Rating: 4/5
Review:
A surprisingly good album
I missed Barbara Keith completely firat time around and only came across her relatively
recently. She made a couple of albums,
both very helpfully entitled "Barbara Keith", in 1969 and 1971
respectively. This is the second from 1971.
I tried this on spec, half expecting it to be pretty
terrible, to be honest, but it isn't – it's good. It's a bit like Carole
King in places, a bit like Laura Nyro in others but with its own personality. Barbara Keith isn't in the same league as
those two giants, but she could write a good song, she performs well and the
arrangements and band are very good.
Overall, this is a very decent effort, I think, with some enjoyable
songs and a good variety, and it's one which I will be going back to.
I'm going to try to look out Barbara Keith's first album as
well – although that looks harder to find.
In the meantime, I can recommend this; it's a surprisingly good example
of early 70s singer-songwriting, and well worth a listen.
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