCE AT PROM OR WEDDING

3, 'WISHING ON A STAR', THIS NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION AS IT HAS BEEN COVERED BY MANY ARTISTS OVER THE YEARS BUT IN GEMMA YOU HAVE ANOTHER LEVEL OF ELEGANCE AND STYLE SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL AND A HINT OF DISCO TO BRING OUT YOUR SMILE

4, 'RUN', STARTS WITH HAUNTING PIANO THEN GEMMA'S VOICE ALSO HAUNTING WITH THE SRINGS IN THE BACKGROUND SOME OF YOU WILL RECALL SNOW PATROL DOING IT, SORRY FANS OF THAT GROUP BUT GEMMA NAILED IT IN SPADES

5, 'BRING ME TO LIFE', THIS WAS THE HARDEST SONG FOR ME TO COMMENT ON AS IT IS VERY PERSONAL TO ME AS I SAW THE BAND EVANESCENCE PERFORM IT AND GEMMA DEDICATES IT TO HER FRIEND MIKE GARLICK THIS IS ONE OF THE VERY BEST VERSIONS OF THIS SONG I HAVE EVER HEARD , SO GEMMA THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART

6, 'REASON', HER CHART SINGLE, THIS IS VERY MUCH A CLASSICAL CROSSOVER POP SONG WITH A NOD TO KATE BUSH AND FLOOR JANSEN A SONG TO SEND SHIVERS OF PLEASURE UP AND DOWN YOUR SPINE

7, 'A MILLION DREAMS', A GENTLE PIANO LEADS YOU INTO GEMMA'S DULCET TONES YET AGAIN I CAN SEE THIS IN A WEST END SHOW BUT THEN YOU KNOW IT IS FROM THE GREATEST SHOWMAN SORRY ABOUT THE LITTLE TEASE BUT THIS SONG BRINGS THAT OUT IN ME

8, 'FIX YOU', SORRY COLDPLAY THIS IS WAY BETTER AND THAT IS ALL I SAY

9, 'SONG BIRD', HOW ON EARTH DO YOU EVEN ATTEMPT TO DO A VERSION OF THIS AWESOME EVA CASSIDY SONG? WELL YOU ARE GEMMA LOUISE DOYLE AND YOU JUST GO FOR IT AND BEAUTIFULLY DONE IN YOUR OWN STYLE AND APLOMB ONCE MORE THANK YOU GEMMA. ALL WAYS WITH THIS SONG MY MOTHER IS IN MY THOUGHTS

10, 'VISION OF LOVE', THIS IS A MORE UPBEAT POP STYLE SONG DO YOU DETECT MAYBE GEMMA GOING ALL POP STAR ON YOU OR MAYBE EVEN DISCO MEETS R& B? WELL FORGET IT AS IT IS JUST GEMMA FLEXING HER VOICE TO SHOW HOW POWERFUL SHE IS ON RANGE OF STYLES

11, 'A THOUSAND YEARS', SEDUCTIVE PIANO LEADS YOU INTO GEMMA SEDUCING YOU WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL BALLAD LOVE SONG OF BELLA AND EDWARD ROMANCE

12, 'WHERE ARE YOU NOW', THIS IS ONE VERY HAUNTING SONG WITH PIANO AND GEMMA'S GENTLE BUT GHOST LIKE VOICE OF A LOST LOVE BUT STILL ONE TO SEND SHIVERS OF PLEASURE THROUGH YOUR BODY. I LOVE IT

13, 'FLY ME TO THE MOON', THIS IS THE ONE SONG PRETTY MUCH EVERY ONE WILL RECOGNISE YOUNG OR OLD. TAKES ME BACK TO SMOKY JAZZ CLUBS IN SOHO WITH A SMALL BAND AND CABARET SINGERS. WELL DONE GEMMA YET ANOTHER SONG YOU HAVE NAILED .

14, 'WONDERFUL WORLD', AND TO THE FINAL SONG ON THIS ALBUM WHAT CAN I SAY APART FROM THE WORDS I USED FOR TRACK 13. ANOTHER GREAT CLASSIC JAZZ CLUB SONG MADE FAMOUS BY THE ONE AND ONLY SATCHMO.

ALL IN ALL A BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED AND BALANCED COLLECTION OF SONGS. WOULD I RECOMMEND IT FOR YOUR COLLECTION? SIMPLY PUT YES, BUT BEWARE YOUR PARENTS OR YOUR CHILDREN MAY WELL STEAL IT FROM YOU AS THIS IS AN ALBUM FOR ALL TASTES AND AGES FROM A VERY BEAUTIFUL VOICE THAT IS GEMMA LOUISE DOYLE

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