The Planet Is Alive...Let It Live!


The Planet Is Alive...Let it Live! is a 1984 studio album by Sarah Vaughan, of the poetry of Pope John Paul II translated by Gene Lees.
In 1995 the album was reissued on CD as The Mystery of Man.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album one and a half stars and said that:
"Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of everyone involved, the results often sound rather ponderous...The best pieces are the two original ones by Lees but otherwise this is a difficult set to sit through, not only from the jazz standpoint but musically; everything is too serious and a bit pompous. Skip."

Track listing

  1. "The Mystery of Man" - 4:08
  2. "The Mystery of Man" - 0:48
  3. "The Actor" - 3:56
  4. "The Mystery of Man" - 0:26
  5. "Girl Disappointed in Love" - 4:24
  6. "The Mystery of Man" - 1:09
  7. "The Madeleine" - 2:10
  8. "The Mystery of Man" - 3:15
  9. "The Black" - 2:58
  10. "The Mystery of Man" - 0:48
  11. "The Children" - 4:27
  12. "Let It Live" - 1:01
  13. "The Armaments Worker" - 5:14
  14. "Toward the Light" - 0:34
  15. "Let It Live" - 3:28

Personnel