The album is recorded very well, with a relatively small accompaniment of instruments laid out nicely across the soundstage, with Patty‘s voiced solidly placed center stage. It was an excellent close to an album titled COME ON DECEMBER, and the reflecting and reminiscing that the close of the year brings. Fresh in that it was the most complete version of the poem by Robert Burns that I ever heard, and sung just like the lyrics of the song warrant. Patty closes the album out with an awesome rendition of "Auld Lang Syne" that is at once fresh and at the same time like an old friend. "Come on December" has a distinctive Scandal sound to it, while the other two, "Walk with Me" and "Broken," have a country music flavor. While these songs kind of break that supper club aura for me, they are no less enjoyable as they are nicely lyrical while telling their story in an engaging way that kept me focused on listening to them and not daydreaming. The three songs on the CD she composed with Keith Mack allowed me to see what a very good songwriter she is. Patty brings this jazzy/bluesy smoothness to classics such as "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "The Christmas Song," and "Do You Hear What I Hear." Now I don’t mean like a smoky dim lit night club I want you to think more along the lines of an uptown fine supper club. They have this sophisticated style to them. The traditional Christmas songs on the CD were sung with a smooth, jazz/cabaret style that just blew me away. The Patty Smyth I heard on this CD was instantaneously recognizable by her voice, but the way she sang the songs was so different from what I remember. A former punk rocker releasing a holiday album! What style of music would it be? I had not heard any of the music she had done post Scandal, but I knew with her voice she could easily carry it off. I recently discovered that I must have been living in somewhat of a musical shell, because I found out she has written and sung songs that have garnered her Grammy and Academy award nominations.Ī short time ago Patty recorded a Christmas album, COME ON DECEMBER, on Parallel 22 Records. I knew she married John McEnroe later on, but I lost touch with her musically. She was not only beautiful but she also had a way of picking songs that showcased her talents, and a voice that put right up there with Pat Benatar in my book.Īfter Scandal broke up, I lost touch with what Patty was doing. I was a Patty Smyth fan back in the days when she sang such hits as “The Warrior” and “Good Bye To You” with her band Scandal.
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