Her Classic Songs

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It's hard to fault any Dionne Warwick collection that begins with "Walk on By," ends with "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me," and, in between, offers eight other selections produced and (mostly) written by Burt Bacharach that fully live up to the album's title. For the budget-minded, this set will do nicely, though we'd be remiss in not pointing out that, for a few dollars more, the Walk on By: 20 Greatest Hits album will happily double this number of classics. --Ben Edmonds

Her Classic Songs, Music, Dionne Warwick, Pop, Pop Vocals, Popular Music, Vocal
All You Need Is The Girl
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A New Pleasure
  • All You Need is the Girl and the CD
  • Outstanding!
All You Need Is The Girl

Manufacturer: Mellotone Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. My Dream is You
  2. Got You on My Mind
  3. Dreamland
  4. Half the Perfect World
  5. Talk of the Town

ASIN: B00005BJ2H
Release Date: 2001-03-08

Tracks:

  1. All you really need is the girl
  2. Idea of love
  3. A handful of stars
  4. Cupid got us both
  5. I don't want to love you
  6. Love can turn on you
  7. (You can't) Unring a bell
  8. Lover come back to me
  9. Stay out of my dreams
  10. It's gotta be you for me
  11. Until it happens to you
  12. (That's when) I saw stars

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A New Pleasure.......2006-02-20

A wonderful set of mostly her own songs. Ms. Barrow has a warm, weonderful voice and is an accomplished vocalist. I highly recommend this cd to anyone and everyone.

5 out of 5 stars All You Need is the Girl and the CD.......2003-09-04

Refreshing, nostalgic, soulful, dreamy and light are but a few of the words that I can write describing this wonderful album. The collection is marvelously done with April's beautiful voice and singing style and with the band's great sound that adds richness and depth to each and every song. Some albums have only have one or two songs that are worth listening to. On this album, every song is a winner, so I would recommend this CD to anyone who enjoys relaxing and easy listening music and wants to feel that they got their money's worth. I give it five stars! * * * * *

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding!.......2001-11-29

After realizing the thrill of Ms. Barrows's first record "My Dream Is You," I've waited eagerly for more. And this release is just as joyful as her first. I play the two back-to-back when I commute two hours to visit family in Boston, and by the time I've arrived, I'm hoarse from singing along, trying to match April's magical vocals and the rich, expressive instrumentals at once. The lyrics are fresh; the musical conversation brilliant and enormously engaging--Long holiday lines at the Portsmouth tollbooth are now a welcome opportunity to play and sing all over again! Thank you April, Andy Reiss, David Hungate, Chris Brown, Denis Solee, Roy Huskey, and George Tidwell for bringing the world such happiness!
Knäckebröd Blues
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Good solid blues from an unlikely source
  • Louise Plays Blues For Today
Knäckebröd Blues
Louise Hoffsten
Manufacturer: Memphis Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Blues | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0001Z498I
Release Date: 2004-04-27

Tracks:

  1. S The Seduction Of Sweet Louise
  2. Baby, Don't You Tear Of Sweet Louise
  3. Love To Love You
  4. Belly Up Blues
  5. I Pity The Fool
  6. I Guess I'm A Fool
  7. God Don't Even Change
  8. I Just Wanna Make Love To You
  9. Slow Down
  10. Weak Brain, Narrow Mind
  11. It Serves You Right To Suffer
  12. Darling, Do You Remember Me

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Good solid blues from an unlikely source.......2006-02-09

We don't normally assocaite sweden and Northern Europe as a hotbed of blues like Mississippi or Chicago but this is good stuff. Her love of the material shines through, there's a nice mix of covers and originals here, and there;s a fresh approach. A very enjoyable effort.

