This Girl's in Love- Rumer Takes on Burt Bacharach

Looking for the perfect CD for that relaxing drive or friendly dinner party? Something classy, elegant, but not too middle of the road that would fit the bill? Check out Rumer's excellent piano and vocal focused This Girl's in Love (a Bacharach & David Songbook). Mixing less known songs like Balance of Nature with wonderful versions of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's The Look of Love, A House is Not a Home, and What the World Needs Now, you'll stay fully attentive and taken by what she has accomplished. No one else these days could do justice to Marilyn McCoo's / 5th Dimension's iconic One Less Bell to Answer.

This Girl's in Love may be the album fans have been asking for ever since she burst on the U.K. music scene sounding almost like a newly reborn Karen Carpenter. (Check on Slow on her Seasons of My Soul album.) Don't mistake Rumer for another Karen soundalike, though. She is her own woman. On this recently discovered collection, she's singing higher on most of these songs with only fleeting moments of the deep contralto that made Carpenters famous, although she does a very nice cover of (They Long to Be) Close to You. No matter. Rumer's talent shines brightly on this absolutely terrific album, one worth the price of the import. 

It's the Right Season for Rumer

Check out this album...

Seasons of My Soul is the newest release from a wonderful artist with a rich and warm alto. Sounds much like someone else known and loved worldwide, a favorite of this blogger.

The music is varied and rich, showing influences from great artists of the past. Any Swing Out Sister fans? (Me, too!) Recent listeners posting on the A&M Corner website, seem to think there is a familiarity with Corinne Drewery there, too. Be it the influences of a voice like Karen Carpenter or anyone else, Rumer will now be near the top on my Christmas gift list.