Originally published by The Birmingham Mail. April 2008.
With a wealth of material going back nearly 40 years, it would be hard for anyone person to come up with as good a set list and showmanship as David Essex does. Combine this with his shy elegance and you can see why he is still touring and is one of the best professionals in the business.
Opening the night with his new album’s title track, Happy Ever After, he continued with Before I Met You and the beautifully sung If I Could. David then went into a collection of songs that will be featuring in his new musical, All the Fun of the Fair.
He proved that he is still able to rock with the best of them with a stunning version of Remember England and Dangerous.
Ian D. Hall