It’s a brave and brilliant refocusing of Anita O’Day energies, virtually a rebirth. On All the Sad Young Men album, Anita O’Day have renewed their membership in the ‘if it ain’t broke…’ school of songwriting. Nowhere is this more so than on their re-working of Anita O’Day on ‘Up State’. I love this album so much, i’ve been crazy about Anita O’Day ever.
Excellent vocals and musical performances. One More Mile is a great song to contemplate the modern music and what it really is all about. I listened to the opening track Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me and liked it a lot. The Ballad Of All The Sad Young Men is pretty funky and mellow. Overall a nice softer song. I Want To Sing A Song which is my favorite is a truly Anita O’Day sounding song. Simple and heartfelt closing track You Came A Long Way From St. Louis closes All the Sad Young Men on a high note. It is succeeded by an outstanding track, however: Boogie Blues, which shows, blatantly, how much Anita O’Day has evolved as a singer.
All the Sad Young Men CD
| Song Name | Time | ||
| Up State.mp3 | 2:32 |  |
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| Night Bird.mp3 | 4:00 | |
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| One More Mile.mp3 | 2:42 | |
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| Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me.mp3 | 4:10 | |
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| The Ballad Of All The Sad Young Men.mp3 | 4:27 | |
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| A Woman Alone With The Blues.mp3 | 3:20 | |
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| I Want To Sing A Song.mp3 | 2:44 | |
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| You Came A Long Way From St. Louis.mp3 | 4:16 | |
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| Boogie Blues.mp3 | 3:47 | |
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