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Sayerchar By JACKIE IIUBBAKI) Gamecock Staff Writer Instead of feeling like dancing, Leo Sayer has a strong urge for love on his new album. On "Thunder In My Heart" all of the songs, except three are written by Sayer. Two of the songs, "Easy to Love" and "I Want You Back" are written in collaboration with Albert Hammond. Other songs on the album are in concurrence with various other composers, some of them irt CoirAfV Konrl |a;i ivri o in oajci o uaiiu. Side one begins with the title cut, "Thunder In My Heart." This song contains strong string arrangements written by Gene Page. Tom Snow shows his talent 011 piano and synthesizer here and 011 various other cuts on the album. Snow also helped Sayer compose this song. "EASY TO LOVE," with help from Hammond on composition, changes Sayer's voice considerably. The strings on this tune are forceful and moving. I Downtown, Richland m iu L 4-L. J i mail iges pace "Leave Well Enough Alone" sounds like a tale from a pre-adolescent, and "I Want You Back" is a l/\i lAoi/tl* I m /\ rt? ? f r\r? f 1? mrt rvr? r* iuvcdiv.iv icouiiiuiijr iui luigivunco^. On the last cut "It's Over," Sayer seems to be saying he has given up. James Newton Howard does a fantastic job with the synthesizer on this song. Side two's lead cut is "Fool For Your Love" repeats the great strings with arrangements by Gene Page. "World Keeps On Turning" changes over from strings to a mellow, but strong horn section. The horn arrangement is compliments of David Paich. A SAXOPHONE SOLO by Tom Scott brings out a little strength in the song, "There Isn't Anything" as it is a soft song. "Everything I've Got" is energized by background vocals supplied by Becky Lewis, Petsye Powell and Pat Henderson. "We Can Start It All Over Again" bring Sayer back into his tale of love. Overall the album seems like a personal testimony from Sayer. 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Ho complies with her request, I.I 1 4-1 I 4* - II I. - iciRfb nt:i iu ner iiunit' in uuiy, ians m in love with her, discovers that she "1 lias a terminal disease, and-weil, lo those familiar with "Love Story" as know he will be true to the end. In The success of the movie di depends largely on how well the cc character of Deerfield is played, !u and A1 Pacino portrays him very well indeed. He brings Deerfield's pi loneliness to the forefront <"I just w want to be near somebody"), as ta well as his tightness and inability () to relax. tli Anybody who witnesses a racing fi accident and watches one of his fellow drivers go up in flames along with the vehicle, knowing 1' that the same thing can happen to st lum, would find it hard to relax. li Skynyrd play a guitar! s( The third cut is the gem of the album. "One More Time" features w one of the original members of the ai band, Ed King, who quit the band A after a lone tour. He olavs iniitnr o with Collins and Kossington. The n excitement generated by this song Z is accented by the fact that King v and friends are playing together once again. P1 I? 1 KNOW A LITTLE," the fourth a cut, was written by Steve Gaines. 1 TUa *\t\i i nf r!nir?/\c f Kn mi i lie; uuumwii \n viuiiiv^ iu uiv gi wu|s v was definitely an asset to ! Skynyrd's future. f This song bears out that fact with rock-n-roll blues that will make you want to go out and raise some good, old-fashioned beer-drinking t hell! Billy Powell accentuates the 1 blues rhythm with excellent t keyboard playing. { o: u ? ti?? c: 4 oiut? iwu t'vcn wuei. l lit? iu^?i c song on side two is a slight < disappointment when compared to I the rest of the album. "You Got That Kight," combines a semi- < Doobie Brothers rhythm and vocal ] Iiarmonies. Powell hits the keys, < van Zant hits the notes, and the WUSC-7M Vei P1 r> i H o t; cil 11 1JL 1 1 H Li J. Oeila, "Ft SiartP ai. ansi ih'n thf r.AVFror* d's mother and rather, d by Nancy Marvin, it nt. ree dimensional design, is the "exploration of I from existing articles in I > ' e it Pacino's portrayal brings out is quality of living in the shadow death, of spending his life trying avoid death. MAItTIIK KKIJ.KIt. the Swiss >rn actress who was also in Marathon Man," looks very nely and sophisticated in her role > Lillian, (he woman who tries to jc life to the fullest before she es. Keller has such a thick ac;nt, however, that it is sometimes ird to understand her. The n.ovie is excellently lotographed. A sequence in hich brilliantly colored balloons ke off is especially beautiful ne might complain, however, that lere should be more action in this 1m and less photography. If the n.ovie-goer likes Al nciiiA k'ollpr !inri Imrn ories in general, then lie should ke "Bobby Deerfield." ;e 14 \ )ng hits a nerve. "l m--\ hK iH(hfV>iur was ritten by liaines arid van Zant nd is a nice n edium-paced song. l Skynyrd ballad is the best kind f ballad there is. (Jaines adds a ice guitar accompaniment to van lant's convincing vocals. This tune ,ill make the ladies weep. The third song, "llonky Tonk wight Time Man," was written by ,lerle Haggard. But this song is ibout as far from sounding like laggard as it can l>e. The guitar iork on this song is phenomenal. >nu'pll ItopiK thp rhvfhm ;?nH i?f x"Tv" *v * '?- " ers a nice piano solo. TIIK LAST SONG on the album, 'Ain't No Good Life," was written )y Gaines. Featuring Powell cm icyboards and Gaines on guitfrtj, his wild barroom-bluesy song 19 a ?et-up-and-get-something-going :ut. As with all music of this high caliber, it is besi when played oudly. nr>A Anltr t%itv .ir/lc 4r\ liicic air win y iwv "uiuo iu iescribe this album: Damn Good, [f the nearest record store has not sold out yet, "Street Survivors" should be bought and treasured. itura Album j mbian Gold) ill House" | 1 1 pm |