It also maintains an old-school, country-tinged vibe. It’s also the album’s main single, delivering an upbeat energy while still remaining reserved. “Stay Awhile” This Dusty Springfield cover is also a winner. Deschanel delivers a winning, carefully honed vocal performance. “Oh No, Not My Baby” You can’t go wrong with Goffin and King, and this is one of the only tracks on here with a bit of a funky strut underneath the orchestration. Still, fans of the duo’s previous work will find plenty to enjoy here even if these tracks come off slightly muted. While this record is good, it doesn’t make as strong a statement as a collection of strong originals. But we have them and they are still decent. Do we really need their versions of Ross Charles and Hugh Parker’s “We’ll Meet Again” or Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne’s “Time After Time”? Not really. Perhaps that is the overall goal, but it still remains puzzling. But while their previous records were enjoyably kitschy, this one seems to be of a completely different time altogether. With “Classics,” Deschanel and Ward reaffirm the fact that they are indeed skilled. Usually, when an act switches to a major label, it brings rejuvenation. That being said, the versions here of classics like Alex North and Hy Zaret’s “Unchained Melody” (with the Chapin Sisters) and Gerry Goffin and Carole King’s “Oh No, Not My Baby” are perfectly enjoyable. It is well-executed but, at the same time, it can be somewhat sleepy cocktail music. This is even true when they cover songs of more recent vintage. They seemingly inhabit a world reminiscent of the “pre-rock” '50s. Deschanel and Ward here show less of the bouncy spark heard on their three previous, traditional albums and their Christmas album.
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