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| | Wish | | | Music Artist : | | Sutton Foster | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Ghostlight | | Release Date : | | 2009-02-17 | | Store Price : | | $18.97 | | Artistopia's Price: $14.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. I'm Beginning To See The Light
2. Warm All Over
3. The Late, Late Show
4. Up On The Roof
5. My Romance/Danglin'
6. I Like The Sunrise
7. Air Conditioner
8. Sunshine On My Shoulders
9. My Heart Was Set On You
10. Flight
11. Once Upon A Time
12. Nobody's Cryin'
13. Come the Wild, Wild Weather
14. On My Way
15. Oklahoma (Bonus Track)
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 A LOVELY SURPRISE. BEEN WAITING SINCE "MILLIE"
Submitted on: 2009-11-09 |
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In just doing a generic search for artists I've been waiting for some solo efforts on, lo and behold, one came up for Sutton Foster. I'm so surprised I didn't know about this sooner, as this album has been out since Feb 2009. I met Sutton once after one of her final performances in "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (seeing her perform twice during the run, with the first time being opening weekend). My one question was "Will you be recording a solo album soon or is one in the works?" Her reply then was, "I'd like to and hoping to do one soon." All these years later after several other cast albums and guest appearances, her debut CD is here, and it is a delight.
After sampling songs, I had to run to B&N to see if it was there, and it was. Sutton can really sing anything, and it really shows on this collection of songs. There are sweet ballads, fun jumpy numbers and a couple of of witty ditties which ignite Sutton's great comic timing in song. Listen to "Air Contitioning" and you'll hear why.
Sutton covers the Great American Songbook, Broadway, pop, you name it. All delightfully done. I like happy surprises and this is a great one for me. |
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 Angelic Voice, Lousy Selection of Songs
Submitted on: 2009-06-19 |
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| I listen to a weekend radio program out of Boston that plays showtunes, and that's how I was introduced to Sutton Foster's sweet melodic voice. Songs like Forget About the Boy and Show Off are cute and fun and made me want to hear more by her, and I eagerly picked this cd up. But song after song is a disappointment, music-wise. I don't have a problem with an eclectic assortment of tunes but perhaps for her first compilation she shouldn't have skipped around quite so much. And "Oklahoma" at the end, on piano only, just doesn't fit in at all. I still love her, but I just don't enjoy this cd, and I gave it to my library. |
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Enchanting, sexy, fun
Submitted on: 2009-04-09 |
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| Sutton Foster's incredibly beautiful voice can do anything. She can be gentle and optimistic, yet still somehow heartbreaking ("My Heart was Set On You"). And then widkedly sexy and funny ("Air Conditioner").It feels like she's in the room with me, singing just to me and for me, and I think I'd really like that. The band is great: from down and dirty, to jazzy, to gentle, always just right. I love this cd. |
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 Foster Continues to Impress on Her Debut Disc with a Wide-Ranging Song Selection
Submitted on: 2009-04-05 |
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Even though I live on the West Coast, I've had the pleasure of seeing Sutton Foster perform four different times on Broadway - her star-making debut in the title role of Thoroughly Modern Millie, the leggy showgirl showing off in The Drowsy Chaperone, bounteous Inga rolling in the hay in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein, and most recently as Princess Fiona in Shrek: The Musical. The funny thing is that while her talent has always been impressive onstage, I never had a deliberate plan to seek out the next Sutton Foster show when I would visit New York. At the same time, it was dawning on me that her presence in a show was a guarantee that there would be something memorable about it. For all those credentials, I still wasn't sure how Foster would translate from stage to disc, but the good news is that she lands very well.
Blessed with a powerful voice onstage, Foster exudes girl next door appeal with bell-like clarity. Surrounded by Joel Moss' polished production and supported by Michael Rafter's mostly intimate arrangements, what this CD reveals is a nice suppleness in tone, a nuance in interpretation, and a chance to display her versatility in song selection. She alternates between the familiar and the obscure with the latter amply represented by Noel Coward's "Come the Wild, Wild Weather" written late in his career to show how a close friendship can survive from inclement weather whether climatic or personal. Weather comes up again in Christine Lavin's "Air Conditioner", a jazzy novelty number that recalls an early Barbra Streisand nightclub performance. However, she taps more into her inner Doris Day with 1940's-style big band arrangements of "I'm Beginning to See the Light" and "The Late, Late Show".
