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Ich sprecha kein Deutch (I don.t speak German) but. . .

Mark Rosen | New Paltz, NY United States | 10/10/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"That having been said, I'd like to add that I collect foreign language versions of songs made famous in English BY THE ORIGINAL ARTISTS so already this CD was quite the find for me. Unlike the previous reviewer, I remain completely unaware of how poor the translations on this collection are (I do know that Gene Pitney's "Town Without Pity" is transformed into something roughly called "Stand By Me"). What so cool about these recordings though is just when you you expect David Ruffin to start singing "I've got sunshine/On a cloudy day" something altogether different and unfamiliar comes out of his mouth. If you're a music collector like me, prepare yourself for this experience many times over. If this sounds intriguing, check this CD out. It's actually quite "cute" to hear, even if many of these artists might be butchering the German; on the other hand, Dusty Springfield's and Petula Clark's German pronunciation sound pretty good to me. I've docked this one star because there are a few too many songs I'm simply not familiar with."