I love this album. So different and alternative. It is very amusing, uplifting and you can dance and sing to all the songs. Very seductive too if you are in the right mood.
September 3, 2005There are some great tracks on this CD. A great CD to have in your collection.
July 6, 2005 |  | An excellent compilation album! |  |
My son and I ADORE this delightful album. We commute 40 miles each day, and this album always puts us in such a great mood. We sing to every song! Nina Simone's "Feelin' Good" (bonus song) is SO amazing I had to go buy one of her albums.
The ONLY song I sometimes skip is the first one, Ann-Margret's "Let Me Entertain You". It's not bad...just...boring. As for the other songs, some have good arrangements and are sung by REAL singers. Others aren't so good, but they're silly and fun and you just have to love the effort.
This album is not for everyone. Your best bet is to listen to the samples. Believe me, if it's for you, you'll know right away. February 25, 2001
 | | Don't Touch These Tomatoes! | |
I bought this CD after reading about it in a popular "lifestyle" magazine. Gawd, was I disappointed. I won't demolish the collection song by song. Just trust me when I say this is a six- martini adventure. I listened to it well-oiled, and it was still unbearable. Listening to the cuts on this CD was like trying to survive a bad hangover. If you really want to enjoy what singers like Billy Holiday, Eartha Kitt, and Shirley Bassey have to offer, invest in works that individually showcase their talents. As for the rest of the cuts, "unendurable" is not the word. Sure, you may get a few giggles out of them. But the people who put this miserable compilation together deserve the biggest laugh of all.
January 22, 2000Slip into your crested slippers, call some friends, and put on "Divas Exotica" -- this good-time CD will put some swizzle in your stick! In my opinion, it has set the new standard for luxe lounge sound. Absolute gems are Ann-Margaret's "Let Me Entertain You," Josephine Baker's "Don't Touch Me Tomatoes," and Eartha Kitt's purrrrfect "Let's Misbehave." That track is THE definitive nightclub number -- you can just see Eartha slinking around the stage. Marilyn Monroe's "Heatwave" will have you wiggling all over the house and Nina Simone's Adam-and-Eve fable is the coolest little ditty I've heard in years. "Divas Exotica" is just too much fun -- these babes give new meaning to the term "cocktail shakers!"
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