Name: Rene‚ Olstead
Brand: 143 Records
SKU: 427018
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Rene‚ Olstead

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Album: Rene‚ Olstead
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Summertime
2)	Taking a Chance on Love
3)	Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
4)	Someone to Watch over Me - (featuring Chris Botti)
5)	Breaking Up Is Hard to Do - (featuring Peter Cincotti)
6)	Love That Will Last, A
7)	Meet Me, Midnight
8)	Sunday Kind of Love - (featuring Chris Botti)
9)	On a Slow Boat to China - (featuring Carol Welsman)
10)	What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
11)	Midnight at the Oasis
12)	Sentimental Journey

Album: Rene‚ Olstead
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Summertime
2)	Taking a Chance on Love
3)	Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
4)	Someone to Watch over Me - (featuring Chris Botti)
5)	Breaking Up Is Hard to Do - (featuring Peter Cincotti)
6)	Love That Will Last, A
7)	Meet Me, Midnight
8)	Sunday Kind of Love - (featuring Chris Botti)
9)	On a Slow Boat to China - (featuring Carol Welsman)
10)	What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
11)	Midnight at the Oasis
12)	Sentimental Journey

Tracks

1. Summertime

2. Taking A Chance On Love

3. Is You Or Is You Ain't My Baby

4. Someone To Watch Over Me

5. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

6. A Love That Will Last

7. Meet Me, Midnight

8. Sunday Kind Of Love

9. On A Slow Boat To China

10. What A Difference A Day Makes

11. Midnight At The Oasis

12. Sentimental Journey

Performer Notes

Personnel: Rene Olstead (vocals); Carol Weisman (vocals); Dean Parks (guitar, acoustic guitar); Don Shelton (clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Warren Luening (trumpet); Alan Broadbent, Billy Childs, Billy Childs Trio, Gerald Clayton (piano); Brian Bromberg (bass instrument); Jeff Hamilton , David Tull (drums); Neil Devor (programming); Peter Cincotti (vocals, piano); Dennis Budimir (guitar); Chris Botti, Rick Baptist (trumpet); Chris Dawson (piano); Joe La Barbera, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums).
Audio Mixer: Humberto Gatica.
Recording information: Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Signet Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Westlake Audio, Hollywood, CA.
Arrangers: Carol Weisman; Fred Norman; John Clayton; Oscar Castro-Neves; Billy Childs Trio.
In a bold move that even more experienced singers might think twice about, Renee Olstead opens her self-titled major-label debut with a stark, a cappella verse of Gershwin's melancholy classic "Summertime." Olstead sings with confidence and swings with authority on this set of standards, an astonishing accomplishment for a young lady, who, at the time of this recording, was only 14 years old. Very little indicates that this album is the work of a teenager, and certain vocal touches even bring to mind the bold vocal style of K.D. Lang. The record features big-band arrangements with lush strings, punchy horns, and even a quasi-Swingle Singers backdrop on "On a Slow Boat to China." Chris Botti provides sexy trumpet obbligato on two numbers, and Peter Cincotti joins Olstead on a stellar duet of Neil Sedaka's "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do," rounding out a remarkable first outing by a notable talent.