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

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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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!

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.

...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...