Big Dog 92-7 Music Guide

Bigger Than Life

RELEASE
1983
LABEL
Castle Music Ltd.
GENRES
Rhythm & Blues, Motown, Soul, Quiet Storm

Album Review

Put this one near the top of the heap of Lamont Dozier's solo releases. He brought a bag of gimmicks to the studio to complement some top-shelf songs. "Roundtrip Ticket" is a romantic beauty, sweet and melodic with a catchy hook; the title track bounces smoothly along, accented by techno voices; and he changes his modus operandi on "Love Wars," a fast, funky ditty punctuated by slapping bass licks. "Right Where I Wanna Be" and "Second Wind" are above-average ballads. The Hall of Fame songwriter pays homage to Jesus on "Hero of My Heart," concluding an album of strong, well-produced tunes that unfortunately fell by the wayside.
Andrew Hamilton, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Bigger Than Life
  2. Right Where I Wanna Be
  3. On the One
  4. Round Trip Ticket
  5. Love Wars
  6. Call the Wagon
  7. Nowhere to Go But Up
  8. Second Wind
  9. Scarlett O'Hara
  10. Hero of My Heart