Release Date: 8/19/1994
Recording Date: 1/1963
Label: Tristar
Type: CD
- Genre/Styles
- Early Pop/Rock, Traditional Pop
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What the Critics Say
Say Wonderful Things was Patti Page's first album for Columbia following a long association with Mercury Records. In the early '60s, Mercury had Page record wacky albums of male rock & roll hits and country music, but Columbia set her up with adult fare and lush backing akin to Julie London's albums from the same period. Whether such a move was wise is debatable since Page went from making minor but consistent hits to a two year hiatus from the pop charts. The title track from Say Wonderful Things was her last hit before the drought, and it is a waltz-time ballad more in keeping with her Mercury output than the rest of the album. The other tracks include a vaguely Brazilian-sounding rendition of "Fly Me to the Moon" and loads of easy listening ballads ("Days of Wine and Roses," "Moon River.") Page even makes Skeeter Davis' "The End of the World" sound like a Dinah Shore chestnut. Say Wonderful Things was probably in line with the kind of serious vocal music Page wanted to make, but the results are unfortunately bland. ~ Greg Adams, All Music Guide
