Country Pickin' and Hillside Singin

Country Pickin' and Hillside Singin

Country Pickin' and Hillside Singin

ASIN: B00005YI7X

Track Listings
 
1. Ruby (Are You Mad)
2. She's No Angel
3. Is This My Destiny
4. If You Don't Somebody Else Will
5. Ho Honey Ho
6. Two Lonely Hearts
7. Once More
8. Della Mae
9. It Hurts to Know
10. Down in the Willow Garden
11. Lost Highway
12. Love Pains

Country Pickin' and Hillside Singin,Osborne Brothers,Longhorn Records,Close Harmony,Country,Pop,Traditional Bluegrass
Harmony Singing By Ear
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Best i've heard
  • A revolutionary product
 Harmony Singing By Ear

Manufacturer: Zanna Discs
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009WJ2PS
Release Date: 2005-07-01

Tracks:

  1. Introduction & Scale Theory
  2. Chord Theory
  3. Harmonizing Theory & Measuring
  4. The Scale Vs. Triad Ditty
  5. Harmonzing 'Chapel Of Love'
  6. 'Chapel' Refrain
  7. Music 2-Part 'Chapel - M On Left, UH On Right
  8. Singing A Part An Octave Below
  9. Measuring, Finding An Upper-Upper Harmony (UUH)
  10. Finding UUH Of 'Chapel'
  11. Music: 3-Part 'Chapel' - M & UH On Left, UUH On Right
  12. Harmonizing 'Sweet Dreams'
  13. Slow 'Sweet Dreams' Verse Two
  14. Music: 2-Part 'Sweet Dreams' - M On Left, UH On Right
  15. Inversions Theory
  16. Harmonizing 'Clearly' Line One
  17. Harmonizing 'Clearly' Lines Two Through Four/Call-Response Harmonies
  18. Slow Verse Two Of 'Clearly'
  19. Music: 2-Part 'Clearly' - M On Left, UH On Right
  20. Harmonizing 'Angel' Verse One
  21. Harmonizing 'Angel' Chorus
  22. Slow 'Angel' Verse Two And Chorus
  23. Music: 2-Part 'Angel' - M On Left, UH On Right
  24. Harmonizing 'Bring It' Verse One Lines One & Two
  25. Harmonizing 'Bring It' Lines Three & Four
  26. Slow 'Bring It' Verse Three
  27. Music: 2-Part 'Bring It' - M On Left, UH On Right

Tracks:

  1. Verse One Line One/Blue Notes
  2. Verse One Lines Two Through Four
  3. Slow 'Centerpiece' Verse Two
  4. Music: 2-Part 'Centerpiece' - M On Left, UH On Right
  5. Conclusion To First UH Section
  6. Lower Harmonies Introduction
  7. Measuring Down
  8. Finding The LH On 'Chapel' Refrain
  9. Slow Chapel
  10. Music: 3-Part 'Chapel' - M & UH On Left, LH On Right
  11. Verse One 'Sweet Dreams'/3rd To 4th Movement
  12. 'Sweet Dreams' Lines Two Through Four
  13. Slow Verse Two 'Sweet Dreams'
  14. Music: 3-Part 'Sweet Dreams' - M & UH On Left, LH On Right
  15. 'Clearly' Introduction
  16. Harmonzing 'Clearly' Verse One
  17. Slow Verse Two Of 'Clearly'
  18. Music: 3-Part 'Clearly' - M & UH On Left, LH On Right
  19. Harmonizing 'Angel' Verse One First Half
  20. 'Angel' Verse One Second Half
  21. Harmonizing 'Angel' Chorus
  22. Slow 'Angel' Verse Two And Chorus
  23. Music: 3-Part 'Angel' - M & UH On Left, LH On Right
  24. Harmonizing 'Bring It' Verse One Lines One & Two
  25. 'Bring It' Verse One Lines Three & Four
  26. Slow 'Bring It' Verse Three
  27. Music: 3-Part 'Bring It' - M & UH On Left, LH On Right
  28. 'Centerpiece' Verse One Lines One & Two
  29. 'Centerpiece' Verse One Lines Three Through Six'
  30. Slow 'Centerpiece' Verse Two
  31. Music: 3-Part 'Centerpiece' - M & UH On Left, LH On Right
  32. 'One Of Us' Intro To Block Chord Harmonies
  33. 'One Of Us' Verse

Tracks:

  1. 'One Of Us' Verse 2nd Half
  2. 'One Of Us' Pre-Chorus: Call-Response, 9th Chords
  3. 'One Of Us' Chorus: Parallel Harmony
  4. Slow 'One Of Us' Pre-Chorus And Chorus Two
  5. Music: 2-Part 'One Of Us' - M On Left, UH On Right
  6. 'One Of Us' Verse: Block Chord Harmonies
  7. 'One Of Us' Pre-Chorus: Call-Response
  8. 'One Of Us' Chorus: Parallel Harmony
  9. Slow 'One Of Us' Pre-Chorus And Chorus Two
  10. Music: 3-Part 'One Of Us' - M & UH On Left, LH On Right
  11. 'Renee' Verse: Chromatic Harmonies
  12. 'Renee' Chorus: Parallel Harmony
  13. Slow 'Renee' Verse And Chorus Two
  14. Music: 2-Part 'Renee' - M On Left, UH On Right
  15. 'Renee' Verse: Block Chord Harmonies Above The M
  16. 'Renee' Chorus/Parallel Harmony Below The M
  17. Slow 'Renee' Verse And Chorus Two
  18. Music: 3-Part 'Renee' - M & UH On Left, LH On Right
  19. Polishing Your Harmony Part
  20. Measuring Up
  21. Measuring Down
  22. Measuring Up Part 2
  23. Measuring Down Part 2
  24. Hearing The 3rd To 4th Adjustment
  25. Chapel Of Love/LH=F, M=B Flat, UH=D, UUH=F
  26. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)/LH=B, M=D, UH=F Sharp
  27. I Can See Clearly Now/LH=G, M=C, UH=E
  28. Angel From Montgomery/LH=B, M=D Sharp, UH=F Sharp
  29. Bring It On Home To Me/LH=A, M=C Sharp, UH=E
  30. Centerpiece/LH=F Sharp, M=B, UH=D
  31. One Of Us/LH=G, M=G, UH=E
  32. Walk Away Renee/M=C Sharp, LH=E (Above M) UH=A

Album Description

Harmony Singing By Ear: A step by step approach for learning how to sing harmonies above and below a melody. Three CDs totaling three 1/2 hours of instructional narrative, fully produced music tracks and guide vocals. One, two or more singers can learn two and three-part harmony singing. Vocal coach Susan Anders has successfully used these methods for over twenty years with pop, R&B, folk, rock and country singers.

