SET FREE
SET FREE
ASIN: B00009ZJZZ
Track Listings
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1. He Can Set You Free
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2. Trust In Him
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3. Ten Thousand Reasons
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4. Precious Lord
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5. Thats Alright Jesus
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6. Thankyou Lord
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7. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
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8. In The Garden
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9. In The Light House
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Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Darrell George, the sound of country Gospel! Darrell George, born in Fort Worth, Texas, is a family man. A church goin' man, Darrell, along with his wife Pam, is an active member of Solid Rock Bible Church in Reno, Texas, where Darrell assists with the congregational singing and regularly ministers with special music. Darrell George has a passion for his God, his country, his family, and his music. Darrell is described as a purpose-driven man who answers through his calling with energy and attitude. A man with a dynamic voice you MUST hear. Darrell is releasing his new CD "SET FREE," featuring traditional, country, and innovative sounds to deliver the Gospel.
SET FREE,Darrell George
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Set Me Free
Marion Raven
Manufacturer: Eleven Seven Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000QJLLSU
Release Date: 2007-06-25 |
Tracks:
- Set Me Free
- Falling Away
- Crawl
- Here I Am
- Thank You
- 13 Days
- Break You
- Heads Will Roll
- For You I'd Die
- End Of The Day
- All I Wanna Do Is You
Album Details
22 Year Old Norwegian Born Singer / Songwriter that was Half of the Now Defunct Pop Duo M2m, Along with Marit Larsen. Raven was Later Marketed as a Pop-rock Artist with the Release of her 2005 International Debut Album, Here I Am. She Sang with Meat Loaf on "it's all Coming Back to Me Now", Taken from the Massive "Bat Out of Hell Iii". Collaborators on the Album Include Rock Legends Like Nikki Sixx, Desmond Child and Keith Nelson Buckcherry. Described by Nikki Sixx as 'the Most Talented New Artist I've Worked With'.
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- Good stuff
- hard hard and even harder core country!!!
- Aged to perfection
- Love it!
- One True Voice
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The Truth Will Set You Free
James Hand
Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000E5N652
Release Date: 2006-02-28 |
Tracks:
- Banks Of The Brazos
- Baby, Baby, Don't Tell Me That
- Here Lies A Good Old Boy
- I've Got A Lot Of Hiding To Do
- If I Live Long Enough To Heal
- In The Corner, At The Table, By The Jukebox
- Leave The Lonely Alone
- Little Bitty Slip
- Just An Old Man With An Old Song
- Shadows Where The Magic Was
- The Truth Will Set You Free
- When You Stopped Loving Me, So Did I
Customer Reviews:
Good stuff.......2007-05-19
My husband had the opportunity to see James Hand...and talk with him...at a small bar in Richmond. We since then have purchased his CD for other people also.Good Stuff!!! I am not a big country music fan...but I really like his voice...this is real country music.
hard hard and even harder core country!!!.......2007-05-13
There should be a caution label on this cd much like the rappers have on they're cds warning you. If you have been listening to what nashville puts out as country these days and thats all you know James Hand will destroy your mind lol. A celebration of hard core Texas honky tonk and of course its all wonderful. He's much like these extreme hot sauces that can put you in the hospital if your not careful, but once handled you got to go even hotter a pure addiction this brother is James Hand!! Testify!!! Hell this would be too heavy for 1967 country figure it out for 2007 lol. This ol boy aint retro or playing a part hes pure country and thats a fact. Fantastic.
