Claudine Longet - Hello Hello- The Best Of. CD. (Rev Ola - CRREV119) The first ever compilation officially released on CD of the works of possibly the definitive 60s 'chanteuse', the breathy waif with possibly more 'presence' than voice, but who inspired a host of devotees from Sarah Cracknell through Letitia Sadier to Beth Gibbons, and whose albums- arranged and musically directed by "A&m sound" men De Caro and Lipuma, were lush and ethereal sonic journeys that crossed into the worlds of Jobim, Mancini. . .even Peter Sellers. The songs featured are pretty much the standards of the day- "A Man And A Woman" (as also interpreted by the Free Design) "Both Sides Now" "How Insensitive" "Everybody's Talkin" "Love Is Blue"- but you've never heard them like this before. The songs especially written for Claudine are also, like her entire career, worthy of investigation. A true 'cult' figure who still fascinates.

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