21-10-2018, 13:45
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LINDA RONSTADT & THE NELSON RIDDLE ORCHESTRA "whats new" cd, 1983:
Linda's twelfth studio set...
a covers album of old standards with, you guessed it, Nelson Riddle's orchestra
as her backing band...
this wasn't an easy album to make because her record label procrastinated for several years
over allowing her to do it because 'rock singers don't do standards/swing albums"...LOL, considering
the likes of McCartney, Rod Stewart, Dylan etc have all done them over the last few years...
I suppose Linda was decades ahead of the pack with this one...
anyway...
her vocal abilities are totally suited to this kind of music, well actually, her vocals are suited to just about
any style of music...
album reached #3 in her homeland and ended up being the biggest album of her career in the US also...
nothing bad on here, just a fine representation of her love of that era of music...
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: good-bye
favourite track: whats new
tracks:
1....whats new **
2....ive got a crush on you **
3....guess i'll hang my tears out to dry **
4....crazy, he calls me **
5....someone to watch over me **
6....I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you **
7....what'll I do **
8....lover man **
9....good-bye **
3s - 0
2s - 9
1s - 0
rating: 2.0
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.