Noel Pagn, or Noel, as he was known, found success to be minimal. Though he managed to have two songs hit the Billboard 100, his overall impact wasn't strong enough to remain memorable. As such, he is one of those forgotten from the 80's.
Beyond being from the Bronx, New York, not much is really known about the singer's private life. So, we shift forward right into his 1987 debut, and self titled album. His single, Silent Morning, would become his most successful, reaching number forty-seven on the Billboard 100. It would fare much better on dance charts, reaching the top ten.
His second single, Like A Child, would reach number sixty-seven, and became his first number one hit on the dance charts. He'd again top the dance charts with his third single, Out Of Time. Overall, his album would peak at one hundred twenty-six on the Billboard 200.
Noel's ended up on my radar while combing through a playlist of 10,000 songs from 1980's that I found online. At the time, his singles piqued my interest, and ultimately drove how this album ended up on my want list. However, as I played through it from start to finish, I quickly started to have a little buyer's remorse.
In general, it's not a very common album to find on CD, so this in turn makes it a little more expensive than your average disc. Mind you, not bank breaking, but still, up there in the lower double digits. I think its overall scarcity is what led me to grab it the moment I saw it. Sometimes, you just have to do that when only one pops up occasionally.
Overall though, I'd be lying if I told you I walked away from my listening session saying it was worth the price. While I won't call it bad, I also wouldn't call it good. Further, I don't see myself ever pulling it back off the shelf to hear it again. Probably the worst part about it was that when I played the two songs I bought it for, these too didn't resonate. In fact, I found myself questioning how this one even got on my want list. Again, I think it all goes back to that rarity aspect. I think I got sucked in as a collector.
His 1987 debut would be the only album Noel would release in the 80's. It wouldn't be until 1993 that his follow up, Heart's On Fire hit record stores. However, it would fail to make any impact in the US. To date, the singer hasn't released any further full length studio albums, but continues to work in the industry, releasing two singles, 2001's Will I Find True Love, and 2007's I Feel Alive. Neither of these impacted hard enough to provide a resurgence for Noel.
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