LISA STANSFIELD - Face Up (2001) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Face Up is Lisa Stansfield's first offering for the new millennium, and on this disc she treads similar waters as on previous albums, except for a few more adventurous outings. The album's first single, "Let's Just Call It Love," incorporates the British garage 2step beats introduced to Americans and popularized earlier in 2001 by fellow Brit Craig David, and makes for an unusual but interesting leadoff single. The album's opener, "I've Got Something Better," is classic, funky Lisa Stansfield at her best, and the song gets more and more fun with each repeated listening. Other standouts include the Burt Bacharach-ish show-stopping ballad "How Could You?," the pleading "Don't Leave Now I'm in Love," and the set's most obvious hit, the breezy, disco-laced anthem "8-3-1." The title track is the album's requisite Barry White tribute, and the album's irresistibly funky closer, "All Over Me," is this set's answer to her previous album's "The Line." This disc does have its share of filler, including the Destiny's Child-sounding "Boyfriend," which is quite immature for a sophisticated gal like Lisa, and the silly ditty "Candy." Stansfield's pipes get quite gritty on the ballad "Didn't I," and "Wish on Me" is as sensitive and acoustic as the "Rochdale Queen" gets. Once again, this reliable singer, without straying too far from her signature formula, delivers a high-quality set, despite the presence of a few dull moments. by Jose F. Promis  
Tracklist 1 :
1    I've Got Something Better    4:24
Richard Darbyshire / Ian Devaney / Lisa Stansfield
2    Let's Just Call It Love    4:16
Richard Darbyshire / Ian Devaney / Lisa Stansfield
3    You Can Do That    4:16
Richard Darbyshire / Ian Devaney / Lisa Stansfield
4    How Could You?    4:33
Richard Darbyshire / Ian Devaney / Lisa Stansfield
5    Candy    5:05
Richard Darbyshire / Ian Devaney / Lisa Stansfield
6    I'm Coming To Get You    3:54
Richard Darbyshire / Ian Devaney / Lisa Stansfield
7    8-3-1    4:24
Richard Darbyshire / Ian Devaney / Lisa Stansfield
8    Wish On Me    4:49
Richard Darbyshire / Ian Devaney / Lisa Stansfield
9    Boyfriend    4:44
Richard Darbyshire / Ian Devaney / Lisa Stansfield
10    Don't Leave Now I'm In Love    4:17
Richard Darbyshire / Ian Devaney / Lisa Stansfield
11    Didn't I?    4:51
Richard Darbyshire / Ian Devaney / Lisa Stansfield
12    Face Up    4:52
Richard Darbyshire / Ian Devaney / Lisa Stansfield
13    When The Last Sun Goes Down    3:56
Richard Darbyshire / Ian Devaney / Lisa Stansfield
Credits :
Conductor – Brian Byrne
Guitar, Backing Vocals, Arranged By – Richard Darbyshire
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Arranged By – Lisa Stansfield
Producer, Mixed By, Keyboards, Guitar, Programmed By, Arranged By – Ian Devaney
Strings – Irish Film Orchestra