LISA BELL
It's All About Love (Hapi Skratch)
Reviewed by Shaun Dale

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It's took Lisa Bell three years to assemble the follow up to her first album, Dare To Be. It's been time well spent. Bell established her jazz credentials last time out the hard way by delivering fresh interpretations of a challenging set of jazz standards. She decided to follow up by doing the even harder - making a set of songs we've never heard before, eight from her own pen, seem as familiar as she made those familiar tunes sound fresh.

Once again, success.

The album is a song cycle of sorts, with the subject of love hanging as the ever present theme. Of course, 'love' is a big topic, and it doesn't always imply romance. There's some romantic moments, of course, but there's also wistful love, broken love, love on the rise and on the rocks. Good stuff, every bit of it.

Most of all, though, there's Lisa Bell, whose talents include not only a pleasing and expressive vocal instrument, but an approach to a lyric that makes every line sound like a gift delivered from her heart. It's appropriate that she approaches the subject of love with her singing. She obviously loves to sing. I love to listen to her do it.

Track List:

It's All About Love * When I Wish * Don't Wait Forever * She's Not Right For You * Ain't Divorce Grand * Along The Beaches * Here I Am * Mary Had A Little Plan * You'll Find Me * Faraway Friends * When You Look for Love (Redux) * Burning Desire

© 2005 - Shaun Dale