​The names Pat and Evert probably won't ring a bell right away. But after reading the following, I will undoubtedly hear 'Oh yes, we know them'.
Pat is Patricia Maessen. Together with her sisters Stella and Bianca she formed Hearts of Soul, with which she represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1970. When she moved to Antwerp in the early 1970s, she formed Dream Express together with Luc Smets (ex-The Pebbles) and her sisters. She also went to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1977 with this formation, but as a Belgian participant.
Evert is Evert Verhees, better known as a member of seventies symphonic rock band Banzaï. Evert toured with the French Renaud and is still Julien Clerc's regular bassist. In addition, he often offers his services as a studio musician, composer and producer.
Unfortunately, Patricia Maessen passed away at much too young age in 1996. In the early 1980s, the duo recorded a number of self-penned songs with only piano accompaniment. The songs were never finished…until now! Professionally worked out arrangements and a select club of musicians did the rest. Those musicians are drummers Marc Bonte and Claude Salmieri, guitarists Eric Melaerts and Kevin Mulligan, guest guitarist Philip Catherine, percussionist Cesar Janssens, Bart Quartier on vibraphone, trumpeter Bert Joris and Jeroen D'hoe and the Ataneres String Ensemble. The album was recorded in the Morgan studios in Brussels with the famous Mike Butcher as sound engineer.
The title track opens and you are immediately in the flow. Pat's beautiful voice and the downright sublime arrangements are the tools for a beautiful ballad here. It even gets better in the somewhat jazzy tempo-changing 'Under Skin', where Pat's vocal range soars high. She shows that again in 'They Know My Name', including excellent piano playing. The talented musicians show what they have to offer in the instrumental 'Le Souffle'. 'Long Distance' seems more like the ideal song that, with some airplay, can become a classic.
Not only is 'Eternal Conversations' an appropriate title, the album is also full of beautiful songs that navigate between jazz and pop. This is an album that can compete with foreign productions.

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