Moonlight Over Memphis - Marti Pellow

I think this album is fantastic! I was lucky enough to see Marti live a couple of weeks ago and it was amazing. The songs are more 'mature' than alot of his earlier stuff with Wet Wet Wet, and his voice is dead sexy! Come Back Home is brilliant and Let the Sun Walk You Home is great too. The album starts well with Still Standing and continues to hold the listeners interest, right until the end track. I'm so glad I got to hear him sing solo, as opposed to with Wet Wet Wet. The album is a pleasure to listen ...

I am not afraid to admit I like Marti Pellow. I think he has a fabulous soulful voice. However I get frustrated with some of the material he has recorded both in his solo career and with the Wets. He has done a lot of MOR, sickly sweet dross. However when Marti is on full form such as on “Hard To Cry”, the highlight of his debut album and more recently “Walking On Water” from the Wet’s newest Greatest Hits CD, or even his version of “Heaven Help us All” from his original Memphis Sessions way back in 1986 he is hard to beat. His voice is powerful, soulful and just sends shivers down my spine. When I heard he was releasing the album he has always dreamed of recording ...