Corrine's A Smoothie With Flavours

Corrine Bailey Rae shot to fames back in 2006 with her self titled debute and swept away many of the awards in UK, including MOBO's Best Newcomer and Female Award. Hit singles like "Put Your Records On" and "Like A Star" were worldwide hits and used in many commercials and soundtrack around the world. Most of all, its my favourite Sunday Jazz/Soul soundtrack up till now. Its like a plain milk smoothie, a mixture of light, acoustic, jazz, soul, and pop-orientated sound.

After a hiatus(death of her husband) of almost 3 years from the spolights, she is finally back as a more prominent and independent song writer. Undeniably, with such tragic incident, it manage more or less contribute some inspirations to her follow up sophomore album, The Sea. I hadn't take an insight to her new album as its only release at end of Jan 2010. Judging from the lead single "I'd Do It All Again", I would say its a good choice. According to her, its a ballad inspire by an arguement she had with her husband, and the song is seems a connection from her debut album sound to this new one. I found it still remains the laziness(softness) from her vocal and this time a little more of anger but comforting. Could be compare to the recent heartbreaking ballad fever out there, but she manage to retain her own style. That you won't find it many in Chinese Pop scene.

The sophomore album, "The Sea" is said by critics to be good, and a good departure of her previous sound. I guess it manage maintain the old fans of her previous album.

I'd Do It All Again (Lyric)
Ooh, youre searching for something I know, wont make you happy
Ooh, youre thirsting for something I know, wont make you happy
Ooh, you did it all again, you broke another skin
Its hard to believe this time, hard to believe
That my heart, my hearts an open door... See More
You got all you came for, baby
So weary, someone to love is bigger than your prides worth
Is bigger than the pain you got for it hurts
And out runs all of the sadness
Its terrifying, life, through the darkness
And Id do it all again, Id do it all again
Id do it all again, Id do it all again
You try sometimes but it wont stop
You got my heart and my heads lost, ooh yeah
Ive been burning down these candles for love, for love
So weary, someone to love is bigger than your pride
Ooh, someone to love, mm, someone to love
Someone to love
Ooh, youre searching for something I know, wont make you happy
Ooh