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Title: Wooden at best. Go listen to Ella or Nat Cole instead
Review: Poor Carly. Yes, she was one of the earliest pop stars to record songs from the Great American Songbook. Too many pop stars have gone down this path with equally bad results (Rod Stewart and Barry Manilow) Very few have been successful treading these boards (recommend: Bette MidlerMemories of You, Boz ScaggsSpeak Low). However, just because Carly was there before most of the others, doesn't mean she is good at it or should continue to crank out mediocre vocals on great songs. On this cd she sounds very stiff and wooden. No nuances here, folks. You are much better off spending your money on the great singers who first sang these songs: Ella, Nat Cole, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughn, Fred Astaire. Or if you want more recent folks try cabaret artists like Wesla WhitfieldHigh Standards, Andrea MarcovicciAs Time Goes By: Best of Andrea Marcovicci, Ann Hampton Callaway ,To Ella With Loveor Phillip OfficerFancy Meeting You.
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