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Claudine Longet's third album continues the middle-of-the-road tendencies of her first two, leading off with an oddly jaunty reinterpretation of "Falling in Love Again," Marlene Dietrich's theme song, whose jaded world-weariness Longet replaces with her own pleasantly insubstantial persona. With its cinematic background noise staging and odd ragtime piano accents, it recalls Harpers Bizarre's playful deconstruction of pre-rock standards. More successful are the straightforward bilingual version of the title track, one of the evergreen tunes of '60s easy listening; the oft-recorded Alan Gordon and Gary Bonner sunshine pop tune "Small Talk"; and a mournful, skeletal version of Randy Newman's little-known early tune "Snow" that's among Longet's finest interpretations of her career. Even better is Longet's take on the Bee Gees standard "Holiday"; Longet's endearingly pitch-poor, lispy vocals are tailor-made for this spooky, unconventional song, which arranger Nick DeCaro gives a suitably off-kilter arrangement featuring a chorus of wordless Longets between the strings and the increasingly florid piano accompaniment. Longet's next album, the masterful Colours, would benefit from even more of this gently psychedelic experimentation.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
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Nick DeCaro, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Joyce, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Frederick Hollander, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Lerner, ComposerLyricist - Claudine Longet, MainArtist - Ray Gerhardt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nick DeCaro, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oscar Hammerstein II , Author - Jimmy Joyce, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Claudine Longet, MainArtist - Ray Gerhardt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nick DeCaro, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Joyce, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - André Popp, Composer - Claudine Longet, MainArtist - Ray Gerhardt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nick DeCaro, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Barry Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Robin Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Joyce, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Claudine Longet, MainArtist - Ray Gerhardt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nick DeCaro, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - António Carlos Jobim, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Joyce, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - ALOYSIO DE OLIVEIRA, ComposerLyricist - Claudine Longet, MainArtist - Ray Gerhardt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Curtis Wright, ComposerLyricist - Nick DeCaro, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer, MainArtist - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Joyce, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Claudine Longet, MainArtist - Ray Gerhardt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nick DeCaro, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Leslie Bricusse, ComposerLyricist - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Joyce, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Claudine Longet, MainArtist - Ray Gerhardt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nick DeCaro, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Joyce, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Claudine Longet, MainArtist - Ray Gerhardt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Sievers, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nick DeCaro, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Joyce, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Gordon, ComposerLyricist - Garry Bonner, ComposerLyricist - Claudine Longet, MainArtist - Ray Gerhardt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nick DeCaro, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Newman, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Joyce, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Claudine Longet, MainArtist - Ray Gerhardt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Roger Nichols, ComposerLyricist - Nick DeCaro, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lipuma, Producer - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Joyce, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Williams, ComposerLyricist - Claudine Longet, MainArtist - Ray Gerhardt, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Claudine Longet's third album continues the middle-of-the-road tendencies of her first two, leading off with an oddly jaunty reinterpretation of "Falling in Love Again," Marlene Dietrich's theme song, whose jaded world-weariness Longet replaces with her own pleasantly insubstantial persona. With its cinematic background noise staging and odd ragtime piano accents, it recalls Harpers Bizarre's playful deconstruction of pre-rock standards. More successful are the straightforward bilingual version of the title track, one of the evergreen tunes of '60s easy listening; the oft-recorded Alan Gordon and Gary Bonner sunshine pop tune "Small Talk"; and a mournful, skeletal version of Randy Newman's little-known early tune "Snow" that's among Longet's finest interpretations of her career. Even better is Longet's take on the Bee Gees standard "Holiday"; Longet's endearingly pitch-poor, lispy vocals are tailor-made for this spooky, unconventional song, which arranger Nick DeCaro gives a suitably off-kilter arrangement featuring a chorus of wordless Longets between the strings and the increasingly florid piano accompaniment. Longet's next album, the masterful Colours, would benefit from even more of this gently psychedelic experimentation.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:30:52
- Main artists: Claudine Longet
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: A&M
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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