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4.0 out of 5 stars
His best? Perhaps., April 18, 2000
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To me, the most surprising thing about the album is the quality of Johnny's voice. I had no idea, until recently, that Johnny sang! The very convincing duet with Margaret Whiting in "Baby It's Cold Outside" displays Johnny's emotional and expressional range well. His emulation of black voices and speech patterns in his then-popular "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" tells me that he had more than just a good set of pipes, but also an excellent ear for contemporary speech and music. What great lyricist would not? Many of the songs in this album I knew only by their lyrics-- I had never heard them performed to music. In listening to the song "Personality", performed with the Pied Pipers, one gets the feeling that one is listening to a live broadcast, back all those years ago. With 10 selections in all, this is a gem of an album. I only wish that EMI-Capitol Music (Johnny's own label) had included more selections. Perhaps they felt that too much of a good thing is dangerous.
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