Talk:Oleta Adams

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[edit] NPOV

I removed the following sentence: 'Her writing and playing (piano) both demonstrate a strong sense of melody, rhythm and an overall high degree of musicality, making her music both refreshing and moving'. This is an opinion and has no place in this article. --General Hard 12:52, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

I think something needs to be done about thsi sentence too, to maintain fact (if indeed it is factual, I don't know this singer) and remove POV "Oleta Adams' smooth sumptuous contralto voice has become the vanguard in an R&B jazz segment that was largely vacant during Anita Baker's hiatus." I'm not removing the whole thing as I can't comment on her style. High Heels on Wet Pavement 14:51, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Date of birth

Is it possible she was born on 4 May 1954 ? See [1] [2] [3]. Just asking.

Derek R Bullamore 22:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Omission

Oleta Adams' contribution to Larry Adler's "Glory of Gershwin" album (she sang 'Embraceable You') has been omitted from the discography (and also on her website, strangely) - which I would insert had I more details and I knew how to handle a table in Wiki! It would be good if someone knowledgeable could put this in. Jaycey 11:31, 11 May 2007 (UTC)