Select [Expanded Edition] (1982)

After the bashed-out, new wave thrills of Kim Wilde's self-titled debut album, she and the creative team of her dad Marty and brother Ricky got a little more sophisticated on Select. The synths sound more expensive and take up more bandwidth, the songs are more mature and lyrically dense, and the vocals are less breathlessly delivered. The success of the first album certainly gave them more time and budget, allowing Ricky to experiment with the arrangements and production with the result being a more diverse batch of songs. ... Read More

After the bashed-out, new wave thrills of Kim Wilde's self-titled debut album, she and the creative team of her dad Marty and brother Ricky got a little more sophisticated on Select. The synths sound more expensive and take up more bandwidth, the songs are more mature and lyrically dense, and the vocals are less breathlessly delivered. The success of the first album certainly gave them more time and budget, allowing Ricky to experiment with the arrangements and production with the result being a more diverse batch of songs. There aren't any simple anthems like "Kids" here, no reggae, very little teenage enthusiasm, and the lead single is titled "Cambodia," if that gives any clues to the album's contents. That being said, the record is still mostly great fun, with perky new wave songs ("Words Fell Down"), slick synth pop gems ("Chaos at the Airport"), and moody modern pop ("Wendy Sadd") showing that the Wildes still had the knack for whipping up thrilling tunes. They also show proficiency at concocting punky disco ("Action City") and icily sentimental ballads ("Just a Feeling"), with the only real stumble coming on the overly cute "Ego." Select is the sound of Wilde growing as a vocalist and her brother growing as an artist, and it's fine, slick new wave-inspired pop. Less inspired and a little less fun than her debut, but still plenty good and a bit more emotionally invested too. [Cherry Pop's 2020 reissue of the album adds a disc of videos, new mixes of songs from the album, and a selection of alternate takes from the recording sessions. The videos are fun, the new remixes are pointless, and the session tracks are close enough to the finished versions that their inclusion is less than enlightening. The best part of the reissue are the single B-sides (including the ultra-poppy "He Will Be There," where Wilde sounds like Olivia Newton-John's kid sister) and the fun rarity "Bitter Is Better," a snappy rocker that was cut for a Japanese TV commercial and never officially released outside of the country until now.] ~ Tim Sendra, Rovi Read Less

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