What Silence Knows [Import]

Product Description
1993 solo album for the former member of Massive Attack, the voice behind 'Unfinished Sympathy'. Ten tracks. Standard jewel case.

Tracks:

Nobody
Pain Revisited
One Goodbye In Ten
Inside Out
Chance
Uptight
Down That Road
Thoughts Of You
How Close
What Silence Knows

Album Description

1993 solo album for the former member of Massive Attack, the voice behind 'Unfinished Sympathy'. Ten tracks. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Her Debut Album from 1994. Includes UK Hit Bacharach and David's 'the Look of Love.'.

Customer Reviews:

Lasting quality.......2003-09-28

I have owned a copy of this cd ever since it was released in 1994 and I have played it continuously; late in the evening in the car, at home, abroad,... giving it only to my very best friends, because I didn't want Shara Nelson to become too popular. Alas, quite the reserve has happened. Where is she? This cd is a masterpiece, that will endure current fashion. With her husk, passionate voice Shara Nelson embodies her songs with an emotional depth that goes way beyond the semantics of the lyrics. The minimal instrumental support does justice to her vocal talent that requires space. Listening to her album one cannot but be touched by the purity of her presentation and the sincerity of the emotions that her voice brings across. Wholeheartedly recommended to anyone who has on open mind for unfashionable, honest music.

Shara Steps Out.......2003-05-21

The lyrics and arrangements are sometimes pedestrian, and one is left with the sense that the legendary vocalist who graced Massive Attack classics "Safe From Harm" and "Unfinished Sympathy" is capable of more; but there is enough joy ("Down That Road", "Uptight", "Chance"), and modern soul-inflected pathos ("Pain Revisited" Nobody", "Thoughts of You")-all held together by Shara's inimitably uninhibited vocal-to make What Silence Knows a worthy purchase.

Sophisticated achievement.......2000-04-20

If you loved "Unfinished Sympathy" by Massive Attack, and want more of the same, you could do no better than buying this CD. Shara Nelson is a unique vocalist and this critically acclaimed album brings more material in the same vein as the aforementioned track. Each song has the same incredibly rich and textured production, and the songs have very personal and poignant lyrics that will have an effect on you. This is soul music, but with a darker, deeper edge than most.

awesome.......1999-12-13

great album why didn't she make more! great soulfoul voice great muscic that sounds good now and will sound good in 20 years! if you don't own this album buy it, it's a classic! that nobody know about.

Debut solo album from one of the UK's finest soul artists.......1999-09-01

What Silence Knows, Shara Nelson's first album since leaving Massive Attack to embark on a solo career, was recieved with high acclaim though she has since earned little name recognition. Nevertheless, this is a unique debut which mixes sparse but compelling beats with soaring strings and only the occasional piece of guitar or piano for emotive effect. The real surprise however is Shara's incredibly distinctive voice which thrills and engages with subtle melodies and sublime, understated lyrics. Highly reccommended and definately worth investigation.

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