LoginLady in Autumn: The Best of the Verve Years
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The received wisdom on the tragic torch singer's later work--of these 35 tracks, six were recorded in 1946 and '47, and the rest in the '50s--is that her interpretive skill made up for the collapse of her voice. In fact, the serious cracks in her pitch don't appear until the second disc of this set, and it doesn't approach the febrile croak of Lady in Satin until the END. But she relies on a handful of vocal tricks, and some numbers that had been in her repertoire for ages, to approximate the glory that her voice once was. At times, though, the results are lovely and heartbroken rather than saddening, especially with the simpati
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Manufacturer: Polygram Records
Release date: 22 October 1991
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 0042284943420 UPC: 042284943420
Release date: 22 October 1991
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 0042284943420 UPC: 042284943420
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