Who "Breakfast in Bed" has heard of Chrissy Hynde UB40 with once, recognize a good band, two interesting singers and a good song. If Shelby Lynne brings this song, so wicked and sexy and plaintive as the loving and clinging woman can sound only when each verse dedicated to slow and almost with relish, accompanied only by economical accompaniment and a perfect Hall, then this already gets good song a completely new quality. The listener is this interpretation never forget. And so the blow by blow comes with this album. The interpretations are so unusual, Lynne's voice as emotional as variable, the accompaniment as sparingly as appropriate - this is by far the best cover and tribute album that I've heard in years. Each interpretation is original, expressive and musically as sparingly accompanied as appropriate. Listen to this example, only the 10 tracks that accompanied only by acoustic guitar Dean Parks "How Can I Be Shure" - that is the cross-border sung, between Chanson, gospel and ballad lard free plaintive song of doubt in love. That simply does not get better.
And the album is an audiophile pearl: Phil Ramone has the best possible hand for the perfect Hall and the good company of a great singer. As with George Michael's grandiose-sounding album Songs From The Last Century creates Ramone here with fantastic surround sound, thunderous bass, crashing Fender Rhodes and the fine between solid guitars from Dean Park for each song an appropriate soundscape. That and the oscillating between raven contralto and wistful soprano voice of Shelby Lynne create with each song a positive interpretation, a rousing musical experience and a great sounding soundscape. It's a mystery to me how such a good musician who has been producing her album "I Am Shelby Lynne" from 2000 with one exception only excellent albums, may be unknown. Buy. Hear!
