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Beautysleep veers from the exquisite (Keeping You) to the frustratingly bland (Moonbeam Monkey), with single The Storm the main highlight.
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Donelly focuses on tunes that enter your head with a determination to stay for the long term.
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Alternative PressAn album full of songs so lethargic, it sounds like it needs a nap halfway through. [Apr 2002, p.71]
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An album which feels like a hand-me-down from a ghost.
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BlenderDonelly shows more confidence in her dreaminess than ever. [Apr/May 2002, p.113]
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What sets Beautysleep apart from any of her previous records is that her voice is front and center, and stronger than ever.
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May well be Donelly's definitive post-Belly work.
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MojoA few tracks sound blunt and under-realised, but mostly this is the sound of a champion artist getting good again. [Mar 2002, p.116]
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Beautysleep's weakness is that so many songs are pretty instead of awe-inspiring-- that she gives us only a little greatness.
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UncutA wicked, weathered stream of sinewy, shadowy songs. [Mar 2002, p.102]
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At times strong, at other times vulnerable, and invariably honest, Donelly both affirms and fulfills the promise of her songwriting talent with Beauty Sleep.
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PennyTVGohomeFeb 20, 2002I love it!