THE PERSUASIONS SING THE BEATLES
THE PERSUASIONS
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[1] Eight Days a Week [2] Oh! Darling [3] Come Together [4] Rocky Raccoon [5] Octopus's Garden [6] Love Me Do [7] With A Little Help From My Friends [8] From Me to You [9] Yesterday [10] Ob La Di, Ob La Da [11] Don't Let Me Down [12] The Ballad of John and Yoko [13] Imagine [14] Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) |
It was probably inevitable, the world's best-ever vocal group paying tribute to the world's best-ever pop group! The Persuasions, otherwise known as the godfathers of contemporary a cappella, make their Chesky debut with this special collection of Beatle songs entitled The Persuasions Sing The Beatles.
On The Persuasions Sing The Beatles, selections that were chosen from the Beatles repertoire are uniquely interpreted resulting in a glorifying accolade to the revolutionary music of the Beatles. The stunning vocal harmonies beautifully intertwine with the gospel and R&B influences that The Persuasions bring forth to the table. Here, The Persuasions effectively bring a haunting originality to the familiar making each tune their own, and making this album a welcome respite for tired ears.
With sympathetic production making the disc sound better than any release the group has issued in a career stretching back four decades, The Persuasions Sing The Beatles shows just what can be done with voices so completely accustomed to working together. "Oh! Darling" and "Imagine" emerge as near-liturgical laments, "Yesterday" is performed in the manner of a Forties or Fifties ballad, "Rocky Raccoon" boasts a country feel which even eluded the original and "Ob La Di, Ob La Da" flows with contagious rhythm and energy.