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| Artist: Mark Ronson
Label: Columbia
Category: Music
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Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 2980
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 886970800327
EAN: 0886970800327
ASIN: B000O77KSY
Release Date: April 16, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | God Put A Smile Upon Your Face - Ronson, Mark Daptone Horns | | • | Oh My God - Ronson, Mark Lily Allen | | • | Stop Me - Ronson, Mark Daniel Merriweather | | • | Toxic - Ronson, Mark Tiggers | | • | Valerie - Ronson, Mark Amy Winehouse | | • | Apply Some Pressure - Ronson, Mark Paul Smith | | • | Inversion - Ronson, Mark | | • | Pretty Green - Ronson, Mark Santo Gold | | • | Just - Ronson, Mark Alex Greenwald | | • | Amy - Ronson, Mark Kenna | | • | Only One I Know - Ronson, Mark Robbie Williams | | • | Diversion - Ronson, Mark | | • | LSF - Ronson, Mark Kasabian | | • | Outversion - Ronson, Mark |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
On IVersion/I, British-born, New York-bred DJ Mark Ronson cocks a sideways glance at some of the bigger UK chart hits of the last few years, plus a couple of old favourites. Formerly producer for an all-star cast that includes Lily Allen, Christina Aguilera, Robbie Williams, and Amy Winehouse, here Ronson has cajoled some of his famous mates into repaying the favour. The result? An album of A-list karaoke that at times, struggles to transcend its novelty, but nonetheless throws up some fun reversions. The uniting factor is Ronson's band - a live-sounding band augmented with trumpets, saxophones, piano and strings which, to its credit, puts enough of a stamp on the material that no single artist steals the show. And that's quite a feat, as there's some big names here. Lily Allen tackles the Kaiser Chiefs' "Oh My God" with her token gum-chewing insouciance. Amy Winehouse proves The Zutons' "Valerie" was always meant to be a strings-swept Motown stomp. And Tiggers and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard tackle Britney's "Toxic" (although few Wu-Tang fans will be surprised just how far ODB wanders off script). But the most significant misstep? Robbie's take on The Charlatans' "The Only One I Know", an unexpectedly drab remake that serves best to remind you how good the original is. i--Louis Pattison/i
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 Put a smile on my face! August 3, 2007
wideboyracing (England)
33 out of 38 found this review helpful
Well, I might as well chime in with the same start to my reviews as others have:
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br /I bought this album based on the opening Coldplay remix, God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (feat. The Daptone Horns). This is without a doubt the best opening track to any album I own, and I have quite a few. I flicked through the others but none of them seemed to have the immediate upbeat, get up, energetic tempo that the first track provides.
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br /So, a few listens of the first track on the way to France was all I gave it. On the way back however I got stuck in a three hour traffic jam on the M25 and out of sheer boredom I let the album run. How glad am I that I did?
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br /The Lilly Allen remix was cheerful and pleasant then I got to the ODB version of Toxic. I was sat in the traffic jam in hysterics. I had no idea what was coming and could barely believe it. I listened to it again four times and was so amused and impressed. From that point on I was hooked. The album played out and with the exception of Pretty Green (I just find the singing so annoying) I could listen to, and have listened to the tracks a hundred times over and more.
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br /Absolute favourite is Diversion leading into Kasabians L.S.F. This to me is audio perfection. I can listen to it when I'm happy, annoyed, at the gym, at home relaxing. It's really that good. At least to me.
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br /Yes there are a lot of horns on the album (no doubt from the other reviews you'll have gathered this!) however if you think that's all he's done then you're not listening closely enough. There is a lot of detail gone in and indeed as one other reviewer said - he's taken some great, great songs (like Radiohead's' Just) and made them even better.
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br /Of course, if horns aren't your thing then maybe best to look elsewhere, but do yourself a favour and give it at least one listen. What's the worst that can happen...?
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Amazing album November 6, 2008
chuckles (Netherlands)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This album should just not work..... but it does. I had the same feeling when the Scissor Sisters covered one of my all time favourites... Comfortably Numb, I wanted to hate it, but the version was so good I couldn't. The one track I dont like is Pretty Green, but apart from that I loved the originals of these tracks and in some cases I like the covers even more. The highlight (not the obvious Amy Winehouse track) is Stop me, how you can merge the Smiths into 90's dance music, I dont know?..... Mark Ronson does!
brilliant album July 3, 2007
S. Roberts (UK)
11 out of 16 found this review helpful
Like most people i bought this album off the track "Stop Me". However unlike some people's comments I recognised about 90% of the music, the other 10% being the tracks that Mark had done himself. It should be pointed out that even if you don't recognise the original tracks, you should appreciate the track for what it is, and that's a really good music. There was only one track at first that made me think, do i like it, but even that won me over with a couple of listens.
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br /This album is excellently produced, it's just the way he's done it, it's perfect for what he was aiming for. He most certainly hit the nail on the head!!
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br /If you are a music lover this is a brilliant album and def one for the collection!! At any case you should buy this just for the excellent tracks on here, you wont regret it.
[] Version June 6, 2007
Gareth Brooke (Leeds, UK)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
well i must say i absolutely love this album.. an with traditional soul influences but brought straight into the current times.
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br /i love the soul aspect of this album and also love the fact that mark ronson is able to remix the 'versions/remix' of different songs but keeping the same basis to the music.
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br /stand out tracks =
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br /oh my god (ft. lily allen)
br /valerie (ft. amy winehouse) - personal favourite
br /apply some pressure (ft. paul smith)
br /only one i know (ft. robbie williams)
This is Funked UP! April 11, 2007
Mr. R. Glover (Northants UK)
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
Wow.
br /I've been luck enough to have a copy of this album for a little while for DJ'ing purposes and all I can say it, dance on baby.
br /This is the real RB album we have all been waiting for about 20 years for. Forget the cheap MTV trash that we have been forced to believe is RB this is the real McCoy.
br /The album kicks off with an amazing instrumental backed by New York's funkin finest, The Dap-Kings and takes you through a wonderful slice of underground soul/jazz/funk grooves that we have all been missing. Check out the Robbie Williams (believe me) Northern Soul re-working of The Charlatans "The Only One I Know". A Deep funk version of Kasabians "L.S.F", Lilly Allen's groovy version of "Oh My God".
br /Do yourself a favour, dump all that RB crap you have been forced to think is real Rhythm Blues and buy this album.
br /It's gonna be the dance party album of the year.
br /You don't need anything else!
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