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Silver Morning

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I'm a huge Kenny Rankin fan and have most of his albums. "Silver Morning" is the first Kenny Rankin album I bought and I still think, overall, the tunes on this one are the finest he's recorded. I've bought the "best of" but when listening to it, I always jump to the songs from "Silver Morning" that are included on that compilation. You can't go wrong with this album - his voice is amazing and these tunes are fabulous! Buy it and enjoy!

Kenny had a voice beyond compare. I was hooked from the first time I saw him in SF in 1973. I've seen him over a dozen times....and one time that sticks out was an intimate show at Wolfgangs in SF. Kenny was perturbed at one person in the audience (Kenny had a short fuse) - so he walked off - someone blurted out "you can't walk out the backstairs of our lives" - he came back and played that very song off this CD. I'd met Kenny a few times over the years and once I handed him a copy of FAMILY on LP - he laughed and said those 2 wonderful girls on the cover are in college now - he signed it and handed it back to me.

I was to see him in SF 2 weeks ago -- I was completely stunned to hear of his passing.

Buy this first, then the Don Costa produced CD with "House of Gold", then the live Bottomline CD.

I first heard Kenny Rankin years ago when he was a guest on the Mike Douglas show and went out and bought this album the same day. I've owned most of his albums since, but this is by far my favorite. His voice is beautiful and the songs here are perfect matches for his jazz-influenced style. All the songs are lovely, but "Pussywillows, Cattails" and the title song, "Silver Morning" are standouts. I only wish this would be released on CD.

Although I had kept my Vinyl copy in pristine condition for many many years, I kept waiting for Silver morning to come out on CD for portable reasons...worth the wait...one of the most under rated pieces of music ever.
Timeless and his interpretations of songs like Blackbird hold up today as they did 30+ years ago. NEVER EVER tire of this album!
PS Every lady I have ever played this for love the romantic "feel" of this music. RIP Kenny. Tim Boman Salt lake City 2010

What a voice. Silver Morning is one of the very few first-rate folk/jazz albums. (Perhaps a couple Joni Mitchell albums qualify.) The instrumentation and arrangements are pop and folk, but the vocal sensibility is jazz. Not a bad song in the bunch, and some are exquisite gems. The cast of superb session musicians make terrific contributions. This is Kenny's best album by far. I could listen to this album for hours on end. What a shame he's gone.

I've waited years for Kenny Rankin's early work to be released to the public on CD. This is one of his best. The title track, which opens the disc, sets a serene mood for the rest of the disc. There are many fine songs here. Paul McCartney himself lauded Rankin for his version of "Blackbird", which captures the essence of the song. Whatever prompted Rankin to sing "Penny Lane" in mostly vocalese style, it was a stroke of genius. And "Killed a Cat" is an unlikely title for a very powerful song, both melody- and lyric-wise. "Haven't We Met" shows great maturity as a songwriter, considering Rankin was still quite young. These are, in my opinion, the standouts, though I can't name a bad song on the disc.

It's just too bad Kenny Rankin didn't live long enough to see these albums re-released.

I first heard this when I was in elementary school. Granted he is singing other people's music but he does it with such a wonderful uniqueness. I have bought this in album form, cassette tape and was so pleased to see it available in CD form. I have a habit of losing my music and I have bought at least 10 copies of this over the years for myself and others. I highly recommend this album if you like mellow, light jazz music with a early 70s feel like James Taylor and Carol King.

This amazing album was part of the soundtrack of my youth. Kenny Rankin's angel voice, the universal appeal of his lyrics and jazzy rhythms, fly straight to the heart & stay there. As fresh today as when it was first released. Simply beautiful.

I totally love this CD, and am so glad to replace the wornout vinyl version. Rankin was an awesome singer, and died way too soon. Just Beautiful.

An "oldie but goodie" - originally had it on vinyl and decided to get it on CD. What a beautiful voice this guy had!!