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- Date Released: August 26, 2003
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Candid Productions / IODA
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They Say...
Wrapping her sweet voice around songs by male singers she admires, Stacey Kent delivers another pleasant and low-key album with The Boy Next Door. Kent's tribute choices range from traditional pop (Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett) to mainstream jazz instrumentalists (Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespie) to the softer side of rock (James Taylor, Simon and -- unmentioned in the liner notes -- Garfunkel). With a gentle conviction akin to early Blossom Dearie without the cheeky flair, the album makes for breezy listening. The 16 tracks don't differ enough in tone, making the album a bit too long, but individual moments of warm openhearted excellence make it worthwhile. The sentimentality of "Bookends" or "'Tis Autumn" suit her precious delivery well, while the sly moments of "Makin' Whoopee" feel out of the singer's reach. The bandmembers stay out of the way for the most part, waiting for their solos rather than interacting much with Kent. Drummer Matt Home's light but lively style is especially accommodating and guitarist Colin Oxley's percussive take on "Too Darn Hot" ends up being the album's greatest moment.
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16 Total Tracks, 58:21 Total Length
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Credits
- Alan Bates - Executive Producer // Dave Chamberlain - Double Bass // Curtis Schwartz - Vocals (Background) // Curtis Schwartz - Engineer // Curtis Schwartz - Mixing // David Newton - Piano // David Newton - Piano // David Newton - Keyboards // David Newton - Keyboards // David Newton - Vocals (Background) // David Newton - Vocals (Background) // Stacey Kent - Vocals // Kim Knott - Cover Photo // Colin Oxley - Guitar // Jim Tomlinson - Saxophone // Jim Tomlinson - Vocals (Background) // Jim Tomlinson - Producer // Matt Home - Drums // Ginny Bogadi - Make-Up // Jacqueline Brewer - Cover Design
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Performers
Colin Oxley played Guitar // Dave Chamberlain played Double Bass // David Newton played Piano // Jim Tomlinson played Saxophone // Matt Home played Drums -
Other Details
- Instruments:
- Guitar //
- Piano //
- Drums //
- Saxophone //
- Double Bass
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