Jordan: The Comeback [CD, Import, from US]

   1990年発表の5作目。彼らの最高傑作であるとともに、掛け値なしのエヴァー・グリーンの名作。ロマンティックな雰囲気、凝ったメロディライン、トーマス・ドルビーによる生楽器とプログラミングの絶妙のアレンジメントとプロデュース、アルバム中で特に白眉の名曲<15>などに顕著である優れた詩、ジャズ、クラシック、R&B、ミュージカルソングなど過去のさまざまな優れた音楽からの引用の妙などなど、褒め挙げるとキリがない。まさしく時代を越えるポップ・ミュージックの金字塔。（麻路 稔）

Paddy MacAloon is arguably one of England's finest modern songwriters, and this 1990 release was a gloriously overlong melange of styles, bound together by some of his most inspired melodies. The nineteen tracks cover a typically diverse range of subject matters, including a quartet of songs about the rise and fall of Elvis Presley that provide the album with its thematic core. Elsewhere, on songs such as "We Let The Stars Go", "All The World Loves Lovers" and "Doo Wop In Harlem" MacAloon's songwriting hit new peaks. Never gaining the commercial success it deserved, "Jordan: The Comeback's" heady brew even appeared to be a step too far for MacAloon, who did not release another album for seven years.

Paddy Macaloon is Arguably One of England's Finest Modern Songwriters, and this 1990 Release was a Gloriously Overlong Melange of Styles, Bound Together by Some of his Most Inspired Melodies. The Nineteen Tracks Cover a Typically Diverse Range of Subject Matters, Including a Quartet of Songs About the Rise and Fall of Elvis Presley that Provide the Album with Its Thematic Core. Elsewhere, on Songs Such as "we Let the Stars Go", "All the World Loves Lovers" and "Doo Wop in Harlem" Macaloon's Songwriting Hit New Peaks. Never Gaining the Commercial Success it Deserved, "Jordan: The Comeback's" Heady Brew Even Appeared to Be a Step Too Far for Macaloon, who Did Not Release Another Album for Seven Years.