Songwriter and musical icon Cole Porter represents the gold standard of 20th century American popular music. Through the years Porter's songs have been the basis for thousands of recording by a virtual who's who in the entertainment industry. Artists as diverse as Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Annie Lennox, Tom Waits, Elvis Presley, The Fine Young Cannibals, Rosemary Clooney, David Byrne, Sinaed O'Connor, Miles Davis, K.D. Lang and Iggy Pop have all interpreted selections from the Cole Porter songbook.

1. Billy Paul Williams "In The Still of The Night"
2. Billy Paul Williams "Night And Day"
3. Billy Paul Williams "Easy To Love"
4. Billy Paul Williams "Love For Sale"
5. Billy Paul Williams "Miss Otis Regrets"
6. Billy Paul Williams "I Love Paris"
7. Billy Paul Williams "How Could We Be Wrong"
8. Billy Paul Williams "Gigolo"
9. Billy Paul Williams "I've Got You Under My Skin"
10. Billy Paul Williams "Begin The Beguine"
11. Billy Paul Williams "Why Can't You Behave"
12. Billy Paul Williams "Be A Clown"
13. Billy Paul Williams "You Do Someting To Me"
14. Billy Paul Williams "Blow, Gabriel Blow"
15. Billy Paul Williams "At Long Last Love"
16. Billy Paul Williams "In The Still of The Night (reprise)"

Listen and then judge for yourself

However, there has never been an album of Porter music like this one. On "The Porter Project", Porter's standards have been "sliced and diced" into something completely different. Each recording faithfully retains the spirit of the Cole Porter original and yet transforms the song into a totally new listening experience. Chillout, downtempo, drum and bass, reggae and Nu Jazz influences redefine the Porter classics in an amalgam of sounds.

Vocals by singers Nicole Henry, Lauren Carter, Charlotte McKinnon, John Williams and Billy Paul Williams add to the contemporary feel.

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