Track Listings (14) - Disc #1| All Artists: Sally Mayes Title: The Story Hour Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Varese Sarabande Original Release Date: 10/5/1999 Release Date: 10/5/1999 Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists Styles: Oldies, Vocal Pop, Cabaret, Musicals, Traditional Vocal Pop Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 030206607628, 4005939607623 |
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Some cabaret albums strive to be no more than ear candy, satisfying the audience with beautiful, familiar melodies. Closer than Ever alum Sally Mayes takes a different approach in this gem of a recording, The Story Hour. A... more » |
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Amazon.com Some cabaret albums strive to be no more than ear candy, satisfying the audience with beautiful, familiar melodies. Closer than Ever alum Sally Mayes takes a different approach in this gem of a recording, The Story Hour. As the title implies, Mayes performs a program full of stories and patter--whether the topic is love, life's daily grind, undergoing therapy, or the babysitter. As on Patti LuPone's cabaret recording Matters of the Heart, the songs of composer John Bucchino stand out as exceptional. Two of the more ambitious selections are Christine Lavin's playlet "Shopping Cart of Love," about romance discovered at the grocery store, and Frank Loesser's "Hamlet," which music director-pianist Patrick Brady transforms into Shakespeare by way of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. Mayes tells her live audience, "This is an evening of story songs. Hopefully, some of them will make you laugh; some of them will make you cry. And who knows? Along the way we might even learn something." She's right on every count. --David Horiuchi Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsWell Worth a Listen. . .Again and Again Craig McKinney | Texas | 12/29/1999 (5 out of 5 stars) "I had the chance to see and hear Sally Mayes in Dallas when she toured with "Closer Than Ever," and I had heard she'd "retired" to raise a family. When I found this recording, I snatched it up immediately, and was pleased to hear that her return to music was well worth the wait. Each song is beautifully performed in front of a deservedly appreciative live audience, yet the album merits re-listening more than most live albums. Mayes' voice is a lush, soulful instrument which is equally at home with jazz, pop, ballads, or Broadway. She puts a delightful new spin on Christine Lavin's hilarious "Shopping Cart of Love: The Play," and I can't get enough of "My Babysitter." Fans of great singing won't be disappointed with this eclectic, tuneful recording. With bedtime stories like these, her son is a lucky boy indeed." Lovely songs, lovely stories! efrex | New York, NY USA | 02/10/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "I was only familiar with Sally Mayes from her wonderful turn in the revival of "She Loves Me", and then discovered this gorgeous cabaret album... featuring story-songs with a perfect balance of funny (Christine Lavin's "Shopping Cart of Love" is an old favorite of mine, and I still can't believe that somebody besides Christine could pull it off), and heartwrenching ("The Babysitter's Here" is shooting up my personal charts)All the songs are superbly sung with a wide variety of expression (Mayes can pull off the country stylings of "He Ain't Mr. Right", the hyped-up jazz of Frank Loesser's "Hamlet" [or a reasonable facsimile thereof... I'm not sure Frank *quite* meant the song to sound that way], and the pop plaints of Bachrach's "Anyone Who Had A Heart" without batting one of her huge hazel eyes). Rather than limit herself to a single piano accompaniast, Mayes gets backed by a superb ensemble of violin, bass (her husband), and drums, as well as a couple of backing vocals, giving this album an extremely rich feel while still maintaining the intimate feel of a cabaret evening. Cabaret performers, take note: THIS is how you do it... don't recycle a bunch of songs we've all heard, find your own voice and make it work!" Caberet's best R. Cooner | Sacramento, CA USA | 03/02/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "Sally Mayes is truly an exceptional cabaret artist, as her newest CD, THE STORY HOUR, reveals. Sally has soul, and she knows how to communicate that in each and every selection. Approaching every song as if it is a miniature three-act play, Sally mines a wealth of emotion on THE STORY HOUR. From the giddy excitement of a young girl in awe of her favorite babysitter, to the emotional rollercoaster (and verbal dexterity!) of a woman reviewing her therapist's tactics, to the heartbreaking yearning of a rock star groupie, Sally creates an array of characters that are unforgetably human. Buy this CD and discover the versatility of one of the best cabaret and musical theatre performers around."
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