New Guy In Town

New Guy In Town

ASIN: B000ALMTYO

Editorial Reviews
Rob Lester,
"Genuine charm and an appealing sound... A feel-good album where good spirits are contagious and it feels like a party."

Product Description
Guy Haines' second solo album, features classic showtunes and some lesser-known gems, including a few premiere recordings from songwriters like Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones ("The Fantasticks"), Craig Carnelia ("Working"), and others. Guy is joined on three songs by some of musical theatre's up and coming ingenues: Jessica Rush ("Paint Your Wagon" in Los Angeles), Kerry Butler ("Bat Boy," "Hairspray," and "Beauty and the Beast" in New York), and Juliana A. Hansen ("Thoroughly Modern Millie" national tour).

New Guy In Town

Tracks:

Faust: Opera Medley
'Madame Butterfly': Un Bel Di
TOSCA: Vissi D'arte
La Traviata: Ah Fors' & Lui: Sempre Libera
The Merry Widow: Operetta Medley
The Mikado: Operetta Classics
Porgy & Bess: Summertime
Very Warm For May: All The Things You Are
Porgy & Bess: My Man's Gone Now
Kismet: Evergreen American Musical Medley
Latin Medley
La Traviata: Encore: Sempre Libera

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful!.......2007-01-05

3 Beautiful voices...maybe not Moffo or other greates but wonderful! How I wish the divine song All The Things Your Are was sung in harmony. A masterpiece of composition. WHERE IS THE DVD!!!!!

Adequate but disappointing.......2005-12-15

I love sopranos so of course I ordered this CD even though the singers are all b-team performers. I do believe that I listened to a different recording from the one described by the other reviewers. Each of the performers falls flat at least once while trying to reach for a note beyond her range. I felt myself cringe several times. Several of the arrangements are pathetic where the arranger tried accommodate three voices where at most one voice is appropriate. At times each soprano is holding fast to a note that clashes sadly with the other two notes. If you buy this, rerecord the play list. Skip the opening number which is the worst of the lot. DO NOT listen to Sempre Libera. You will weep for the wrong reasons. But by all means do enjoy the show tunes. This is where the ladies shine.

Mind-blowing talent, superb recording quality.......2003-04-26

This may be the cleanest recording of a live concert I've ever heard, making it an exceptional showcase for such beautiful voices. I've heard Cynthia Lawrence live and this CD presents her voice with complete accuracy, preserving every last emotive nuance while still showcasing her thunderous power. (Cassello and Esperian's voices are equally impressive, of course, I've just never seen either one in live performance). Even after playing this CD at least 25 times, I still can't listen to Lawrence's "My Man's Gone Now" without it sending a chill down my spine. With due respects to the Three Tenors, I have to say the ladies put on an even more thrilling show.

Opera without tears.......2001-05-30

This recording is an absolute must. The selection of arias and songs is impeccable and beautifully matched to the singers. Of particular note "O Mio Babbiano Caro" will bring tears to your eyes for sheer exquisite beauty. Also Kathleen Cassello's performance on "Sempre Libera" and "Summertime" will take your breath away with pure crystalline beauty. This performance is a wonderfull way to introduce the novice listener to the world of opera. I find this performance superior to the the much hyped " Three Tenors" and I hope someday a followup performance will be in the works.

Soaring sopranos!.......2000-10-17

I saw the PBS presentation of this concert a few years ago. As a novice opera listener, I was completely impressed and enthralled by the lovely voices of these remarkable vocalists. My only regret is that I cannot find any other recordings featuring these talented performers. This CD is an excellent way to acquaint oneself with many operatic favorites! Get yours today!

