Matt Monro Forum

Not sure if I have spelt that right - Steve Lawrences 'other half' of course. My Mum had a fantastic album of hers, backed I think, by Nelson Riddle. she sang 'Just one of those things', 'You're getting to be habit with me', 'shooting high' and 'Alright, ok, you win' among many others - oh yes, and a fantastic version of 'Taking a chance on love'. My dad threw this album out (or took it to the charity shop) when we got him a CD player about 10 years ago, and now the only Eydie Gorme I can find now on CD does not feature any of above! Can't seem to get any of her stuff on I-tunes either.

I can see that she is still active the US doing tours with Steve, which is wonderful. Certainly on this album my Mum had she had a very powerful and 'happy voice'.

Mike G

Hi Mike--First mention of Eydie Gorme I believe.

She is great--I have several of her cd's, some duets with husband Steve Lawrence---he has a pleasant enough voice , but is not very distictive.

Marian

My favourite Eydie Gorme song is If He Walked Into My Life. I think it's from Mame.

Yes, that song is from Mame. I never liked the song until I heard it sung by ... you've guessed it! ... Matt Monro. Now I like the song. He brought something to the song that was missing in every other recording of the song.

My favourite Eydie Gorme single recording is "What Did I Have That I Don't Have Now" from On A Clear Day You Can See Forever.

Her recordings with the legendary Mexican group, Los Panchos, were quite popular throughout Latin America.

I saw Eydie Gorme and Steve Lawrence in the 1980s at the Kennedy Center in Washington---one of the top 10 shows I've ever seen.

Hi Paul

Liza Minnelli has taken that song from On A Clear Day and made it all her own, singing it at every concert and winning standing ovations for it. Do you like Liza's version?

I've never heard Liza Minelli's version. I like to see her perform on TV shows, but she's not someone whose records I would listen to, except I did purchase the single of Losing My Mind from the Results album (which you mentioned recently). I thought that was a great dance track.

If you like emotional songs then Eydie singing 'Guess who I saw today' will really tug at the heart strings! Its almost as sad as 'let it please be him' by Vicki Carr

Not really heard much of Steve Lawrences stuff, as all other 60s male artists pale into insignificance next to Matt

They have a website-something like steve&eydie.com

Hi Mark--yes they do have a website, but I did not find it very helpful--the cd that I was looking for,[ that had been listed on Gerrys magazine, which I have forgotten the name of at the moment----]--was not even listed on their site.

Marian

Guess Who I Saw Today will always be Nancy Wilson's masterpiece to me. The thing about this song is once you heard it and know the lyrics, there is no more guessing who it was she saw that day and the suspense is lost. This song requires a song stylist to carry it and Nancy is the one to tell the story.

Sorry,Marian-I agree,it's a 'duff'site.
I've been transferring all my SteveLawrence albums and those I have by Eydie from vinyl to CD -a lot cheaper than the prices some UK outlets charge. I've seen their albums(CDs)at £25! Ridiculous.

Hi Mark--I have even seen them at even more than that---lots more! Even some of the vinyl on sale is just crazy prices.

Marian

I agree, Terrence. I've never heard Guess Who I Saw Today by Eydie Gorme, but I can't imagine anyone singing it better than Nancy Wilson.

I've listened to it many times, but I'm in suspense every time. It takes me to a sidewalk cafe in Santa Monica, Buenos Aires, or Nice in the springtime.

We are great fans of Eydie Gorme. Have lots of her albums. A great singer a voice with endless talent and who better did she have to perform those songs with, than the fantastic arranger Don Costa. Her recording of "Guess Who I Saw Today" and Nancy Wilson's are both superb.

Vikki Carr is indeed the lady with the sob in her voice. In live performances, she actually breaks down when she croons WITH PEN IN HAND. Her signature hit IT MUST BE HIM is quite beaty in its recorded version but again on stage, Vikki invests more feeling into the song until she cries. I vote Vikki Carr the most emotional singer thus far. I love many of her songs especially those from her Columbia years like 6 Weeks Every Summer, Christmas Every Other Year & I've Never Been A Woman Before. When you listen to her emote, it is like she is sharing some sad life experience with you. She can just whisper the lyrics or she can belt. I have followed her career since the 70s.