Teri Thornton - Sings Open Highway

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1963
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:06
Size: 134,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:52)  1. Open Highway (Route 66 Theme)
(4:21)  2. This Is All I Ask
(3:12)  3. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home
(2:21)  4. You Don't Know
(3:35)  5. Seems Like Old Times
(2:49)  6. Where Are You Running
(2:00)  7. Everytime I Think About You
(3:48)  8. The Day I Stop Lovin' You
(4:03)  9. Goodbye Is a Lonesome Sound
(3:31) 10. Music, Maestro, Please
(3:48) 11. Born to Be Blue
(2:49) 12. You
(2:53) 13. Why Don't You Love Me
(2:23) 14. Won't Someone Please Belong to Me
(2:46) 15. Where Are You Love?
(2:00) 16. To Remember You By
(2:29) 17. Cold, Cold Heart
(2:22) 18. Either Way I Lose
(2:55) 19. The Secret Life

Teri Thornton was a jazz singer on her way at the time of this album's original release; but she plummeted into a world of drug addiction and didn't record another release for nearly 35 years, shortly before her death in 2000 from cancer. Her attractive, rich voice is a highlight of this CD reissue, which has seven additional tracks evidently recorded for a planned follow-up that never saw the light of day. Sadly, this release is plagued by inconsistency in the choice of material and the rather dated arrangements of conductor Larry Wilcox, which make this release seem targeted more to the easy listening crowd. There are relatively few standards present, though her warm rendition of "This Is All I Ask" and the very jazzy (and thankfully string-free) take of "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home," with its almost conversational rejoinders from Clark Terry's muted trumpet, are highlights of the release, while "Born to be Blue" has some of the best orchestral writing on the date. She delves into a Ray Charles-like R&B vein with the campy "Every Time I Think About You" and the uneven ballad "The Day I Stopped Loving You." Nelson Riddle's "Open Highway" (the theme to the television series Route 66) seems like it might have had potential, but the overwhelming strings and Bobby Scott's monotonous piano don't stand the test of time. Particularly disappointing are the lack of solo opportunities for the strong supporting cast (Joe Newman, Ernie Royal, Eddie Bert, Jerry Dodgion, Kai Winding, and Billy Byers) on eight of the first dozen tracks. The additional material has little to recommend it, as most of the songs are extremely forgettable, especially the a hokey treatment of country singer Hank Williams' "Cold, Cold Heart," complete with syrupy strings and corny backing vocals. ~ Ken Dryden https://www.allmusic.com/album/open-highway-mw0000586673

Sings Open Highway

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