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What Love Is
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by Erin Boheme
Price:$18.98
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It's not at all unusual for a fledgling jazz singer to debut with a c.d. of songs from the Great American Songbook. But it is unusual for an 18-year-old singer in 2006 to debut with a tribute to Frank Sinatra. I realize that not all 18 -year-old girls listen only to Little Kim, or to the Dixie Chicks, or even to Death Cab for Cutie. But when this happens, as here, the first question I ask is: "What's going on here, really?" Then, I look at the liner package before plopping the c.d. into the changer, and I see a photo spread of the physically attractive Ms. Boheme, in various "come hither" poses. Almost as blatant as Jane Monheit's "Victoria's Secret" variations of last year. And I say, "Really, what's going on here, really?" I remember the old true story of someone asking Blue Eyes, "Who do you listen to when you want to make out?" And I figure that's where this one is probably headed. And then I listen. And I hear a slowed-down version of Cole Porter's chestnut, "Let's Do It," done as orgasmically as that song has ever been done, and I say, "It's obvious what's going on here, really. Some a & r guy at Concord has found this talented kid and, like a bunch of Simon Cowells, has said to her, "Kid, if you're ever going to make it in this business, here's what we have to do to you, to capture the smooth jazz, m.o.r. market.'" Mine is the first non-5-star review of this c.d., but it's not because of Erin Boheme. "La Boheme", as I'm sure she someday will be known, sounds fabulous--especially for an 18-year-old. Her upper register is clear, her lower register is sultry, and as best demonstrated on "Teach Me Tonight," she has the breath control of an old pro. I just hate seeing packaging like this. Not everybody has to be Diana Krall. Diana Krall didn't start out as Diana Krall, either. John Burk, the senior a & r guy at Concord, is the Executive Producer of this c.d. Hence, the title of this review. Ironically, the last cut on this c.d. is Ms. Boheme's self-penned, "Don't Be Somethin' You Ain't," also the jazziest cut here. Good advice for a girl from Oshkosh. She ends "Let's Do It" with a laughing, throw-away, "Aw, c'mon, let's just do it." I strongly suspect that that's the real Erin Boheme; and if she is allowed to have a lot more moments like that on the next c.d., that will be a 5-star c.d. RC
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What Love Is
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