British pop icon Alison Moyet returns with her first solo album in four years and a highly anticipated Yaz summer reunion tour. Critically acclaimed in the UK, [title]The Turn[/title] will reintroduce her to this side of the pond at "her most fabulous" as noted by The Guardian.

Showcasing various influences from pop, jazz and blues, The Turn sees Moyet at her best and most self-assured. Her trademark, timeless vocals coupled with heartfelt and mature lyrics are poised to take her career to even greater heights. All eleven songs were co-written and produced by multi-instrumentalist and long time musical partner Peter Glenister (Terence Trent D'Arby, Bryan Ferry and Beth Gibbons or Portishead, among others.) Stand-out tracks include; the emotively strong "One More Time," the fun and upbeat "A Guy Like You" and "Anytime at All" which beautifully feature her soaring vocals. Three of the songs ("Smaller," the tango-flavored "Home," and "World Without End") were written for and performed in 2006 for a stage play, "Smaller," in which Moyet starred with Dawn French.

Moyet began her career as the vocalist for the duo Yaz, which catapulted her and partner Vince Clarke to stardom by reinventing the British dance music scene in 1982. In 1984 Alison went out on her own with Alf which garnered her first U.S. Top 40 single with "Invisible." Her subsequent releases- Raindancing (1987), Hoodoo (1991), Essex (1994), Hometime (2002) and Voice (2004)- amassed a variety of awards for Moyet including 3 BRIT Awards and a Grammy nomination. Now with The Turn, critics and fans alike are sure to agree with the UK's Evening Standard who declared the album "worthy of her fabulously expressive voice" with a 4 star review and The Sunday Times simply stated her album was "superb."

1. One More Time
2. Anytime At All
3. The Man In the Wings
4. Can't Say It Like I Mean It
5. It's Not the Thing Henry
6. Fire
7. The Sharpest Corner (Hollow)
8. World Without End
9. Home
10. Smaller
11. A Guy Like You (bonus track for USA pressing, originally only appeared on the UK Special Edition)

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0019FOC4K/?tag=imwan-20

A UK CD-Single for Alison's "One More Time" came out this week.

Tracks: 1.One More Time 2.Fool, Reconsider Me 3.Momma Momma (Live).

Here's the CD single:



2007 release of the first single from the former Yazoo singer and actress' Universal/W14 debut album The Turn. The title song is backed with 'Fool, Reconsider Me' (which was recorded just after the album sessions were wrapped) and a live cover of a Melanie Safka song, 'Momma Momma'. Universal.

1. One More Time
2. Fool, Reconsider Me
3. Momma Momma

Amazon USA:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VJDQBU/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000VJDQBU/?tag=imwan-21

I often wonder why Amazon charges so much more for imports on their U.S. site than you will pay by ordering it direct from the UK site. In this instance, you pay $15 more buying it from the U.S. site.

Sometimes true for the full-lengths as well. It was a happy day when DanO explained that to me ... the shipping from Amazon UK to the States is reasonable enough that it's often the best deal just to order directly from there.

Bump ~ the album is going to be released domestically on July 8th, with a bonus track for the American pressing. See updated details in the first post.

"A Guy Like You" is not a US exclusive -- it's included on the UK "special edition" that I have. Thank goodness; it is the best track on the album and one of the best things she's done in ages.
But I have since seen UK pressings of the CD without it. Maybe it was also a bonus track for the first UK "pressing"? Either way, it's strange, as it was also the second CD single released from this project.

Thanks, David. The original UK solicitation and listings didn't include that track, so I'd assume it was intended only for the UK Special Edition?