Kate Ceberano - So Much Beauty

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:37
Size: 113.6 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[3:51] 1. Suddenly I See
[4:48] 2. Live To Tell
[4:00] 3. She Will Be Loved
[4:28] 4. Avalon
[3:02] 5. So Much Beauty
[4:31] 6. I'll Stand By You
[4:47] 7. Chasing Cars
[4:12] 8. Stars And Satellites
[3:34] 9. Play Me
[3:36] 10. Never Say Never
[4:39] 11. Babylon
[4:04] 12. Bridge Over Troubled Water

After a massive rise to stardom, a mild decline in recognition, and a comeback fueled by semi-celebrity television contests, songstress Kate Ceberano began mixing covers heavily into her releases, starting with 19 Days in New York, moving through Nine Lime Avenue, and culminating with So Much Beauty, a set of covers of modern tracks. The songs themselves are generally good picks, encapsulating the mid- to late 2000s. However, Ceberano treats the songs with a bit too much simplicity, never adding herself to the songs as much as casually laying down the necessary tracks to complete them. She's got a nice voice, but the pieces come out flatly. The Pretenders' "I'll Stand by You" is taken in its Carrie Underwood format and then casually left on the figurative pavement. Maroon 5's "She Will Be Loved" is treated tepidly -- a very slight Brazilian beat is added into the mix, but Ceberano's vocals remove nearly all signs of emotion. Even KT Tunstall's "Suddenly I See" is made somehow less threatening, less exciting. There is a brief bright note on the album -- just as it closes, unfortunately. A rendition of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is done in tandem with a nice slack key backing, and Ceberano's actual abilities briefly come out and make for an interesting sound. If only that had come earlier in the album. ~Adam Greenberg

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