5 out of 5 stars Louise Plays Blues For Today.......2004-05-01

I love this album for a couple of reasons. 1st is Louise's obvious love of and reverance for true blues music. It comes through on song after song, particularly the covers of such classics as "God Don't Ever Change",and "I Just Wanna Make Love To You". Then there are the tracks on which she infuses her own
brand of modernenity, the opener "Ballad Of Sweet Louise", and "Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes", reminiscent of R.L. Burnside's "Wish I Was In Heaven Sittin' Down".
The other thing I love about this album is that I can see the evolution in her music. You see, I knew Louise when she was an exchange student from Sweden at my brother's high school in Jupiter, FL and lived up the street from me, way back around 1983. At the time Louise gave me a demo of some songs she had recorded with her punk band at the time called "Dysenteri" in Sweden. Even then though, she was blowing her harp in the tradition of the blues masters. I still have that tape.
All in all, if you're a blues fan or just love really great new music, you owe it to yourself to check out this amazing artist.
My Dream is You
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • My Dream Is April
  • Writer Breaks Out
  • Close but no cigar
  • Stunning debut...
  • Amazing
My Dream is You
April Barrows
Manufacturer: Mellotone Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005NIP
Release Date: 1996-08-01

Tracks:

  1. My Dream Is You
  2. Someone Else's Arms
  3. Lost in a Blue Note
  4. I'm Beginning to See the Light
  5. Mr. Moon
  6. She's Got You
  7. Room in My Heart
  8. Jumping into Spring
  9. I Wanna Turn Out My Light
  10. Burning the Toast
  11. Old Stuffed Sofa
  12. Where the Blue Begins

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars My Dream Is April.......2006-06-08

April Barrows has the sweetest voice. She reminds me of Doris Day.It looks like she has paid her dues and should have hit world wide fame by now.
It is wonderful to have a great artist that is still alive to give us new and fresh material. I am trying to find her first cd and will not give up untill I do.
Buy this cd and spread the word!!

5 out of 5 stars Writer Breaks Out.......2005-06-26

To the author of the review who suggested "Swing" by Suzy Boguss... well, yeah! April Barrows WROTE those songs! Anyway, its great to hear her own interpretations. Fans of Madelaine Peyroux and Norah Jones' jazz work won't be disappointed to pick this one up, too.

2 out of 5 stars Close but no cigar.......2005-05-11

I listened to this CD with high hopes, because I love this style of music. However, I was disappointed to find that several of the best songs come straight from Suzy Bogguss' album "Swing" (My Dream Is You, Jumpin' Into Spring, Burning the Toast), and Bogguss does a much better job with the material. I find that I DO like the instrumentals in "I'm Beginning to See the Light", and Barrows does an adequate job with the rest of the albums content. She seems to lack that "smokey" quality, though, that makes the singers of this genre so great. My advice is to listen to a few tracks from Bogguss' "Swing" before you buy this album, then decide.

5 out of 5 stars Stunning debut..........2002-07-08

I had to break down and buy this CD after hearing so many nice things about it. Good thing, too!

For her debut album, April Barrows has created a wonderful disc that one would normally associate with an established recording star far along the path of fame and fortune. She possesses a surprising maturity not only in writing and vocalizing, but in song selection as well.

There are so many good numbers on here that it is tricky to pick out which are the best. I have several instant favorites, among them the two Moon songs, "Mr. Moon" and "I Wanna Turn Out My Light". Others that jump out are "An Old Stuffed Sofa", "Someone Else's Arms", "Lost in a Blue Note", and "Jumping into Spring". But I think if I were forced to choose only one favorite here, it would have to be the fun little number, "Burning the Toast".

All of the songs (most written by April), have a classic jazz style, calling to mind the best of female jazz vocalists from both the classic period (1930s - early 1950s), and the "new school" period with today's artists such as Karin Allyson, Rebecca Kilgore, Tierney Sutton, and others. Many of her songs have a wonderful sense of whimsy, and you know that April is giving each offering to us with a wink and a smile. Both "Burning the Toast" and "An Old Stuffed Sofa", along with the two Moon songs, deliver this whimsical sense in spades.

The artists backing April's songs fit nicely with her style, and both the band and the singer are not afraid to get out of each other's way when they need to. There's a good clarinet player, too, which is always nice to hear.

