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I recall that at some point, around the time when it became clear that Martine McCutcheon was going to leave her role in Eastenders in order to pursue a singing career, I heard her on a TV show demonstrating that, unlike many a soap star, she actually could sing. Just as well, it turned out, since her character was ultimately killed off, apparently against the wishes of the actress.
What she couldn't really do, though, was write songs, so she ended up at the mercy of the material handed to her. Some of her album tracks were collaborations with the singer-songwriter duo Ben & Jason, which might have been interesting to hear, but somebody seems to have slipped up badly in the choice of single material, hence the relative brevity of her chart career. 'I've Got You' is a case in point, coming over like an even less interesting version of the Lighthouse Family. To her credit, McCutcheon makes a valiant effort, and resists the temptation to oversing in an attempt to compensate for the material, but the ultimate effect is still of rather a non-event.
I suppose this is the sort of record that really brings home why I put the word "challenge" in the name of this blog. It's not bad, or anything, it's just a struggle to find anything interesting to say.
Also appearing on: Now 43, 45, 47, 48
Available on: You, Me & Us
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