2004 Mono Reissue. "Nine Of The 11 Tracks Here Are Ballads. Their Uncluttered Arrangements Spotlight Jacintha's Smooth And Sensuous Voice, While Her Expressive Phrasing Draws The Most From The Classic Johnny Mercer Lyrics. Jacintha Includes The Original Lyrics To "Autumn Leaves," Done In Soft And Flawless French; Otherwise, Her Primary Innovation Is To Deliver The Tunes Straight And Sincerely, With Minimal Improvisation And Maximum Tenderness. There's No Trace Of The Customary Bitterness In "One More For The Road," And Her Unaccompanied Reading Of "Moon River" Liberates That Song From Any Prior Goopy Associations. In Fact, Her Version Brings Out The Poignancy Of The Lyrics So Purely That Her Additional Chorus, Coming After A Rather Wandering Piano Interlude, Seems Redundant. The Band Is Good But Pretty Restrained Throughout, Supplying Subtle Commentary And Close Support, Then Breaks Out Nicely On The Two Up-tempo Tracks: "And The Angels Sing" And "Something's Got To Give." Jacintha's Measured, Legato Approach Isn't Very Conducive To Swinging, But Listening To "Skylark"And "Midnight Sun," In Particular, Is Like Sipping Cool Champagne In A Fragrant Hot Tub. Another Highlight Is The Bonus Track, "Here's To Life," A Signature Tune For Shirley Horn, Which Jacintha Takes At A Slightly Faster Tempo. While It's Not A Mercer Lyric, Its Beautiful Sentiments And Melody Fit Nicely Into This Relaxed And Intimate Set. Whatever This Cd May Lack In Fire, It Makes Up For In Warmth.in A Debut Consisting Of Covers, Nobody Could Accuse Vanilla Fudge Of Bad Taste In Their Repertoire; With Stoned-out, Slowed-down Versions Of Such Then-recent Classics As "Ticket To Ride," "Eleanor Rigby," And "People Get Ready," They Were Setting The Bar Rather High For Themselves. Even The One Suspect Choice -- Sonny Bono's "Bang Bang" -- Turns Out To Be Rivaled Only By Mott The Hoople's Version Of "Laugh At Me" In Putting Bono's Songwriting In The Kindest Possible Light. Most Of The Tracks Here Share The Common Structure Of A Disjointed Warm-up Jam, A Hammond-heavy Dirge Of Harmonized Vocals At The Center, And A Final Flat-out Jam. Still, Some Succeed Better Than Others: "You Keep Me Hanging On" Has A Wonderfully Hammered-out Drum Part, And "She's Not There" Boasts Some Truly Groovy Organ Jams. While The Pattern Can Sound Repetitive Today, Each Song Still Works As A Time Capsule Of American Psychedelia." Paul Collins, AMG