Aged to perfection.......2007-03-03
Now here is one of the best "new" voices to come down the pike. I bought this one on a whim, after reading a few of the earlier reviews; and I'm glad I did. I really cannot do this man justice with a few written words, so you'll just have to buy the CD and enjoy it. James Hand picks up where the great Vernon Oxford left off. True, James continues much in the same vein as Hank Williams and Frankie Miller, but he's also adopted the modern shuffle and rhythm that Vernon Oxford did in his early years. In other words, this is great honky-tonk music. Maybe not quite up to the standards of Charlie Walker, but given time, I think James Hand will put his brand on "bar-room country"....actually, I think he had the potential to rule that sadly-shrinking genre we call Honky-Tonk. He is to Hank Williams, what Justin Trevino is to Johnny Bush, or Dale Watson is to Merle; and most importantly, James is not a mere imitator. There are 12 numbers here, and they're all excellent. Personal favorites include "Little Bitty Slip", "Baby, Baby,.....", and "In the Corner.....". If you've become disheartened (or just plain pissed-off) at the crap being pushed as country music today, then get this one; it will restore your faith. A+++++++++++++++++++++
Love it!.......2007-02-23
I am not a country music fan, but I heard this one played and reviewed on NPR, and ordered it. I may not be a country music fan, but I AM a James Hand fan.
One True Voice.......2007-01-04
James Hand belongs to the tradition of solitary, stoic American males. In literature, the best example is Hemingway's work done before "For Whom The Bell Tolls". In modern cinema, perhaps the only example is Clint Eastwood's last few films as a director. And in the field of country music, the early and late work of Johnny Cash stands with them. Like them, Hand's art depends of authenticity and simplicity: you feel he would rather die than lie, his songs working as hard won synecdoches, making you feel his world is just too deep for words.
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- The Elf-man Becomes The Hulk
- Interesting eclectic mix of non-traditional Elfman music
- Elfman did it again
- Great Music that Leaves You Begging for More
- Not Elfman's best, but a solid score nonetheless
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The Hulk (Score)
Manufacturer: Decca U.S.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Elfman, Danny
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ASIN: B00009N1ZX
Release Date: 2003-06-17 |
Tracks:
- Main Title
- Prolouge
- Betty's Dream
- Bruce's Memories
- Captured
- Dad's Visit
- Hulk Out!
- Father Knows Best
- ...Making Me Angry
- Gentle Giant
- Hounds Of Hell
- The Truth Revealed
- Hulk's Freedom
- A Man Again
- The Lake Battle
- The Aftermath
- The Phone Call
- End Credits
- Set Me Free
Amazon.com
If Danny Elfman the film composer seems ever farther from Elfman the former cult rock icon, his work on director Ang Lee's adaptation of the Marvel Comics legend suggests he may be reinventing himself yet again. While he seems to have largely abandoned his melodic interests somewhere south of Sleepy Hollow, the diverse concerns--ranging from bright, propulsive rhythms and repetitive wind phrases through ethnic modalities of (deliberately) undetermined origin and delicate pastoral touches--suggest a textural mindset more akin to Herrmann, but informed by the incandescent, hypnotic cadences and sonorities of Steve Reich and other post-modernists. While he occasionally lapses into the overbearing tribal drum sturm und drang that may have made some listeners of his overwrought Planet of the Apes score yearn for an umbrella, they are at least leavened here by slashing horns and Middle Eastern vocal flourishes. Subtle electronic sound washes ebb and flow throughout, serving up a percolating tension the composer gleefully punctuates with blasts of brass and thunderous percussion. This isn't your mother's--or Lou Ferrigno's--Hulk, and Elfman has done a fine job of musically propelling the big green fella into the 21st century. Also features the Guns N' Roses-meets-Stone Temple Pilots line-up of Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagen, Matt Sorum, and Dave Kushner performing the angular riff-rock of "Set Me Free." --Jerry McCulley
Customer Reviews:
The Elf-man Becomes The Hulk.......2007-02-21
Danny Elfman has been the musical voice of many superheroes. While this is neither "Batman" nor "Spider-man", "Hulk" does have some interesting moments in the middle of that Oriental style that most composers want to use in their music these days.
