Carly Simon

Carly Simon applies her trademark contralto voice to jazz standards that are alternately romantic, yearning or heartbroken. The '70s lite rock icon -- and her gravely tones -- make a surprisingly easy transition to torch singer, and the set list ("I've Got You Under My Skin," "How Long Has This Been Going On") is top-notch.

Let no one ever accuse Carly Simon of jumping on the current standards bandwagon.
Though Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald beat her to the punch, Simon was still way ahead
of the curve for the rock generation. Torch, the singer-songwriter's first album of songs
from the American songbook, came out back in 1981, well before not only Rod Stewart's
but Linda Ronstadt's too. And while it may be hard to argue that nobody does it... More >