LEW KIRTON - 2005 - forever

Lew Kirton – Forever
TRACKS
If It Ain’t Cool – Missing You – Forever – Stay The Night – No One Else For Me – I Think I Can – Choose You – On The Money – Look My Way – We’re In Love This is another fantastic and welcome comeback in 2005. I have only just purchased his superb “Talk To Me” album on Japanese Import CD and it’s a pleasure to have the man dish up some new flavours, uptempo, midtempo and between the sheets. Lovers of his aforementioned “Talk To Me” album will feel comfortable with this. The style is reminiscent of the best tracks from the excellent New Birth CD that I reviewed a year ago.
“Forever” is a consistent effort and shows us that this man has not lost any of his magic. I rate most of this album and can therefore highly recommend it. OK, it is definitely an independent sounding effort, but this adds to its charm and has a touch of the late 80s to it, which is something that definitely does not disagree with my sensibilities.
The opening track wins from the opening bars – a real classy modern soul cut that has garnered some interest and airplay – especially on Starpoint Radio by our old friend, Andreas Hellingh. Lew’s song is a conciliatory one towards a gossiping lover who’s darkening his name about town. Very sporting of you, old chap and a great song to boot. “Missing You” drops the tempo with a note of melancholy and a heap of remorse but thankfully a velvet smooth delivery and quality tune to carry it.