Destination Moon by Deborah Cox (CD, Jun-2007, Decca (USA))

Album Features
UPC:	602517200234
Artist:	Deborah Cox
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2007
Record Label:	Decca (USA)
Genre:	Pop Vocal

Track Listing
1. Destination Moon
2. What a Difference a Day Made
3. Misery
4. Baby, You've Got What It Takes
5. This Bitter Earth
6. Squeeze Me
7. New Blowtop Blues
8. Blue Skies
9. I Don't Hurt Anymore
10. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
11. September in the Rain
12. Look to the Rainbow

Details
Playing Time:	43 min.
Producer:	Rob Mounsey, Deborah Cox
Distributor:	Universal Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Deborah Cox (background vocals); Deborah Cox; Semyon Fridman, Jeanne LeBlanc, Richard Locker, Clay Ruede (cello); Liz Mann (flute); Marc Phaneuf (alto saxophone); Jeff Nelson , Jeff Nelson & Covenant (bass trombone); Lou Kosma, David Finck (bass guitar); David Spinozza (guitar); Emily Mitchell (harp); Karen Karlsrud, Rob Shaw, Eriko Sato , Kristina Musser, Abe Appleman, Barry Finclair, Karl Kawahara, Suzanne Ornstein, Jean Ingraham, Avril Brown, Katherine LiVolsi Stern, Ann Leathers (violin); Karen Dreyfus, Juliet Haffner, Jill Jaffe, Craig Mumm (viola); Virgil Blackwell (clarinet, bass clarinet); Bill Meredith (oboe, English horn); Mark Goldberg (bassoon); Dave Riekenberg (alto saxophone); Andy Snitzer, Charles Pillow (tenor saxophone); Roger Rosenberg (baritone saxophone); Alexandre Sipiaquine, Jeff Kievit, Lew Soloff, Tony Kadleck, Jim Hynes (trumpet); Bob Carlisle , Peter Gordon , Stewart Rose (French horn); Michael Boschen, John Fedchock, Birch Johnson (trombone); Rob Mounsey (piano); Victor Lewis (drums).Audio Mixer: Elliot Scheiner.Recording information: 333 Studio, NY; Avatar Studios, New York, NY; Legacy Studios.Photographer: Joanne Savio.Arranger: Rob Mounsey.Contemporary R&B singer Deborah Cox mixed things up a bit with her 2007 release, DESTINATION MOON. Instead of the artist's usual commercially tailored dance-pop, DESTINATION MOON is a tip of the hat to old-school legend Dinah Washington. Cox claims to be deeply influenced by Washington, and a fan since she was a young girl.Cox borrows songs from across Washington's oeuvre and, with the help of top-shelf arranger Rob Mounsey, takes them for a heartfelt test drive. Naturally, Washington classics like "What a Difference a Day Makes" and "This Bitter Earth" sound quite different with Cox on the mic--her clean, elastic voice is almost the polar opposite of Washington's textured tone--but the album is elegantly assembled and makes for a compelling listen for Cox and Washington fans alike.

Editorial Reviews
[Cox] serves up nakedly gorgeous interpretations that are, in their own, uniquely sleek way, both aptly and lovingly honorific.
JazzTimes