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Recorded at the Persian Room of the Plaza Hotel in New York, For Once in My Life captures Vikki Carr's nightclub act of the late '60s. Carr scored a Top Five hit with the melodramatic torch song "It Must Be Him" in the fall of 1967. A year later, she showed herself to be a polished and professional show business entertainer. On record the act can seem somewhat artificial, as Carr introduces celebrities at ringside with effusive encomiums and rehearses some tired jokes. But what really matters is the singing, and she has a powerful voice and precise enunciation that accentuate the heartrending quality of her signature song and enable her to put her own stamp on covers of hits such as "For Once in My Life," "Happy Together," "Can't Take My Eyes off You," and "The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener." She is equally effective on standards like "Come Rain or Come Shine" (offered in a medley with "This Girl's in Love With You"), "Some of These Days," and "After You've Gone," and she nods at her Mexican heritage with a Spanish version of the Portuguese song "Carnival (Manha de Carnival)" (aka "A Day in the Life of a Fool"), the theme from the film Black Orpheus. As a club act should be, this one is a demonstration of the varied talents of its star and a reflection of the times, mixing her own material with contemporary hits and old favorites. It no doubt worked better in the Persian Room than it does on record, but it remains an effective showcase.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Orlando Murden, Composer - Leslie Bricusse, Composer - Ron Miller, Composer - Dave Pell, Producer - Vikki Carr, MainArtist - Ron Bledsoe, Producer
℗ 1969 Capitol Records, LLC
Alan Gordon, Composer - Garry Bonner, Composer - Dave Pell, Producer - Vikki Carr, MainArtist - Ron Bledsoe, Producer
℗ 1969 Capitol Records, LLC
Gene Lees, Composer - Armando Manzanero, Composer - Dave Pell, Producer - Vikki Carr, MainArtist - Ron Bledsoe, Producer
℗ 1969 Capitol Records, LLC
Burt Bacharach, ComposerLyricist - Hal David, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Dave Pell, Producer - Vikki Carr, MainArtist - Ron Bledsoe, Producer
℗ 1969 Capitol Records, LLC
Gilbert Becaud, Composer - Mack David, Composer - Dave Pell, Producer - Vikki Carr, MainArtist - Ron Bledsoe, Producer - Maurice Alfred Vidalin, Composer
℗ 1969 Capitol Records, LLC
Bob Crewe, ComposerLyricist - Robert Gaudio, ComposerLyricist - Dave Pell, Producer - Vikki Carr, MainArtist - Ron Bledsoe, Producer
℗ 1969 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave Pell, Producer - Vikki Carr, MainArtist - Ron Bledsoe, Producer - A. P. Byrne, Composer
℗ 1969 Capitol Records, LLC
Antonio Maria, Composer - Luiz Bonfa, Composer - Dave Pell, Producer - Vikki Carr, MainArtist - Ron Bledsoe, Producer
℗ 1969 Capitol Records, LLC
TONY HATCH, Composer - Jackie Trent, Composer - Dave Pell, Producer - Vikki Carr, MainArtist - Ron Bledsoe, Producer
℗ 1969 Capitol Records, LLC
Bobby Goldsboro, Composer - Dave Pell, Producer - Vikki Carr, MainArtist - Ron Bledsoe, Producer
℗ 1969 Capitol Records, LLC
Turner Layton, Composer - Shelton Brooks, Composer - Henry Creamer, Composer - Dave Pell, Producer - Vikki Carr, MainArtist - Ron Bledsoe, Producer
℗ 1969 Capitol Records, LLC
Ronald Miller, ComposerLyricist - Orlando Murden, ComposerLyricist - Dave Pell, Producer - Vikki Carr, MainArtist - Ron Bledsoe, Producer
℗ 1969 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Recorded at the Persian Room of the Plaza Hotel in New York, For Once in My Life captures Vikki Carr's nightclub act of the late '60s. Carr scored a Top Five hit with the melodramatic torch song "It Must Be Him" in the fall of 1967. A year later, she showed herself to be a polished and professional show business entertainer. On record the act can seem somewhat artificial, as Carr introduces celebrities at ringside with effusive encomiums and rehearses some tired jokes. But what really matters is the singing, and she has a powerful voice and precise enunciation that accentuate the heartrending quality of her signature song and enable her to put her own stamp on covers of hits such as "For Once in My Life," "Happy Together," "Can't Take My Eyes off You," and "The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener." She is equally effective on standards like "Come Rain or Come Shine" (offered in a medley with "This Girl's in Love With You"), "Some of These Days," and "After You've Gone," and she nods at her Mexican heritage with a Spanish version of the Portuguese song "Carnival (Manha de Carnival)" (aka "A Day in the Life of a Fool"), the theme from the film Black Orpheus. As a club act should be, this one is a demonstration of the varied talents of its star and a reflection of the times, mixing her own material with contemporary hits and old favorites. It no doubt worked better in the Persian Room than it does on record, but it remains an effective showcase.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:52
- Main artists: Vikki Carr
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI Music Special Markets
- Genre: Jazz
© 1969 Capitol Records, LLC This Compilation ℗ 1969 Capitol Records, LLC
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