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R_Urdiales
If I would hear an angel, I think will sound like the voice of Jane Monheit. I really enjoyed the CD, best the romantic songs: In the still of the night my favorite.
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if you were ever going to buy a CD for just one song...
This one is well worth it just for the cover of "Honeysuckle Rose". I can't give it a just description, but her phrasing is joyously playful, her range and pitch are both so impressive, and the overall effect, with a very tight band, brings a smile of pure delight to my face every time I listen to it. While the rest of the CD is not quite as much fun, nearly every cut is pleasure to listen to. The only cuts I tend to skip over are "Bill" (kinda boring) and "Dancing in the Dark" (too operatic to fit with the rest of the CD).
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Wanna fall in love?
Apparently, being an incredibly talented singer is too boring for those reared on novelty acts and bizarre, marginal voices. Perhaps if she had the voice of a drunken demon like Macy Gray or the Drano throat of Rod Stewart or the often (and strangely) barely audible whispers of the ever-present Diana Krall, then such mediocrity would satisfy some of the other reviewers here who seem to thrive on that. Does matchless beauty so threaten mere mortals that they lose the ability to even recognize the greatness before them? Judging from her work so far, Ms. Monheit is destined for legendary status. Avedon would take her picture. Warhol would paint her. The unequalled gift of this angel will eventually silence her petty detractors.
This album of songs is another chest of treasures from Ms. Monheit's obviously inexhaustible supply. There are so many notable tracks; it is difficult to lift out particulars on which to comment. "Dancing in the Dark" with its lush production is a particularly stellar vehicle for Ms. Monheit's instrument. This is a youthful, vibrant, embracing voice which sometimes reveals its most pleasing characteristics on subsequent hearings. I was first smitten with it on a lazy afternoon browsing at Borders when I heard a sample song from her 2001 release "Come Dream Me." The song was "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" and I was floored. It was shock and awe to my senses. I was hooked on Monheit.
I highly recommend this album. There is a pleasing duet with Buble that takes Monheit to Vegas (where he mostly lives.) "Do I Love You" makes a mean old fool remember when he first fell in love. On "Bill" the solo piano combined with Monheit outshine any orchestra and strangely, made me badly wish I was named "Bill."
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3 STARS ONLY BECAUSE I ONLY LIKED ONE SONG.
The only song that I really liked on this cd was "I won't dance". She sang this song with the fantastic Michael Buble. If they had the video of Jane Monheit and Michael Buble singing, "I won't dance", I would definitely buy it. If you have seen the video, it is really cute and they are really flirty together. If you haven't seen it, you could find it at www.janemonheit.com. The other songs are boring.
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Wow, there are still talented singers out there!
Jane Monheit is incredible with that voice! This is a beautiful CD full of great songs. When I first heard this CD I had to get it, and I am so glad that I did because I never get tired of listening to it. Jane's voice is soothing and classic, what a great sound that is far away from so many of todays untalented young singers. Jane's voice reminds us that there is still hope for REAL young talent. Thank you Jane!
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