Title: Pure Magic
Product review: I had these songs on vinyl back in the '70s. I never realized how bad the songs were (now that you mention it , yes they are).That's because I was hypnotized and intoxicated by Billie's voice.If she were to go on American Idol(I know , a scary thought ) they would surely tell her she could "sing the phonebook" and make it sound great.She could.Like another reviewer I also prefer the earlier Billie Holiday to the latter.Her voice here is fresh and optimistic but still bluesy as hell.There are ,by the way , a couple of pretty well written songs here.What she does with the rest is pure magic.4 stars seems about right.
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