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'Produced by Leonard Cohen' is featured prominently on the cover of this CD. Singer and pianist Anjani Thomas already worked with this ever melancholic bard in the eighties and sings along on the original Hallelujah (from Various Positions from 1985). She also played a prominent role on Cohen's comeback record Dear Heather from 2004. Now this loving couple has turned the tables and Cohen has put… herself in the service of the second solo album of this classically trained Hawaiian as a lyricist and producer. Blue Alert has received the atmosphere of fifties records by, for example, Julie London and (the singing) Chet Baker in a number of fragile songs in which the modest lisping Anjani accompanies herself on the piano, supplemented with a sporadic saxophone or guitar. Especially the title song can easily measure up to standards like You Don't Know What Love Is or Cry Me A River. Music that has a timeless appearance and, partly due to Cohen's always lightly twisting, poetic and especially sincere words, transcends the kitch and the pastiche. Blue Alert has also been released as a special edition. It contains a bonus DVD with The Making Of Blue Alert, a documentary by Lian Lunson, and two video clips. (MR)more
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