Roberta Sherwood - Introducing Roberta Sherwood
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Artist: Roberta SherwoodEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2007-09-10
Music Label: Sepia Recordings
Soundtracks:
- I Got Lost in His Arms
- I Hadn't Anyone Till You
- I Miss You Most of All
- Gee But I Hate to Go Home Alone
- In a Strange Pair of Arms
- Cry Me a River
- Lazy River
- All Alone/Always
- Take Your Shoes off, Baby (And Start Runnin' Through My Mind)
- Glory of Love
- I Used to Love You (But It's All Over Now)
- This Train
- You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry
- You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
- Tears Don't Care Who Cries Them
- Under a Blanket of Blue
- I Remember You
- Marianina
- Woman Ages Quicker Than a Man
- I Cried for You
- I Know Now
- Autumn Leaves
- I'm Sorry I Made You Cry
- After You've Gone
- My Heart Is a Chapel
- Should I Try Again
- Mary Lou
Music reviews of Introducing Roberta Sherwood
Music Review: A True Gem!!
Rating: 5 Stars
Roberta Sherwood--a true gem!! I recall seeing her in performance in Los Angeles shortly after her first Decca recording was released. This was an era of glamour; gorgeous ladies and handsome men smartly dressed was the rule of the day. The ladies of the era were beautifully put together and made up, wearing glamourous gowns and beautiful hair styles. When you went to a club in those days there was the clinking of ice cubes and a very smokey and elegant room. The band would start and some gorgeous creature would stand there in the glaring spotlight and the audience would loudly applaud.
In the case of Roberta Sherwood, the band started to play "Lazy River" strains, the room darkened, there was a spot on an older lady, certainly not glamourous, clad in a simple dress and wearing glasses and a sweater over her shoulders and carrying a cymbal. She began singing and from the moment she opened her mouth until she finished her act the crowd was mesmerized.
And now many years after that eventful night finally there is a CD bringing so many of those fabulous songs of Miss Sherwood to the 21st century. She was a tremendous presence. She had a most unique sound. All of it is captured in this terrific CD. Each track provides the simple elegance of this wonderous performer. Try "Cry Me A River" on for size. The gorgeous Julie London had a fabulous hit recording of the song, but Miss Sherwood was able to make it her own as well. "All Alone/Always" is another gem, as is "The Glory of Love" and almost every cut on the CD.
I would hope that those who have never heard of her or have ever heard her would give a listen to one of the most incredible talents of the fifties/sixties. And I would also hope that more of Roberta Sherwood's work will become available soon on CD.
Description of Introducing Roberta Sherwood
She Wasn't Young, Glamorous and Didn't have a Beautiful Voice - but in 1956, a Bespectacled Suburban Housewife Rose from Years of Obscurity to Become an Overnight Sensation as a Consummate Torch Singer and Nightclub Performer. Widowed at a Young Age, She Pursued Singing Jobs, Few and Far Between for a 40 Year Old. She Got a Job Singing at a Miami Beach Club. She Would Beat a Battered Old Cymbal with a Wire Brush, a Technique that Would Become One of her Most Revered Trademarks. She Wore a Sweater Over her Shoulders Because of the Air-conditioning and She Kept her Glasses on So She Wouldn't Trip Walking to the Stage. Once There, that Magical Husky Voice and Dynamic Personality Became Mesmerizing. This Set features Sherwood's First Two Albums ("Introducing Roberta Sherwood" and "Show Stoppers") with the Addition of Three Bonus Tracks from Singles.General CDs
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