★★★★★
Charles Aznavour'scharisma would've made him a star even if he sang onlystandards. But for decades he has recorded his own unusual,existential songs. Whether he's dealing with a drag queen'sloneliness or an aging wife's fading allure, the substance ? andhis casual, commanding vocal style ? holds our attention.
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
France's greatest livingclassic-pop vocalist, Charles Aznavour writes his own songs and carries them off with unquenchable ardor. Although a few of the tunes on You and Me seem slight, it's rare to encounter an album of original material with this much lyrical and melodic substance ? and so compellingly sung.
- ew.com
2009-06-12
★★★★★
In the wake of his popular American performances of the mid-'60s, which introduced his talents to an English-speaking audience, Charles Aznavour recorded this English-language LP for the monumental label in 1969. His French songs have been translated into English here with uneven results...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Charles Aznavour's La Mamma appeared in 1963, ten years after his first real chart hit, "Jezebel." Gone are the Maurice Chevalier cribs and the Louis Prima stylistics. In their place is a sense of poetic French drama; a command of his own gravelly voice even Aznavour thought impossible, and a pop singer so theatrical in his delivery he has been caricatured more than any other French vocalist. But is the guy ever great here...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28