Taken from Gilbert`s new album LATIN ALA G to be released June 8th 2015 . I keep getting requests every day to hear something from the new album - there`s a great deal of interest and anticipation surrounding this release . I sincerely hope this is allowed to stay on here ! This recording is only in MONO - NOT STEREO - and it`s from a radio broadcast so PLEASE BUY THE ALBUM AND SUPPORT GILBERT ! READ MORE BELOW ....
Gilbert`s new album called LATIN ALA G released on June 8TH 2015 pays tribute to one of his musical idols- the great Peggy Lee . Gilbert worked with Peggy on his recording CAN`T THINK STRAIGHT and has called Peggy " The greatest female interpreter of song ". Gilbert also loves Peggy`s Latin based albums so when working on his own latin sounding new album he decided to recreate one of Peggy`s classic album sleeves . Here is the track listing !
1. Made In Love
2. I Guess I'll Always Love You
3. Hell No
4. If You Want Me To
5. Let's See
6. Hablando Del Rey De Roma
7. No Way
8. Love I You
9. You Heard
10. Speaking Of Which
11. Singapore
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Irish-born singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan enjoyed superstar status in the 1970s, topping the UK and US single charts and out-selling the likes of Rod Stewart and Elton John to become the biggest-selling solo artist in the world.
Today, he continues to be regarded as one of the world's finest songwriters, his songs covered by artists from across the musical spectrum, including Morrissey, Neil Diamond, Diana Krall and Michael Buble.
On June 8th he returns with his 23rd studio album, 'Latin ala G', an album of original Gilbert O'Sullivan songs inspired by Peggy Lee's Latin-inflected albums 'Latin ala Lee!' (1960) and 'Ole ala Lee!' (1961). Recorded in Spain with a cast of exemplary Spanish musicians, the album finds a legendary songwriter still at the top of his game, and as restlessly creative as ever.
Gilbert's first taste of chart success came with 'Nothing Rhymed', a UK Top Ten hit in 1970, taken from debut album Himself, but it was 1972's 'Alone Again (Naturally)' that shot him to international stardom, topping the USA charts for six weeks and garnering three Grammy Award nominations. Soon after, he scored three UK number ones with singles 'Clair', 'Get Down' and the album Back to Front, before being named "Songwriter of the Year" at the 18th Ivor Novello Awards. Gilbert then set out on an 18-city UK tour and a USA tour, clocked another UK Top 10 hit with 'Why Oh Why Oh Why' and in 1974 won a third Ivor Novello award, setting him on his way to truly legendary status.
The new album stems from O'Sullivan's love of Latin music from the early sixties, when Brazilian artists such as Astrud Gilberto and Sergio Mendes began to gain worldwide popularity. This, combined with an admiration for Peggy Lee whom he dueted with in the nineties - 'I regard Peggy Lee, along with Ella Fitzgerald, as the greatest female interpreter of song' says Gilbert - formed the basis of a concept that would become Latin ala G.
Gilbert explains -
'The concept for the album is based on my love of two albums Peggy Lee made in 1960, Latin Ala Lee and Ole Ala Lee. It's nice to incorporate the 'pop songs' I write in a Latin style, not least the experience of recording them with some of Spain's finest musicians. As a homage to Peggy, we've recreated the cover of her Latin Ala Lee album as Latin Ala G.' Gilbert is also touring in June to promote the new album .
http://www.gilbertosullivan.net/
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