Harmony Singing By Ear uses two complementary methods to teach singers how to harmonize by ear. After reviewing some music theory basics, instructional sections walk you through how to find the upper and lower harmony parts for eight songs. Those same harmonies are sung on fully produced music tracks. On these tracks the vocal parts are panned to different speakers--singers can pan to one speaker and just hear their part, pan to the middle and hear both parts, or pan to the other speaker to practice with one or two other parts. In this way, beginning harmonizers can control how much or how little of the other voices they hear, making it easier to stay on their part. More confident harmonizers can sing without the guide vocals. Singers who simply want to learn and sing the harmony parts can skip the instructional tracks, go right to the music tracks, and pan their speakers to the right to learn the harmony part for each song.

Though much of Harmony Singing By Ear focuses on the how-tos of parallel harmonizing above and below a melody, singers will also learn about call-response, blue note, chromatic and block chord harmonies. Music tracks without vocals are also included so singers can practice their parts "without the training wheels". Plus, there's a supplementary section of exercises to build one's harmonizing skills. The songs range in style from pop to R&B to folk to modern rock to jazz.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Best i've heard.......2007-05-05

I've been singing and teaching harmony for a long time now, and I must say that these CD's are the best i've come across. They are not overloaded with theory and musical jargon, which makes it easy for the non-musicians for follow. Great choice of songs too.

5 out of 5 stars A revolutionary product.......2006-01-10

I was clueless about harmony singing before using these CDs. Now I'm getting it-the lessons are very user-friendly and go at a good pace, and I'm learning things about music and singing that never made sense to me before. Good choice of songs, good method.
Sondheim - A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992 Concert Cast)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great CD
  • Simply the Best
  • Inconsistent, but mostly excellent
  • "Celebration" is not strong enough a word
  • A maginificent evening, a magnificent album
 Sondheim - A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992 Concert Cast)
Stephen Sondheim , Betty Buckley , Paul Gemignani , Patti LuPone , Liza Minnelli , and Bernadette Peters
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
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ASIN: B000003FDW
Release Date: 1993-02-23

Tracks:

  1. Symphonic Sondheim: Sweeney Todd--orchestra, Jerry Hadley ("Johanna"), Eugene Perry,Herbert Perry ("Pretty Women")
  2. Evening Introduction--Bill Irwin
  3. Loveland/Getting Married Today--Ensemble, Jeanne Lehman, Mark Jacoby, Madeline Kahn
  4. Waiting for the Girls Upstairs--George Lee Andrews, Michael Jeter, James Naughton/Love, I Hear--Michael Jeter/Live Alone and Like It--James Naughton
  5. Someone Is Waiting--Richard Muenz/Symphonic Sondheim: Barcelona--orchestra
  6. Being Alive--Patti LuPone
  7. Good Thing Going--The Tonics
  8. Losing My Mind/You Could Drive a Person Crazy--Dorothy Loudon
  9. Our Time--Boys Choir of Harlem/Children Will Listen--Betty Buckley
  10. Anyone Can Whistle--Billy Stritch
  11. Water Under the Bridge--Liza Minnellli, Billy Stritch
  12. Back in Business--Liza Minnellli, Billy Stritch, Ensemble

Tracks:

  1. Symphonic Sondheim: Comedy Tonight--Bill Irwin, orchestra
  2. Sooner or Later--Karen Ziemba
  3. Pretty Lady--Mark Jacoby, Eugene Perry, Herbert Perry
  4. Green Finch and Linnet Bird--Harolyn Blackwell
  5. The Ballad of Booth--Patrick Cassidy, Victor Garber
  6. Broadway Baby--Daisy Eagan
  7. I Never Do Anything Twice--BETTY
  8. With So Little to Be Sure Of--Jerry Hadley, Carolann Page
  9. Not a Day Goes By--Bernadette Peters
  10. Remember?--Ron Baker, Peter Blanchet, Carol Meyer, Bronwyn Thomas, Blythe Walker (Quintet)/A Weekend in the Country--Kevin Anderson, George Lee Andrews, Mark Jacoby, Beverly Lambert, Maureen Moore, Susan Terry, Quintet
  11. Send in the Clowns--Glenn Close
  12. Old Friends--Liza Minnelli
  13. Sunday--Bernadette Peters, Broadway Chorus

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great CD.......2006-08-06

This is a wonderful double CD of fabulous musical numbers performed by theatre greats and directed by a legandary musical director.

5 out of 5 stars Simply the Best.......2005-06-29

First, to the person who criticizes the recording b/c of "Broadway Baby." Daisy Egan (who sings in in this recording) sounds like she's 10 becuase she IS young. She had just appeared on Braodway in Secret Garden and won a Tony for it. It's a joke...Broadway BABY...hello, it's a joke.

In a compilation of songs like this you're always going to have tracks that you prefer over others, but the majority of the renditions in this CD are great. This is simply one of the best collections of Sondheim out there. You get interpretations that span from "classical" (Green Finch), to bordering on insane (Anything Twice). This is to demonstrate how versatile this composer really is.

In my opinion, some of the best renditions are "Not a Day Goes By," "Anyone Can Whistle", "Girls Upstairs Medley," "Losing My Mind/Drive a Person Crazy," and "Weekend inthe Country." Makes me wish I had been there to witness it first hand.

If you love Sondheim and enjoy hearing Broadway performers, get this CD. A great recording.

