This was her penultimate album, recorded when her body was telling her enough was enough. During the sessions with arranger
Ray Ellis
she was drinking vodka neat, as if it were tap water. Yet, for all her ravaged voice (the sweetness had long gone), she was still an incredible singer. The feeling and tension she manages to put into almost every track set this album as one of her finest achievements. "You've Changed" and "I Get Along Without You Very Well" are high art performances from the singer who saw life from the bottom upwards. The CD reissue masterminded by
Phil Schaap
is absolutely indispensable. [
Lady in Satin
was re-released on LP in 2015.] ~ Rovi Staff