My Romance

Kevin Mahogany | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 6, 1998)
• Original Release Date: October 6, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B00000DAGE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,190 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If this magical voice doesn't move you ..., February 9, 2008

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Andre Heeger (Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Romance (Audio CD)

My Romance is wonderful, in the true meaning of the word.

Kevin's voice fits the standards better than anything I've listened to in a long time. It's warm and soft, tender and strong, even dark all at the same time.

But much more than that, Kevin makes each one of these songs his. He is generous, pleads for forgiveness, wants to know about his ex' new boyfriend, asks for his girl's love and with all that he offers you, the listener, more than you could ever imagine.

Each song is painted like a short story and Kevin adjusts his voice perfectly to every single emotion - much the same as an oscar winning actor.

I bought this record as it came out and played it hundreds of times.

It still hits me as Kevin's emotions move me like the first time.

The arrangements are extremely well done. If strings (one song only), just a little, never too much. The solos perfect, making you wish there'd be more.

The musicians: marvellous: Bob James - piano, Charles Fambrough - bass, Billy Kilson - drums, Kirk Whalum - tenor sax, Michael Brecker - tenor sax

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As Good As It Gets, November 12, 2003

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michael bennett (Marietta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Romance (Audio CD)

Kevin Mahogany's "My Romance" album is a delight and a wonder. Not only does he take some classic torch songs ("I Apologize" and the title song among others), but he treats us to some wonderful songs that are rarely found even in the complete discographies of Sinatra, Bennett, Torme, etc. For example, he takes the song "How Did She Look?" and spins it into one of the most incredible gut-wrenchers, a song to rival Joe Williams version of "Here's That Rainy Day." One of my students brought me the CD and I could not stop playing it for three hours. I am awed by this talent. Cabaret singing has gone out of style, with the exception of Bobby Short and a few others. Too quiet, is my guess. And that is a real loss. Because I can remember when Chicago clubs did nothing but this kind of music: London House; Mister Kelly's; Blue Note; Black Orchid; and so forth. Now it is all amplifiers and deafening sound. What a loss! But what a joy to find Kevin Mahogany. May he have a long and storied career.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Something Very Special, February 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: My Romance (Audio CD)

Kevin Mahogany is a brand new find for me. Saw him on Public TV at the Newport Jazz Festival and decided to pick up My Romance. Mahogany is super smooth on this one. Performs numbers made famous by others and tops them - adds a couple I've never heard before but now love. This guy has got it all, superb vocal quality, a romantic smoothness that makes a girl's knees grow weak and that unique very, very special quality that makes someone a star. I prefer Mahogany even to the great Joe Williams. Once you have My Romance you will definitely want to have others.