Saturday 16 September 2017

Movin’ With Nancy – NANCY SINATRA***

I Gotta Get Out Of This Town/Who Will Buy/Wait Till You See Him/Younger Than Springtime/Things/Some Velvet Morning/See The Little Children/Up Up & Away/Friday’s Child/Jackson/This Town/What’d I Say

The Movin’ with Nancy LP featured the songs from Nancy Sinatra’s TV special showcasing her talent on a variety of musical genres. It includes the duet Jackson with Lee Hazlewood which peaked at No. 14 in the States. (US:37)

“The Movin' With Nancy album is the soundtrack to her Emmy-winning TV special. Each of the songs demonstrates Nancy's adaptability to a variety of musical genres.. It's Nancy at her very best.”

“This is a nice album of music from Nancy's TV special. Particular highlights are I Gotta Get Out Of This Town (a great, rousing opener), Some Velvet Morning (a classic, weird and atmospheric song with its odd time signature changes), Up Up & Away (nice happy version of the Jimmy Webb song), Friday's Child (another great song written by Lee), and This Town (a cool, melancholic number).”

“This is good stuff from Nancy Sinatra and fun to listen to. She evokes her mini-skirt clad tough girl in songs like I Gotta Get Out This Town and a sweet sensual side in Wait Till You See Him. Her voice, while not a superior instrument, blends nicely with her 60s pop arrangements, though her Up Up & Away has a hokeyness to it.”

“The TV special on which the album is based was meant to establish Nancy's star power. She did not live up to the talent her father was. One of the standout tracks was her version of the duet of Jackson with Lee Hazlewood. Enjoy it for what it is, a singer trying to establish her career with the help of her dad and friends.”

“It brings back great memories of the days when Nancy was the most sultry, exciting performer on the planet and anything was possible. Listen, remember and enjoy.”

“It is actually one of Nancy's best albums, arguably the very best. There is not a weak track here. The Lee Hazlewood production is terrific, and Nancy never sounded better."

“The mix of songs is pretty much what you would expect from a late sixties television special, especially one that is trying to span the generations.”

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