- LP
Byrne & Barnes
An Eye For An Eye
Favorite
- Cat No: FVR118LP
- 2022-11-27
81年作スウィート&アーバンなAOR名盤リイシュー、ストックしました！マッスル・ショールズNO.1のメロディ・メイカーRobert Byrneが最良のパートナーBrandon Barnesと共に創り上げた『An Eye For An Eye』が、メロウ/AOR系良質再発を連発する〈FAVORITE RECORDINGS〉から
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Favorite Recordings proudly presents this new official album reissue of An Eye For An Eye by Byrne & Barnes: A true WestCoast/AOR masterpiece, produced in legendary music city Muscle Shoals (Alabama) and originally only released on Japanese label Climax.
In 1981, Robert Byrne followed up to his 1979 album, Blame It On The Night, by teaming-up with multi-instrumentalist Brendan Barnes to record this rare WestCoast classic. If they never recorded any other music together, both display incredible music career and went on to produce for many famous artists such as Pointer Sisters, Patti Austin, Earth Wind & Fire, Phil Collins, Brian McKnight, or Boyz II Men to name just a few.
An Eye For An Eye features amazing and sophisticated songs, and parades all the elements of the AOR style: a jazzy sometimes fusion approach, with modern soul and groove flavors. If it’s almost unknown in Byrne & Barnes’ country of origins and in most part of the world, it’s become hugely popular and sought-after in Japan and for all WestCoast music lovers.
After Charles Maurice recently selected the song “Love You Out Of Your Mind” in the AOR Global Sounds Vol.2 compilation, it quickly felt obvious for Favorite Recordings to arrange a proper reissue of the full album, including for the first time the vinyl format.
Fully restored and remastered with great attention to sound quality, An Eye For An Eye by Byrne & Barnes is presented in a deluxe vinyl version housed in a tip-on jacket, as CD and in Digital versions.
In 1981, Robert Byrne followed up to his 1979 album, Blame It On The Night, by teaming-up with multi-instrumentalist Brendan Barnes to record this rare WestCoast classic. If they never recorded any other music together, both display incredible music career and went on to produce for many famous artists such as Pointer Sisters, Patti Austin, Earth Wind & Fire, Phil Collins, Brian McKnight, or Boyz II Men to name just a few.
An Eye For An Eye features amazing and sophisticated songs, and parades all the elements of the AOR style: a jazzy sometimes fusion approach, with modern soul and groove flavors. If it’s almost unknown in Byrne & Barnes’ country of origins and in most part of the world, it’s become hugely popular and sought-after in Japan and for all WestCoast music lovers.
After Charles Maurice recently selected the song “Love You Out Of Your Mind” in the AOR Global Sounds Vol.2 compilation, it quickly felt obvious for Favorite Recordings to arrange a proper reissue of the full album, including for the first time the vinyl format.
Fully restored and remastered with great attention to sound quality, An Eye For An Eye by Byrne & Barnes is presented in a deluxe vinyl version housed in a tip-on jacket, as CD and in Digital versions.
Pointer Sisters, Patti Austin, Earth Wind & Fire, Phil Collinsや Boyz II Menなど錚々たるソウル勢をプロデュースしてきたという素晴らしいキャリアを持つ両者。当時は本国での発売をすっ飛ばし、〈Climax Records〉から日本のみでの発売だった本作。FMでも当時たくさん流れていたそうです。確かに、80年代当時の日本のホール&オーツやボビー・コールドウェルなどのAORファンの方には、このフュージョン的なアプローチと、モダンソウルやグルーヴのフレーバーがど真ん中だったのかもしれないですね。ジャケの様に西海岸の青空を感じる爽快で澄んだサウンド。メロディが素晴らしいA3(sample_1),A5,B1(sample_2),B4(sample_3),B5おすすめです (AYAM)