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The Boy Next Door - 180 Gram - Sealed

STACEY KENT The Boy Next Door (Pure Pleasure Analogue limited edition 18-track double album 2-LP pressed on 180-gram audiophile quality vinyl. A collection of songs associated with some of Stacey's musical heroes, from Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra, to Chet Baker and Paul Simon. Gatefold picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed. Recommended)

Price Info
$77.39, £59.99  
Product Availability Last copy in stock. Order now for shipping on Monday 11th November
Release Year 2011 - 13 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album)
Record Label Pure Pleasure Records
Complete Stock List Go to Stacey Kent
Product Catalogue No PPANCJS9993
Music Genre Jazz, Female Solo
Country Comes from UK Comes from 'UK'
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Tracklisting & More Information

Stacey Kent’s unique, distinctive style could best be described as classic chic; the musical equivalent of the "little black dress". Just as the little black dress has the power to let a woman's personality shine through, Ms Kent's delicately nuanced interpretations of the Great American Songbook eloquently showcase the complex melodies and classy, sophisticated lyrics of American popular music during its golden ages

Vocally, Ms Kent has never sounded better. And there is so much to admire: her dulcet-toned mezzo soprano, with its shimmery jazz lilt and translucent vibrato, her innate sense of swing and instinctive timing, her subtly shaded line readings, and the exquisite delicacy of her phrasing. A master storyteller and communicator, Ms Kent also brings a comparative literature graduate's acute interpretive skills to her singing, eschewing shopworn sentimentality for a piquant romantic lyricism.

Ms Kent's album, "The Boy Next Door", is a heartfelt and reverent tribute to her musical heroes, which include legendary crooners Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, octogenarian jazz master Dave Brubeck and Manhattan cabaret doyen Bobby Short. The stylish jazz chanteuse's repertoire also finds her working outside the Great American Songbook for the first time, with contributions from latter-day pop songwriters Burt Bacharach, Paul Simon and Carole King. Ms Kent puts her own indelible stamp on each number as she weaves her magic on a delectable collection of pop-jazz standards that encompass infatuation, seduction, love, loss and reminiscence.

Ms Kent receives impeccable support from her sleek, urbane jazz quintet, whose rhythmic fluency is further enhanced by the tasteful, literate arrangements. Newton and Tomlinson, both accomplished musicians in their own right, also display hitherto unknown musical talents as they join Curtis Schwartz to provide tongue-in-cheek backing vocals for Ms Kent's deliciously bouncy rendition of "Ooh-Shoo-Be-Doo-Bee". Michael Oh

Personnel: Stacey Kent-Vocals / Jim Tomlinson-Saxophones, backing vocals /Colin Oxley: guitar/ David Newton-piano, Keyboards, backing vocals / Dave Chamberlain-Bass/ Matt :Drums / Curtis Schwartz: backing vocals

Side A
1. The Best Is Yet To Come
2. The Boy Next Door
3. The Trolley Song
4. Que reste-T-Il De Nos Amours

Side B
1. Say It Isn't So
2. Too Darn Hot
3. Makin' Whoopee
4. What The Worlds Needs Now Is Love

Side C
1. You've Got A Friend
2. I Got It Bad
3. Ooh-Shoo-Be-Doo-Bee
4. People Will Say We're In Love

Side D
1. 'Tis Autumn
2. All I Do Is Dream of You
3. I Get Along Without You Very Well
4. You're The Top
5. Que Feras-Tu De Ta Vie
6. Bookends

Produced by: Jim Tomlinson

Recorded: Engineered and mixed by Curtis Schwartz at Curtis Schwartz Studios, Ardingly, England February 18-22 2003


DOUBLE LP  
Recording Artist Stacey Kent
Product Title The Boy Next Door - 180 Gram - Sealed
Product Information Stacey Kent The Boy Next Door - 180 Gram - Sealed UK 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
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Artists Related To Marcos Valle & Stacey Kent
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