Task: Sentiment Analysis
Input (English): irresistible Nicolette--catchy, sexy, fun . If you're a big fan of that 'laidback '70s California pop-rock sound' (and who in the right mind isn't?), then the late Nicolette Larson's 1979 album "In the Nick of Time" is an album you should definitely have in your collection. This was Nicolette's follow up to her debut album, 1978's "Nicolette", and it's actually a better album, easing off of the sappy balladry & country/ western fluff that takes up a painful amount of space on "Nicolette" in favor of infectious, no-nonsense pop-rock.  Although "In the Nick of Time" is a bit on the short side and has a few less-than-great tracks, it's largely a splendid album.  Nicolette's fun, innocently sexy presence and her irresistible, husky vocals are on full display on a bunch of ultra-catchy tracks including a couple disco-flavored tunes with "Dancin' Jones" and "Breaking Too Many Hearts", the driving, riffy pop-rocker "Just In the Nick of Time", & "Daddy" which has a piano-and-vocal barroom-style prelude before kicking into that good ol' California sound.  Also great is the breezy, feel-good ballad "Fallen", & the somewhat bossa-nova-flavored "Rio De Janeiro Blue" (which is suspiciously, and strikingly, reminiscent of Steely Dan's "Your Gold Teeth", especially with that little lick that appears at 1:56 of the track). "Back In My Arms Again", a Motown cover, isn't exactly a great song in the first place, but it's given an agreeably energetic performance. The cover of Karla Bonoff's "Isn't It Always Love" is nicely done, though it's quite similar to Karla's own version & not as strong, & the album ends in limp fashion with the dorky Little Feat cover "Trouble" which is quite annoying. The biggest hit to come from the album was the duet with Michael McDonald "Let Me Go, Love" which is a splendid, soothing ballad.  As with the previous & subsequent albums, this one was produced by Ted Templeman, & it seems he & Nicolette were an ideal match. If all you have by Nicolette is her compilation CD "The Very Best of Nicolette Larson" on Rhino Records and you think it's all you need of her, think again--the only track from "In the Nick of Time" included on there is "Let Me Go, Love".  Originally released in October of 1979 on Warner Bros., a big thumbs up to Wounded Bird Records for reissuing this highly recommended album on CD in February of 2005--the sound quality on this version is phenomenal.  Wounded Bird commonly releases two-fers, i.e. CDs with two albums on 1 disc; it would have been perfectly logical to pair this album with her first album "Nicolette"--they would EASILY fit on a single CD--but it's still a pleasure to see that they've been re-released, and hopefully these reissues will help to introduce new listeners and remind old listeners of the numerous gems these albums contain.  For any Nicolette fan, "In the Nick of Time" is unquestionably a must-have.
Output (English): POS