I'm kind of upset that there is no discernible theme for "Hulk", execpt for a six-note motif that is heard all over the CD. There is the music for Bruce Banner and his father, mostly played by, I think, the duduk. Then there is Natacha Atlas who does the odious moaning on this CD. Thank God Elfman isn't at all influenced by the Oriental music style because he uses electronics and percussion to maintain the right balance between the artistic and the classic Hollywood compositions. The action music heard in 'Hulk Out', 'Hounds Of Hell', and 'The Lake Battle' is fantastic and very propulsive, good Elfman compositions. The rock song 'Set Me Free' is the last track of the CD, and deservedly so because it feels like out of context with all the rest of the album.
But not all the Middle-East influence is bad, and neither is Natacha Atlas. Because there is the track called 'Captured', which is the best musical cue of the CD. I don't know why, but when I first heard it in the movie theater, I sorta started dancing to it. It's too cool. I really love that theme, and when I got the CD and listened to it for the first time, I turned up the speakers because it's such a fine piece of music.
"Hulk" is a good composition by Danny Elfman, but I'd say 'Captured' is the real deal on this album, and if you don't like rock, then skip the last track.
Interesting eclectic mix of non-traditional Elfman music.......2005-02-21
Yes, there is alot of percussion which is a staple of Elfman, but in writing the music for a their super-hero franchise, Elfman breaks new ground. Rather than the dark flourishes of Batman & the high flying theme of Spider-Man, The Hulk is a dark score filled witth exotic sounds that actually capture the filmakers vision and provide an interesting listening experience for the listener. I gave this score 3 stars not because its bad, but because its not to my personal taste, and I would not necessarily recommend it. However, if you a collector of Danny Elfman music or super-hero scores, then feel no guilt when you purchase this unique score.
Elfman did it again.......2004-08-20
I Have To admit The soundtrack is alot better than the movie. It is good to listen to. This might be one of his lighter superhero soundtrack scores i heard compare to batman, batman returns & batman Forever. hey the big green guy shouldn't get left out. One thing is to bad they did put the original theme in it like they did for spider-man. that woul of made a great eddition. Set me free was a good song. the only lyeric song in it. so you can't say it's really elfman's cd. Nice work Elfman keep it up. Hope he does one for the sequal.
Great Music that Leaves You Begging for More.......2004-08-16
My only problem with the Hulk score is that there doesn't seem to be enough of it. That isn't Danny Elfman's fault, but the movie didn't leave a great many opportunities for him to flesh out the score. That said, what's here is amazing.
The main theme is suprising. One would expect something loud and clamoring with brass for a character like the Hulk, and while the music does get that way at times, the Hulk's melody is actually a steady, soft melody that resonates with wonder. It almost feels like what you'd hear when looking at DNA, molecules, and whatever else would need to be involved in the Hulk's origin. In the background there is a low, appropriately grand brass.
The score uses this theme to different heights throughout, along with fast-paced drums and occasional synth instruments. The most memorable tune outside of the main theme is a Middle Eastern choral section in the second half of the score, emoting the desolation of a solitary creature like the Hulk (and used for the desert backdrop seen in the movie.)
The finale varies the theme, making it granduer, because in it's simple 12 notes, a score for a movie about science fiction makes it seem like a score for a movie about magic. It peaks curiosity, majesty, and even innocence, and then turns into the backdrop for what the movie entails as a climactic battle.
Danny Elfman has been given a large responsibility among composers. He's had to tackle the objective of composing unique themes for three different well-loved super-heroes: Batman, Spider-man, and now the Incredible Hulk. And because he is such an excellent composer, the Hulk can join these other fine scores, and I can only hope Elfman is brought back for the sequel.
Not Elfman's best, but a solid score nonetheless.......2003-10-10
Seemingly abandoning his more melodic tones for a heavier orchestral vibe, Danny Elfman has churned out another solid film score with The Hulk. Elfman's score was one of the few bright spots of the film; fusing sounds which are very similar to some of his past works with some Middle Eastern-ish tones and electronical blips to create something that isn't very memorable, but enjoyable nonetheless. Elfman's past few scores have either been solid or disappointing; I like his Hulk score more than I did his scores for Spider-Man and Planet of the Apes, but not as much as Sleepy Hollow or Nightmare Before Christmas. The final track on this disc is a song called "Set Me Free" which is performed by Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland and old members of Guns 'N Roses. That track is a nice little extra thrown on the disc, but Elfman's score is the main highlight.
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Set Me Free
Myron Butler
Manufacturer: EMI Gospel
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000BM6AN8
Release Date: 2005-11-08 |
Tracks:
- That Place
- I Can
- Set Me Free
- Latter Reign
- That's Who You are
- Redeemed
- Everything
- Alright
- Survive
- Heal The Land
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Set You Free
Nomos
Manufacturer: Green Linnet
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000005CUJ
Release Date: 1997-10-14 |
Tracks:
- The Scalloway Lasses
- I'm Going To Set You Free
- Down The Lane
- When You And I Were True
- Big John's
- The Boys Of Tandragee
- Poor Weary Wanderer
- Brendan's Reels
- Bean Dubh An Ghleanna
- The New Mown Meadow
- I Love The Trees
- Suile Shuibhne
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Set Free
The American Analog Set
Manufacturer: Arts & Crafts
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000AA4LC8
Release Date: 2005-09-20 |
Tracks:
- Born on the Cusp
- Immaculate Heart 1
- Immaculate Heart 2
- Cool Kids Keep
- She's Half
- JR
- Play Hurt
- (Theme from) Everything Ends
- Sharp Briar
- The Green Green Grass
- First of Four
- Fuck This...I'm Leaving
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American Analog Set is one of the most endearing bands you've probably never heard of. AmAnSet, as they are sometimes known, have spent 10 years writing and recording six full-length CDs that are religiously loved by fans; their new disc, Set Free, is likely to be similarly worshipped. Those unfamiliar with the group's gorgeously floaty sounds deserve an analogy, so here's one to get you started: imagine that the late singer/songwriter Elliott Smith did a disc of lullabies, sometimes solo, occasionally backed by Stereolab. Sounds good, doesn't it? In fact, it's great. American Analog Set's beauty lies in its combination of simplicity, candor, and yes, repetition. There are some amazing moments on this disc; "Cool Kids Keep" pulsates with a subtle groove, while "She's Half" contains the kind of fragile beauty that can cause a full body ache. Set Free is the musical equivalent of a an old fleece hoodie. While this music can't change the world, it can make people happier, calmer, and more peaceful...one listener at a time. --Denise Sheppard
Album Description
The Austin-based drone-pop quartet the AMERICAN ANALOG SET evolved from the ashes of Dallas' ELECTRIC COMPANY in 1994. 'Set Free' is the album that the band has been waiting a decade to make and with no time restrictions, no label, no money, and many miles between the members of the band, AmAnSet made it all happen exactly as they wanted it to. It is their strongest, most surprising work to date as it marks the culmination of many years playing together and growing as musicians and as a band. 'Set Free' completes this story with 12 songs about getting over something that never goes away.
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Set Free - The Definitive Edition
Constance Demby
Manufacturer: Hearts of Space
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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| New Age
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Healing
| New Age
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| Rock
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| Alternative Rock
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ASIN: B000000X5I
Release Date: 2006-09-19 |
Tracks:
- Waltz of Joy
- Tribal Gregorian
- Jungle Jam
- Javalon
- I Set Myself Free
- Moving On
- Mother of the World
- Chambers of the Heart
- Lotus Opening
- Into the Center
- Galactic Chalice
- Celestial Communion
Album Description
Set Free deserves a place next to the symphonic space-music classic of Novus Magnificat. This release journeys even deeper into the intensely moving electronic soundscapes that was developed in other recordings. Newly noticeable are rhythmic influences from the Balinese and African cultures that are unabashedly ritualistic and celebratory in nature. But, Demby has not forgotten her roots; the last four tracks, taken together, create a majestic celestial voyage for inner travelers.
