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Most Requested Songs | 
| Artist: Susannah Mccorkle
Label: Concord
Category: Music
New (17) Used (4) from £5.94
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 7959
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 4976
UPC: 013431497622
EAN: 0013431497622
ASIN: B00005MKGK
Release Date: October 15, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Waters Of March | | • | They Can't Take That Away From Me | | • | Quality Time | | • | Manha De Carnaval | | • | Look For The Silver Lining | | • | I Thought About You | | • | People That You Never Get To Love | | • | If I Only Had A Heart | | • | P'ra Machucar Meu Coracao (The Day We Said Goodbye) | | • | Easy To Love | | • | Thanks For The Memory | | • | Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home | | • | It's Wonderful | | • | For All We Know |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Susannah McCorkle picked the 14 tracks on Most Requested Songs, a 2001 compilation of previous recordings, by considering the requests from her cabaret audiences. The selections fit into three general categories: great standards by the likes of Gershwin and Porter ("They Can't Take That Away from Me", "Easy to Love"), Brazilian pop (including the hypnotic "Waters of March", which became her signature song) and those quirky little songs that capture the listener with their intelligence and heart ("Quality Time"). It's a beautiful tribute to the well-loved singer, but one accompanied with sadness. Her long-time recording label declined to release a new album in 2001, opting instead for this compilation. She participated fully in the project (even writing the liner notes), but the inevitable disappointment along with the cancellation of her usual autumn gig at New York's Algonquin Hotel were widely speculated to have contributed to her tragic suicide in May of that year. --David Horiuchi
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| Customer Reviews:
Joie de vivre? March 4, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Susannah McCorkle's notes to this compilation are so good-humored, as is her general approach to interpreting the songs, that it's a shock to find out it was her last project before committing suicide. The choice of "For all we know" as the last track is a bit shiver-inducing. Having said that, this is a hugely enjoyable selection covering her entire career. Highlights are "Waters of March" delivered like a magic charm, "I thought about you" a real late-night feel with a perfect tenor solo from the great Frank Wess and a nicely arranged tribute to Chet Baker "Look for the silver lining." In fact, all the tracks are highlights, not a "best of" but a "most requested" like the ultimate Susannah McCorkle gig which, sadly, none of us will ever see.
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