She meticulously chooses a couple of Top 40 hits to reveal her more subtle sensibilities: a touching take on Carole King and Gerry Goffin's old chestnut, "Up on the Roof", underlined by a mournful cello, and a slight country twang to John Denver's "Sunshine on My Shoulders" replete with a rolling piano and the surprising appearance of an alto sax. She goes even more into country on Patty Griffin's pain-soaked ode to resignation, "Nobody's Cryin". Less surprising is her straightforward albeit sincere interpretation of Charles Strouse and Lee Adams' familiar "Once Upon a Time", and the rousing "On My Way" from an unknown Jeanine Tesori musical called "Violet" sounds a bit out of place in this repertoire.
Better are the slow-to-awaken treatment of Duke Ellington's "I Like the Sunrise", a dreamy version of Frank Loesser's "Warm All Over" from The Most Happy Fella, and an affecting medley of Rodgers and Hart's "My Romance" and Maury Weston's "Danglin'" which meld nicely together. Sound-alike Broadway performer Megan McGiniss shows up on Craig Carnelia`s somewhat melodramatic "Flight" which takes on an almost hymnal tone with their voices soaring like a pair of kites on a breezy day. My favorite track is the disc's one original composition, Jeff Blumenkrantz's wistful "My Heart Is Set on You", which is imbued with a welcome streak of humor balanced by regretful self-realization. And perhaps to remind us of her musical theater sensibilities, Foster belts out an abbreviated version of the iconic "Oklahoma" in less than a minute. Overall, this is a genuinely winning debut and one that makes me look forward to her next work. |
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I can't stop listening to this--BRAVO, SUTTON FOSTER !!!
Submitted on: 2009-04-03 |
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Sutton Foster has quite a gift; and it is immediately apparent when you pop this CD into your CD player and listen! She can take a song and enhance it wonderfully using her voice which is like a finely tuned instrument. The quality of the sound on this CD is excellent and I like that artwork as well.
"I'm Beginning To See The Light" has a very spirited treatment; Sutton's voice is as clear as a bell and this impresses me greatly. Her excellent diction only serves to enhance her performance all the more; and "I'm Beginning To See The Light" makes a powerful, upbeat tune to start the album! "Warm All Over" has a gentle musical arrangement for the piano that wisely never steals the spotlight from Sutton; she remains squarely front and center right where she belongs! I love it. "Up On The Roof" by Gerry Goffin and Carole King has a fantastic arrangement; Sutton tackles this cover with all her might. She gives blood to make "Up On The Roof" sound quite fresh and it's memorable at that.
After a great medley of "My Romance" and "Danglin'," we are treated to Sutton Foster delivering a wonderful tune by Duke Ellington entitled "I Like the Sunrise." "I Like the Sunrise" features Sutton's voice so well; her talents amaze me and that music fits in perfectly with Sutton's vocals. I particularly like that piano arrangement and the horn work! "Sunshine On My Shoulders" is a John Denver song I remember from a while back; when Sutton sings "Sunshine on My Shoulders" she infuses it with so much emotion it would make many female singers green with envy.
"My Heart Was Set On You" again showcases Sutton's superlative vocal talents; and that guitar arrangement is perfect. The music and Sutton together make this a highlight of the album in my opinion and that's grand. "My Heart Was Set On You" puts Sutton Foster in her natural element. Moreover, "Once Upon A Time" has Sutton singing at her very best. Once again the piano is very well used in the musical arrangement; and Sutton is able to use her voice to convey all the subtle emotions in every single word of this ballad.
"Come The Wild, Wild Weather" strikes me with its beauty. The musical arrangement is somewhat fuller and lusher here; Sutton sings this very sweet love song and she makes it take flight with her sensitivity. "On My Way" stands out as a more boisterous ballad; we see that Sutton can indeed belt out a tune with the best of them. Sutton displays a type of versatility that stands to keep her very popular. The album ends with Sutton singing "Oklahoma" from the stage show and movie of the same name; Sutton belts this one out, too, all the while using excellent diction, sensitivity and a very high level of enthusiasm that is completely contagious. It leaves you wanting more!
If this is Sutton Foster as a young woman, I can only imagine the heights to which she will climb in her later years. Watch out for this woman; she's going places--and fast, too! I highly recommend this for her fans; Sutton's debut album ranks very high in my book.
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