The Corrs: Talk On Corners - Special Edition : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone

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The Corrs are three Irish sisters and one brother who have seduced the world as a pop band with local folk roots that they neither flaunt nor conceal. They tackle songs as though they've never heard of indirection: "It's reaching through my skin," lead singer Andrea Corr throbs on "Only When I Sleep," a tune about love and misery that, while missing the quicksilver genius of Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn," ascends to that level of passion. This record reconfigures the Corrs' second album, 1997's Talk on Corners, collecting vibrantly unclichTd remixes of tunes like "What Can I Do" and "So Young" by artisans such as K-Klass, Todd Terry and Tin Tin Out, as well as a spiffy revision of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams." Producer Glen Ballard grounds the Corrs on "Queen of Hollywood," forcing an Alanis-like edge where it's unneeded, and the few unremixed David Foster productions are goofy. But otherwise, this is a high-flying reintroduction to some blue-chip popsters. (RS 809)

JAMES HUNTER