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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 118 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1
Category: Music
Artist: Duffy
Publisher: Polydor Group
Studio: Polydor Group
Manufacturer: Polydor Group
Label: Polydor Group
Media: Audio CD
Running Time: 38 minutes
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.7 x 0.4
UPC: 602517564237
EAN: 0602517564237
ASIN: B0012OVF2U
Release Date: March 3, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Rockferry | | • | Warwick Avenue | | • | Serious | | • | Stepping Stone | | • | Syrup & Honey | | • | Hanging On Too Long | | • | Mercy | | • | Delayed Devotion | | • | I'm Scared | | • | Distant Dreamer |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Rockferry, the Welsh singer's lovingly constructed debut album, has already succeeded beyond expectations, and although Duffy may not quite be the ingenue portrayed by a clever press campaign (she nearly won a local television talent show a few years back while a single credited to Aimee Duffy is still available on iTunes) she is surely the most appealing of the current flood of young soul sirens. The astonishing title track, co-written by Bernard Butler, sounded like a lost transmission that had taken decades to get through as soon as it hit radio last year. But the gently rolling soul ballad "Stepping Stone", that strapping, inescapable monster hit "Mercy", the ice cool "Serious" (the one time she really does channel the spirit of Dusty Springfield) and the wistful, elegant "Warwick Avenue" are similarly effective. Suggestions by some that Rockferry is little more than sixties pastiche are churlish. Butler's previous work with David McAlmont (featured here as a backing singer) showed his skill at writing and arranging the dramatic, while her other collaborators such as Steve Booker and the team of Jimmy Hogarth and Eg White are hardly lightweights. But despite some wonderful orchestral settings, it's Duffy's terrific voice that makes this so satisfying, even overpowering Butler's exquisitely underplayed guitar work on "Rockferry" itself. Growling the blues on "Syrup & Honey" or belting it out over his lovingly arranged wall of sound on "Distant Dreamer", she sets the tone throughout, several of her songs dealing with escape, both physical and romantic. The sound of someone singing herself to stardom, Rockferry is at times genuinely amazing. Steve Jelbert
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| Customer Reviews: Read 113 more reviews...
 Amazing ***** May 14, 2008
A rare combination of sweet soulful sounds with a modern twist, Glad to hear a 60's influence still carrying on in the next millenium... a classic...buy it :)
Rockferry May 12, 2008
Love this album, brought it for one song and now can't turn it off.. Would recommend.x
Forget comparisons May 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a passionate blues supporter I need to inform the uninformed that blues is where all popular music originated. No matter what syle it has evolved into. While I agree that Duffy has a voice and style that is equal to Dusty, Lulu, Dionne, Aretha and the great Annie, she is quite definitely a unique performer in her own right.
In years gone by Alberta Hunter, Ida Cox, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Sippie Wallace, Victoria Spivey and many other female singers all managed to have successful careers singing the same style of blues songs, but each in their own unique way.
Those who nit pick about lyrics and singing comparisons have lost the idea of music appreciation for what it is. They are trying to be too clever.
Duffy's CD is a genuine work of art from start to finish. Her voice and passion when singing the songs on each track remind me very much of the late, great Eva Cassidy. Forget those who listen with a jaundiced ear, listen to the CD with your heart. It is wonderful.
Stunning vinyl LP May 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
With sounds reminiscent of Lulu, Dusty Springfield and Brenda Lee, this LP is quite simply stunning. If however you are expecting everything to sound like Mercy, forget it. This is true quality...!
The Perfect Album May 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Not one bad song!
A beautiful album with a perfect blend of upbeat, feel-good songs complimented with easy-going, relaxing ones.
Well suited for any situation, from driving to sleeping.
This album reaches out to all audiences from young children right the way up to those over 80, and everyone in between.
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