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Love Me Tender

Barb Jungr

Love Me Tender

...unique versions of Elvis Presley songs
AKD 255

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$22.00

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FLAC 24bit 96kHz 1,183.2MB $29.00

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WMA 16bit 44.1kHz 264.4MB $15.00

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1
Love Letters (Straight From Your Heart)

Love Letters (Straight From Your Heart)

Band Barb Jungr - vocals, Adrian Yorke - celeste, soundscape recordings, Thangam Debbonaire - cello
Writer E. Heyman, Victor Young
Arranger Adrian York
3:13 Play $1.70
2
Heartbreak Hotel

Heartbreak Hotel

Band Barb Jungr - vocals, Adrian Yorke - piano, vocoder programming, soundscape recordings, William Jackson - harp
Writer Axton, Durden, Presley
Arranger Adrian York
4:04 Play $1.70
3
Long Black Limousine

Long Black Limousine

Band Barb Jungr - vocals, Jonathan Cooper - clarinets, piano, keyboard samples, soundscape recordings, Thangam Debbonaire - cello
Writer Bobby George, Vern Stovall
Arranger Jonathan Cooper
4:23 Play $1.70
4
Wooden Heart

Wooden Heart

Band Barb Jungr - vocals, Jonathan Cooper - clarinets, piano, keyboard samples, soundscape recordings, Thangam Debbonaire - cello
Writer Traditional/Bert Kaempfert/Kay Twomey/Benjamin Weisman/Fred Wise
Arranger Jonathan Cooper
3:04 Play $1.70
5
Are You Lonesome Tonight

Are You Lonesome Tonight

Band Barb Jungr - vocals, Adrian Yorke - piano, celeste and soundscape recordings
Writer Lou Handman, Roy Turk
Arranger Adrian York
8:03 Play $3.40
6
Kentucky Rain

Kentucky Rain

Band Barb Jungr - vocals, Adrian Yorke - piano , synth, Mario Castronari - acoustic bass
Writer Dick Heard, Eddie Rabbitt
Arranger Adrian York
4:49 Play $1.70
7
In The Ghetto

In The Ghetto

Band Barb Jungr - vocals, Adrian Yorke - piano, organs, bells, celeste
Writer Mac Davis
Arranger Adrian York
3:38 Play $1.70
8
Love Me Tender

Love Me Tender

Band Barb Jungr - vocals, Adrian Yorke - piano, waterphone and soundscape recordings
Writer Vera Matson/Elvis Presley
Arranger Adrian York
5:27 Play $3.40
9
Always On My Mind

Always On My Mind

Band Barb Jungr - vocals
Guest Artist Jonathan Cooper - piano
Writer Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson Thompson
Arranger Jonathan Cooper
5:05 Play $3.40
10
I Shall Be Released

I Shall Be Released

Band Barb Jungr - vocals, Miriam Teppich - violin, Dominika Rosiek - violin, Rebecca Brown - viola, Thangam Debbonaire - cello
Writer Bob Dylan
Arranger Jonathan Cooper
5:31 Play $3.40
11
Tomorrow Is A Long Time

Tomorrow Is A Long Time

Band Barb Jungr - vocals, Thangam Debbonaire - cello, Rebecca Brown - viola
Guest Artist Jonathan Cooper - piano
Writer Bob Dylan
Arranger Jonathan Cooper
6:00 Play $3.40
12
Looking For Elvis

Looking For Elvis

Band Barb Jungr - vocals, Adrian Yorke - piano, Mario Castronari - bass, Rebecca Brown - violin
Writer Barb Jungr , Adrian York
Arranger Adrian York
3:44 Play $1.70
13
Peace In The Valley

Peace In The Valley

Band Barb Jungr - vocals, Mari Wilson - backing vocals, Ian Shaw - backing vocals, Adrian Yorke - backing vocals
Writer Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey
2:56 Play $1.70
Total Running Time 60 minutes Purchase all tracks 
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"A must have" **** Daily Express
"The kind of voice many more should get around to hearing" MOJO
"Presley's lush sentimentality goes out of the window: in its place is an art-song sensibility tinged with cultured R&B." * * * * Clive Davis, Sunday Times

The SACD layer is both 5.1 channel and 2-channel

Produced by Barb Jungr, Adrian York & Calum Malcolm

all* vocals & tambourine: Barb Jungr
celeste, piano, vocoder programming, synth, organ, bells, waterfone and soundscape recordings: Adrian York
clarinets, piano, keyboard samples and sounds cape: Jonathan Cooper
violin: Miriam Teppich & Dominika Rosiek
viola: Rebecca Brown
cello: Thangam Debbonaire
harp: Billy Jackson
acoustic bass: Mario Castronari
*backing voices: Barb Jungr, Mari Wilson, Ian Shaw (track 13)

Barb Jungr writes:
Night. Some mythical Deep South. Looking through the frayed, gently blowing curtains into the large room of a decaying ante bellum house. Vines push through the ceiling and roots puncture the floorboards. On a chair, in the moonlight, a woman in a faded ball gown sits, spine straight, eyes straight ahead, cradling the bruised and bloodied body of her dreams to her heart. In the corner of the room casting intermittent green light a modem blinks. Beating time. Silently.

