It Started with a Dream_音乐专辑
It Started with a Dream
表演者: Cy ColemanCy Coleman
介质: Audio CD
发行时间: 2002-01-15
唱片数: 1
出版者: Sony
条形码: 0069699891382
专辑简介
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Unlike what happens in the pop field, where singer-songwriters are far from uncommon, few musical-theater writers and composers ever step to the mike. There are exceptions, of course: Noel Coward, Harold Arlen, and now Cy Coleman. Coleman is responsible for some of Broadway's swingiest, punchiest, most energetic scores (Sweet Charity may well be his masterpiece). But don't expect "Big Spender" here. Coleman set out to explore the more obscure corners of his catalogue, so this means the likes of "Somebody," which was supposed to be recorded by Pearl Bailey but wasn't, and "Meat and Potatoes," a collaboration with lyricist Dorothy Fields for a show that never happened. Backed by a discreet orchestra and proving himself a nimble pianist, Coleman also displays an assured set of pipes; he certainly doesn't sound out of place next to guest Tony Bennett, who performs the positively Michel Legrand-esque "The Colors of My Life" (from Barnum). Lillias White, who brought the house down in Coleman's The Life, duets with the composer on the title track. Oddly enough considering the two principals, the song's a bit too blandly uplifting, but it shouldn't prevent you from enjoying this otherwise excellent collection of adult pop. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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It Started With a Dream
