Big Girls Don't Cry (The Weather Girls album)
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Big Girls Don't Cry is an album by American music duo The Weather Girls, released in 1985. Being the group's final album on Columbia Records,[1] it turned to influences from 1960's sounds. Nevertheless, it was less successful than its predecessor, Success (1983).[2]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | B[3] |
Writing for AllMusic, Ron Wynn gave a mixed review to the record, describing the songs on it as "formula pop-soul and dance filler." Wynn also stated that group "never really were allowed to showcase their real personalities or styles."[1] Music critic Robert Christgau thought that the duo "takes it one step further and make soul a cartoon, with the title cut the masterstroke." Christgau further commented: "They'll cop material anywhere--debut single's from Jesse Winchester. And if at first their tricks seem inspired, by the time you get to Creedence and Neil Sedaka they're beginning to sound obvious."[3]
Track listing
- "Lock Me Up" (D. James, M. Bolton) – 4:16
- "Big Girls Don't Cry" (R. Crewe, R. Gaudio) – 3:25
- "Well-A-Wiggy" (J. Winchester) – 4:31
- "No One Can Love You More Than Me" (T. Britten, B. Livsey) – 4:55
- "Down on the Corner" (J. Fogerty) – 3:56
- "March" (P. Zizzo) – 3:39
- "Laughter in the Rain" (N. Sedeka, P. Cody) – 3:15
- "You Can Do It" (E. Sands, R. Germinaro, B. Weisman) – 4:28
Personnel
- The Weather Girls – vocals
- L. Leon Pendarvis – arrangements
- Joe Venneri – audio engineering, associate producer, mixing
- Jeff Kent – producer, mixing
- Hank Medress – producer
- Charles Koppelman – executive producer
References
- ^ a b c Wynn, Ron. "The Weather Girls - Big Girls Don't Cry". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ^ Pilchak, ANgela (2005). Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music. Cengage Gale. p. 193. ISBN 0787680656.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "The Weather Girls". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
External links
- Big Girls Don't Cry at Discogs (list of releases)