Luckiest Girl (CD)

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• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: April 8, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Quango
• UPC: 182784102825
• WAPI (Tower ID): 111937645
• Average Customer Review:    (2 customer reviews)
• Tower.com Sales Rank: #118368 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
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Six years on from her debut album Dirty Child, Rosey returns with her sophomore set. In the interim, a proposed covers album was scrapped after the singer decided a tribute album to her musical heroines made less sense than allowing their inspiration to work through her. The result is Luckiest Girl, an album that allows the singer/songwriter to explore at length her jazz influences. Those influences are wide-ranging, encompassing artists as far afield as Billie Holiday and Nina Simone, and makes for a surprisingly eclectic set. Roaming down yesteryear's path, Rosey hits some unintentional dead ends along the way, for not all her attempts to blend jazz and pop succeed. What works best are a clutch of big-band styled songs, including the sassy "Those Eyes," the slinky, sultry set opener "It's a Ruse," the defiantly upbeat "Be Somebody Blues," and the smoky torch song "It's Easier on Me." Her old hit "Love" is also subtly reworked to great effect, its Latin rhythms accentuated and counter-pointed by moody, gypsy flavored passages. Equally good is the sophisticated sound of "Who Am I" awash in a supper club atmosphere. On all these songs, Rosey successfully channels vocal icons,

but on "I Remember," she instinctively keeps sliding into pop, rather ruining the carefully crafted mood of the song. The title track is even worse, an uneasy mix of jazz and soft pop. And soon Rosey's real roots are showing as the album draws to a close with a trio of unabashedly pop ballads, just the kind with which she made her name. Still, you can't fault an artist for attempting to grow, even if it's with some fits and starts. Overall her optimistic lyrics show real maturity, while the melodies, by and large, are strong. And it says much about the strength of her performances and material that listeners will appreciate the arrangements, while ruing Rosey wasn't singing before an actual big band. ~ Jo-Ann Greene

Rosey – Luckiest Girl

Rosey is no stranger to the music world. In fact, since her debut in ’02 she has been actively involved in a mesh of musical styles, associating herself with an eclectic slew of artists. Her resume includes touring with Melissa Etheridge, getting down with Morcheeba, and co-writing songs for Kelis. Rosey has now focused all her efforts in presenting “Luckiest Girl”, her self-produced Quango debut. Rosey’s smoky, Jazz vocals echo a sincere, soulful awareness that tips its’ hat to Ella and Billie in true vintage fashion. This songstress proves that Jazz can be played along more mainstream channels. Her sultry tones give a misty tint over tracks that range from mid-tempo swings (“Love”) to more subdued lounge players (“I Remember”). A personal favorite, "Who Am I" is the perfect presciption for those afternoon, slow sips of Martini.

Rosey places an emphasis on maintaining her sultry, swaggered character while suiting them with traditional and safe backdrop selections that lay in comfortably. Her jazzy elegance finds its way to sway into softer moments as demonstrated in ballads “Be Somebody Blues” and “Hand in Hand”. “Luckiest Girl” has a smooth, a tonal delicacy that finds a fine balance amongst beaming arrangements, samba tweaked horns, richly sprinkled piano and Jazzy throwback swing signatures. The end result is an audio sedative that you pop in, sit back and get your swing on.

Favorite Songs – “Who Am I”,“Love”, “It’s A Ruse”

- SC, Right Around The Corner 10/04/08