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Miss Kitt is Purrfect

Rod Reviewer | VA USA | 12/16/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I had the pleasure of seeing Miss Kitt for the third time in Georgetown last week, and I must say that she never ceases to amaze me. I have several of her older albums on CD, but the vocal quality of this disc is far superior. I only wish there were a more comprehensive collection of her more recent work (aside from the 5-disc "Eartha-quake" box set covering her early work). Many people don't realize that she has continued to record throughout the 90's, but it is very difficult to track down these recordings. She performs several of these newer songs during her current performances; yet, there is nowhere for these recordings to be found. Still, "Purrfect Greatest Hits" is a great collection."

Wow!

Rod Reviewer | 08/15/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Eartha Kitt's voice is incredible and her delivery of lyrics is truly impressive. I'm surprised that I had never really heard of her as a recording artist until recently; her talent is much greater, in my opinion, than that of more "famous" artists of the 50's; it's too bad that rock-and-roll cut her recording career short. Also, the technical aspects of this recording are excellent; there is virtually no hiss or pop and both the lyrics and music are vividly rendered; excellent engineering job."

A mere five stars is not enough

C. S. Webster | Auckland, New Zealand | 02/22/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A stupendous album from a stupendous talent! There is probably no better single-disk introduction to the musical phenomenon of Eartha Kitt than this one. Miss Kitt invented the term "sex kitten", and her own genre and legend. She has the skill and sophisticated humour to bring any song to life, even one's you've heard before. Her rich voice is as subtle as her wicked humour, and she sings each song differently dependant on the character of the song itself. A testament to her talent is that one of her first US hits was sung in Turkish with only witty remarks made in English (Uska Dara, track 18). This album is full of her classics which don't date, just get better with each playing. Her songs "Just an old fashioned girl", "The heel" and "Santa baby" will never be surpassed in lyrical sophistication."