You Always Hurt The One You Love/Lazy River/You’ve Got Me Crying Again/It’s The Talk Of The Town/Send Me Some Lovin’/How Deep Is The Ocean/I’ll Always Be In Love With You/I Miss You So/Fools Rush In/Only You/ Hold Me/I’ll Be Seeing You
The talented Brenda Lee was caught in a dilemma. Should she continue to appeal to the fickle teenage pop market or perform more stable adult oriented material in an attempt to broaden her appeal? For Sincerely the latter choice was made. (US:29)
“While there is a predictable amount of filler, the brilliant vocal performances more than make up for the mixed bag of novelty songs and misguided clunkers. Her ballads in particular knock me off my feet.”
“You can say that appreciating Brenda Lee is uncool, but really, she transcends what is fleetingly 'cool'. Her legendary reputation is untouchable. A voice that at such a young age just blows you away.”
“Lee's 1962 album Sincerely did not so much add to her versatility as tilt the LP away from the strengths that had made her so popular in the first place. She had made popular standards a part of her recorded repertoire almost from the time she started making records, and it wasn't unknown for pop singers to make albums dominated by adult-oriented material in an attempt to broaden their appeal. But while Lee could sing this kind of stuff well, the problem was that the record featured almost nothing but these kind of songs, most of them taken at a slow tempo, and none of them rock & rollers (or hit singles, for that matter). As a result, it's one of the more forgettable albums from her prime, of value only to big fans and completists.”
“Typically lush yet tasteful orchestral production and characteristically committed Lee vocal performances. None of the tracks are outstanding, however, though none are embarrassing and a few are decent.”
“The entire album is a wonderful listening pleasure. Possibly intended for the cocktail audience. There aren't any of Brenda's hits, but her delivery of these classics are outstanding.”
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