Muziek - Hey Baby (The Nino Tempo & April Stevens Story)

Hey Baby (The Nino Tempo & April Stevens Story)

€ 16,99

It's a bit difficult to make a consistent anthology of Nino Tempo & April Stevens' recordings, as the pair's career was so long and encompassed several quite different styles. This 24-song CD (including a few solo sides by Stevens and Tempo, though mostly devoted to duo efforts) might be the best collection to date, however. It includes most (though not all) of their best-known songs, and focuses mostly on the mid-'60s period that's of most interest to rock listeners. This does have some material before and after that era, notably a couple of almost novelty-like over the top sex kitten Stevens solo singles from the 1950s (1953's ''Soft Warm Lips'' and 1959's ''Teach Me Tiger''); the unexpectedly funky, almost Malo-like Tempo 1973 instrumental ''Sister James''; and a 1993 soft jazz outing, ''Amazon River.'' But the emphasis is on those few years when the unlikely duo, whose career stretched back well into the pre-rock generation, found some pop/rock success with updates of the standards ''Deep Purple'' and ''Whispering,'' then moving into hipper Phil Spector-influenced productions. The 1966 Top 30 hit ''All Strung Out'' is the best of these, but a few others hold up well too, especially the eccentric bagpipe-driven version of ''I Love How You Love Me''; ''Follow Me,'' which closely follows the arrangement that Lyme & Cybelle used on their minor Warren Zevon-penned folk-rock hit; the gentle, almost folky ''The Habit of Lovin' You Baby,'' which compares well to similar sides by the Mamas & the Papas; and the extremely Beach Boys-like Tempo solo track ''Boys Town (Where My Broken Hearted Buddies Go).'' On her 1967 solo single ''Wanting You,'' Stevens even moved into credible blue-eyed soul. If there's any mild criticism to be noted, it's that they sometimes made variations on a theme that were too obvious, as when they followed up ''Deep Purple'' with a quite similar-sounding update of another standard, ''Whispering.'' But generally they made adventurous and quite enjoyable recordings on the poppier side of pop/rock. They're showcased well on this package, with detailed liner notes that include many vintage illustrations and comments from both Tempo and Stevens. ~ Richie Unterberger

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