Blue Like That

Melissa Errico | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 25, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Manhattan Records
• ASIN: B000089YAA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,240 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stunning voice-- great album, March 6, 2003

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E. C Goodstein (Northern CA United States) - See all my reviews
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Melissa Errico has one of the great current voices on Broadway, as evidenced by her fine work on HIGH SOCIETY & recent SADIE THOMPSON. This one though, with the exception of an absolutely
beautiful take on Rodgers & Hart's "He Was Too Good to Me," is all contemporary pop fare. And it's very well chosen & sung. Those expecting another Norah Jones approach may be a bit surprised here-- but I don't think disappointed. Her voice is much prettier. She has reserve, which really helps ones like the Rickie Lee Jones songs & Joni Mitchell's "Nightride Home." Her singing with just piano on Billy Joel's "And So It Goes" is almost spiritual,and Randy Newman's "When He Loved Me" is gorgeous too. I wish she cut loose a BIT more, as her voice has considerable range, but mostly the reserve is very effective & intelligent IMO. There are IMO a couple of slightly weaker songs (though nothing is bad)-- but ME is a classy, major 'new' vocalist IMO. I think Eva Cassidy/Norah Jones/Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley fans will like this one.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome singer!!, June 27, 2003

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jaime l. long (Northern, michigan United States) - See all my reviews

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I just love her work. I am so taken aback when I listen to her music. I have never heard an artist that just took my breath away and brought tears to my eyes. It's as if she knows what I am going thru. What a beautiful singer. Glad I saw her on one of the morning shows and bought her CD. I can't wait to find more material from her. Alittle blues, alittle country, mainly just nice to listen to and maybe reflect if in the mood. Highly recommend.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Singer-- Beautiful album, March 10, 2003

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E. C Goodstein (Northern CA United States) - See all my reviews
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Beautiful voice!! Melissa Errico's maybe best known for her Broadway work, in COle Porter's HIGH SOCIETY, & the recent complete album of the Vernon Duke-Howard dietz musical, SADIE THOMPSON. Here though, except for a terrific version of "He Was to Good to Me" (though with a change to the 'how can I be gay now' line!), she tackles more pop fare, and succeeds very well. There is a bit of reserve, but for the most part that serves these songs very well. And there are some real highlights, like the Rickie Lee Jones songs, Joni Mitchell's "Night Ride Home," & Billy Joel's "And So It Goes," (this done beautifully with only solo piano), and the great sultry "Hot in Here." Arif Mardin's production quite rightly lets the voice 'star' here. A couple of slightly weaker songs-- not that anything is bad-- but def. one of the best 'B'way/pop' crossover albums I've heard. I think Eva Cassidy & maybe Norah Jones fans will also like Melissa.