I'm a Woman / Norma Deloris Egstrom From Jamestown North Dakota [Import]

Peggy Lee | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 18, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Gold Imports
• ASIN: B0002X4TQQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #281,747 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Alley Cat Song

2. Mama's Gone, Goodbye

3. I'm Walkin'

4. Come Rain or Come Shine

5. There Ain't No Sweet Man (That's Worth the Salt of My Tears)

6. I'm a Woman

7. Mack the Knife

8. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You

9. I'll Get By

10. (I Left My Heart) In San Francisco

11. A Taste of Honey

12. One Note Samba (Samba de uma Nota So)

13. Love Song

14. Razor (Love Me as I Am)

15. When I Found You

16. A Song for You

17. It Changes [#]

18. It Takes Too Long to Learn to Live Alone

19. Superstar

20. Just for a Thrill

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Norma Egstrom is Pegg's Last & Best on Capitol., December 1, 2004

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Richard Meyer "jazz lover" (Woodbridge,VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I'm a Woman / Norma Deloris Egstrom From Jamestown North Dakota (Audio CD)

After Peggy's long bout with Capitol she performed a grand finale of superb jazz oriented tunes backed what sounds like a beautiful orehestra.Her version Song For You is unsurpassed even by McRae or R Charles;the violins & orchestral backing & what sounds like a musical piano metronome behind while she sings in her whistful-mellow way will blow you away. The song Razor is a sequel to her hit Fever is fantastic.There is absolutely not one cut bad on it.Just sit back listen & absorb the rich music.I can remember wearing out the record. Get this;you will not be sorry.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Tampering With The Original, January 11, 2005

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NYC Music Lover (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I'm a Woman / Norma Deloris Egstrom From Jamestown North Dakota (Audio CD)

"Norma Deloris Egstrom..." was one of Peggy's best albums, hands-down.
A beautifully produced, well-sung collection of songs that while
very pop-oriented (for the time) fit Peggy like a glove. BUT,
several of the songs on this reissue CD are NOT the original
versions. They are alternate takes, that while good, pale
in comparison to the ones on the original LP. Whether the CD's
producers didn't realize this, or could not find the originals,
or didn't care, this is a rather large disappointment to anyone
who enjoyed the REAL "Norma, etc." album back in 1972.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SUBLIME 70'S PEGGY LEE MASTERPIECE~BRAVO!!!, April 4, 2006

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Bradly Briggs (TOLUCA LAKE, CALIFORNIA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I'm a Woman / Norma Deloris Egstrom From Jamestown North Dakota (Audio CD)

As a sixties teen who loved rhythm and blues and the great American classic singers, Peggy Lee always stood out as one of the ultimate greats and this awesome two-fer Import is THE masterpiece all of us baby-boomer fans have been waiting for with "Norma Deloris Egstrom from Jamestown, North Dakota" being the "finally" released on CD treasure...and why it took so long remains a mystery but it is clear that nobody at the Capitol Tower in the US has a clue what went on with Peggy Lee or Nancy Wilson in the musically bankrupt seventies but thank heavens for the Capitol Records EMI Import division or else this release probably would have not happened in our lifetime!!!!
Peggy Lee is at her jazzy and sultry best throughout "I'm A Woman" purring out classic greats such as "Mack The Knife", "A Taste Of Honey" and her standard "I'm A Woman" which is still being sung by young jazz singing hopefuls in clubs across the country but none quite as effective as the definitive and very sensual version found here in this magnificent set. This compelling and engaging collection is truly a lost classic that is now thankfully available for all to savor and enjoy.
Next is the magnificent lost masterpiece "Norma Deloras" and from the great opener "Love Song" composed by Leslie Duncan, it is clear that Peggy Lee is going to take all of these great contemporary standards and make them completely her own...this sultry and engrossing version is amazingly great! "Razor (Love Me As I Am) is a hypnotic Lee masterful vocal that should have been a huge hit such as "Fever" but by the pathetically tired musical seventies this sublime version was far too great for the airwaves but remains one of Peggy's all-time seductive best performances..."When I Found You" was a big success with fans and a stirring highlight in her great seventies concerts...this wonderfully romantic song Peggy belts to great effect becomming a real stunning DIVA turn. Hauntingly brilliant is a gorgeous version of "A Song For You" show Peggy Lee made the transition from classic composers to contemporary with great success while a dramatic unreleased "It Changes" is another sublime story telling song that echo's Peggy's Grammy winning "Is That All There Is?".
A melancholy "It Takes Too Long To Learn To Live Alone" is a tender and deeply soulful song that is a slightly different version from the original release..."Superstar" shows that Peggy went deep inside of contemporary standards and made them her own and this definitive version is a fine example.
"Just For A Thrill" sets the mood for chilled Dom Perigom being another Peggy Lee classic and one of her all time finest...another wonderous performance is contained in the exhuberant and romantic "Someone Who Cares" which has fascinating tempo changes and a strong yet sensitive vocal from Peggy that also shows off her fine technique.
Two golden classics close this priceless set and never has either sounded quite so gorgeous..."The More I See You" is tender and sublime as is the sentimental and incredibly moving "I'll Be Seeing You" which perfectly end one of the very finest collections from one of the greatest singers of the 20th Century who is at her very best throughout this wonderous and sublime collection...BRAVO to Miss Peggy Lee and we love and miss you...for anyone who loves a great singer in peak form do not miss this tremendous Peggy Lee classic that is truly a timeless masterpiece...one of the greatest ever!!!