1. Marcel Cellier – Le Mystere des voix Bulgares
“Otherworldly, beautiful and impossible to categorise. I’ve no idea what they’re singing about but it breaks my heart.”
2. Frank Sinatra – Songs for Swinging Lovers
“Sinatra at the top of his game and jaw dropping arrangements from Nelson Riddle.”
3. Steve Wonder – Innervisions
“A masterclass in songwriting, production and singing.”
4. Nils Landgren Funk Unit – Funky Abba
“Terrible title but the wittiest arrangements ever. Constantly surprising.”
5. Bernadette Peters and Tom Wopat – Annie Get Your Gun Broadway Cast 1999
“I used to hate musicals but now I love at least some of them. This has the best songs ever. I was torn between the original cast recording with Howard Keel but actually I prefer this production which I saw in New York. Great arrangements and terrific vocals.”
