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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0888072306622 Label: Hear Music Manufacturer: Hear Music MPN: 30662 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Hear Music Release Date: April 29, 2008 Studio: Hear Music Editorial Review: Album Description: Grammy Award-winner Carly Simon is one of the most respected vocalists and songwriters in music today. This Kind of Love ranks among her most personal albums, as well as one of her most stylistically diverse excursions, with songs ranging from gorgeous melodies to driving rhythms. This Kind of Love ranks among Simon's most personal albums as well as one of her most stylistically diverse excursions with songs ranging from gorgeous melodies to driving rhythms. The CD is co-produced by Simon, Frank Filipetti and Jimmy Webb who also wrote or co-wrote most of the arrangements. Filipetti worked his talent as the engineer as well as producer. The three first teamed up for Film Noir, Simon's album of standards that Webb produced in 1997. On This Kind of Love, Simon delivers 10 of her own songs (some of which she co-wrote), including the gently swaying title love song, the funky castigation of conniving celebrity-identity thieves ("People Say A Lot"), the catchy "How Could You Ever Forget" (one of Simon's personal favorites), the r&b-vibed "So Many People," the lyrical gem, "Sangre Dolce," and a waltz-time homage to her close friend, the humor columnist Art Buchwald, who passed in January 2007 ("Too Soon to Say Goodbye"). Average Rating:
 Rating: - Oldie and GoodieThis Kind of Love Some old, some newer. I haven't listened to Carly in a long time and it was very enjoyable to listen to. Rating: - Carly Simon's JourneyThe last track on this cd is one of the most beautiful, moving pieces of song I have ever experienced. Simon's goodbye to her friend, Art Buchwald, "Too Soon To Say Goodbye" is extraordinary. I hadn't read the liner notes when I first heard it. I was doing yoga stretches. So I wasn't reading the lyrics either, and I froze as I listened. It is so simple; so hauntingly sad, and so undisguisedly difficult to sing without crying. To me, it is a marvel of generosity...the generosity of Simon's ... Read More Rating:  - Enjoyablebut not her best. I found myself skipping through more of the songs than I enjoyed listening to! Rating:  - She TriedI'm the only one? who felt so bad I couldn't listen to this CD more than once - actually I couldn't bring myself to listen to it all the way through - I had to stop and go back the next day! and I'm a huge fan of Carly's. Yes, her voice is - .... um... lower, very shaky - I was so sorry for her! She looks great, but her range is very much condensed. She should keep writing, but... So go ahead, buy it, or get in touch with ME and if you pay the shipping I'll send it to you.... Rating: - Michael JohnstonAn excellent production with better sound quality than some of Carly's recent output. There is a tendency on several of the tracks to indulge in over-extended tailend choruses with what sounds like a children's ensemble providing the vocal input. Nevertheless, a welcome addition to Carly's portfolio. Full of energy! Best tracks? - 5 and 12. |
