Polly Bergen - All Alone By The Telephone

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:17
Size: 73.9 MB
Styles: Vocal
Year: 1961/2010
Art: Front

[2:55] 1. All Alone
[2:22] 2. Something Wonderful
[3:00] 3. Glad To Be Unhappy
[2:35] 4. Too Late Now
[2:11] 5. He Didn't Call
[2:33] 6. Spring Is Here
[2:45] 7. By Myself
[2:42] 8. When The Wind Was Green
[3:24] 9. It's Easy To Remember
[2:37] 10. Not Like Me
[2:52] 11. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
[2:16] 12. I'm Glad There Is You

All Alone by the Telephone pairs Polly Bergen with arranger Luther Henderson to create a deeply melancholy song cycle that explores romantic estrangement and isolation from a refreshingly adult perspective. Bergen's dusky, world-weary vocals never resort to histrionics, finding their mode of expression in restraint, not release -- her thoughtful interpretations of material like "Glad to Be Unhappy," "Too Late Now," and "By Myself" strip the songs to their core, articulating their themes of loss with hard-fought maturity. Henderson's sympathetic, meticulous arrangements are no less essential to the album's uncommon sophistication. ~Jason Ankeny

All Alone By The Telephone

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