Title: Disappointing
Product review: I hate to be a contrarian, but this album isn't very good and doesn't come up to the standards of her previous album of her dad's songs. With the very notable exception of "When October Goes," the Manilow penned melodies simply aren't memorable. The arrangements, even on classic tunes like "Skylark" tend to be sleepy and in the case of "On the Atcheson, Topeka, and the Sante Fe," almost unlistenable.The one gem on this album is "When October Goes," which earns it an extra star. This song deserves to be a standard, with a terrific melody and a wistful Mercer lyric which includes two of his standard themes - that of a yearning for a more innocent past and his matching of the passing of the calendar with aging and sadness.Save your money and buy Ella Fitzgerald's Johnny Mercer songbook album instead.
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