User:Alexcalamaro/Dangerous Game (album)
| Dangerous Game | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by Mary Weiss | |
| Released | March 6, 2007 |
| Studio | Coyote Studios, Brooklyn, NY |
| Genre | Rock , Pop[1] |
| Length | 40:17 |
| Label | Norton Records |
| Producer | Greg Cartwright |
Dangerous Game, is an album by Mary Weiss released by Norton Records in 2007.[2]
A positive received album, Weiss was backed by The Reigning Sound.[1]
Background
[edit]Mary Weiss was the lead singer of the 1960s girl group The Shangri-Las, that released a number of hit pop songs between 1964 and 1966. After their split in 1968, Weiss gave up singing, and worked for an architectural firm and as a commercial interior designer.[3]
In 2005, Weiss left her job to return to music. She was persuaded to record a solo album, despite having not sung in almost 20 years. She recalled that she didn't even sing along to the car radio.[3]
Production
[edit]Initially I didn’t know how I’d feel about recording again. But when I walked back into the studio, I felt like I was home.
– Mary Weiss, 2007[4]
Billy Miller, manager at Norton Records met Weiss at a party in 2005 for Rhino Records' box set One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found. In 2007 she contacted him, and suggested that she might be up for recording again. Miller proposed the Memphis garage rock band the Reigning Sound as collaborators, and Weiss after download the band's catalog, gave her approval.[5]
Track list
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Heart Is Beating" | Greg Cartwright | 2:59 |
| 2. | "Nobody Knows (But I Do)" | Dave Abramson / Andy Maltz | 2:33 |
| 3. | "Break It One More Time" | Greg Cartwright | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Stop and Think It Over" | Greg Cartwright | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Cry About the Radio" | Greg Cartwright | 2:28 |
| 6. | "You're Never Gonna See Me Cry" | Billy Miller / Andy Shernoff | 3:50 |
| 7. | "Dangerous Game" | Greg Cartwright | 2:30 |
| 8. | "Don't Come Back" | Greg Cartwright | 3:33 |
| 9. | "I Just Missed You" | Andrew Robertson | 2:57 |
| 10. | "Stitch in Time" | Greg Cartwright | 3:20 |
| 11. | "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" | John Felice / Richard Oakes | 3:90 |
| 12. | "Heaven Only Knows" ([a]) | Jeff Barry / Ellie Greenwich | 2:21 |
| 13. | "I Don't Care" | Greg Cartwright | 2:25 |
| 14. | "You Can Stay with Me" ([b]) | Greg Cartwright | 3:23 |
| Total length: | 40:17 | ||
The streaming version of the album has the song "A Certain Guy" as bonus track.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Pitchfork |    [6] |
The reception of the album was generally positve.
Pitchfork critic Jess Harvell praised the album summarizing : "from Cartwright's reverent licks to Weiss' surprisingly sturdy vocals, Dangerous Game is a small, self-contained triumph, an understated comeback", and that "the sunny throwback simplicity of the music is what makes Dangerous Game great."[6]
Will Harris writing for Q magazine, described it as "a collection of songs which took the classic Shangri-Las sound and melded them with garage-rock sensibilities" , and noted that "the end result was critically acclaimed, and [...] helped reestablish her reputation as one of the most memorable female vocalists to emerge during the 1960s."[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Reprising the Shangri-Las's song released in their 1965 album Shangri-Las-65!
- ^ The song ends with the sound of seagulls, a nod to The Shangri-Las's first hit Remember (Walking in the Sand)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Sendra, Tim (March 6, 2007). "Dangerous Game – Mary Weiss | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Mary Weiss". Norton Records. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ a b "Mary Weiss obituary". The Times. 2024-07-27. Archived from the original on 2024-07-27. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ Edwards, Gavin (2024-01-20). "Mary Weiss Left Music for 40 Years -- And the Public Eye". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ^ "Shangri-Las' Weiss, leader of a comeback". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 2024-04-12. Archived from the original on 2024-04-12. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
- ^ a b Nast, Condé. "Mary Weiss: Dangerous Game". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
- ^ Harris, Will (2024-01-22). "R.I.P., Mary Weiss: Vocalist Best Known for Fronting the Shangri-Las ('Leader of the Pack'), Dead at 75". Q Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
External links
[edit]For future use
[edit]- https://www.npr.org/2007/03/06/7728783/mary-weiss-comes-back-for-a-dangerous-game
- https://www.vintageguitar.com/3196/mary-weiss-dangerous-game/
- https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/301516/reviewed-mary-weiss-dangerous-game/
- https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/mar/16/popandrock1
Cover:
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