Diahann Carroll - The Time of My Life

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Free Music Review: Highly recommended!
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Her voice is powerful and supple, and her range is surprisingly vast. She shines on WHAT DID I HAVE THAT I DON'T HAVE with a restrained, knowing yet potent vocal that is in total contrast to Eydie Gorme's belty, torchy version from the 60's. Carroll's flawless diction, and newfound ability to swing, scares any hint of irony out of Stephen Sondheim's OLD FRIEND, and makes it a bouncy, sunny tribute. In Carroll, Billy Strayhorn's wintry SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR has found a simpatico interpreter, not too tart (like Carmen McRae's) and not too sweet (like Ella's), Carroll's take goes down smooth and easy. Other standouts are I CONCENTRATE ON YOU and SEPTEMBER SONG.

Leon Russell's A SONG FOR YOU is a much-recorded contemporary standard and has been performed by some of the greatest voices of all time: from Donny Hathaway to Karen Carpenter to Aretha Franklin to Billy Eckstine. Miss Carroll's sublime recording of A SONG FOR YOU easily ranks among the very best renditions. Her considerable experience as a dramatic actor is on full display as she goes right for the heart of this epic declaration of love and contrition, and pulls out all the stops. It is a devastatingly emotional tour de force -- when she gets to the lyric ". . .and when my life is OVER", it will hit you hard no matter how many times you've heard it.

The whole affair is great from start to finish.

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