In short, the CD is a joy to listen to.

By all means, if you're a fan of intimate jazz vocalists, you should purchase this disc just as fast as mouse clicks will allow. I plan to do the same with her second album, "All You Need Is The Girl".

5 out of 5 stars Amazing.......2002-01-23

I must have purchased this cd shortly after it came out -- one of those stab in the dark things that just seems to work out. Now her song "My Dream Is You," will be the first song that I dance to with my new husband in June 2002. This music is timeless, and I'm ordering a second copy right now, along with her new cd. Enjoy!
Such A Tender Night: The Music Of Alec Wilder
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    Such A Tender Night: The Music Of Alec Wilder

    Manufacturer: Newport Classic
    ProductGroup: Music
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    ASIN: B0000067TK
    Release Date: 1998-02-17

    Tracks:

    1. The Children Met The Train
    2. Such A Tender Night
    3. Nonet For Brass Instruments:
    4. Her Old man Was Suspicious
    5. Air For English Horn And String
    6. Sea Fugue, Mama
    7. Ste : Quarter Note...
    8. Little White samba
    9. the Amorous Poltergeist
    10. Songs For Patricia
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    América
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Argelia Fragoso has truly a voice of gold!
    América
    Argelia Fragoso
    Manufacturer: Mayapple Media
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000BQPXZ0
    Release Date: 2005-09-01

    Tracks:

    1. La Flor de la Canela by Chabua Granda
    2. Solo Pienso en Ti by Maria Teresa Vera
    3. Silencio by Rafael Hernandez
    4. Noche Cubana by Cesar Portillo
    5. Nitida Fe by Raul Torres
    6. Tu Mirada by Meme Solis
    7. Si me pudieras querer by Ignacio Villa
    8. He perdido contigo by Luis Cardenas
    9. La Gloria Eres Tu by Jose Mendez
    10. El Amor de Mi Vica by Luis Rios
    11. Por tu ventana dormida by Juan G. Rose/Victor Merino
    12. La Leccion by Vicente Garrido

    Product Description

    This comprehensive selection of Cuban standards performed by the great contralto Argelia Fragoso, the Golden Voice of Cuba, is the first available in the United States. Well-loved by aficionados of Cuban and Latin American song, Argelia has performed with Grupo Irakere, the Woody Herman Orchestra, Orquesta Aragon and other leading groups. She recently performed at the Victoria Theatre in Madrid, Spain.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Argelia Fragoso has truly a voice of gold!.......2005-12-21

    After listening to Ms. Fragoso's CD I was left speechless!!!She sings boleros like no one else I have ever heard!!

    She IS Cuba, at it's best!!!
    I Say a Little Prayer: Her Classic Songs, Vol. 2
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • CONTAINS RARE WORK!
    • The title of this cd fit like a 'T'!!!
    I Say a Little Prayer: Her Classic Songs, Vol. 2
    Dionne Warwick
    Manufacturer: Curb Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000000DI8
    Release Date: 1998-02-03

    Tracks:

    1. I Say A Little Prayer
    2. Do You Know The Way To San Jose
    3. This Girl's In Love With You
    4. Reach Out For Me
    5. Close To You
    6. If We Only Have Love
    7. Do You Believe In Love At First Sight
    8. Once You Hit The Road
    9. Don't Ever Take Your Love Away
    10. Do I Have To Cry

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars CONTAINS RARE WORK!.......1999-09-21

    This CD deserves five stars if for no other reason than the fact that it contains some of Dionne's hard-to-find work from the Warner Brothers period. We fans have to search far and wide to find this work, and this is the best that I've been able to do so far. I look forward to more releases from this period!

    Dionne's voice is fine throughout, and the listener can hear it maturing if the songs are heard chronologically (a challenge, since no years are included!!). Only true Dionne fans will know the proper order in which these songs should be heard. Next time I hope there will be explanatory liner notes so that we might get more from the material. But, aside from the "budgetness" of this package, a fine set of music!

