Release type
ALBUM
Release options
1999 Candid Productions Ltd
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Popularity 6/10
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They Can't Take That Away From Me
05:02
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 7/10 -
Popularity 5/10
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Popularity 6/10
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Popularity 5/10
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Popularity 5/10
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Popularity 5/10
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One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
05:56
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 6/10 -
Popularity 7/10
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Popularity 6/10
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I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan
02:37
Lyrics availableSynced lyrics availablePopularity 5/10 -
Popularity 5/10
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Popularity 5/10
Let Yourself Go is an exceptional collection of 13 tunes written by the cream of popular song writers -- Berlin, Gershwin Brothers, and others -- honoring Fred Astaire's contributions to the vocal art. With his low key, narrow ranged voice, Astaire probably introduced and/or made popular more songs that were destined to become standard entries in the Great American Songbook than any other artist. Kent delivers this selective play list with one of three musical combinations, just piano, with piano plus rhythm, and with a larger aggregation which includes sax and guitar. Irrespective of the instrumental context, all of the tunes are delivered with Stacey's pleasant nasal twang to help her create the impression that the lyrics she's singing are part of an intimate one on one conversation with each listener. There's nothing over dramatic on this album. No gimmicks, just a voice as engaging as any on the scene conveying the meaning of a melody in the tradition of the person she is honoring, the inestimable Astaire.
Kent's pianist, David Newton, is one of the premiere accompanists in the U.K., having worked with such top flight singers as Tina May. He and Kent display their musical attraction to each other on a relaxed, suave rendition of "Isn't This a Lovely Day" and "They Can't Take That Away From Me," where Kent and Newton gently joust as they deliver an elegant rendition of this tune. "Relaxed" is as good a word as any to describe the atmosphere for this session. There's nothing frenetic here. "S'Wonderful," usually performed at a fast pace, gets a languid, medium tempo treatment with Newton's piano, an effortlessly lilting Colin Oxley guitar and Jim Tomlinson's tenor sharing the mike with Kent. "A Fine Romance" is about as upbeat as it gets, with Oxley's cleaned line guitar setting the pace. Newton engages in a bit of Erroll Garner-like humming during his solo on this tune. Tomlinson's romantic tenor is featured on "Let Yourself Go" and "They All Laughed." On "One for My Baby," he brings out his clarinet, using the middle register to help create the proper melancholy mood for this definitive "drowning my sorrows in booze" tune.
In addition to providing more than 50 minutes of musical entertainment, the liner notes set out the lyrics for each tune. This is another excellent album by American born, U.K.-based singer Stacey Kent, and is happily recommended. ~ Dave Nathan
Kent's pianist, David Newton, is one of the premiere accompanists in the U.K., having worked with such top flight singers as Tina May. He and Kent display their musical attraction to each other on a relaxed, suave rendition of "Isn't This a Lovely Day" and "They Can't Take That Away From Me," where Kent and Newton gently joust as they deliver an elegant rendition of this tune. "Relaxed" is as good a word as any to describe the atmosphere for this session. There's nothing frenetic here. "S'Wonderful," usually performed at a fast pace, gets a languid, medium tempo treatment with Newton's piano, an effortlessly lilting Colin Oxley guitar and Jim Tomlinson's tenor sharing the mike with Kent. "A Fine Romance" is about as upbeat as it gets, with Oxley's cleaned line guitar setting the pace. Newton engages in a bit of Erroll Garner-like humming during his solo on this tune. Tomlinson's romantic tenor is featured on "Let Yourself Go" and "They All Laughed." On "One for My Baby," he brings out his clarinet, using the middle register to help create the proper melancholy mood for this definitive "drowning my sorrows in booze" tune.
In addition to providing more than 50 minutes of musical entertainment, the liner notes set out the lyrics for each tune. This is another excellent album by American born, U.K.-based singer Stacey Kent, and is happily recommended. ~ Dave Nathan
1. Let Yourself Go
- Featured Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Primary Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Music Publisher
- Candid Productions Limited
7. Shall We Dance?
- Featured Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Primary Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Music Publisher
- Candid Productions Limited
5. They All Laughed
- Featured Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Primary Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Music Publisher
- Candid Productions Limited
13. By Myself
- Featured Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Primary Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Music Publisher
- Candid Productions Limited
11. I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan
- Featured Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Primary Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Music Publisher
- Candid Productions Limited
4. Isn't This A Lovely Day?
- Featured Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Primary Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Music Publisher
- Candid Productions Limited
12. I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket
- Featured Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Primary Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Music Publisher
- Candid Productions Limited
8. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
- Featured Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Primary Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Music Publisher
- Candid Productions Limited
6. He Loves And She Loves
- Featured Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Primary Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Music Publisher
- Candid Productions Limited
2. They Can't Take That Away From Me
- Featured Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Primary Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Music Publisher
- Candid Productions Limited
3. I Won't Dance
- Featured Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Primary Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Music Publisher
- Candid Productions Limited
9. 's Wonderful
- Featured Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Primary Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Music Publisher
- Candid Productions Limited
10. A Fine Romance
- Featured Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Primary Artist
- Stacey Kent
- Music Publisher
- Candid Productions Limited
Technical Specifications
- Volume
- 1 volume only
- Tracks
- 13 tracks available
- Type
- ALBUM
- Format
- Digital Media
- Duration
- 54 minutes and 32 seconds
- Explicit
- None
- Coverart
- Available and up to 620x620 px
- Booklet
- Not available
- Max Quality
CD Quality (Lossless)
16bit / 44.1 kHz
Stereo
- Audio Extension
Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF
Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA
- Archive Format
- Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR
- Lyrics
- 12/13 tracks have lyrics
- Synchronized Lyrics
- 6/13 tracks have synced lyrics
- Genres
- Jazz, Rock, Vocal, Vocal Jazz, Standards
- Label
- Candid Productions
- Music Distribution Service
- Orchard Enterprises Inc
- Country
United Kingdom
- Language
- English (United States)
- Popularity
- Popularity 1/10
- Release Date
- Mar 27, 2000
- Track Preview
- Available
- Delivery Charge
- Free
- Delivery Method
- Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site
- UPC
- 708857976423
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