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This is one of those CD's that people comment on. it is an "everyone will like it" for the car rides.
HEARD HER SING "EVEN NOW" AND HAVE LOVED HER SINGING SINCE. WENT TO SEE HER IN PERSON.
My Cd arrived before christmas, I was soo happy and it was in perfect shape. I have never been soo happy ordering something online.
I bought this CD for my father who is a fan of Nana Mouskouri. The CD is being enjoyed by all. Nana's voice is truly amazing.She transitions well from one language to another and sings so effortlessly.
In this recording, she is backed by a group called The Athenians, whose harmony is often nothing short of magic."Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" is from a 1962 Fontana label New York album produced by none other than Quincy Jones. This is a shame, since she's such a wonderful artist.(Added 20-Oct-2007)My all-time favorite English-language Nana Mouskouri song is "Even Now" from the album ONLY LOVE (also available here on Amazon). She sings fluently in a variety of languages such a German, French (she lives in France), English and, of course, Greek."Try To Remember" was a hit song from a very popular Broadway show, The Fantastics. I've been a long-time Nana Mouskouri fan ever since I heard her recording of "Ximeroni" ("Daybreak") on a U.N. All the songs are Greek, some are her earliest professional appearances. She has been, for forty years or so, in the best-selling music circles of virtually every country except the United States.
A somewhat Anglicized instrumental version of "Never On Sunday" was an American hit for Don Costa."Morning Has Broken" is, of course, the Cat Stevens song, done in Nana's inimitable style.All in all, while this by no means a comprehensive collection of Nana Mouskouri material, if you are wondering who Nana is, this set is as good as any with which to start.
The album's English release was titled "Nana Mouskouri In New York.""Ta Pedia Tou Pirea" (The Boys Of Pireaus) was the theme song from the movie NEVER ON SUNDAY.
She hits those high notes with such clarity she ought to have a license to sing so well.
fund-raising album of the early 1960s.Fortunately, I was stationed in Greece at the time and found it fairly easy to obtain her records, many of which I still have (including a credible version of that country/bluegrass favorite "Wildwood Flower").Anyway, here are my comments on a few of the offerings on this album:"The White Rose Of Athens" was originally a German-language hit for Nana in the mid 1960s.
On this recording, her voice never sounded better, the vocal and instrumental background are gorgeous (particularly the playing of the fretless bass guitar)., and the song is achingly beautiful.
In the movie soundtrack, however, Melina Mercouri sang the vocal.
This song, along with many of Nana's other records, was composed by Manos Hadjidakis.
(She probably does).If you're interested in how she sounded in her early years, two albums NANA MOUSKOURI SINGS HADJIDAKIS (two volumes both on Amazon).
You may not understand her lyrics, but her singing needs no language interpretations.
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