It Was So Beautiful: Annette Hanshaw's Final Recordings

Annette Hanshaw (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 25, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 1932
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sounds of Yesteryear
• ASIN: B000083EJL
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #123,819 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great music, good technology, mediocre documentation, June 6, 2003

By	Paul S Boyer "docbnj" (Morristown, NJ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a super CD, thanks to Hanshaw and modern technology. I compared songs which are duplicated on the "Lovable & Sweet" CD from Living Era, and in all cases this one has better audio quality. Strangly, the technicians are not credited here, but the graphics person is, and this album has primitive graphics: computer jaggies, illegible writing on the disc, and very sparse documentation of the selections. You really would want both CDs, but if you want the best cover-art, get "Lovable & Sweet"; best sound, get this one. I am grading on audio. Documentation would get one star.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great sound, but, February 25, 2004

By	E. C Goodstein (Northern CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I agree the sound is very good on this record, though for
some reason "Don't Blame Me" on my disc leaves off the
last 50 seconds. And there is very little documentation.
But these provisions aside, this is an excellent disc of the
more pop side of AH, and some of the songs are gems
too, like the wry "20 Million People" and especially "I'm Sure of Everything but You."

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Annette Hanshaw: Leave Wanting More!, October 29, 2005

By	Dennis Lee Cleven (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews

I was so glad to get this CD of her final recordings. Annette shows a new maturity on some of these songs such as "Say It Isn't So" which lingers in one's mind after hearing her rendition of this classic song. "Let's Fall In Love" is another stand out along with "Fit As A Fiddle". "I Cover the Waterfront"
and "Don't Blame Me" are superb renditions of two songs that have been recorded by so many artists. Annette Hanshaw is an integral female singer in the roster of 20s and 30s singers. Her music is her legacy and it is one to be proud of though it was far too short of a recording career, it was so beautiful.