Binding: Vinyl
EAN: 0602517669697
Label: Polydor Group
Manufacturer: Polydor Group
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Polydor Group
Release Date: March 31, 2008
Running Time: 38 minutes
Studio: Polydor Group

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Disc 1:

1. Rockferry
2. Warwick Avenue
3. Serious
4. Stepping Stone
5. Syrup & Honey
6. Hanging On Too Long
7. Mercy
8. Delayed Devotion
9. I'm Scared
10. Distant Dreamer

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
Rockferry, the Welsh singer's lovingly constructed debut album, has already succeeded beyond expectations, and although Duffy may not quite be the ingénue portrayed by a clever press campaign (she nearly won a local television talent show a few years back while a single credited to Aimee Duffy is still available on iTunes) she is surely the most appealing of the current flood of young soul sirens. The astonishing title track, co-written by Bernard Butler, sounded like a lost transmission that had taken decades to get through as soon as it hit radio last year. But the gently rolling soul ballad "Stepping Stone", that strapping, inescapable monster hit "Mercy", the ice cool "Serious" (the one time she really does channel the spirit of Dusty Springfield) and the wistful, elegant "Warwick Avenue" are similarly effective. Suggestions by some that Rockferry is little more than sixties pastiche are churlish. Butler's previous work with David McAlmont (featured here as a backing singer) showed his skill at writing and arranging the dramatic, while her other collaborators such as Steve Booker and the team of Jimmy Hogarth and Eg White are hardly lightweights. But despite some wonderful orchestral settings, it's Duffy's terrific voice that makes this so satisfying, even overpowering Butler's exquisitely underplayed guitar work on "Rockferry" itself. Growling the blues on "Syrup & Honey" or belting it out over his lovingly arranged wall of sound on "Distant Dreamer", she sets the tone throughout, several of her songs dealing with escape, both physical and romantic. The sound of someone singing herself to stardom, Rockferry is at times genuinely amazing. Steve Jelbert




Rating: - Vibrato anybody?
I don't think she's got a good voice at all, she squawks lazily like a doped up duck. Why doesn't she just try singing instead of warbling?

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Rating: - Simply stunning
I bought this album as a chance puchase based upon a magazine article that I had read about her. I was unaware of the hype and as they don't play very many of her songs on Classic FM and Radio 4, was also unaware of her music!! The melodies are soulful and her voice mature beyond her years. I just love this album: sad but uplifting - how's that for an oxymoron. Yes it took me back to my childhood in the 60s. I would love for her to cover "Ferry 'cross the Mersey". Comparisons to other artists such ... Read More

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Rating: - Not exactly duff but not great either
The girl is a talent, proudly celtic, and I wouldn't kick her out of bed, as they say, but hmm, sorry, the material, for me is just too unoriginal sounding. She seems to fancy herself as a Dusty revivalist but it's just all too obvious for me. She's got the voice and the looks, but I can't help thinking, after hearing this album that she's also got the style manager and the music manager. I think the woman is every bit as produced as her music, and boy, isn't her music produced! I'd like to see her ... Read More

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Rating: - That hideous vibrato.....
Duffy seems to be a likeable young lady and can sing in tune - but, in truth, her voice is extremely thin and harsh, and somebody has told her that it is OK to end every, and I mean every, line with a slow-motion vibrato. Duffy, it's just horrible, and the recent live apperance as a Jools Holland special was just unlistenable for that very reason. Why y y y y y do do do do do you hoo hoo hoo hoo doo doo doo doo i i i i i t?

Rockferry is by far the best track: the hit Mercy is pretty bland. ... Read More

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Rating: - 24 going on 44
When I first heard 'Mercy' I didn't like it because I thought the background riff sounded too much like the one from 'Stand By Me' and, for me, it didn't quite work. Also, it is too easy to compare the latest female singing sensation to Dusty Springfield or Amy W which isn't fair on anyone concerned. Then I heard 'Warwick Avenue' and my interest was piqued (I had just split up with someone who lived in that part of London). Still I was waiting for something more.

Then I head 'Stepping Stone' ... Read More

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