Barbara Lusch

Artist: Barbara Lusch
Label: Blush Records
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD

UPC: 678277075825
EAN: 0678277075825
ASIN: B0002L57S2

Release Date: 2004-08-03

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| Jazz | Styles | Music

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| Pop | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Come On-A My House
Ain't Doin' Bad Doin' Nothin'
Girl Talk
Light My Fire
Nature boy
I Love The Way You're Breaking My Heart
Black Coffee
Every Night
They Can't Take That Away From Me
So Nice
Now, Baby, Or Never
Bonita

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Customer Reviews:

A Knockout CD From Start To Finish!.......2006-02-05

Just when you think the crowded female vocalist category has reached the point of no return, along comes the fantastic voice of Barbara Lusch! This talented lady's self titled debut CD is a real revelation. Her sultry jazz take on "Come On- A My House", as well as super versions of "Girl Talk", "Ain't Doin' Bad Doin' Nothin'" and "Light My Fire" among others, make this first release a knockout from start to finish. Barbara Lusch deserves to be heard by anyone who digs great jazz singers! Order this CD right away and I guarantee that by the time you reach the third or fourth track, you'll be a new Barbara Lusch fan!

Fine wine in a new bottle.......2004-12-27

Barbara Lusch descibes her style as fine wine in a new bottle. This self-titled first album is not another American songbook cover album. You won't get eight bars into track one without realizing this is the real deal, and she'll leave you begging for the next album.

Barbara's mature and controlled voice brings a well-crafted huskiness and melodic range bring a rare mix to the fore. No offense, Renee Olstead, but it takes a lot more than marketing and 15 yrs on this earth to sing out your heart. Ms. Lusch has been there and done that, and we profit from her breadth of experience.

Her cover of Rosemary Clooney's "C'mon A My House" is outplaying the Divine Miss M's version on syndicated adult radio nationwide. Neither Rosemary or Bette made "I'm gonna give you..pomegrante" sound like something you would cross broken glass barefoot to obtain.

The cut "Girl Talk" ought to attract Tony Bennett for a duet of his 1966 version. Barbara spins this one out like a velvet rope.

"Nature Boy" is an enigmatic ballad that Nat King Cole reportedly avoided recording until the songwiter wore him down. A Gibran/Flower Child sort of a story that is made even more haunting with Barbara's fluid stylings.

A couple of tracks, "Now Baby or Never" and "Every Night" include some backup vocals that evoke the portion of a night-club set when the band members stand up for a little feedback to the front girl.

The morose "Black Coffee" makes the listener want to either end her delicious sadness or let her go and see how deep her blues will plunge.

"I Love the Way you're Breaking My Heart" has a hook that can't be described. Suffice to say it's so terribly,terribly,terribly silky it might make you a bit misty.

At first, you'll have a favourite cut or two. With each listen the list will include more. Name another CD in your collection that has that kind of attraction --there's no "skip over" tracks.

The surprise "Light My Fire" is what The Doors could have done if Jim had turned around,faced the audience and been a whole lot more attractive. No Feliciano borrowing either --no way Jose' -- just pure Lusch.

'Barbara has a delicious sense of timing, drawing the listener in like a siren with a delivery that sways sexily behind the beat....'- Jazzscene, Kyle O'Brien, Portland Oregon

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