People only seem to know English singer-songwriter Rick Astley for that viral Internet meme/prank and the song it's heavily affiliated with. Rickrolling was a fine may-may when it was recent, but the joke has gotten progressively stale since; then again, rickrolling is still better than Damn Daniel, although that's not a tough accomplishment. Astley's full-length debut album Whenever You Need Somebody is actually a really good, fun dance-pop record that starts and finishes rather quickly. While repetitious from a production standpoint thanks to Stock Aitken Waterman, who produced 6 out of the 10 tracks that are featured on the recording, it doesn't do too much to let down this album's quality and desert it - and Rick Astley's vocal performance is three pleasant treats merged into one cake. We're no strangers to the cheesiness of the 1980s; we know the rules and so does Rick.
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