" Charlotte Church "
To judge by the impassioned responses
to her debut album Voice of an Angel, Charlotte has already set
extraordinary expectations for any follow-up. After all, the
vocal phenomenon from Cardiff, Wales, took up a place in The
Guinness Book of Records as the youngest artist ever--at the
tender age of 12--to have an album attaining No. 1 status on
the classical charts. This self-titled second release will continue
to delight the highly gifted singer's legions of fans, and also
contains some surprises for them. Church here tries out classical
repertory with Puccini's "O mio babbino caro" and the
"Jewel Song"--her pure and high-flying voice showing
an amazing agility. There is great warmth in a couple of sacred
songs, as well as the traditional Irish "She Moved Through
the Fair." Church's vocal color--almost like a boy soprano
at times--brings something unique to Gershwin's "Summertime. |
