"There are few albums that can move you unexpectantly. The other Heidi Berry albums drift between delicate and basic folk arrangements. "Love" is a completely different set. The songs are all delicatly arranged, but the session players on this particular release are incredible. The songs are so structured and appear so full. Perhaps it is the keyboards that are washed over the melodies that work so well with her guitar. It could be the drum arrangments that are so well placed. The songs seem to transport you to another time, or another place. I picked up this CD when 4ad was not available domestic in the USA. (1990?) Artistically she will not surpass this one. An incredible effort. The most overlooked track is the wonderful "Silver Buttons", but Washinton Square is still the best. IF you have just been introduced or are new to Heidi Berry music, this one is all you will need. It still holds a place as one of my all time favorite albums. A must have! A+"
Seems out of place in typical 4AD lineup but still terrific
T. Morrison | Eagan, MN | 07/18/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is the first of 3 albums that Heidi Berry recorded for the 4AD label. Berry has a beautiful, haunting voice with a clear resonance. Her music at first may seem out of place among other 4AD acts, but the more you'll listen to it, the more you'll come to realize how unique it is."
"The Album is excellent...... Not since JUlia Fordham have I been so moved by an album..And Heidi is 10 times better. Her voice is hauntingly romantic... makes you want to fall in love over and over and over again.."
A lovely, moody late-night album
woburnmusicfan | Woburn, MA United States | 05/06/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Heidi Berry has a lovely sad alto that she uses to sing lovely sad songs on this fine album. The livelier songs sound something like Sade on quaaludes, but most of the album consists of spare but satisfying slow arrangements, with Berry often providing multiple layers of vocals. The idea of recasting Hüsker Dü's "Up in the Air" as a slow ballad is gutsy enough, but Berry pulls this off with jaw-dropping ease. The lyrics tend toward melancholy, such as "Hand Over Head" ("Some of us live too hard/some of us die too young/some are destroyed by all they might have done"). But Berry's singing and the arrangements provide a warmth that offsets the lyrics. On "Bright as Day", she lets the sadness fall away ("Something's lifted off of me/Shrugged it's shoulders, went away"). The perfect album for a mellow night curled up next to someone special."