Sings Some Ol' Songs (2002)

Artist: Victoria Williams
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Label: Razor And Tie Records
UPC: 00803020112629
Release Date: 8/6/2002
Buy.com Sku: 60565561
Item#: MW26TV
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Moon River ~ Victoria Williams
2. Blue Skies ~ Victoria Williams
3. And Roses And Roses ~ Victoria Williams
4. Over The Rainbow ~ Victoria Williams
5. My Funny Valentine ~ Victoria Williams
6. Keep Sweepin Cobwebs Off The Moon ~ Victoria Williams
7. I'm Old Fashioned ~ Victoria Williams
8. As Time Goes By ~ Victoria Williams
9. Someone To Watch Over Me ~ Victoria Williams
10. Mongoose ~ Victoria Williams
11. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans ~ Victoria Williams



 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Personnel includes: Victoria Williams (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Joshua Grange (guitar, pedal steel); Brian Kane (guitar, clarinet, piano); Petra Haden (violin, background vocals); David Pilch (cello, bass); Jon Birdson (coronet, tuba); Tim Ray (piano, Wurlitzer piano); Jon Christiansen (bass, drums); Danny Frankel (drums, percussion); Don Heffington (drums).
Victoria Williams is a storyteller of her own kind who possesses a matchless whimsicality. On her fifth album, Sings Some Ol' Songs, Williams' peculiar vocal beauty comes alive in an exciting collection of traditional standards. It's a great fit, too. Williams is delightfully intelligent in giving some of these songs new life, but doesn't miss out on the initial grace behind them all. Williams soaks herself in light jazz sounds on the blushing rendition of Henry Mancini's "Moon River." Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's classic "My Funny Valentine" is vocally sleek, while the old-timey good time of "Keep Sweeping Cobwebs Off the Moon" and the sassy salsa beats of "And Roses and Roses" are fashionably more her style. The obscuro fun of Eden Ahbez's "Mongoose" is equally playful. Sings Some Ol' Songs is essentially a reverie of traditional pop and its musical roots. The production is clear and concise, allowing the dreamlike quality of Sings Some Ol' Songs to simply arrive. Williams keeps things innocent in a natural way in keeping listeners interested. With this particular album, she's introducing swan songs of yesteryear to a new audience. It's absolutely lovely. ~ MacKenzie Wilson

Producer: Victoria Williams

Engineer: Michael Dumas

 
Compilation Appearances
Gas Food Lodging
Honor-A Benefit For The Honor
Going Driftless
Balm In Gilead

 
Associated Artists and Works
Sweet Relief: A Benefit For Victoria ~ Artists, Various
Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams ~ Various Artists

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 08/06/2002
Original Release Date : 2002
Catalog ID : 01126
Label : Dualtone Music Group Inc.
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00803020112629

 
Professional Reviews
Uncut (1/03, p.116)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...A romantic, star-canopied waltz through a cluster of timeless classics....Williams suffuses these old chestnuts with warmth and wide-eyed wonder..."

Mojo (Publisher)
(12/02, p.115)
- "...Perfect in the most lopsided way, and utterly captivating with it..."

  
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