Definitely a second-rater. Poor high-school French..why does the lover say "shut the door"? It's "Je t'adore", dammit. Arrangement sounds like a Ray Conniff copycat. Not the soundtrack, not Peggy (not even remotely close), not Eartha, not Genevieve, not anyone I recognize from that period. What else is on the tape? Anyone got old Phonologs from the early 60s? dl Tom Fine wrote: > http://www.richardhess.net/ampex/mystery_singer/ > > I put an MP3 at the above link from a tape I got in, mystery female singer. Yes, this music is not > exactly my taste either but here are some relevant facts: > > 1. tape is early 60's type, Scotch 202 or something similar. It's not in great shape, not in > terrible shape. 15IPS NAB. > > 2. Not tones or splices, so I think it's a safety. The audio quality is excellent, and it was > obviously done in a good studio with good players behind the singer, so I think it was a major > record company gig. > > 3. the tape was in a lot of allegedly bulk-erased tapes but the client said it might have come from > somewhere else. This 19-minute section, which seems to be an LP side worth of tunes, was spooled > onto a 7" reel and was in a plain white box that, based on its condition, was probably later than > when the reel was made. > > 4. the tape was fast-wound onto the reel but was tails out. As I said earlier, it played OK and did > not have any splices except to paper leader at the head and tail. So I think it's a studio copy or a > safety. > > Any tips as to who's got the nice pipes, please let me know. Based on her spoken and singing parts > on other songs, I would say she is native French or French Canadian. Again, this music is not my > taste but based on her intonation, the fact that there is a good orchestra behind her with tight > arrangements and the way she is mixed clearly out front of the band, I'd say she is a pro and this > was a real-deal record company gig. > > -- Tom Fine