HELLO YOU ARE LOOKING TO BUY A RACHEL SWEET CD PROTECT THE INNOCENT RELEASED IN 1993 BY STIFF RECORDS UPC: 8711539480097. THIS CD IS AN ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING NOT A REISSUE-AND WAS A PROMOTIONAL USE COPY. CD IS IN AN IMPORT FROM FRANCE. THIS TITLE IS OUT OF PRINT AND HARD TO FIND.   ITEM IS IN OVERALL NEAR MINT CONDITION. DISC IS NEAR MINT- THERE IS ONE VERY LIGHT LINE ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE CD. JEWELCASE IS NEW. CD IS NOT SEALED, BUT COMES STORED IN POLY BAG SLEEVE.  INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE INQUIRE FOR SHIPPING RATES. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND HAPPY BUYING!

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Sweet's first album was equally fueled by her preciously mature vocals and the quirky material provided by producer Liam Sternberg. This follow-up, recorded after the first flush of ironic jailbait publicity had died down, is more about Sweet and her powerhouse voice than about unusually crafted material. The backing band, variously credited as Fingerprintz and an Aberdeen pub band called Bus Company, provide solid backing, while producers Martin Rushent and Alan Winstansley keep Sweet front-and-center. This is a straight-ahead pop-rock record that's aged a lot better than its New Wave contemporaries. In contrast to Sternberg's teen-themed songs, Sweet often picked more mature material for her second album, selecting work from a variety of accomplished writers and performers. She gave a teen edge to Elvis Presley's rockabilly "Baby Let's Play House, " sparked up The Damned's angsty "New Rose " and covered the over-the-hill nostalgia of Lou Reed's "New Age. " Then-contemporary tunes from Graham Parker ( "Fools Gold ") and Moon Martin ( "I've Got a Reason ") are also both excellent, and a trio of tunes written or co-written by Sweet, including the bouncy leadoff love song and the jazzy closer of clandestine teen romance. This CD fell out of print almost as quickly as it was reissued, making it well worth picking up used.