    4 out of 5 stars The title of this cd fit like a 'T'!!!.......1998-10-09

    I really like this cd the first five songs are Warwick classics and need little if any introduction(simply great music) the remaining five songs may not be as well known but what great songs to add to this cd. These songs were taken from albums Dionne did in the middle to late 70's, if you listern to these last five songs one may but to rest the myth that Dionne did not do good music doing this period. These songs are great and I listen to these cuts often after purchasing this CD, and I even recall, "Once You Hit the Road" as a R&B top five hit, as well in the Carolinas Beach music listerners will recognize "Do you Believe in Love at First Sight" as a beach music classic, good, good stuff this cd will not disappoint you!!!!
    Crazy with the Blues
    Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    • FROM THE ROCKFISH GRILL; ANACORTES, WA
    Crazy with the Blues
    Alice Stuart
    Manufacturer: Country Con Fusion
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Blues | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B00004LMNI
    Release Date: 2000-08-22

    Tracks:

    1. Statesboro Blues
    2. Wondering
    3. Downhearted Blues
    4. I Don't Want You Hangin' 'Round
    5. Let The Mystery Be
    6. One Too Many Mornings
    7. Moods Of A Fool
    8. I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight
    9. Weeping Willow Blues
    10. In My Girlish Days
    11. Goin' Crazy With The Blues
    12. (I'm Goin' To) New York City

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars FROM THE ROCKFISH GRILL; ANACORTES, WA.......2002-04-07

    ...

    Stuart's latest CD is a pleasing blend of blues and country music that is quickly getting heard across the country, from Florida to Seattle and all down the West Coast. Alice Stuart has got a unique way of treating a melody, and she knows a good song when she hears one. Although Stuart is a fine songwriter, her interpretation of other people's songs makes you feel like you're hearing the song for the first time. Listen for her exceptional versions of Chris Wall's "I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight" or Bob Dylan's "One Too Many Mornings."

    Not often does an artist both entertain and inspire. Alice Stuart does both with style, finesse and a great sense of humor.
    Sirens of Swing: Great Songs of the '30's & 40's
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      Sirens of Swing: Great Songs of the '30's & 40's

      Manufacturer: Compendia
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      2. Until The Real Thing Comes Along - Billie Holiday
      3. Penthouse Serenade - Anita O'day
      4. Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe - Frances Wayne
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      7. Linger In My Arms A Little Longer, Baby - Peggy Lee
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      10. Love Me Or Leave Me - Sarah Vaughan

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      1. Tess' Torch Song (I Had A Man) - Pearl Bailey
      2. Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) - Billie Holiday
      3. The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else - Sarah Vaughan
      4. My Old Flame - Peggy Lee
      5. I'm Beginning To See The Light - Kitty Kallen
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      7. Baby Won't You Please Come Home - Ella Fitzgerald And Her Orchestra
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      9. One For My Baby - Lena Horne
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      The Classic Love Album
      Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
      • Good quality recording but arguable selection
      The Classic Love Album
      Giacomo Puccini , Claude Debussy , Franz Lehár , Fryderyk Chopin , Leonard Bernstein , Domenico Scarlatti , Gaetano Donizetti , Jules Massenet , Johannes Brahms , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Samuel Barber , John Lennon / Paul McCartney , Sergey Rachmaninov , Claudio Monteverdi , Franz Liszt , Richard Rodgers , Robert Schumann , Berliner Philharmoniker , London Philharmonia Orchestra , Wiener Philharmoniker , Metropolitan Opera Orchestra , London Festival Orchestra , Berlin State Opera Orchestra , London Symphony Orchestra , English Northern Philharmonia , Herbert von Karajan , and Giuseppe Sinopoli
      Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000001GZQ
      Release Date: 1998-01-27

      Tracks:

