Shelby Lynne's 'Anyone Who Had A Heart' Debuts As Single
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:45 pm
Producer (and Bacharach engineer in the 1960s and 70s) Phil Ramone has produced Grammy-winning alternative country artist Shelby Lynne's new Dusty Springfield tribute, 'Just A Little Lovin',' out today. The CD is getting uniformly stellar reviews, including a ****1/2 star review at allmusic.com:
http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sq ... fyxzlhldte
Included on the album are Bacharach/David classics 'The Look of Love' and 'Anyone Who Had A Heart,' the gorgeously chilling lead single from the album. The video can be accessed through the link below:
http://www.shelbylynne.com/
I miss the explosive sweep of the final intervals from Warwick's and Springfield's versions and the video, unfortunately, has all of the drama of a 'Crate and Barrel' commercial, but the recording itself is a spare, haunting reinvention of the song that may just prove a hit in country and adult contemporary markets. Frankly, I think this is the most legitimate chance a Bacharach-penned single has had at hit status since his 1998 work with Elvis Costello. Below is Billboard's rave review of the single:
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_ ... adf52b2b25
For those of you unfamiliar with her work, Shelby Lynne is a critic's darling who, like so many poised to break through after some initial commercial success, chose an independent musical path, attempting to reach the mainstream without sacrificing her integrity. This is an attempt to bridge those two objectives. I myself have always 'appreciated' her work more than truly enjoyed it; that is, until now. She is making the rounds promoting the CD and will sing 'Anyone Who Had A Heart' Thursday night on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Let's keep our fingers crossed that Lynne's hopeful success helps demonstrate to record executives that there is indeed a broad market for new Bacharach recordings while he's still around to compose new material. Maybe then, on top of a new Bacharach/Costello reunion CD, we'll even get the Bacharach/David/Warwick reunion CD so many have thought at one time was a commercial inevitability. Fingers crossed.
http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sq ... fyxzlhldte
Included on the album are Bacharach/David classics 'The Look of Love' and 'Anyone Who Had A Heart,' the gorgeously chilling lead single from the album. The video can be accessed through the link below:
http://www.shelbylynne.com/
I miss the explosive sweep of the final intervals from Warwick's and Springfield's versions and the video, unfortunately, has all of the drama of a 'Crate and Barrel' commercial, but the recording itself is a spare, haunting reinvention of the song that may just prove a hit in country and adult contemporary markets. Frankly, I think this is the most legitimate chance a Bacharach-penned single has had at hit status since his 1998 work with Elvis Costello. Below is Billboard's rave review of the single:
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_ ... adf52b2b25
For those of you unfamiliar with her work, Shelby Lynne is a critic's darling who, like so many poised to break through after some initial commercial success, chose an independent musical path, attempting to reach the mainstream without sacrificing her integrity. This is an attempt to bridge those two objectives. I myself have always 'appreciated' her work more than truly enjoyed it; that is, until now. She is making the rounds promoting the CD and will sing 'Anyone Who Had A Heart' Thursday night on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Let's keep our fingers crossed that Lynne's hopeful success helps demonstrate to record executives that there is indeed a broad market for new Bacharach recordings while he's still around to compose new material. Maybe then, on top of a new Bacharach/Costello reunion CD, we'll even get the Bacharach/David/Warwick reunion CD so many have thought at one time was a commercial inevitability. Fingers crossed.