4 out of 5 stars Inconsistent, but mostly excellent.......2004-03-21

I am sure no knowledgeable person would deny how absolutely perfect all these songs are. However, the performances on this album are extremely inconsistent. It will go from an excellent rendition (Waiting for the Girls medley, Sunday, With So Little To Be Sure Of, Sooner or Later, Green Finch, Send in the Clowns, Pretty Lady) to the weird (I never Do Anything Twice), to the bad (Broadway Baby, Our Time). I still have absolutely no idea how they managed to butcher one of the best songs ever written--Good Thing Going--and turn it into smooth jazz elevator music. Why would they give Broadway Baby to someone who sounds like she's 10? That said, Liza Minelli, Glenn Close, Karen Ziemba, Dorothy Laudon and the "Waiting for the Girls" performers are all very good. And ending with Bernadette Peters and "Sunday" ends the set on a absolutley fabulous note.

5 out of 5 stars "Celebration" is not strong enough a word.......2003-04-30

This review is by Crosley.

I have been a major Sondheim fan for quite some time, and I finally obtained a copy of this album. I was blown away by the excellent cast and phenomenal selection of music. It is obvious how much work went into this production, considering that this is the live recording of a one time show, and it's flawless. The songs cover all of his shows with the exception of "Passion," which was released 3 years after this show. Also, the shows for which he wrote only lyrics are ommited, like West Side Story, Gypsy, etc. Thus, you can find material from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Anyone can Whistle, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Merrily we Roll Along, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, and Assassins.

There are two striking things about this CD (besides the music and performers themselves). First of all, some of the songs are completely stylistically reworked. The most obvious are "Good Thing Going" and "I Never do Anything Twice." Both are traditionally very ballady with a piano accompaniment, but here they have been redone as jazzy tunes. The result is excellent. Such reworkings demonstrate that Sondheim writes music for virtually any style, and in these cases, across several styles. It's a great example of his variety. The other interesting thing is how many songs have overlapping melodies of songs from different shows. Case in point, "Our Time" and "No one is Alone" are sung seperately by the Harlem Boys Choir and Betty Buckley (the original Grizabella in Webber's atrocious "CATS," although Buckley was excellent) respectively, and then combined. Putting these two songs together offer different meanings to each, and the music is only enhanced. Another example, the trio of "Waiting for the Girls Upstairs," "Love, I Hear," and "Live Alone and Like It" are sung in that order, and then the latter two are combined. Again, the meanings of the songs change, this time in an almost narrative style, and offering different takes on love in the same montage. Lastly (at least for this review, there are more), Dorothy Laudon's (the original Ms. Hannigan in Annie) combination of "Losing my Mind" and "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" is brilliant. Those who are familiar with these songs will wonder how exactly they fit, but trust me, they do. She swtiches back and forth between melodies to create a number that starts poignant and beautiful, and soon moves to become uproariously funny. Both the song reworkings and overlapping melodies of unrelated songs are all for the better.

I recommend this recording to anyone wanting to get better acquainted with some of Sondheim's best work, or those already familiar who want to hear a tour de force of phenomenal music. It has been said that Sondheim is a masterful lyricist (which he is), but lacks real talent for music. This CD is the final proof that such critics are wrong. His music may take a few listenings to get into, contrary to Webber or Wildhorn, but unlike those two, he doesn't cater to the audience. He challenges them to think outside of traditional musical theater in a glorious repertoise of shows that reach for a smarter, more sophisticated form.

5 out of 5 stars A maginificent evening, a magnificent album.......2001-12-16

There's something to be said for the first concert you ever see at Carnegie Hall. I was fortunate enough to have this be my first. This entire evening was devoted to his genius and the performers did not disappoint.

This wonderful double CD shows off the best and brightest of the musical theatre composer and it is, as one person put it, "an embarassment of riches." With songs from his finest works done in amazing arrangements (listen to that harmony in "We Had a Good Thing Going"!) combined with fabulous performers this is a Sondheim lovers delight.

My favorite song is, without a doubt, Dorothy Louden and her wonderful medley of "Losing My Mind" into "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" followed very closely by the recently departed Madeline Kahn singing "Getting Married Today."
The Singing Cowboys
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • the singing cowboys
  • A great introduction to good Western music
  • Western Music at its best
  • Western Music at its best
  • This is an awsome CD, great sound and great songs.
 The Singing Cowboys
Jr. And Rex Allen, Sr. Rex Allen
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ASIN: B000002MZB
Release Date: 1995-07-11

Tracks:

  1. Can You Hear Those Pioneers
  2. Tyin' Knots In The Devil's Tail
  3. Yippi Cry Yi
  4. Ride Cowboy Ride
  5. Tumbling Tumbleweeds/Cool Water
  6. Little Joe The Wrangler
  7. Texas Plains
  8. When The Work's All Done This Fall
  9. Last Of The Silver Screen Cowboys
  10. Arizona

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars the singing cowboys.......2005-01-14

I bought this cd because Rex Allen Sr & Rex Allen Jr were both on it. I love all the songs on it and father and son sound terrific. I'm undecided if Can You Hear Those Pioneers, Ride Cowboy Ride (which is an old song of Marty Robbins), or Arizona is my favorite on it. The whole album is diffently a must on any country music fan's list.

4 out of 5 stars A great introduction to good Western music.......2004-07-10

Rex Allen Jr was the one who, by virtue of the wide-open Country radio formats in the 1970s, introduced me to Western music. Prior to buying the original "Best of Rex" album, my exposure to Western music had been limited to black and white movies with grainy pictures and even grainier sound, and I never gave the songs much consideration. But upon hearing "Can You Hear Those Pioneers?" and Rex's lively "Tumblin' Tumbleweeds/Cool Water" medley, I was hooked. His rich, smooth voice and comfortable delivery made me a convert. Hearing the sparse yet hauntingly beautiful "Kin to the Wind" on his "Brand New" album (not available on CD as of this writing) aced it for me.

On this album Rex Jr offers us a mix of some of his older cuts along with a few he hadn't released on his own before. On the pre-released orginals, his Dad's voice is mixed in to great effect; Western movie and recording star Rex Allen Sr's lower, coarser baritone adds a warm texture to the recordings. Although it's obvious that Rex Sr was advancing in years when his vocals were dubbed, his voice makes up in character what it had lost in strength from the years and is a perfect complement to his son's.

