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Title: Disappointing. Pedestrian.
Review: I was really looking forward to this one for a variety of reasons; & no one's going to want to hear it, but this disc just leaves me cold.The best thing I can say is ... a great list of tunes. Should have been a smash!So much talent not just undelivered, but not even stirred. Some of the tunes sounded like she was in the wrong register, 'cause she just couldn't get her diaphram under them. She didn't seem to be really trying, but coasting or something ... it just wasn't there. "Disappointing" is what it was for me, big time.Add in the arrangements, which seemed even less inspired, like it was played twice from the songbook's sheet music, then recorded. All in all, it was real "pedestrian." Compare with Linda Rhonstadt & Nelson Riddle, or with even the least of Rod Stewart's 3 recent discs, & you'll see what I mean.Carly can do better, a lot better; & we deserve better.
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