AM/FM
| Rita Wilson
AM/FM
Sensuous U.S. radio hits from the Sixties and Seventies have a surprisingly able proponent in Rita Wilson, the L.A.-born actress and producer who debuts as a singer with this collection. Helped by Sheryl Crow ( Angel of the Morning, Will You Love Me Tomorrow ), Chris Cornell ( All I Have to Do Is Dream ), Faith Hill ( Love Has No Pride ) and others, Wilson renews Watergate-era gems with an expressive denim-and-suede soprano; on Good Time Charlie s Got the Blues, she and Jackson Browne sing a song from 1971, but the stripped-down, bossa-nova-flavored arrangement, like much of AM/FM itself, feels timeless. -Rolling Stone
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NY Times
Like the radio hits they evoke, Ms. Wilson’s lyrics don’t reach for Freudian depths, but they address life’s issues in practical language and in tunes that have strong melodic hooks.
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Huffington Post
I think AM/FM is a lovely revisiting of old friends, done in a timeless fashion. So thanks to Rita Wilson for not only living out her lifelong dream, but for reminding me why I wanted to be a songwriter in the first place. Job well done, Rita Wilson, job well done.
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Showbiz 411
I thought her versions of “Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues” and “Please Come to Boston” were excellent.
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Post and Courier
Simply put, Wilson has a lovely singing voice, hushed yet powerful, and falling somewhere between the triangulation of Karen Carpenter, Suzanne Vega and Sheryl Crow. Wilson originally wanted to be a singer back in the ’60s and ’70s, but eventually went with acting instead.
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Star Tribune
Wilson sings 14 personal favorites with plaintive, unvarnished simplicity and understatement. The opening cut, "All I Have to Do Is Dream," sung with the rocker Chris Cornell, establishes the album's mood of fond remembrance.
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Music Vice
What’s most important, is that Rita Wilson has released an album that you would enjoy playing in the car and singing along with. And so the eternal return, as the circle goes on and life repeats itself…
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Queen's Chronicle
The best track here is “Walking in The Rain,” which is closer in style to the Jay & the Americans’ 1969 hit recording than the 1964 Ronettes’ original. Wilson lacks the vocal power of Jay Black but conveys the joyous lyrics of being in love perfectly.
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IMDB
A lifelong passion for music brought her many talents full circle to deliver an album release that is an extremely personal endeavor. She chose songs that resonated emotionally with her, that told a story and evoked the era of the '60s and '70s
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World Cat
Multitalented actress and now singer Rita Wilson releases her first CD of fourteen songs that evoke the era of the '60s and '70s, which sparked her singing desires. The album was carefully curated by Wilson herself along with producer Fred Mollin.
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