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FIRST, THERE WERE THE
internet rumors (“He’s working on a new compilation album!”). Then the
remixes of “Walk Away” featuring Kristine W. surfaced.
Finally, after months of waiting, fans are able to experience “The
Event,” Tony Moran’s most ambitious compilation project to date with a
whopping 24 tracks.
Moran has remixed everyone from Celine Dion to Luther Vandross, Gloria
Estefan to Cyndi Lauper, Michael to Janet Jackson. His remix of “Que
Hiciste” by Jennifer Lopez has been burning up the charts and dance
clubs for weeks.
But “The Event” is different. Moran released this album the hard way —
he did it himself. Despite painstaking hours of recording, remixing and
producing, the resulting two-CD limited edition is a testament to the
handsome DJ’s staying power in the fickle world of dance music.
“Walk Away” is the lead single, of course featuring gay dance darling
and Moran muse Kristine W. Remixes by Moran and protégé Warren Rigg are
available on the single and on iTunes. Kristine simply sounds amazing,
and it’s evident in her live performances that she enjoys this new hit.
Moran enlisted other divas with big vocals as well. Deborah Cox joins in
on “Everybody Dance,” a cover of the disco classic by Chic. This version
definitely embodies the feel of the 1978 original, but Moran and Cox
craft a modern classic. Cox, of course, unleashes her considerable
pipes.
A remix by Offer Nissim is already floating around the Internet, a good
sign that a single is forthcoming.
Vicki Shepard and Jeanie Tracy team up on the infectious “I Got a Feelin’,”
Danielle Bollinger lends her clear, crisp vocals to “Surrender Me,” and
Martha Wash blasts her way through “Keep Your Body Workin’” with her
usual tremendous sound. Moran even throws in a dance remix cover of
“Black Magic Woman” for good measure to close out the second CD.
Not one to be left out, Moran steps back in front of the microphone to
sing vocals (as he did on his 2004 cover of “The Promise”) on “Something
About You.” Nissim does the remixing honors.
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