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| I'm Still in Love with You (Heartbeat, 2006) 2006 is apparently the year of the Studio One re-release for Heartbeat Records -- which isn't necessarily a bad thing, since: A) they introduce a new generation to this timeless music, and B) they always include several bonus and often unreleased songs. I'm Still in Love with You repackages the eponymous 1990 compilation Alton & Hortense Ellis (the name change certainly designed to benefit from the success of Sean Paul's hit cover). Once you get past the disconcerting cover that features Alton looking longingly in the direction of his sister with the caption "I'm still in love with you" scrawled underneath, you can appreciate the addition of four tunes to the original release: the smash title track, an extended cut of "Live and Learn," and a pair of songs from Hortense, the tender "Secretly" and a cover of Alton's "Why Birds Follow Spring," here titled "Why Birds Fly." Hortense's half of this collection should sound similarly familiar even if you aren't that familiar with her work, since she's basically restricted to remakes of well-known songs like "Breakfast in Bed" "Can I Change My Mind," "Willow Tree," "Sitting in the Park," and "People Make the World Go Round." It would've been nice to hear some fresher material, but that may be all that was available, since she wasn't a prolific recorder. Alton, meanwhile, shines as always on tracks like "The Picture Was You," "I'll Be Waiting," "Wide World," and the righteous "Lord Deliver Us." It's a rock steady bonanza! |
| Track Listing 1. I'm Still in Love with You -- Alton Ellis 2. Willow Tree -- Hortense Ellis 3. Can't Get Used to Losing You -- Alton Ellis 4. Sitting in the Park -- Hortense Ellis 5. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do -- Hortense and Alton Ellis 6. Live and Learn [Extended Mix] -- Alton Ellis 7. Breakfast in Bed -- Hortense Ellis 8. The Picture Was You -- Alton Ellis 9. People Make the World Go Round -- Hortense Ellis 10. I'll Be Waiting -- Alton Ellis 11. Can I Change My Mind -- Hortense Ellis 12. Wide World -- Alton Ellis 13. Why Birds Fly -- Hortense Ellis 14. Lord Deliver Us -- Alton Ellis 15. Secretly -- Hortense Ellis 16. You Said It Again -- Alton Ellis 17. Cry Together -- Hortense Ellis 18. When I'm Down -- Alton Ellis |
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