One of the strongest examples of 70s singer/songwriter tuneage I`ve heard in a few years. Blind test and drop the digital needle on most of these songs, you`d be hard pressed (in a most expressively positively manner) to say this record was recorded in 2009. Such is the nature of timeless, well-written songs adorned with great piano-based melodies and a soaring, passionate vocals. Fans of Todd Rundgren, Jackson Browne, Billy Joel and more modern day tunesmiths like Jeff Larson listen up! `If `Good Morning & Good Night` didn`t have a 2009 copyright date on it, you`d think this was a long-lost gem from the `70s. Pennsylvanian Ramsey clearly reveres Todd Rundgren, Harry Nilsson, and especially Emitt Rhodes. None of this is a bad thing`as contemporaries such as Brookville, Orange Peels, and Goodbye Girl Friday have proven, there`s still an audience hungry for heart and melody without an overdose of aggression. Led by Ramsey`s mellifluous singing and piano-based arrangements, `Things Could Be Different,` `The See and Be Seen Scene,` and `When the Forgetfulness of Sleep Has Gone` scratch a pop itch that few artists these days are interested in satisfying. That he does it without once becoming cloying is a remarkable achievement.` - Big Takeover. "8 out of 10. Charles Ramsey`s second album has plenty of great songs, and it`s opening title track evokes those bright melodic Burt Bacharach-Hal David hits of the 70`s, and resembles current contemporaries, Brent Cash and Adrian Whitehead. But after this great opening track, it settles into a more folk-pop mode with the acoustic guitar similar to Harry Chapin or Cat Stevens with "Things Could Be Different." Ramsey has a rich mid-tone vocal here that wavers on the higher register at times, but the plaintive "Odelia" is a perfect example of where his vocal range belongs. Lower profile pop ballads make up the bulk of the album with "The See & Be Seen Scene" bringing to mind a Philadelphia version of Billy Joel. The only return to the Brill building pop sound is the brilliant "My Lost Days" which resembles Michael Brown (Left Banke, Stories) with a masterful hook, melody and a gorgeous key change in the chorus...If you like classical 70`s pop and folk this is a welcome addition to your album collection." - Power Pop Aholic blog. "It`s not great surprise to see that he counts The Beatles, Burt Bacharach and The Divine Comedy amongst his influences. The presence of both a harpsichord and an English Horn on this track ensure that it is sonically beguiling... The music of Charles Ramsey is so clearly borne of a great musical heritage, absorbed over years of intensive listening to some of the true greats, and yet it avoids being simply derivative and inessential... `Good Morning & Good Night` is an album that deserves an audience." - Just Played.com VERY, VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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