Released on 04/01/2001
Label: Positiva

Last April Fragma's 'Toca's Miracle' single was a massive club smash and a number one UK hit. It sold by the bucket load and ended up on just about every compilation going.

It was such a huge tune that it was inevitably going to be hard to follow up but 'Everytime You Need Me' tries hard. It has some of the same hallmarks - pounding kick drum, arpeggio synth bubbling under the main riff - and a distinctive vocal by singer/model Maria Rubia, who amazingly turned down the opportunity to be a Big Breakfast presenter in favour of going to university!

And while this single -taken from forthcoming debut album 'Toca'- doesn't have the same magic as 'Miracle' it's a pleasant enough tune with a good groove

    by Ben Osborne