BOY MEETS GIRL – Reel Life +2 [Japan AOR CITY 1000 series] *0dayrox EXCLUSIVE*
Formed in the mid-Eighties, Boy Meets Girl is an American duo consisting of husband/wife duo George Merrill (bass, keyboards and more) & singer Shannon Rubicam.
They are perhaps best known for their second track on this album, the hit song ‘Waiting for a Star to Fall’, but also for writing two number 1 hits ‘How Will I Know’ and ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)’ performed by Whitney Houston.
After years of writing and composing songs for other artists, the duo earned mainstream success in their own right with this 1988 release “Reel Life”. In the United States, ‘Waiting For a Star to Fall’ peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song reached #9 in the UK and was also a top ten Australian hit in April 1989. It was featured in the movie ‘Three Men and a Little Lady’ as well.
The music here is US Adult Contemporary rock&pop, however there’s nuch more substance all over the arrangements than your typical affair from this genre.
“Reel Life” charm relies on its true-80s production too plenty of over-synthesized instrumentation – something that some people doesn’t like, but Eighties music suckers like me loves so much.
