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Yes I Am |  | Artist: Melissa Etheridge
Label: Mercury Records Ltd (London)
Category: Music
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 38799
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 44 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 848660
UPC: 042284866026
EAN: 0042284866026
ASIN: B000001G0U
Release Date: September 21, 1993
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | I'm The Only One | | • | If I Wanted To | | • | Come To My Window | | • | Silent Legacy | | • | I Will Never Be The Same | | • | All American Girl | | • | Yes I Am | | • | Resist | | • | Ruins | | • | Talking To My Angel |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
iYes I Am/i is the album that catapulted Melissa Etheridge into superstardom. The 1993 collection's mercilessly driven, bluesy songs--nearly all dripping with sensual lyrics and rousing rhythms--made it the ideal breeding ground for a couple of career-enhancing music videos. The eerily possessive rock ballad "Come to My Window" hit the tube first with a bizarre twofold portrait of Etheridge and her guitar and actress Juliette Lewis having a nervous breakdown. This single brought the album into the public consciousness and was quickly followed by the similarly obsessive, slow-groovin' "I'm the Only One" and the co-dependence-battling "If I Wanted To". But the album's real strength is in the hidden gems untouched by MTV programmers. The slow-building "Silent Legacy", the undulating blues scream "Yes I Am", and the playful, acoustic "Ruins" are what make this album a whole. i--Sally Weinbach/i
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 Strength to strength March 24, 2001
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Melissa Etheridge is clearly moving from strength to strength; her performance becoming ever more polished without losing any of it's lyrical power to evoke the strongest of emotions in her listeners. Silent Legacy is particularly heartshaking - 'Resist' and 'I'm the Only One' also speaking so much for so many of us.pNeither has she lost her ability to make her listeners want to get up and MOVE - particularly in 'All American Girl' and 'Resist' which has the ability to combine evocation of memory and emotion with the strongest of urges to express these in oneself with movement. This is a great gift; too many musicians can do both - but not in the same track at the same time. Topped off by her brilliant guitar - a star - yes, she is!
This CD rocks! December 28, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the first CD I have bought by Melissa Ehteridge, and it will not be the last. She has a powerful voice and honesty to go with it. Her music is filled with raw emotion rarely expressed. Her Yes I Am is down right sensual with her line desire they cannot comprehend. Her rough, smokey voice has been compared with Bruce Springsteen and Janice Joplin; however, she has her own sound. Keep going Melissa!
Yes I am.. in love with this album! August 10, 2006
RD
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is supposed to have been Melissa's biggest album and it's not hard to see why. This is one of the best albums I have ever purchased and I would recommend it to anyone. The whole album is of sing along standard with rocky tunes that speak to each of us in different ways as it dives into the world of relationships and love.
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br /This is a little description of the tracks and how the album plays out but if you're not really interested in such detail scroll down to the last line!
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br /`I'm the only one' starts off the show with a declaration of being the only person who can fulfil another's every need.
br /`If I wanted to' has a fun play on lyrics with a `I'm quite capable of not loving you if I want....not!' attitude. This is one of the best tracks to exercise your lungs to.
br /`Come to my window' is one of Melissa's most well known tracks and details all the things she'd do for love. A best seller for good reason...
br /`Silent Legacy' is a bit on the more acoustic side to begin with before exploding into its climax and then returning to the original softer feel. The lyrics are beautiful and carry a very important touching meaning.
br /`I will never be the same' is one of the softer slow tracks and is one of my favourites as you can just kick back and relax while it lulls you into a semi dreamland. A song about a loved lost and a woman left behind with a broken heart who will never be the same.
br /`All American Girl', `Yes I am' and `resist' takes the album back into the land of rock and roll to get you out of the melancholy the previous track drags you into.
br /`ruins' opens in much the same way `chrome plated heart' does on Melissa's first album. It lives up to the standards set by that one without trouble.
br /`Talking to my angel' wraps up the album and listener in a cocoon with Melissa's voice taking a soothing nature as she attempts more of a ballad than a rock song. The lyrics are bittersweet as is the tune as you let it take over. A good way to end the album as it brings your heart rate back down to normal after all the excitement.
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br /This album should be a part of any self respecting rockers / ME fans collection and is definitely worth every penny.
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Berlin to here...! April 27, 2005
A. J. Ward (UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I first heard this album playing in the background whilst browsing in a record shop in Berlin and just bought it. Returning to London was amazed to see a fly-poster advertsing a concert by her in London to promote the album...have never looked back since....even have a faded t-shirt bought at the time. The quality of the songs on this album is enduring - fantastic arrangements and words so deep and meaningful, with an edginess and life that she puts into each song. She is "out there" among the greats of music.
A Masterpiece!!!! February 27, 2007
S. Costa (London)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Absolutely Amazing!!!! I cant really think of any other way to describe this album. This is Melissa at her truest.. The lyrics are painfully honest and the beats are fantastic. My personal favourite is Silent Legacy, but there is not one song on this album I do not like. I Love them all!!! This is one of those albums that just will not age. Definately an album you'll find yourself singing to time and time again. To Melissa fans: Well, need I say more? This is a definite must!!!! To anyone curious to hear what Melissa Etheridge is all about: This is THE album to show u exactly that. Buy it!! You definately wont regret it!!!
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