Dream a Little Dream (Dig)

Helen Schneider | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 10, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Edel Records
• ASIN: B0017YXZIM
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #372,554 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Helen Schneider, once a "Rock `n' Roll Gypsy" and then the star of Cabaret alongside Hildegard Knef, is a passionate actress and singer with one of the most remarkable voices of our time.

On her new album, Schneider presents herself as a dreamer and an object of dreams at the same time. With Dream a Little Dream, the 2006 DIVA Award winner and her producers Till Brönner and Christian von Kaphengst devote themselves to an intimate selection of classic jazz standards from the Great American Songbook.

"She's a major talent, with astonishing vocal range, a full palette of emotional color, and superior acting technique. Joy, despair, triumph, loss, love, and pain--the big emotions are given memorable musical expression in this act by a singer who deserves and will surely get a wider public." -- Variety

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5.0 out of 5 stars Oh So Beautiful...., January 27, 2010

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This review is from: Dream a Little Dream (Dig) (Audio CD)

Forget the history lesson of the other reviewer. If you want to hear some distinctively smart, stylish and oh so sultry singing this is your CD.

4.0 out of 5 stars Doin' Julie . . ., June 6, 2009

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John W. Dunner "Jay Dunner" (Atco, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dream a Little Dream (Dig) (Audio CD)

When Helen Schneider entered the music scene in the mid-70s, she was railroaded by her label into pop songs that showcased both a doe-eyed sensibility and a powerhouse wallop, often in the same song. "Until Now" was a prime example of Schneider's ability to let loose with a wail and pull back quickly to a whisper, drawing in the listener (in a manner similar to that of American Idol's Adam Lambert, who seemed to drop off some other planet to steal away the whole contest this year [2009]). After a couple albums of pop, Schneider then dabbled in rock and pre-punk, but eventually found her calling in Kurt-Weill cabaret, with occasional forays back into standards. Dream... is one of those trips. Backed by a jazz trio, Schneider whispers and purrs her way through a dozen chestnuts, many of which were done in a similarly sexy-breath fashion by the late Julie London. While this WILL induce closed-eye sways, I can't help but wonder where the power went. Schneider was a smoker when I met her in the late '70s at a business dinner regarding promo work for Deborah Heart & Lung Center. Ironic -- is that why she's now doin' Julie instead of beltin' Helen?