Customer Reviews

Heart of a Woman

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3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(5)
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Singing? Blaring "Heartache heartache" like an off key foghorn is more like it.

Her twitchy awkward singing performance on late night tv made me cringe. She looked like Mick Jagger in drag with 2x4 inserted in an uncomfortable place. I thought she might be having a seizure.

And although I know this review will not be considered helpful by most people, what is the deal with people marking every negative review as "not helpful". Not helpful to whom? There were some really insightful, thoughtful but negative reviews marked as not helpful.

How do I begin, Kathie Lee please go back to Live! You are so good there and so average here. The only song that is likely to be played on top 40 is Love Never Fails. This is Pop music, very catchy but could be sang by anyone with a decent voice. Heartache, Heartache is so bad that I can't watch her perform it on one more show. She is trying to get the Celine Dion fans while also capturing the Shania Twain fans and it doesn't work. Yes she looks good for 47 but 17 she is not and all the tight jeans and no bras won't get her on the top 40 list with Heart of A Woman.

I actually listened to the whole CD. It was a painful experience, as KathieLee has spent so much energy into the Marketing and promotion of this CD that she forgot she needed to train her voice to actually sing. All of the songs are in the same octave, she has absolutely no range, and its really embarassing (can you imagine being Frank now?) watching her on every show she can get on for self-promotion. And whats with dressing like a 14 year old? Just shows you how totally out of touch with reality overpaid and over-ego'd famous people get. Lets face it KathiLee has no heart - or voice, she just needs to stay in the spotlight.

I'll admit it. I like Kathie Lee (Gifford). Yeah, she's easy to make fun of, but basically, I am okay with her. So, it is with a clean slate and no preconceived dislike, that I tackle this review.

Heart of A Woman is a bad album. It commits a cardinal sin in pop music: It is boring. Kathie Lee has a lovely voice. A voice well-suited for Broadway or standards or lullabyes. But a pop music voice it is not. Her voice is far too mannered to make a successful go at pop music. She needs to relax and be less strict in the way she puts a song across. It is as if she just came out of vocal diction school and this is her first time trying out what she learned.

The material doesn't do her much justice either. The album is awash in bland ballads and some genuine disasters. Kathie co-wrote four of the album's songs and with the exception of the title track, none make much of an impact. In fact one track, "Heartache, Heartache" will likely go down as one of the worst songs ever recorded in pop history. It is embarrassingly bad. Another clunker is "Make My Day". You almost hope Dirty Harry does show up and shoot a hole through the CD.

That is not to say the whole effort goes down in flames. The first three songs on the CD are fine efforts, especially the warm and touching title track. The first single off the album, the heavily produced "Love Never Fails" is a perfectly pleasing pop song, but it could be sung by anyone, and Kathie's solid voice gets lost in the overproduction.

In sum, nice try Kathie, but I'm afraid this Heart of A Woman won't beat for long. Grade: D

Let me tell you how just bad this album is:

Ever since its release, it has been passed on from one family member to another as the biggest joke of our Christmas season. And what joy it brings us! Whoever is stuck it each year must play at least one cut, prefereably the screaming "Heartache", and we all fall to the floor in gales of laughter. It's truly the highlight of the Christmas season for us all.

Thank you, Kathie Lee!

As a huge dance, trance, and techno fan, several friends of mine gathered to review this album in my home. Needless to say, we were quite disappointed. To listen to any composition on this album with "remix" in the title is quite disturbing. In my opinion, remixes are made from original hits that have already been sucessful in the music industry. This, however, does not live up to our expectations. It does have a good beat yet it isn't the groove driven dance beats of artists like "Cher", "Madonna" and "Janet Jackson". The music in general is depressing as well as a story about Kathy Lee's heartache and pain she has felt in her many years with Mr. Gifford. We did try to give this album a chance. Again, we appreciate the effort, yet it doesn't live up to today's musical standards. Thanks but no thanks Kathy Lee. :)

Ouch. Where did she ever pick up this conception that she is a musician? Best $17 drink coaster I ever purchased.

This album can be summed up in one word, "TRASH"

I am almost embarrassed for the poor woman when I hear and see her promote this new CD. Singing does not seem to come naturally to her. It's such an effort. The song Heartache, Heartache is truly an Earache, Earache. I would not recommend this CD to anyone that enjoys good music.

I really think this is a great project for Kathie lee. I think she out did herself on this. I am so disappointed that other people are not giving it a chance. I own a business and play it alot, and the people love it. So really trying to promote it for her. I really like "Love Never Fails", but she does need to do a remix for it. Get it in the dance clubs! I also love "Make My Day" and "We Don't Make Love Anymore" and the remix of "The Hardest Part" It's a cd to either work out to or make love to.....Thank you Kathie Lee