New York City

What Fresh Hell is This quotes this item in the June 14. 1980 issue of Billboard Magazine about Black Russian:  “Actually from the U.S.S.R., Black Russian is a pop trio which makes crystalline pop/r&b that comes across as a more r&b-oriented ABBA.  Natasha Kapustin has an excellent soaring voice.  ‘Leave Me Now’ really gives her room to show off her vocal strength.  The production is exceptionally clean with Vladimir Shneider’s keyboard and the synthesizers of Serge [Kapustin] and Natasha Kapustin lending a cushy sheen.  The album is evenly divided between uptempo dance cuts and moody ballads.  Best cuts:  ‘Mystified’, ‘Leave Me Now’, ‘Emptiness’, ‘New York City’, ‘Love’s Enough’.” 

(April 2015/1)