· Collectable selection of most   extraordinary interpretations sung   by Donna Summer, Willy Deville,   Pat Benatar, Emmylou Harris   and many more · "Hymn To Love" by Edith Piaf · Digi-Pack CD Style: Pop Format: CD   :: Various Artists - Tribute to Edith Piaf 1. Donna Summer La Vie En Rose 2. Corey Heart Hymn To Love 3. Ann Wilson (of Heart) Jezebel 4. Jason Scheff (of Chicago) When I See Her 5. Pat Benatar The Effect You Have On Me 6. Willy Deville The Lovers 7. Juice Newton Lovers Of One Day 8. Ivan Lins A Carousel For Two 9. Emmylou Harris No Regrets 10. Leon Russel The Three Bells 11. K.T. Oslin My Legionnaire 12. Chris Spedding Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots 13. In Memory (Instrumental) Bonus Track: 14. Edith Piaf Hymn To Love :: Information Choice of language:  The little street kid turned pop mademoiselle was born in Paris as Edith Giovanna Gassion (1915-1963). They called her 'la môme Piaf': the waif sparrow. Soon she pleaded 'Je ne regrette rien' and thus made it cool for legions of hard-living, fast-loving, two-timing romantics not to regret anything! Edith Piaf wasn't always that cool herself of course, contrasting her credo with 'La Vie En Rose' and suffering from her own partners, starting with upstart crooners Yves Montand and Charles Aznavour, continuing with their forever younger contenders. On record and in concert - including ten US-tours - Edith Piaf's suffering in song impressed not only her world wide audience, but also 'chanteurs' and 'chanteuses' around the globe: Patti Page and Kay Starr were among those American artists who had hits with her material. Hardly surprising, her own records still sell, forty years after her death - on vinyl auctions as well as in CD format, sung in French as well as in English or German. The real surprise is in the recordings you are holding here: Her 'chansons' have not only translated rather well into other languages, but also into almost every single conceivable style of popular music. As this exciting tribute collection is going to prove, champions in Soul, Adult Orientated Pop, Disco, Latin, Rock'n'Roll, Country Music and indeed Rhythm & Blues have embraced her titles, lapping up the unique melodies and heartfelt messages as la Piaf intended them, but making the musical disguise of these entirely their own. Let us whet your appetite for roaming romance a little: Disco Queen Donna Summer has the guts to approach 'La Vie En Rose'. She takes a sonic bath in the latest keyboard wizardry, employs guitarist Michael Landau (Cher, Chicago etc.) and uses strong vocal backing, but cleverly manages to underplay Madame Piaf's famous dramatics, with the beauty and strength of Summer's voice never sounding overpowering. - New York's R&B balladeer Willy DeVille made former French territory his own by working in New Orleans, Louisiana and giving his albums French titles like 'Le chat bleu' or 'Savoir Faire'. He has always adored la petite Edith. Willy certainly knows what he's doing with 'Les amants', 'The Lovers': setting it to Allen Toussaint's lonesome barroom piano first, then phrasing as if he meant to spill his private life in front of us - and only then inviting the band onto the stage - sublime indeed. Emmylou Harris, Nashville's most charming songstress and by no means a stranger to lost love herself, picks up 'No, je ne regrette rien', 'No Regrets'. Michael Binikos' Wall-of-Sound is miracuously contrasted with the beautiful guitar work of Sam Toney and Bruce Galtsch. - Chris Spedding, Britain's ever so versatile axeman export, plays out his favourite part of a tough Harley rock'n'roller in 'Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots', 'L'homme à la moto'. Tackling a variety of guitars, only aided by drummer John Philip Shenale, he sleazily tells the story of exactly the type of arrogant charmer that la Piaf would have loved to love. Add to those examples some more experienced renditions of Heart's Ann Wilson, Chicago's Jason Scheff, Pat Benatar, Juice Newton, Latin lover Ivan Lins, Joe Cocker's ex boss Leon Russell or K.T. Oslin, and you get a winning team Madame would have been moved to listen to. Finally, Edith Piaf is allowed to raise her own voice for good measure. If you compare her original 'Hymn To Love', 'L'hymne à l'amour' to Corey Hart's ultra-modern but equally sensitive version, you realize that musical tastes and arrangements may have changed, but the songs she chose for her career will always spell 'toujours l'amour' - 'Love is for eternity'!