Cover looks great. I'm very excited for this. Her voice is phenomenal. I can't wait to see the entire track list.
i've already pre-ordered 2 copies!! I am excited to hear her version of "I will always love you" with Dolly Parton. Should be interesting.
Whitney H's version of "I Will Always Love You" is beyond awful. If you've seen the film version of "Whorehouse," where Dolly sings it to Burt, that's how it's supposed to be........sweet, simple and so moving!
The complete track listing follows:
"Something Beautiful" (with Stephen Flaherty)
"One Day" (with Andrew Lippa)
"I Will Always Love You" (duet with Dolly Parton)
"Gotta Start Small" (with Deborah Abramson)
"15 Pounds (Away From My Love)" (with Zina Goldrich & Marcy Heisler)
"Never Neverland (Fly Away)" (with Scott Alan)
"The Hardest Part of Love" (with Steve Marzullo)
"Invention" (with Paul Loesel)
"Making Good" (with Stephen Schwartz)
"Because I Am a Wife" (with Claude-Michel Schonberg)
"Smart Women" (with Marvin Hamlisch)
"The Human Heart" (with Stephen Flaherty)
"Life Starts Clapping" (with Paul Loesel)
Playbill article
There is a really nice write-up (in part)about the session that I will put the link to below.
Steph and Dolly recording I Will Always Love You
New York Magazine
I AM SO EXCITED that "Because I Am a Wife" is on there!!
I wonder if she'll do a CD release party at Birdland...if so, I'll definitely be there.
That was a great article, thank you so much for sharing!
I definitely just had a freak attack over "Because I am a Wife".....WOW....That is the best news ever.
is anyone sad about "never never land" and "making good"? I already have the professional recordings of that...fill the cd with NEW stuff Steph!!
I too wish she had maybe switched out one of those, but I can not wait for this album. I hope it as great as Julia Murney's
"is anyone sad about "never never land" and "making good"? I already have the professional recordings of that...fill the cd with NEW stuff Steph!!"
I don't know about Making Good, but apparently Scott Alan said it will be a new, different recording of "Never Never Land."
i cannot wait! pre-ordered yesterday! soooooooo excited!
So looking forward to this!
I never knew the name of the song she sang at the Defying Inequality benefit earlier this year. It was one of my favorite performances of the evening. Any chance that's on the new CD?
didn't she sing 'making good'?
if so yes it is on the cd.
She sang "Making Good" at the Yellow Brick Road Not Taken concert.
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I think the version of Never Never Land is the current background music on her website- stephaniejblock.com
It's a stronger version, with a few minor lyric changes.
oh ya i totally mixed up the events! sorry.
i am not sure what the defying inequality song is called.
'some i got married...'? if you type in sjb + defying inequality on youtube you can watch the video of the performance.
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I hope she gets the recognition she deserves for 9 to 5. I'm afraid there are so many other notable performances there, she could be overlooked.
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I saw the show today. WOW! Stephanie is the standout. She should totally get a Tony nomination for her performance. Her voice is the best one on that stage.
"I Will Always Love You" is available on itunes now!
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128754.html
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=311046415&id=311046320&s=143441
Updated On: 4/29/09 at 02:33 PM
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I dont know if this is posted anywhere else on here but while the hard copy of her CD is available June 2nd, it will be available for download on iTunes on May 12th
I just listened to the whole thing and ...Wow. It's just gorgeous. Soft, understated, emotional, and SJB uses a lovely husky tone that I wasn't expecting. She really interpreted this song in a different, beautiful way. I can't wait to hear the rest.
ETA: I'm not a big fan on Dolly's vocals sometimes and I wasn't sure how their voices would work together, but Dolly sounds great and compliments SJB really well!
Updated On: 4/29/09 at 04:02 PM
i just love how stephanie's voice sounds. it is an amazing interpretation of the song.
cannot wait for the cd release.
The whole song is on Perez.
http://perezhilton.com/2009-04-29-listen-to-this-love-goes-on-and-on
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