Queen of the Highway by Morel (CD, Jul-2004, Yoshitoshi)

Album Features
UPC:	704865100522
Artist:	Morel
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2004
Record Label:	Yoshitoshi
Genre:	Dance, R&B

Track Listing
1. Cabaret
2. Cabaret, Pt. 2 - (Part Two)
3. Over
4. Ride
5. Dreaming of L.A.
6. Funny Car
7. True - (Deep Dish Mix)
8. Queen of the Highway, The
9. Under
10. Mean Time
11. All of the Sweet Ones
12. Big Blue Caddy
13. World Set Free, A
14. Wake-Up

Details
Playing Time:	57 min.
Producer:	Deep Dish, Richard Morel
Distributor:	Caroline Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Morel: Richard Morel (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, programming); John Allen (guitar); Rob Black (drums); Dwayne Tyree (percussion, background vocals).Additional personnel: David J (bass, background vocals); Deep Dish (programming); Eric Carter (background vocals).Personnel: Richard Morel (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, programming); John Allen (guitar); Robert Black (drums); Deep Dish (drum programming); David J, Eric Carter (background vocals).Audio Mixer: Richard Morel.Audio Remixer: Deep Dish.Photographers: David Armstrong; Richard Morel.Putting a face on the often-anonymous thump of club music can be a dicey proposition. Where others have tried and failed, though, star remixer Richard Morel succeeds, with an impressively ambitious debut loaded with pop hooks, a bit of rock swagger, and the propulsive beats you'd expect from a pal of DJ team Deep Dish. But what makes the project unique, and supplies its darkly decadent veneer, is the lyrics, which delve into homoerotica and America's shadowy fringes with intelligence and storytelling skill. There's a sense of fatalism that infects even the should-be smash hit "Ride," a hip-hop-fueled love song that reminds its intended "If I should die/You got someone real tough to watch out for you," but there's no arguing with the narrative gifts behind the gorgeously seedy "All of the Pretty Ones," a trumpet-laced, deep house meditation on life as a hustler. The combination of ear candy and genuine smarts on display here is rare indeed; rarer still is to find dance music this personalized -- and personal. ~ Dan LeRoy

Editorial Reviews
8 out of 10 - ...Morel is a true chameleon, capable of bringing together roots-of-clubbing musical styles with his literary lyrics and soft-sell nasally intonations...
Alternative Press (20020101)