Holly Cole [Import]

Holly Cole | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 26, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal Import
• ASIN: B000N60HDQ
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #323,862 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The House Is Haunted by the Echo of Your Last

2. Charade

3. I Will Wait for You

4. Waters of March

5. Alley Cat Song

6. Larger Than Life

7. Be Careful, It's My Heart

8. It's Alright with Me

9. You're My Thrill

10. Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries

11. Reaching for the Moon

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cole at her Best, September 14, 2007

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Steven R. McEvoy "MCWPP" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Holly Cole (Audio CD)

Holly Cole in her 9th Studio album, this self titled CD Holly Cole is absolutely stunning.

This is her first studio recording since 2004 and it is more than worth the wait. The album on first listen is both haunting and familiar. Cole has tapped the best sounds of her previous, she parades us through the ranges of her voice and style, she draws us in and tosses us out.

This album classified as Jazz is a mix of all that is good in vocal jazz; rowdy honky-tonk, to smoky smoldering songs that burn your heart.

One of the most stunning tracks is Cole's own 'Larger Than Life' a song that reveals that Cole is not only a student of the Jazz Masters but destined to become one herself.

'The House is Haunted by the Echo' is deep, dark and melodious reminiscent of her version of 'Trust in Me' from earlier albums. Cole's greatest power is that she is a story teller, and with her voice, she makes the jazz classics or standby's her own.

Cole is amazing on this album, and if you ever get the chance to see her life do not pass it up. My only regret about this album is that there is no scat, however with that said there is not one of the 11 tracks I would want to drop from the album to hear some of Cole's scat!

(First published in Imprint in 'Imprint's Playlist 9.14' 2007-09-14.)

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A delightful album., February 20, 2008

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monte (in your mind) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Holly Cole (Audio CD)

Holly Cole's new album displays the jazz singer's dynamic vocal styles, which shift easily from lackadaisical soul on a devilish cover of Marc Almond's "The House Is Haunted By The Echo Of Your Last Goodbye" to the controlled, restrained delivery of the pop-folk, Brazilian bossa nova classic by Antonio Carlos Jobim "Waters Of March" or the emotive, deep lounge timbre of "Reaching For The Moon".

The material itself has minimalistic moments, but is a fantastic collection of arrangements by Cole recorded with a New York nonet.

Some songs, like Cole Porter's "It's Alright With Me" have a huge, vibrant sound with saxophones and clarinets racing alongside trombone and a French horn while Holly's own "Larger Than Life" is pared down with just one sax and piano added to the band.

Other tracks, like Irving Berlin's "Be Careful, It's My Heart" are arranged to spotlight Cole's captivating voice, accompanied only by Aaron Davis on the piano.

While she has an eerie propensity to sound like a few different people, Greg Cohen and Cole's lush yet minimal production here creates a cohesion that makes this album sound very complete.

Turn down the lights, get a bottle of wine, get a lover to hold, and go into ecstasy.

Again, thanks, Holly. I needed that!

Holly Cole

This House Is Haunted

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Holly Cole Never Fails to Please, May 28, 2007

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Vocal Jazz Fan (United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Holly Cole (Audio CD)

I once heard Holly Cole refered to as "The United States Marine Corps" of Jazz singers! Not a bad description of this woman who can belt them out and still sound great! Holly's unique voice must be experienced by anyone who enjoys Jazz vocalists!