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Product Identifiers

Record LabelRoadshow Entertainment

UPC9398730065620

eBay Product ID (ePID)5050204156

Product Key Features

FormatCD

Release Year2002

GenreRock

Run Time57 Mins 23 Seconds

ArtistDarren Hayes

Release TitleSpin

Additional Product Features

DistributionMSI Music Distribution

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureAustralia

ReviewsQ (3/02, p.122) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...A pretty resounding success....a slick blend of R&B and pop..."

Additional informationThis is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Personnel includes: Darren Hayes (vocals); Rick Nowles (acoustic guitar); Vernon Black (guitar); Greg Kurstin (keyboards); Joey Muller, Walter Afanasieff, Robert Conley (programming). Recorded at Wallyworld Studios, Marin County, California. This impressive first solo album from Savage Garden singer Darren Hayes features 12 tracks. This edition includes the bonus track "A Heart Wants What It Wants." When Darren Hayes made the leap to a solo career, the fresh-faced Aussie stuck to his strengths in creating the same kind of adult contemporary sounds that he made as a member of Savage Garden. Hayes retained the services of producer Walter Afanasieff for his debut SPIN, and the template was trimmed with lush orchestration, slick beats, and delicate hooks that stay well within the parameters of radio-friendly pop. Delivering the goods with a tenor that brings to mind classic '80s Michael Jackson, Hayes bounces from synth-driven New Wave ("Crush [1980 Me]"), new jack lite ("Heart Attack"), and mid-tempo dance cuts soaked in strings ("Creepin' Up On You"). Not surprisingly, the area where the fair-haired heartthrob excels on this outing is in the realm of romantic crooner. Giving him the chance to trot out this sentimental side are irresistible ballads like the yearning "I Miss You," Latin-tinged "Insatiable," and the catchy-as-all-get-out "Good Enough." Savage Garden fans won't be disappointed with Darren Hayes's solo outing, and all other pop fans are directed to take this record out for a SPIN.

Number of Audio ChannelsStereo