Kristin Chenoweth - Coming Home

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:25
Size: 180,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:10)  1. I Could Have Danced All Night
(3:16)  2. Maybe This Time
(4:20)  3. My Coloring Book
(4:20)  4. Bring Him Home
(3:41)  5. Fathers And Daughters
(5:06)  6. Hard Times Come Again No More
(5:08)  7. Upon This Rock
(3:18)  8. Over The Rainbow
(3:41)  9. Popular
(5:13) 10. For Good
(6:23) 11. Little Sparrow
(3:16) 12. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
(2:19) 13. All The Things You Are
(5:23) 14. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
(5:20) 15. I Was Here
(4:04) 16. I Will Always Love You
(6:31) 17. Heart Of The Matter
(2:47) 18. I’ll Be Home For Christmas

Kristin Chenoweth is recognized across the full spectrum of entertainment as an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress of stage ("You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown," "Wicked," & the upcoming "On the Twentieth Century"), television ("Pushing Daisies," "Glee," "West Wing") film (Disney's "Descendants," "The Boy Next Door") in addition to her career as an accomplished singer. With the recording of Coming Home, she returns to her Broken Arrow, OK, home to perform songs in the Performing Arts Center housing the aptly-named Kristin Chenoweth Theater. Kristin performs her most memorable songs of Broadway, television, film & American classics. ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Home-Kristin-Chenoweth/dp/B00O50QY24

Personnel:  Lead Vocals- Kristin Chenoweth; Featured Vocals- Tyler Hanes, Chelsea Packard, Axyl Langford, Will Taylor, Mary-Mitchell Campbell; Additional Vocals- Broken Arrow High School Choir; Guitar- Eric Davis; Bass- Brian Hamm; Drums- Damien Bassman; Percussion- Steve Craft; Violin- Justin Smith, Michelle Sherman; Cello- Krassimira Figg; Woodwinds- Reid Bennett, Gary Linde; Trumpets- Dave Johnson, Steven Goforth

Coming Home

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Kristin Chenoweth - Some Lessons Learned

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:10
Size: 103,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:36)  1. I Was Here
(3:11)  2. I Want Somebody (Bitch About)
(3:13)  3. Fathers And Daughters
(2:48)  4. What Would Dolly Do
(2:58)  5. God And Me
(3:16)  6. Change
(3:23)  7. What More Do You Want
(3:48)  8. Wreck You
(2:43)  9. I Didn't
(4:03) 10. Borrowed Angels
(3:37) 11. What If We Never
(4:11) 12. Mine To Love
(4:16) 13. Lessons Learned

Having already won an Emmy for her stints in Pushing Daises and Glee, and a Tony Award for her leading roles in You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and Wicked, Broadway veteran Kristin Chenoweth could well have to make room on her mantelpiece for a Grammy with her fourth studio album, Some Lessons Learned. Eschewing the musical standards of her 2001 debut, Let Yourself Go and the Christian AOR of 2005's As I Am (although the latter's "Borrowed Angels" does appear here in a slightly altered version), the follow-up to her holiday-themed A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas, sees the versatile singer/actress instead go back to her roots on 13 tracks inspired by the country songs she used to sing while growing up in Oklahoma. It's a change in direction which perfectly suits her distinctive nasal twang, especially on the more uptempo numbers, such as the tongue-in-cheek search for unconditional love of "I Want Somebody (Bitch About)," the radio-friendly Shania Twain-esque "What More Do You Want," and the jaunty, old-fashioned honky tonk of "I Didn't." But unsurprisingly, she's just as adept on the slower numbers, as she emotively croons her way through the gentle, steel guitar-laden "God and Me," the fingerpicking acoustics of "Fathers and Daughters," and the faithful cover of Carrie Underwood's "Lessons Learned." Recorded in Nashville with producer Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel), in between her performances in the Broadway revival of Promises, Promises, Chenoweth, perhaps understandably, occasionally fails to leave her show tune background behind, particularly on the soft rock power ballads "I Was Here" and "What If We Never," which sound like the kind of show stoppers Kurt and Rachel would belt out at the end of a Glee episode. But the spirit of childhood hero Dolly Parton is never far behind, as evident on an affectionate, lilting rendition of "Change" (from her 1996 album Something Special) and "What Would Dolly Do?," a self-penned tribute to the country icon packed with toe-tapping rhythms, doo wop vocals, and rockabilly riffs. Her most high-profile release to date, Some Lessons Learned is a convincing first attempt to embrace the mainstream, which suggests that Chenoweth can now add authentic country-pop singer to the list of her many talents. ~ Jon O'Brien https://www.allmusic.com/album/some-lessons-learned-mw0002190092

Some Lessons Learned

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Kristin Chenoweth - The Art Of Elegance

