William starts the new series with a look at new releases from two women with long careers behind them. On first consideration, they couldn't be more different - one a dance-floor diva, the other a British folkie - but there are parallels.
Cher - Closer to the Truth
June Tabor - Quercus
Complete Playlist
'Song title' (Composer) – Performers
Album title
(Label)
'It’s a Woman’s World' (Cahn/Mockridge) – The Four Aces
The Four Aces Greatest Hits
(MCA)
'Bill' (Kern/Hammerstein) – Helen Morgan
Showboat
(Chrysalis)
'All I really want to do' (Dylan) – Sonny & Cher
Bang bang (my baby shot me down): the Best of Cher
(EMI)
'Believe' (Higgens et al) – Cher
Believe
(WEA)
'Woman’s World' (Morris et al) – Cher
Closer to the Truth
(Warner Bros)
'I hope you find it' (Robson/Steele) – Cher
Closer to the Truth
(Warner Bros)
'I don’t have to sleep to dream' (McKee et al) – Cher
Closer to the Truth
(Warner Bros)
'Welcome to Burlesque' (Midnight et al) – Cher
Burlesque Original Soundtrack
(RCA)
'You haven’t seen the last of me' (Warren) – Cher
Closer to the Truth
(Warner Bros)
'Judas was a red-headed man' (Trad) – June Tabor and Oysterband
Ragged Kingdom
(Topic)
'Who wants the Evening Rose' (Hadar/Barker) – June Tabor
Quercus
(ECM)
'Brigg Fair' (Trad) – June Tabor
Quercus
(ECM)
'Lassie Lie near me' (Burns/Trad) – June Tabor
Quercus
(ECM)
'Come away death' (Shakespeare/Trad) – June Tabor
Quercus
(ECM)
'A Tale from History' (Ballantine) – June Tabor
Quercus
(ECM)