Average customer rating:

A bargain collection of showtunes

Golden Greats: Greatest Broadway Hits

Manufacturer: Golden Greats
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ASIN: B00005USEJ
Release Date: 2002-02-26

Tracks:

Ouverture - Orchestra
Something Wonderfull - Dorothy Sarnoff
Doin' What Comes Natur'lly - Ethel Merman
Life Upon the Wicked Stage - Colette Lyons
So in Love - Patricia Morison
You'll Never Walk Alone - Jan Clayton, Christine Johnson
Bill - Carol Bruce
Hello, Young Lovers - Gertrude Lawrence
Bloody Mary - Male Chorus
I Can't Say No - Celeste Holm
This Was a Real Nice Clambake - Jan Clayton,
Oklahoma! - Alfred Drake
Sue Me - Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene
Woman Is a Sometime Thing - Edward Matthews
Some Enchanted Evening - Ezio Pinza,
I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' - Todd Duncan, Todd Duncan
Guys and Dolls - Douglas Deane, Stubby Kaye, Johnny Silver
It Ain't Necessarily So - Lawrence Tibbett
Make Believe - Jan Clayton
Wonderful Guy - Mary Martin
They Say It's Wonderful - Ethel Merman
When the Children Are Asleep - Jean Darling, Eric Mattson
More I Cannot Wish You - Pat Rooney, Sr., Pat Rooney, Sr.
Puzzlement - Yul Brynner
I Got Lost in His Arms - Ethel Merman

Tracks:

Overture...Summertime - Anne Brown
Why Can't You Behave? - Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Carol Bruce
There's No Business Like Show Business - Chorus
If I Were a Bell - Isabel Bigley
People Will Say That We're in Love - Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts
Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Anne Brown
Luck Be a Lady Tonight - Robert Alda
Shall I Tell You What I Think of You? - Gertrude Lawrence
Girl That I Marry - Ray Middleton
Nobody Else But Me - Jan Clayton
Carousel Waltz - Orchestra
Dites-Moi - Barbara Luna
Ol' Man River - Kenneth Spencer
Summertime
Many a New Day - Joan Roberts
Blow High, Blow Low - Murvyn Vye
It Takes a Long Pull to Get There - Edward Matthews
You've Got to Be Carefully Taught - Billy Tabbert
We Open in Venice - Alfred Drake
I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair - Mary Martin
Who Do You Love, I Hope? - Kathleen Carnes, Robert Lenn
I've Never Been in Love Before - Robert Alda
Tom, Dick or Harry - Lisa Kirk
I Whistle a Happy Tune - Gertrude Lawrence

Tracks:

New York, New York - Lynn Murray, Lynn Murray
Almost Like Being in Love - Marion Bell, Dave Brooks, David Brooks
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - Vivienne Segal
Beat out Dat Rhythm on a Drum - June Hawkins
How Are Things in Glocca Morra? - Ella Logan
Old Devil Moon - Ella Logan
South American Way - Carmen Miranda
September Song - Walter Huston
This Is the Army, Mister Jones - Irving Berlin
Takin' a Chance on Love - Ethel Waters
My Heart Belongs to Daddy - Mary Martin
Anything Goes - Jeanne Aubert & The Four Admirals
You're the Top - Jeanne Aubert & The Four Admirals
I Get a Kick Out of You - Ethel Merman
Night and Day - Fred Astaire
I Got Rhythm - Red Nichols & His Orchestra
Someone to Watch Over Me - Gertrude Lawrence
Fascinatin' Rhythm - Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire
Strike Up the Band - Red Nichols & His Orchestra
Makin' Whoopee - Eddie Cantor
Heatwave - Ethel Waters
Easter Parade - Clifton Webb
She Didn't Say Yes - Peggy Wood
I've Told Every Little Star - Mary Ellis
Johnny One Note - Lynn Murray, Lynn Murray

Album Description

Import exclusive, budget price compilation featuring Broadway classics like 'You'll Never Walk Alone', 'Summertime', & There's No Business Like Show Business', performed by Ethel Merman, Gertrude Lawrence, Celeste Holm, & many more. 75 tracks in all. Standard double jewel case. Disky. 2001.

Album Details

3 CD set

Customer Reviews:

A bargain collection of showtunes.......2005-08-19

This bargain collection of showtunes is highlighted by the composition of Kurt Weill and the uniquely rolling tongue of Colette Lyons. I have a complaint about this compilation. It includes "Ol' Man River", but it excludes Al Jolson's rendition of "Ol' Man River." Otherwise, this collection gives you ample bang for your buck.

