Paula Cole - Ballads (Audio CD 08/2017)

Folk-pop artist Paula Cole tackles some of jazz’s classic tunes on this album. It’s a delicate business, with many singers finding it difficult to compare to some of the greats, like Billie Holiday, but Cole succeeds with Lady Day’s “God Bless the Child,” using a hint of country twang instead of bluesy cadences. She also steps right up to the crossroads of breezy swing and early-rock rhythm when approaching Holiday’s “What a Little Moonlight Can Do.”

CONDITION: NEW

TRACK LISTING

1 God Bless the Child 5:11
2 I Wish (I Knew How It Feels to Be Free) 3:39
3 Naima 3:50
4 Ode to Billy Joe 4:48
5 You've Changed 4:47
6 What a Little Moonlight Can Do 2:28
7 I'm Old Fashioned 2:50
8 The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll 6:35
9 Never Will I Marry 2:21
10 Skylark 3:38
11 The Ballad of Hollis Brown 7:39
12 Body and Soul 3:44
13 Nice Work If You Can Get It 2:21
14 Farewell, My Friends 3:07
15 I Cover the Waterfront 3:53
16 Blue Moon 2:59
17 You Hit the Spot 1:49
18 Willow Weep for Me 4:14
19 Autumn Leaves 2:15
20 My One and Only Love 3:26