Lyrically, Alan Bergman
 

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Lyrically, Alan Bergman

by Verve

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Release Date:2007-05-08
Label:Verve
UPC:602517325845
Binding:Audio CD
Published By:Verve
ASIN:B000P6R7P0
Category:Music

Tracks on Lyrically, Alan Bergman by Verve

  1. The Windmills of Your Mind
  2. Nice 'n' Easy
  3. The Summer Knows
  4. It Might Be You
  5. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
  6. That Face
  7. Love Like Ours
  8. You Don't Bring Me Flowers
  9. Where Do You Start?
  10. How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
  11. And I'll Be There
  12. The Way We Were
  13. What Matters Most

Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions

Album Description

Alan Bergman, along with his wife and partner Marilyn, have written the lyrics to some of the best-loved songs in popular music history. "The Windmills of Your Mind" and "The Way We Were" were awarded both the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Song and the latter also won 2 GRAMMY Awards. Their score for Yentl also won an Oscar and their work has received a staggering total of 16 nominations.

Lyrically finds Alan in the company of top-notch musicians from the world of jazz, as he turns his Chet Baker-like vocal stylings to a number of his signature tunes including "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" and "You Don't Bring Me Flowers."

Customer Reviews

"Lyrically" review - Reviewed on 2008-09-06
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How wonderful to know that one of America's all time great lyricists is a great singer as well. Alan's vocals are sincere, honest and vulnerable, as if he is in the room speaking directly to you. The arrangements completely support his vocal approach and the selection of songs will take you on a jouney of memories of your own. Every song is familiar and to hear them from the writer himself is a treat! A great gift for anyone who loves movies and music!
Linda Addington
A main event-- - Reviewed on 2008-08-08
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Too special for words! If you love the songs, you must have this CD--it's magically--lovely orchestration, sensitive renditions, well-crafted
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Voice is younger than an experienced 20-year-old !!!! - Reviewed on 2008-06-14
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Alan Bergman's CD called Lyrically, Alan Bergman, is a masterpiece. It was a pure delight hearing this man sing like a robust, highly seasoned 20-year-old jazz male vocalist. And singing his own personally written songs nonetheless. Alan has completely stunned the jazz world with his voice, never before heard from in such a professional setting. The orchestra accompanying him is both traditional and understated. One can immediately recognize some of the most famous songs that Alan wrote, along with his wife and several other lyricists, that bring fond memories to mind for anyone who has been exposed to quality music throughout the years. This has been an enlightening experience for me and one that should be equally pleasurable to all listeners. Buy this CD and guard it with your life. It is brilliant!
Awash in goose bumps ... - Reviewed on 2008-04-29
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1 customer found this review not to be helpful.
Alan Bergman and his wife Marilyn have been penning some of the best loved compositions ever for the Great American Songbook. I cannot think of better treatment of a song than what I've experienced in listening to Alan's "Love Like Ours" and "What Matters Most." I hope Alan will continue to lend his vocals to more of his songs and perhaps even cover others. As a person who cherishes the likes of Bennett, Shirley Horn, Nat Cole, Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, I say add this one to your collection. It is most beautiful.
Enlightening...but... - Reviewed on 2007-12-21
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...I really enjoy hearing songwriters sing their own work -- even if they are not necessarily known as performers. Bergman is a lyricist, not really a melody writer, which is probably what drew me to this...and indeed, it is fascinating. Some may complain about his lack of formal singing talent, but I don't think he ever really claims to be the equal of Sinatra or anything. He delivers these songs casually and with a knowing intimacy which really reinvents them. His vocals take a lot of the bombast away from the songs, and invest them with a beautiful, lived-in quality.

That said, some things bother me. I feel like the orchestra is unnecessary. A small combo would have been fine. Even more troublesome, though, is what sounds like the rampant use of pitch-correction software. Check out the weird vocoder-like sounds on "It Might Be You." If he wasn't able to sing on-key, maybe a second take was in order...that really bothers me...maybe I'm wrong, but I hear it...
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