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Jun 12, 2013 - 2:27 PM
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I'm a big Sarah Brightman fan. Most of her previous cds/dvds are fantastic. He new cd, Dreamchaser, is a real piece of junk. Just dreadful. Consider yourself warned.
I’ve been reasonably familiar with a lot of Brightman’s work for many years, mainly as a result of being a fan of Lloyd Webber. I’ve never been overly convinced about her voice, I’ve always found it a bit thin and stretched. Some of her solo stuff I haven’t been overly impressed with. However I like the album of Lloyd Webber songs she recorded several years ago (‘Surrender’, I think it’s called).
Hi Thomas, You have to be careful with Sarah Brightman. I love "some" of her songs. The cds in the 90s called Dive and Fly are awful. I like it when she soars in classical and symphonic pop, Euro Pop, light opera, classical crossover etc. Check out on you tube her "Symphony in Vienna" concert dvd. It's my favorite but even here there are a few songs best avoided.
She did 3 Andrew Lloyd Webber cds, the best being "Surrender" which I think was only issued in Europe but I got it as an import. And of course Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera.
My heart is in golden age film scores. I found Sarah B. a nice change. Another U.K. singer I like is soprano Katherine Jenkins. Both gals look hot, a nice bonus! 
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Jun 13, 2013 - 9:28 PM
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TO PFK- PEGGY LEE, fine singer, also did a nice version of LITTLE BOY BLUE- from PIECES OF DREAMS-70-MICHEL LEGRAND
Sombody mention Peggy Lee? At least two people. Is that a quorum? Peggy Lee also sang the North/Brooks song from THE RACERS, called "I Belong To You".
Of course, she recorded a number of other movie songs on LP and personally I think that her version of "The Shadow Of Your Smile" by Mr. Mandel, is close to the best ever done.
Oops, almost forgot, she had something to do with LADY AND THE TRAMP if I remember rightly.
Yes, Peggy Lee wrote some of the songs for Lady and the Tramp. Had an LP of it, not sure if I still have it. Peggy had a great respect for Victor Young and I think he worked on a few of her Decca LPs in the 50s. I had a LP by Peggy in the 60s and she sang a few of his songs and praised him in the liner notes. I thought Peggy looked beautiful in the 1950s, along with Julie London!
I just checked my LPs. Yes, a 10" LP to Lady and the Tramp on Decca. Peggy Lee has credit on 7 songs along with Sonny Burke. Victor Young conducted 4 of the songs done at the Decca studios. The others were Oliver Wallace at Disney studios.
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