Jazz vocalist Eartha Kitt, famed for her cabaret performances, enjoyed a high media profile in the early 1960s that was only rarely translated into commercial success. One exception to this was Revisited, comprising re-workings of her best songs. (UK:17)
“Take some of Eartha's best songs from the 1950s, re-record them in high quality stereo with a great band and you have a stunning album. Eartha sings them like they're under her skin, giving them an edge not found on earlier versions.”
“Superior early 60s re-recordings of Just An Old Fashioned Girl, C'Est Si Bon, My Heart Belongs To Daddy and a fantastic uptempo version of I Want To Be Evil and the festive tease Santa Baby that shows this feline cat-woman at her best. Miss Kitt is in peak form here. Definitely for the bachelor pad or cocktail party.”
“She was the institution of cabaret personified, not to mention the most fatally feline femme fatale of them at all.”
“Eartha Kitt owned cabaret, gifted with deceptively towering talent, superlative linguistic skills, and the sophisticated awareness that allowed her simultaneously to let the audience in on the joke, yet be utterly seduced (if not enslaved) by this material woman. We may not have realized it at the time, but for Eartha life was a grand party, and each of us was a privileged guest.”
“Eartha's distinctive lovely voice never fails to soothe and her clever lyrics never cease to amuse.”
“Eartha Kitt ignites a flame that just won't be extinguished in this fine collection of tunes. So put this collection on your player, sit back and relax, and dream of being at a cabaret in Paris. What a voice.”
“The songs here seem to have been re-recorded in the 60s and they sound more juicy than the usual studio recordings from the 50s. Her voice is perfect, her performance brilliant, and the songs are enjoyable and legendary.”
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