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Released | 1993 | |||
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Label | Sony Soho Square | |||
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The Guardian | (favorable) [1] |
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Pauline is the debut solo album by British-Jamaican former the Chimes singer Pauline Henry, released by Sony Soho Square in 1993. The album features the singles "Too Many People", "Feel Like Making Love", "Can't Take Your Love" and "Watch the Miracle Start". It peaked at No. 45 on the UK Official Charts.
Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian complimented the debut album as "an appealing collage of pop and dramatic funk. Henry turns her massive voice to house ('Revolution'), Aretha-ish gospel ('Too Many People') and cocktail-hour soul ('Now I've Been to Paradise') with equal aplomb." [1] Claire Armitt from Smash Hits gave it a top score of five out of five and named it "a brilliant debut album". [4] David Toop from The Times wrote, "Now a soloist, [Pauline Henry] is recording songs with more substance than the near-exhausted formula of wailing a soulful vocal over a danceable groove. She has drawn from 25 tracks for her first solo venture. There is a strong 1970s feel with a contemporary edge, particularly on the old hit 'Feel Like Making Love', and Ian Levine's bouncy disco production of 'I've Got a Feeling'." [5]
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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UK Albums Chart (OCC) [6] | 45 |