She Sings, They Play

NRBQ, Skeeter Davis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 8, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder
• ASIN: B000000344
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #346,653 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Pleasant Surprise!, July 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: She Sings, They Play (Audio CD)

Don't let the unattractiveness of the cover turn you off; this is an unusual but enjoyable "fun" album. The only thing that the versatile Skeeter Davis probably hasn't sung is Reggae and Rap. With this album she has demonstrated that she still has what it was that made her so popular in the 60's; the ability to sing practically any style or song and give it "her" touch. The arrangements are awesome, and the instruments (which frankly I can't identify) give that down-home country feel with a touch of Jazz and R&B (or something like that). You will be sure to enjoy the funny number "Everyone Wants a Cowboy" and also "Aint Nice To Talk Like That" which is infectious with solid three part harmony; but my favourite is "Someday My Prince Will Come" - just listen to the band's playing at the end. I have listened to this over and over and I can't get tired of hearing it. It is sooooo SWEET, and NRBQ does things with th! e instruments that I can't explain. This album will definitely surprise you.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Will Put A Smile On Your Face!, July 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: She Sings, They Play (Audio CD)

This is really one of NRBQ's finest pieces of work. Once again they proved themselves to be the classiest combo in music by really stepping back and letting Skeeter Davis shine. Her duets with Joey, Al, and Terry are a joy and there is just so much warmth and good humor in this collection that it's a pleasure to listen to. A match made in heaven!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars She Sings, They Play, We Rave, October 15, 2009

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Tee (LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: She Sings, They Play (Audio CD)

Legendary country singer Skeeter Davis got together with cult rock band NRBQ to create one of the greatest "collaboration" albums by two diverse acts ever done. Skeeter was ever the trailblazing country girl and recorded this years before Tammy Wynette teamed up with the British dance band The KLF or Loretta Lynn did her brillant "Van Lear Rose" album under rocker Jack White's production. It's not surprising that Skeeter, almost at home on the pop charts as she was the country charts back in the 1960's, would successfully be able to merge in harmony with this rock band but the real shocker is how great the guys can tackle hard country music, which is the bulk of this recording.

Most of the songs are originals either written by Skeeter or NRBQ members but the greatest gem here is a stunning cover of Hank Williams' MAY YOU NEVER BE ALONE which I feel is the best track of a Williams song ever done by a female vocalist. There's plenty of other fabulous tracks here, notably Skeeter's gothic original ROSES ON MY SHOULDER which despite it's nursery rhyme melody is the story of a fatherless girl who stumbles into prostitution in search of male affection. Skeeter and band member Al Anderson do a terrific country duet on HEART TO HEART and Skeeter's good humor shines through deliciously in EVERYBODY WANTS A COWBOY, a satire on the Nashville star system. She goes for more of a classic pop sound on THINGS TO YOU (featuring harmony by Joey Stampinato, whom she later married) and recalls the girl group sound in HOW MANY TEARS. There's even a wistful cover of the Snow White Disney song SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME with a haunting melancholy edge. This outstanding album got some but rather limited attention back when it was first released in 1985; it's certainly not "radio friendly" country music, but it is brillant country music and it's no surprise to find 25 years later it's still in print like the true classic it is while many of that era's top ten country records are now long out of print.