That’s the picture that came to me when this collection of songs came together. With this repertoire and the memory of the King, something happened and the songs and the language we needed musically, emerged of their own accord.

The songs are not all obvious, though some are. They chose themselves as soon as I started to peel the list down and work on the material. The lyrics, when exposed, tell a very different story of life, love, loss and faith now, and speak to the memory of the great singer who sang them half a century ago.

I am indebted to Howard Thompson for pushing me towards this repertoire, to my stupendous arrangers Adrian and Jonathan, and of course Calum Malcolm - who have to put up with me talking in images and demanding the impossible, and to all the friends and colleagues who gave research help, song suggestions and encouraged in every way.

Arrangements: Adrian York and Jonathan Cooper.
Recordings: Calum Malcolm, Adrian York and Jonathan Cooper.
Recorded at Livingston Studios with help from Jon Olliffe., and at Adrian York and Jonathan Cooper’s studios.
Mixed by Calum Malcolm and Adrian York at Calum Malcolm’s studio.
Photos and sleeve design: John Haxby
Barb Jungr’s Website design James Johnstone

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Audiophile Audition
Done with such raw emotion, that I can't visualize it being sung by Elvis.
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O's Place Newsletter
Jungr pays homage to the King.
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Live Review
Very special.
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High Fidelity
The technical side is awe inspiring, while it enhances the musical content.
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AudioEnz - New Zealand
The recording is superb - of demonstration quality.
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The Singer
Paring his greatest hits down to their bare essentials
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The Scotsman
An article by Barb Jungr.
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Daily Express
A must-have. ****
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Record Collector
An adroit interpreter of the songs of others.
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HMV Choice
Widely regarded as Britain’s most gifted song stylist
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The Times
Jungr could teach Madonna a thing or two about how to convey sensuality through words alone.
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All Music Guide
Another exquisite, at times astonishing, album from Miss Jungr.
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The Stage
Rendering it anew in such a startlingly personal way that it is utterly reinvigorated
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www.backstage.com
Major talent here, folks.
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Bloomberg News
If you've ever wondered how an artist can transform your view of a song, catch Jungr in concert.
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Time Out
You'll find a depth in these songs never previously imagined.
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Yorkshire Post
She makes them sound as if they were written just for her.
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Whitstable Times
A different kind of tribute to the King
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Jazz at Ronnie Scott's
One of Europe's most intriguing and intelligent interpreters of the contemporary song.
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The Sunday Times
An art-song sensibility tinged with cultured R&B.
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Arts East
Britain’s leading chansonnier.
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08 May 2008 to 10 May 2008
England
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, London
Just Like a Woman - Hymn to Nina

23 May 2008
England
New Greenham Arts, Newbury
The Blue Hours Cabaret

20 June 2008
England
New Greenham Arts, Newbury
The Blue Hours Cabaret

21 June 2008
England, London
The Vortex Jazz Bar, N16


22 June 2008
England, London
606 Jazz Club, Chelsea


25 June 2008
England
unknown, Wellingborough
Just Like a Woman - hymn to Nina

29 June 2008
England, London
The Bloomsbury Theatre
The Lovely Russell

22 July 2008
England, London
The Almeida Theatre
No Regrets - The Remarkable Barb Jungr

25 July 2008
England
The Wintergarden Hotel, Margate
The Margate Big Sky Jazz Festival

01 August 2008
England
The Fleece, Boxford
Just Like a Woman - hymn to Nina

06 August 2008 to 07 August 2008
Scotland
The Queens Hall, Edinburgh
Just Like a Woman - Barb Jungr sings Nina Simone

22 August 2008 to 23 August 2008
England, London
Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho
New York Stories - with Ian Shaw

04 September 2008 to 06 September 2008
North America
The Metropolitan Room, New York
No Regrets - The Remarkable Barb Jungr

11 September 2008 to 13 September 2008
North America
The Metropolitan Room, New York
No Regrets - The Remarkable Barb Jungr

18 September 2008 to 20 September 2008
North America
The Metropolitan Room, New York
No Regrets - The Remarkable Barb Jungr

02 October 2008 to 04 October 2008
England, London
Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Soho
Just Like a Woman - hymn to Nina

07 November 2008
Scotland
Strathclyde Suite, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Just Like a Woman - hymn to Nina

15 November 2008
England, London
The Vortex Jazz Bar, N16
London Jazz Festival

20 December 2008
England, London
The Vortex Jazz Bar, N16