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In Love Again | 
| Artist: Stacey Kent
Label: Candid
Category: Music
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 19698
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.4
MPN: 79786
UPC: 708857978625
EAN: 0708857978625
ASIN: B00005V45W
Release Date: January 28, 2002
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| Tracks:
| • | Shall We Dance | | • | Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered | | • | My Heart Stood Still | | • | It Never Entered My Mind | | • | I Wish I Were In Love Again | | • | Thou Swell | | • | It Might As Well Be Spring | | • | Nobody's Heart | | • | I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair | | • | This Can't Be Love | | • | Easy To Remember | | • | Manhattan | | • | Bali Ha'i |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Stacey Kent was a very good singer when she made her debut but on her fifth album she's even better. In Love Again features high-class material delivered with emotional depth and clear individuality, a touch of expressive huskiness occasionally apparent. Her exceptional vocal control is excellent and so is her handling of the lyrics. Many of the finest melodies from the pen of Richard Rodgers were graced by the audacious and witty lyrics of Lorenz Hart and, in a song like "Manhattan", Miss Kent handles the internal rhymes and sophisticated mood with aplomb. In contrast she enters with feeling into the simpler, more evocative ambience of "It Never Entered My Mind" aided by a haunting tenor solo by Jim Tomlinson. He's only on a few of the dozen tracks and the accompaniment is mainly handled by a rhythm section in which David Newton's sensitive piano is outstanding, whether soloing or accompanying, while guitarist Colin Oxley also takes solos which are warm, mellow and wholly appropriate. There's no doubt however who is the true star of this well-conceived programme. Good jazz singers are few and far between and one as outstanding as Stacey Kent is not to be missed. --Graham Colombé
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Nice and sentimental December 21, 2008
This is a nice, swing oriented album; Stacey Kent is a vocalist of pleasant voice and great precision, although not all the supporting musicians drive her the way many older giants could
(Sir Charles Thompson, Jess Stacy, Milt Hinton, George Duvivier... and I'm not even mentioning the best...). Could you even imagine what would Roy Eldridge or Buck Clayton do to uplift the session?
Kent's husband Jim Tomlinson is definitely the best of the supporting crew, at times really passionate in his elegance so, with first-rate material, this is still a very pleasant album.
League of her Own June 2, 2004
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Another one (Stacey Kent album ) to add to my collection.
I've heard Stacey Kent described in various ways most of which include comparisons to people like Billie, Ella and even Norah Jones (?).
I think the time has come for Ms Kent to be spoken of in her own right. She does not 'sound' like anyone else. She has a mellow distinctiveness all of her own with incredible vocal control and breathing.
How on earth is it possible in this day and age to see a Stacey Kent show, have a few drinks at the bar, get a bag of chips and the bus home, and still have change from 20 ?If I have one complaint (not really relevant to this album) it is that the weakness in her band is her husband's sax playing. It's laboured, obvious and intrusive, and is infected with that curse of the self important players, the distracting triple blow at the end of every phrase.
Unfortunately as her husband and musical director, he's going nowhere - so we'll have to put up with it.
 Outstanding tribute to Richard Rodgers December 28, 2003
18 out of 26 found this review helpful
American-born but British-based Stacey does it again with this mellow but classy collection of songs composed by Richard Rodgers in collaboration with either with Lorenz Hart or Oscar Hammerstein. The songs are a mix of the famous and the obscure.Stacey selected two songs each from South Pacific (I'm gonna wash that man right outta my hair, Bali Ha'i) and A Connecticut Yankee (Thou swell, My heart stood still). Other shows represented here, but just by one song each, are The king and I (Shall we dance), Pal Joey (Bewitched bothered and bewildered), Higher and higher (It never entered my mind), State fair (It might as well be Spring), Jupiter (Nobody's heart belongs to me), The boys from Syracuse (This can't be love), Mississippi (It's easy to remember) and The Garrick Gaities (Manhattan). As a fan of the Great American Songbook, I have heard some of these songs in many different versions, but Stacey always does justice to the songs while interpreting them in her own way. Stacey is one of the biggest names in British jazz and this album clearly shows why. If you enjoy modern recordings of the Great American Songbook, you'll love Stacey's music.
Stacey the singer October 6, 2003
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Lovely voice but not quite as good as some Portugese singers I know - Lisa Ono and Leila Pinheiro, Elis Regina for starters as a comparison. Tomlinson sounds like Getz. Is this deliberate ? What I do like is the discretion of her voice, she is not loud and it's something I could safely play at a dinner party, but in all honesty I would prefer to play to myself as it is quite good. I love Billie Holliday Btw.
I've fallen in love again May 1, 2003
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Yet another brilliant albumn fron the loverly Stacey Kent.
Having bought other cd's by Stacey and loving them all!!!
I find I have fallen in love with her music all over again.
She has been compared to Nora Jones in a previous post, yes they sing beautifuly however you should not be confused. Stacey Kent is far superior in every respect and has a depth of expression that is breathtaking.
Just buy it.
You won't be disapointed.
Promise
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