"Set Free is a recording of beautiful creative virtuosity....ecstatic, majestic, meditative spacemusic. " - New Frontier
"The best music Constance Demby has ever written. I believe that Set Free will set a new standard. This is truly space/new age music at its best. Pick up Set Free and listen to a masterpiece." - Synthesis
"An extraordinary release... Rhythmic influences that are unabashedly ritualistic and celebratory, plus a majestic celestial voyage for inner travelers. Set Free is a first-rate album by an artist in her prime. " - New Age Retailer
"A rich, diverse and fascinating album, bubbling with vibrant life, full of tenderness and grand magnificence, joyful orchestral anthems and a general mood of celebration and high energy. - Heartsong Review
"There is in this music a spirit of joy and breakthrough so deep, so full that it deserves a worldwide audience. Set Free demonstrates Demby's range, her capacity to explore another phase of the great cycle, another mood, another window on another world. - Pathways
"The new album by Constance Demby is the most astonishing to date. There is visionary force, an internal dynamic and purity, and immense feeling in this work.. At a time when the Schulzes, Tangerine Dreams and others! still swear by their drum machines, here is electronic music which surpasses our expectations. "- Crystal Infos
"Albums like this one will make you realize that we don't quite know yet what New Age music is all about. ....with its overflow of sounds, it might make much of your recorded collection seem tame.." - Arizona Light
"...In some ways she's becoming more masterful... Mother of the World, with its soaring piano solos, shrouded vocals, and soaring string accompaniments, is one of the most poignant melodic moments in Demby's repertoire. The whole thing is assembled with such freshness, skill and expressive validity that it's hard to resist." - CD Review
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set you free
Chisel
Manufacturer: Gern Blandsten
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000005AHD
Release Date: 1997-06-06 |
Tracks:
- On Warner Music
- All My Kin
- It's Alright, You're O.K.
- The Mutable Mercury
- The Town Crusher
- The Unthinkable Is True
- River High
- Every Is A Good Trip
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- In Our Time
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- The O.T.S.
- Rip Off The Gift
- The Last Good Time
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- Pre-stardom Charlie Rich delivers the goods
- Nothing to add
- The initmate, late night Charlie Rich.
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Set Me Free/The Fabulous Charlie Rich
Charlie Rich
Manufacturer: Edsel Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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Nashville Sound
| Traditional Country
| Country
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| Country
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| Country
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ASIN: B0006ZYREY
Release Date: 2005-03-29 |
Tracks:
- Set Me Free
- By the Time I Get to Phoenix
- Proudest Loneliest Fool
- I Miss You So
- Just Like Old Times
- Try a Little Tenderness
- H20
- Very Much Alone
- I'll Just Go Away
- That's the Day (You Said You'd Stop Loving Me)
- Got to See Me Baby
- I Almost Lost My Mind
- Life Has Its Little Ups and Downs
- San Francisco Is a Lonely Town
- Sittin' and Thinkin'
- July 12, 1939
- Bright Lights, Big City: Hush Hush/Baby What You Want Me to ...
- Raggedy Ann
- Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue?)
- Picture of You
- Love Waits for Me
- It Makes Me Want to Cry
Customer Reviews:
Pre-stardom Charlie Rich delivers the goods.......2007-05-27
Charlie Rich is one anomaly in my CD collection; the man had one of the finest voices of anyone in country or early rock and roll, but, at least for most of his career, he had little to show for it in terms of hits. These two releases were his first for Epic and producer Billy Sherrill, best known for his work with Tammy Wynette and George Jones. The big hits would come later, but some of the best music came on these early albums.
The hits, minor though they were, were "Set me Free" and "Life's Little Ups and Downs," and both are stellar tracks. Rich does a wonderful version of "Try A Little Tenderness," and shows a more country approach than he would later on tracks like "A Picture of You" and "Very Much Alone."
