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Fever Hard to Bear

Lee Armstrong | Winterville, NC United States | 05/06/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Life is so peculiar. My interest in Peggy Lee was sparked by Maria Muldaur's tribute CD "A Woman Alone With the Blues (Remembering Peggy Lee)." Then I found an old LP at a garage sale and wanted to hear more. This disc is an excellent snapshot of her work. The remastering makes the tracks clear with the only exception some distortion on her wonderful teaming with Louis Prima on "Yeah Yeah Yeah." That track is a great rocking jazzfest with the horns mostly clear throughout and Peggy's great, "I say drive he says yeah. I say park he says yeah. I say neck he says yeah. He says yeah yeah yeah yeah all the time!" Of course, the most famous of her songs is "Fever" with its throbbing bass and finger snap percussion. The 2003 remix that closes the CD that tries to update her sound wasn't particularly needed from my perspective, but the original burns with that fever that's so hard to bear. Another highlight for me is "Life is So Peculiar." It's got a great swing, "The ocean's only got water, you never know where you stand." The liner notes are very informative, telling us that this was recorded as a duet with Bing Crosby in her first film "Mr. Music" but was recorded by Peggy without Bing since he recorded for Decca and she for Capitol. Peggy penned "I Love Being Here with You" that swings with a vengeance, "I like a dance by Fred Astaire, & Brando's eyes, Yule Brenner's hair, but I think to tell you's only fair that I love being here with you." This is an excellent way to discover or remember Miss Peggy Lee! Enjoy!"

Creme de Capitol

Allen Bardin | Columbia, SC United States | 07/17/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Culled from the amazing Singles box-set, this is a good package to pick up if you don't want to shell out for the box, or if you just want a nice selection of rare sides & hits by La Lee. The final cut is a dance remix of "Fever" for the club kids!"

Senza Fine magnifica

Michael S. Dewey | canton, oh United States | 02/27/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Just saw the movie "Da Savoir", where the apropos finale song to that picture was Peggy Lee's "Senza Fine". Not only did that song punctuate the movie's ending, but her soulful, earthy, sultry and ever so understatedly gorgeous rendition of this song totally mesmerized me. The only problem with this version is that it doesn't go on forever, like the love mentioned in the song's lyrics. I have never been so touched by any of Peggy's vocal renditions as this one in particular. That is a heck of a statement for me to make, given her vast and glorious repertoire!"