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lee, peggy - is that all there is? (33rpm lp)
[PP 386]

24,56EUR

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MEDIUM : Vinyl Record
WEIGHT : 180gr (black vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION : sealed
CONDITION RECORD : M mint
COVER : Standard
CONDITION COVER : M mint
SERIALNUMBER : No
BARCODE : No

MUSICIANS :

Peggy Lee - vocals
and orchestra

TRACKS :

is that all there is? - 4:19
love story - 3:27
me and my shadow - 3:04
my old flame - 4:24
i'm a woman - 2:07
brother love's travelling salvation show - 3:00
something - 3:14
whistle for happiness - 2:25
johnny (linda) - 2:47
don't smoke in bed - 3:31

REVIEW :

When Peggy Lee became well-known in the 1940s, swing and jazz-influenced pop dominated the musical landscape. In the 1960s, however, it was a whole new world in popular music. The British Invasion and Motown ? not big bands ? were mainstream, and to the Baby Boomer youths of the 1960s, Lee was part of 'our parents' music'. But the singer had a major hit with 1969's "Is That All There Is?", one of the best-selling albums of her career. While this isn't a rock album per se ? Lee's foundation was still jazz-influenced pop ? it acknowledges pop-rock tastes of the 1960s without being unfaithful to her history. Everything on this LP is a gem, and that includes a moody remake of Lee's 1940s hit "Don't Smoke in Bed" as well as classic arrangements of George Harrison's "Something", Neil Diamond's "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show", Leiber & Stoller's "I'm a Woman", and Randy Newman's "Love Story". The LP's centerpiece, however, is Newman's hit arrangement of Leiber & Stoller's title song, which was covered by P.J. Harvey in the 1990s. Influenced by German cabaret, this half-spoken, half-sung treasure is as hauntingly soulful as it is maudlin. The song's outlook is far from optimistic; essentially, it's saying that we might as well grab our moments of pleasure and enjoyment where we can find them because ultimately, life is nothing more than a meaningless series of disappointments. But there's nothing disappointing about "Is That All There Is?", an LP that is most certainly among Lee's finest accomplishments

RECORDING : June 8 1967 - October 15 1969 at Capitol Tower Hollywood
RE RELEASED : December 2006
RATING : 5 Stars out of 5
PRESSING : by Pallas Germany
MADE IN : Germany / England

STYLE :

Vocals / Traditional Pop

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This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 05 December, 2006.

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