Ann Hampton Callaway

Ann Hampton Callaway | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: August 17, 1992
• Label: DRG Records
• Copyright: (C) 1991 DRG RECORDS
• Total Length: 1:12:13
• Genres: Broadway & Vocalists/Traditional Vocal Pop, Jazz/Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, Jazz/Vocal Jazz, Pop/Oldies, Pop/Pop Rock, Pop/Vocal Pop
• ASIN: B0010WSG1W
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,475 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

Customer Reviews

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ann Hampton Callaway sings beautifully here!, July 24, 1998

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[e-mail] (Columbia, Missouri) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ann Hampton Callaway (Audio CD)

This is an amazing album. From the first song, which Ann Hampton Callaway co-wrote with Cole Porter (no small accomplishment), to the rest of the selections which span the great American songbook, the performances and arrangements are superb. Ms. Callaway's original composition of "Perfect" is a true inspiration lyrically and musically. Her performance of "How Deep Is the Ocean" by Irving Berlin is quite possibly the definitive version of this wonderful standard, infused with a breathy emotion and fire and longing. "Our Love is Here to Stay" by George and Ira Gershwin is joyfully rendered, with charm and intelligence. Ann Hampton Callaway's ability to arfully handle phrasing and nuance of meaning and emotion resounds in every song in this collection. She is a wonder, and this group of songs is impressive and heart-stirring. What a joy! Ann's voice calls up memories of Sarah Vaughn, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and even Barbra Streisand-! -so varied and rich is it in this offering. If you truly appreciate vocal music, add this to your collection, dim the lights, light a few candles, and share Ann Hampton Callaway with someone you love.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect, July 19, 2005

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Richard Benson "musically obsessed" (Plant City, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ann Hampton Callaway (Audio CD)

No, the cd is not perfect. "Perfect" refers to the last cut on the cd, one written by Ms. Callaway, and one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. The rest of the cd does come awfully close to being perfect, however. Ann Hampton Callaway is much more than a singer -- she is an interpreter of music; an espouser of truth. "How Deep Is The Ocean" is my favorite version of the song -- a song that I frankly found a little tired before I heard Ms. Callaway sing it. One thing I feel about Ms. Callaway, is that whether she is singing a song she wrote herself, or a standard that's been sung hundreds of times by hundreds of other singers, for those moments that the song is emanating from her body (that beautiful voice doesn't just come from her mouth -- it's a force coming at you like a wave of energy from her whole person), it's pure Truth, as only Ann knows it. She's simply amazing. When Ann sings a song, it is her truth, and she is always able to make a believer out of me.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better Late Than Never....., August 13, 2002

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Renee (BROOKLYN, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ann Hampton Callaway (Audio CD)

I came to this cd (and Ann Hampton Callaway) a few years late. I first discovered her on her 1999 "Easy Living" album. I liked that cd so much that I went in search of other releases by this artist. That's how I came to own this fantastic, exceptional cd. Not only are the song selections the kind of standards one just loves listening to over and over, but her delivery of the titles is simply outstanding. This woman has a truly beautiful vocal instructment. She should be as well known as Streisand or Sarah Vaughan or Dianne Reeves. She's that good; and lately I can't stop playing this ten year old album! It's worth a listen to.