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All About Me
Beegie turned heads and churned hits on his 1987 debut "Whenever You Need Somebody," which was a decent showcase of his somewhat limited vocal prowess over energetic neo disco. But on his 1988 followup, "Hold Me in Your Arms," Beegie gets lazy and records an album that could have been phoned in. Three standouts emerge: "Take Me To Your Heart," "Till Then (Time Stands Still)," and "She Wants to Dance With Me." It should come as no surprise that the first two of these songs were helmed by Stock Aitken Waterman, the production trio responsible for much of Beegie's multiplatinum debut. But three songs can't justify a purchase, as the bulk of the album passes by undetectedly, including an oh-no-he-didn't cover of the Tempations' classic "Ain't Too Proud to Beg." This album would mark an artistic and commercial decline from which Beegie never recovered. Maybe if he and his collaborators tried harder, they would have come up with a better album. And, who knows, maybe Beegie would still be making hit singles.
