Cass Elliot - Cass Elliot (1972, BMG Japan 2000)⭐FLAC

Artist: Cass Elliot
Title Of Album: Cass Elliot
Year Of Release: 1972/2000
Label: BMG
Country of Artist (Band): US
Genre: Jazzy folk rock
Audio codec: FLAC (*.flac)
Rip type: tracks+.cue
Audio bitrate: lossless

Cass Elliot's departure from ABC Dunhill Records and their bubblegum marketing of her was probably the greatest career move that this awesome vocalist ever made. RCA obviously had better things in mind for her, treating her with the same sort of care that they bestowed on Harry Nilsson. The company let this pair of world-class vocalists choose their own material and brought them together with great musicians and arrangers. The end result was possibly Elliot's finest solo album. She was certainly more comfortable with the material. One of the best performances is Judee Sill's "Jesus Was a Crossmaker," which is vaguely reminiscent of Laura Nyro's fine work of the period. Elliot's version of Randy Newman's "I'll Be Home" is also a standout. Elliot's sister, Leah Kunkel emerges as a sensitive songwriter on this record, and Elliot's reading of "When It Doesn't Work Out" is absolutely graceful. Arranger/conductor Benny Golson's work perfectly frames one of the voices of a generation.

Tracks:
1. I'll Be Home (Randy Newman) - 3:42
2. Baby I'm Yours (Van McCoy) - 2:34
3. Jesus Was A Cross Maker (Judee Sill) - 3:08
4. That Song (Bill Dean) - 2:14
5. When It Doesn't Work Out (Leah Kunkel) - 4:30
6. I'll Be There (Bobby Darin) - 2:27
7. Disney Girls (Bruce Johnston) - 4:11
8. I Think It's Going To Rain Today (Randy Newman) - 2:46
9. Cherries Jubilee (Marilyn Messina) - 4:41
10.It's All In The Game (Carl Sigman, Charles Dawes) - 3:19