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Joe has been playing piano since the age of 8 and has been influenced by, amongst others, Al Green, the Isley Brothers and the late Donny Hathaway... 'Lover' is his first hit single.
Another one that's a bit of a gear change, as if to acknowledge that Now albums usually (though not always) end with a slowie. Unfortunately most of the big ballads had already been dumped in the middle of Disc 1 so we end up with this comparatively minor hit from Joe Roberts (no relation to Juliet, as far as I'm aware), Mancunian soul singer.
"Lover, I've got something for you, I want to give it to you when I get home." Ick. The lyrics aside this isn't a bad record but it's a totally uninteresting one and I can't say I'm surprised that it's been utterly forgotten. It's not very different from a lot of songs that did much better though so I can't entirely account for its failure. It makes for a slightly underwhelming ending to an album that's tended to be OK: there haven't been many tracks on here I've seriously disliked but not a lot that's been truly outstanding either. It also seems strange in retrospect that a compilation covering early 1994 contains no identifiable Britpop - I suppose Primal Scream would be the closest we get.
Anyway, time for the usual embed. 29 complete tracks out of 38 for your listening pleasure or otherwise.
Next month we return to the 80s. I think I've been away from there long enough.
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