Songs
Unmasked includes a special unplugged arrangements for some of Ira Losco's previous songs, including those for the hit singles Love Me Or Hate Me, Accident Prone, and Driving One Of Your Cars. The unplugged album also features unplugged cover versions of some 80s classics, mentioning Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time", Soft Cell's "Bedsitter", and The Cure's "Love Song". Two original songs are found in this album, which were both released as singles. The first one was "Winter Day". The single received positive reviews, and was a hit in the local radio airplay charts. The second single from Unmasked was "Arms of the Ones... ...", released in March 2007. "The songs speaks of the injustives in the world especially in times of war. It is an appeal and a wake-up call to those who by their actions and decisions cause conflicts over and over and thus affecting the lives of innocent people and children. Ira Losco claims to have been inspired to write the song after recently being in contact with War Child International, whom she is now supporting.".
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