Irini [2021] - Tribute [Self Released] (Full Album)

This is essentially a reissue of Irini's 1995 album "Don't Make Me Wish" excluding a few tracks. It has been re-titled "Tribute".

Irini Toufexis was born in Cyprus in 1971 and emigrated to London in 1974. She met Light Of The World's Everton McCalla whist studying music at Pimlico Institute in 1976. The following year she was discovered as a model and during a modelling session was offered a recording contract. However, after a while she found the contract too restrictive and broke free to release a couple of independent singles, the first being "24/7 Love", followed by several singles on a label set up with her sister Marina. An album "Don't Make A Wish" followed in 1995.

In 1996 she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and moved back to Cyprus to be with family and sadly passed away exactly a year ago on 20 Nov. 2020 which is possibly what has prompted the reissue of the album on the first anniversary.

I have to say that most of the tracks still 'stand up' and if Em-Cee can have a UK soul chart #1 with an album containing songs that are almost 20 years old then why can't this one do well?

It is also worth nothing that "24/7" was remixed and 'housed up' in 2003 and uses samples from Phyllis Hyman's "You Know How To Love Me" (included below). Also, on the new album, it has been mis/re-titled "Love".

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Details

Rating:	8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Modern Soul / 90s
Format:	Album
Media:	Digital
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	20/11/2021
Value:	£7.49