Amazing!
GGG | California | 11/15/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Gene Puerling can arrange songs like no one else. His harmonies can be electrifying and make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Because of the thickness of his arrangements, they are extreemly difficult to pull off. The Singers Unlimited do it flawlessly. There are only four members, so they dubb over themselves and sing more than one part. Sometimes one can be heard singing three different parts! Their sound is amazing. Their bass hits the low C's and D's with incredible volume. I highly recomend this album."
A VocaL Masterpeice
Michael J. Lazzeri | LA, USA | 04/04/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"In 1976 I discovered " Singers Unlimited", by sheer accident. The record store had this 1st Acapella album on sale for $1.98. As I picked it up, read the Liner Notes, I knew I vaguely remembered Gene Puerling from " The Hi Lo's " , having grown up in the 50's as I did. On that, and seeing how pretty Bonnie Herman was, I took a chance and bought the album. I took it home, put it on, and the 1st thing I heard was the gorgeous voice of Bonnie Herman, doing the opening lines of " Both Sides Now";with the exception of Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys, and Karen / Richard Carpenter,I had never heard anything like the harmonies these 4 people created. The 2nd song, " London by Night", is to this day, my all-time favorite of " The Singers": it is so beautiful,words cannot do the song justice: it can only be heard to fully appreciate what I mean. Because the music is beautiful, it's easy to dismiss these 4 people; what you hear is so easy on the ear, and so warm and effortless to listen to, like Karen Carpenter's voice, the risk of not appreciating what you hear is always present. However, do not be fooled or mislead. To those of you who have yet to take the plunge with " The Singers": what you'll hear is a treasure, the likes of which, you will never, ever, hear again. And, though " Masterpiece" is overused, I can think of no more apt description to use with " Acapella" . [...]"
Track Listings (10) - Disc #1