Audio CD review:
Brenda Lee - Little Miss Dynamite

Brenda Lee - Little Miss Dynamite

Band: Brenda Lee Title: Little Miss Dynamite Rating: Release Date: 30 October, 2007 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: I'm Sorry 2: Johnny One Time 3: Your Mama Don't Dance 4: Medley: Jambalaya/Is It True/My Whole World Is Falling Down/Sweet Nothin's/The End Of The World... 5: How Much Love 6: That's All You Gotta Do 7: Medley: Good Old Acapella (Soul To Soul)/The Old Landmark/I'll Fly Away (Some Glad Morning)... 8: You Don't Have To Say You Love Me 9: Silver Threads And Golden Needles 10: Medley: When You're Smiling/You Ought To Be In Pictures/Put On A Happy Face/Smile Baby Face 11: Coming On Strong 12: You're The One I Want 13: Medley: Dum Dum/Fool Number One/Too Many Rivers/Jambalaya

Customer Reviews An enormous triumph; probably the best pop singer ever You could divide it into three parts. Brenda Lee has had a most interesting career. The first is her rockabilly period, which was pretty much her first thing and continued to 1960. Then the 1960s was her second phase, which was largely about ballads. Then the 1970s and on have been her third phase, which have largely been country. While I haven't heard much of her third phase work, her early work is as good as gold. I especially LOVE her rockabilly work; Brenda Lee is truly the queen of rockabilly. And it's hard to believe she was so young! We're talking pre-teen here. It really blows the mind when you hear it. Just listen to her crank out "Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar)". WOW! While some of her ballad years had her singing so-so songs, and some with so-so arrangements, her voice would always cut through and reach you directly. While it was easier to do that back in the day (now a good singer can barely be heard behind today's production noise), it's still a testament to the power of her voice. It's hard to believe she was mostly a star among teenagers at the time, because I find her voice and many of the songs so timeless. This is something that hardly any other teen singer will ever be able to claim. I highly suggest this set, and I dare you to not think the first CD is among the finest rockabilly singing that you have ever heard. And then I dare you to listen to the rest and not think that "Break It To Me Gently", "Fool #1", and "Emotions" are not among the finest ballad crooning you've ever heard. Brenda Lee could rock, she could swing, and she could croon. And she excelled at all of them. While she couldn't crank out a tune in the same way as a Judy Garland or an Ella Fitzgerald, that is really the point and the enormous charm of her voice. She had a rock voice that could conquer anything. But first and foremost, it was a rock voice, based on the core ingredients of rock (blues, country, and gospel). But it was an elegant rock voice. I shouldn't speak in the past tense because she's still working to this day, but I'm speaking of this set for it's all I really know by her. This set is worth every penny!. INCORRECT REVIEWS FOR THIS CD they are however meant to go with a similarly titled 4 cd box set from germany (which costs nearly 100 dollars). Buyers, the reviews that appear on this page are not for the cd that is listed here. this cd has the same title, but you can tell by the price it is a one cd set, and the reviews you read here do not apply to it. Dynamite is Right! The quailty of the sound is outstanding. This is a wonderful release. The added bonus of the hard cover book abounds with rare photos of Brenda that I'm sure most fans have not seen and would love to see. I'm looking forward to a next boxed set by this wonderful gifted entertaining lady. . . Brenda Lee!!!. . You can see a complete list of all Brenda Lee discography, or go back to the Brenda Lee tabs