Big Girls Don't Cry is an album by American music duo the Weather Girls, released in 1985. It was the group's final album on Columbia Records,.[1] The music drew on influences from 1960's sounds. It was less successful than its predecessor, Success (1983).[2]
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| Released | 1985 | |||
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| Length | 32:25 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B[3] |
Writing for AllMusic, Ron Wynn gave a mixed review to the record, describing the songs on it as "formula pop-soul and dance filler." Wynn also stated that group "never really were allowed to showcase their real personalities or styles."[1] Music critic Robert Christgau thought that the duo "takes it one step further and make soul a cartoon, with the title cut the masterstroke." Christgau further commented: "They'll cop material anywhere--debut single's from Jesse Winchester. And if at first their tricks seem inspired, by the time you get to Creedence and Neil Sedaka they're beginning to sound obvious."[3]
Track listing
edit- "Lock Me Up" (Doug James, Michael Bolton) – 4:16
- "Big Girls Don't Cry" (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio) – 3:25
- "Well-A-Wiggy" (Jesse Winchester) – 4:31
- "No One Can Love You More Than Me" (Terry Britten, Billy Livsey) – 4:55
- "Down on the Corner" (John Fogerty) – 3:56
- "March" (Peter Zizzo) – 3:39
- "Laughter in the Rain" (Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody) – 3:15
- "You Can Do It" (Evie Sands, Richard Germinaro, Ben Weisman) – 4:28
Personnel
edit- The Weather Girls
- Izora Armstead - lead vocals
- Martha Wash - lead vocals
- Musicians
- Elliott Randall, Georg Wadenius, Scott Zito - electric guitar
- Elliott Randall, Jesse Winchester - acoustic guitar
- David Sanborn - alto saxophone
- Gregg Mangiafico - synthesizer programming
- Leon Pendarvis – acoustic piano, drum and synthesizer programming, arrangements
- Sammy Merendino - drum programming
- Jimmy Maelen - additional percussion
- Carl Hall, Izora Armstead, Martha Wash, Ula Hedwig - backing vocals
- Technical
- Joe Venneri – audio engineering, associate producer, mixing
- Jeff Kent – producer, mixing
- Hank Medress – producer
- Charles Koppelman – executive producer
- John Berg - art direction
- Gary Heery - photography
References
edit- ^ a b c Wynn, Ron. "The Weather Girls - Big Girls Don't Cry". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ^ Pilchak, ANgela (2005). Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music. Cengage Gale. pp. 193. ISBN 0787680656.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "The Weather Girls". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
External links
edit- Big Girls Don't Cry at Discogs (list of releases)