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Digitally remastered and expanded edition of the Scottish diva's 1988 album now including four bonus tracks. The Lover In Me was Sheena's eigtth studio album and was produced by Babyface and LA Reid. With her squeaky clean image wiped away by her 1984 hit, 'Sugar Walls', Sheena was able to continue her tranformation into a sultry R&B sex kitten on The Lover In Me, gaining a whole new audience. The album has a slightly harder urban edge than anything she had recorded up to this point, but still retains melody and charm. You can take the girl away from her Scottish roots, but you can't take the Scottish roots away from the girl! Includes '101' and 'Cool Love' (written by Prince) plus four bonus tracks featuring 'The Lover In Me' (Extended Version) and 'Days Like This' ( 7" Version). Cherry Pop. 2009.
Sheena Easton bounced back from her unattractive 1987 split from EMI with her most decidedly urban set to date. Enlisting the help of R&B production heavyweights L.A. Reid and Babyface -- as well as Angela Winbush, Jellybean and Prince, she came out with a youthful and trend-savvy offering that has some fun moments, but overall is too formulaic to really say much. The snazzy L.A. and Babyface number "The Lover in Me" (number two pop, number five R&B) is one of the album's most solid, memorable moments, but it soon becomes hard to distinguish from "Days Like This," "No Deposit, No Return" and "One Love" -- three other selections produced by the duo. Easton was apparently becoming more of a producer's puppet than she planned early in her career, as further evidenced by the synthetic "Without You," which is too low in the singer's range to be effective to start with. Luckily, a few saving moments do surface: the Winbush-produced "Fire and Rain," a calming quiet storm ballad that allows Easton to showcase a more vulnerable side of her voice; and the Prince-penned "101," a subtly haunting, understated dance romp with what is one of the singer's most passionate, revealing performances on record. Otherwise, this is a fun record, but a bit too monotonous. ~ Justin M. Kantor
Producers: Prince, L.A. and Babyface, Angela Winbush and Jellybean Benitez.
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Lover In Me Music Review
Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)    overlooked late 80's hits
"No Deposit,No Return"and"The Lover In Me"are the better tracks on this set.The remix/radio versions included at the end of the cd for those two songs are a nice touch.But the real gem here is"Follow My Rainbow"which could have easily been released as another single.It's one of those stand alone power ballads and she delivers it with ease.The overall production and sound of the cd is very slick and reminds me of work done by Karyn White.For 80's fans,this cd is definitely worth a listen.
Submitted by robert (ware,ma.usa) 
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 Sheena Easton! Pop Icon
The Lover in me was a new beginning for Sheena Easton. It was a transformation of sound and image and she pulled it off completely with this disc.
I remember seeing the video for "The Lover in Me" and thinking Sheena is not sweet and innocent any longer. Now she was grown and sexy. I consider that growth for an artist.
Singles:
The Lover In Me, Days Like This, 101, and No Deposit, No Return.
The disc has a early urban R&B sound and still holds up today. This is remastered and you can hear the difference in the sound. Crisp!
The bonus's are the remixes of the singles which brings another version of the songs to the listener. Just check it out for yourself ,and just enjoy.
Peace,
Sanatino
Submitted by sanchera2003 (Austin, Texas USA)
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Great underrated dance/pop album!
This cd rivals Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson and even Madonna! This was so fresh in 1988 and now even fresher remastered with bonus tracks! Sheena's got one of the best voices around and should be appreciated for her talent. This cd containes two big hit singles ("The Lover in Me" & "Days Like This") as well as Prince-penned "101" (under the alias of Johnny Coco). This is Sheena's best album, next to 'Private Heaven', her most successful album, which is curiously out of print.
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