I remember being so incredibly excited when this finally got that really random, download only in South Africa release. Had been waiting for years! The album in general is okay, very dated now obviously, but around the time it was pretty nice. Especially considering the fact she probably had a very small budget to start with.

Lisa's fans were really made sweat for her album.

My rating of each track on Never or Now

1. Lately - 8/10
2. Too Far Gone - 7/10
3. Electric - 6/10
4. Back In Time - 8/10
5. Obscenely Delicious - 7/10
6. Boy on the Dancefloor - 8/10
7. Give You My Love - 6/10
8. Make It Last Forever - 8/10
9. Sleazy - 4/10
10. I'll Wait For You - 5/10
11. You're No Good For Me - 6/10
12. Rush - 6/10
13. Never Or Now - 7/10


Overall not a bad album with some really good moments with 'Lately', 'Boy On The Dancefloor', 'Make It Last Forever', 'Back In Time' & 'Never or Now' being the highlights, especially 'BOTDF' & 'MILF' - either one of them could have made better single choices than 'Electric'. The album does take a turn for the worse after track 8, but the title track was decent & the last couple of tracks do take a different more pop/rock sound than the rest of the album, even if they don't entirely work.

Why on earth was 'I'll Wait For You' even considered as a single choice, it would have tanked even with her dire cover of 'U Sure Do' tacked on. On the whole far more interesting than H & Claire's debut effort.

At the time, Lisa could have really benefited from featuring on a few tracks with other artists, bit like Becky Hill does now to build up a chart presence, but it never really happened, i dont know if anything like this was ever mutted for her at the time but in hindsight a few singles like this might have helped establish a more solo presence.

I thought this was eventually released in the UK though. Wikipedia lists the release as a digital download on 14 June 2007, a few months after the South Africa release. Obviously this was a couple of years after Electric though and the Totally Scott-Lee TV show.

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Wonder what this could be!

Vinyl release, probably.

 

Would be funny if it made Never Or Now chart for the first time. :kink:

Oh! And indeed :lol: Though I’m not the biggest fan of the album I would be tempted to buy it Other people that would??

Oh I’d definitely pick up a vinyl if that was on offer.

Yep I’ll take it on vinyl!

 

(But please not through Plastic Pop ffs!)

Or is she actually gonna release the original version of Unleashed as it was due to be released? :o

(But please not through Plastic Pop ffs!)

On Pop Justice, Plastic Pop wrote "Might have something for you all next week…". It could just be a complete coincidence but then again her album coming out on vinyl seems like a very Plastic Pop thing to be happening. We shall see!

 

Or is she actually gonna release the original version of Unleashed as it was due to be released? :o

I wonder! Apart from a promo with a few songs on it, did we ever find out what Unleashed's track list was? My guess would be them going with Never or Now given that it exists, and it including Electric would be a selling point for fans!

I doubt a finished Unleashed tracklisting exists. These things tend to come together very late, especially considering with how Mercury didn't seem what to do with her.

On Pop Justice, Plastic Pop wrote "Might have something for you all next week…". It could just be a complete coincidence but then again her album coming out on vinyl seems like a very Plastic Pop thing to be happening. We shall see!

I wonder! Apart from a promo with a few songs on it, did we ever find out what Unleashed's track list was? My guess would be them going with Never or Now given that it exists, and it including Electric would be a selling point for fans!

 

 

KMS!

A deluxe version with a b-sides?

Does anyone own the CD? It was released abroad wasn't it? Just looked on ebay and it is £89.99 LOL!

Does anyone own the CD? It was released abroad wasn't it? Just looked on ebay and it is £89.99 LOL!

 

I’m trying to remember if I ever purchased it. I can’t remember. :lol:

I did! It was released back then in the Netherlands.

It's so that it's getting re-released on vinyl via Plastic Pop Records, which means Buzzjack is by reports down a member.

Jesus that company is about as reliable as a thief in a sweet shop!