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List Price: $18.98 | | Label: Cherry Pop
Salesrank: 46322
Released: October 2, 2006 |
| Our Price: $9.55 |
| Used Price: $12.72 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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The Lover in Me Track Listing:
1. No Deposit, No Return
2. Lover in Me
3. Follow My Rainbow
4. Without You
5. If It's Meant to Last
6. Days Like This
7. One Love
8. 101
9. Cool Love
10. Fire and Rain
11. Lover in Me [Extended Dub Version][*][Version]
12. Days Like This [7" Version]][*][Version]
13. 101 [Remix][*][Mix]
14. No Deposit No Return [Radio Edit][Edit][*]
Editorial Review:
First time on CD for this 1988 album now featuring four bonus tracks. Produced by Baby Face and LA Reid with contributions from Prince, Angela Winbush and Jellybean. 2006.
The Lover in Me Reviews:
"The Lover In Me" is an excellent Pop/R&B Album 
2009-03-27 - It was several years ago when I first heard the "The Lover In Me" twice on a couple of Urban AC format radio stations. From then onward I wanted to experience the album this delicious slice of Urban/Dance-pop came from.
I ordered the album brand new in December 2008. As the first song thundered through my boombox, I rose and started to dance. The album is consistantly pleasant. While, I was not immediately impressed by "Without You" and "Cool Love", they grew on me with repeat listen. Every song on this album gets 10 stars from me. "Without You", rates as a 9.5. I rate "Cool Love" an 8. It is plesantly catchy but not a standout track. "101" both in the original version and the David Morales Mix included here are absolutely fabulous! Sheena gives a exburantly, emotive, powerhouse vocal performance that leave little doubt it of her immense vocal skill. "One Love" should have been a single because it bit more hard hitting overall. I prefered it over "Days Like That" at first, but I enjoy both songs. The albums two ballads, the smooth "Follow My Rainbow" and the tender mid paced "Fire And Rain" show her capable of performing Rhythm and Blues and Soul with more skill and emotion than some R&B singers. Overall, "The Lover In Me" is a worthy addition to any music collection. If you enjoy Urban/Dance-pop songs and solid soulful ballads, I recommend this album highly!
Reissue of a great cd
2008-10-12 - Sheena Easton is a great talent with great versatility and awesome vocals. This set was from the 80's when her popularity was lessening. One listen to this and you will wonder why for this is an amzing set. Music at that time was trendy but she managed to create a cohesive set of quality dance tracks, r@b and ballads. All the songs have true substance and utilize her amazing range so the recording remains timeless.
The hit of course was the title track THE LOVER IN ME but there are many standouts here. NO DEPOSIT, NO RETURN is a very catchy uptempo number, FOLLOW MY RAINBOW is a beautiful ballad and DAYS LIKE THIS and FIRE AND RAIN are great r@b tracks. The best song here though is 101 where Sheena gives one of her best performances. The song is intense, sensual and uses all her talents.
The remastering here is excellent and provides great sound quality. There are also 4 bonus tracks of dance remixes. This cd is a must for all Sheena Easton fans. I wish all her albums would be reissued with the sound quality here.
From Country to R&B Hip Hop
2008-09-22 - In 1981 Sheena made her debut with her country hit song Morning Train until 1984 she met and dated Prince which she emerged from Country to R&B and Hip Hop with the controversal hit single Sugar Walls. In 1988 Sheena enlisted help besides Prince from Babyface, Jellybean and Soulstress Angela Winbush to record an all R&B album. overall I love this album especially the follow up with What Comes Natrually.
No Deposit No Return- I love this track best opening of a all R&B album which segues into
The Lover In Me- Love the video and she wore the same dress as the album cover. Besthit single
Follow My Rainbow- A song from Miami Vice and a very confident song about finding yourself and 1/3 ballads of this album.
Without You- An Angela Winbush song for Sheena, very outstanding and beautiful track 2/3 ballad of the album
If It's Meant To LAst- Very bashing track by Jellybean and Freestyle hit song especially the chorus
Days Like This- Another Babyface track penned and best song especially the video.
One Love - a duet with The Deele and Karyn White and last Babyface track I got to give to Babyface.
101- Very scary and creepy song about missing someone 100 nights and 101 wont do no good. person who's behinf this is Joey Coco(Prince) 1/2
Cool Love- I don't know who did this song Babyface or Prince?
Fire and Rain- last ballad and nice quiet storm song by Angela Winbush
nice to have a reissue, but what a mess up with some of the bonus tracks 
2007-05-17 - Some of Sheena's other CD reissues have done right with the bonus tracks (for instance, both the extended and dub mixes from the original 12" of Telefone on "Best Kept Secret"), but here, we get wasted space with 7" versions of 2 of the tracks. Both "Days Like This" and "No Deposit No Return" were available in extended remixes, and THOSE mixes should have been on here instead of radio edits! As for "The Lover In Me" dub, of course the actual extended version should have been on here. On the bright side, I'd consider this 'dub' an ALTERNATE extended mix because it is actually not a traditional dub---it has all the vocals!
Great....
2007-03-19 - I have always admired Sheena Easton, but her performance on the series Miami Vice was wonderful. If you haven't seen the series rent the DVD and watch her in the 5 episodes. The music in this CD is far above my expectations. Get it if you can. Beckie Huber
