by Greg Adams
Patti Page takes a musical tour of the world on Let's Get Away From It All, a thematic album on which &the Singing Rage& travels via song to Mexico, France, Italy, Ireland, and several spots in the United States. The title song should have led the track list but doesn't -- the songs appear in no particular order, with Page meandering aimlessly from Mississippi to Mexico to New Orleans to Paris. The bright big-band orchestration sweeps her along from &Autumn in Rome& to &Route 66& to &April in Paris& before Page finally declares that &The Whole World Is Singing My Song.& Seasons pass and huge tracts of geography are traversed, but oddly, the scenery never seems to change. The musical selections are mostly pop and jazz standards all presented in the same swinging fashion, with Page crooning or belting it out as the moment requires. Let's Get Away From It All is notable for being Page's first album to be released in stereo.