Year : 2022 (Japan Edition)
Style : Melodic Rock , AOR
Country : Scotland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 108 mb
Bio:
Ali Thomson (born 1959 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. His brother is Dougie Thomson, of the Alan Bown Set and Supertramp. Ali began singing and playing piano in local bands and moved to London in the 1970s where he worked for Mountain Records as an office helphand.Ali signed to A&M Records in the UK and recorded two albums. The first album was entitled Take a Little Rhythm, and the title track was a hit in the US, peaking at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1980 and also peaking at No. 4 on the Adult Contemporary chart.The song also reached No. 10 on the Radio & Records chart and No. 12 in the Hitline chart in January 1980 on London's Capital Radio in the UK. In Canada, the song reached No. 22 (and No. 37 AC).A second single, "Live Every Minute", just missed the top 40, peaking at No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100. In early 1981, "Foolish Child" (the lead single from his second album Deception Is an Art) peaked at No. 105, while the follow up, "Safe and Warm", did not chart at all.Thomson also co-wrote Gary Wright's last hit, 1981's "Really Wanna Know You".Thomson continues to work in the industry as a songwriter, writing tunes for artists such as A1, Brian Kennedy, Steps, and Lisa Stansfield
Album:
Scottish ALI THOMSON started at very young age performing into bands and recording sessions before landing a publishing contract as a songwriter. His recording career started with A&M Records and his 1980’s debut album featured the hit song ‘Take a Little Rhythm’ which achieved Top 10 success in the USA, Canada, Japan and various other countries.A follow up album ‘Deception is an Art’ was released to critical acclaim but Ali decided to curtail his brief time as a recording artist to pursue his ambitions as a songwriter. He has written / co-written many hit songs for several artists / bands However, in 2018 Ali decided to go back into the studio and record his 3rd album, ‘Songs from the Playroom’.Now in 2022 Thomson is releasing his 4th studio album ”The Last Rodeo”, including 12 new songs (one co-written with ’80s AOR guru Marc Jordan) ranging from pop-rock to Westcoast AOR, all with pristine quality and a strong retro feeling.You can tell when you face a songwriter with decades of experience; all songs into ”The Last Rodeo” are exquisitely penned & arranged, plus recorded / produced with attention to detail.All are good ,among our favorites the title track with its Steely Dan sensibility but more dynamic, rich in instrumentation, ‘Wolves’ including Rhodes piano and a captivating groove, the elegant AOR of “Real World” (with Marc Jordan on backing harmonies), and the pure 1981’s “Lifted by Love”.A very good, complete singer-songwriter album with that ‘big ’80s production’ in mind, which thanks to modern technology was emulated by Ali in his own recording studio.
Line Up:
Vocals, keyboards, drums, bass: Ali Thomson
Guitars: Robbie McIntosh
Bass: Robin Mullarkey
Backing vocals: Katie Holmes-Smith, Andy Caine
Backing vocals: on 6: Marc Jordan
Tracklist:
01. Losing the Light (3:36)
02. Wolves (3:15)
03. Through The Storm (3:40)
04. Rays of Gold (3:24)
05. The Last Rodeo (3:44)
06. Real World (3:58)
07. Video Stars (3:52)
08. Broken (3:33)
09. Last Train...to Evermore (3:23)
10. Chasing Ghosts (3:33)
11. Lifted by Love (03:03)
12. Stay Up Late (4:31)
13. Walk the Dog (2:25)
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