Easy to Love: Songs of Cole Porter

Susannah McCorkle | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 26, 1996)
• Original Release Date: March 21, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Concord Records
• ASIN: B0000006PL
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,960 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique interpretations of Cole Porter songs, March 12, 2003

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Easy to Love: Songs of Cole Porter (Audio CD)

Susannah established a reputation for singing songs from the Great American Songbook in her own way. This is never more evident than on this collection of songs written by Cole Porter. Of course, the first thing you notice is the song selection - a typical mix of famous and obscure. It would have been interesting to hear Susannah sing I get a kick out of you, to name one of many obvious songs not included, but instead we get Weren't we fools and Why don't we try staying home - two very obscure but delightful songs that I'd never heard before.

Many of the song will be familiar to you in some form. Night and day is a song that Susannah originally sang part of for a commercial. After it was shown on TV, people wanted to buy her version of the song, so here it is. Anything goes is given an octet arrangement in ¾ time. Just one of those things and It's all right with me are cleverly linked in a medley. Other famous songs to be found here include Easy to love, Let's do it and Ev'ry time we say goodbye.

Susannah recorded many excellent albums before committing suicide. I have all the available original albums and I enjoy them all. For anybody new to Susannah's music, this is a good one to start with, because it contains so many familiar songs, so you can get a sense of how her versions differ from those you've heard before.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some Very Good Covers, January 24, 2004

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Rick Cornell "RC" (Reno, Nv USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Easy to Love: Songs of Cole Porter (Audio CD)

The late Susannah McCorkle cut a very good album with this one. I loved her cover of "Let's Do It"; she effortlessly knocked off what must be every known lyric to that song. My favorite, though, was "It's All Right With Me" for the countermelodies in the arrangement. The back-up instrumentalists (particularly Ken Peplowski) are fine throughout. Consistently fine throughout. Recommended.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album * Sad Admirer, September 24, 2003

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Tim Simons (Oklahoma, USA) - See all my reviews
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I first became a fan of Ms. McCorkle in 1996 when I heard Susannah on public radio doing some of her work including stuff from then new album "Easy to Love: The Songs of Cole Porter". I was immediately enthralled and ran out and bought the CD. I love this compilation of Cole Porter songs. It's great to sit out on the porch at sunset, sipping wine and listen to this entire album, bidding farewell to another glorious day. I was saddened by her death as I'd been planning since 1998 to make a trip to New York City with the sole intent to catch one of Susannah's shows. God bless you Susannah, I hope to catch your act when I get to Heaven!