      1. TOSCA: E Lucevan le stelle
      2. Butterfly: Coro a bocca chiusa
      3. Beau soir
      4. Die lustige Witwe: Lippen schweigen
      5. Nocturne No. 2 Op. 9,2: Nocturne No. 2 Op. 9,2
      6. West Side Story: Maria
      7. West Side Story: Tonight
      8. Sonata K. 9 In D Minor: Sonata K..9 In D Minor
      9. L'Elisir d'Amore: Una furtiva largrima
      10. Thais: Mtation
      11. Wie Meodien ziehtes: Wie Melodien zieht es
      12. Le nozze di Figaro: Deh vieni, non tardar
      13. Piano Concerto No. 26 'Coronation': Larghetto
      14. The Daisies
      15. And I Love Her
      16. Gianni Schicchi: O Mio babbino caro
      17. Pagnini Rhapsody: Variation XVIII
      18. Poppea: Pur ti miro
      19. Consolation No. 3: Consolation No.3
      20. Some Enchanted Evening
      21. Traumerei: Trerei
      22. Turandot: Nessun dorma

      Customer Reviews:

      3 out of 5 stars Good quality recording but arguable selection.......2000-08-05

      I'm afraid I cannot rate this CD with more than 3 stars because although the recording quality of this edition is quite good by nowadays standards, the selection of the music does not reflect its title. I was expecting more "well known" tunes, more classical styles represented.
      Classic French Songs
      Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
      • No no no no
      • A clever fusion
      • Amateurish
      • What a Voice!
      • What a fabulous CD!
      Classic French Songs

      Manufacturer: Eroica Classical
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00005CFHA
      Release Date: 2001-03-01

      Tracks:

      1. Sous Le Ciel De Paris
      2. Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes
      3. Le Chevalier De Paris
      4. A La Seine
      5. Plaisir DAmour
      6. Le Malheur DAimer
      7. Clair De Lune
      8. Les Feuilles Mortes
      9. Mister Georgina
      10. Le Bonheur Est Chose Lre
      11. Blues
      12. Barbara
      13. Romance
      14. Paris Canaille
      15. LInvitation Au Voyage
      16. JEntends JEntends
      17. Chanson DAmour
      18. Ne Me Quitte Pas
      19. Heureux Celui Qui Meurt DAimer
      20. La Diva De LEmpire

      Album Description

      What makes a wonderful song? My own view is that a great song is that magical combination of a good poem with good music, resulting in a whole that is greater than the mere sum of its parts. This is a collection of some wonderful songs of France, both "classical" and pop, dating from about 1800 through the 20th century. There are songs of nostalgia, playfulness, tragedy, loneliness, irony, and mystery, mostly involving love in its myriad guises. It has been an adventure -- exploring the nuances of the language and the music. I hope you enjoy listening to these songs as much as we have enjoyed working on and performing them. Eileen Mager.

      Customer Reviews:

      1 out of 5 stars No no no no.......2005-02-07

      Wonderful selections, but if we are looking for a beautiful voice this is not it. Screechy, forced, at times unlistenable. Sometimes we just have to no when to say no!

      4 out of 5 stars A clever fusion.......2005-01-31

      Imagine modern French chansons like Jacques Brel's Ne Me Quitte Pas or the well known Sous le Ciel de Paris performed in the style of Schubert lieder --- no percussion or elaborate instrumental backing, just a voice, singing in the traditional formal style, with piano accompaniment. That's roughly the idea behind Eileen Mager's recording of Classic French Songs.

      It works well. The effect is not what one normally expects from French cafe music, but then, Mager includes songs by Debussy, Faure, and Satie, so it is to hardly surprising that the overall flavour is of a lieder recital. While Mager's voice is not the smoothest and most honeyed soprano around, and she uses falsetto for her upper range, nevertheless she hits the notes spot on, and the rough tones somehow suit the songs. Even as a lieder recital, one wants the hint of tobacco and absinthe when the song is about Mister Giorgina playing the accordion in a bistro with no name.

