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Music : The Best of Miss Peggy Lee
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The Best of Miss Peggy Lee by: Peggy Lee List Price: $16.98 CD-Charts Price: $10.97 You Save: $6.01 (35%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0724349730823 Label: Capitol Manufacturer: Capitol Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Capitol Release Date: July 31, 2001 Studio: Capitol Sales Rank: 6328 MPN: 97308 Disc 1:
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 Rating:  - "The Best" as determined by the Capitol balance sheets.Better this were titled "Peggy Lee's Biggest Sellers for Capitol." It represents none of her activity for Decca, when she established herself as a class jazz act in the '50s, it omits some of her best things for Capitol, pre- and post-Decca (including "The Shining Sea"), and it passes over her career 1971-1991. If I had to go with just one, it would be the British import, "The Best of Peggy Lee." And if her creative accomplishments mean as much to you as her "hits," the "Best of the Decca Years" is more satisfying. Rating:  - Great VoiceHighly recommend this to anyone who thinks they may be a fan, or could be one. Rating: - Great performerPeggy Lee has a smooth, rich voice, and her sultry style pairs beautifully with the lyrics. Rating: - if you likeDon't need to say much - I am not an audiophile but I love Peggy Lee so I am very pleased by this recording of many of my favorites. Can't really go wrong with this. Rating: - Mellow and sultryI remember hearing "Fever" on the radio as a child, and thinking "are they allowed to play stuff like that on the radio?". The seduction in her voice was alluring and mysterious, you could almost see steam in the air. While singing "Waiting for the Train to Come In", her super-laid-back drawl lets you see a woman by the tracks at the train station, the words being sung are the thoughts going through the woman's head, waiting for her man to come home. Although I prefer the Mills Brothers' rendition of "I Don't Know Enough About You", with their wonderful harmony, Peggy's version still stands on its own merit, and is a welcomed addition to the CD. The majority of the tunes on this disc are a sampling of ... Read More: |
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