Anka at his best!!

Although it would be unfair on my part to give a general review and rating to the entire Cd (I have not heard the "Feelings" album), the album "Anka" is one of my personal favorites. Hardly heard of and availible in only select stores around the globe (this is the only copy I have been able to trace so far!!), "Anka" is a nostalgic trip back to the 70's sound- that pill for all dance music lovers. Simple, uncomplicated Paul Anka is what is offered- and for some, thats all that matters. Paul Anka fans- reach out and grab this one of the racks!!

back to the 70's

Yup, as the reviewer below mentioned, Paul Anka's music will take you back to the soft days of the 70's. This isn't really the type of music I like to listen to very often, but sometimes it's okay.



Anyway, I heard the Feelings album tonight for the first time (my first experience with this guy's music) and although the songwriting is pretty strong, the overall sound is stuck in the 70's. That's good, I guess, sometimes, and I'd say Paul Anka's music reminds me of some of Neil Diamond's work.



When I heard Feelings tonight, what I heard was a big sound, almost orchestral, mixed in with short piano tunes. I guess this is something to dance to, but I didn't feel like dancing to it (and I find dancing fun, at least, when I'm by myself!) Some pretty strong singing in places too.



I'm surprised there aren't more Anka reviews on amazon to be honest, since I thought the guy was really popular at one time. I guess that's it, he was popular at one time, but not so much these days. Who knows, I could be wrong.

Excellent but....

I used to own the "Anka" LP (1974) and it is one of my favorite 70's album. The only reason I give this CD 3 stars instead of 5 is that the song "Let Me Get To Know You" is different from the 1974 LP, which is my second favorite song on the LP right after "Papa". Hopefully one day it will be released on CD format.