Carol Burnett CD

 Carol - Forever
Carol Burnett needs no introduction. The World has been in love with her for upwards of hmmph! hmmph! decades. It is indeed a crying shame that there exists only one album, but what an album it is. It showcases Carols many singing moods, and her versatility. From the soft and tender Carol, as in “If I could write a song” and “Who’s sorry now”, to power horse Carol in “Turn around look at me” and “Love’s the only game in town”, to zany Carol in “Saturday morning confusion”. Carol’s ability to slide smoothly from sweet and demure into full throttle is highly evident in “Love’s the only game in town”. It’s so effortless, the casual listener may not even have noticed. Carol’s poignant treatment of “Sunrise Sunset” and “Try to remember” makes ones hair stand on end and brings tears to ones eyes. Carol has never relied on musical gimmickry. All she needs is a simple arrangement and her magnificent voice and heartfelt feeling does the rest. Carol injects her own magic into The Christmas Song (Torme & Wells). Ever since the Nat King Cole Trio first recorded it in 1946, it has been covered by the world’s greatest singers from Judy Garland to Barbra Streisand and by Mel himself in 1965. Carol is certainly amongst this esteemed group. If I were to have one disappointment with this album, being the ONLY album Carol ever made, it would have been wonderful to have her signature song “I’m so glad we had this time together” aka “Carol’s Theme” on it. I remember Carol sitting on her cleaner’s bucket at the end of every season, and would sing the song is its entirety. And at the end of every season, I would cry buckets. This album is of such historical and musical importance that no self-respecting Carol Burnett fan would be caught dead without a copy. And for those who are not Carol fans...get one anyone and be converted.
Submitted by Bill Morton (Singapore)
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