‘Vision of You’: Album Review

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Rob Fowler and Sharon Sexton were brought together when they were cast in Bat Out of Hell, which is currently playing at the Dominion Theatre in London. 

They portray Falco and Sloane respectively and audiences of the musical quickly became fans of this pair; particularly their strong voices when dueting. 

Fowler and Sexton, knowing how well their voices blended together embarked on the journey of creating an album: ‘Vision of You’.

The album tells the story of Falco and Sloane and is the most perfect gift for fans of the musical and of the remarkable duo.

There’s a lot of songs on the album that had me excited for the albums release, including ‘It Just Won’t Quit’ which was originally in Bat Out of Hell (sadly not anymore). Fowler and Sexton’s cover is a beautiful homage to the musical and to the version sung by Christina Bennington and Andrew Polec.

Vision of You starts off strongly and beautifully with ‘Falling Slowly’, which I first heard when I saw ‘Once’ when it was on in the West End. As soon as Rob and Sharon started to sing on this opener - I knew we were in for a treat.

For people who have seen Bat Out of Hell, it comes as no surprise that these two being paired together for an album would be an ingenious idea, as ‘Vision of You’ presents you with songs that you’re familiar with in the most honest, raw and stripped back way. The use of Fowler and Sexton’s voices coupled only with Steve Corley on the piano is so effective. The simplicity of this makes the album what it is and tells a story in the most genuine and emotion evoking way. 

When you listen to the album - be sure to listen to it chronologically (especially on your first listen), so you can feel the journey these songs and the duo’s voices take you on.

‘Vision of You’ is available to buy physical copies of now here or you can download it digitally here.
You can also pop to the Dominion Theatre and purchase a physical copy if you’re paying Bat Out of Hell a visit any time soon!

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