That last track alone kept me entranced while listening; also included is a very good cover of the Ivory Joe Hunter classic "I Almost Lost my Mind," and a decent cover of the wretched "By the Time I Get to Phoenix." The background singers almost overpower Rich, but if you ignore the syrupy back-up and focus on his sublime vocals, you will be, pardon the pun, richly rewarded. The man recorded lots of great songs, but for my money those were not neccessarily his big hits.
Nothing to add.......2006-06-15
Being an Elvis fan for many years, I'm not sure if the King could top Charlie Rich in his best moments like these recordings and on his marvelous Pictures and Paintings.
The initmate, late night Charlie Rich........2006-03-06
Charlie's wife, Margaret Ann, said he was a loner and preferred
playing in small clubs where he could indulge in his love of jazz, blues, standards and anything else that suited him "at the
moment." Many fans who know only of his big hits aren't aware of
Charlie's talent as a jazz pianist - critic Peter Guralnick stated he knew a "million jazz tunes." These two albums plus
"Boss Man" were his three Epic LPs before he hit stardom with "Behind Closed Doors" and give one a feel for the type of
music noted above. Typical of Charlie is "San Francisco Is A
Lonely Town" - a bluesy song, and NOT the Tony Bennett hit, which
sort of typified Charlie's early career. "It Makes Me Want To Cry" is another bluesy example where his fabulous voice just haunts you. "July 12, 1939" was one of HIS favorites and "Set Me Free" is another favorite of mine. These two albums and "Boss Man" will probably not be favored by those looking for the Charlie Rich songs which became hits but will satisfy those looking for the artist who would stay up all night in his home studio playing jazz and standards just for his own pleasure. It
has been written that the standard "Tenderly" was Charlie's
favorite song - sadly, his version isn't to be found anywhere in any form. It is probably on his home studio tapes - there are rumors some of these will be put out on CD but so far it hasn't happened to my knowledge. I keep on hoping. Charlie Rich was one the most eclectic singers and musicians of all time. If you haven't explored his Sun, Hi, Smash, RCA(Groove) and this early Epic material, you will be rewarded for doing so.
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- Another world of Vikki
- Stick with the original album
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Set Me Free
Vikki Carr
Manufacturer: Sony International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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| Latin Music
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Latin Pop
| Latin Music
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- Emociones
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ASIN: B00000DQDQ
Release Date: 1990-07-12 |
Tracks:
- Now It's Over
- Someone to Take Your Place
- I Was the One Who Loved You
- Vamos de Frente
- Otra Vez Enamorada
- Best of Both Worlds
- Let Me Know
- It's Time to Set Me Free
- Cuando Nos Separemos
- Que Nada
Customer Reviews:
Another world of Vikki.......2007-04-19
I surprised to hear this CD first. Vikki has sung in English the music always sung in Spanish.
However, the worries disappeared immediately.
If these tunes is heard several times, they will express the world of Vikki correctly.
The impression whose worth of another she increased is received. It is based also on the merit of music.
Stick with the original album.......2003-04-10
This could have been an excellent disc, but doesn't work for a few reasons. "Set Me Free" takes Vikki's smash 1988 album "Esos Hombres" and reworks it for the English-language market. Strangely, four tracks are retained in their original Spanish versions, which makes this seem like a rather half-hearted effort. Then, the six tracks which are now given English lyrics are strictly pedestrian -- there is none of the cleverness or depth that characterize the songs in their original Spanish versions. The song "Esos Hombres," for instance, has some absolutely brilliant wordplay and striking imagery -- only a man can make a woman feel like a queen, but he also has the power to dethrone her. But its English incarnation, "Best of Both Worlds," is filled with cliches, right down to the title. The oddest thing about the album is how dispassionate Vikki's singing seems on the English selections. This is only emphasized with the inclusion of the four Spanish songs. Vikki's always worth listening to, but this is one of her weakest, most unfocused efforts.
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