Songs for Lovers

Songs for Lovers

ASIN: B000005H9P

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
All twelve of these selections from Chet Baker's Pacific Jazz period are currently available elsewhere (although a few are only on Mosaic limited-edition box sets). The material is almost random and is not programmed in chronological order. Baker takes vocals on five tracks, including three from a 1957 session in which he was accompanied by just guitar and bass, and the emphasis throughout is on concise, melodic interpretations. There is just music on this ballad-oriented set (most notably "My Old Flame," "Lullaby of the Leaves" and "My Ideal").

Tracks:

You Make Me Feel So Young
It Happened In Monterey
You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
Too Marvelous For Words
Old Devil Moon
Pennies From Heaven
Love Is Here to Stay
I've Got You Under My Skin
I Thought About You
We'll Be Together Again
Makin' Whoopee
Swingin' Down The Lane
Anything Goes
How About You?

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Sinatra already had one youthful career behind him by the time he made Songs for Swingin' Lovers! His were no longer the lustrous pipes of the kid crooner from Hoboken--the voice that made bobbysoxers swoon--but from the first notes of the opening track ("You Make Me Feel So Young") he seems to have discovered a musical fountain of youth that fully justifies the exclamation point in the album title. There's a buoyant new spring in his step, accented by Nelson Riddle's lighter-than-air arrangements, that makes the Columbia records of Sinatra's younger days sound stiff and stodgy in comparison. Even chestnuts like "Old Devil Moon," "Pennies from Heaven," "Makin' Whoopee," and "Anything Goes" are rejuvenated by his vibrant touch. Put this alongside his previous Capitol album, In the Wee Small Hours, and you have the definitive statements by both sides of Sinatra's mature musical personality: the lonely "saloon singer" and the swaggering, sophisticated swinger. Sinatra's carefree confidence achieves its supreme expression in "I've Got You Under My Skin," a performance that builds steadily to an ecstatic climax. Cole Porter may have hated his lyrical embellishments, but by the time the singer jauntily breaks the "fourth wall" on "Anything Goes" ("...may I say before this records spins to a close..."), you can't deny he's taken the title to heart. --Jim Emerson

Customer Reviews:

Quite Possibly the Greatest Sinatra Album of All Time--And One of the Greatest Albums of All Time.......2007-06-19

For sheer joy and energy, this is Sinatra at his apex. Every song is excellent, with crystal-clear sound, brassy horns, top-notch Nelson Riddle arranging, and Sinatra at his vocal best. This album is often listed as one of the top 100 albums in any genre ever made, in often eclectic lists including everything from the Beatles to Nirvana to Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and the Beach Boys. And though it's hard to narrow it down to one album, this is in my opinion Sinatra's best. The songs are upbeat, and there is no way one can listen to this album without feeling better about life.

I have this on both CD and vinyl. The sound quality on the CD is clear and sharp.

One of the Greatest Albums of all times.......2007-06-10

This is one of the greatest albums ever.
If you want some upbeat romantic songs, this is it.
If you want a great 2nd marriage song for your 1st dance , new kinda love is or you.
enjoy

Too marvelous for words.......2007-02-28

Frank Sinatra polished and perfected his style and expertise to incredible heights by the 1950s. Songs For Swingin' Lovers demonstrates how Frank Sinatra could deliver a song beautifully and masterfully. The liner notes correctly state that by this point in his career Frank had "learned to tease and twist a vocal line without violating its integrity." Moreover, Nelson Riddle ably assists Sinatra by providing sublime musical arrangements for all the songs on this CD. Frank and Nelson make each song so beautiful that you would swear you were hearing these songs for the very first time! There is a freshness to each number that stuns you. Excellent!

The CD opens with the Frank Sinatra signature song "You Make Me Feel So Young." Frank's voice has matured into a strong, masculine and potent force that could caress a song or belt it out depending on how Sinatra thought it should be performed. The big band arrangement by Riddle shines, too. This track alone is worth the entire cost of the CD!

