- Audio CD (Nov 11 2003)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Collector's Choice Music
- ASIN: B00009PBGM
- Other Editions: Audio CD | LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #61,100 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. I Wish You Love |
| 2. You Go To My Head |
| 3. When Your Lover Has Gone |
| 4. I Understand |
| 5. Fools Rush In |
| 6. Don't Take Your Love From Me |
| 7. Imagination |
| 8. If We Never Meet Again |
| 9. As You Desire Me |
| 10. Mr. Wonderful |
| 11. When Day Is Done |
| 12. Just As Much |
| 13. All The Things You Are |
| 14. Just As Much |
| 15. Shy |
| 16. I Would Do Most Anything For You |
| 17. Rock-A-Doodle-Doo |
| 18. I Wish You Love (alternate Version) |
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Her first solo effort,
By Enrique Torres "Rico" (San Diegotitlan, Califas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: I Wish You Love (Audio CD)
Behind every man there is a good woman, or so the saying goes. In this case the woman behind, alongside and eventually stepping in front of bandleader and husband Louis Prima, was Keely Smith. Louis Prima somehow has not been given his proper dues in jazz circles(because it wasn't pure even though it was New Orleans influenced) but this duo, along with the with the Witnesses, were the jazzy, creative and exciting pulse of live early Las Vegas acts. Stemming from an early High Fidelity recording from back in the day(60's?) Keely Smith was paired with the magical arrangements and conducting of Nelson Riddle for this her first solo release. The results are a recording for the ages that was obviously good enough to have Capital dig into it's vaults and spruce it up a bit with some alternate tracks for an added dimension is sound. The new interest in Keely Smith is due to her own cotinued recording and recent releases such as her successful tribute disc to Sinatra. Keely Smith is a wonderful talent who displays all the classic characteristics of a fine jazz songbird. Her ability to gently swing in a provacative seductive style sucks the listener in to her smoky voice. The title track is absolutely amazing as she renders the lyrics to the classic song, "I Wish You Love. " This particular song captures the essence and demonstrates the epitome of Keely Smith. Another beautiful song(they all are) is "If We Never Meet Again" that is a suttle reminder of her elegance and charm as she croons the lost love ballad. In the song she vows to let the "birds of spring" and "the roses" remind her of her everlasting love. She must have been a romantic at heart because all the the playfullness demonstrated on her recordings with Louis Prima is absent; it is all business and straight up ballads here. "Fools Rush In" is a beautiful collaboration with the band of Nelson Riddle where the give and take is a perfect marriage. Without a doubt she has one of the voices that melts a mans heart, stretching her notes and softly carresing you with her pillow talk voice. Her voice can be a bit difficult to pin down because it flucuates in range from a thick Cher(bad comparison but you get the point) like voice to a whispery songstress in the style of all the great songbirds who came before her. Her voice is the real draw but the work by Nelson Riddle and the great big band sound that interupts is a welcome treat. The band moves and swings but Keely Smith is stirrng this sleek vechicle down the musical road. This was a departure album for Keely Smith, one intended for her to show her stuff without the rousing husband and wife act she put on with Louis Prima that made her famous to the Las Vegas crowds. She has a marvelous voice that rivals or exceeds many of today's more contemporary female vocalists. Her voice is one that comes across effortlessly a though nothing is forced; she is an underrated female vocalist who belongs on a short list of great American twenty first century singers. Her breezy style has influenced a long list of contemporary singers. In any event this is a very good disc, especially for those unfamiliar with Keely Smith who was more than just the singing sidekick and wife of Louis Prima. Highly recommended for people that like swinging music that has stood the test of time. A truly classic recording then and now.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Her first solo effort,
By Enrique Torres "Rico" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: I Wish You Love (Audio CD)
Behind every man there is a good woman, or so the saying goes. In this case the woman behind, alongside and eventually stepping in front of bandleader and husband Louis Prima, was Keely Smith. Louis Prima somehow has not been given his proper dues in jazz circles(because it wasn't pure even though it was New Orleans influenced) but this duo, along with the with the Witnesses, were the jazzy, creative and exciting pulse of live early Las Vegas acts. Stemming from an early High Fidelity recording from back in the day(60's?) Keely Smith was paired with the magical arrangements and conducting of Nelson Riddle for this her first solo release. The results are a recording for the ages that was obviously good enough to have Capital dig into it's vaults and spruce it up a bit with some alternate tracks for an added dimension is sound. The new interest in Keely Smith is due to her own cotinued recording and recent releases such as her successful tribute disc to Sinatra. Keely Smith is a wonderful talent who displays all the classic characteristics of a fine jazz songbird. Her ability to gently swing in a provacative seductive style sucks the listener in to her smoky voice. The title track is absolutely amazing as she renders the lyrics to the classic song, "I Wish You Love. " This particular song captures the essence and demonstrates the epitome of Keely Smith. Another beautiful song(they all are) is "If We Never Meet Again" that is a suttle reminder of her elegance and charm as she croons the lost love ballad. In the song she vows to let the "birds of spring" and "the roses" remind her of her everlasting love. She must have been a romantic at heart because all the the playfullness demonstrated on her recordings with Louis Prima is absent; it is all business and straight up ballads here. "Fools Rush In" is a beautiful collaboration with the band of Nelson Riddle where the give and take is a perfect marriage. Without a doubt she has one of the voices that melts a mans heart, stretching her notes and softly carresing you with her pillow talk voice. Her voice can be a bit difficult to pin down because it flucuates in range from a thick Cher(bad comparison but you get the point) like voice to a whispery songstress in the style of all the great songbirds who came