Critics of Euro-dance music tend to dismiss its artists as faceless, but Denis and Denyse LePage -- collectively the Canadian Hi-NRG duo Lime -- are hardly faceless and certainly deserve credit for being recognizable.
While Denis LePage brings a gruff, rock-like vocal style to Lime's Euro-dance grooves, Denyse LePage tends to sing in a high voice and sounds more R&B-influenced.
Put them together and you have an appealing combination.
Lime never became pop/Top 40 superstars in the U.S., but in dance clubs that played a lot of Hi-NRG, the male/female duo commanded much respect in the 1980s.
One of the Lime LPs that club DJs were quick to notice was Unexpected Lovers, which came out on the Matra label in Canada but was released by TSR in the U.S.
The haunting title song was a huge club hit, and while the rest of the album falls short of the title song's excellence, it's generally enjoyable -- those who appreciate Euro-dance grooves will easily get into cuts like "I'm Falling in Love," "Say You Love Me," and "My Lovely Angel." Meanwhile, "Do Your Time on the Planet" combines the Euro-beat with synth-funk, and the instrumental "Are You Being Untrue Tonight" isn't unlike something Giorgio Moroder would have produced.
For Hi-NRG enthusiasts, Unexpected Lovers is worth searching for.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Lovely AngelDenis LePage, Denyse LePage | Lime | Play | 05:39 | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| 2 | Profile of LoveDenis LePage | Lime | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 3 | Do Your Time on the PlanetDenis LePage, Denyse LePage | Lime | Play | 06:14 | 14 MB | 44 MB |
| 4 | Alive and WellDenis LePage, Denyse LePage | Lime | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 5 | Are You Being Untrue TonightDenis LePage, Denyse LePage | Lime | Play | 04:52 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 6 | I'm Falling in LoveDenis LePage, Denyse LePage | Lime | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 40 MB |
| 7 | Unexpected Lovers (Remix) | Lime | Play | 07:28 | 17 MB | 58 MB |
| 8 | Say You Love Me (Remix) | Lime | Play | 07:12 | 16 MB | 56 MB |
| 9 | Unexpected Lovers (Original) | Lime | Play | 06:37 | 15 MB | 51 MB |
| 10 | Say You Love Me (Dub Mix) | Lime | Play | 06:42 | 15 MB | 50 MB |
| 11 | Unexpected Lovers (Instrumental) | Lime | Play | 06:00 | 13 MB | 47 MB |
| 12 | Unexpected Lovers (Remix Radio Edit) | Lime | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 36 MB |
| 13 | Unexpected Lovers (Radio Edit) | Lime | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 34 MB |
| 74 mins | 170 MB | |||||
| 74 mins | 568 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Allard | Engineer |
| 2 | George Cucuzzella | Engineer, Executive Producer, Mixing, Remixing |
| 3 | Denis LePage | Arranger, Composer, Producer |
| 4 | Denyse LePage | Composer |
| 5 | Lime | Primary Artist |
| 6 | Robert Matichak | Engineer, Mixing, Remixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |