Louisville, KY-based Swinglish Mix have medaled at Sweet Adelines conventions since their inception, starting with a fourth place finish in Salt Lake City in 1997, third in Orlando, FL, third again in Portland, OR, and finally striking Gold in Nashville, making them 2003 International champs! Eleanor Hawkins, Suzanne Harrington, Patty Hawley and Naima Meyer did at one time all live in Louisville, Ky., three of them as members of Pride of Kentucky Chorus, and this is where they got their start as a quartet. The title was a second for lead Suzanne and bass Naima, who won with the Growing Girls quartet in 1989. "Live and Well" is a nice mix of the group's best, including 2 very funny live cuts from Nashville, "The Moment I Saw Your Eyes" and "Don't Worry, Be Happy." There's also a live version of the song that won it for them in Nashville, "Last Night On the Back Porch." "The Little Girl/Boy" is a heartstring-tugger with the best of them, as is "Mistakes," "I Can Dream, Can't I" "Down Among the Sugarcane" and "What'll I Do." 13 tunes, many of them live. Sexy, funny, able to belt and bend chords as well as any Sweet Ads quartet we've ever heard-it's no accident they're wearing tiaras and gold medals on the cover of "Live & Well!" Highly Recommended |