before her. Her voice is the real draw but the work by Nelson Riddle and the great big band sound that interupts is a welcome treat. The band moves and swings but Keely Smith is stirrng this sleek vechicle down the musical road. This was a departure album for Keely Smith, one intended for her to show her stuff without the rousing husband and wife act she put on with Louis Prima that made her famous to the Las Vegas crowds. She has a marvelous voice that rivals or exceeds many of today's more contemporary female vocalists. Her voice is one that comes across effortlessly a though nothing is forced; she is an underrated female vocalist who belongs on a short list of great American twenty first century singers. Her breezy style has influenced a long list of contemporary singers. In any event this is a very good disc, especially for those unfamiliar with Keely Smith who was more than just the singing sidekick and wife of Louis Prima. Highly recommended for people that like swinging music that has stood the test of time. A truly classic recording then and now.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
FIVE STARS FOR KEELY!,
By Giovanni - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: I Wish You Love (Audio CD)
For all the hype of the packed rooms in Vegas over the years and from the time she hooked up with husband/bandleader/crazy Italiano Louis Prima, Keely Smith was a chanteuse in the waiting. When the idea was pitched that she could in fact compete in a market with other female songstresses, Smith was thrilled to do so. Husband Louis Prima let his songbird fly freely and advised Capitol bigwigs to let her do whatever she wanted, so long as she had the best to work with. Capitol willingly obliged to Prima (and Keely) in a big way, pairing her with the incomparable Nelson Riddle for her first outing, I WISH YOU LOVE. (They would collaborate again for another package, included on the Collectables release POLITELY / SWINGIN' PRETTY)The tale's been told by Keely many times of how her signature recording came to be: Capitol producers brought her a stack of songs, lastly, I WISH YOU LOVE, a French song that "would never amount to anything". Labeled as a throw away, Keely immediately fell in love with it and bargained that if allowed to record it, she'd do whatever other numbers Capitol wanted. With all this agreeing going on, it's no wonder Keely Smith fans call this album her very finest! But there's more to this album than history or a stunningly gorgeous torchy title track. Nelson Riddle wrote some great charts for Keely to swing with as well; DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME being one of them, as well as WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS GONE. Two songs from either side of the "love-line", both classics read with style here. Keely's dreamy version of IMAGINATION inspired all others to follow. With an ethereal sound from the woodwinds, and Keely's trademark plaintive voice soaring just when it needs to over this lovely Burke / Van Heusen evergreen, it runs a close second to the title track as the album's best offering. The heartfelt reading Keely and Nelson provide of the old Louis Armstrong chestnut, IF WE NEVER MEET AGAIN (recently recorded by Tony Bennett and Kd Lang with equally lovely results as a duet.) sits right in the middle of the album, and is not to be missed. Nelson Riddle was a master at his craft, perhaps one of the best arrangers to have ever lived, and he always got the most out of any singer he ever worked with (he had Peggy Lee hitting high notes in full voice years after her breathy phrasing became her trademark sound; and Shirley Bassey hit notes on Riddle charts she never accomplished again) I point to the lovely song I UNDERSTAND on this album and direct your attention to the tag on the ending. Riddle ushers out the orchestra and the chorus sings a refrain, compelling Keely to answer in a lovely high noted closing tag that caps off the song perfectly. Ever a fan of the Jerome Kern evergreen ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE, I was amazed at the fresh approach Nelson and Keely take to make a swinger of this one. This is probably the best of the bonus tracks (it was inexplicably omitted from the original LP) but the stark yet moving 'original' version of I WISH YOU LOVE definitely gives we fans a chance to do the comparison and judge for ourselves, and also offers insight as to the work and thought put in by all parties involved to get the "proper" version of the song out, which brings us now to full circle. Without running on any further, this album IS Keely's finest hour, and well worth the waiting for. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE BEST KEELY ALBUM EVER,
By daddyojazz "daddyojazz" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: I Wish You Love (Audio CD)
I have always been an admirer of Keely Smith, even as a youngster, listening to Louis Prima's wild live Capitol albums at Christmas parties in my Aunt Sarah's basement. As a child of rock n roll, I loved the spontaneous traditional/dixileand jazz sound of the band with the rhythm and blues influenced tenor of Sam Butera. Yet through all the nuttiness was this wonderfully calm and truly beautiful voice of one , Keely Smith. She seemed to transcend, yet, appreciate the driving music around her. A perfect foil for the complete zaniness of the Prima fireworks that was going on in their premier louge act.This album was her first solo shot and you had to thank Mr.Prima for telling Capitol to record her by herself or he would not sign the recording contract with them. It was bravado on Louis' part because he was noted to be bankrupt a few times in his non-parrelled life and he really could not afford to turn this contract down . Capitol did take her on and it wasn't really that big a chance on their part because they knew how great a singer Keely was. To prove it,they showcased her in the best possibe of circumstances, they put Nelson Riddle in charge doing the arrangements. The resulting 18 track CD is the fruits of that collaberation . The album is nothing short of a listener's dream. The original LP had 12 tunes and sometimes when bonus tracks are added it jars one in saying why did they do that? Not in this case, every track flows to another , Smith singing effortlessly and warmly and Riddle doing some of his best charts for her. In fact, Nelson always thought his arrangement for "WHEN DAY IS DONE" was his best of all time. So, here is Keely Smith, unleashed and all by herself with the best musical arranger we ever had. So relax and enjoy 50 minutes of what made music great growing up in the late 50's ...TIMELESS. |
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