米Billboardで2位までいった「Hands To Heaven」、同3位までいった「How Can I Fall?」を含むBreatheの1987年のアルバム。基本的にはポップなナンバーで構成されるがしんみり聴かせるバラードまでそろった曲の秀逸さ、アルバムとしてのバランス・完成度は、同時期の「Don't Dream It's Over」で有名なCrowded Houseにも引けをとらない。自分としては、1988年の年間ベストソングは「Hands To Heaven」だった。それにしても、その後何故ヒットしなかったんだろうなあ、、、
5つ星のうち5.0These guys were just too talented for their own good.
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As the old saying goes, "If it's popular, then it probably isn't very good." Yeah, well these guys were goooood! So it's no wonder no one's ever heard of them nowadays. Breathe's `All That Jazz' is a classic. It is one of those CDs that you can play from start to finish without ever having to skip one track. It is filled with lots of jolly, superbly crafted pop songs, as well as some of the most powerful of ballads out of the 80s. Who can forget 1988's "Hands to Heaven" and "How Can I Fall", their most successful hits. Those two songs were so played out back in those days, but you would not want to be standing next to me today when they come on at the local supermart. My most favorite songs on here though are actually the fast ones. Songs like "Jonah", "All That Jazz", and "Monday Morning Blues" are just jammin'! Oh yes, and I have to admit, the lyrics on "Any Trick" are totally corny. But who cares! It's a fun song! (Oooh baby, you got me jumping like a monkey. I'm so crazy, I'll do any trick for you.) You just gotta love that song! Their lead singer David Glasper's voice will also do a huge number on you! You have to hear this guy's voice. It's so perfect and so enticing (for the ladies, that is). Til this day, I still haven't heard a voice that could top that. `All That Jazz' makes for an awesome debut for these guys. Yes, it may be out of print, but you shouldn't have to search too hard to find yourself a copy. There's usually several floating around at the Zshops or the online auctions. Oh, and while you're at it, be sure to also grab yourself a copy of Breathe's other release `Peace of Mind'. Think `All That Jazz' is good? That one will totally knock your socks off!
In North America, Breathe's 2 biggest hits were the ballads "How Can I Fall" and "Hands to Heaven". Both are from this album, along with the upbeat hit "Don't Tell Me Lies". The rest of the album is also very good. Check out songs like "All That Jazz" and "Jonah" via Youtube. It's not a classic album of the 80's but it's still a solid album and if you like any one of the above mentioned hits, you'll likely enjoy the whole CD.
The sound is quite good, even though this is the original CD release and not the modern remastered version. I prefer this single CD over the 2-CD special edition (with lots of bonus tracks) because the company that's putting that out has a tendency to remaster everything way too loud; their releases sound harsh and squash the dynamics out of the music - I've bought 2 of their other 80's remasters and was not impressed at all, although they tend to get good ratings by people who are not very caring (or knowledgeable?) about the sound quality and are just happy to have those hard-to-find albums on CD.
I was 13 years old when this cd came out.One of my all time fave songs is "how can I fall"...I love "hands to heaven" and "don't tell me lies" too. Those were the only songs I knew,but the whole cd is good.I bought it here on Amazon from a seller,and I was so excited to get it in the mail.I think that Breathe was a very talented group and they made really good music.I think that the music on this cd is classic,because it doesn't sound dated like alot of the music from the 80's.I am sooooo happy to finally have this cd.I won't let go of this one,because it's taken me a long time to find it.I tried to find these songs on mp3 sites,but I couldn't.I am so very excited to finally have this album.
It you're an 80's fan you have to own this CD. The whole album is number 1 material and they were a hit group on top of the charts. I purchase the other album Peace of Mind and Greatest Hits through Amazon. I keep the greatest hits in my car. I wore out the orginial all that jazz tape and cd and bought a replacement through Amazon.