Nancy LaMott Special Edition CD/DVD Released Feb.12

Nancy LaMott was a talented singer who was on the verge of stardom when she was struck down, at the age of 43, by Uterine Cancer. February 12th will see the release of a special-edition CD and DVD (the first DVD to feature the late singer). 
  
The CD entitled "Ask Me Again" features rare and live performances. "After Nancy's death in 1995, many radio DJ's across the country kept her music alive by playing cuts from her CD's. But one DJ, Jonathan Schwartz, had access to a special private collection of unreleased recordings that Nancy had given him copies of as gifts. Over the years, Jonathan would regularly play these recordings, and every time he did we would get calls asking, "Which CD is that on? How do I get a copy of that song?" Of course, they weren't on any CD, so we had a lot of frustrated fans on our hands. Several years ago we set out to rectify that problem by putting together this compilation. Because these songs were recorded in many disparate venues, most with just a live piano, on all different kinds of equipment of varying quality, live in concert, live on the radio, and in small studios in Atlantic City and New York, the challenge was to get them all to play evenly so they could be listened to on one CD without losing the dynamic range that was the trademark of Nancy's live performances. We have tried, in every case, to leave the songs as they were originally sung, so with the exception of raising and lowering volumes and a few small nips and tucks, all these performances are untouched. The result is an intimate, natural look at these songs just as Nancy sang them. No frills, no tricks, Just Nancy." state press notes.

The CD track listing is as follows:

Disc One
1.    You And I
2.    Ask Me Againa
3.    The Shadow Of Your Smile
4.    Cheek To Cheek
5.    Sophisticated Lady
6.    On My Way To You
7.    Easy To Love
8.    Killing Time
9.    Call Me Irresponsible
10.    Right As The Rain
  
Disc Two
1.    Moondance
2.    You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
3.    September In The Rain
4.    I Only Have Eyes For You
5.    The Wind Beneath My Wings
6.    You'll Never Know
7.    The Music That Makes Me Dance
8.    No One Is Alone / Not While I'm Around
9.    I Didn't Know What Time It Was
10.    Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

The DVD I'll Be Here With You will feature 25 rare performances and a documentary. According to press notes: "In this collection, we trace Nancy's progress from a young woman enthusiastically belting out a Liza Minnelli tune in a small San Francisco club through some of her most memorable performances at Don't Tell Mama, and then watch as she develops into the poised and polished artist that a lucky few got to see at The Algonquin, at the Palace Theater and on National T.V. Her touching last television appearance and her triumphant first rendition of "Listen to my Heart" close the DVD. It's taken years to compile and clear all these performances, but at last we have, on one DVD, a memory of what was and a hint at what might have been."

The Chapter list is as Follows:

1.     But The World Goes 'Round
2.    Another Mr. Right
3.    Some Other Time
4.    Loud Is Good
5.    Time To Remember
6.    You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
7.    The Blues
8.    I Love A Piano
9.    It Ain't Necessarily So
10.    The Darktown Strutter's Ball / Alexander's Ragtime Band
11.    Alexander's Ragtime Band / The Darktown Strutter's Ball
12.    Where Do You Start?
13.    We Can Be Kind
14.    Time After Time
15.    Just In Time For Christmas
16.    I'll Be Home For Christmas
17.    The Best Is Yet To Come
18.    All The Things You Are / I'm Glad There Is You
19.    I'll Be Here With You
20.    Help Is On The Way
21.    Out Of The World / So In Love
22.    Waters Of March
23.    Moon River
24.    Listen To My Heart