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They concluded: " The Turn 's most obvious asset is its voice – but given that it's the first album of new material from Moyet in five years it fails to generate the levels of excitement we'd been anticipating." She added: "You can't help feeling that it's all been done and heard before." IndieLondon felt the album was an "acquired taste", with a diversity that "creates an uneven experience". Upon release, Chris Long, writing for the BBC Music, commented: " The Turn is no blistering return to form to sit proudly alongside the real gems of her career, but it is satisfying nonetheless, and it's a welcome reminder that Moyet still has one of the most emotive and intoxicating British voices ever." Cheryl Arrighie of described the album as a "strong collection of songs" and a "marked improvement" over Voice, but was critical of the inclusion of the three songs from Smaller.
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It is in turn progressive and reflective." She told PopMatters in 2008: "One of the things I wanted to do with The Turn was write a production of songs that could be stripped down to one or two instruments if you chose to do it." Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores It is about melody and intelligent lyrics. We started building it from a core of Chansons, the shapes of Roy Orbison that grow from a gentle place to an impassioned climax. Speaking to Female First in 2007, Moyet said of the album: " The Turn is an album of crafted song. 151 on the UK Singles Chart) and "A Guy Like You". Two singles were released from the album "One More Time" (No. The album was released in October 2007 and reached No.

įollowing Smaller, Moyet began writing new material with her songwriting partner Pete Glenister before returning to the studio to record The Turn, which included the three songs penned for Smaller. In addition to her role in the play, Moyet wrote three songs for the play "World Without End", "Home" and "Smaller". The play, written by Carmel Morgan and directed by Kathy Burke, was toured across the UK for six weeks before opening at West End's Lyric Theatre in April 2006. After the release and promotion of the 2004 covers album Voice, Moyet began rehearsals to play a leading role in the stage play Smaller, alongside Dawn French.
