Big Dog 92-7 Music Guide

Eyes of a Stranger

RELEASE
1987
LABEL
Capitol
GENRES
Rhythm & Blues, Urban, Funk

Album Review

With group members Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and Antoine "L.A." Reid's popularity increasing, and their productions skills in demand, it was inevitable that this would be the final album by the urban funk ensemble. The LP featured the very credible "Two Occasions"; as Dee gives a depiction of the song through some metaphoric verses, Babyface tenderly intercedes on the pre-hook in support of Dee's lyric. This is the only song on the album that features Babyface on lead. In spite of its superb arrangement and production, the quiet-storm classic peaked at number four after 24 healthy weeks on the charts even though it was worthy of a number-one ranking. The follow-up single, "Shoot 'em Up Movies," has an arrangement that is reminiscent of the golden doo wop era. The creatively composed number peaked at number ten inside of 15 weeks.
Craig Lytle, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Two Occasionshttp://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=283791050&id=283791040
  2. Shoot 'Em up Movieshttp://itunes.apple.com/album/eyes-of-a-stranger/id283791040?uo=5
  3. Let No One Separate Ushttp://itunes.apple.com/album/eyes-of-a-stranger/id283791040?uo=5
  4. Eyes of a Strangerhttp://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=283791105&id=283791040
  5. Can-U-Dancehttp://itunes.apple.com/album/eyes-of-a-stranger/id283791040?uo=5
  6. She Wantedhttp://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=283791161&id=283791040
  7. Hip Chichttp://itunes.apple.com/album/eyes-of-a-stranger/id283791040?uo=5
  8. So Many Thangzhttp://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=283791203&id=283791040
  9. Eyes of a Stranger (Reprise)http://itunes.apple.com/album/eyes-of-a-stranger/id283791040?uo=5
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