Monday 22 June 2015

Emotions – BRENDA LEE****

Emotions/Just Another Lie/If You Love Me(Really Love Me)/Crazy Talk/When I Fall In Love/Around The World/ Swanee River Rock/Will You Love Me Tomorrow/I’m Learning About Love/Georgia On My Mind/Cry/I’m In The Mood For Love

Brenda sticks to the formula of her previous album mixing ballads with some more upbeat material. Emotions registered a slightly disappointing chart placing although the title track was a US top ten hit single. (US:24)

Emotions stayed with the approach she'd used on This Is...Brenda, mixing gorgeously produced Nashville orchestration with a bit of rock & roll and lush pop ballads. While it was the kind of record that could appeal to both kids and adults, it wasn't watered down, as the production on its own was pretty delightful to listen to, matched by the excellence of Lee's incredibly (for a teenager) mature vocals.”

“Brenda's songs and vocal performances were priceless to me. As much as I was in awe of Brenda's vocals on the ballads, I was always delighted to hear the rockers as well. Too bad the people at Decca Records steered Brenda to record lounge music during most of her sixties recordings. I'm sure Brenda was always a rock and roller at heart.”

“This is a great album choice for any Brenda Lee fan. Many of her best tunes are included. Here among the great ballads are some uptempo rockers.” “You would think that voice is coming from a more mature individual. It has that rock, soul, rockabilly style.”

“This little girl could sing, the best torch singer of her era.”

Emotions is a killer song by one of the best female singer of all time. Just listen to her range.”

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