Thursday 8 September 2016

Lennon-McCartney Songbook – KEELY SMITH**

If I Fell/This Girl/Please Please Me/And I Love Him/World Without Love/She Loves You/A Hard Day’s Night/Do You Want To Know A Secret/Can’t Buy Me Love/All My Loving/I Want To Hold Your Hand/PS I Love You

Keely Smith's only UK album chart entry was with this largely forgotten collection of Lennon-McCartney covers. She is best remembered as the vocalist in the jazz band of her former husband Louis Prima, and can be best sampled on her solo albums from the fifties and sixties. (UK:12)

"Keely Smith possesses a fantastic ability to sing so well that she could capture your attention at once and you would never want to stop listening to her."

"Keely Smith does something for me. The songs she sings and her voice are among the best of any entertainer. Her recordings deserve more appreciation than they have received."

"Keely Smith's voice is sterling. It is as suited to the jumpy Louis Prima numbers as it is for standards. Her interpretive powers are top-notch." "Keely Smith is an undervalued songbird whose talents remain strong even today."

"She sings with power and a great sense of timing and phrasing, a bit of an accent that never quite ceases to call attention to itself but does not detract from the charm of the music."

"Keely's pure and clear voice will capture you no matter how many times you listen."

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