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"The First"
MISSGYDER TOTALLY MISGUIDED
Great songs from not-so-great musicals
Poor Production Ruins Good Product
Unsung perhaps, but often wonderful

Unsung Musicals (Studio Cast)

Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
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ASIN: B0000014TY
Release Date: 1994-02-15

Tracks:

Smile: Smile - Harry Groener
The Bone Room: Postcards - Crista Moore
The First: Will We Ever Know Each Other? - Loni Ackerman
The Vamp: Ragtime Romeo - Liz Larsen
La Strada: Starfish - Judy Kuhn
We Take The Town: Silverware - Lee Wilkof/Timothy Jerome
How Do You Do, I Love You: Her Laughter In My Life - Guy Haines
Welcome To The Club: In the Name Of Love - Sally Mayes
The First: There Are Days And There Are Days - Michelle Nicastro
Smile: In Our Hands - Lynnette Perry
Sherry!: Sherry! - Christine Baranski/Jonathan Freeman
Drat, The Cat!: She's Roses - Jason Graae
Welcome To The Club: At My Side - Sally Mayes/Michael Rupert
Smile: Disneyland - Jodi Benson
One, Two, Three, Four, Five: New Words - Liz Callaway

Customer Reviews:

"The First".......2007-04-15

Greetings,

I am one of the few who actually got to see "The First" -- a musical about Jackie Robinson.

I do not have this CD but wish it had the title song from "The First" ...don't think it exists anywhere. I actually still remember some dialogue/lyrics from it and would like to hear it/read the words again.
I also would like to know if any version or scenes from the play are available to do in a school. Anybody?
Have a nice day!

MISSGYDER TOTALLY MISGUIDED.......2004-07-21

This is not so much a review as a rebuttal; I was the orchestrator for this album, MISSGYDER's assertion of totally synthesized sound is totally incorrect: the charts were played by 4 reeds, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, harp, percussion, drums, keyboards, and a string section. I sorry the sound didn't meet the approval of the reviewer labeled MISSGYDER, but I can testify to the reality of the orchestra, the players, and my scores which are at the Library of congress.

Great songs from not-so-great musicals.......2003-04-19

I was given this for my birthday, along with Unsung Sondheim, my favorite composer. I was excited, and a little bit skeptical because I've NEVER heard of these musicals. Once I started though, I was hooked. I want sheet music to so many, they're fun to sing along to, or just to listen to they great singer/actresses they got. My personal favorites are Smile, Sherry, Ragtime Romeo, and Silverware. I recommend this for all Broadway Babies and theatre buffs like me!

Poor Production Ruins Good Product.......2001-05-15

Unsung Musicals is a great idea, presenting songs from shows that didn't get their due on Broadway. However, the production of this CD is very poor, using poorly synthesized instruments and cheesy drum tracks. I could have recreated these sounds using a home software program, they're so bad! The songs themselves are good, but the album is so horrid in terms of listening value that you'd be embarrased to put this in your CD player. I recommend this CD only for students and professionals in the music theatre world as a way to learn songs you wouldn't normally hear, but other than that, I can't recommend it.

Unsung perhaps, but often wonderful.......2001-02-14

Just because a musical was not successful, that doesn't mean that there were no good songs in it (pardon the double negative). These selections may be songs that are not well known from shows in the same category, but some of these are real gems, sung by fine show singers. My favorites are "Smile" (from Smile), "Ragtime Romeo" (The Vamp), "Sherry!" (Sherry!), and "She's Roses" (Drat! The Cat!).

