I Am What I Am
I Am What I Am
ASIN: B0000025IY
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In or out of context, George Jones's "comeback" album of 1980 is an unassailable classic of modern country music. Since 1975, Jones's solo career had been in a tailspin, taking him to the Top 10 only twice in four years, so that by late 1979, he had soused and doped his body from 150 to 100 pounds. He might have died, were it not for the musical and commercial resurrection of I Am What I Am. Produced by Billy Sherrill, the sound is stunningly advanced, full of complex, layered guitar tones, exquisitely placed harmonies, and an elegant melding of lyrical spaciousness and hard honky-tonk. Opening with perhaps the greatest country single ever, "He Stopped Loving Her Today," Jones lends both a regal authority and a humble sorrow to lyric after lyric, all uniformly graceful and stately. The only weak track is "His Lovin' Her Is Gettin' in My Way," an anticipation of the cloying bounce of Hot Country, though even that slight number is redeemed by Jones's underrated comic gifts. This 2000 reissue includes a wise essay by Glenn Gass, a personal reflection by the Possum himself, and four previously unreleased cuts, all of which are as memorable as the haunting, original recordings themselves. Essential doesn't begin to describe the treasures you'll find here. --Roy Kasten
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"I've always said that someday"--perceptible, heart-shattering pause, followed by the line's nearly swallowed completion--"Iwasgonna leeeave you." "I'm Not Ready Yet" isn't the one most listeners remember when they talk about George Jones's 1980 comeback album I Am What I Am; that would be "He Stopped Loving Her Today," a grand, fatalistic ballad about romantic obsession. "Stopped" is a masterful recording, a now-legendary match of artist and song, but it's only one of the classic tracks here. Even filler such as a cover of "Good Hearted Woman" captures the newly detoxed Jones in top form, and while this disc is no substitute for a killer greatest-hits disc or two, it gave firm notice that the man--The Man--was back to stay. --Rickey Wright
I Am What I Am,George Jones,Sony,Country,Country & Western,Pop
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- Catchy
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys
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ASIN: B000E1155E
Release Date: 2006-02-21 |
Tracks:
- View From The Afternoon, The
- I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
- Fake Tales Of San Francisco
- Dancing Shoes
- You Probably Couldn't See The Lights But You Were Looking Straight At Me
- Still Take You Home
- Riot Van
- Red Light Indicates The Doors Are Secure
- Mardy Bum
- Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But...
- When The Sun Goes Down
- From The Ritz To The Rubble
- Certain Romance, A
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Hot on the heels of their shock UK No. 1 single "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor", Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not confirms Sheffield's Arctic Monkeys as the UK underground's most proselytizing young preachers of the DIY gospel. Marrying nervy, caffeine-and-cigarettes indie clatter to conversational, pretense-free lyrics and the occasional burst of off-the-cuff eloquence ("No time for Montagues or Capulets/Just banging tunes and DJ sets," proffers "Dancefloor"), it's an instant, pulse-racing hit.
No question, the Monkeys are more sinners than saints. The opening "The View from the Afternoon" predicts a ruckus with a whole lot more grit than the Kaisers can muster, while on the mellow "Riot Van," a tale of underage drinking and cop-baiting culminates in a messy beating in the back of a station wagon. Look beyond the Arctics' bristly, laddish exterior, however, because it's actually affairs of the heart that comprise this album's secret core: see the sweaty-palmed "Dancing Shoes," bearing testament to the trial of nerves that is pulling in a suburban indie nightclub, or "Mardy Bum"--a tribute to a moody girlfriend that, for all its witty barbs ("I've seen your frown and it's like looking down the barrel of a gun"), is tinted with sweet affection. --Louis Pattison
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Musically, there are bits of The Stone Roses, "What's The Story Morning Glory", and "Nevermind". As catchy as those reference points are, it's the songwriting that has won the band a fiercely dedicated following; a mix of the observational storytelling of Davies and Weller crossed with the harsher documentary eye of Mike Skinner of The Streets and "Ghost Town" era Specials. Two #1 UK singles. Press already lined up with Rolling Stone, Spin, Entertainment Weekly, and Interview, to name a few. Three more US/Canadian tours planned for this year, including headlining Domino's label showcase at SXSW.
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A great fresh sound!.......2007-07-05
They are not that popular in the US yet, but are huge over in Europe. If you listen to 2 of their songs you will be hooked. Its a new kind of sound and a breath of fresh air from a lot of the crap music now-a-days. I would recommend this CD to anyone who like music!
Great CD.......2007-06-26
This is an excellent catchy CD that rock and rolls pretty well. My favorite tracks are "Red light indicates doors are secure" and "marty bum" Also check out "The Redwalls" first CD "Universal Blues" if you liked this CD.
Catchy.......2007-06-09
If you like big names from the UK, no one's bigger. It doesn't live up to the hype completely, but it's catchy and entertaining. I find myself singing along with it all the time.
Liked it.......2007-06-08
For once, a band that got a lot of hype actually is worthy of the praise.
Cold climbers.......2007-05-18
The Artic Monkeys deliver layered sound that entices the ears. They have a unique sound which is easily recognizable. I look for more of the same from this band in the future.
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- Linda Eder - Great Voice
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- The powerful and beautiful voice of Linda Elder
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Broadway, My Way
Linda Eder
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ASIN: B000088E4T
Release Date: 2003-02-18 |
Tracks:
- I Am What I Am (from "La Cage aux Folles")
- Anthem (from "Chess")
- On The Street Where You Live (from "My Fair Lady")
- What Kind of Fool (from "Stop The World I Want to Get Off")
- Some People (from "Gypsy")
- I'll Be Seeing You (from "Right This Way")
- Gold (from "Camille Claudel")
- Don't Rain On My Parade (from "Funny Girl")
- The Impossible Dream (from "Man of La Mancha")
- A New Life (from "Jekyll & Hyde")
- Edelweiss (from "The Sound of Music")
- Unusual Way (from "Nine")
- Man of La Mancha (from "Man of La Mancha")
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The people who felt betrayed when Linda Eder covered several pop songs on 2002's Gold will be relieved that her follow-up, Broadway My Way, is a return to the Great White Way. As if to prove that she isn't limited to either the songs of Frank Wildhorn or ballads, Eder tackles some well-known show tunes. The ballads tend to be overwrought, so it's best to look for the uptempo numbers. The singer's take on "Some People" is technically fine but so va-va-voom showbiz that it lacks the deranged edge that makes the song so compellingly dramatic. Things work a lot better on "I Am What I Am": while Eder doesn't take it to the top (or rather over the top), this is as close as she gets to Mermanizing a number. Elsewhere, "Don't Rain on My Parade" (immortalized by Streisand) and "Man of La Mancha" are appropriately brassy and triumphant, with Eder roaring her way through both songs. Fans of both Eder and Wildhorn should note that the singer reprises her Svengali's "Gold," the title track from her previous album, and an excerpt from his long-in-the-works Camille Claudel. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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On the eagerly awaited Broadway My Way, Atlantic recording artist and acclaimed Broadway sensation Linda Eder performs classics including 'On the Street Where You Live' (from My Fair Lady), 'Edelweiss' (from The Sound of Music), 'Don't Rain On My Parade' (from Funny Girl) and 10 other great broadway songs performed in a whole new voice. 2003.
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Linda Eder - Great Voice.......2007-07-06
This lady has one great voice. She can certainly sell a song. My only reservation about her is that she's a bit cocky. I think she could use some humility.
Not a voice.......an instrument.......2007-02-17
Unbelievable breath control, phrasing, and style. My 10 yr. old Granddaughter who heretofore has listened and loved the usual rap
and hip-hop, heard me playing this disc and begged me to buy her
one........and I did, and she plays it all the time, and to her
friends. Linda Eder exceeds the Streisand mystique by far.
the best female singer of the great american standards........2006-07-24
i am turning 60 years old this year. i went to my 1st.broadway
musical in 1960. over the years i have had the honor to see
almost all of the giants of american song, garland, streisand,
patti lupone, lena horne, betty buckley, barbaracook etc. in
"broadway, my way" linda eder cements her place as the best of the best. from an anthem like "i am what i am" to the lovely
"on the street where you live" captures you body and soul.
i loved this album, and don't ever miss a chance to see her live. JOHN POWER
The powerful and beautiful voice of Linda Elder.......2006-02-23
A great selection of songs. Tremendous amount of energy in Linda's voice. I just love it.
Linda Eder shines with her Broadway album.......2006-02-18
Wow! Linda Eder has an outstanding voice. She sells Broadway in the styles of Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand. After hearing this you will want more.
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- Stop the World I Want to Get Off, Broadway cast
- a classic score of the 60's
- Great musical with great classic songs
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- Anthony Newley's Finest Hours!
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Stop the World - I Want to Get Off (Original Broadway Cast)
Anthony Newley , and Leslie Bricusse
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ASIN: B000008L6L
Release Date: 2001-05-15 |
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- Overture/The A.B.C. Song/I Wanna Be Rich
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- What Kind Of Fool Am I?
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Stop the World I Want to Get Off, Broadway cast.......2005-09-04
If you are a fan of Anthony Newley you will find this superb C.D. a welcome addition to your collection. It is easy to understand why this musical is considered Newley's finest. In addition to playing the lead role, he wrote, directed and composed many memorable pieces of music including "What Kind of Fool Am I", "Once I In a Lifetime", "Gonna Build a Mountain", and many, many more. His genious is well defined in this piece, it's a joy.
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a classic score of the 60's.......2005-04-27
STOP THE WORLD - I WANT TO GET OFF is one of the most fascinating musical theatre scores of the 1960s, the `new-style musical' was written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley and was largely tailored to Newley's vocal style.
Rarely has the score been bettered than on the original Broadway cast album, crisply reissued here on the Decca Broadway label. Anthony Newley and his pert leading lady, underrated British performer Anna Quayle, perform the score with flash and verve. The entire score is fantastic though the penultimate number "Someone Nice Like You" must count as one of the most beautiful love songs ever written for the musical stage.
Anna Quayle is a marvellous performer, sadly only really remembered for her role as the Baroness in the movie of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (a role that is great but does not represent all she was capable of), and Anthony Newley, who also headed the London company to perhaps ever greater acclaim, is in his element.
A top cast album.
Great musical with great classic songs.......2003-07-13
This Bricusse-Newley musical is still fresh today. Some of the songs are classic. They include "What Kind of Fool am I" and "Once in a Lifetime". Newley's voice and vocal range was at its height when this album was recorded. If you like the music in this show then you will also like the music from "Roar of the Greasepaint, Smell of the Crowd".
NOT ALONE ANYMORE.......2002-10-03
I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO LIKE HIM, SILLY ME . THIS WAS MY SECOND ALBUM I BOUGHT OF HIS ,IN A LONG LIST . NEWLEY'S STRONG VOICE AND PERSONALITY ARE THE VERY BEST.
YOU CAN ALMOST SEE THAT VERY EXPESSIVE FACE OF HIS, IT WA SA SHAME HIS PERFORMANCE WAS NOT CAPTURED ON FILM, STILL EVEN WITH OUT SEEING HIM. THE BLENDING OF SONG AND STORY ARE TIME LESS, THAT IT COULD BE ON BROADWAY TODAY WITHOUT BEING DATED.
THE STORY OF LITTLE CHAP AND EVIE , COULD BE ANY ONE OF US GOING THROUGH LIFE'S UP AND DOWNS.
Anthony Newley's Finest Hours!.......2002-09-25
To say that 'Stop the World' was a revolutionary musical in the days of sugar and spice, nicey-nicey musicals would be an understatement. To suggest that Anthony Newley was one of the finest singer-songwriter-performers of our time would be like saying the Pope is Catholic. To say that Decca has done us all a favour by finally reissuing this tuneful cast recording on CD would however be ACCURATE!
Anthony Newley died in April 1999 after losing his battle with cancer. The battle of fame he never lost and left behind a wonderful collection of musicals, songs, tv and cabaret performances that we can love again and again. But the finest of all of Newley's output was this musical. Co-wrote with Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley made the role of Littlechap totally his own. Not even Sammy Davis Jnr, Joel Gray or Tony Tanner in the film version could match that unique quality of style and originality that Newley exudes in this fantastic tour de force role.
For fans of musicals unfamiliar with Newley's work, you will not be sorry when you buy this CD. For Newley fans - why haven't you already bought your copy!!
Enjoy, one and all, Anthony Newley at his very best.
Paul Goodhead - President
Anthony Newley Society Worldwide.
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- Unworthy of This Show
- Great.
- Deserves a place in your Sondheim Discography
- Dashed high hopes
- Letdown from the original
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Assassins (2004 Broadway Revival Cast)
Stephen Sondheim , Neil Patrick Harris , Marc Kudisch , Michael Cerveris , Denis O'Hare , and James Barbour
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ASIN: B0002B161Y
Release Date: 2004-08-03 |
Tracks:
- Everybody's Got The Right
- Ballad Of Booth
- Ladies And Gentlemen, A Toast!
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- What Does A Man Do...?
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"Everybody's got a right/To their dream." So begins Stephen Sondheim's 1991 show Assassins--and in this case, said dreams involve killing an American president. The characters form a veritable rogues' gallery, including John Hinckley, Lee Harvey Oswald and John Wilkes Booth of course, but also half-forgotten luminaries such as Leon Czolgosz (who killed McKinley) and "Squeaky" Fromme (who aimed for Gerald Ford with an unloaded gun). While Sondheim's lyrics are trenchant as ever, his music, which ranges from Sousa pomp to clever little waltzes, is technically brilliant but also oddly uninvolving. (Many fans prefer the recording of the 1991 Off-Broadway version, though "Something Just Broke," which was added to the 1992 London production, makes its recorded debut here.) Still, there are several high points. In "Unworthy of Your Love," for instance, Hinckley and Fromme wax poetic about their unrequited love for Jodie Foster and Charles Manson, respectively, in a Burt Bacharach-style ballad that's deliberately (I hope!) sappy. And of course as with most Sondheim shows, the cast of this revival--Michael Cerveris, Mario Cantone, Becky Ann Baker, Marc Kudisch, Denis O'Hare--is very good. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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Unworthy of This Show.......2007-03-01
Assassins is a masterpiece of American theatre. Through a revue of skits and songs, it examines ideas we don't want to face, and shows us the flip side of the American Dream. The score rates as one of Sondheim's best, and the overall effect, when the show is performed well, is incredibly powerful. For years, people have wanted to mount a production on Broadway.
Given this result, they needn't have bothered.
I am still amazed at how much this production got wrong. The principal cast is nothing short of dreadful: the acting is almost laughably overwrought; the pacing keeps getting disrupted by pauses held too long and lines spoken too slowly; some singers are frequently behind the tempo (notably Michael Ceveris as Booth), while others are painful to listen to (like Jeffrey Kuhn as Zangara and Mario Cantone as Sam Byck); the new orchestrations allow for more musicians in the pit, but are much less effective than the earlier arrangements.
To top it all off, this production includes "Something Just Broke", a song sung by the Ensemble as various "average" Americans of different time periods recalling where they were when the president was shot. The song was introduced in the London production, presumably for people who didn't understand the show to have something to latch on to, but it was mercifully kept out of the published vocal score and libretto. It's not a bad song in and of itself, but musically it does not fit in with the rest of the score, and dramatically it doesn't fit in with the rest of the script. Worse, it is placed right between the Kennedy assassination -- the climax of the show -- and the finale, thus skewing all the dramatic momentum and depriving the show of an effective resolution.
The result of all this is that the comic moments aren't funny, the powerful moments fail to move, and the wonderful music is left ho-hum.
I realize that the extraordinary cast of the original production of Assassins presents a dauntingly high standard for everyone else to compare to, but the college productions I've seen were better than this.
Great. .......2006-11-08
What an amazingly talented cast! Neil Patrick Harris, Marc Kudisch, Alex Gemignani (The new Valjean in the revival of Les Miserables) and of course, the former demon barber of Fleet Street, Michael Cerveris (in the role that won him a Tony)...Just to hear these giants of musical theatre perform together as an ensemble alone is worth the price of this recording. This recording is so wonderfully done, and I can't recommend this enough.
'Unworthy of your Love' and 'The Ballad of Booth' are heartbreakingly beautiful, strange that I say that considering the subject matter, but it's true, those two songs alone will stay with you for days on end. The Ballad of Booth has poetic and tragic lyrics like 'Damn my soul, if you must, let my body turn to dust, let it mingle with the ashes of my country...What I did, I did well, and I did it for my country. Let them cry 'Dirty Traitor!', they will understand later...'. and the hauntingly gorgeous melody that goes with those lyrics is just so well, romantic! But then you have the tongue-in-cheek, slightly macabre numbers like 'The Gun Song' and 'Everybody's Got The Right' with lyrics like, 'Everybody's got the right to be happy. Life's not as bad as it seems! Everybody deserves a little sunshine...' and 'All you have to do is, move your little finger...and you can change the world!'
What a rollarcoaster of emotion! I mean, seriously, who else but Sondheim could pull that off and make it the brilliant masterpiece that it clearly is?
One of my biggest regrets is not seeing this during it's brief run in 2004. :(
Deserves a place in your Sondheim Discography.......2006-07-28
Like other reviewers I was fortunate enough to see Roundabout's revival production but perhaps unfortunate that my total enjoyment of that production may bias my critical listening. I can't help but recall the proprietor (Marc Kudish) caressing a pistol into the hand of each assassin when listening to the opening Everybody's Got The Right.
However, while fans of Sondheim and musical theater will argue over every nuance, I find that both this and the original are excellent in their own way. Yes, the voices in the first recording are more refined, yet this recording seems to better capture the character's mannerisms in the vocal stylization, whether the twitchy madness of Guiteau (Dennis O'Hare) or the depressed howl of Sam Byck (Mario Cantone).
This is a worthwhile recording and one that provides me with a reprise of the excellent staging and acting of this quirky play.
Dashed high hopes.......2006-07-14
Assassins is a fascinating and surprising show. You can't imagine a more unlikely topic for a musical and yet, when you hear and/or see the show, you can't help to be impressed by the entire production. Maybe if I'd never heard the original cast recording, I would have given this a higher rating, but, to be frank, this recording suffers in comparison to the original recording in nearly every way.
While the diction on this recording is often impressive...especially Neil Patrick Harris's...too often it is accomplished at the price of tempo. Too many times the musical director has made the choice to slow down portions of the songs to the point of sluggishness. Absolutely NONE of the performances is superior to the original. That doesn't mean that any of the newer performances are horrible, it's just that they don't measure up. The one who comes the closest is Neil Patrick Harris whom I find naturally charming and vulnerable in anything he does.
The best addition to this recording is Mario Cantone's rant as Sam Byck. Unfortunately, I can't recommend getting this recording based solely on that. The biggest mis-step is the omission of the full, final, Kennedy scene. Hearing it on the original recording for the first time is an absolutely thrilling and chilling experience. Not having it all here is a MAJOR disappointment.
Buy the original recording first and check this one out from the library.
Letdown from the original.......2006-04-10
I have been a huge fan of Assassins since it first came out back in '91. While I've never had the pleasure of seeing the play in person, I've read it several times and listened to the original cast recording so often one can hardly believe it. So when I saw "Broadway Cast Recording" I was thrilled. Then I listened to it. I went from thrilled to appalled.
John Weideman, who wrote the music, seems to prefer the Broadway cast recording--at least he says so in its liner notes. I'm not sure why. While some of the songs are still excellent (like the Hinckley-Fromme duet "Unworthy of Your Love"), many of them are just plain painful to listen to. Most of the time the singing vaccilates between being totally flat of affect (most notably Moore in "The Gun Song") to hyperbolic melodrama. Booth mumbles to the point of near-unintelligibility in several songs; Zangara sounds eerily like the mob boss from 'Johnny Dangerously' that keeps calling everyone "farging bastages"; Moore sings nearly the whole time as if she'd OD'd on sedatives; and Guiteau sounds so stereotypically gay that GLAAD should be suing the producer.
It almost seems as if the cast are not sure what do do with their characters. The cast of the Original Cast Recording hit the characters perfectly--an outstanding mix of suffering, despair, anger and hostility. The Broadway cast can't seem to, in the language of the musical, "connect" to the characters. For me this is a huge failing, as the "charcaters" here are real individuals; if the performers can't connect to them, how can we be expected to?
There are also some content differences between this recording and the original. Several brief additions are made from elsewhere in the musical, and the new song "Something Just Broke" written for the Broadway revival is included on the recording. However, about half of the last act (which is included on the original) is cut out. Sadly, the material cut out is far more moving, unsettling and significant than the material added. Also, "Something Just Broke", while a fine song (and performed better than most of the rest of the material), unfortunately breaks up the natural link between the Kennedy assassination's triumphalist ending and the closing version of "Everybody's Got the Right".
I gave this three stars because I love Assassins. It is a brilliant and unnerving drama. But the Original Cast Recording is immensely superior to the Broadway Cast Recording in its ability to reveal this to the audience. I'm glad it was revived, and I'm glad it won three Tony awards--now it can get the recognition it deserves; but for me, I'll stick to the original version I fell in love with years ago. If only the Broadway recording has found a way to be "worthy of your love"...
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- Fabulous for any Broadway-lover
- Top Shelf
- TERRIFIC CD'S
- Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs
- Great Compilation!
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ASIN: B00064ADMK
Release Date: 2004-10-19 |
Tracks:
- Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey
- Swanee- Al Jolson
- When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams
- A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel
- My Man- Fanny Brice
- Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
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- Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence
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- Ol' Man River- Paul Robeson
- Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
- Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting
- Body And Soul- Libby Holman
- Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby
- Night And Day- Fred Astaire
- Heat Wave- Ethel Waters
- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Tamara
- You're The Top- Ethel Merman
- Summertime- Anne Brown
- September Song- Walter Huston
- My Heart Belongs To Daddy- Mary Martin
- It Never Entered My Mind- Shirley Ross
- Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal
- Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin
- Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake
Tracks:
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- If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton
- Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas
- There's No Business Like Show Business- Ensemble
- How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan
- Once In Love With Amy- Ray Bolger
- Wunderbar- Alfred Drake,Patricia Morison
- Some Enchanted Evening- Ezio Pinza
- Lost In The Stars- Todd Duncan
- Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend- Carol Channing
- Luck Be A Lady- Robert Alda,Guys
- Getting To Know You- Gertrude Lawrence
- Who Cares?- Jack Carson,Betty Oakes
- Stranger In Paradise- from " Kismet" Doretta Morrow,Richard Kiley
- Ballad Of Mack The Knife- Gerald Price
- Hey There- from "The Pajama Game" John Raitt
- Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon
- I Could Have Danced All Night- Julie Andrews
- Standing On The Corner- from "The Most Happy Fella, 1956" Shorty Long,John Henson,Alan Gilbert
- The Party's Over- Judy Holliday
- Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
- Tonight- Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence
Tracks:
- Seventy-Six Trombones- Robert Preston
- I Enjoy Being A Girl- from "Flower Drum Song, 1958" Pat Suzuki
- Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman
- My Favorite Things- from "The Sound Of Music" Mary Martin
- Put On A Happy Face- from "Bye Bye Birdie" Dick Van Dyke
- Try To Remember- Jerry Orbach
- Camelot- from "Camelot" Richard Burton
- Love Makes The World Go 'Round- Anna Maria Alberghetti
- I Believe In You- Robert Morse And Co.
- The Sweetest Sounds- Diahann Carroll,Richard Kiley
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- As Long As He Needs Me- Georgia Brown
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- Anyone Can Whistle- from "Anyone Can Whistle" Lee Remick
- If I Were A Rich Man- Zero Mostel
- Night Song- Sammy Davis, Jr.
- The Impossible Dream- Richard Kiley
- If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon
- Open a New Window- from Mame Voice
Tracks:
- Willkommen- from "Cabaret" Joel Grey
- Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast
- I'll Never Fall In Love Again- Jill O'Hara,Jerry Orbach
- The Ladies Who Lunch- from "Company" Elaine Stritch
- Tea For Two- Roger Rathburn,Susan Watson
- I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo
- I Don't Know How To Love Him- Yvonne Elliman
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- Come Follow The Band
- Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach
- And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday
- The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia
Tracks:
- Memory- Betty Buckley
- I Am What I Am- George Hearn
- Move On- Bernadette Peters,Mandy Patinkin
- Do You Hear The People Sing?- Michael Maguire,Cast
- The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford
- You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman
- The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast
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- With One Look- Glenn Close
- On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook
- Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble
- Seasons Of Love-
- Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize
- I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble
- Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway
- Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur
- Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band
- I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company
- Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel
Customer Reviews:
Fabulous for any Broadway-lover.......2007-01-30
Packs into 5 CD's a sampling of Broadway tunes from the 20's thru (almost) today, mostly from original cast recordings. Includes not just well-known hits, but also some lesser-known gems. Sound quality is first rate, booklet is informative too. Have given this as a gift to several friends with rave reviews.
Top Shelf.......2007-01-04
This is THE definitive collection of Broadway hits. I have other collections, and none of them measure up. A great deal of care was obviously taken in compiling and presenting this box set. It covers a lot of ground, starting with some long-forgotten but still very enjoyable hits from the days of yore, and finishing with present-day favorites. To the best of my knowledge, the recordings are by those who made them famous. You won't be disappointed.
TERRIFIC CD'S.......2006-03-23
THESE BROADWAY MUSICALS CD'S ARE A BROADWAY LOVERS DREAM. WITH EACH SONG, MEMORIES COME FLOODING BACK. BOTH THE FAMILIAR AND THE FORGOTTEN SONGS ARE A TRUE LISTENING PLEASURE. IF YOU LIKE BROADWAY, YOU'LL LOVE THIS SET.
Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs .......2005-06-14
This Collection was perfectly made it has almost all the most famous Broadway songs on this 5 cd set. The Music is great and has Broadways greatest treasures like "Memory""People""With One Look""Give my regards Too Broadway" just to name a few of this numerous cd set with over 100 songs. This is a great buy if you like musicals or The music of Broadway
Great Compilation!.......2005-01-17
If you are a fan of the Broadway Musicals, this is a collection that you should purchase. Since I got the 5 disc set I've enjoyed listening to it. The majority of the songs are done by the original singers. The collection is priceless considering that you will have over 100 songs from popular musicals since the beginning of Broadway
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- A very strong Reba album from the eighties
- JUST GREAT!!
- One of the Best Country Albums Ever Made
- Follow-up to Whoever's In New England
- This album is vintage Reba.
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What Am I Gonna Do About You
Reba McEntire
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ASIN: B000002O33
Release Date: 1991-07-01 |
Tracks:
- Why Not Tonight
- What Am I Going To Do About You
- Lookin' For A New Love Story
- Take Me Back
- My Mind Is On You
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- I Heard Her Cryin'
- No Such Thing
- One Promise Too Late
- Till It Snows In Mexico
Customer Reviews:
A very strong Reba album from the eighties.......2003-09-27
When I buy an album without knowing which tracks will be released as singles, I like to guess and I usually guess right. I was totally wrong with this album, demonstrating just what a high quality album this is. Most of the songs on this album are joyful, uplifting songs.
Take me back is a rousing, up-temp song to get those toes tapping. Till it snows in Mexico is a song about eternal love and is surely one of the finest ballads that Reba ever recorded. I was convinced that both were obvious singles and would have been huge hits on the country charts, yet they were not released as singles. Another track I particularly like that wasn't a single is the amusing My mind is on you.
Of the other songs, One promise too late and the title track both reached number one on the country chart. I heard her crying is an extremely sad song not typical of this album, but Reba has demonstrated on other albums her enthusiasm for this type of song.
Reba never recorded a better album than this.
JUST GREAT!!.......2003-01-11
I agree with most of the consensus of the reviewers here. When Reba made her last traditional offering...."The Last ONe to Know".....was when she topped out at the awards. It was all downhill from that point.
This CD is a great reminder of 'long time past'....when Reba sang the way country was meant to be sung!! Would that she would go back to doing this...but, knowing Reba, she WON'T.
Everyone's loss.
This is one of the greatest albums she ever recorded!!
One of the Best Country Albums Ever Made.......1999-09-08
When I play this CD, I almost want to weep at the stuff Reba is putting out today. Her Paula Abul-like releases of late might be enjoyable had she not turned out the creme de le creme of country music in the mid to late eighties.
This particular collection boasts ten of the strongest songs ever assembled on a non-Greatest Hits package. From the fifties sounding "Take Me Back," to the odes to fidelity "My Mind is on You," and "One Promise too Late," Reba sings traditional country at its finest. Unlike her recent offerings where the overly pretentious instrumentations fight to drown her out, songs like "Why Not Tonight" (written by Kathy Mattea's husband Jon Vezner) and "No Such Thing" showcase Reba's dynamic voice perfectly.
As expected from genuine country music, these songs tug at your emotions. While "I Heard he Crying," and the title track are pensive and melancholy, "Lookin' for a New Love Story" is upbeat and inspiring.
If you're a diehard country fan, you already own this CD, but for those only familiar with recent Reba and think Shania Twain and country music can even be mentioned in the same sentence, this disc is a required purchase!
Follow-up to Whoever's In New England.......1999-07-28
After the ground-breaking success of Whoever's In New England, Reba released this stunning collection of great songs. This album was released during the peak of Reba's critical career, this was the year she received the Entertainer of the Year Award and placed herself far ahead of any other female in the genre. She was proving that a girl could go head-to-head with the boys and win. Commercially, Reba's popularity would continue to rise astronomically from this point, but many argue this period of music was her best. Personally, I think her commercial and artistic peak coincide in the early to mid-1990's, and resurged again with the 1998 release If You See Him. But this album represents Reba in the beginning of her glory days and is definetely worth a listen.
This album is vintage Reba........1999-02-03
These are the songs that made Reba who she is today.She is my favorite of all.I swear she was following me around at this time of my life and singing about me. If she wasn't you can't convince me of it. Reba is the reining 'Queen' of country...
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- LOVE IN ANY LANGUAGE
- A serene peaceful album of children's songs and lullabies
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Love Is Spoken Here
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ASIN: B000AE8G5M
Release Date: 2005-09-13 |
Tracks:
- Love is Spoken Here
- For the Beauty of the Earth
- I Feel My Savior's Love
- Our Savior's Love
- All through the Night
- Homeward Bound
- Home Is a Special Kind of Feeling
- I Am a Child of God
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- Love at Home
- May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You
Product Description
Songs of heart and home set the tone for the newest album by the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The album features beloved Primary songs such as "I Feel My Savior's Love," "I Am a Child of God," "Where Love Is," and "My Heavenly Father Loves Me." Favorite hymns such as "Love at Home," "Our Savior's Love," and "O What Songs of the Heart" are also included, along with familiar classics such as "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You" and "Turn Around (Where Are You Going, My Little One?)" With many new arrangements by associate director Mack Wilberg, Love Is Spoken Here is destined to become another bestseller.
Customer Reviews:
LOVE IN ANY LANGUAGE.......2006-12-26
I bought this CD for the song "Love Is Spoken Here" which was sung at my father's funeral, to celebrate his life and love of music, especially Church music. Our soloist was a friend whose voice warmed our breaking hearts. But when I saw that I could also get the Mormon Tabernacle Choir version along with many other beautiful American songs, I ordered this. I highly recommend MTC if you are seeking choir music to lift your spirit.
A serene peaceful album of children's songs and lullabies.......2005-09-13
"Love is Spoken Here" is the newest released by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. Featuring children's primary songs, well-known lullabies, and popular favorites, this is a unique entry in the Choir's repetoire, and the albums breathes serenity and peace. The track listing is as follows:
1 Love is Spoken Here
Music: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
Text: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
Arrangement: Sam Cardon 3:25
2 For the Beauty of the Earth
Music: Conrad Kocher, 1786-1872
Text: Folliott S. Pierpoint, 1835-1917
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 3:03
3 I Feel My Savior's Love
Music: K. Newell Dayley, 1939-
Text: Ralph Rodgers Jr, K. Newell Dayley, Laurie Huffman
Arrangement: Sam Cardon 3:30
4 Our Savior's Love
Music: Crawford Gates, 1921-
Text: Edward L. Hart, 1916-
Pacific Publications 4:37
5 All through the Night
Music: Welsh Folk Song
Text: Welsh Traditional
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 4:57
6 Homeward Bound
Music: Marta Keen Thompson
Text: Marta Keen Thompson
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 5:46
7 Home Is a Special Kind of Feeling
Music: John Rutter
Text: David Grant
Arrangement: From "The Wind in the Willows"
Hinshaw Music (ASCAP) 3:11
8 I Am a Child of God
Music: Mildred Tanner Pettit, 1895-1977
Text: Naomi Ward Randall, 1908-
Arrangement: Nathan Hofheins 3:36
9 A Child's Prayer
Music: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
Text: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
Arrangement: Barlow Bradford 3:46
10 Suo-Gân
Music: Welsh lullaby
Text: David Warner
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 5:07
11 Oh, What Songs of the Heart
Music: William Clayson, 1840-1887
Text: Joseph L. Townsend, 1849-1942
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg
Jackman Music Corporation 4:45
12 I Often Go Walking
Music: Jeanne P. Lawler, 1924-
Text: Phyllis Luch, 1937-
Arrangement: Nathan Hofheins 2:58
13 Simple Gifts
Music: Shaker song
Text: Traditional Shaker, additional text: David Warne
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg
Oxford University Press (ASCAP) 3:04
14 I'm Trying to be Like Jesus
Music: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
Text: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
Arrangement: Barlow Bradford
Nature Sings Publishing 4:38
15 My Heavenly Father Loves Me
Music: Clara W. McMaster, 1904-
Text: Clara W. McMaster, 1904-
Arrangement: Nathan Hofheins 2:48
16 Turn Around
Music: Harry Belafonte, Malvina Reynolds, Alan Greene
Text: Harry Belafonte, Malvina Reynolds, Alan Greene
Arrangement: Michael Davis 3:24
17 Where Love Is
Music: Joanne Bushman Doxey and Marjorie Castleton Kjar
Text: Joanne Bushman Doxey and Norma B. Smith
Arrangement: Sam Cardon 4:23
18 Love at Home
Music: John Hugh McNaughton, 1829-1891
Text: John Hugh McNaughton, 1829-1891
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 3:36
19 May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You
Music: Meredith Willson, 1902-1984
Text: Meredith Willson, 1902-1984
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 5:59
This album follows on the heels of the #1 charting album "Choose Something Like A Star" and shows the choir hewing closely to their signature sound and style, while adding a new dimension to their repetoire. This album is perfect for families and is especially suited for young children.
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Purcell: Songs & Airs / Argenta, North, Boothby, Nicholson, Toll
Henry Purcell , Nancy Argenta , and Nigel North
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ASIN: B000059LOH
Release Date: 2001-06-05 |
Tracks:
- O Solitude - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
- Ah! How Sweet It Is To Love - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
- Not All My Torments - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Paul Nicholson
- Stripp'd Of Their Green - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
- Tell Me, Some Pitying Angel - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
- If Music Be The Food Of Love - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
- Hark! Hark! The Echoing Air - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
- The Fatal Hour Comes On Apace - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
- Incassum, Lesbia - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Paul Nicholson
- Sweeter Than Roses - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby
- Cupid, The Slyest Rogue Alive - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
- From Silent Shades - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
- Dear Pretty Youth - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby
- From Rosy Bow'rs - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
- Now That The Sun Hath Veil'd His Light - Nancy Argenta/Paul Nicholson
- Beneath A Poplar's Shadow - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby
- I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly - Nancy Argenta/Paul Nicholson
- Let Us Dance - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
- Fairest Isle - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
- O Solitude - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby
Tracks:
- Nymphs And Shepherds - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
- Amidst The Shades And Cool Refreshing Streams - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
- Love In Their Little Veins Inspires - Nancy Argenta/Rachel Becket/Marion Scott/Richard Boothby/Nigel North
- Fly Swift, Ye Hours - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
- They Tell Us That Your Mighty Powers - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
- The Plaint: O Let Me Weep - Nancy Argenta/Pauline Nobes/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
- In The Black, Dismal Dungeon Of Despair - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/John Toll
- See, Even Night Herself Is Here - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones
- Why Should Men Quarrel? - Nancy Argenta/Rachel Becket/Marion Scott/Richard Boothby/John Toll
- Seek Not To Know - Nancy Argenta/Paul Goodwin/Sophia McKenna/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
- Retir'd From Mortals' Sight - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
- To Arms, Heoric Prince - Nancy Argenta/Mark Bennett/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
- O Lead Me To Some Peaceful Gloom - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
- Halcyon Days - Nancy Argenta/Paul Goodwin/Pauline Nobes/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
- Bid The Virtues - Nancy Argenta/Paul Goodwin/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
- Lord, What Is Man? (A Divine Hymn) - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
- Music For A While - Nancy Argenta/John Toll
- If Music Be The Food Of Love (1st Setting) - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/John Toll
- Sawney Is A Bonny Lad (A Scotch Song) - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
- When I Have Often Heard Young Maids Complaining - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
- Ah! Cruel, Bloody Fate - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/John Toll
- Thy Hand, Belinda... When I Am Laid In Earth - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones/Richard Boothby/Nigel North
Customer Reviews:
Nice Collection.......2007-03-05
I have many collections of Purcell's Music. This collection stands up to them at half the price. Solid buy.
PERFECT!.......2006-10-26
There is only a word with which I can describe this set of discs: perfect!
The only flaw there is, is not related to the singing or playing: no text enclosed.
Great singing and excellent value for money.......2004-09-19
This is probably one of the best anthologies of Purcell songs around, and not just because it's two-for-one pricing means it contains twice as much music (CD1:74'24" & CD2: 77'41")! Nancy Argenta has an irrepressible sense of style and crystal clear diction. But unlike Emma Kirby, whose vocal purity can become tiresome, these renditions radiate warmth. She is also, I have found, more consistently involving than any one of the singers in Hyperion's three disc survey of Complete Secular Songs (recently reissued as a single set). One marvels at how she judiciously balances restraint and emotional forthrightness. The accompaniments (archlute, viola da gamba, harpsichord, and organ) are well judged and blend with the voice, all helped by an excellently defined recording acoustic. This is an absolute winner at any price!
More than two hours of beautiful 17th century 'ayres'.......2001-08-02
Two CDs, totaling more than 150 minutes of sparsely-arranged (never more than 3-5 instruments at a time), sweetly-sung, 350 year old 'ayres' (a typically English form of secular music). Nancy Argenta's soprano voice is lovely, silvery indeed as her name implies. The instruments are a discreet but friendly accompaniment to her solo voice. Perhaps the instruments are a little too discreet -- there are times when I wish they were a touch more prominent. But that is a very, very minor complaint. A beautiful collection, and quite well worth the money.
Average customer rating:
- For Fans of Broadway (Sondheim, Hamlisch & Bernstein e.g.):
- The songs that didn't get away
- Songs that showcase Sarah's theatrical gifts
- Good, for Sarah Brightman
- Pleasant, but not up to standard
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The Songs That Got Away
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ASIN: B000005S0R
Release Date: 1999-11-16 |
Tracks:
- Meadowlark
- I Am Going To Like It Here
- I Remember
- Mr. Monotony
- Dreamers
- Silent Heart
- Lud's Wedding
- Three-Cornered Tune
- If I Ever Fall In Love Again - Sarah Brightman Sarah Brightman
- What Makes Me Love Him?
- Chi Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta
- Away From You
- If Love Were All
- Half A Moment - Sarah Brightman Sarah Brightman
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For those Sarah Brightman fans who didn't spring for The Songs That Got Away when it was a pricey import, this domestic release will be a must-buy. Originally recorded in 1989 shortly after she achieved international fame in The Phantom of the Opera, the album spotlights obscure American and British musical theater songs that either were removed from shows or were "lost" when the shows themselves slipped out of the repertoire. (Of course, some of the songs aren't nearly as obscure as they were in 1989--the opening track, Stephen Schwartz's soaring "Meadowlark," has since been claimed by Liz Callaway, Patti LuPone, and Betty Buckley, while Stephen Sondheim's "I Remember"--well suited to Brightman's glasslike tones--is now recognized as one of his most gorgeous and haunting compositions.) Brightman performs well on this diverse collection of entertaining and often lovely songs, including an early draft of Frank Loesser's "Fugue for Tinhorns," here sung as a triple-tracked, lilting waltz, and the Puccini aria "Chi il bel sogno di doretta," which foreshadows her later, more ambitious crossover projects. There's also a tune from Jeeves by then-husband Andrew Lloyd Webber, who produced this album not long before he and Brightman divorced in 1990. --David Horiuchi
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For Fans of Broadway (Sondheim, Hamlisch & Bernstein e.g.):.......2007-02-24
This is an interesting and surprising production that showcases the vocal prowess of Sara Brightman. It is not however, representative of the new and highly overproduced vocal productions that constitute her newer recordings. Although this production really allows the listener to hear a very melodic and unencumbered vocal performance, as it is pleasing in it's simplicity, yet meant for the more discriminating listener. Fans of Irving Berlin, Andrew Lloyd Weber, and Richard Rodgers will feel right at home here. For those seeking another major sonic production as in Eden, La Luna, Dive, or The Harem Tour this is not it! My criticism is not of her vocal prowess or production values but the apparently endless array of previously released material offered as a new and different recording. But I suppose that this is rather due to the greedy objectives of of A&M Records just trying to go to the bank, often and laden heavy with dollars. Nothing that any label wouldn't try to do. My advice with Sara Brightman is "caveat emptor" (buyer beware) check the disc carefully for redundancy of tracks within her discography. If you're a fan of this genre of music, you will probably respond quite well to this recording.
The songs that didn't get away.......2004-02-12
This is one of my favorite albums by Sarah. She surprised me with her ability to go from light opera to jazz. Here we don't find the over-produced albums such as Harem, just a superbly trained voice. No little girl breathy tunes here, just solid performances. This is the Sarah Brightman that I like to remember and enjoy. If you see this album and you're a Sarah Brightman fan, pick it up and treasure it. I'd like to see her do more of thisgenre, where she showcases her voice. Who ever thinks that Sarah has a small voice will be convinced otherwise by this album.
Songs that showcase Sarah's theatrical gifts.......2003-12-11
Before experimental albums like Dive and Fly, as well as the ones where her classically-trained voice enchanted millions, Sarah Brightman did a collection of musical and theatrical songs originally released in 1989, but reissued when she made it big with Time To Say Goodbye. Her vocal style leans towards the theatrical Broadway side, but more mellowed. But on songs like the strings-laden mid-tempo "Meadowlark" from Stephen Schwartz's The Baker's Wife, the way she would later do splendidly interpret Lloyd Webber's songs is in the making. Here are other highlights, including those that were reissued on Sarah's Encore album (2002).
