Rosemary Clooney Sings The Lyrics Of Johnny Mercer - Rosemary Cloony

Advantages: Classics sung by the originals
Disadvantages: quality is a little poor in places, a little unoriginal

...This is another various artists album, which has a reasonable variety of songs. Please see below for a breakdown. Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole) Roses Are Red (My Love) (Ronnie Carroll) Walkin' My Baby Back Home (Johnnie Ray) Half As Much (Rosemary Clooney) You Are My Sunshine (Slim Whitman) Far Away Places (Perry Como) Bewitched (Doris Day) The Way You Look Tonight (Fred Astaire) The Great Pretender (The Platters) My Special Angel (Bobby Helms) Heartaches By The Number (Guy Mitchell) To Each His Own (Ink Spots, The) April Love (Pat Boone) Love Is A Golden Ring (Frankie Laine) Changing Partners (Patti Page) Paper Doll (The Mills Brothers) Dark Moon (Bonnie Guitar) Stranger In Paradise (The Four Aces) Band Of Gold (Don Cherry) My Happiness (The Pied Pipers) A good compilation for the older generation (or the younger generation who like... Read review

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Advantages: A good mixture of songs
Disadvantages: Some of the tracks are a bit short

...This album contains a number of really good, original songs. One of my favourite is 'A Poem on the underground wall' Although it is only about someone grafitting a wall, it contains some beautiful lyrics. Quite a lot of the tracks on this album have lovely lyrics which are full of imagery. This includes 'the dangling conversation' 'Flowers never bend with the rainfall' and 'patterns' I think that all three of these are good, original songs with interesting melodies and I enjoy them. Another of my favourite songs is 'Cloudy' It sounds really dreamy (both the lyrics and the tune) and is quite a relaxing song to listen to. This album also contains a couple of fun songs like 'The 59th street bridge song' 'The Big bright green pleasure machine' and 'A simple desultry philippic'. The latter song is a bit strange, and towards the end... Read review

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Advantages: Good showcase for Christine Collister's talents
Disadvantages: none

...This album is a marvellous showcase for Christine Collister's unique molasses-rich voice. Not all the tracks are of the highest quality, but when she flies she flies high. Her own compositions, Waiting for My Prayer and the title track are beautifully executed. Other highlights include Sarah Mclachlan's Full of Grace, a stunning version of Motherless Child and an interesting take on Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer's Moon River. At other times she sounds like Alison Moyet or Cher on Stars in thier Eyes, but there can be no doubting the musicianship on this album. Mention should also be made of John Surman's tenor sax and Martin Lister who is responsible for programming and keyboards. A pleasant album, An Equal Love is at its best when Collister is singing roots and jazz, but please stay off the Euro-pop.... Read review

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