![]() ![]() This classic Bobbie Gentry tune gets a funked up, backwoods treatment à la Etta James with Wilson in full swagger. Balancing out the set are a series of bluesy big band numbers including “ In the Heat of the Night“, “ I’m Always Drunk in SF” and an amazing version of “ Ode to Billy Joe“. On the subdued end there are straightahead ballads like “ May I Come In” and “ It Never Entered My Mind” as well as more soul-tinged numbers such as “ Welcome to My Love” and “ Let’s Make the Most of a Beautiful Thing“. Wilson’s smoky, whispered voice imparts just the right amount of tender drama here while Nelson’s dark and restrained string charts keep things from getting syrupy. It offers a consistent selection of high-quality standards and strong contemporary material impressively set off by Oliver Nelson’s soulfully urbane arrangements. Her 1967 date Welcome to My Love, though, is an exception. Most of Nancy Wilson’s late ’60s releases contained four or five good tunes and the rest would be filler from the day’s batch of B-grade pop material. ![]()
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