Classic Edition

1998 International Championship Quartet Sweet Adelines International Classic Edition's journey to the championship began seven years before their win, in the same city. The foursome organized just nine months prior to the 1990 Sweet Adelines competition in Salt Lake City, winning their regional competition and making them eligible to compete on the international stage in Salt Lake that same year. Although each member had extensive experience singing with other quartets as well as one another, their performance at the 1990 international contest was disappointing. Gaining confidence with each succeeding contest, and following their coach's advice, the quartet qualified again for international competition. They placed ninth in 1991 and sixth at each international contest from 1992 through 1995. Perceived as restrained by many judges, the foursome learned to let their hair down at the 1996 contest and earned second place medals. And after finally attaining the top prize in 1998, the quartet says that preparation and learning to take a risk was the key to success. Personal and family reasons made it impossible to keep up their busy show schedule, and Susan Ives left the quartet in 2000. The quartet auditioned replacements for nearly a year before discovering the lead voice hidden in one of Classic Edition's coaches, Sandi Wright.

Group members: Donna Kready, Jana Brown, Sandi Wright and Sheila Martinez

Discography

Classic Edition: Something Hot

When the Red, Red, Robin' Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along Why Did I Choose You? Jazz Me Blues For Sale Orange Colored Sky The Way He Makes Me Feel Who's Sorry Now? All by Myself Could I Have this Dance? Hard Hearted Hannah Sing Me a Song About Ireland Hit Me With a Hot Note!

Classic fare from the 1998 Sweet Adelines' Queens of Harmony, who wear their crown with assurance on this album. "The Way He Makes Me Feel" is a tour de force, a clear shimmering vocal with just the right amount of vibrato, poignantly rendered. "Hit Me With a Hot Note" is a belter, all sizzle. These ladies understand that less is more, and don't clutter their arrangements with unnecessary embellishments; the overall effect is tight and powerful. "Something Hot" is a wise selection for those stalwart Sweet Adelines aficionados and those who are new to the genre.

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