Slow

Slow

by Ann Hampton Callaway
Slow

Slow

by Ann Hampton Callaway

CD

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Overview

The sultry, sweet-molasses voiced veteran singer/songwriter has an impressive pedigree as an entertainment Renaissance woman, with a Tony nomination for Swing!, the theme song to TV's The Nanny, and some 40 CDs as a soloist and guest artist to her credit. Best of all, she lives up to her promises, most notably, the vibe she hints at in the album title. Her goal was to make a dreamy "make out" album and she succeeds, creating a lush, moody, sparsely arranged atmosphere-rich collection of sweet originals played at very slow tempos. Those arrangements are geared towards allowing her voice to stand out and ultimately caress the listener, but the drawback is that there's not a great deal of variety in rhythm and movement from track to track. Those who love the original version of Carole King's "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" may be maddened by its languid pace (despite its shimmering beauty), but King loved it so much that she wrote the following track, the much more engaging, AC radio-accessible "Tonight You're All Mine," with Callaway co-producing and singing backup on the track. Callaway also picks up the pace to joyous effect, singing beautifully with her sister Liz (with whom she performs cabaret shows) on a lightly swinging version of "Moondance." Other familiar tracks include a thoughtful reading of Ivan Lins' "Love Dance," and "I've Dreamed of You" (Callaway's song which Barbra Streisand sang at her wedding to James Brolin and later included on three albums.) ~ Jonathan Widran

Product Details

Release Date: 08/24/2004
Label: Shanachie
UPC: 0016351511829
Rank: 52549

Tracks

  1. Slow
  2. You Belong to Me
  3. Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
  4. Tonight You're All Mine
  5. Someone to Light Up My Life
  6. I've Dreamed of You
  7. Lullaby in Blue
  8. Moondance
  9. Never Really Mine to Lose
  10. Love Dance
  11. Never Let Me Go
  12. My Answered Prayer

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ann Hampton Callaway   Primary Artist,Vocals,String Pads,Vocals (Background)
Carole King   Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Emedin Rivera   Percussion
Jay Leonhart   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Robin Eubanks   Trombone
Liz Callaway   Vocals,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Rodney Jones   Guitar (Electric)
Randy Brecker   Flugelhorn
Dave Mann   Saxophone
Ted Rosenthal   Piano,Keyboards
Everett Bradley   Vocals (Background)
Victor Lewis   Drums
Romero Lubambo   Guitar (Acoustic)
Mark Sherman   String Pads

Technical Credits

Carole King   Audio Production,Composer,Producer,Arranger
Vinicius de Moraes   Composer
Vitor Martins   Composer
Pee Wee King   Composer
Rolf Lovland   Composer
Liz Callaway   Arranger
Lindy Robbins   Composer
Van Morrison   Composer
Redd Stewart   Composer
Ray Evans   Composer
Ann Hampton Callaway   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Alex Rybeck   Arranger
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Danny Weiss   Producer
Isaiah Abolin   Assistant Engineer
Paul Wickliffe   Mixing,Editing,Engineer,Mastering
Chilton Price   Composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
Ted Rosenthal   Arranger
Bill Mays   Arranger
Fred Hersch   Arranger
Gene Lees   Composer
Jay Livingston   Composer
Richard Rodney Bennett   Arranger
Bill Westmoreland   Photography
Anna M. Sala   Photography,Associate Producer
Paul "Tubbs" Williams   Composer
Ivan Lins   Composer
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