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Laura Branigan: Branigan 2 (Atlantic); Ellen Foley: Another Breath (Cleveland International)

Laura Fissinger, Creem, July 1983

LET'S NOT mince words, eh? Laura Branigan is a damn lousy excuse for a singing star and Ellen Foley is only a pretty good excuse for a singing star. I mean, what's wrong with "female vocalists" these days? How come I got me two of the supposed-to-be-hot ones here and still feel the urge to look for ways to squander 377 words because it only takes three to say "not good enough?"

Total word count of piece: 472

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