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Bryan Adams - Street of Dreams Audio CD

A fair review of the Bryan Adams "Street of Dreams" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Bryan Adams reviews here, or go back to the Bryan Adams tabs.

Bryan Adams Band: Bryan Adams
Title: Street of Dreams
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Release Date: 2009-01-23
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Look of Love 2: Street of Dreams 3: Candle - Patti Austin, Kirk Williams 4: Someone to Watch over Me 5: 'Til There Was You 6: Rain, Rain, Rain 7: I Only Have Eyes for You - Bryan Adams, Patti Austin, Sam Waters 8: For Once in My Life 9: I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World) 10: Calling You 11: Waiting for You [*] 12: Look What You've Done to Me

One of these songs is worth the price of the entire CD
If I were getting married, I would have Patti's version of "I've Been Waiting For You" song at my wedding and played continuously during the reception. Patti Austin at her best! Wonderful selections; however, one (no, two) of the songs are worth the price of the entire CD - "I've Been Waiting For You" and "I'm Calling You" (theme from the movie, Baghdad Cafe). Ms. Austin is so underrated; what a fabulous voice. The music is fabulous as well. .


STREET OF DREAMS . . .PATTI AUSTIN EMBRACES OLD & NEW WITH CLASS (As Always)!!!
(Bacharach and David never had it soooo good!) She even helps breathe some life into the old standard "Street of Dreams", the title cut, but when "A Candle" (new song) takes off it is clear that we have yet another Patti Austin treat for the old mixed tape or CD burn. Trademark diversity in place, Patti Austin, vocalist extraordinaire starts set off with a generous re-thinking of the otherwise bland "The Look of Love". When Austin starts off singing: ". . . There's a sadness here inside my heart . . . " we know it's "gonna be special". Singer, words, melody, and production are well-matched on this tune . . . music so so good . . . !

Her lovely serenading on "Someone To Watch Over Me" makes the listener sort'a long for an entire Austin-Gershwin recording, so sweet the marriage of melody, lyric, and voice.

Leave it to Austin to remind us so stylishly why "I Only Have Eyes For You" is a standard. Members of Colour Me Badd lend harmonies! Incredibly ROMANTIC; lush.

"For Once in My Life" takes on a new face with an uptempo, funky arrangment that soars into a scat menage sweeter than any so-called "jazz vocals" I've heard so far this year!

When Patti sings the much-recorded "Calling You", walls come down, curtains pull back, a new layer revealed . . . the desperation of the lyric becomes a siren song to lost loves.

Could "Waiting For You" be the singer's most subtly poignant vocals ever? "Beautiful" seems even an understatement when describing the wonders at work on this gem, and don't be fooled by the laid-back approach on Boz Scaggs' "Look What You've Done To Me". Several listens later you'll be getting something new from the song - just like this great Patti Austin album, which respects the old by blessing it . . . anew!

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Street of Dreams...
At first, I was a little disappointed, then I listened to the album again, and again. I must admit, I wasn't ready for the interpretation(s) that are contained on this album. It was 18 years between "Every Home should have One" and "Street of Dreams". Ms. Austin still has it (in droves!). I must hand it to her, she handles the material very well! Four stars!!.


Patti Houston the Singing Muse
Do not misunderstand me, I did not say that Patti Houston was imitating Ella, but what I did imply is that Ella and Patti have been blessed by the same spiritual muse, which is superbly done on the CD "The Street of Dreams". Patti Houston is an angel in earthly disguise and certainly the CD "The Street of Dreams" is all about Patti Houston's inspiration from her mentor Ella Fitzgerald. There is a pleasant and beautiful blend in Patti Houston's vocalization of the old and the new, but is the one original Patti Houston the muse of her own heart in singing vocalizations like
The Look of Love, Street of Dreams, til there was you, rain rain rain, performances done from the pure spirit of Patti Houston that wonderfully overpowers the listener with musical ecstasy. Spend the money on the album "The Street of Dreams" at any price, you will not regret it. .


Uneven but worth a listen. . . .
I've had the great pleasure of seeing her live a couple of times in New York and she is definitely one of the most versatile (and underappreciated) secret weapons in the recording industry. Recently had a yen for Patti Austin, who I just adore. This album is the usual hodge-podge from Austin, laden with songs and arrangements that are very uneven and not always worthy of her great stylistic gifts. But take a listen to her tasty poppish update of the Brasilian pop-jazz standard "The Look of Love," the swooning, swinging big-band version of "Street of Dreams" and then the lush, heartbreaking ballad "Waiting for You" and you'll realize what's so special about Patti Austin--why her fans are so faithful. You might not want to pay full price for this CD, but I'd say the three aforementioned tunes make it a worthwhile purchase. .


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