13 Apr 2005

Max Graham vs Yes
Owner Of A Lonely Heart

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Yes it's another cover and a fairly straight one in terms of arrangement (which makes a change from the Call On Me looped formula). What sold us on this track is the production - thanks to Steve Tandy of Intermedia for pointing out how delightfully chunky the bottom end is, yet the brilliant original vocal rings through beautifully all the same. The Trevor Horn-produced original has been rocking electro dancefloors for a while apparently, and this new version is already rocking radio and TV playlists nationwide with five weeks still to go to release.

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