Alright class, calm down. Yes yes, Geritol-guzzling oldbie pop stars resorting to Glenn Miller is one thing, but this is another – Simon has been releasing collections of standards since she was porn material. Whether she’s gotten better with age is a matter of the individual listener’s tolerance for froggies in the throat, which, it must be said, have set up a few lily pads here, and in the real world her pedigree is of course purebred pop star, not whip-trained soprano. In this collection, however, the lady demonstrates real affection for the stuff, not that big a stretch when the million-piece backup band is this good, but – eh, let’s just say common clucks like Ashley Simpson couldn’t pull this off for all the belly shirts in Belize. Simon becomes truly enraptured in the title track for just one example, and has a lot of fun with “I Only Have eyes For You,” hands down the most appropriate song for her range. The supersize package includes a DVD of the songs as performed by Simon aboard the Queen Mary II. Tough life, you gotta admit. Order at Amazon.com
