Search - John Davidson :: Time of My Life / Kind of Hush

I've waited a long time for this one!

Macedonia Bean | West Texas | 03/19/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"There are a handful of albums from my many years of collecting that comprise sort of a soundtrack of my life, and John Davidson's "A Kind of Hush" is one of those. Davidson is a singer's singer and a brilliant interpreter of great lyrics. Jack Gold's production of Bill Justis's orchestral arrangements is masterfully understated. Toots Thielmans' hauntingly lonely harmonica provides the perfect accompaniment for these intimate arrangements. As Davison explains in the liner notes, he enjoys singing songs quietly with guitar accompaniment late at night. "And something magical often happens--the slower tempo and softness give new meaning to the lyrics and a greater appreciation to the song." All the songs are wonderful, but my own personal favorites are "Today," "My Cup Runneth Over," "If I Gave You," "What Is a Woman?," and "If I Were a Carpenter." Recordings like this one never go out of style. I've waited a long time to see it in print once again. I hope it is available for a long, long time to come. Today's aspiring singers would do well to study the vocal stylings of John Davidson. "

This two-fer contains one good album.

David Kenner | Fort Worth, Texas United States | 08/30/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"A pair of 60s offerings from Davidson and I've gotta say that he is one talented singer. When he sings that is. The first album, "Time of My Life" is pretty darn good. Davidson proves he could belt one out with the best of 'em. The highlight is his rendition of "What Now My Love". He really lets loose on this cut, no holding back. You can hear the ache in his voice and it really is a great voice! "A Taste of Honey" would be another highlight because it's a great arrangement but Davidson flubs the lyrics. Instead of "sweeter than wine" he continually says "more bitter than wine". I guess he didn't care much for wine. But if the honey isn't sweet, why is he coming back for it? The song makes little sense this way. Where was the producer while this was going on? Shouldn't he have stopped the tape and said, "Hey John, wine and honey are sweet, not bitter". Oh well, it's still a pretty good album. The next album is called "A Kind of Hush" and not just because he sings the Herman's Hermits hit of the same title. He performs every song in a soft, hushed manor that doesn't always work. In fact, it rarely works and songs like "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" and "Georgy Girl" sound pretty silly like this. I can imagine that housewives in the 60s really got off on this album, but overall it's pretty lousy. (My apologies to the person who rated it 5 stars previous to my review.) I listened to it twice, the second time with headphones. It sounded even sillier the second time. So, as I was saying, when John really sings, he sings great. I wish the second album on this CD had been "My Best To You"."

Fast service.

Cheryl Pitts | LaGrange, GA United States | 02/25/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I love this album, it reminds me of the years I was in college and listened to John Davidson constantly!"