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JANE
MORGAN
Sings
POPULAR
FAVOURITES
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SEPIA
1126
1.
AROUND
THE
WORLD
2.
IT'S
NOT
FOR
ME
TO
SAY
3.
AN
AFFAIR
TO
REMEMBER
4.
MY
HEART
REMINDS
ME
5.
APRIL
LOVE
6.
ALL
THE
WAY
7.
YOUNG
AT
HEART
8.
JUST
A-WEARYIN'
FOR
YOU
9.
MELODIE
D'AMOUR
10.
TILL
THE
END
OF
TIME
11.
TILL
12.
TAMMY
13.
WHERE
THE
BLUE
OF
THE
NIGHT
MEETS
THE
GOLD
OF
DAY
14.
CATCH
A
FALLING
STAR
15.
ANNA
16.
WHO'S
SORRY
NOW?
17.
SPEAK
TO
ME
OF
LOVE
18.
THE
DAY
THE
RAINS
CAME
19.
IT'S
ALL
IN
THE
GAME
20.
VOLARE
21.
ALMOST
IN
YOUR
ARMS
22.
COME
CLOSER
TO
ME
23.
EVERYBODY
LOVES
A
LOVER
24.
BAMBINO
25.
MAYBE
YOU'LL
BE
THERE
26.
WRAP
YOUR
TROUBLE
IN
DREAMS
27.
LE
JOUR
OU
LA
PLUIE
VIENDRA
(The
Day
The
Rains
Came)
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Title:
Jane Morgan sings Popular Favourites
Artist: Jane Morgan
Catalogue No.: SEPIA 1126
Barcode: 5055122111269
Release Date: 2 March 2009
Sepia's third collection of recordings by Jane Morgan in stereo finds the
eminent vocalist at something of a crossroads. Between September 1957 and
October 1958 she recorded a series of performances that show the wide
variety of styles she was capable of singing. Together they represent what
we might call 'The Art of Jane Morgan'.
Sometimes we see her as a great interpreter of classic American song,
reworking a repertoire that had already been made famous by Frank Sinatra
(Young at Heart) and Doris Day (Everybody Loves a Lover) and making it
entirely her own. 'It's Not for Me to Say' is one of her most subtle
performances, the vocal line lying low in the register where Morgan is at
her most velveteen, while the clever arrangement of 'My Heart Reminds Me'
allows Morgan to float her voice in the middle of the thick orchestral
textures.
Morgan's ability to spin out a melody is shown in 'Just A-Wearyin' For You',
'Till', 'Tammy' and particularly 'Till the End of Time'. In the latter, the
voice is doubled by violins for much of the song, yet Morgan manages to
match the energy of the instruments thanks to her breath control. Yet she
could also transfer it to a more 'poppy', upbeat style of song, as evinced
by her cheeky rendition of 'Catch a Falling Star', with its pizzicato string
accompaniment, or 'Melodie d'Amour', the latter showing off Morgan's feel
for the French language.
In 'The Day the Rains Came', we have a timely reminder of Jane Morgan as an
all-out pop singer, reaching the top spot in the UK singles chart in January
1959. In the French version, she has a slightly grittier attack, using a
quasi-Piaf fast vibrato to centre her performance in the style of the French
nightclubs where she made her name. Together, these two tracks epitomise
Jane Morgan's ability to tailor her performance to the material she was
singing, a rare quality which is apparent throughout this 27 track
collection and another good reason why the work of this overlooked singer
deserves to be revaluated.
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