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With one of the longest-running careers in the classical-pop crossover market, Russell Watson returned in 2007 with a collection of songs he considered his favorites, and far from being a crossover album, That's Life was a very traditional MOR/easy listening set of songs, originally sung by the likes of Frank Sinatra ("That's Life," "Strangers in the Night," "You Make Me Feel So Young"), Matt Monro ("Born Free"), Tony Bennett ("I Left My Heart in San Francisco"), and Nat King Cole ("When I Fall in Love," "Let There Be Love," "Smile"). Watson gave every song its due respect, faithfully reproducing the sounds of the great singers, and recorded the album at the Capitol studios in Los Angeles. That's Life was made more poignant by the fact -- which was very well-known by the time of its release -- that the recording had been split in two, beginning in September 2006 and having to be put on hold while he flew back to London to have an operation on a brain tumor. Then he returned to Los Angeles to complete the record, having recovered, only to have a relapse later in 2007. So having made hit albums since 2000 with mixes of classical and pop repertoire (for example, on his debut album he followed La Donne e Mobile with "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "Vienna"), his 2007 effort was filled with romantic love songs and standards. A nice, relaxing, pleasant album -- but these renditions lacked the personalities of the originals (Watson would really have to be something special to match them), and the songs came across as cabaret versions, even upmarket Las Vegas-style cabaret but still nothing special, and performed equally as well by hundreds of singers around the world. On the final track he was joined by soul singer Alexander O'Neal, but their voices simply did not mix, and one got the impression that the two singers had never even met. The backing musicians didn't help either, performing in a most routine way and giving the songs an even blander feel than otherwise was necessary. Still, Russell Watson has made of career of singing easy listening, easy-on-the-ear songs, and this album was a fine example of the genre.
© Sharon Mawer /TiVo
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Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Don Murray, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valerie Pinkston, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Dukov, Leader - David Carpenter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dean Kay, ComposerLyricist - Kelly Gordon, Author - Tom Scott, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Lang, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Higgins, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Baptist, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Bergeron, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Carmen Twillie, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Foster, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Grant, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Patrick, Producer, Recording Producer - Gene Cipriano, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Watson, MainArtist - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Loper, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Darlene Perry, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Martin, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Gregg Field, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carolyn Perry, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Lunetta, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Pakiere, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Snyder, ComposerLyricist - Don Murray, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Dukov, Leader - David Carpenter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bert Kaempfert, ComposerLyricist - Charles Singleton, ComposerLyricist - Nick Patrick, Producer, Recording Producer - Russell Watson, MainArtist - Tom Ranier, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gregg Field, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Pakiere, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Don Murray, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Dukov, Leader - David Carpenter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Scott, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Lang, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Young, Composer - Edward Heyman, Author - Luis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Patrick, Producer, Recording Producer - Russell Watson, MainArtist - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gregg Field, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Pakiere, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Don Murray, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Dukov, Leader - David Carpenter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Scott, Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Higgins, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Baptist, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Bergeron, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - George Doering, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Foster, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Grant, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Cindy Walker, ComposerLyricist - Nick Patrick, Producer, Recording Producer - Gene Cipriano, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Watson, MainArtist - Tom Ranier, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Loper, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Eddy Arnold, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Martin, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Gregg Field, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Lunetta, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Pakiere, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Don Murray, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Dukov, Leader - David Carpenter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Scott, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Lang, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - JOSEF MYROW, ComposerLyricist - Mack Gordon, ComposerLyricist - Dan Higgins, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Baptist, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Bergeron, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Foster, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Grant, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Patrick, Producer, Recording Producer - Gene Cipriano, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Watson, MainArtist - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Loper, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Martin, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Gregg Field, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Lunetta, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Pakiere, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Don Murray, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Dukov, Leader - David Carpenter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Lang, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - John Barry, Composer - Luis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Don Black, Author - Nick Patrick, Producer, Recording Producer - Russell Watson, MainArtist - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gregg Field, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Pakiere, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Don Murray, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Douglass Cross, ComposerLyricist - George C. Cory Jr., ComposerLyricist - Bruce Dukov, Leader - David Carpenter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Lang, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Patrick, Producer, Recording Producer - Russell Watson, MainArtist - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gregg Field, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Pakiere, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Don Murray, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Dukov, Leader - David Carpenter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Scott, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Bradtke, ComposerLyricist - Henry Mayer, ComposerLyricist - Nick Patrick, Producer, Recording Producer - Russell Watson, MainArtist - Tom Ranier, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gregg Field, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Pakiere, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lionel Rand, ComposerLyricist - Don Murray, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Dukov, Leader - David Carpenter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Scott, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Lang, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Higgins, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Baptist, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Wayne Bergeron, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Foster, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Grant, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Patrick, Producer, Recording Producer - Gene Cipriano, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Watson, MainArtist - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Loper, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Martin, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Gregg Field, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Murray Seafiel Grant, ComposerLyricist - Larry Lunetta, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Pakiere, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Don Murray, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Dukov, Leader - David Carpenter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Scott, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Chaplin, ComposerLyricist - John Turner, ComposerLyricist - Geoffrey Parsons, ComposerLyricist - Nick Patrick, Producer, Recording Producer - Russell Watson, MainArtist - Tom Ranier, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gregg Field, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Pakiere, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Don Murray, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Dukov, Leader - Mike Lang, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Ervin M. Drake, ComposerLyricist - Nick Patrick, Producer, Recording Producer - Russell Watson, MainArtist - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Pakiere, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Don Murray, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Dukov, Leader - David Carpenter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hal David, Author - Luis Conte, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Hammond, Composer - Rupert Christie, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Patrick, Producer, Recording Producer - Russell Watson, MainArtist - Paul Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alexander O'Neal, MainArtist - John Bishop, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Pakiere, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
Albumbeschreibung
With one of the longest-running careers in the classical-pop crossover market, Russell Watson returned in 2007 with a collection of songs he considered his favorites, and far from being a crossover album, That's Life was a very traditional MOR/easy listening set of songs, originally sung by the likes of Frank Sinatra ("That's Life," "Strangers in the Night," "You Make Me Feel So Young"), Matt Monro ("Born Free"), Tony Bennett ("I Left My Heart in San Francisco"), and Nat King Cole ("When I Fall in Love," "Let There Be Love," "Smile"). Watson gave every song its due respect, faithfully reproducing the sounds of the great singers, and recorded the album at the Capitol studios in Los Angeles. That's Life was made more poignant by the fact -- which was very well-known by the time of its release -- that the recording had been split in two, beginning in September 2006 and having to be put on hold while he flew back to London to have an operation on a brain tumor. Then he returned to Los Angeles to complete the record, having recovered, only to have a relapse later in 2007. So having made hit albums since 2000 with mixes of classical and pop repertoire (for example, on his debut album he followed La Donne e Mobile with "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "Vienna"), his 2007 effort was filled with romantic love songs and standards. A nice, relaxing, pleasant album -- but these renditions lacked the personalities of the originals (Watson would really have to be something special to match them), and the songs came across as cabaret versions, even upmarket Las Vegas-style cabaret but still nothing special, and performed equally as well by hundreds of singers around the world. On the final track he was joined by soul singer Alexander O'Neal, but their voices simply did not mix, and one got the impression that the two singers had never even met. The backing musicians didn't help either, performing in a most routine way and giving the songs an even blander feel than otherwise was necessary. Still, Russell Watson has made of career of singing easy listening, easy-on-the-ear songs, and this album was a fine example of the genre.
© Sharon Mawer /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:06
- Main artists: Russell Watson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Electronic Lounge
© 2007 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2007 Decca Music Group Limited
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