Of all the cuts here, "Yippi Cry Yi" is my personal favorite. It was the lead-off song on side 2 of "Oklahoma Rose", arguably one of the finest Country albums ever produced. Amazingly enough, this Western song actually got airplay in the 1980s, but remember, radio was more open and accepting then. I also really enjoy "Arizona", which naturally became that state's official song. However, there's not a turkey in this bunch so you won't be disappointed by the ones I didn't highlight.

The transitions between Rex's own work and the more traditional cuts like "Tyin' Knots In The Devil's Tail" and "When The Work's All Done This Fall" (two that Rex Sr recorded many years ago) are seamless, a testament to Rex's keen sense of how to write and sing traditional western music as well as the overall production.

I would have liked to have seen a few more songs, especially the aforementioned "Kin to the Wind" (written by the great Marty Robbin's son, Ronny). Better yet, a duet by father and son on the soulful "Streets of Laredo" would have been icing on the cake. Twelve to fifteen songs would have raised this to 5 stars from 4 in my book.

This album makes a perfect introduction for anyone even remotely curious about what good Western music sounds like when it's not confined to the soundtrack of fading films. Adults will appreciate it for nostalgia's sake, and kids will like it for the novelty of the old cowboy tunes. "The Singing Cowboys" would make a great ambiance track for western clothing stores, western-themed restauarants, etc.

Hopefully this compilation will gain new converts to this classic, wonderful sound. Thank you to both Rex Sr and Jr for doing their parts to keep Western music alive and kicking!

5 out of 5 stars Western Music at its best.......1999-12-25

Rex Allen Sr had the best voice of all the singing cowboys, maybe because it 'sounded' Western and he was a genuine cowboy from Arizona. Unfortunately, he appeared in movies and recorded Western songs when the genre was taking its last breaths. Rex Jr has a fine voice that seems to improve over the years. And when they sing Cowboy and Western music - there are few who can equal their unique sound. This compilation includes many classic Western tunes and each is sung with such depth and love for the music, they paint a picture in your mind of the countless scenes of the desert and Wild West of movies and TV. Senior and Junior should have much more airplay so this music won't be forgotten. And Rex Allen Sr fans can take heart in the fact that even with his unexpected passing, his music will live on thru the ages. This recording gives us all a hint of the greatness of both these fine singers and the wealth of outstanding music they've recorded over the years.

5 out of 5 stars Western Music at its best.......1999-12-25

Rex Allen Sr had the best voice of all the singing cowboys, maybe because it 'sounded' Western and he was a genuine cowboy from Arizona. Unfortunately, he appeared in movies and recorded Western songs when the genre was taking its last breaths. Rex Jr has a fine voice that seems to improve over the years. And when they sing Cowboy and Western music - there are few who can equal their unique sound. This compilation includes many classic Western tunes and each is sung with such depth and love for the music, they paint a picture in your mind of the countless scenes of the desert and Wild West of movies and TV. Senior and Junior should have much more airplay so this music won't be forgotten. And Rex Allen Sr fans can take heart in the fact that even with his unexpected passing, his music will live on thru the ages. This recording gives us all a hint of the greatness of both these fine singers and the wealth of outstanding music they've recorded over the years.

5 out of 5 stars This is an awsome CD, great sound and great songs........1998-12-07

This CD is great and is perfect for that person who loves the original country music. The CD is one of the best I've ever listened to. It is just like you are sitting at one of his concerts ( I know I go every year). I would recomend this for people young or old.
Singing Bones
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful Suprise
  • Some place not meant to be found
  • Murder Ballads
  • Rennie Sparks is the Gabriel Garcia Marquez of alt-country
  • Support this band!
 Singing Bones
The Handsome Family
Manufacturer: Carrot Top Records
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ASIN: B0000CD5FC
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

  1. Forgotten Lake
  2. Gail With the Golden Hair
  3. 24-Hour Store
  4. Bottomless Hole
  5. Far from Any Road
  6. If the World Should End in Fire
  7. Shadow Underneath
  8. Dry Bones
  9. Fallen Peaches
  10. Whitehaven
  11. Sleepy
  12. Song of a Hundred Toads
  13. If the World Should End in Ice

Album Description

2003 album for husband & wife duo featuring 13 songs about Wal-Marts, lovers who chase the fire in the streetlights, the madness of very deep holes, a lake that can be visited in dreams, and the shadows that whisper inside a modern, office building. It is the Handsome Family's 6th CD with Carrot Top Records. Lyrics included in the sleeve.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful Suprise.......2005-11-04

I came across the Handsome Family by way of an interview on National Radio(Radio New Zealand). I pulled into the motel car park dead tired after driving for 16 long hours, yet remained sitting in the car mesmerised by the strange and evocative music pouring into the car from the rain sodden night. Once in the motel room I logged onto Amazon and purchased Singing Bones.
The next morning I opened my eyes and watched the wardrobe sway around in a dreamlike fashion, much like the music I had heard the night before. Later on the news I discovered that I had experienced an earthquake. In the end it was my wife who claimed ownership of the CD, and she has played it constantly ever since and our 6yr old daughter knows the words to all the songs. What a great discovery, fresh pure music, greatly cherished by this family.

5 out of 5 stars Some place not meant to be found.......2005-08-19

Somber and majestic tales of the West written as if H.P. Lovecraft, Jack London and Manly Wade Wellman shared a wagon with the Donner Party between the last hopeful days of (that) Summer and the coming awareness of Winter's ordeal.

Spooky and uplifting simultaneously, the stories float through themes which evoke spirits both otherworldly (ghosts and dream visions),as well as the natural haunts of desolate, forlorn geography visited by wandering souls.

There is a strong "sense of place" within these twilight landscapes...the Handsome Family brings them to life. After all, these realms DO exist,...sometimes. somewheres. really.

Total CD time is 38:47 min.


4 out of 5 stars Murder Ballads.......2004-06-18

Husband and wife duo the Handsome Family has been making music for almost a decade that is somewhere between alt-country and traditionalist music. Brett Sparks is from Texas where he studied music. He moved to Chicago with his wife Rennie Sparks, a fiction writer originally from Long Island. Their music deals with dark themes and dark humor.

The Handsome Family's debut album, Odessa, was released in January 1995. This folk record was a home recording with a punk influence. Their second record, Milk and Scissors (1996), led to tours with Wilco, and more shows in Europe. Years later Brett was hospitalized with depression. Through the Trees (1998), the Handsome Family's third album was written and recorded in the aftermath of this time. This became their most successful record yet.

Around this time, they quit their day jobs and worked on their music full time. The result was In the Air (2000), which was another great record. The Handsome Family played several tours of America and Europe. A live record was released soon after. In the last part of this past year they released Singing Bones (2003). This record returned to early sounds and expanded their audience. It was voted as one of the best records of 2003 by Free Williamsburg.

5 out of 5 stars Rennie Sparks is the Gabriel Garcia Marquez of alt-country.......2004-03-15

What else can I say? Her lyrics contrast visionary, sometimes somewhat morbid settings with closely observed, incongruous detail. My favourite narrative from this record is "Song of a Hundred Toads," in which a string of disasters ---

Round a hairpin turn
The wagon tumbled o'er
And down the jagged rocks
Bill fell with all I owned.

--- leaves a man stranded in a desert, only as his final night falls to be greeted by the epiphany of the title: the song of a hundred toads. "The Bottomless Hole" strikes an H. P. Lovecraft note, but Lovecraft with a difference: it seems it's -useful- to have a bottomless pit behind your barn, even if you end up obsessed with the urge to explore it.

Moving to New Mexico seems to have added some new, somewhat more upbeat "western" seeming rhythms and chord changes to Brett's music. There are occasional touches of Spanish guitars, and on one song even a trumpet. The musical saw on "24 Hour Store" is another instrumental highlight.

5 out of 5 stars Support this band!.......2004-03-14

If you like your country music with rousing, beautiful harmonies and a gothic edge, then look no further! This talented husband & wife duo record in their home in New Mexico and find the time to respond personally to their fans. Use your dollar to support their "cottage industry" ...
Looking Back to See
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • GREAT TRADITIONAL COUNTRY!!!
  • Don't go past this one!
  • Great Music
  • Follow up notes
  • Classic Country -- from Australia
 Looking Back to See
Bill & Audrey , Bill Chambers , and Audrey Auld
Manufacturer: Reckless
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000JB5C
Release Date: 1999-08-29

Tracks:

  1. Looking Back To See
  2. Sugar Daddy
  3. Kiss The Children
  4. Honky Tonk Fool
  5. Searching
  6. We'll Sweep Out The Ashes In The Morning
  7. It Was The Whiskey Talking (Not Me)
  8. Road Of Regret
  9. Losing Side Of Love
  10. You Opened My Eyes
  11. Honky Tonk Merry Go Round
  12. You Are My Sunshine
  13. What's In Our Hearts
  14. Meet Me Up There

Product Description

Described as 'The Music Nashville Has Forgotten How to Make'. A Must for Any Fan of Traditional Country/Hillbilly Music.

Album Details

Described as 'The Music Nashville Has Forgotten How to Make'. a Must for Any Fan of Traditional Country/Hillbilly Music.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars GREAT TRADITIONAL COUNTRY!!!.......2005-04-24

This is Audrey Auld's first release that was released in 1998. (I've previously review her latest CD in a previous issue of SCC-Nytt.) This is good traditional country. Bill Chambers is the father of Aussie singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers. He sings very good and he sometimes sings very like Gram Parsons. This is mostly shown on the song Kiss The Children, that Gram recorded in 1973. One of this CD's best songs. The CD has 14 songs, where half are covers and half are written by them. The best songs are "Losing Side Of Love", "What`s In Our Hearts", "We`ll Sweep Out The Ashes In The Morning" and "Searching". The last song "Meet Me Up There" makes me think of Mother Maybelle & The Carter Family with its` autoharp, harmony and guitarpickin'. This CD is recorded in Australia with Australian musicians that are very talented. I know there are people out there that only buy countrymusic from American or Canadian singers. But do buy Audrey Auld -this is actually one of 1998`s best records!

5 out of 5 stars Don't go past this one!.......2005-04-18

If you are looking for music that has that old-style country sound then you have found it! What a delight to listen to Bill and Audrey harmonise on 14 great songs, half of which are written by the artists. And the musicianship is outstanding - dobro, lap steel, pedal steel, banjo, acoustic guitar - you will think you've gone to heaven, it is that good!

5 out of 5 stars Great Music.......2003-07-16

I recently saw Bill Chambers and Audrey Auld at Threadgill's (south)in Austin, Texas... what a show! These two are wonderful! They invited several onstage: Colin Gilmore, Trish Murphy, Billy Dee, Eric Blakeley and fellow Australian Catherine Britt.

Former (?) Australians Kym Warner (mandolin) and Carol Young (bass) were the rest of Bill and Audrey's band that night(and 2/3 of "The Greencards," an Austin group) and were featured as well.

If you can, check out all of these artists, they put on one heck of a show.

As for the "review" for the "Bill & Audrey" CD... I bought the CD from Audrey after the show...it is wonderful. If you like good, old fashioned, "honky tonk" country music, you should love this one!

5 out of 5 stars Follow up notes.......2002-10-21

I had reviewed this album earlier but wanted to add some notes:
NOTE 1: Audrey (Auld) has now moved to Texas and has a new album -- Fallen. There is no mention of this album in the Fallen write-up.
NOTE 2: To Joyce A (the writer of "We'll sweep out the ashes in the morning" -- Bill & Audrey do a great job. Also (if you can find it) there is another interesting version (faster) of the song by Bennie Jolink on his "Howling at the Moon." He is Dutch -- I picked the album up in Amsterdam: Mercury 546 275-2. I don't know if you can get it in the states.

