CWF

Thu
21
Jun

Bill Champlin Joseph Williams Peter Friestedt - "10 Miles" (Official Audio)

The First Single from the Upcoming CWF Album Feat: BILL CHAMPLIN - JOSEPH WILLIAMS - PETER FRIESTEDT
 
10 MILES (Music: Peter Friestedt Lyric: Randy Goodrum)
 
Bill Champlin Lead & BG Vocals
Joseph Williams Lead & BG Vocals
Peter Friestedt All Guitars
Sebastian Robertson Piano/Keybaords
Johan Granström Bass
Eirik Andre Rydningen Drums
 
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Thu
24
Dec

CWF (Champlin, Williams, Friedstedt) - CWF (Review)

information persons: 
content: 
85%
Produced By: 
CWF
Release Date: 
2015
Released: 
Worldwide
Musical Style: 
AOR / Westcoast
Label: 
AOR Heaven
Artist: 
Score: 
85
Release Year: 
2015
Friday, October 23, 2015
Categories: 
Reviews
 
This is nice little must have for Joseph Williams, Bill Champlin and Peter Friestedt. Peter has of course teamed with Williams before, but most recently the duo became a trio with the addition of Chicago’s Bill Champlin for the Live In Concert release.
This album of all original material is everything the names on the box would suggest.
Fans of Toto’s Seventh One album will love four of the five opening tracks – they are classic Toto AOR with Williams in fine voice.
 
Champlin fans get a taste throughout those songs, but Bill takes lead on Still Around and then again on Nightfly, which is also lush in harmonies and has that strong Toto influence.
Hearts At War is as smooth a ballad as you’ll hear this side of Air Supply’s Greatest Hits.
 
The last three tracks lose it a bit for me, heading out of AOR territory into Westcoast 101 and into a tempo more reserved for those considering their retirement plans.
Still, there’s nothing but class throughout. The 10 tracks are explicably produced and arranged, not to mention the near perfect instrumentation.
 
Some will find the tempo a little slow and mellow and some will find like I did, that the end is just a little too fluffy, but the opening 4-5 songs are just perfect soft AOR.

The new album also includes contributions from Steve Porcaro, Randy Goodrum, Will and Tamara Champlin. This must be a purchase for all card carrying members of the Westcoast Toto fanclub.

 

 
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