Audio CD review:
Crystal Gayle - Crystal Gayle Sings the Heart & Soul of Hoagy Carmichael

Crystal Gayle - Crystal Gayle Sings the Heart & Soul of Hoagy Carmichael

Band: Crystal Gayle Title: Crystal Gayle Sings the Heart & Soul of Hoagy Carmichael Rating: Release Date: 06 April, 2004 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Heart And Soul 2: Stardust 3: In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening 4: One Morning In May 5: Lazybones 6: Old Buttermilk Sky 7: Georgia On My Mind 8: Two Sleepy People 9: I Get Along Without You Very Well 10: Lazy River 11: Rockin’ Chair 12: The Nearness Of You 13: Small Fry 14: Skylark 15: Can’t Get Indiana Off My Mind

Editoral Review Although born in Kentucky, Gayle was actually raised in Indiana, and here she interprets 15 gems from fellow Hoosier Hoagy Carmichael. Crystal Gayle always left the twangy stuff to big sister Loretta Lynn in order to concentrate on more mainstream pop balladry, a form she still handles with grace and style. Credit Gayle for putting Carmichael's timeless melodies front and center on this delightful, charming record. Though the arrangements range from small ensemble to full orchestra, they are always in service to the song, as are Gayle's elegant readings, which are tastefully colored with tinges of blues and jazz. Willie Nelson, no stranger to the American standard, duets on one track, and like Gayle, he's wise enough to let great songs do most of the work for him. --Marc Greilsamer .. You can see a complete list of all Crystal Gayle discography, or go back to the Crystal Gayle tabs