Jackie DeShannon - The Ultimate Jackie DeShannon

A gifted songwriter and an amazingly versatile and soulful singer, Jackie Deshannon has been woefully under-appreciated by the general listening public, and her body of work -- both as a singer and as a writer -- is long overdue for a critical reappraisal. This generous collection has some wonderful sides, including Deshannon's early version of Sonny Bono's "Needles and Pins," her lost folk-rock classic, "When You Walk in the Room," a brilliant Supremes facsimile, "Are You Ready for This," and her biggest hit, a rendition of the Bacharach/david classic "What the World Needs Now Is Love," a song that philosophically can never go out of style. Read More