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ANOTHER JAPANESE GEM

Terry D. Robertson | Asheville, NC USA | 05/28/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD is similar to Japan's BEST OF CONNIE FRANCIS. The cover is similiar as is the track listings with a few exceptions. Both are really different from each other but have the famous Japanese sonics and their ability to put together compilations that contain hits and hard to find Lp tracks. No other country has attempted this feat successfully. This disc, as most of the Japanese collections are career spanning and the later Lp tracks are the most interesting. These songs displays Connie's change from a "teen idol" to a legitimate entertainer and foremost interpretor of classic American songs. She can hold her own with the big boys like Sinatra, Crosby and others and ranks her among the best.



Included are some some seldom seen Italian tracks never released in the US (the Japanese have an affinity for her singing in this language) and her renditions of such Bacharch classics WALK ON BY and the slow tempo, high powered WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW is a classic take on this song. She also takes over Sinatra's STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT. Her full throttled, emotion-laden version leaves his in the background making this the definitive take on this classic movie theme.



And again, we have that tremendous, best in the world, Japanese sound. You can't go wrong--this disc has everything: hits to please those who love tripping down memory lane, and the mature vocals on modern Pop classic songs.

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