Helen Reddy - Rarities From the Capitol Vaults
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Artist: Helen ReddyEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-07-21
Music Label: Collector's Choice
Soundtracks:
- I Am Woman (Alternate Version)
- Me And My Love
- Together
- Rhythm Rhapsody
- Blue (Alternate Version)
- Tell Jack
- Exhaustion
- Don t Mess With A Woman (Alternate Version)
- Lullaby
- Songs (Alternate Version)
- Take What You Find (Extended Mix)
- Plus De Chansons Tristes (No Sad Song)
Music reviews of Rarities From the Capitol Vaults
Music Review: A must have treat for Reddy fans
Rating: 5 Stars
What a treat this collection is for Helen Reddy fans. Often releases of rarities and previously unreleased tracks were just that fore a reason but here we get some major treats that equal some of Ms. Reddy's bes performances from her career. Helen Reddy was always underrated as a singer. Part of this was because she was a top ten winner and had a huge run with success with her singles releases. Her albums were always well performed but sometimes lacked the true cohesiveness to rise above and make her known to a larger audience.
On this cd we see whey we have always loved Helen Reddy and why it is such a shame no new music is being released. There are many alternate takes here on songs we know and love but it is the new, never released tracks that make this set a must have. The cd opens with an alternate take of I AM WOMAN. It is lots of fun and very interesting to hear. It is done in a different tempo than the famed version she is known for. It is more playful and lacks the same direct, intense powerful delivery. It becomes a fun pop song and is a great opening. The other alternate versions are of DON'T MESS WITH A WOMAN, a very fast uptempo take on SONGS and a very different version of BLUE with children singing the background track in the same way they did on the Carpenters song SING.
These songs are all great fun but the true treats are the originals never before released. ME AND MY LOVE is an amazing pop rock track with a great vocal performance from Helen. The song has a dramatic intro and then soars. This song could easily have been one of her biggest hits had it been released. TOGETHER is a lovely, breezy ballad reminiscent of the ballads on the REDDY album. TELL JACK is another uptempo pop rock track and shows a different side of Helen. These songs are all so great I just don't understand why they never made it onto an album. LULLABY is an intense ballad of a more dramatic level than Helen usually sang. She was always known for her interpretive skills on ballads but here she is more dramatic utilizing more of a range both vocally and emotionally than ever before. The final is EXHAUSTION a very campy, inventive pop song where Helen has great fun with a track that jumps all over the place vocally. This one is my favorite. She had fun with THE LAST BLUES SONG which was also campy but that is nothing compared to the skill in this song.
There is not a miss here. My only complaint is that there was not more material. It left me hungry for more. If you are a Helen Reddy fan as I am then you want all that she has recorded. I am a true completist and believe me when I say this cd is a must have. It is in no way a set of filler material. You will get some of the best vocal performances Helen has ever done as well as a strong reminder as to why her music is so beloved by her fans.
Description of Rarities From the Capitol Vaults
Stickered: 12 finds from the Capitol vaults including an alternate I AM WOMAN.Broadway & Vocalists CDs
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