Combining favorites from the classic American songbook, Broadway and her own early recordings from RCA Records, critics and fans alike ate it up.
But then Mr. LaValle, citing problems with Mr. Altschuler's record — critics accused him of sending jobs overseas — swung behind a new candidate: Mr. Cox's son, Christopher.
The PSDB blames the most severe drought on record; critics allege chronic mismanagement.Mr Neves's lead in the rich and industrialised São Paulo has not evaporated entirely.
A12 NATIONAL A18-23 Leavitt Defends Record; Critics Assail Nomination Gov. Michael O. Leavitt defended his environmental record in Utah against critics of his nomination to head the Environmental Protection Agency, saying that under his stewardship, the quality of air, water and public lands had improved.
It led to Mr. Molvaer's nomination for the prestigious Nordic Council Music Prize 2000 and several awards, including the annual prize of the German Record Critics, and was voted Jazz Record of the Year by LA Weekly.
Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani triggered a public outcry when he asked a private group to examine his records; critics suspected that anything that did not enhance his image would be discarded.
Though the policy allows for discretion and does not automatically block those with criminal records, critics say it sets the stage for a discriminatory industry that is unwelcoming to former street dealers.
Harrison biographer Alan Clayson refers to Hari's on Tour" as "an instrumental that went in one ear and out the other", while in The Beatles: An Illustrated Record, critics Roy Carr and Tony Tyler described it as sounding like "a backing track from which the vocal line has mysteriously been deleted".
In 1939, he became an associate editor and record critic for the American Music Lover, a monthly magazine that evolved into the American Record Guide.
After a debut in 1959, Mr. Kipnis played freelance harpsichord continuo with various groups, wrote for The New York Herald Tribune and joined Stereo Review as a record critic -- a role he continued for various publications throughout his performing career.
After Mute Witnesss British television premiere in 1999, a Daily Record critic wrote that Ripley's dramatic scenes were not as good as her comic ones.
