Blue Like That

Blue Like That Artist: Melissa Errico
Label: Manhattan Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 724353466428
EAN: 0724353466428
ASIN: B000089YAA


Release Date: 2003-02-25

Blue Like That


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Tracks:

  1. I Still Love You
  2. Never Saw Blue Like That
  3. When He Loved Me
  4. Keep It To Myself
  5. He Was Too Good To Me
  6. Love Junkyard
  7. Night Ride Home
  8. Hot In Here
  9. Company
  10. Diamond In The Rough
  11. And So It Goes
  12. As Long As I Have You

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Melissa Errico's gifts as an interpreter are without question and she's lit up every show she's been in prior to this album, from a concert version of Kurt Weill's <I>One Touch of Venus</I> to Michel Legrand's underrated <I>Amour</I>. But realizing perhaps that Broadway is a dead end if you want mainstream success, Errico looked for pop crossover material on her solo debut. The CD's mood is neatly encapsulated on the first track, "I Still Love You," which feels as if you've tuned in to an AM station in 1974. That song was penned by Errico's brother Mike but the choice of covers confirms that the singer's stylistic roots can be found not in Gershwin or Porter but in soft-rock songsmiths such as Joni Mitchell, Randy Newman, Billy Joel, and Rickie Lee Jones. In the end, Errico overcomes Arif Mardin's cheesy production and a sometimes-timid song selection thanks to good old-fashioned values: She serves the material with unfailing insight, humility, and what may be the most naturally beautiful voice to come out of the musical theater in years. <I>--Elisabeth Vincentelli</I>

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Shining debut.......2006-07-24

What a terrific solo debut for Broadway singer Melissa Errico. Gorgeous voice. She even out-Colvin's Shawn Colvin in the title tune.

4 out of 5 stars An easy listening CD from a Broadway singer.......2005-02-12

It was a surprise to find this CD in one of the specialty CD stores in the Philippines. I have been meaning to have this CD since I last heard M. Errico in the Amour CD. She sang with such simplicity and honesty in that CD.

I immediately got this CD (it was the only copy, by the way, in the store). I am very glad to have done so. Some arrangements can be too melodramatic, as if the arranger is thinking of making this as a soundtrack for a TV series like "Felicity". The instrumentation and arrangement is...too "calculated". In some tracks, it is predictable.

The saving grace of the CD are the tested songs like When He Loved Me, He Was too Good to Me, and And so it goes. I listened to the CD prior to reading the liner notes. When He Loved me brough back the images of the reminiscing scene of the doll in Toy Story 2. This track is one of my favorite. Whatever the arrangement (degree of sappiness), the song will redeem itself. I am glad that the arrangers and producers did not do major tinkering with "And So It Goes". I have heard many broadway divas do a rendition of this song (e.g. Betty Buckley, Christine Andreas), but I will consider Melissa Errico's version as (currently) the best. So much simplicity and truthfulness.

The singer has a good range and obviously, knows when to use it (e.g. I Still Love You). The approach is very straighforward. She delivers the lyrics well.

I consider this as one of my best buys this year, at the same league with another favorite of mine, Jacqui Dankworth's "As the Sun Shines Down On Me".

5 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Woman, A Beautiful Voice.......2005-01-16

My wife and I have been fans of Melissa Errico since we saw her in 1993, in the City Center Encores production of "Call Me Madam". She stole the show right out from under Tyne Daly. Since then, we have gone to see her in everything she's done: "High Society", the devestatingly underappreciated "Amour", the phenomenal revivals of "Aunt Dan and Lemon" and "Finian's Rainbow", and even the painful "Dracula: The Musical" (I hate to make the pun, but yes, "Dracula" sucks).

When she released her divine solo debut, "Blue Like That", we couldn't wait to get our hands on it. Ms. Errico did not dissapoint. For me, the standout track is "Company". She brings to mind a young Julie Andrews, crossed with Joni Mitchell. What a pair!

Last week, when our eight year old son was at a sleepover and our three and a half year old was tucked in bed, my wife and I opened up a bottle of wine and put on this album. It doesn't get any better than that!

4 out of 5 stars A New Fan.......2004-09-22

I recently saw Ms. Errico's performance on one of the late night US Open recap shows. Even though I did not recognize her name, I did recognize her face as a film actress I had seen from time to time. I did not know about Melissa's Broadway and singing background, so I was caught off guard by her performance on this show. I was truly captivated by the quality of her voice and her calming presentation of the lyrics. I ordered this CD the next morning, and since it has arrived, I have not been disappointed. I have enjoyed playing it many times. For me, this listenability is a major key because I don't normally like listening to CDs over and over. I usually get tired or bored after one or two plays, but this CD is neither tiring or boring.
Again, for me, very few CDs fall into that "never tired of listening to" section of my collection. "Blue Like That" is now the newest member of that section. If you like soft rock sung by an artist with a talented voice that you never get tired of listening to, I would highly recommend this CD. I am looking forward to a second CD by Melissa Errico. I am rating this CD 4 stars, but if possible I would rate it the average you see of 4.5 stars.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent CD!.......2004-04-11

This is one of the best CDs I've had the pleasure to hear in years!
While Melissa Errico is apparently best-known for her roles in Broadway musicals, this album is actually more representative of her concert appearances than her theatrical performances. Contrary to what some of her fans may be expecting, it is primarily jazz-influenced soft rock, in a style quite similar to that of Norah Jones. In fact, it was produced by Norah's producer, Arif Mardin (which is what first attracted my attention to it).
I am not exaggerating at all when I say that Melissa has one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard! And in contrast to many contemporary pop divas, she performs in an intimate, understated manner that is marked by insight and intelligence. Although I like all of the songs on the CD, my favorites include "Night Ride Home", "And So It Goes", "He Was Too Good To Me", "As Long As I Have You", and the title track, "Never Saw Blue Like That".

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