Nancy Ames - Nancy Ames at the Americana (Live) (1968) [Hi-Res]

The lights dim. The hush is sudden, expectant. The snare drums roll. The tympany rolls. Then fades. An unseen voice breaks in: “The Royal Box proudly presents, for her return engagement, Miss Nancy Ames!”
A beautiful girl bursts through the plush drapes, side stage, into the spotlight. Blond. Vibrant. Exquisitely gowned. The orchestra vamps as she moves forward to the microphone. The applause rises and recedes. She sings.
She is Nancy Ames. And the warmth and fire of her singing, her electric reaction to an audience, the “lift” of applause is captured “live” in this album.
The genius who switched the cliché from “If I only brought a camera...” to “Let's record Nancy in a club instead of a studio” rates medals. She is an entertainer, she is entertaining. She is deliberate, she is dramatic. She is soft. She is subtle. She gets into a song and carries you along into the mood of the moment. And the presence of people - on-the-town people - stirs her emotions.
The on-the-town people are here at the Royal Box, the Americana Hotel in New York, This is now one of the renowned supper clubs in the world. The room is overflowing. The air sparkles. Here is excitement, a kind of opening night excitement.
The program has pace and drive. It surges. It pulsates. And throughout Nancy serves up grand variety and variations in melody. She sings music of today and songs of yesterday. She swings from Beatle to bossa nova, from Broadway to Brazil. The “act” is a treat.
This is Nancy Ames. Unrestricted. Uninhibited. Undeniably delightful. If you want the froth and feeling of an evening out in New York, it's here. It's all here. So is Nancy of the laughing face. ~Mort Goode

Tracklist:
01. Nancy Ames - To the Ends of the Earth (Live) (01:43)
02. Nancy Ames - Where Am I Going? (Live) (02:40)
03. Nancy Ames - Medley: Michel / What's the Use of Wondering? (Live) (04:13)
04. Nancy Ames - What the World Needs Now Is Love (Live) (02:08)
05. Nancy Ames - I'll Be Seeing You (Live) (03:14)
06. Nancy Ames - Call Me (Live) (02:19)
07. Nancy Ames - Malaguena - Salderosa (Live) (06:12)
08. Nancy Ames - Latin Medley (Live) (07:40)
09. Nancy Ames - The Name Game (Live) (02:41)
10. Nancy Ames - If My Friends Could See Me Now (Live) (03:01)