- Audio CD (Sep 2 2003)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import, Best of
- Label: Angel Records
- ASIN: B0000AM6LZ
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. One Bad Habit |
| 2. Is This Anyway To Fall In Love |
| 3. Till You Come Back To Me |
| 4. Where Are You Now |
| 5. The Man That Got Away |
| 6. If He Never Said Hello |
| 7. Smile |
| 8. When I Look In Your Eyes |
| 9. All The Way |
| 10. Storybook |
| 11. I Don't Remember |
| 12. When I Look At You |
| 13. Bridge Over Troubled Water |
| 14. Let Him Fly |
| 15. Vole Mon Age (Bonus Track) |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
Linda Eder's second 2003 album (after Broadway My Way) is a bit of a hodge-podge. It includes 1992 demo sessions as well as several tracks that had appeared on 1994's And So Much More and excerpts from the Scarlet Pimpernel concept album, with "some new arrangements, new vocals and new mixes," according to executive producer Ian Ralfini. The album starts off with the swinging "One Bad Habit," recorded during the 1993 sessions but not included in And So Much More. Those who know Eder as a Broadway belter will be happily surprised to hear these older tunes, which display a light-footed mix of a cabaret sensibility with jazzy chops (fans of Ann Hampton Callaway, take note). A sultry rendition of "The Man That Got Away" won't make you forget Judy Garland, but it's pretty honorable. It's unclear what purpose this album fulfills in Eder's career, but it holds together surprisingly well, considering its origins. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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Customer Reviews
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wow!!!!
Mar 21 2004
Format:Audio CD
I really like this album. I enjoy it more everytime I listen to it and get more out of it. Bridge Over Troubled Water is spectacular(and I usually don't like covers of it). Her voice is like silver!
Not Quite Greatest Hits...
Jan 18 2004
Format:Audio CD
Let me preface this by saying that I LOVE LINDA EDER and I LOVE FRANK WILDHORN. However, why does a new album by the partner of one of the most talented and prolific songwriters alive contain a line-up of music that her true fans already own??? I felt a little robbed by this. I expected that these would be "re-invented" and they aren't! Linda has a habit of re-recording songs to "fill" albums...come on, how many have "Vienna" and "Someone Like You"?? And "Broadway My Way", which has some AMAZING new recordings, also reincarnates "Gold", "A New Life", "Unusual Way", and "Man of La Mancha".
Linda, your fans want to buy your music because you are a talented performer and your husband is a talented writer. Give us what we deserve...new music. Those of us who have been your fans since the first album and the concept recording of J&H deserve a little more respect than this album shows.
As Gorgeous as Ever
Nov 23 2003
Format:Audio CD
While there are many Broadway legends (Bernadette Peters, Michael Ball, Ethel Merman, Mandy Patinkon, Michael Crawford, etc), there are few that can be described as "the best of the best": Michael Ball, Bernadette Peters, Barbara Cook...
And Linda Eder.
STORYBOOK is beautiful. As a huge fan of Broadway, I have a great love for BROADWAY MY WAY, and honestly believe that is one of the greatest Broadway solo albums ever made (right up there with Michael Ball's MUSICALS and CENTRE STAGE).
But STORYBOOK is a close step behind.
Many, if not all, of the gorgeous ballads showcase Eder's amazing range; in addition to demonstrating her amazing ability to control her heavenly voice.
To top it all off, the first few tunes are big band/jazz nubers, a feat that Eder pulls off with incredible ease.
There is actually one song on here that I hold a strong dis-like toward: the "bonus track," VOL MON ANGE. In my opinion, this tune is an example of "corny gone bad."
Other than that, STORYBOOK is a "must" for all Broadway afficianados and/or fans of great vocalists.
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The best voice around
I have read some of the other reviews of this album- granted, not everyone likes that these aren't all new tracks. Read more
Published on Nov 16 2003 by Paul
Wonderful - Such a Powerful Voice
I had heard of her, but never HEARD her. In a word, I was captivated. This cd was being played at a music shop and I stayed to listen. Read more
Published on Nov 3 2003 by u2pixie25
Should Be Titled "SONGS FROM THE TRUNK"
I was hoping this would be a collection of cutting edge pop songs and that Linda would finally break away from her unoriginal "style". I was wrong. Read more
Published on Nov 3 2003
Disappointed
I am a very big fan of Linda Eder's...and it pains me to say that this CD was a disappointment. The songs were not that memorable, and I found myself longing for a... Read more
Published on Oct 16 2003 by K
Not a new CD
This album was put out by her old label, taking tracks that were in the vault and making us pay full price for stuff that we've already heard. Read more
Published on Oct 16 2003
You GO Girl!
As usual, I popped in Linda's newest CD and was totally blown away. She does things with music that I would never belive could be done! I'll be a fan for life!
Published on Oct 14 2003 by David Dolfe
Linda Grabs the Brass Ring!
"Storybook" is a marvelous Wildhorn song. Up till now, the only recording of which I was aware was exquisitely done by Patti LuPone (who could, by the way, sing the... Read more
Published on Oct 11 2003 by SDP
Eder's High Notes and More
The song "Storybook" has always held a special place in my heart. Yes, that elusive perfect love is only in our dreams. Read more
Published on Oct 10 2003 by Matthew Cortez
Some Interesting Material
As I listened to Storybook I wasn't sure what to make of it--it's not a Greatest Hits Package and it is not all new material. Read more
Published on Oct 3 2003 by jason
Come, let her spin you
A friend of mine just sent me this cd and I have to say that I am wowed by it.
This cd takes you home, to this place that you are not sure how you got there, but that feels so... Read more
Published on Sep 27 2003 by SandyWells
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