5 out of 5 stars Classic Country -- from Australia.......2001-01-15

I picked up this album in Sydney last year. I'm a long-time c&w fan (17 years in Texas), and I like to check out c&w in other countries on my business trips. I found a number of collections of country songs by Australian singers (mostly covers of U.S. top 40 stuff); then I found this album. It is spectacular. Bill & Audrey would be at home singing anywhere in Texas. They have great voices (Audrey's voice is in the class of memorable voices like Patsy Cline); some of the songs are old material (Honky Tonk Merry Go Round et. al.) but some are new "classics" in their own right. This is not for the Shania Twain crowd who want their country "pop" -- this is for serious country fans. If you want the real thing, check this out. You won't find yourself running back to Brooks & Dunn.
The Singing Brakeman
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Nothing further is needed
  • Complete Recordings of "The Father of Country Music"
  • Pricey, but all 111 songs plus overdubs and alternates
  • An abomination of Jimmie Rodgers
  • Pricey, but worth it!
 The Singing Brakeman
Jimmie Rodgers
Manufacturer: Bear Family
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000ASU6
Release Date: 1992-03-23

Tracks:

  1. Soldier's Sweetheart (Rodgers)
  2. Sleep, Baby, Sleep (Public Domain)
  3. Ben Dewberry's Final Run (Jenkins)
  4. Mother Was a Lady (Marks/Stern)
  5. Blue Yodel (Rodgers)
  6. Away out on the Mountain (Harrell)
  7. Dear Old Sunny South by the Sea (Cozzens/Rodgers)
  8. Treasures Untold (Cozzens/Rodgers)
  9. Brakeman's Blues (Rodgers)
  10. Sailor's Plea (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  11. In the Jailhouse Now (Rodgers)
  12. Blue Yodel #2 (Rodgers)
  13. Memphis Yodel (Rodgers)
  14. Blue Yodel #3 (Rodgers)
  15. My Old Pal (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  16. Mississippi Moon (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  17. My Little Old Home Down in New Orleans (Rodgers)
  18. You and My Old Guitar (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  19. Daddy and Home (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  20. My Little Lady (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  21. I'm Lonely and Blue (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  22. Lullaby Yodel (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  23. Never No Mo' Blues (McWilliams/Rodgers)

Tracks:

  1. My Carolina Sunshine Girl (Rodgers)
  2. Blue Yodel #4 (Rodgers)
  3. Waiting for a Train (Rodgers)
  4. I'm Lonely and Blue (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  5. Desert Blues (Rodgers)
  6. Any Old Time (Rodgers)
  7. Blue Yodel #5 (Rodgers)
  8. High Powered Mama (Rodgers)
  9. I'm Sorry We Met (Rodgers)
  10. Everybody Does It in Hawaii (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  11. Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues (Kaipo/McWilliams/Rodgers)
  12. Train Whistle Blues (Rodgers)
  13. Jimmie's Texas Blues (Rodgers)
  14. Frankie and Johnny
  15. Frankie and Johnny
  16. Homecall (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  17. Homecall (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  18. Whisper Your Mother's Name (Rodgers)
  19. Land of My Boyhood Dreams (Rodgers)
  20. Land of My Boyhood Dreams (Rodgers)
  21. Blue Yodel #6 (Rodgers)
  22. Yodeling Cowboy (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  23. My Rough and Rowdy Ways (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  24. I've Ranged, I've Roamed, I've Traveled (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  25. I've Ranged, I've Roamed, I've Traveled (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  26. Hobo Bill's Last Ride (ONeal)

Tracks:

  1. Mississippi River Blues (Rodgers)
  2. Mississippi River Blues (Rodgers)
  3. Nobody Knows But Me (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  4. Anniversary Blue Yodel (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  5. Anniversary Blue Yodel (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  6. She Was Happy Til She Met You (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  7. Blue Yodel #11 (Rodgers)
  8. Blue Yodel #11 (Rodgers)
  9. Drunkard's Child (Jenkins/Rodgers)
  10. That's Why I'm Blue (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  11. Why Did You Give Me Your Love (Rodgers)
  12. Why Did You Give Me Your Love (Rodgers)
  13. My Blue Eyed Jane (Rodgers/White)
  14. Why Should I Be Lonely (Lovell/Rodgers)
  15. Moonlight and Skies (Hall/Rodgers)
  16. Pistol Packin' Papa (O'Neal/Rodgers)
  17. Take Me Back Again (Hall/Rodgers)
  18. Those Gambler's Blues
  19. I'm Lonesome Too (Rodgers)
  20. One Rose (McIntire)
  21. For the Sake of Days Gone By (Rodgers/White)
  22. Jimmie's Mean Mama Blues (O'Neal/Sawyer)
  23. Mystery of Number Five (Rodgers)
  24. Blue Yodel #8 (Rodgers)

Tracks:

  1. In the Jailhouse Now #2 (Rodgers)
  2. Blue Yodel #9 (Rodgers)
  3. T.B. Blues (Hall/Rodgers)
  4. T.B. Blues (Hall/Rodgers)
  5. Travellin Blues (Alley/Rodgers)
  6. Travelin Blues (Alley/Rodgers)
  7. Travelin Blues (Alley/Rodgers)
  8. Jimmie the Kid (Neville/Rodgers)
  9. Jimme the Kid (Neville/Rodgers)
  10. Why There's a Tear in My Eye (Carter)
  11. Wonderful City (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  12. Let Me Be Your Sidetrack (Rodgers)
  13. Let Me Be Your Sidetrack (Rodgers)
  14. Let Me Be Your Sidetrack (Rodgers)
  15. Jimmie Rodgers Visits the Carter Family (Rodgers)
  16. Carter Family & Jimmie Rodgers in Texas (Rodgers)
  17. When the Cactus Is in Bloom (Rodgers)
  18. Gambling Polka Dot Blues (Hall/Rodgers)
  19. Looking for a New Mama (Rodgers)
  20. Looking for a New Mama (Rodgers)
  21. What's It? (Neville/Rodgers)
  22. My Good Gal's Gone (Rodgers)
  23. My Good Gal's Gone (Rodgers)
  24. Southern Cannonball (Hall/Rodgers)

Tracks:

  1. Roll Along Kentucky Moon (Halley)
  2. Roll Along Kentucky Moon (Halley)
  3. Hobo's Meditation (Rodgers)
  4. Hobo's Meditation (Rodgers)
  5. My Time Ain't Long (O'Neal/Rodgers)
  6. Ninety Nine Year Blues (Hall/Rodgers)
  7. Mississippi Moon (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  8. Missisippi Moon (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  9. Down the Old Road to Home (Rodgers/Rodgers)
  10. Blue Yodel #10 (Rodgers)
  11. Home Call (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  12. Mother the Queen of My Heart (Bryant/Rodgers)
  13. Rock All My Babies to Sleep
  14. Whippin' That Old T.B. (Rodgers)
  15. Whippin' That Old T.B. (Rodgers)
  16. No Hard Times (Rodgers)
  17. No Hard Times (Rodgers)
  18. Long Tall Mama Blues (Rodgers)
  19. Peach Picking Time Down in Georgia (McMichen/Rodgers)
  20. Gambling Bar Room Blues (Alley/Rodgers)
  21. I've Only Loved Three Women (Harvey/Rodgers)
  22. In the Hills of Tennessee (Lewis/Schuster)
  23. Prairie Lullaby (Brown/Rodgers)
  24. Miss the Mississippi and You (Halley)