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:48
Size: 117,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:04)  1. Someone to Watch over Me
(2:54)  2. I’ve Got a Crush on You (feat. Dave Koz)
(3:09)  3. Let’s Fall in Love
(4:59)  4. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
(3:22)  5. Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
(4:23)  6. The Very Thought of You (feat. Dave Koz)
(3:04)  7. They Can’t Take That Away from Me
(4:05)  8. A House Is Not a Home
(4:26)  9. I Get Along Without You Very Well
(4:42) 10. Skylark
(5:38) 11. I’m a Fool to Want You
(3:02) 12. Smile
(2:53) 13. You’re My Saving Grace…

Throughout a remarkable career that encompasses stellar work in live theatre, television, film, music and concerts, Kristin Chenoweth has established herself as one of the preeminent interpreters of American songcraft. After having covered country, Christian and Christmas music, the iconic artist continues her personal exploration on The Art of Elegance  her first album of American Songbook classics scheduled for release on September 23, 2016 via Concord Records. The follow-up to Chenoweth’s Concord debut Coming Home, The Art of Elegance is an ideal showcase for the charismatic artist’s sublime interpretative skills. The 13-song set, produced by veteran producer and vocalist Steve Tyrell, finds Chenoweth tackling timeless, beloved classics by the likes of George Gershwin (“Someone to Watch Over Me”), Harold Arlen (“Let’s Fall in Love”), Rodgers and Hart (“Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered”), Burt Bacharach and Hal David (“A House Is Not a Home”), Hoagy Carmichael (“I Get Along Without You Very Well”) and Johnny Mercer (“Skylark”). Although The Art of Elegance‘s 13 songs represent a diverse assortment of periods and styles, the material, along with Chenoweth’s personally charged performances, share the attitude that provides the album’s title.

“Elegance is a quality that I look for, in music and in life,” the artist comments. “It goes back deep within me. I’ve always felt that even a little girl from Oklahoma could still be elegant, not just in her musical tastes, but in the way she treats others, how she dresses. I love all kinds of music, but this repertoire has spoken to me my whole life. I remember learning some of this music as young as twelve, and thinking to myself that one day, I would get to perform it. Now here I am with a record dedicated to the melodies and lyrics of some of our greatest composers.” Indeed, Chenoweth relishes the opportunity to bring new emotional depth to classic songs, and to introduce these time-honored compositions to new listeners. “Of course I love to sing songs that people know,” she asserts. “Songs that we’ve heard before are like our DNA; we know them in our hearts. Honoring the singers who have sung this repertoire is the most challenging part of the process, singing it from my heart and my perspective and my experience. It’s a challenge, but it’s a fun one. In every song I sing, I must find my own phrasing, down to the final breath. A lot can be said in a breath or a pause. I also chose songs like ‘Skylark’ and ‘I Get Along Without You Very Well’ because I want to reintroduce them to my younger fans.” Chenoweth sings the praises of Steve Tyrell, whose experience and expertise made him an ideal collaborator.

“Steve and I are a match made in heaven,” Chenoweth states. “Not only is he an incredible singer and performer in his own right, he has a wealth of knowledge of all music. I love that I can have a conversation with Steve from Prince to Sinatra to Adele to Gershwin. He has a fantastic ear and kept reminding me, ‘KC, you don’t have to be perfect the first time!’ He helped me choose the spots to really let go, and he knew when subtlety was required. Chenoweth is particularly pleased, too, with the haunting Frank Sinatra number “I’m a Fool to Want You,” a song which she discovered just in time to include it on the album. “I hope somewhere up there, Sinatra is happy with my version.” Another favorite is “I Get Along Without You Very Well.” “That one has personal significance for me that I think is self-explanatory.” Another favorite, she adds, “is ‘Smile.’ One of the biggest lessons I keep learning is to smile, even when you don’t feel like it. That song is in my top five of all songs ever written. Simple in nature, but deep with meaning. This may sound morbid, but I hope someday when I pass, someone sings that song in honor of me.”

Since achieving Broadway stardom with her roles in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Wicked, Kristin Chenoweth has effortlessly transitioned between her parallel careers in stage, television, film and music. After winning a Tony award for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and earning Tony nominations for Wicked and On the Twentieth Century, she won an Emmy award for her role in the ABC TV series Pushing Daisies, and received two Emmy nominations for her work in the Fox series Glee. In addition to numerous other TV, film and stage projects, she was featured in 34 episodes of NBC’s The West Wing, was a guest judge on American Idol and Project Runway, and has recorded four studio albums. In 2014, Chenoweth released Coming Home, a live album, DVD and PBS special recorded at a historic concert in her hometown of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. “It would be impossible for me not to sing,” Chenoweth concludes. “I never feel like I’m not working on my next record, my next concert, the next show… It never occurred to me not to record music that I love. Even if it’s on my own tape recorder. Even if it’s on my iPhone. Music is life for me.” http://www.officialkristinchenoweth.com/audio/the-art-of-elegance/

The Art Of Elegance

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