Search - Slim Man :: All I Want for Christmas

Melts me

10/25/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Oh my, Oh my, Oh my. Slim Man has really outdone himself on this one. The style and grace of this recording will surely go down in history as one of the greatest Christmas albums ever. If you don't know Slim Man, what a great introduction this album would be to his unique - sweet - sensual - semi-jazz - semi-pop approach. I'm surprised he's not up there in the top 40. He's way more appealing than any other male vocalist out there these days.I happened upon him in 1995 in San Francisco when he had just released his first album END OF THE RAINBOW; I saw him live at the Great American Music Hall and couldn't believe I'd never heard of him before. He is an awesome entertainer (not just a pretty face: great voice, great moves, very sexy on stage. Not to mention the fact that he write all his own material and produces himself. A "total package".) So anyway I bought END OF THE RAINBOW at the show, and it has been played thousands of times over and over with great enjoyment. But this is even better. My favorite cut (hard to pick, they're all great and the album gets better as it goes on) is probably , well, either White Christmas, Blue Christmas, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, or . . . oh darn I love them all. But be sure to check out tracks 2 and 6 where Slim Man does a Nat King Cole thing and it's BEAUTIFUL. If you DO know Slim Man, I must say I don't think he's ever sounded better, that beautiful voice, that sensual style. Oh my.I know what I want for Christmas!!!"

Gotta dance!

10/18/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A friend at work has been trying to get me to listen to Slim Man for years. I wasn't too interested because I'm not exactly a "smooth jazz" fan. Mostly just too boring. Ho hum. Prefer Latin, dance, R&BBUT, I have learned that Slim Man is NOT boring. When my friend got her hands on this Chistmas CD, and FORCED me to listen, well, I don't have the words to express how it affected me.I couln't stop listneing. With every song I heard something new, something more enticing, more moving. And by the time we came to the last couple of songs, I just couldn't stop dancing. Dancing to Chistmas music! Just wait til you hear the cha cha cha on "Feliz Navidid". And the swing on "Blue Christmas". Oh yeah.Where did this guy come from? And how come I've never heard of him before? He's incredible. This is my first Slim man CD but now I want MORE Slim Man. All I want for Christmas is all the Slim man I can get. Oh yeah!"

WOW This CD is really something special.

10/18/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"There is true magic on this album. I was lucky eenough to be on the Slim Man mailing list so I ordered this CD as soon as I heard about it. and WOW. If you are familiar with Slim Man, well, he surpasses all expectations. That sensual voice we know and love is more intimate than ever. Track 1 "Winter Wonderland is kind of predictable in that "smooth jazz" way. But when you get to track 2 "Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - oh my - I must admit it moved me so that I actually got goose bumps. The live piano, the sulty sax, then comes the Slim Man vocal - ! - this is it! (I have been waiting for YEARS for a Christmas CD that could just repeat and repeat and repeat, and this is IT.) And it gets better as you get deeper into the cuts. Every track is fresh and surprising. Slim Man has never been so versitile in his approach. Who would think of recording "Christmas Time Is Here" (Charlie Brown's christmas theme song). Well, the Slim Man did and this track will melt you. Randy Brecker on muted trumpet , oh my, it is really worth a listen.A couple of tracks will definitely make you smile. Rap. Yes, the Slim Man raps and it is a smile! If you only buy one new CD this season, this is MUST HAVE. I love it, and I'm giving all my friends a copy for Chjristmas. There goes my shopping list!"