Nancy Sinatra : Nancy
Sinatra
By Tim Cashmere
13th September 2004
Nancy Sinatra may never have
quite inherited that full and powerful voice that her father
was famous for, but she did have her own husky sound that
attracted an audience in a non-nepotistic way.
Her self titled album opens with the majestic 'Burnin' Down
The Spark', followed by the bluesy traditional ramble 'Ain't
No Easy Way' with Jon Spencer (of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion)
helping out on vocals.
Sinatra's help doesn't end there. This album is littered
with songs written specifically for this album by Pulp's Jarvis
Cocker, Pete Yorn, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, Morrissey,
Steven Van Zandt of the E Street Band and Bono & The Edge.
This approach to an album, much like Solomon Burke's 'Don't
Give Up On Me' is almost guaranteed to be great.
Sinatra adds her sultry vocals to songs that at their purest
form still contain the obvious influences of those who wrote
them. As she skips from smooth jazz, to pop to rock, it's
near impossible to categorise, only to say that it sounds
just like you would hope Nancy to sound like.
Track Listing
Burnin' Down the Spark
Ain't No Easy Way
Don't Let Him Waste Your Time
Don't Mean Nothing
Momma's Boy
Let Me Kiss You
Baby Please Don't Go
About a Fire
Bossman
Baby's Coming Back to Me
Two Shots of Happy, One Shot of Sad
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