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Alan Cumming
I Bought A Blue Car Today
Genres: Pop, Rock, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Shine
2. I Dance and Dance and Smile and Smile
3. That's Life
4. Wig In a Box/Wicked Little Town
5. Don't Tell Me
6. Here You Come Again/My Interpretation
7. Next To Me
8. Thinking of You
9. Unexpressed
10. Where I Want To Be
11. What More Can I Say
12. Mein Heir
13. All I Know
14. Beautiful

CD Details

All Artists: Alan Cumming
Title: I Bought A Blue Car Today
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Yellow Sound Label
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 9/22/2009
Genres: Pop, Rock, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Adult Alternative, Musicals
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 705105664637

Synopsis

Product Description

This album is an eclectic mix of pop, theater, punk and chamber rock. Alan's immense talent and achievements in theater and film are abundant and nothing short of exceptional. His talent as a recording artist, singer,and front man has been untapped until now. Biding his time, Alan waited for the perfect opportunity to debut this side of his personality. This now realized project features great songs with fresh arrangements enhanced by Alan's natural and spirited delivery. This exciting adventure will keepfans and followers of Alan excited and riveted for years to come.

CD Reviews

Atypical (as hoped for)

Thomas W. Altizer | Arlington, VA, United States | 09/23/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Do NOT mistake this for the usual fare from singers you primarily know from their work on Broadway. This is a unique musical effort from a performer without peer and you have to hear it to believe it. The only weak spot is "That's Life." The rest of the songs range from obscure to obvious, but Cumming puts his imprint on all of them. (Listen to his take on Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again" and Kander and Ebb's "Mein Herr" to understand what I mean.) His closing song, "Beautiful" is a brilliant twenty-first century take on a very old-fashioned concept, love. This guy is a keeper!"

Interesting, Provocative with Hits & Misses

R. Stephen Browning | Palm Desert, CA | 11/20/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I can't completely recommend this CD without some reservations, unfortunately. I bought it for my partner who has a fascination for Mr. Cumming ever since he first starred in Cabaret in Broadway. He seems to be trying way too hard on several of the numbers, and "That's Life" is a true boozy train wreck. That being said, when he calms down a bit and tries to reach some emotional depth, he's wonderful. He isn't the greatest singer, frankly, but can carry a tune and tell a story...which is more than many, many others. His "Unexpressed" is captivating. I love the fact that he didn't hide his Scottish brogue for this recording. Being the son of a Scottish mother, I found this totally charming. Maybe for his next recording, he can search for those songs of depth and sub-text that might allow him to expand dramatically and musically. One gets the feeling that this was his catharsis of sorts. Maybe the next one will have expunged the demons and allow him to develop further."