      2 out of 5 stars Amateurish.......2003-06-29

      I'm sorry to be negative, but I feel that the two previous reviews are misleading. They implied I'd be hearing some fabulous unknown here--but no, this is a charming program sung by a roundly second-rate artist. Mager's voice has an unpleasant raspy quality which is completely unsuited to classical song and perhaps to high notes altogether. There's also the occasional breathiness and pitch instability. If you're used to hearing Susan Graham sing Hahn and Janet Baker sing Faure, be prepared for a disconcerting experience. There's a reason this CD is not on a major label. Mager is somewhat more credible on the popular songs, however, and perhaps she'll concentrate on those in the future. The one 100% enjoyable and polished song on the CD is "Mister Georgina"--we want more like that!

      5 out of 5 stars What a Voice!.......2001-09-28

      Not knowing French but loving the country's music, I purchased this CD expecting to hear a culture of songs that could be added to my collection. I was not disappointed. Actually, I added a bonus to my collection because of the manner by which these songs were presented. The feeling of "being there" is in every song. From the intro of the sounds of Paris to the dancing in Piccadilly Square (a Frenchman's view of an English music hall femme fatale) ... accomplished by a single voice accompanied by piano.

      What a voice! Eileen Mager's voice is whatever she wishes it to be ... early English, classical Italian, festival German, or seductive French. The range of her voice is from a rich deep contralto singing "Blues" by Ferre to an angelic soprano singing "Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes" by Reynaldo Hahn. I was very impressed with her "Mister Giorgina" by Ferre.

      Ellen Brown is a sought-after accompanist in all of Phoenix ... this CD displays the reason. She feels the music with the soloist.

      I am looking forward to Eileen Mager's other CDs, "Christmas Treasures," "Vivaldi a Due Voce," and "Broadway: Love & Laughter," and I highly recommend to all who love an absolutely beautiful voice in their entertainment room this CD of "Classic French Songs."

      5 out of 5 stars What a fabulous CD!.......2001-09-04

      I loved this CD. As a matter of fact, my son and I listened to it seven times the first day. Why?

      Because it's so interesting, and has such an incredible breadth of repertoire and expression--from the mischievous and boisterous "Paris Canaille" to the sweet, delicate and operatic "Le Bonheur Est Chose Legere"; and from the out-and-out coquettish fun of Satie's "La Diva De 'L'Empire'" to the dreamy joy of Duparc's "L'Invitation Au Voyage" to the anguish of Brel's "Ne Me Quitte Pas." I especially enjoyed hearing, in addition to Joseph Kosma and Jacques Prevert's "Les Feuilles Mortes" ("Autumn Leaves"), another song by the same composer and lyricist that is completely unfamiliar to American listeners, the deeply moving World War II remembrance called "Barbara."

      Because it's gorgeous. Eileen Mager's voice has great purity and clarity of tone, effortless delivery. Her French diction is so clean that my five-year-old son can (and does) easily pick up and repeat even the French that goes at rapid-fire speed. She uses a broad palette of vocal colors; and her range extends from the lyric coloratura soprano to the bluesy alto. Ms. Mager and her excellent accompanist, Ellen Brown, work together as one; and Ms. Brown, who is also an arranger and who accompanied her on their earlier CD, "Christmas Treausures," adds a special touch of her own to the songs.

      The accompanying CD booklet contains translations of all the songs (done by the singer herself, with the able help and counsel of French poet/librettist/teacher Michel Sarda), so listeners who don't speak French will be able to enjoy the recording as much as those who do.

      One parting comment: Many singers dabble in genres other than their home genre, calling it "crossover." Unfortunately, many don't sound right in genres other than their own. But Ms. Mager is so comfortable and "right" in the various genres on this CD that it would be difficult to decide which her "home" genre actually is.

      Music:

      1. Here's to Hoagy
      2. Hot Numbers
      3. In the Land of Hi-Fi
      4. In the Lounge With [Import]
      5. In the Studio and in Concert [Live]
      6. It's Easy to Remember
      7. Jazz Time [Import]
      8. Jo Stafford on Capitol
      9. Language of Love
      10. Lil Abner/Broadway Bouquet

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