Donna Lewis - Blue Planet

Donna Lewis' breathy, little-girl coo has always worked both for and against her. It lends itself well to warm ballads, where it can wrap itself sensually around a melody; but Lewis is a club artist, where BPMs are more crucial than vocal delivery (and, frankly, her wispy hush barely registers when the beats are furiously pounding out around her). She realizes this, however, and balances her songs with dashes of both (her 1996 hit, "I Love You Always Forever," made its impact by switching rhythmic gears so frequently it was hard to tell just where the song started and stopped). Read More