She's a full blown 60's siren, this Misty Moore! A veteran of the Los Angeles and Las Vegas club scene, Moore apparently only recorded one album - but what a disc!
Each song here comes on like a full blown, period appropriate soundtrack number from a detective series - preferably one starring Rod Taylor with Joey Heatherton as his come hither Girl Friday and Connie Stevens as his (secretly resourceful) gal pal in a pinch!
Misty does let some true ache enter her voice on such numbers as the ironic "Lucky Me" and the semi-subtle "I'll Let You Go". "The World's Still Round" has a catchy call in it's chorus and it's a true might-have-been-a-hit. Every track comes on with heavy night club dance-ability, though, adding a certain (enjoyable) sameness to the material. Although, the last number "More Than the Eye Can See" slows things down just enough. Here, Moore is able to show the truly seductive salt and pepper shades to her register. (Besides, I picked this saucy puppy up, in near perfect condition, for $.50 at the Reckless Records Broadway location in Chicago - so who's complaining?
Gay ten? Hell, I'll take a perfect dozen. (No wonder I like this record so much!)
For the truly curious: The fabulous Ms. Moore has her own blog http://mistymooresings.blogspot.com. There, she has footage of her appearances on The Tonight Show (and performing with Donald O'Connor) along with an overview of her career and this album!
'Til the next time - Keep your Vinyl Rebellion going strong!!!
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