Tahira Jumah and Fay Jones make a fabulous new version of my 1976 classic Carol Woods disco anthem, originally released on RCA Records, "I'm In Wonderland". The oustanding Tahira Jumah is my new protege, my Evelyn Thomas for the new millenium. When she came to the studio with Fay Jones, they were both friends of Angelo Starr, and he brought them along to meet me. I decided to pair them up to make their first song which I wrote with Angelo, "It's An Ill Wind", for the "Disco 2008" album. They had never met each other before that day. But as I got to know Tahira, I realised she had all the attributes of a real Ian Levine long term star, which is why she ended up singing my very first song ever, "Reaching For The Best", for the album, "Yesterday And Tomorrow". "It's An Ill Wind" has now firmly become another of my favourite tracks off "Disco 2008", and, along with the Odette Adams track, these two ended up being the real sleepers of the whole bunch. Tahira and Fay will have you dancing in the aisles once again with their second duet together, this killer remake of the Carol Woods song, and this amazing version of "I'm In Wonderland", simply gives me goosebumps, as does this wonderful video. My brand new album, "Yesterday And Tomorrow", is probably the most dear to my heart project that I have ever undertaken. I decided after thirty three years since I made my very first record, "Reaching For The Best" by The Exciters, to take a trip back down memory lane and recut thirty of my classics on artists who I am currently working with, reinterpreting them in 2008 without losing the magic that made them special in the first place. It's a totally self indulgent project, but one which already has my fans salivating with delight. I first got the idea when I recut Evelyn Thomas's wonderful classic "Have A Little Faith In Me" with Ebony Alleyne, last year. So I'm doing thirty in total, twenty four for the CD and six more extra ones for the DVD, picking either my biggest hits, my most beloved tracks, or the songs which people most requested to see a video. As I must clearly explain, these are not the original versions. And that's what makes the project exciting and new.These are brand spanking new interpretaions of the classics, by Centre City's current roster of artists , built up over a thirty three year career of making records.
REACHING FOR THE BEST - WEAK SPOT - YOUR MAGIC PUT A SPELL ON ME - BABY I'M STILL THE SAME MAN - HE'S SO IRREPLACEABLE - MY HEAD'S IN THE STARS - NO WAY OUT - LOOKS LIKE LOVE IS HERE TO STAY - I'M IN WONDERLAND- TWENTY FOUR HOURS A DAY - MY CLAIM TO FAME - TRUE LOVE IS MY DESTINY - NEVER LET GO - NEW YORK'S ON FIRE - SO MANY MEN SO LITTLE TIME - HIGH ENERGY - HE'S A SAINT HE'S A SINNER - ON A CROWDED STREET - CLOSE TO PERFECTION - ALL OVER THE WORLD - MY HEART KEEPS BEATING FASTER - TECHNICOLOUR - FOOTSTEPS FOLLOWING ME - I FOUND HEAVEN - MORE TO THIS WORLD - FAN THE FLAME - I CAN'T ERASE THE THOUGHTS OF YOU - DANCING ON THE EDGE OF A DREAM - RUNNING IN ANOTHER DIRECTION - WALKING ON AIR.
The album, "Yesterday And Tomorrow" was released on March 3rd on Centre City Records, exclusively through the new website, http://www.ianlevine.co.uk - and I hope you will all consider supporting it. You can go straight to the website and buy the combined CD and DVD right now.
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@SimonW We had a lot of fun singing this and filming the video. As you can see we are laughing the whole time. It makes me smile to watch it too.
tahira1 1 year ago
What a great cover! I'm not sure which I like best this or Carol Woods original! :-)
Adam.
SenualVampire 1 year ago
I'm revisting this and loving it al over again. Makes me smile all the way through !
SimonW 1 year ago
Lol thanks for the comment v2dheart. Of course it's about you. Who else could we sing about? lol
tahira1 2 years ago
love this track and video....is this song about me? lol you need to get this video out there and let more people see it:) v2dheart 4 life!
V2DHEART 2 years ago
WOW THIS IS THE ONE
popwizzy 3 years ago
I love it when you 2 get together
Very talented and wonderful songs
Best wishes
Paul
AuditionWinners 3 years ago
So love this!!! Tahira and Fay are beautifully gifted.
DaHood69 3 years ago
Brilliant song & brilliant singing, could be a hit!
topg234 3 years ago
I LOVE this song!! Fay & I were really clowning around whilst we made this and it shows we were really having fun. All the colours make this a brilliant video I think.
tahira1 3 years ago