For the First time on CD, this release includes extensive biographical notes and track-by-track commentary by Spencer Leigh, acclaimed BBC radio presenter and journalist. Unusually for concert recordings, it features Piaf speaking and singing in English on occasion. There is a memorable photograph of Edith Piaf performing at Carnegie Hall in January 1957. She is a tiny figure, not five foot tall and perhaps seven stone, wearing a simple, dark dress on a vast stage and we can see hundreds of people intently watching her.
The intimate feel throughout this record captures the tragedies in her life as Piaf pours her feelings into the performances.
No other performer, not even Billie Holiday, Judy Garland or Shirley Bassey, has performed with such intensity.
You can appreciate the feelings in her songs even if you don’t know the language, but for this concert Piaf speaks and sings in English on occasion, making this album (first released in 1977) one that is particularly cherished by her many fans worldwide. Now, for the first time, the entire album can be purchased on this CD.
This cd took it time coming but wow what a collection from Frances little sparrow. Truly exquisite, a must have.
No other performer, not even Billie Holiday, Judy Garland or Shirley Bassey, has performed with such intensity.
You can appreciate the feelings in her songs even if you don’t know the language, but for this concert Piaf speaks and sings in English on occasion, making this album (first released in 1977) one that is particularly cherished by her many fans worldwide. Now, for the first time, the entire album can be purchased on this CD.
This cd took it time coming but wow what a collection from Frances little sparrow. Truly exquisite, a must have.
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