Author: Simon, Carly

Format: Import

Release Date: 19-07-2005

Details: Amazon.ca Carly Simon could spin vintage Black Sabbath into the musical equivalent of buttery, well warmed comfort food. Not surprisingly, much like her earlier trio of classics from the Great American Songbook (1981's Torch, 1990's My Romance, and 1997's Film Noir), Carly positively nails the 11 standards collected on Moonlight Serenade. If there appears to be a little more magic on Moonlight that is missing from the others, you can credit her collaborator Richard Perry. As arranger and producer, Perry bends these songs in a direction that calls to mind the Simon/Perry classics from the early '70s, No Secrets and Hotcakes included. Confident interpretations and respectable playing aside, what you hear on Moonlight Serenade is naturalness and joy, a spirit that bespeaks Simon at her peak. That spirit's power to transform ballads and soft-rock songs into instant classics grabbed the '70s generation by the collar. With Moonlight Serenade, we thankfully see that spirit sweep across a ballroom with the same fullness and fire. --Tammy La GorceRecommended Carly Simon Discography Product Description Moonlight Serenade showcases Carly Simon's dusky and sensual vocal stylings on eleven romantic standards penned by some of the world's greatest songwriters including Glenn Miller, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart, Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II, George & Ira Gershwin, and Howard Dietz & Arthur Schwartz. Recorded over a four month period in late 2004-early 2005, Moonlight Serenade includes the title track as well as the songs 'I've Got You Under My Skin', 'I Only Have Eyes For You', 'Moonglow', 'In The Still Of The Night', 'Alone Together', 'Where Or When', 'The More I See You', 'My One And Only Love', 'All The Things You Are' and 'How Long Has This Been Going On'. As she performs a selection of some of the most romantic songs ever written, Carly Simon, the quintessential singer-songwriter, proves herself a peerless interpreter of timeless songs. Moonlight Serenade is a must-have for Carly Simon fans as well as for aficionados of classic pop music. Columbia. 2005.

UPC: 827969489024

EAN: 0827969489024

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood