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History is starting to be nicer to Claudine. I remember over 20 years ago most of her albums were just on Japanese imports. Now they are on Spotify. For a long time she was just looked upon as someone who was once a murder suspect. However, her music has started to have a following. I didn't care for her voice at first. Then something clicked and she's been one of my favorite singers for the past twenty years. If it wasn't for Claudine I wouldn't have become a fan of Astrud Gilberto and Margo Guryan (who wrote a few of her tunes) either. Her soft whispery voice is an acquired taste but it grew on me. Her debut remains of her better efforts. "Hello, Hello" and "Wanderlove" are some of her best songs. She was married to Andy Williams at the time. I think she was too hip for his fans but too easy listening for others. She never had a top 40 hit. Her version of "God only knows" was on The Gilmore Girls.