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Florence Rawlings

A Fool In Love

Debut album from 21-year old Londoner and latest vehicle for Mike Batt of Wombles fame

ADM rating[?]: 5.1
Label: Dramatico
UK Release date: 18/01/2010

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8.0 | The Digital Fix

Florence Rawlings has been compared to Dramatico label-mate Katie Melua, but there is no comparison. Rawlings is by far the most vocally talented of the two singers and where Melua melds banality with irritation
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6.0 | The Irish Times

Rawlings has a superb voice, lying somewhere between Duffy and Gladys Knight, and she draws inspiration from the Motown end of the musical spectrum
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5.0 | Independent on Sunday

...full-on post-Duffy "soul", with the kind of smoky voice to put pound signs in the eyes of X Factor judges
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4.0 | The Observer

While there's no denying the power of her voice, the faultless warble soundtracked by Batt's plodding arrangements is utterly soulless
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4.0 | The Line Of Best Fit

...this attempt at soul is about as soulless as they come. From the beginning to the end, this album feels cynical and manufactured, too pristine and sterile to convey the emotion Rawlings’ melisma is probably meant to
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