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Promis 2

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With his first album, Jose Promis introduced us to his Jacques Brel-inspired world of theatrical performance, kept just the right side of camp by his eloquent lyrics and powerful voice. Promis 2 is more of the same but perhaps slightly darker in mood than before.

'29 Again' is a dramatic opener, a drily humorous look at how life never really gets better as you grow older. Accompanied by some lavish keyboard parts, 'Endless Road And Moonlit Night' is another strong song whereas 'Drinking Alone' strips back the instrumentation with only Promis' piano and a mandolin for company. Better still is 'A Has-Been That Never Was' featuring a vulnerable Promis vocal and a lovely rolling piano melody. Elsewhere, 'For Respect' is touching when it could have been trite in less careful hands whilst 'Lovers For One Night' and 'We Did Nothing But Laugh' are delivered with the required tenderness. 'Promis 2' is too long an album to take in one sitting but overall it's the slower, subtler songs that should ensure Promis has a future beyond the reputation of a showman.

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  Track Listing
01 29 Again
02 Endless Road And Moonlit Night
03 Drinking Alone
04 Back In June
Standout Track A Has-Been That Never Was
06 Our Day Will Come
07 For Respect
08 My Best Friend
09 Memories & Souvenirs
10 For Now, Forever & Always
11 Lovers For One Night
12 Nothing's So Bad It Can't Get Worse
13 To Hear A Melody
14 We Did Nothing But Laugh
15 With Some Us Blessed
16 Drinking Alone (Reprise)
17 En Juin
18 Toujours 29 Ans

Standout Track = Standout Track

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