Leonard Bernstein - Wunderkind: The Revuers / On the Town (Original Cast & Ballet Music) / Fancy Free / Facsimile (A Choreographic Essay) / Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah"

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Leonard Bernstein - Wunderkind: The Revuers / On the Town (Original Cast & Ballet Music) / Fancy Free / Facsimile (A Choreographic Essay) / Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah"

Manufacturer: Pearl
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ASIN: B00000604P
Release Date: 1998-04-21

Tracks:

The Revuers: The Girl With The Two Left Feet
The Revuers: Joan Crawford Fan Club
On The Town: I Feel Like I'm Not Out Of Bed Yet; New York, New York
On The Town: I Get Carried Away
On The Town: Lonely Town
On The Town: I Can Cook Too
On The Town: Lucky To Be Me
On The Town: Ya Got Me
On The Town: I Feel Like I'm Not Out Of Bed Yet; New York, New York
On The Town: Lonely Town
On The Town - Ballet Music: Lonely Town - Pas De Deux
On The Town - Ballet Music: Times Square - Finale, Act. 1
On The Town: Lucky To Be Me
On The Town: Some Other Time
Ballet Music: Dream In The Subway
Ballet Music: Dance Of The Great Lover
Ballet Music: Dream Sequence, Concluded

Tracks:

Fancy Free: Big Stuff
Fancy Free: Opening Dance
Fancy Free: Scene At The Bar
Fancy Free: Pas de Deux
Fancy Free: The Competition Scene
Fancy Free: Galop Variation
Fancy Free: Waltz Variation
Fancy Free: Danzon Variation
Fancy Free: Finale
Facsimile (A Choreographic Essay): i. Solo
Facsimile (A Choreographic Essay): ii. Pas De Deux
Facsimile (A Choreographic Essay): iii. Pas De Trois
Facsimile (A Choreographic Essay): iv. Coda
Symphony No. 1 'Jeremiah': i. Prophecy
Symphony No. 1 'Jeremiah': ii. Profanation
Symphony No. 1 'Jeremiah': iii. Lamentation

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Lovely Listening
What a delight!
A delicious, delightful winner
EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THIS "GUY"
A Guy and Some Dolls

New Guy In Town
Guy Haines , and Guy Haines
Manufacturer: Kritzerland Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000ALMTYO
Release Date: 2007-06-12

Tracks:

On Your Toes
They Don't Give Medals (To Yesterday's Heroes)
I'm Past My Prime
Getting Away With You
Point of No Return
Second Avenue
Sure Thing
Love, Look Away
Born Too Late
Millions of Men
Little Red Hat
The Faraway Part of Town
Sail Away
Cowboy Waltz
I'll Take You Dreaming

Album Description

Guy Haines' second solo album, features classic showtunes and some lesser-known gems, including a few premiere recordings from songwriters like Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones ("The Fantasticks"), Craig Carnelia ("Working"), and others. Guy is joined on three songs by some of musical theatre's up and coming ingenues: Jessica Rush ("Paint Your Wagon" in Los Angeles), Kerry Butler ("Bat Boy," "Hairspray," and "Beauty and the Beast" in New York), and Juliana A. Hansen ("Thoroughly Modern Millie" national tour).

Customer Reviews:

Lovely Listening.......2005-10-26

I had previously only heard Mr. Haines singing on the compilation cd "Jeepers Creepers" but on the strength of that decided to give this cd a try. I am so glad that I did. Every track is a delight. How refreshing to hear a pleasant tune sung by a good singer and actually be able to understand and enjoy the lyrics.

Mr. Haines must be the singer composer's dream about... he doesn't try to compete with the song a al American Idol singers or "trash it up" but sings it sweetly, melodically and with the appropriate feelings... funny songs sound happy... wistful songs wistful...I recommend this as a gift to yourself, and to others who actually appreciate what good music making is all about.

What a delight!.......2005-09-05

After thoroughly enjoying Guy Haines first CD,Haines His Way, I was thrilled to discover that he has done it again. It was well worth the wait. It is a delight to listen to and I highly recommend it.

A delicious, delightful winner.......2005-09-05

While this CD will be a special delight for lovers of show tunes, the appeal extends well beyond that, to people who love good music of all styles. I started to enumerate my favorites, but the consistency of the CD in song selection and performance makes for an album that goes from high to high. Highly recommended.

EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THIS "GUY".......2005-08-17

What a fantastic CD. I took the advice of friends and got it, even though I had previously only heard Mr. Haines sing on THE STEPHEN SCHWARTZ ALBUM and a LOST IN BOSTON CD. What a delight to have a full CD of Mr. Haines' great stylings. A few of the selections were not instant winners with me, so it will be interesting to see how they grow on me over time. However, among my favorites were THEY DON'T GIVE MEDALS (To Yesterday's Heros) from the made-for-televsion musical ON THE FLIP SIDE; I'LL TAKE YOU DREAMING (from another of my childhood's favorite films, THE COURT JESTER); and GETTING AWAY WITH YOU. Without question, the two highlights of thIS CD, for me, were MILLIONS OF MEN, and LOVE, LOOK AWAY. The first song touched me, the second brought me to tears.

I can't say enough about this album or about this singer. Guy Haines is a treasure. He deserves to be listened to and enjoyed by music lovers everywhere. If there was any justice in this world, NEW GUY IN TOWN would walk off with a Grammy next year. It gets my vote for Album of the Year.

A Guy and Some Dolls.......2005-07-24

At last we have a follow up and companion to HAINES HIS WAY - the first CD from Mr. Guy Haines. A NEW GUY IN TOWN - produced by Bruce Kimmel (he also did the first album) - is a worthy successor and a fine stand-alone disk as well.

The packaging is attractive with colorful lettering on a b/w photograph of Mr. Haines' - well his feet anyway. The other photographs are indicative of the tone of the album. We see glimpses of Mr Haines, but he is never completely revealed. The camera doesn't do it, but the songs do.

The song selection is a bit more outre this time around, but there is nothing there that is without interest. The liner notes are by Kimmel with Haines himself writing about the song selections. Unlike the first album which featured a rollicking duet of "Pitiful Penniless Bums" with Brent Barrett - the duets on this CD feature the ladies only. Three of the fifteen tunes are duets.

"On Your Toes" and "They Don't Give Medals to Yesterday's Heroes" start the CD off well. "Toes" is the type of song that Rodgers and Hart wrote better than anyone else. It is with the third song, though, that the CD starts to soar. This is "I'm Past My Prime", a duet from LI'L ABNER by Haines and Jessica Rush. It's a fresh as the day it was written and you can almost imagine the singers in character as luscious Daisy Mae and Marryin' Sam.

"Getting Away With You" is a rather repetitious pop tune, well done but not a knockout like the first three selections. Haines then moves into territory familiar to him and those of us of a certain age. Gene McDaniels' unique style on his pop hit "Point of No Return" is matched by Haines enthusiasm for the song. It's got a great pop "hook" (with a nod to Rodgers and Hart at the beginning) that is played for all its worth by Haines and his collaborators.

"Second Avenue" and "Sure Thing" are pleasant choices, and it is nice to have them recorded. "Sure Thing" - from the movie COVER GIRL, is a duet with Kerry Butler. I am not sure what character Butler was trying to convey, or why she is singing the way she is. Maybe I will eventually get the message or idea or something, but her vocal certainly lets this song down.

Then we go to the next song - the album highlight for me. Haines does Rodgers and Hammerstein song from FLOWER DRUM SONG usually sung by a woman. It is "Love Look Away." Haines does the intro mid-way through the song instead of at the beginning and it works very well. This is my favorite song on the CD.

"Born Too Late" written by Kimmel is an ode to disco, as if anyone were nostalgic for that genre.

"Millions of Men" written for, but never used in, I DO! I DO! is a tremendous song that has a lovely melody and a sentimental but not sticky philosophy. Haines is well served by the arrangement of Kimmel and Grant Geissman. The piano on this track, played by John Boswell is thrilling to hear.

A duet with Juliana A. Hansen of "Little Red Hat" from 110 IN THE SHADE is rollicking and rocking. It is a great companion to the first duet, and it's great to have a contemporary recording of this song.

The rest of the disk, "The Faraway Part of Town," "Sail Away", "Cowboy Waltz", and "I'll Take You Dreaming" are all fine. The closing song - from THE COURT JESTER - is especially well sung.

With this release, Kimmel stakes his claim with a new label, Kritzerland. It will be interesting to see what arcane titles he will be releasing over the next few months. One can only know that whatever it is, it probably belongs on your shelf.

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