Kate Smith - The Encore Collection
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The Encore Collection
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| Artist(s) | Kate Smith |
| Studio | Collectables |
| Release Date | September 16, 2003 |
| UPC Code | 090431938720 |
| Buy this item | $6.99 at Amazon.com
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About Kate Smith - The Encore Collection
A budget-priced 10-track collection of favorites from Kate Smith. All original recordings. Album Description
Tracks
- The Impossible Dream (The Quest) - Kate Smith, Darion, Joe
- Climb Ev'ry Mountain
- Be My Love
- You'll Never Walk Alone - Kate Smith, Hammerstein, Oscar
- When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain - Kate Smith, Johnson, Howard [10
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
- Danny Boy - Kate Smith, Weatherly, Frederic
- God Bless America - Kate Smith, Berlin, Irving
- My Cup Runneth Over
- Born Free
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(2 reviews)
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As a diehard Kate Smith fan, I found this "Encore Collection" CD to be very uneven. Taken from her 1960's LP's with RCA Victor, Kate's voice and vocal style was definitely at odds with much of the popular repertoire of that era. Only her famous legendary songs like "When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain" and "God Bless America" save this CD from being a bad representation of Miss Smith's multiple vocal gifts, and these songs are better recorded by her on other labels. Her voice also shows the toll of time in that she virtually belts every contemporary song as if trying to hit a home run. While the Kate Smith sound is definitely there, she seems quite uncomfortable in a few songs, almost trying too hard to be "with it". By the time of these recordings her beloved longtime manager (who decided virtually everything for and about her) had died, and perhaps she was ill advised in her choice of repertoire. What is really annoying about this CD is the overly-obvious fake reverberation slathered on far too generously at times. There are far better compilations of Kate Smith, so I can't honestly recommend this CD. Many of these "Encores" are better left unsung.
February 16, 2008Kate Smith has such a powerful voice, and she does these songs justice. If you're a fan of hers, you should have this CD.
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