I’ve Got A Right To Sing The Blues – EILEEN FARRELL***

Blues In The Night/I’m Old Fashioned/Supper Time/Looking For A Boy/Glad To Be Unhappy/On The Sunny Side Of The Street/Old Devil Moon/He Was Too Good To Me/Ten Cents A Dance/ Ev'rytime/September Song/I’ve Got A Right To Sing The Blues

Opera singer Eileen Farrell defiantly asserts her right to change her musical style. I’ve Got A Right To Sing The Blues paid off as it was her only album chart success. (US:15)

“The first time you hear this LP, you'll probably be most struck by the first track - a beautiful, heartbreaking, even overwhelming rendition of Blues In The Night - as glorious a celebration of female pop vocal prowess as has ever been recorded by anyone, anywhere. But as you continue to listen you'll discover that it is merely the first among equals of dynamite covers that function almost as reinventions of a treasury of pop and jazz standards. Basically, every track is a showstopper.”

“On almost any other album, any one of these performances would be the high point. Here, the embarrassment of riches is such that you'll find it difficult, in the end, to choose a favourite. My preference? Probably the scintillating, uptempo version of Jerome Kern and Johnny Mercer's I'm Old Fashioned.”

“Her tone is gorgeous, her rhythms are spot on, her diction is crisp and her interpretations are enticing. Farrell was a world-class opera singer who brought her enormous artistry to the American popular song. We won't hear the likes of this voice again. Treasure this one.”

“Any fan of the dramatic soprano's operatic artistry should have this album to demonstrate how equally adept she was in the realm of classic pop music. On this album she simply sounds like an incredibly versatile big-band singer, not an opera singer who is slumming out her repertoire.” “One of the great voices of all time. Ms. Farrell is always right on the money, who can do anything she wants.”

“Her voice is pop perfection, her range is impressive and her high notes are as sustained as her low notes. She sings from the gut with unexpected gusto. Her perfect pop performance is all the more amazing when you understand her accomplishments as an opera singer.”