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Alison Moyet soli subtle sexuality, By Ron Sheridan Son soils, and record producers know it. Madonna, Vanity, Shecna I aston and the like arc all marketed on their ability to con line up visions ot sexual lantasy rathet than on tlicit ability to sine. So how does a female sinuet uain iccoenition without looking like she slept her way to an album cover? ^ Alison Moyct breaks the cute style of recoid production b\ ictainme total artistic control over hci music aiul challenging the sieieot\pical \ iew of women in the iiulusti\. She's Jaime enough to make music without icv;aul to its sales, which is ;i refreshing chanee. "All" i^ the I list solo album h\ this e\ ^ a/ mainaich. \ttei a brie! season with the leelino pop creat ion, Mo\et lindshcrsell in a foui >ear contiact with ( lis records in Hii ^ lam and the creative freedom to make the w kind ol music that suits her. It's a bold. stioiiL'. and healths singing st\le that makes " All " an art istic delight I he album successfully mitrors Moyet's \ liCiil laiiue aiRI law. CIMlCeill I illl'U C11CI II \ . It's tin I lini and blues uiili just enough formula 10 ui\o it punch. "All" sashays around the turntahlc without heme pretentious or overextended. In an interview with Doha I maua/ine. \loyet yearned to sine the Motown blues but realizing how many others p^r \ EVery TI Cc IUJLIG < 1-8 When you buy a Texas Instruments calculator you don't just buy a calculator, you buy Texas Instniments' commitment to quality. I It's a commitment hacked by a fully developed service network that includes the ahove toll-free number you c;in call from anyplace in the United States. I If you have any applications, < l**S Tm? In4iunrn(? Itn <|<<Ji\l 9 release exudes Dowerful vocals I " ~ ~ have tried and Tailed, she tell like being more original. Moyei enjoys songwritmg, and her greatesi io> is producing a song that showcases her rich and gulteral voice. II the record buying public likes it (and they do), all the better. "All" has been out tor some lime now in Britain but has juxi recently been released in \inerica. So far her reception has been lukew arm. "Invisible" is the first single released for contemporary hit radio. It's a medium tempo piece that swings on a hea\\ downbeat with Alison uivini' hei all for the chorus. Neither o\erl\ produced or heavily o\erduhbed. most ol the songs on the album are simple rhythms and melodies that yield to the strength of Mison's crisp, clear and hold st>le. "All Cried Out," "Steal Me Blind" and "Honex I or I he Bees" are her strongest tracks. I hese are the songs Alison is made ol. "I o\e Resurrection" was the big hit in Britain and is as close to pop as she cares to get. .*l\r\vi MIIIIV.^ Ull III* I III M Will ITI llll I, illlU with a \oiee like hers, she won't need to sell it with sex. Her tuture projeets include a ja//v, hit: hand single, "That Ole Devil Called I o\e." and more inroads into the blues that captivate her stylings. -Hi W?t' mm* Atk. *"* ? ^ iti^^SI . V- / ilculator come extra number, 100-TI-CARES operations, or service questions, C^t cour call us Monday thru Friday catch. It h between 9 am and 4 pin CST, Instnimen and we'll Ix* jjlad to help. then, if yo It your calculator needs think you repairing, we'll direct vou to it he.? one of our 46 conveniently loaned service centers for an nj immediate exchange. Under _ 1 warranty, its free. If there's no MN5>T1 til i it center near yon, we 11 uo it all Croat by mail. .ind 1111 j ' IS _ g - . li|S O -; ? A r.-; .- -- - 7-J J 1 ~" v--,_ s - 9k n Alison Moyet, former lead singer of Yaz, has re E| V'CyMlv I Send lor your | \<l<lrrss - ( i I v si ,i11 *% \ -M 11 wirn 1 AV-,o'^"v m Cw^eA pt"1 ^e(i?0 MC"**?,?WT se, there's just one lc,eo^0Acvs\e^^ axohcaVcx* ts calculator. Rut u re as smart as we are, why wouldn't rEXAS^ -JJ RUMENTS inj? useful products %?* \ services for you. ?* lift t 1984 C OMMPtRf IM MF 'JfimB , I - leased a powerful solo album. , , rViniipptinn I Your flying disc out Id lor: I I rcrsU lc (.nts I I It inwitr I )ist?m< r | . *) (.oil \c<css?iri?'s I N j liTr(;aliiloi{l(i(la\! I ' I Mail In: , I )is( < II II II '( I l( II I I' () 1(4 \ .sj 2 J j (tin lirslrr. \ll J.s.lo.s -.sJJJ ' l.i 1.(1 (> ". I I J TO I J ^ vt" UGHX , SwKf v SI-:': MR you ^ And mise Commaim ^??M Performance7 ^ it up right. / yjvitot *?f? r? ?o\^* ftHSl"