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 | Title : Let Yourself Go with Rob Fisher and the Coffee Club Orchestra
Author : Kristin Chenoweth
Release Date : 20010529
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Kristin Chenoweth won a Tony for the supporting role of Sally Brown in the 1999 revival of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, made a memorably vampy Lily in the 1999 television film of Annie, and had an NBC sitcom created for her, Kristin! Now she grabs the spotlight in Let Yourself Go, her first solo recording. She mixes torchy standards ('My Funny Valentine,' 'How Long Has This Been Going On?') with Faith Prince-style sauciness ('If'), gets to show off her operatic and scat chops in the miniplay 'The Girl in 14G,' and shares a light duet with Jason Alexander (reviving his musical theater career post-Seinfeld). Perhaps her 'Stranger Here Myself' isn't the weightiest you've ever heard, but this is an enjoyable album with a good deal of old-fashioned class, expertly accompanied by Rob Fisher and the Coffee Club Orchestra.
Buyer Reviews :
I adore Kristin Chenoweth. I didn't quite know who she was until her short-lived NBC sitcom. It is because of that show that I purchased this CD. I listen to it a portion of it at least once a day.
Kristin has such an amazing voice and she really shines on this album. When I first listened to the CD, I enjoyed the faster songs more than the slow ones. Then I liked the slow ones more. Now I just love it all.
'Let Yourself Go' is a fabulous song to wake yourself up and get moving. It has the pep and spirit that shines so well in Kristin's personality.
'If You Hadn't But You Did', at times my favorite song, starts out slow but gains speed quickly. In this song, you can hear Kristin's ability to get into a character using only her voice.
'How Long Has This Been Going On' and 'My Funny Valentine' really show off Kristin's voice and her ability to hit those high notes and hold them.
'Hangin' Around With You', a duet with Seinfeld's Jason Alexander, is a pleasant surprise. It's fun to listen to Kristin and Jason argue, they both have fabulous comedic timing.
'The Girl In 14G' is amazing. Here, Kristin showcases the range of her voice and shows off her opera training.
In 'I'll Tell the Man in the Street', 'I'm A Stranger Here Myself', and 'Nobody Else But Me', Kristin captures her characters so well.
'Nobody's Heart Belongs To Me/ Why Can't I?' at first seemed like a slow boring song to me, but I found myself loving it. This song just packs so much emotion and can sometimes bring a tear to my eye. I could listen to it all day long.
'Should I Be Sweet?' is hilarious. Kristin switches her mood back and forth so easily.
'Just An Ordinary Guy', 'Goin' To the Dance With You', 'On A Turquiose Cloud', and 'You'll Never Know' continue the flow of the album, bouncing from sweet and slow to peppy to a song merely showcasing Kristin's abilities to a beautiful love song.
'Daddy' is a great song to end the CD with. It is so much fun to listen and sing along with. Kristin sings it so well, and I always find myself listening to it twice.
Overall, this CD is fabulous. In the booklet in the CD, Kristin tells John Lahr of the New Yorker, 'The one thing I don't want to do is sing a song because it's pretty. I want to tell a story. I want people to be transformed in the song.' With her first solo CD, Kristin achieves this goal and so much more.
I can not reccomend it enthusiastically enough. Buy this CD! :)
(by Cristin Whitley)
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