MICHAEL HOLLIDAY - “The Story Of My Life”
(14th February 1958)
Hiding in here somewhere is a gentle love ballad that Holliday decides to ignore. Instead the song goes uptempo and the singer is joined by a rogues’ gallery of backing singers who trill, hum, b-dum and doodle-doo whenever he so much as draws breath. Does it ruin the record? Far from it - the droll arrangement means “Story Of My Life” sidesteps smarm in favour of charm, ending up as a sweet statement of love’s unshakeable confidence. 5
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