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Someone Is Standing Outside
R&B / Soul · 1969 · 11 tracks

Someone Is Standing Outside

Bill Medley

Blue-eyed soul where a thunderous baritone meets lush 1960s orchestration. Deeply felt interpretations of the era's most iconic standards.

1969 · MGM Records

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A sophisticated and deeply resonant exploration of longing and nostalgia.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Yesterday
02
Let Me Love Again
03
A Change Is Gonna Come
04
Love Me Tender
05
Hey Jude
06
Didn’t We
07
Little Green Apples
08
Blowin’ in the Wind
09
Someone Is Standing Outside
10
For Once in My Life
11
My Way
Moments Worth Listening For
The way his voice drops into a gravelly, subterranean register during the bridge of track 9
The swelling orchestral crescendo on track 3 that transforms the civil rights anthem into a personal plea
The surprisingly intimate, stripped-back piano opening of track 11 before the brass section takes over
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How does Someone Is Standing Outside sound next to the rest of Bill Medley's catalogue?

Orchestral Arrangement+1.0σ

The production is pushed a touch harder into orchestral arrangement than this artist usually allows.

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