"It Happened In Monterey" follows; this song has a beautiful intro by the musicians and Sinatra sings this number with all the panache of the most consummate professional ever! "It Happened In Monterey" explores a romantic affair that may well have been Frank's one true love even if he was already committed to another woman.

Other great classic numbers on this CD include the playful "You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me;" "Too Marvelous For Words" which deals with the joy Frank experiences with his new lover; "Pennies From Heaven" with its great orchestration and the amusing song entitled "Makin' Whoopee" by Donaldson and Kahn.

"Our Love Is Here To Stay" gets the super-duper romantic treatment from The Chairman Of The Board; Riddle's arrangement helps to make this number an instant Frank Sinatra classic. "Anything Goes" again demonstrates the magic Sinatra and Riddle infuse into a song to make it so very special.

The CD ends with "How About You?" written by Lane and Freed. Sinatra asks his new love if she likes all the same pleasures in life that he values so much. "How About You?" also draws you in so that you experience the irresistible temptation to listen to the entire CD all over again!

The liner notes boast great cover art and the song credits are provided, too. Pete Welding contributes an essay about the work that Sinatra and Riddle did together.

Sinatra fans should consider this CD to be a "must-have" for their collection; and people who enjoy classic pop vocals will treasure this album, too. If you enjoy this CD I highly recommend other Sinatra CDs. Diehard Sinatra fans will also want to get Frank Sinatra: Vegas which features four CDs and a DVD as well.

Thank you, Frank and Nelson!!!!

Awful mastering muddies up a truly great album.......2007-02-23

You'll see other postings here that discuss the details of what Capitol's engineer did on this 1998 release to reduce hiss, etc. Believe it. Compared to the 1991 version of the disc or the better Mobile Fidelity gold disc (1990) this version is awful. It's like a bucket of mud was dumped over his vocals. There are a bunch of threads on this topic on the forums of Steve Hoffman, one of the best sound engineers in the business. But the bottom line is most people who care about this music would like to see Capitol go back to the original master tapes and treat Frank right. The mastering issues apply to a lot of the 1998 Sinatra discs labeled "Entertainer of the Century" on the side.

A Must.......2007-02-14

This is the album to have for any Frank Sinatra fan.
I think this is the best representation of Frank's finest vocal years.
Every track on the album is good.

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one of my Top 3
bought Sad Songs...after to listening to "alligator" 1,000 times.
absolutely amazing
Masterminds
A great discovery

Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers
The National
Manufacturer: Brassland Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2003-09-02

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Cardinal Song
Slipping Husband
90-Mile Water Wall
It Never Happened
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Trophy Wife
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Lucky You

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For a band that's been compared to Joy Division, Leonard Cohen, Wilco, and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, the National sure sounds a lot more like the Czars or Uncle Tupelo on this sophomore album Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers. The band focuses on slow atmospheric songs, it's when it kicks out the jams that the music is the most compelling.. With so many influences rearing their heads and ample musical chops in the bag, the National might not be masters of any one genre, but it creates a fine amalgam nonetheless. Brassland. 2003.

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one of my Top 3.......2007-05-03

The first song is low...talks about personal weakness and how to hide your feelings from another. Mentions strangers ("you're just another one of them"), death and unknown men.

The second is completely different, in tone, in tempo. Full of energy & screams. Talks about being lonely ("she's lonely, man"), ghosts, haunted ("by an important life you could have led").. OK, same doleful content, but a lot more upbeat and forms a beautiful contrast to the first song.

I highly recommend this band because it's not typical Alt Country. No. Beautiful violins--it's more like a combination of continental classical mixed in with heartfelt American art-nouveau. Allez-y et achetez-le.

bought Sad Songs...after to listening to "alligator" 1,000 times........2006-11-12

If you have listened to "Sad songs..." once it may not click, but it'll whet your music curiousity. I have to say it, although cliche, it is The National's "The Wall". Pieced toghether song by song with a purpose. One of my best listening experiences ever was playing "sad songs..." and "Cherry Tree" at high volume in my living room with a nice glass of Sapphire and ice.
I laughed, I cried, and caught a good buzz...
You should buy this album if you like true musical talent and thoughtful, intellegent lyrics. This album reverberates on another level.
Buy this album, or Cherry Tree, or Alligator, love it, then go see them live.

absolutely amazing.......2005-11-27

Songs 2 through 9 are some of the best stuff The National has done. Slipping Husband lodges in your head and refuses to leave. I kind of wish it had been the first track on the record. Cardinal, Track 1, has 3 am feel that seems misplaced as the first song but who cares this CD has Husband, Murder Me Rachel, 90 mile water wall (best title ever) etc...

Masterminds.......2005-10-28

Excellent band. Saw them live somewhere in europe a couple years ago and wasn't impressed. Man have they evolved. Buy it, become a better person.

A great discovery.......2004-12-13

The title of this album is misleading. It could be called Funny Songs for Angry Lovers ....or Dirty Songs for Sad Lovers....lyrically, the songs explore different sides of relationships and there is a lot of levity..... song titles like Trophy Wife and Sugar Wife make me think the album title may be intended as a joke. Though who can say. Whatever the case, this is an interesting, intense album.

There are quiet acoustic and electronic ballads like the frst song Cardinal Song and one of the last, Patterns of Fairytales ....but also totally blistering, raging rock songs like Murder Me Rachael and Available. I am partial to the latter....but I think they wouldn't be as effective without the quiet, beautiful moments. As far as influences, there are some hints of americana in the Wilco sense in spots (like 90 Mile Water Wall) but also Joy Division in other songs like Available. I was turned onto the National by a friend who is also a fellow Nick Cave fanatic, but I can't really compare them to any specific Cave era or album. I am more reminded at times of Leonard Cohen and even Silver Jewsand Wilco.

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Songs for Lovers
Chet's Sensitive Side
Chet is Therapy
Chet vocals...at his best!
A great companion to "Let's Get Lost" or "Chet Baker Sings"

Songs for Lovers
Chet Baker
Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Chet
Chet Baker Sings

ASIN: B000005H9P
Release Date: 1997-07-15

Tracks:

Come Rain Or Come Shine
My Old Flame
That Old Feeling
Lullaby Of The Leaves
There's A Lull In My Life
Moonlight In Vermont
Darn That Dream
My Ideal
Imagination
Embraceable You
Lush Life
Goodbye

Album Description

All twelve of these selections from Chet Baker's Pacific Jazz period are currently available elsewhere (although a few are only on Mosaic limited-edition box sets). The material is almost random and is not programmed in chronological order. Baker takes vocals on five tracks, including three from a 1957 session in which he was accompanied by just guitar and bass, and the emphasis throughout is on concise, melodic interpretations. There is just music on this ballad-oriented set (most notably "My Old Flame," "Lullaby of the Leaves" and "My Ideal").

Customer Reviews:

Songs for Lovers.......2006-03-15

I have been a fan of Chet's since the 1950s. I especially like when he sings. I recommend him to all the friend in my age group.

Chet's Sensitive Side.......2005-05-10

I own most of Chet Baker's recordings, and this (for the moment) is my favorite. This disc has one tone, I'd call it romantic melancholia. Even when he sings "happy" songs like "Come Rain or Come Shine" or "Embraceable You" there is a sadness in his voice. The sparse arrangements add to this feeling of quiet, brooding emotion.

The title of the disc "Songs for Lovers" is a little strange, probably dreamed up by a record exec. The inclusion of "Lush Life" (done as an instrumental here, but its lyrics are about a drunk who's wasted his life) and the closer "Goodbye" (one of my favorite tracks, an instrumental arranged by Jack Montrose for 4 horns and rhythm section) are both pretty dark. But don't get me wrong, these are still GREAT tracks.

My favorite song on the disc is "My Ideal," where Chet's pianist Russ Freeman plays celeste (a bell-like keyboard instrument). It provides the perfect backdrop for Chet's imaginings of the ideal woman. Freeman's piano intro on "Lush Life" is well-crafted as well, concise and understated but still clever. David Wheat's guitar playing on tracks such as "Come Rain or Come Shine" has the same understated feel, less really is more here.

