Music Speaks Louder Than Words Explained

Music Speaks Louder Than Words
Type:Compilation album
Artist:Various Artists
Cover:Music Speaks Louder Than Words (Soviet American album).jpg
Released:July 1990
Recorded:1990
Genre:Rock
Label:Epic
Producer:Various

Music Speaks Louder Than Words is an album released by Epic Records in 1990.

Overview

Artists such as Cyndi Lauper, Atlantic Starr, Roberta Flack, Patti LaBelle, Earth, Wind & Fire, Anne Murray and the Cover Girls featured on the album.

The LP's songs were co-written by American and Soviet musicians and songwriters. A sum of composer royalties went towards the AFS Intercultural Exchanges programme. AFS Intercultural Exchanges is an international body based in 70 countries which places exchange students with host families.[1] [2]

Critical reception

Stephen Holden of the New York Times noted that "the album's songs are all slickly produced".

Notes and References

  1. Various Artists: Music Speaks Louder Than Words. July 1990. Epic Records.
  2. Web site: EPIC RELEASES U.S.-SOVIET SONGWRITING COLLABORATION. Heim, Chris. August 3, 1990. Chicago Tribune. chicagotribune.com.