Gary Hughes - Decades

On the same day (March 12, 2021) as his solo album Waterside (click here for reading the review of Waterside) , British singer Gary Hughes will release a double compilation called Decades. This compilation looks back on thirty years of solo career of the legendary singer of Ten.

Video of It Must Be Love

The twenty-nine tracks of these 2 CDs therefore go through Gary's career through the albums Precious Ones, Veritas, Once And Future Kings Parts I and II, Gary Hughes and some rarities that were only released in Japan in the EP In Your Eyes.

And it is by listening and re-listening to these songs that we realize that Gary Hughes is an exceptional singer and composer. Gary Hughes was born in England in 1964. He started his career in 1989 by releasing a solo album called Big Bad Wolf then he founded Ten with Vinny Burns (future Dare). With Ten, to date, he will release fourteen albums.

Video of The Miracle Is You

But we're talking here Gary Hughes' solo career and the twenty-nine tracks perfectly showcase the quality of Gary's solo records, his sense of composition and his vocal talent. The best of abound with melodic but powerful tracks like Wrecking Machine, Veritas, Seducer, Dragon Island Cathedral, punchy and sexy tracks like Perfect Ten, This Thing of Beauty, melodic rock tracks like In Your Eyes, and of course irresistible ballads. like The night when love died, Look at the Rain. Put your headphones on and let yourself go while listening to the AOR It Must Be Love. And quietly finish listening to the first CD.

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The second CD starts strong with Blonde Angel '93, a melodic mid tempo with very nice backing vocals and big guitars. Everything is pleasing to the ear, Give My Love A Try, Divided We Fall, the very long All I Want Is You, to the fabulous The Miracle Is You through the ballad Lies. The second CD ends with a very nice Synchronicity and an All Fall Down sung a capella.

Video of Blonde Angel '93

Nice idea from the Frontiers Music label to recap in two CDs the prolific solo career of Gary Hughes, in order to get to know him better or to discover him. Or rediscover him.

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Tracklist:

CD1
First Light
Wrecking Machine
Perfect Ten
In Your Eyes
Veritas
Dragon Island Cathedral
The Night The Love Died
This Thing Of Beauty
Seducer
Look At The Rain
It Must Be Love
We Walk With Angels
Heart Of A Woman
The Everlasting Light
Precious Ones

CD2
Blonde Angel 93’
I Won’t Break Your Heart
Give My Love A Try
The Colours Of My Life
Divided We Fall
All I Want Is You
Wide Awake In Dreamland
There By The Grace Of The Gods (Go I)
Lies
The Miracle Is You
Be My Fantasy Tonight
This Time
Synchronicity
All Fall Down

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