Well-chosen anthology of LP and 45 tracks issued by Laine in Britain, before she was widely known outside of the country. It's solid evidence of her versatility, which found her able to handle smoky jazz, show tunes, pop, and movie themes, all in her well-paced, multi-octave delivery (most effective when she reached for deep notes). The vaudeville-like charge through "I'm Just Wild About Harry" may be dispensable, but otherwise most of this is pretty stately, including a couple nice entries into mainstream pop: "You'll ...
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Well-chosen anthology of LP and 45 tracks issued by Laine in Britain, before she was widely known outside of the country. It's solid evidence of her versatility, which found her able to handle smoky jazz, show tunes, pop, and movie themes, all in her well-paced, multi-octave delivery (most effective when she reached for deep notes). The vaudeville-like charge through "I'm Just Wild About Harry" may be dispensable, but otherwise most of this is pretty stately, including a couple nice entries into mainstream pop: "You'll Answer to Me" (a Top Five hit in the U.K. in 1961) has lyrics by Hal David, and 1965's "If We Lived on the Top of a Mountain" could easily pass for a Bacharach-David tune, although it was actually penned by Les Reed (author of Tom Jones' "It's Not Unusual"). Another high spot is "All Gone," the lugubrious theme to the classic 1963 film The Servant. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi
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Add this copy of Ridin' High-the British Sessions 1960-1971 to cart. $4.98, very good condition, Sold by Cozy Book Cellar rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bellingham, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by KOCH INTERNATIONAL CLASSICS.
