7/22/2023 0 Comments Atomic kitten feel so goodThe Way That You Are follows, bringing us back to a bass-heavy RnB slick track. This really should have made it as a single, as it surely would have given them another huge hit. This is their equivalent to S Club 7’s Don’t Stop Movin’, and has some harmony and musical echoes of ABBA too. There’s handclaps, funky bass, wah wah, breathy vocals, and flittering violins. At times it vocally reminds me of Natalie Imbruglia.ĭisco comes bursting back in for Softer The Touch, as the tempo picks up again. Despite it’s well trodden path, it gave them a #4 hit. This acted as their fourth and final single from this album. The song gave them a #2 UK hit single.Įighth track Love Doesn’t Have To Hurtfollows this, and is a bit of a middle-of-the-road song. Brilliant, despite the obligatory 00’s ballad key change. This mid-tempo, soft song, is really cosy and warm, and definitely fits the lyrics. Looping acoustic guitars help to justify the crackling vinyl as you realise that it’s pretending to have vinyl scratching. What is probably a trademark Atomic Kitten beat (at least here on this album), sits perfectly underneath yet more warm, rich vocals. There’s a nice affected synth, with some crackling vintage vinyl all helping to show off the more mature sound that the Kittens can pull off with ease. Third single (a Double A) The Last Goodbyeis up next. This is very catchy and probably should have made it as a single. There’s even a Hanson moment of ‘Yeeaaaaaahhhhh’. This is a really nice up-beat, bright song, with oodles of ‘ oooh’ing and Britney-esque groaning ‘oh’s vocal harmonies. The slick RnB-ish beat returns, giving us a song that feels a bit like an X Factor winner’s single.Ī nice thick bassline ushers in next song The Moment You Leave Me, as a little acoustic guitar sequence teases. Walking On The Water is up next, which opens with a tinkling synth and an almost underwater submarine sound before a wave of strings arrive. The Kittens handle it perfectly though, and it bounces along with ease like all light pop songs should. This track was co-written by Kylie Minogue and donated to the group – but it’s easy to imagine Kylie singing this one. The pace picks up again for the title track Feels So Good, which has some really nice synth sounds as the bit races on. Apparently there’s also a version in Spanish. This is a pretty faithful cover of Blondie’s version, given a fresh beat and vocal. This is followed by their huge hit, The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling) which is a cover of the Blondie hit, and The Paragons 1967 original (no, I hadn’t realised that, either). Natasha, Jenny and Liz all put in a great vocal performance and harmonise perfectly. The song flows perfectly through the verse, with more than a generous nod to the disco era with some funky bass and strings thrown in. This song is far more bouncy and up-beat, and has a welcoming echo of Kylie’s huge hit Can’t Get You Out Of My Head, which he co-wrote with Cathy Dennis. Next up is Love Won’t Wait, co-written by 00’s pop svengali Rob Davis. At times, it reminds me of some of the softer Sugababes and Billie Piper songs. It’s full of acoustic guitars and strings, as the Kittens effortlessly sing over the top. This 14 track album begins with lead single It’s OK!, which is quite a mellow, slick little pop song. Atomic Kitten’s 2002 album, Feels So Good.
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