The Songs that Got Away
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Brand: BRIGHTMAN,SARAHComposer: Irving Berlin
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Composer: Jerry Bock
Composer: Vivian Ellis
Composer: Peter Greenwell
Composer: Marvin Hamlisch
Composer: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Composer: Frank Loesser
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Performer: Sarah Brightman
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-11-16
Music Label: Decca Broadway
Soundtracks:
- Meadowlark
- I Am Going To Like It Here
- I Remember
- Mr. Monotony
- Dreamers
- Silent Heart
- Lud's Wedding
- Three-Cornered Tune
- If I Ever Fall In Love Again - Sarah Brightman Sarah Brightman
- What Makes Me Love Him?
- Chi Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta
- Away From You
- If Love Were All
- Half A Moment - Sarah Brightman Sarah Brightman
Music reviews of The Songs that Got Away
Music Review: You Just Can't Help But Love Sarah Brightman!
Rating: 4 Stars
Despite absolutely adoring all of Sarah Brightman's work and owning nearly every one of her albums, I had yet to give this one a try. I could be that major bookstores and electronics stores where I live don't carry it, or that I was unfamiliar with most of the songs present, and wasn't sure how much I'd like it.
I was really glad that I decided to take the plunge. It didn't take long for me to fall in love with these forgotten show-tunes, both from opera's and Broadway's stage. You'll probably hear a relatively different side of her voice than you're used to, but it's not a bad different. If you've heard her Andrew Lloyd Webber releases (which I have), it won't be a big jump; but if you've only heard her pop/opera albums, you may have some initial trouble getting common ground.
I love this album for the sheer variety that Ms. Brightman displays with each of the fourteen selections on this CD, covering a range of composers from all around the world and over fifty years worth of theatre; not to mention the beautiful photograph of Sarah on the booklet cover. Simply gorgeous.
Does this album emphasize her operatic range as well as in her later releases? No. That said, I find "The Songs that Got Away" one of her most enjoyable albums.
These are showtunes, but they take on a more intimate feeling with Sarah's beautiful vocals. She makes each one sound effortless and very, very special, as if they were all written especially for her. Despite what negative reviews might say about her voice not being up to par by 1989, this album was done right after she had finished in Phantom on Broadway, and a two years after the Phantom cast album was recorded. In my opinion, her voice never sounded better, and she sounds just as pretty here as she does on that recording.
"Silent Heart" is a particularly dreamy ballad, begun by a gentle piano accompaniment, later joined by flowing violins and harps. This is the best I've ever heard Sarah emotionally and vocally, and is the prettiest song imaginable as she performs it.
"Dreamers" is another one I really liked. One cannot help but think Ms. Brightman puts herself among the legions of dreamers rather than those who "don't dream at all".
"Three-Cornered Tune" is unique in that you can hear her sing a trio with herself, sung to the tune of what was later known as "Fugue for Tinhorns" from Guys and Dolls.
The Rodgers/Harnick tune "Away From You", reorchestrated by Andrew Lloyd Webber, is made into an evocative, longing lullaby, and is one I am so glad that she chose to sing. The same is true for "If I Ever Fall In Love Again", which is probably my Third favorite, right after "Silent Heart" and "Chi Il Bel Sogno".
The lovely Puccinni aria "Chi Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta" from La Rondine is just wonderful. I have never heard it sung better by anyone, counting a selection of highly lauded opera singers. The song is simply perfect for her delicate soprano, and on the high notes she just shines.
Sarah Brightman is a very talented woman, and "Songs That Got Away" shows that even very early on in her career she had a very strong grasp of emotional and vocal power which would be seen even more prominently in her later artistic endeavors. If you enjoyed her charming, angelic vocals in "Phantom of the Opera", than you'll be sure to like this album. I guarantee it.
Description of The Songs that Got Away
14 tracks including AWAY FROM YOU. Scuffs on disc will not affect play.For those Sarah Brightman fans who didn't spring for The Songs That Got Away when it was a pricey import, this domestic release will be a must-buy. Originally recorded in 1989 shortly after she achieved international fame in The Phantom of the Opera, the album spotlights obscure American and British musical theater songs that either were removed from shows or were "lost" when the shows themselves slipped out of the repertoire. (Of course, some of the songs aren't nearly as obscure as they were in 1989--the opening track, Stephen Schwartz's soaring "Meadowlark," has since been claimed by Liz Callaway, Patti LuPone, and Betty Buckley, while Stephen Sondheim's "I Remember"--well suited to Brightman's glasslike tones--is now recognized as one of his most gorgeous and haunting compositions.) Brightman performs well on this diverse collection of entertaining and often lovely songs, including an early draft of Frank Loesser's "Fugue for Tinhorns," here sung as a triple-tracked, lilting waltz, and the Puccini aria "Chi il bel sogno di doretta," which foreshadows her later, more ambitious crossover projects. There's also a tune from Jeeves by then-husband Andrew Lloyd Webber, who produced this album not long before he and Brightman divorced in 1990. --David Horiuchi
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