Jennifer Warnes - Jennifer (Rev-Ola CD)

Before she hit the mega-time in the 70s and 80s with hits like "Up where we belong" Jennifer was, back in the 60s, a folk singer. This is a collection of her first 2 albums ("I can remember everything" and "Jennifer") and includes a number of interesting cover versions of songs by The Beatles, Dylan and The Who, "We're not gonna take it" from Tommy is fantastic here - starting off really restrained before bursting into an irresistible horn-driven jam.

"Close another door" is a Bee Gees song and has a folky jug-pop feel in the verses before some nice shuffle kicks in. If you want a bit of a 60s feel then you can't beat the tinkly harpisord-ic start to "I want to meander in the meadow". The Beatles' "Here, there and everywhere" has a breathy and sparse acoustic vibe and works pretty well. Also worthy of note is "It's hard to love a poet" which has a great late 60s feel, tambourines to the fore. The Stones cover "Back street girl" is very bluesey but maybe a step too far.

Style wise the songs are maybe a little too varied but everything is sung well and sounds great, and its groovy to be sure.