Post by the Scribe on Jun 9, 2023 23:08:29 GMT
“Someone to Watch Over Me”
Originally from the 1926 musical, Oh, Kay! (featuring music composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin), this sweeping jazz standard was famously recorded by prolific interpreters like Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. Ronstadt courageously sharpened her teeth on a book of traditional pop styles on 1983’s What’s New, which also featured her versions of songs like “Crazy He Calls Me” (Billie Holiday), “I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You” (Bing Crosby) and “I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry” (introduced by Jane Withers in Glad to See You). Ronstadt, however, flexes the full extent of her vocal chords, stepping comfortably into the orchestral structure—recorded with bandleader and arranger Nelson Riddle. The album is the first of a trilogy they worked on together; Lush Life came in 1984 and For Sentimental Reasons in 1986.
www.pastemagazine.com/music/linda-ronstadt/the-15-best-linda-ronstadt-songs
Originally from the 1926 musical, Oh, Kay! (featuring music composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin), this sweeping jazz standard was famously recorded by prolific interpreters like Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. Ronstadt courageously sharpened her teeth on a book of traditional pop styles on 1983’s What’s New, which also featured her versions of songs like “Crazy He Calls Me” (Billie Holiday), “I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You” (Bing Crosby) and “I Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry” (introduced by Jane Withers in Glad to See You). Ronstadt, however, flexes the full extent of her vocal chords, stepping comfortably into the orchestral structure—recorded with bandleader and arranger Nelson Riddle. The album is the first of a trilogy they worked on together; Lush Life came in 1984 and For Sentimental Reasons in 1986.
www.pastemagazine.com/music/linda-ronstadt/the-15-best-linda-ronstadt-songs