Music Review

Keep the Fire Burnin'

Dan Hartman
Reviewed by David Browne | Dec 23, 1994
EW's GRADE
B

Details Lead Performance: Dan Hartman; Genre: R&B

Whether jumping aboard the '70s disco bandwagon (''Instant Replay'') or glomming on to '80s power pop (''I Can Dream About You''), Dan Hartman, who died early this year of an AIDS-related illness, was something of a hack chameleon. But this retrospective, Keep the Fire Burnin', which also includes a dance remake of ''Free Ride'' as well as James Brown's ''Living in America'' (which Hartman wrote), makes its point: that his music was the worthy successor to KC's white-guy disco. B

Originally posted Dec 23, 1994 Published in issue #254 Dec 23, 1994 Order article reprints

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