Whisper before I shout

Another timeslip moment. I am not sure exactly where the whole decade has gone since the ex-S-Clubber Miss Rachel Stevens hit the charts with this, her debut hit, but it seems like only yesterday...

Rachel Stevens - Sweet Dreams My LA Ex

If I were in your shoes
I'd whisper before I shout
Can't you stop playing that record again
Find somebody else to talk about
If I were in your shoes
I'd worry of the effects
You've had your say but now its my turn
Sweet dreams my L.A. Ex

Sweet Dreams My LA Ex was another in the list of classics from the powerhouse songwriter Cathy Dennis (the woman behind Britney's Toxic and Kylie's Can't Get You Out Of My Head), yet even this catchy piece of pop fluff was never enough to give Miss Stevens (whose voice is not the - ahem! - most powerful in the business) a long career in the charts. In two years the hits had dried up, and her last notable appearance outside of the lads' mags and gossip columns was as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing five years ago...

How time flies.

Rachel Stevens official website.