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| Dionne Warwick - Sings Cole Porter Band: Dionne Warwick Tracks: - Night and Day - I Love Paris - I Get a Kick Out of You - What Is This Thing Called Love? [So in Love Medley] - You're the Top - I've Got You Under My Skin - Begin the Beguine - It's All Right With Me - Anything Goes - All of You - I Concentrate on You - Just One of Those Things - Night and Day [Jazz Version] SPARKLING AND SOPHISTICATED Having enjoyed Dionne's music for many years and being an avid collector, I believe this album is among her best. The arrangements sparkle and flow and Dionne sings with finesse and sophistication. Highlights include the lilting "I Get No Kick from Champagne", the classy "You're the Top", a wonderfully flowing and perfectly arranged "It's All Right With Me", a lively and infectious original take on 'Anything Goes', the smoky 'All of You' and the jazzy rendition of the incomparable 'Night and Day'. A joyous album from start to finish! Arrangements and orchestration are reminiscent of the stylish "Evil Under the Sun" soundtrack. What were you listening too, Dionne shines! I not sure what the other reviewers are doing, but I really Love this effort. I in no means think that Dionne adds anything new to the songs of Cole Porter. But Dionne Warwick is in my mind the greatest pop singer of the last 4 decades. Dionne's artistry is at it's highest here; she sings with effortfully Strong vocals sets. Her voice is as beautiful ever, perfect phasing, skillful effortful. I have purchased several copies of this cd( car, work, home gifts). If one is looking for a new versions of old classics then no don't buy this effort. But if you want to see a classic vocalist, singing classic songs by classic writer then do not hesitate...I don't think you will be disappointed!!! Don't agree with the critics or the reviews on here When this album came out I bought it just like I bought the other Dionne albums. I don't think the album is an embarrassment as someone said. I like the arrangements except for Anything Goes. It sounds like Shirley Temple should dance by like someone already said. Dionne does sing the wrong words on one of these classic songs. So Love at least a part of me too. It should be Love at least a part of me do. Love So in Love-- beautifully done and like Begin the Beguine-- Maybe a little too disco--but fun. Love You're the Top. Heard Streisand do it with Ryan O'Neal and don't like that arrangement at all. This album got horrible reviews. They said Dionne sounded tired, bored. How can they tell? Didn't sell too well either, but I still like it and have a friend who likes it too, but not as big a fan as I am. Maybe my comments are clouded by this, and I haven't heard Ella Fitsgerald or others do a lot of Cole Porter. I just know I like the ablbum and in addition to You're the Top, like I Get a Kick Out of You, though Dionne doesn't sing the original words about getting a kick out of cocaine. Maybe she should leave that to her cousin, Whitney. Overall a good album and don't understand why it was panned so much. Buy Dionne Warwick Sings Cole Porter at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.comJamster - the latest ringtones for your phone! |