Chet's crooning was not fully appreciated in his day. The jazz world of the 1950's favored cool instrumental jazz and what Chet was doing was seen as a tired throwback. Only recently has he gotten the recognition that he deserved. His trumpet playing is superb, nothing too flashy, but his mellow tone and brilliant phrasing make it work.

If you want more of Chet Baker check out "The Best of Chet Baker Sings." I would stay away from the "Jazz 'Round Midnight" disc, it's not his best. For more of his instrumental stuff, check out his albums recorded in Paris in the mid 1950's.

Happy listening!

Chet is Therapy.......2001-08-21

The perfect album for after work; this music really compliments that first wonderful moment when you kick off your shoes, ease your chair back...and relax with a cocktail after a hard day. Chet is my relaxation hero!

Chet vocals...at his best!.......2000-08-01

I have virtually everything that Chet Baker has done...especially the "standards". If you like his vocals, you will like this CD. If you like quiet, yet "rich" Chet Baker, I recommend this one. But, as far as I'm concerned, whatever Chet does is okay by me!

A great companion to "Let's Get Lost" or "Chet Baker Sings".......1999-06-15

It's ironic that an artist once primarily known for his trumpet-playing should have such a sweet, smooth tenor. Chet Baker's silky voice winds through his songs in a way that can sound both melancholy and hopeful at the same time. His vocals here provide the perfect counterpoint to the ultra-romantic titles found on "Songs for Lovers."

Standouts include a haunting rendition of "Come Rain or Come Shine," which along with some unique arrangement and instrumentation also shows off Baker's unique vocals to perfection. On this version Baker's fragile, sweet tenor gives the wistful impression of a guy who's going to stick around even if he may not be altogether worthy.

Some up-tempo standouts include "That Old Feeling," an example of Chet at his more cheerful, plus some terrific renditions of "Darn that Dream," "Embraceable You," and a don't-miss version of "Lush Life" from a guy who had certainly lived the song inside out.

Tracks:

Songs For Young Lovers: My Funny Valentine
Songs For Young Lovers: The Girl Next Door
Songs For Young Lovers: A Foggy Day
Songs For Young Lovers: Like Someone In Love
Songs For Young Lovers: I Get A Kick Out Of You
Songs For Young Lovers: Little Girl Blue
Songs For Young Lovers: They Can't Take That Away From Me
Songs For Young Lovers: Violets For Your Furs
Swing Easy: Just One Of Those Things
Swing Easy: I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
Swing Easy: Sunday
Swing Easy: Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
Swing Easy: Taking A Chance On Love
Swing Easy: Jeepers Creepers
Swing Easy: Get Happy
Swing Easy: All Of Me

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This CD pairs the first two 10-inch records Sinatra recorded for Capitol. In 1955, full-length albums by popular singing stars were still few and far between. These two platters marked the beginning of Sinatra's phenomenally successful relationship with conductor-arranger Nelson Riddle, and presaged the "concept albums" that would become such an important part of Sinatra's Capitol period. Songs for Young Lovers includes such romantic numbers as "My Funny Valentine" and "I Get a Kick Out of You," while Swing Easy offers up danceable versions of "All of Me," "Just One of Those Things," and others. Sinatra sounds great, and there's magic galore in these grooves. --Dan Epstein

Customer Reviews:

WONDERFUL SINATRA.......2007-04-10

THESE ARE WONDERFUL EASY LISTENING LOVE SONGS. AND COMING FROM SINATRA, THE BEST MUSIC AND VOICE ANYWHERE!!! HE IS THE GREATEST SINGER OF ALL TIME AND THIS IS A MUST FOR ANY SINATRA FAN!!! AT HIS TOP!!

