photo courtesy of Sherri Rase
Jim Speake CD Cover
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Jim Speake certainly has a way with a song. Nowhere is this more apparent than in his brand-new CD "My Generation." On the CD, subtitled "Songs of the 1960s and 1970s," Jim does a diverse range of hits that will have you tapping your foot along with him, if not actively singing along. But don't sing with him until you've really given him a listen.
Including songs like "Up, Up and Away" and, of course, "My Generation"-with a bit of a twist-this is a live album gleaned from his hit cabaret show, under the direction of Lennie Watts and musical direction of Steven Ray Watkins.

It is difficult for me to listen to a live album and not wish that I had been there. Jim covers ballads like Jim Croce's "I Got A Name," and hits like "Up On The Roof," "Last Night I Didn't Get to Sleep at All," and a song that seems like it might be an anthem for him, "I Believe in Love."

Whether it's his Chicago medley, or "I've Got the Music in Me," there's something for everyone. I have to say, however, that my favorite cut on the album is the bonus track-a recording of Jim at four years old, singing "Shanghai Lil" and already showing the verve and charm he has in such abundance today. He's really tapped the zeitgeist of people in all generations.

CD of Jim Speake sings My Generation is available at CD Baby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/speakejim and iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/jim-speake/id380601898.