Karen Knowles - Moonglow (2009) [Hi-Res]

I first heard of Karen Knowles from an Australian audiophile friend who was visiting the April 92 Stereophile Show - “Shes been the female lead-singer of “The Seekers yknow, a major Aussie star in her own right...bigger than “Ben Hur, yknow...and shes heard some of your Vital albums and she wants to record with you...seriously, yknow... DAT-dubs of previous records and newer demos duly arrived from Karen and we struck up a “phone and fax relationship, based around her willingness to come all the way from “Down Under to record with us in Chino, California. I felt that we owed her everything of the best; especially, we had to offer her a musical-director and arranger of the highest echelon: for me there could only be one choice: my longtime British partner Sam Sklair, currently residing in Johannesburg.
Ever enthusiastic about my ideas, Sam immediately agreed to hop on a plane, and arrived a week or so before Karen herself.
Sam and I were totally taken with Karen; her gutsy, talented sing- ing and calm-under-fire confidence during the sessions. The resulting combination of Australian, British, and Californian endeavors comes through on this album. Me? Pleased? More than that, Im simply over the...whatsit?...moon? Yes.