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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0099923791829 Label: Koch Records Manufacturer: Koch Records MPN: 7918 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Koch Records Release Date: August 19, 1997 Studio: Koch Records Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Karen Dalton was one of the ultimate free spirits. Arriving in New York from her native Oklahoma in 1960, she immediately became a part of the rising folk scene there, a hippie before they had a name, someone who lived life completely on her own terms. She was also, as this records shows, a superbly talented singer, eerily reminiscent of Billie Holliday. The only problem was that she disliked performing, and, in fact, had to be coaxed to make this album in the late '60s. Fortunately, the recording went very smoothly, with most of the vocals being first takes. Dalton (who died in the early '90s) had a natural feel for the blues. She could take songs by her contemporaries, even old folk songs, and find the blues inherent in them. It remains a mystery, really, why a record this good was lost among the releases of the time; its power might have been simple, but it was undeniable. Dalton did record again, making one other album. Now that we have the joy of It's So Hard to Tell, perhaps someone will see fit to issue that, too, and make our legacy complete. It's just a shame we've come to them so late. This is the real folk blues. --Chris Nickson Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Wish you were here, KarenJust listen to the title song. This is woman out of her own time, and she feels it. She makes you feel it too. Forget the posers. Listen up. Rating: - At Last.It has taken a long time for these recordings to be released on CD and because Karen Dalton did not like recording there are only a couple of albums of her material available. I agree with most, that her voice is reminescent of Billie Holiday's but she covers different material from a different time and was her own woman. This is my favourite of the two studio albums from one of Dylan's favourite singers from the 1960's. This record is vital to any lover of good music. Rating:  - What a great voice . . . As legend has it, it took quite a bit of convincing to get Karen Dalton into the studio to record this album, and it was a spur-of-the-moment decision. Consequently, the arrangements are loose and the accompaniment is not varied much--Dalton's 12-string (don't hear any banjo, despite what the liner notes say), a guitar or two playing lead, spare percussion, and some bass are mostly the extent of the backing instruments. Fortunately, the focus is on Karen's voice, which is a real pearl. No one ... Read More Rating: - Mellow blues...I wasn't sure what to expect when I purchased this CD, although I was somewhat prepared for Karen Dalton's voice after reading several of the reviews that compared her to Billie Holliday. Her delivery also struck me as similar to Nina Simone and Esther Phillips, definitely didn't sound like a white woman to me. Her voice is one that almost makes you ache just hearing it, she doesn't sing any upbeat tunes on this disc. I was surprised to hear that most of the vocals on this album were first takes, ... Read More Rating: - Excellent serviceGreat - this CD was not available in the UK - swift delivery from the US - well done! Thanks |
