| Product Summary | | Label: Warner/reprise/maverick | | UPC: 00093624870425 | | Release Date: 6/14/2004 | | Buy.com Sku: 61004614 | | Item#: MQP22E | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Summertime ~ Renee Olstead |  | | 2. Taking A Chance On Love ~ Renee Olstead | | | 3. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (My Baby) ~ Renee Olstead | | | 4. Someone To Watch Over Me - (featuring Chris Botti) ~ Renee Olstead | | | 5. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - (featuring Peter Cincotti) ~ Renee Olstead | | | 6. Love That Will Last, A ~ Renee Olstead | | | 7. Meet Me, Midnight ~ Renee Olstead | | | 8. Sunday Kind Of Love - (featuring Chris Botti) ~ Renee Olstead | | | 9. On A Slow Boat To China - (featuring Carol Welsman) ~ Renee Olstead | | | 10. What A Difference A Day Makes ~ Renee Olstead | | | 11. Midnight At The Oasis ~ Renee Olstead | | | 12. Sentimental Journey ~ Renee Olstead | |
| Renee Olstead, co-star of the Top CBS comedy series "Still Standing" releases her self-titled major label debut. With a seriously bluesy jazz voice, Olstead wows everyone who hears her, including the renowned David Foster who co- produced this album of classics. Unless someone told you, you might never suspect that Olstead is only in high school! Renee Olstead ... hear her ... you won’t believe your ears.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Rene? Olstead (vocals); Carol Weisman (vocals); Dean Parks (guitar, acoustic guitar); Don Shelton (clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Don Shelton (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Warren Luening (trumpet); Alan Broadbent, Billy Childs, Billy Childs Trio, Gerald Clayton (piano); Brian Bromberg (bass instrument); Jeff Hamilton , David Tull (drums); Neil Devor (programming); Peter Cincotti (vocals, piano); Dennis Budimir (guitar); Chris Botti, Rick Baptist (trumpet); Chris Dawson (piano); Joe La Barbera, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums). | | Audio Mixer: Humberto Gatica. | | Recording information: Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Signet Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Westlake Audio, Hollywood, CA. | | Arrangers: Carol Weisman; Fred Norman; John Clayton; Oscar Castro-Neves; Billy Childs Trio. | | Back in 2002, producer David Foster oversaw the debut disc of a young jazz/pop singer named Michael Bubl?. With his handsome looks and Sinatra-like voice, Bubl? quickly saw his star begin to rise and the success of his disc kicked off a mini-revival of old standards and big band singers. Striking while the iron was hot, Foster fed the flame by introducing an even younger female counterpart to Bubl?. Rene? Olstead was a 14-year-old actress mostly known for her co-starring role in the CBS television series Still Standing, but while acting has been her day job since childhood, Olstead has also dabbled in music. Unlike Bubl?, who was studying classic songs at a young age with his grandfather, Olstead first latched onto traditional country music and at the age of ten and released Stone Country, which found her singing mediocre tunes in a hiccuped, down-home accent. Four years and a 180-degree turn later, Olstead discovers her inner ing?nue with the assistance of Svengali Foster and released her major label debut of pop and jazz standards. The results have the same lovely, glossy sheen that Foster tweaked to perfection on Natalie Cole's Unforgettable album, and Olstead's newfound voice is a vast improvement from her faux twang days. With a voice that is reminiscent of Nicole Kidman's singing debut in Moulin Rouge, Olstead sounds more like a young, bubbly starlet than a newly discovered diva. There is no question that she has a pretty voice and is more than capable of performing undemanding standards like "Taking a Chance on Love," however, her voice lacks the depth and experience truly needed to tackle more difficult song like "Summertime" or "Sunday Kind of Love." In taking on Barry Manilow's "Meet Me, Midnight" she dives in with gusto but ends up barely treading water mid-song with a scat section that sounds uncomfortable and forced. Age is certainly a factor in making these songs sound convincing and, for the most part, Foster smartly chose songs that do not reach too far beyond her young years. This helps to make a song like "Someone to Watch Over Me" sound like a sweet, teenage fairy tale. On the other hand, the sensuality of Maria Muldaur's "Midnight at the Oasis" is far too mature for her to grasp at this time. She does much better on the Norah Jones-styled original "A Love That Lasts" as the song's quiet demeanor compliments Olstead's vocals, making her sound comfortable and natural. It is going to take more time and experience for her to sound as convincing on songs like "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby," but Foster has given her a great crash course and that helps to make her debut disc a pleasant listen. Rene? Olstead has a solid foundation from which to work and if she can continue building up from there, she just might have to set aside her acting career for a while. ~ Aaron Latham | | In a bold move that even more experienced singers might think twice about, Renee Olstead opens her self-titled major-label debut with a stark, a cappella verse of Gershwin's melancholy classic "Summertime." Olstead sings with confidence and swings with authority on this set of standards, an astonishing accomplishment for a young lady, who, at the time of this recording, was only 14 years old. Very little indicates that this album is the work of a teenager, and certain vocal touches even bring to mind the bold vocal style of K.D. Lang. The record features big-band arrangements with lush strings, punchy horns, and even a quasi-Swingle Singers backdrop on "On a Slow Boat to China." Chris Botti provides sexy trumpet obbligato on two numbers, and Peter Cincotti joins Olstead on a stellar duet of Neil Sedaka's "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do," rounding out a remarkable first outing by a notable talent. |
Producer: David Foster; Humberto Gatica; David Foster; Humberto Gatica |
Engineer: Humberto Gatica; Neil Devor; Alejandro Rodriguez; Humberto Gatica |
Musical Guests | | Peter Cincotti | | Chris Botti | | Carol Welsman | | Billy Childs |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 05/25/2004 | | Original Release Date : 2004 | | Catalog ID : 48704 | | Label : Warner Bros. | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00093624870425 |
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