Each day is Valentine's Day........2007-01-13

This CD features Frank Sinatra's first two Capitol Records albums. Back in those days, albums were only ten inches wide, instead of twelve, and they usually had eight songs on them. Songs For Young Lovers was recorded in November, 1953. It features eight classic pop standards arranged by Nelson Riddle. The songs are all ballads, played with a slightly jazzy touch. Sinatra himself sings brilliantly, of course. Swing Easy was recorded in April, 1954. It also features eight standards arranged by Nelson Riddle. This time the songs are up tempo, with a swing jazz touch, but not swinging so much as to distract from Sinatra's singing. Sinatra is fantastic once again, proving why he is considered to be America's greatest interpreter of popular songs. Two great (albeit short) albums for the price of one.

"You Took The Part That Once Was My Heart!".......2006-01-27

This CD fits the description of a "double delight." Two-great-albums-in-one-CD. The sparkling arrangements in both albums were done by none other than the greatest Sinatra arranger/conductor and my top favorite, Nelson Riddle, whom I believe possessed a kind of magic touch that brought out the very best in any singer that he had worked with. These two musical icons brought out the very best in each other. I loved all the albums they recorded together, with no exception. In my opinion, their collaboration resulted in the very best Sinatra-recordings-of-all-time. Mr. Riddle was truly a genius of an arranger/conductor and Mr. Sinatra was truly the best pop singer America ever produced and had enjoyed a world-class recognition.

I recently had dinner with a good friend of mine at one of my favorite restaurants, Buca di Beppo, and we were ushered-in at the Frank Sinatra Room. And to our delight, some Frank Sinatra music was playing on the background and I recall "All Of Me," a meaningful song from this CD, was played.

"Your goodbye. . .
Left me with eyes that cry
How can I get along without you?
You took the part that once was my heart
So why not take all of me?"

I consider this CD as one of the very best from my Sinatra collection. You can't just ignore Riddle's spectacular arrangements and Sinatra's par excellence vocal sophistication in all his performances. The first eight tracks were taken from November 1953 recording of "Songs For Young Lovers" and the last half was taken from "Swing Easy," an album recorded fifty-one years ago in April of 1954.

The Chairman of the Board will serenade you with the quintessential Valentine song, "My Funny Valentine" and an extraordinary song about gazing at stars, hearing guitars, walking as though you had wings, bump into things and feeling . . . "Like Someone In Love." He will dance with you and swing it easy to the danceable tracks such as "A Foggy Day," "I Get A Kick Out Of You," "They Can't Take That Away From Me," "Taking A Chance On Love," "Just One Of Those Things" and "All Of Me."

One more thing . . . this is one of the many masterpieces of the great Sinatra/Riddle team.

One last thing . . . this is timeless music and so deserves that special spot in your music library.

A Tale of Two Albums - One Good, The Other Great!.......2004-09-18

In my opinion, the "Songs For Young Lovers" portion of this double album, while good, is Frank Sinatra's weakest album at Capitol. On the other hand, the "Swing Easy" portion is superb.

Getting back to the first point: With the exception of "A Foggy Day," "I Get a Kick Out of You," "They Can't Take That Away From Me," and "My Funny Valentine" (and, possibly, "Violets for Your Furs"), the 3 remaining songs suffer from overly mawkish arrangements and singing. In particular, "Little Girl Blue" is just plain wimpy, and "The Girl Next Door" is handily beaten by Frank's Reprise-era rendition from 1962. George Siravo's arrangements are too syrupy for my taste, and Sinatra seems to be trying too hard to merely sound pretty as opposed to really grabbing you by the lapels as he normally does.

Don't get me wrong - I usually love Frank's ballad singing every bit as much as his handling of up-tempo numbers. However, this album falls short of his admittedly stellar standards. For far superior ballad singing, I would strongly recommend the following Capitol albums: "Where Are You?", "Frank Sinatra Sings For Only the Lonely," "In the Wee Small Hours," "No One Cares," and "Close to You." In other words, any of his other ballad concept albums for Capitol!

