It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best

Karen Dalton was one of the ultimate free spirits. Arriving in New York from her native Oklahoma in 1960, she immediately became a part of the rising folk scene there, a hippie before they had a name, someone who lived life completely on her own terms. She was also, as this records shows, a superbly talented singer, eerily reminiscent of Billie Holliday. The only problem was that she disliked performing, and, in fact, had to be coaxed to make this album in the late '60s. Fortunately, the recording went very smoothly, with most of the vocals being first takes. Dalton (who died in the early '90s) had a natural feel for the blues. She could take songs by her contemporaries, even old folk songs, and find the blues inherent in them. It remains a mystery, really, why a record this good was lost among the releases of the time; its power might have been simple, but it was undeniable. Dalton did record again, making one other album. Now that we have the joy of It's So Hard to Tell, perhaps someone will see fit to issue that, too, and make our legacy complete. It's just a shame we've come to them so late. This is the real folk blues. --Chris Nickson more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-18-2008; Wish you were here, Karen; Just listen to the title song. This is woman out of her own time, and she feels it.She makes you feel it too.Forget the posers. Listen up.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-10-2008; At Last.; It has taken a long time for these recordings to be released on CD and because Karen Dalton did not like recording there are only a couple of albums of her material available.I agree with most, that her voice is reminescent of Billie...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-22-2006; What a great voice . . .; As legend has it, it took quite a bit of convincing to get Karen Dalton into the studio to record this album, and it was a spur-of-the-moment decision. Consequently, the arrangements are loose and the accompaniment is not varied...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-07-2006; Mellow blues...; I wasn't sure what to expect when I purchased this CD, although I was somewhat prepared for Karen Dalton's voice after reading several of the reviews that compared her to Billie Holliday. Her delivery also struck me as similar to Nina...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-18-2008; Wish you were here, Karen; Just listen to the title song. This is woman out of her own time, and she feels it.She makes you feel it too.Forget the posers. Listen up.; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-30-2005; Karen Dalton's other album; Her best album was "In My Own Time" released around 1968 by Paramount. The cassette was PAC-6008. It was produced by Harvey Brooks and recorded at Bearsville and Mercury sound studios. The tracks were:Something On Your MindWhen A Man...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-07-1999; Unforgettable should remain just that; Having purchased and played the only other recorded effort by Karen Dalton (the equally forgettable one) in the early 70's I can say without any reserve that her voice is very difficult to listen to. Which is why she didn't record but...; read full review | report as inappropriate