Whenever You Need Somebody - Rick Astley

Hold Me In Your Arms - Rick Astley

In his day Rick Astley was a bit of a catch. Younger audiences swooned over his rich velvet tones while older ladies just wanted to take him home and lock him away for rainy days. This is Rick s second album and has a host of treats for fans of eighties pop music. It opens with She Wants To Dance With Me which is a powerful and at times extravagent pop number with commanding vocals from Rick. He has found a girl who apparently wants to dance with him and he really sounds happy about this. His vocals are warm and tender and there is a real sense of fulfillment in his voice when he belts out the chorus. Take Me To Your Heart is coated in all the glossy Stock Aitken ...

Hold Me In Your Arms - Rick Astley

In his day Rick Astley was a bit of a catch. Younger audiences swooned over his rich velvet tones while older ladies just wanted to take him home and lock him away for rainy days. This is Rick s second album and has a host of treats for fans of eighties pop music. It opens with She Wants To Dance With Me which is a powerful and at times extravagent pop number with commanding vocals from Rick. He has found a girl who apparently wants to dance with him and he really sounds happy about this. His vocals are warm and tender and there is a real sense of fulfillment in his voice when he belts out the chorus. Take Me To Your Heart is coated in all the glossy Stock Aitken ...

Greatest Hits - Rick Astley

Yum! Rick with long hair. Actually, I think I preferred him with his nice auburn quiff. Note I said auburn, not ginger. Rick was at the height of fame in the late nineties, when a gap appeared in the music market for a slightly short looking public schoolboy type with ill fitting blazers and terrible dance moves. Rick fell into the hands of Stock Aitken and Waterman, who effortlessly guided his career for a few years before Rick fell out of favour and out of the charts. This is is best of, so let s remind ourselves what he had to offer. Never Gonna Give You Up is three minutes of pop indulgence as he laments of his loyalty for some lucky lass. Rick s vocals are rich ...

Greatest Hits - Rick Astley

Yum! Rick with long hair. Actually, I think I preferred him with his nice auburn quiff. Note I said auburn, not ginger. Rick was at the height of fame in the late nineties, when a gap appeared in the music market for a slightly short looking public schoolboy type with ill fitting blazers and terrible dance moves. Rick fell into the hands of Stock Aitken and Waterman, who effortlessly guided his career for a few years before Rick fell out of favour and out of the charts. This is is best of, so let s remind ourselves what he had to offer. Never Gonna Give You Up is three minutes of pop indulgence as he laments of his loyalty for some lucky lass. Rick s vocals are rich ...