Tracks:

  1. Sweet Mama Hurry Home (Neville)
  2. Blue Yodel #12 (Rodgers)
  3. Dreaming with Tears in My Eyes (O'Neal/Rodgers)
  4. Cowhand's Last Ride (Hitt/Rodgers)
  5. I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now (Herscher/Klein)
  6. Dreaming with Tears in My Eyes (O'Neal/Rodgers)
  7. Yodeling My Way Back Home (Rodgers)
  8. Jimmie Rodger's Last Blue Yodel (Rodgers)
  9. Yodeling Ranger (Hall/Rodgers)
  10. Old Pal of My Heart (Mason/Rodgers)
  11. Old Love Letters (Butcher/Herscher/Rodgers)
  12. Mississippidelta Blues (Neville/Rodgers)
  13. Somewhere Below the Mason Dixon Line (Rodgers/Ryan)
  14. Years Ago (Herscher/Richards/Rodgers)
  15. Singing Brakeman
  16. Pullman Porters
  17. In the Jailhouse Now #2 (Rodgers)
  18. Mule Skinner Blues (Rodgers)
  19. Peach Picking Time Down in Georgia (McMichen/Rodgers)
  20. Mother, the Queen of My Heart (Bryant/Rodgers)
  21. Never No Mo' Blues (McWilliams/Rodgers)
  22. Blue Yodel #1 (Rodgers)
  23. Daddy and Home (Rodgers)
  24. Memphis Yodel (Rodgers)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Nothing further is needed.......2007-02-07

I would recommend this set for any discriminating Jimmie Rodgers enthusiast. Some of the alternate takes alone make this more worthwhile than a less comprehensive set, especially the February 5, 1932, take of "Mississippi Moon." Also, the fidelity of the August 1932 and May 1933 records is fully captured, and reveals a different timbre to Rodgers' voice. My only slight complaint would be that the same source material from the Rounder set was used here, especially disappointing on "Home Call" (February 1932); "No Hard Times" (August 1932); and "The One Rose" (July 1930). I fully realize that these discs are hard to find, but surely such a project could command optimal discs, as it does for most of the set.
If you want to move on up from your Rounder set, or if you simply wish to have it all--buy this by all means.

5 out of 5 stars Complete Recordings of "The Father of Country Music".......2005-12-18

This 6-disc set from the Bear Family is a must for any lover of classic country. Jimmie Rodgers, long known as "the father of country music" was the first and the best of the early country crooners.

The tracks with the Carter Family are amazing - reportedly, Rodgers was too weak to play the guitar and Maybelle Carter played for him, imitating his guitar style perfectly. The overdub tracks are superfluous as far as I'm concerned, but a nice inclusion, nonetheless.

The track with Louis Armstrong and his wife Lillian is amazing for the historical meeting of two legends in two genres - the status of Jimmie Rodgers in the world of country is about equal to that of Louis Armstrong in jazz. For some reason I could never quite figure, many jazz aficionados pretend to be above listening to country, and many country music fans look down on jazz. I say good music is good music; good and bad musicians can be found in all musical genres, and I am always delighted when I find records that cross "taboo" boundaries, musically speaking.

I received this set for Christmas in 1996, and have been playing it to death ever since. The price has come down a bit, and I believe the set is now a real bargain, considering the huge slice of country history this boxed album has to offer.

Anyone who fell in love with the soundtrack to "O Brother Where Art Thou" should acquire this taste of real old-timey joy. One of the highlights of that film was Jimmie Rodgers song, "In the Jailhouse Now" and this set contains not one but two different versions of it, both written by the inimitable Jimmie Rodgers.

The oversized book has dozens of photos, complete track and musician listings, and a very well written brief bio of Mr. Rodgers.

And the music! Just a few of my favorites include Blue Yodel #2, My Carolina Sunshine Girl, Waiting For A Train, Any Old Time, Frankie and Johnny, My Rough and Rowdy Ways, My Blue Eyed Jane, Why There's a Tear In My Eye, Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia, Mother Was a Lady and Mississippi Delta Blues. These songs are sure to delight anyone with ears for real country. Turn up the volume a little and let his wonderful sound fill your living room.

5 out of 5 stars Pricey, but all 111 songs plus overdubs and alternates.......2004-04-01

I believe the previous reviewer, who gave this set a one-star rating, must have been listening to the last c.d. in this set. In 1955, at Hank Snow's behest, and as a result of MGM's overdubbing of Hank Williams' demos, RCA overdubbed eight of Rodgers' tunes with a country band. Actually, they're good, and I wish several dozen had been overdubbed. Otherwise, all of Rodgers' historical recordings have been faithfully preserved.

This is a great set, but, unless you're a Jimmie Rodgers fanatic (as I am am with Hank Williams), you probably will not need all of the alternate takes that have been included here. Rodgers recorded 111 original songs during his career, but, with the alternate takes and the eight overdubs, Bear has stretched the number to about 150.

The blue yodels are dated and grate on your nerves after awhile, but there's plenty more great stuff to listen to: "Gamblin' Polka Dot Blues," "My Blue-Eyed Jane," "In the Hills of Tennessee," "Roll Along, Kentucky Moon," etc.

Unfortunately for Bear Records, the 5-c.d. set, "Jimmie Rodgers 1927-1933," is now available for about $25 and has all but one of Rodgers' original songs (they apparently forgot "My Time Ain't Long"). If you could get a used Bear set for $69-79 (dream on!), jump at it. Otherwise, go for the $25 set. But do something, for you need Rodgers in your collection. This guy had the impact on country music that Frank Sinatra had on popular music. Both were giants!

