Artist: Georgie Fame
Album: The Two Faces of Fame
Genre: R&B, Soul, Blues
Label: Sony Music Direct
Released: 1967/2006
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Face 1: The Concert
- Green Back Dollar Bill (Richards) - 3:53
- Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Ellington-Persons) - 4:52
- River's Invitation (Mayfield) - 2:28
- Bluesology (Jackson) - 3:34
- Don't Try (Shakespeare-Salmon) - 3:11
- Keep Your Big Mouth Shut (Hendricks) - 3:47
Face 2: The Studio - You're Driving Me Crazy (Donaldson) - 3:36
- C'est la vie (White-Wolfson) - 4:15
- El Pussycat (Capers) - 4:18
- It Could Happen to You (Van Heusen-Burke) - 2:43
- Do It the Hard Way (Rodgers-Hart) - 3:07
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Split between studio and live tracks, there are few vestiges of Fame's pop/rock traits on this set, which focuses on suaver, jazzier big-band arrangements. It's pulled off in a convincingly sophisicated and smooth fashion, but it lacks much spunk or fire. The material includes covers of standards by the likes of Rodgers & Hart, and the set will probably appeal more to jazz vocal fans than listeners who think Fame's mid-'60s "beat" records were his best.
Review by Richie Unterberger