Right Back Where We Started From

by Maxine Nightingale

Overview

At age 22, former Jesus Christ Superstar starlet Maxine Nightingale scored a major international smash with the driving R&B ballad "Right Back Where We Started From." Pushed to greater immortality by its appearance in the Paul Newman movie Slap Shot, the song led into Nightingale's solo debut album with a promise that the remainder of the set readily lived up to. Nightingale's infectiously smoky vocals are powerful enough even to overcome some surprisingly weak material. "Everytime I See a Butterfly" really is as mawkish as its title suggests, but Nightingale transforms it into a thing of fragile beauty regardless. She is at her strongest, however, with lyrics that naturally adapt themselves to her sensuous vocal intonation. "(I Think I Wanna) Possess You" and "You Got the Love" are both moody showcases for her dynamic range, while the number 53 hit "You Gotta Be the One" has a infectious allure all of its own. In the long run, Nightingale never truly lived up to the promise that the title track suggested, and it is ironic that, of her three charting albums, her debut was the least successful. It is her finest by far. ~ Amy Hanson

Product Details

Release Date:	04/21/2023
Label:	France
UPC:	6267313017925
Rank:	42246

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Maxine Nightingale   Primary Artist,Vocals
Mike de Alburquerque   Bass
Ken Gold   Vocals (Background)
Pierre Tubbs   Guitar
Kenny Wheeler   Flugelhorn
Frank Ricotti   Vibraphone
John G. Perry   Vocals (Background)
Al Mathews   Vocals (Background)
Peter Hughes   Sax (Baritone)
Rhonge Southern   Vocals,Percussion
Ian Harrison   Trumpet
Vincent Edwards   Percussion
Wilfred Gibson   Conductor
Glenn Nightingale   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Mickey Barker   Guitar
Jeff Seopardie   Drums
David Ulm   Bongos,Congas,Percussion
Bernado Ball   Timbales
Theodore Thunder   Drums
Lynton Naiff   Piano,Clavinet
Pete Kirshaw   Drums,Vocals (Background)
Tony Rivers   Vocals (Background)
Bob Andrews   Clavinet

Technical Credits

Raphael Ravenscroft   Arranger
Roger Bechirian   Engineer
Pierre Tubbs   Artwork,Composer
Dave Murphy   Art Direction
Derek Richards   Artwork,Photography
Vincent Edwards   Composer
Wilfred Gibson   Arranger
Julian Gaillard   Leader
Michael Gardner   Engineer
Bill Skeat   Arranger