And it melted wherrrre it lay.......2004-09-04

This review concerns the one song Violets For Your Furs where Sinatra sings "and it melted where it lay." He hits a low note on the word "where" that I have enjoyed for the last 25 years. I always considered it to be vocal magic, a stroke of genius. I recently played it for a girlfriend and she said it sounded way off. While I realize that it is out of his range I always found it to be perfect. I'd have to rate it as one of my top ten Sinatra moments. I later played it for a friend and he said it sounded awakward, like a mistake that should have been redone. He can't imagine Sinatra doing it on purpose and feels that at best it was a mistake that Sinatra must have liked and chose to keep. My friend thinks it sounds awful. On the live in Seattle 1957 Sinatra does the same thing so I guess it's on purpose. I would like some input on this. What do you people think? Post a review and or email me at johnparadis@webtv.net. I'm real interested in what Jonathan Schwartz has to say about this. It's keeping me awake at night!

Sings Songs for Pizza Lovers/Lou Monte Sings for You

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Italian fun
LOU MONTE songs for Pizza lovers
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2 Original Albums on 1 CD ! Absolutely fantastic
Memories of my childhood

Sings Songs for Pizza Lovers/Lou Monte Sings for You
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Release Date: 1999-09-28

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Sheik of Araby [Italian Style]
Jealous of You (Tango Della Gelosia)
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If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake [Italian Style]
Ha! Ha! Ha! (Che Lla la!)
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Italian fun.......2007-01-18

My husband got this as a gift, and he enjoys it very much. Even my sons sing along. Hard to find CD and the price was right.

LOU MONTE songs for Pizza lovers.......2007-01-16

LIked the item very much, but would like to be able to buy single record songs for LOU Monte instead of a whole album.

Australian Experience.......2006-03-02

I ordered a CD as a gift for my sister - sentimental reasons - the Amazon experience was first rate - arrived within nominated time-frame and in good order.
I recommend Amazon to intending online purchasers.

2 Original Albums on 1 CD ! Absolutely fantastic.......2006-02-25

Thank you "Collectables" for this release.Already occupying a very important place in my collection,this fantastic Cd will be played over & over for many years.I wish it had also included the flip side (on 45RPM) of Roman Guitar (British release) i.e "Amore",another favourite.Iam confident that you will include this favourite of mine in future releases.
To all of you fans out there,I say "Buy this CD and enjoy Lou Monte's fantastic voice".

Memories of my childhood.......2002-02-24

Listening to the sample songs, brought tears of rememberance of my childhood in Italy. Here in America, I very seldom can listen to my italian heritage music - So Lou Monty was so great! He made cry, made me laugh, made me sigh!

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yooper-de-doober!!!!!
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Songs for Fart Lovers
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ASIN: B0001FGBCA
Release Date: 2004-02-17

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Customer Reviews:

yooper-de-doober!!!!!.......2007-05-17

if you or anyone you know thinks farts are funny and the most natural source for humor known to man you owe it to them or yourself to get this.hilarious from start to finish!

I Laffed so hard I tink I sitt myself.......2005-10-14

Dis iz da funniest fing I have ever heard in years, & I can really relate to dis cuz I love blowin' gas, & I even blow farts whilst listenin' to dis. Tunes such as "Chubby Club", "You're My Favorite Turd", "Pucker & Smell", "Squishy Underwear", "I'm a Lonely Toilet", "A Fart Can Be a Friend", "Diarrhea '03" & sketches such as "Carl Needs a new Rod" (If you fard near a blind person at a bait shop, you'll get da joke) & "Duel at Del Santo's" (very remeniscent of da famous late-'40's UK gem, "The Farting Contest") are so funny dat I laffed so hard I tink I sitt myself!!
I've been a Yooper fan since high school & dis a great addition to my collection!

