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Title: A Lost Treasure Way Ahead Of Its Time
Review: It was great to read the above reviews as I often felt I was the only one in the world who thought that "Fresh Fruit In Foreign Places" was a minor masterpiece (the best kind). Its tropical cocktail of salsa, reggae, rap and disco was indeed way over the heads of listeners back in the early 80s; though well-received critically it didn't register a blip on the public consciousness. It's a wildly imaginative concept album with bold Latin horn arrangements. Just try to find anything equal to the surging horn charts in "With A Girl Like Mimi" in pop music today. The playful, rhyming chorus of "I Am" would set the charts on fire if re-released as a single today (the dated Ayatollah reference notwithstanding). I had to dig through the dusty record bins to get to hear it again, but it's great to know that others don't have to do the same in order to enjoy the delightful ear candy of "Fresh Fruit" today.
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