Stephen Sondheim's "I Remember" is a sad ballad told from the POV of a window mannequin remembering the sights it has experienced throughout the seasons, but the memories are now hazy and at the end, it sings, "At times I think/I would gladly die/for a day of sky."
Some songs like "Lud's Wedding" from Bernstein's failed bicentennial musical, only seem to work due to Sarah's voice. Ditto for the simple "Three-Cornered Tune." Consisting of three verses, each repeated twice. However, Irving Berlin's "Mr. Monotony", a tune understandably cut from Easter Parade, is not a particularly inspiring song.
Marvin Hamlisch's "Dreamers" is one of my favourites here, as I have affinity to it, and I'm sure Sarah is one at heart as well. "Only dreamers have wings with which to fly far away", as in their own fantasies, but unfortunately, "sometimes dreamers are forced to leave their dreams far away", i.e. the harshness of reality. However, it paints them in a positive light and states that everyone needs to have some sort of dream "to take time to find treasures and mountains we can climb."
"Silent Heart" really showcases Sarah's voices, on how some things the heart is best left silent, as in things that really thrill it. "If I Ever Fall In Love Again" is taken from The Crooked Mile and is a nice love song Sarah really wraps herself in.
"Chi Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta" from Puccini's La Rondine is a great showcase of the operatic voice that would come into full bloom on Time To Say Goodbye. This song would be reissued on Encore.
"Away From You" by Richard Rodgers, and taken from a musical biog of Henry VIII (!!!). "The clocks are frozen and time's a traveler who's lost his way" is one of the sentiments Sarah conveys effectively. Also reissued on Encore.
"If love were all, I should be lonely" sings Sarah from Noel Coward's Bittersweet, "If Love Were All" was the one song that stood out for me when I first heard this CD. The ability of a talent to amuse is seen as a solid standing for mental security. A definite standout here.
From Lloyd Webber's Jeeves, the lush strings of "Half A Moment" features the vocal stylings familiar enough to those who have Sarah's Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection. It focuses on how important the capture of a moment to bright up a future rainy day is. Also reissued on Encore.
Initially, I dismissed this as the songs that should've stayed away. Although they lack the magical punch of Time To Say Goodbye or La Luna, it's still a worthwhile collection, because Sarah's clear birdlike theatrical/musicals voice makes it all worthwhile.
Good, for Sarah Brightman.......2003-08-25
Some people just love Sarah's voice, but I don't see what's so special about it. She sings in two sorts of ways, the first one is lovely, simple, forgetable, and the other sounds like Stitch with a high voice. This CD does her justice, though. A lot of the tunes are catchy and nice (how she sings them could be better) but the one I really like is "Three cornered tune." Now that's a good song! She does not have a particularly bad voice, but nothing interesting - that's for sure. And when she tries to act in her music she sounds even worse! But that's alright. After all, everyone has a different style. A highlight of this CD includes "Mr. Monotony," which, unfortunatly, did not come with lyrics in the CD case. Too bad, because its a great song. At the end of this record, though, she writes about these songs and - wow! It is amazing how many shows that song was taken out of! At one point it said it had Judy Garland singing it, and when I try to imagine her doing it I know that must have been awesome. I really want to hear Judy Garland singing this song sometime. Maybe I'll find it here on Amazon... But anyway, back to Sarah Brightman. The only other thing I can think of to say at the moment is that from what I've heard of her records, this is as good as it gets. And also, the track titled "Dreamers" is nice. I like the tune and she doesn't sing it too bad, either. It would be a good song to be played at a graduation. Only after a while the sound of it gets a little creepy and annoying. And its sticky, too. "Silent heart" is a classic, though she shouldn't sing it twice. For you see, she sings it, and then you think, "Ah, that's a sweet song. Wonderful words, soft tune," and the music gets at a great stoping point and then comes back for an encore (as one of Sarah's other records is titled). And then we have to listen to it all over again - and its not as good the second time. So overall is it good? Yes, it is. Though perhaps not good enough.
Pleasant, but not up to standard.......2003-06-22
I love Sarah Brightman's singing and her musical style as presented on Eden and La Luna. This CD is completely different in style from those two. I find it enjoyable, but it is not my favorite. Her singing is nothing special on this CD, it doesn't display her vocal range or talent in the way that her other CDs do, especially her CD "Surrender", her vocals are absolutely stunning on that CD.
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I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite: The Best of Boyce & Hart
Boyce & Hart
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ASIN: B00093UQIE
Release Date: 2005-06-06 |
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- P.O. Box 9847
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- It's All Happening on the Inside
- Strawberry Girl
- Thanks for Sunday
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Bobby Hart and Tommy Boyce were popmeisters who wrote songs for the early Phil Spector productions among many others, but perhaps their best known project was The Monkees! .Turned down for roles early in the auditions, they landed the perhaps more artistically satisfying and lucrative roles as writer/producers for the music content of the show. Indeed, it was their own band, The Candy Store Prophets, who ghosted for The Monkees on their early sessions, including all the early hits and successful album tracks.
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Bobby Hart and Tommy Boyce were Popmeisters who Wrote Songs for the Early Phil Spector Productions Among Many Others but Perhaps their Best Known Project was the Monkees Turned Down for Roles Early in the Auditions, They Landed the Perhaps More Artistically Satisfying and Lucrative Roles as Writer/Producers for the Music Content of the Show....indeed, It was their Own Band, the Candy Store Prophets, who Ghosted for the Monkees on their Early Sessions, Including all the Early Hits and Successful Album Tracks Efforts by Other Screen Gems Writers and Producers, from Neil Sedaka to the Tokens, to Usurp their Roles and Get in on the Monkees Cash Bonanza were Rather Discouraging to Our Heroes, the Undignified Scramble Leading to the Monkees Decison to Play their Own Music, and Leaving Boyce and Hart Out in the Cold Or So it Seemed as Well as Continuing to Contribute Songs, They Took a Sideways Leap Effectively, They Had Already Had a Couple of Number One Singles.
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