Stacey Kent - The Boy Next Door (2LP, Candid)
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Stacey Kent - Vocals [click here to see more vinyl featuring Stacey Kent]
Jim Tomlinson (Saxophones, backing vocals), Colin Oxley (guitar) David Newton (piano, Keyboards, backing vocals), Dave Chamberlain (Bass), Matt (Drums), Curtis Schwartz (backing vocals)
Written by Carolyn Leigh (A1), Cy Coleman (A1), Hugh Martin (A2, A3), Ralph Blane (A2, A3), Charles Trenet (A4), Irving Berlin (B1), Cole Porter (B2, D4), Walter Donaldson (B3), Burt Bacharach (B4), Hal David (B4), Carole King (C1), Duke Ellington (C2), Paul Francis Webster (C2), Bill Graham (C3), Joe Carroll (C3), Richard Rodgers (C4), Oscar Hammerstein II (C4), Harry Nemo (D1), Arthur Freed (D2), Nacio Harb Brown (D2), Hoagy Carmichael (D3), Michel Legrand (D5), Paul Simon (D6)
2 LPs, gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Candid
Original Label : Candid
Recorded, engineered and mixed by Curtis Schwartz at Curtis Schwartz Studios, Ardingly, England on February 18th to 22nd 2003
Produced by Jim Tomlinson
Remastered by Bernie Grundman
Originally released in 2003
Reissued in April 2023
Tracks :
Side A :
- The Best Is Yet To Come
- The Boy Next Door
- The Trolley Song
- Que reste-T-Il De Nos Amours?
Side B :
- Say It Isn't So
- Too Darn Hot
- Makin' Whoopee
- What The World Needs Now Is Love
Side C :
- You've Got A Friend
- I Got It Bad
- Ooh-Shoo-Be-Doo-Bee
- People Will Say We're In Love
- 'Tis Autumn
- All I Do Is Dream of You
- I Get Along Without You Very Well
- You're The Top
- Que Feras-Tu De Ta Vie?
- Bookends
Reviews :
« Wrapping her sweet voice around songs by male singers she admires, Stacey Kent delivers another pleasant and low-key album with The Boy Next Door. Kent's tribute choices range from traditional pop (Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett) to mainstream jazz instrumentalists (Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespie) to the softer side of rock (James Taylor, Simon and -- unmentioned in the liner notes -- Garfunkel). With a gentle conviction akin to early Blossom Dearie without the cheeky flair, the album makes for breezy listening. The 16 tracks don't differ enough in tone, making the album a bit too long, but individual moments of warm openhearted excellence make it worthwhile. The sentimentality of "Bookends" or "'Tis Autumn" suit her precious delivery well, while the sly moments of "Makin' Whoopee" feel out of the singer's reach. The bandmembers stay out of the way for the most part, waiting for their solos rather than interacting much with Kent. Drummer Matt Home's light but lively style is especially accommodating and guitarist Colin Oxley's percussive take on "Too Darn Hot" ends up being the album's greatest moment. » AllMusic Review by David Jeffries
Rating :
Allmusic : 3 / 5 , Discogs : 4.46 / 5