1 out of 5 stars An abomination of Jimmie Rodgers.......2003-06-07

It is almost impossible to describe the corruption of Jimmie Rodgers on some of the pieces in this set. The depth of his guitar has been destroyed; background music has been added to produce a sound somewhere between the music of Gene Autry and Bob Wills; there is the unmistakable sound of steel guitar (i.e. distinguishably NOT dobro). It is just awful. I was so disappointed and this is not, I think, typical of Bear Family Records. I have every Bear production of the music of Hank Snow and those are absolutely faithful to the originals. I'm just glad that I did not throw out my vinyls of Jimmie Rodgers, scratchy but faithful. 170 bucks out the window.
Sincerely, George H Cadwell Jr

5 out of 5 stars Pricey, but worth it!.......2001-03-14

..., this set is certainly amazing & worth every bit of it.

These are the complete known recordings of Jimmie Rodgers & Bear Family should be applauded.

I know many are thinking what big difference is there between this set and the 8 CD's out by Rounder? Dependent upon your perspective, it could be a little or a lot. Now, this set is not for everybody-the casual fan should probably stick with a single disc compilation and then spring for a couple of the Rounder issues to see if they like more, but for those serious about their Rodgers, this set is indispenable.

First of all, you get several alternate takes not presented on the Rounder releases. There is an outtake of "T.B. Blues" that, while similar to the "official" release, differs greatly in some respects. Rodgers varies it melodically and changes the wording a slight bit. There are the additional alternate takes of "Travelin' Blues" and "Let Me Be Your Side Track" that didn't find their way onto the Rounder set.

Of fascination, though, is the inclusion of the soundtrack to the movie short Jimmie Rodgers made. Sound quality is not good on the two cuts, but they are still revelatory nonetheless.

Also not on the Rounder set are the posthumous overdbuds done by the Rainbow Ranch Boys (actually Chet Atkins and a group of session musicians) in 1955. For those with memories of the horrible overdubs done by MGM on Hank Williams, you have a pleasant surprise here. These are actually quite tastefully done. Possibly the best cut is "Muleskinner Blues". I've always felt that there should've been additional instrumentation when Rodgers took an instrumental, but here the problem is solved. Rodgers goes solo with full band backup. His sound was updated with these handful of cuts without losing their original flavor.

I will voice again the complaint made by the former reviewer-the box is way too big-LP size and very annoying. But, that's the Bear Family way of doing things and that's a minor thing at best.

In short, if you like Rodgers more than just casually, this is the set for you. In the long run, you're better off buying this because the Rounder sets leave you longing for more!
The Singing Wayfarer
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    		The Singing Wayfarer
    Burl Ives
    Manufacturer: Primo
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000P46PRS
    Release Date: 2007-05-14

    Tracks:

    1. Big Rock Candy Mountain
    2. The Foggy, Foggy Dew
    3. Blue Tail Fly (With The Andrews Sisters)
    4. Lavender Blue (Dilly, Dilly)
    5. On Top Of Old Smokey
    6. Aunt Rhody
    7. The Erie Canal
    8. Po' Boy
    9. The Turtle Dove
    10. I'm Sad And I'm Lonely
    11. Rodger Young
    12. My Good Old Man
    13. The Cowboy's Lament (The Streets Of Laredo)
    14. On The Grand Canyon Line
    15. Down In The Valley
    16. Lonesome, So Lonesome
    17. This Time Tomorrow
    18. The Little Green Valley
    19. Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves
    20. Goober Peas

    Tracks:

    1. The Wayfaring Stranger
    2. I Know An Old Lady (Who Swallowed A Fly)
    3. Git Along Little Dogies
    4. Wild Side Of Life
    5. Old Bangum
    6. The Golden Vanity
    7. Hear The Nightingale Sing
    8. The Wealthy Old Maid
    9. Great White Bird
    10. Barbara Allen
    11. The Woman And The Chivalrous Shark
    12. Let's Go A-Hunting
    13. Devilish Mary
    14. Molly Malone
    15. The Devil And The Farmer
    16. St. John's River
    17. Henry Martin
    18. Lolly-Too-Dum
    19. Frankie And Johnny
    20. Mr. Froggie Went-A-Courtin'

    Album Details

    The Versatile Burl Ives Established Himself as a Distinguished Actor on Both Stage and Screen, and this Collection Showcases his Prowess at Performing Largely Traditional Folk Songs in his Thoroughly Accessible Style.
    A Treasury of English Song
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      		A Treasury of English Song

      Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
      ProductGroup: Music
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      Release Date: 2004-05-11
      In the Mood
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        		In the Mood
        Corey Smith
        Manufacturer: Undertone Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000CA2W7W
        Release Date: 2005-11-08
        Picture in a Frame
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Sweet Voices come from Kimmie's words - she is beautiful...
        • A beautiful, soulful collaboration
        		 Picture in a Frame
        Kimmie Rhodes , and Willie Nelson
        Manufacturer: Sunbird Records
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        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00009NQQU
        Release Date: 2004-04-27

        Tracks:

        1. Picture In A Frame
        2. Valentine
        3. Just One Love
        4. 'Til I Gain Control Again
        5. Love Me Like a Song
        6. I Just Drove By
        7. Contrabandistas
        8. It Always Will Be
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        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Sweet Voices come from Kimmie's words - she is beautiful..........2005-03-13

        she is a fresh breath of life in a budding flower
        a cool breeze through your hair
        touching parts of the heart and mind never felt before

        Willie Nelson just adds to the mix
        Kimmie doesn't need validation - she IS a star

        their voices feel good together....

        every song is a hand picked hit!

        5 more stars!

        5 out of 5 stars A beautiful, soulful collaboration.......2004-10-27

        "Simpatico" is the one word that I think best describes Willie Nelson and Kimmie Rhodes, two Texas crooners whose voices and musical inclinations meld with startling beauty. Either singer can crest to the top or fall back into humble harmonies in this set of ten fine duets. The songs are mostly Kimmie Rhodes originals, though Willie contributes two ("Valentine" and "It Will Always Be") with the remainder of the set coming from sources as disparate as Tom Waits (the wrote title track), Rodney Crowell and Rhodes' partner, Joe Gracey. For folks who like understated, well-crafted American music with deep, deep roots and perfect emotional pitch, this record is the real deal. Highly recommended!

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