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The Very Best Of Cleo Laine
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Track Listing
Disc 1:
- He Was Beautiful
- I Loves You Porgy
- No One Is Alone
- Birdsong
- Solitude
- Streets Of London
- I Don't Know Why
- Send In The Clowns
- Dreamsville
- Gonna Get Through
- Skylark
- Creole Love Call
- What'll I Do
- It Don't Mean A Thing
- You Must Believe In Spring
- Wish You Were Here (I Do Miss You)
- Bill
Disc 2:
- Lies Of Handsome Men
- Play It Again Sam
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
- If
- Thieving Boy
- Won't You Tell Me Why
- I Remember
- Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'
- Woman Talk
- Sophisticated Lady
- Music
- Bess You Is My Woman
- My Man's Gone Now
- I'm Beginning To See The Light
- A Time For Farewell
- Turkish Delight
- Born On A Friday
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #28836 in Music
- Released on: 1997-06-24
- Number of discs: 2
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: .28 pounds
Editorial Reviews
From Amazon.co.uk
Blessed with both a natural jazz instinct and an extraordinary range covering several octaves, Cleo Laine is one of the outstanding singers of our times. Her husky low notes and astonishing forays in the upper registers make her voice uniquely identifiable. She makes the most intelligent use of an eclectic span of material and her recordings are always filled with delightful surprises. The sweep of music in this remarkable collection reflects all that and her lyrics here have been composed by some of the best writers of the times, starting with one W. Shakespeare, who has three of his best numbers--"O Mistress Mine", "It Was A Lover And His Lass" and "Shall I Compare Thee To A Summers Day"--treated with imagination and grace. Standards by Arlen and Alec Wilder rub shoulders with compositions by Laine's husband John Dankworth. The latter's "Dunsinane Blues" is a swinging and delightful exercise in Shakespearean gore and ghosts and his setting of an Auden poem is written with taste and purpose. Guests include guitarist John Williams--a most delicate partnership with Laine on three tracks--and pianist Dudley Moore. --Steve Voce
