Silvetti
The Sensual Sound of Silvetti Spring Rain (LP)
RECORD LABEL / RELEASE INFO
Salsoul Records (US) / 1977 / SZS 5516
LP-album 33 ⅓ rpm Vinyl record
Genre: Dance
MUSICIAN, PRODUCTION & RECORDING STUDIO CREDITS
Producer: Rafael Trabuchelli
Arranged and conducted by Bebu Silvetti
SONGS - TRACKLISTING
Side A
1. Spring Rain 5:52
2. Primitive Man 5:25
3. A Smile At Dawn 4:37
4. Two Cups of Coffee 3:55
Side B
1. Voyage of No Return 5:51
2. Coconut Rain 4:28
3. Fortune Teller 5:31
4. Contigo 4:29
MUSIC REVIEW & RECORD COLLECTOR NOTES
This Silvetti album from 1977 is remixed by Tom Moulton with a number of tracks having appeared earlier on the 1976 album "Word Without Words."
Listen to Spring Rain by Silvetti:
Submitted by DiscoMusic.com (3705)
Although "Spring Rain" was never remixed from it's original state, it was shortened for the "World Without Words" LP, which did poorly in sales, vs. the 12" single.
\Next came Sasoul's "Spring Rain" LP, which was a remix version of the original LP from Spain Done to re-include "Voyage Of No Return", as a follow-up track. Quite honestly, if you can get ahold of the original mixes from Spain ("Bebu Silvetti - Lluvia De Primavera", on Hispavox), you'll hear just how much the tracks were watered-down by Moulton's sterile, snoozefest remixes. The originals have bright, rhythmically charged arrangements, with string hits that cut like fine-edged razors. And intricate latin percussions, layered beautifully, that are almost non-existent on the Salsoul incarnations. ("Coconut Rain", too, is infinitely better, in it's original state!) Even on the 2nd time out of the gate, Salsoul managed to bury the most trademark "Silvetti" elements, from his recordings.
And, if you want to hear the arrangement of "Spring Rain", as it was inteneded to sound, buy a Canadian or Espana copy. The US copy's sound quality is only a step away from Mexican pressings.