Exile [1983] (1983)

This album represents Exile as they moved into their country phase, with more of a beat and without the same emphasis on harmonies that their later work displayed, and the occasional use of string accompaniment and even a sax on "This Could Be the Start of Something Good." They were getting to the point where the romantic ballads were starting to flow easily, on "We've Still Got Love" and "The High Cost of Leaving," and developing the more delicate and sophisticated sound that would characterize albums like Hang on to Your ... Read More

This album represents Exile as they moved into their country phase, with more of a beat and without the same emphasis on harmonies that their later work displayed, and the occasional use of string accompaniment and even a sax on "This Could Be the Start of Something Good." They were getting to the point where the romantic ballads were starting to flow easily, on "We've Still Got Love" and "The High Cost of Leaving," and developing the more delicate and sophisticated sound that would characterize albums like Hang on to Your Heart. "After All These Years (I'm Still Chasing You)" reveals the kind of "haunt count" that the group would later freely trade in on their best work. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi Read Less