Street Talk - Collaboration

Walk Away From Love

If You Say It's Over

Standing In The Rain

Brand New Start

Among Friends (instrumental)

Could You Be The Only One

Where Does Love Go

In The Eyes Of A Woman

If You Say It's Over (Acoustic)

Borrowed Time (instrumental)

Label: USG Records

Year: 1997

Producers: Fredrik Bergh & Andreas Lidberg

Total Playing Time: 40:36 m:s

Sometimes you'd be forgiven for thinking that the Scandinavians were taking over the world of Melodic Rock. Street Talk are yet another Swedish act. With 3 lead vocalists (Kristian Andrèn, Daniel Jonsson and Göran Edman (ex-Yngwie Malmsteen)) the title seems appropriate.

Street Talk play AOR meets Westcoast. So if you like comparisons, then Journey/Bad English meets Toto sum up a good proportion of the material. When I saw the word "Westcoast", I though this might be a bit wimpy for me. However, guitar player, Andreas Lidberg, adds enough of an edge to the material to keep me happy.

I thought that using the 3 singers would make the album sound disjointed, but it all gels together surprisingly well. I guess singers were a problem, because we've got not 1 but 2 instrumentals on the album.

The album features a strong set of songs, which, in days long gone, I'd have described as radio friendly. All the vocalists put in good performances and I can't single out one as the best. Surprisingly, my highlights are the slower numbers - If You Say It's Over (both versions), Standing In the Rain & Could You Be The Only One.

It's a good album, but it is short (especially when we get two versions of the same song (even though I like both versions) & the guitarist is good, but 2 instrumentals is pushing it).

Rating: 7/8

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