Here and Now

Lauren Kennedy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 6, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: PS Classics
• ASIN: B000WDTO2U
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #248,086 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Here I Am (David Yazbek) 2. Spread a Little Joy (Andrew Lippa) 3. Through the Mountain (Adam Guettel) 4. Unanswered Question (David Kirshenbaum) 5. My Lifelong Love (Georgia Stitt) 6. Pretending That I m Somebody Else (Matthew Sklar & Chad Begeulin) 7. Just Not Now (Joshua Salzman & Ryan Cunningham) 8. In This Room (Jason Robert Brown) 9. Mr. Hopalong Heartbreak (Jason Robert Brown) 10. Easy (Frank Wildhorn) 11. Apathetic Man (Marcy Heisler & Zina Goldrich) 12. I m Free (Jeff Blumenkrantz) 13. You ll Want Me to Shine (Dan Lipton)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect, December 24, 2007

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D. Irving (Berkeley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Here and Now (Audio CD)

Lauren Kennedy's CD is filled with wonderful new works that are a joy to listen to. She knows how to tell a story, and she has a beautiful voice to back it up. It great to hear many songs that have never been recorded, or are hard to find. My one complaint is that some of the keys seem to be set a little low--that is, she seems to have a bit of a hard time hitting the lower notes. Particularly in "Through the Mountain" from Floyd Collins, which starts off pretty low, and feels a bit like she's really reaching for those notes. Once the song gets going, and the notes are more in her range, though, it's absolutely beautiful. Standouts are "My Lifelong Love," "Just Not Now," and "You'll Want Me To Shine" all of which she sings clearly and beautifully, and she nails the dramatic aspect of the songs as well. Definitely worth buying.