Colored Lights: The Broadway Album
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Edition: Music CDAudio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2003-11-04
Music Label: Varese Sarabande
Soundtracks:
- Let Me Entertain You (Gypsy)
- Blame It On The Summer Night (Rags)
- Raise The Roof! (The Wild Party)
- I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love (The Boy From Oz)
- On My Own (Les Miserables)
- Colored Lights (The Rink)
- I'm The Greatest Star (Funny Girl)
- Who Are You Now? (Funny Girl)
- They All Laughed (Shall We Dance?)
- Sex (Skirts)
- Maybe This Time (Cabaret)
- I Enjoy Being A Girl (Flower Drum Song)
- Anytime (I Am There) (Elegies: A Song Cycle)
Music reviews of Colored Lights: The Broadway Album
Music Review: A must have!
Rating: 5 Stars
After listening through this album several times through, all that I can say is WOW!!! This is by far Deborah's strongest CD vocally to date. Her voice, like a fine wine, continues to get better and better over time. Deborah's years on stage have payed off and left her with an exquisitely warm, sensitive, sensual, powerful voice with a great deal of versatility and it is showcased marvelously on this CD. Track by track:"Let Me Entertain You"-- Deborah starts this number from "Gypsy" with a great deal of subtle control and then abandons her inhabitions as the song goes on and leads us through a fabulous crescendo leading up to a climactic ending. Very sexy and well done!"Blame It On A Summer Night"-- This song contrasts fabulously with the opening number. It is a very smooth, sensual track that showcases the lower register of Deborah's voice beautifully. It shows off the refinement that her voice has developed in recent years. A very different type of song for Deborah, but she pulls it off perfectly."Raise The Roof"-- I had never heard this song before buying this CD, but I am impressed. It is a very suggestive, sensual, upbeat track with a Latin flavor to it. I can imagine this song being re-mixed as a dance song. "I'd Rather Leave While I'm In Love"-- This song has a simple, gorgeous, melody, and with the recent release of "The Boy From Oz" cast recording, the timing was perfect to record it. It is a great fit for Deborah's voice. Her delivery is both powerful and tender at the same time, leaving you tempted to hit the repeat button. "On My Own"-- One of my favorite tracks on this CD. The introduction to this song has some interesting, darker sounding orchestration that is really growing on me the more I listen to it. Deborah's vocals are perfect and leave me wishing that she would re-visit the stage as Eponine in Les Miserables someday since her voice has gotten so much better since she first performed the role back in the 90s. An amazing rendition of one of my favorite songs of all time."Colored Lights"-- I have to admit that I didn't care for this song the first time that I heard it, but after listening to it, it has really grown on me and now I can't imagine this album without it. Deborah's vocals once again are right on, and she leaves you wanting more."I'm The Greatest Star"-- Showcases the raw power of Deborah's voice rather than its more subtle elements. Nicely done! I hopes Deborah gets the chance to play Fanny Brice again in the future."Who Are You Now?"-- I never liked this song when other people performed it, but Deborah really sold me on it and made it her own. "They All Laughed"-- Another track where the vocals really cut loose and abandon all restraint. I'd love to hear this one live."Sex"-- This is the one really weak point in an otherwise incredible album. The lyrics are cheezy and melody's mood and arrangement doesn't really suit the theme of the song. In and of itself the melody is really nice, but it just doesn't "sell" the message of this song. But, the rest of the album is so amazing that its easy to forgive one mistake."Maybe This Time"-- I love the arrangement of this song. Its different from the original Broadway cast version that I'm used to, but if anything, I prefer this version. Deborah's vocals are flawless and sung with a great deal of conviction."I Enjoy Being A Girl"-- When I saw that this song was included on this CD, I cringed, because I have always hated it in the past, but the arrangement on this disc is really a complete re-working, giving the track a very smooth, subtle, understated salsa flavor that works very well. By far the most intimate, seductive arrangement of this song ever recorded. I love the sax solo. This was probably the most totally unexpected surprise on the CD."Anytime I'm There"-- This song, borrowed from "Elegies: A Song Cycle" features a mother singing to her child about being with them after her impending death. I admit I did get a little bit choked up and teary eyed when I listened to this one. The simplicity of the arrangement puts the focus on Deborah's voice and the message of the song, where it should be. An amazing way to end an amazing CD. I hope Deborah continues to record both pop and Broadway material. She never disappoints, and puts out quality album after quality album, though she unfortunately remains largely overlooked by the mainstream. As far as I'm concerned, she ranks up there amoung the greats. Hopefully someday she will recognized by a larger percentage of the public as the great talent that she really is....she really has done nothing but improve since her "Debbie Gibson" days. Do not miss out on this CD!
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