BARBA STREISAND - PARTNERS
"Partners"
is Barbra Streisand's new album, featuring 12 inimitable new Streisand duets
with the world's greatest male vocalists. This is the legendary artist's first
duets album in more than a decade, and debuts new studio recordings of Streisand
classics and others songs. "Partners" is comprised of 12 songs, many
of which are regarded as Streisand classics. Among the songs included are
"New York State Of Mind," with Billy Joel, "Come Rain Or Come
Shine," with John Mayer, "Love Me Tender," with Elvis Presley,
"The Way We Were," with Lionel Richie, "What Kind Of Fool,"
with John Legend, "People," with Stevie Wonder, "I Can Still See
Your Face," with Andrea Bocelli, “Evergreen," with Babyface, and Ms.
Streisand's first studio-recorded duet with her son Jason Gould, on "How
Deep Is The Ocean." Also included are “ It Had To Be You” with Michael
Bublé, “”I'd Want It To Be You” with Blake Shelton, and “ Somewhere” with Josh Groban.
JOYCE MORENO - RAIZ
The
album's a recent one, but the legendary Joyce also returns to her roots a bit –
hence the title – working here with a bit of help from the great Roberto
Menescal, who brought the singer into the studio for her first bossa session 50
years ago! The format is laidback, warm, and wonderfully jazzy – with lots of
strong piano lines from Helio Alves alongside Joyce's tight acoustic guitar – a
combination that gives the record a great deal of musical warmth, which really
helps match the beauty of the vocals! Tutty Moreno plays drums, and Menescal
plays guitar on two tracks he arranged – and titles include "Meu
Piao", "Tamba", "O Morro Nao Tem Vez", "Ceu E
Mar", "Nos E O Mar", "Tristeza De Nos Dois", and
"Canto De Yansan". ~ Dusty Groove
THE STYLISTICS - FREE SOUL
A really
fresh look at The Stylistics – a set that includes some of their key harmony
soul classics, but also mixes in some of their lesser-known gems from the 70s –
all in the best spirit of the landmark Free Soul series! Some of the tracks
here are mellower than you'll usually get with Free Soul – which can focus more
on upbeat cuts – but with The Stylistics, even the laidback numbers have a
sweet gentle groove – which is what makes them different than so many other
harmony groups of the time. And mixing in the lesser-known tracks is a real
strength – as it recasts the familiar numbers in a great new light – on a 21
track set list that's a delight all the way through! Titles include "Human
Nature", "Easy Loving You", "This Christmas", "Love
Comes Easy", "Ebony Eyes", "Let Them Work It Out",
"If I Love You", "You'll Never Get To Heaven", "Hurry
Up This Way Again", "People Make The World Go Round",
"Found A Love You Couldn't Handle", "Country Living",
"Shame & Scandal In The Family", and "You're As Right As
Rain". ~ Dusty Groove
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