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Songs for Lovers
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ASIN: B000260QCO
Release Date: 2004-07-20

Tracks:

The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto
A Beloved Rose (Kazakh Folk-Song)
The Half-Moon Climbs (Uygur Folk-Song)
Spinning (Gansu Folk-Song)
All At Work (Great North-West Folk Song)
Sa Li Hong Ba (Uygur Folk-Song)
Lan Hua Hua (Shanxi Folk-Song)
Lift Your Veil (Uygur Folk-Song)
Tulufan (Xinjiang Folk-Song)

Album Description

The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto, scored for solo violin and Western orchestra, is one of the best known of all contemporary Chinese compositions. It has become indelibly linked with Takako Nishizaki, whose seventh recording of this hugely popular work features on this disc. Songs and Dances from the Silk Road, by the Slovak-born Peter Breiner, is based on traditional melodies to be heard in the West of China, from where the famous Silk Road takes its course through Central Asia to the Occident. Takako Nishizaki is one of the world's most recorded and appreciated violinists, especially beloved in China and other parts of Southeast Asia through her many popular recordings and personal appearances in concerts and in the media. She also lies at the very heart of Naxos' rich recorded offering of music for the violin.

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic .......2006-08-06

This is a delicate, soothing, mastery of East meeting West. My favorite selection on this CD is "Spinning," which is so very beautiful. I think that anyone would do well to add this to their collection.

Butterfly Lovers Concerto.......2005-10-07

A lovely recoding...not as breathtaking as the live performances I've heard, but divine to be able to hear this piece at will...no ticket required

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Oldies but goodies

Bill Evans Plays for Lovers
Bill Evans
Manufacturer: Fantasy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Chet Baker Plays for Lovers
Stan Getz Plays for Lovers
Dave Brubeck Plays for Lovers
Miles Davis Plays for Lovers
John Coltrane Plays for Lovers

ASIN: B000C8STIK
Release Date: 2006-01-10

Tracks:

When I Fall In Love
Haunted Heart
Spring Is Here
Blue In Green
Easy Living
Polka Dots And Moonbeams
Easy To Love
I Wish I Knew
Young And Foolish
Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
My Foolish Heart

Customer Reviews:

Oldies but goodies.......2007-01-04

I am a fan of old standards,(30s,40s,50s)done in a manner that allows me to relax and reflect. Evans does a great job in providing the musical surroundings that fit me to a tee. A man who plays in a style where you can almost feel his pain,as he laments his predicament of life feeling helpless to do anything but give into the drugs that affected his life as a musician. "Spring is Here", is an example of of this lament. Opening with a command of the simple yet clear deminished chords of lamenting opening to restrained the brighter chords that say to me that he understands the newness that Spring promises, to others but not to him. If you are one who looks for a recording to cogitate with but not be overwhelmed in the process this is a great album for you.

Ernie Dossin

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Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers
Marc Gunn The Dubliners' Tabby Cats
Manufacturer: Mage Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Songs Of The Cat
The Best of Irish Pub Songs: 20 Great Favorites

ASIN: B000CAGQ06
Release Date: 2006-03-01

Tracks:

Wild Kitty (parody Wild Rover)
A Cat Named Rover (parody Gypsy Rover)
The Mining Ship the Red Dwarf (parody Bonnie Ship the Diamond)
When Kitty Eyes Are Smiling (parody When Irish Eyes Are Smiling)
Lord of the Pounce (parody Lord of the Dance)
I'll Tell My Cat (parody I'll Tell My Ma)
The Cat Came Back... The Cat's Perspective
Black Is the Color (of My Cat's Fur)
Cats Chasing Butterflies
The Demented Cat Game (parody Patriot Game)
Black Kitty Paw (parody Black Velvet Band)
Catnipping Green (parody Fiddler's Green)
The Old Grey Cat
Furagone's Wake (parody Finnegan's Wake)
Jasper Tabby Kitty Cat-y (parody The Barnyards of Delgaty)

Product Description

Are you a Cat lover? Do you love to listen to Irish Drinking Songs? Combine Cats and Celts and you have Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers, a CD for the wonderfully demented kitty cat fantatic. Listen to music you've heard on St. Patrick's Day or by The Dubliners, The Clancy Brothers, The Wolfe Tones, and The Irish rovers. Then laugh as all your favorite Irish Drinking Songs are rewritten with lyrics about cats. Your love of Celtic music will never be the same!

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