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Into the Skyline
1992 studio album by Cathy Dennis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Into the Skyline is the second studio album by English dance artist Cathy Dennis, released in September 1992 in North America, and January 1993 in the UK. Written with an aim toward the US market, the album features the singles "You Lied to Me", "Irresistible", "Moments of Love", "Falling", and "Why" – the latter was credited to D Mob with Cathy Dennis. The album peaked at number 8 in the UK Albums Chart,[1] whilst on the US Billboard Hot 100, "You Lied to Me" was a Top 40 hit,[2] and "Irresistible" made the Adult Contemporary top ten;[3] however, the album descended the chart rapidly.
Dennis experienced a brief peak of fame, making a cameo in Beverly Hills, 90210 singing the song "Moments of Love" (a minor US Adult Contemporary chart hit), "Why" (in the episode, without D Mob) and "Touch Me (All Night Long)", a single from her previous album, Move to This. The Japanese edition of Into the Skyline had a second release, which was called Into the Skyline +1, and featured three extra tracks: "Nothing Moves Me", a previous B-side, and "It's My Style" were released as singles.
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David Browne of Entertainment Weekly noted that "You Lied to Me" matches the quality of Cathy Dennis's earlier hits and that the album's ballads approach the melodic refinement of Burt Bacharach. He also praised Dennis for writing and co-producing the album, while pointing out that some lyrics still show a degree of immaturity.[6] In contrast, William Cooper of AllMusic wrote that although Cathy Dennis had previously found success with her catchy, dance-pop debut, the follow-up album failed to match its predecessor. He argued that Into the Skyline tried to replicate the earlier formula but with weaker material, and despite contributions from Dancin' Danny D and producer Shep Pettibone, the album underperformed commercially and produced no major hits.
Nancy Culp of NME argued that Cathy Dennis appeared more like a manufactured image than a confident artist, and that the album's production — from its glam-styled visuals to its heavily double-tracked vocals — felt forced. Culp wrote that Dennis seemed uneasy with adult themes and at times retreated from the album's more mature material. Although she acknowledged a few stronger moments, including "You Lied to Me" and the haunting quality of "Moments in Love", she ultimately described the record as an overproduced pop confection with limited artistic depth.[8]
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Track listing
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Personnel
- Cathy Dennis – backing vocals on tracks 1, 6, 7, 8 and 12; keyboards on tracks 4, 5, 9 to 11
- Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals on tracks 1, 6, 7 and 12
- Craig Derry – backing vocals on tracks 1, 6, 7 and 12
- Roberta Gilliam – backing vocals on tracks 1, 6 and 12
- Sonset – backing vocals on tracks 2, 9 and 11
- Robin Hancock – engineer on tracks 4, 5, 9, 10 and 11
- Alan Jenkins – assistant engineer on tracks 4, 5, 9 to 11
- Alan Gregorie – mixing engineer on tracks 4 to 6
- Bonzai Jim Caruso – mixing engineer on tracks 1, 8 and 12
- P. Dennis Mitchell – recording engineer on tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 8 and 12
- Paul Gendler – guitar on tracks 4, 5, 9 and 10
- Terry Burrus – keyboards on tracks 1, 6 and 12
- Mixing – Cathy Dennis (tracks 7, 9 to 11), Shep Pettibone (tracks 1 to 4)
- Producer – Cathy Dennis (tracks 1, 3 to 12), Shep Pettibone (tracks 1, 3 to 12)
- Programming, keyboards – Scott Davidson (tracks 5, 9 to 11)
- Sequencing, keyboards, programming – Shep Pettibone (tracks 1, 3, 6 to 8, 12), Tony Shimkin (tracks 1, 3, 6 to 8, 12)
Additional personnel
- Cathy Dennis – vocals, keyboard and programming
- Shep Pettibone – keyboard and programming
- Zanna – photography
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