It Up [Live]

It Up [Live]

It Up [Live]

ASIN: B0000CD5FH

Track Listings
 
1. Woody Creek
2. It Up
3. Everything Must Change
4. Country Preacher
5. Josie
6. I Put a Spell on You
7. CC & 7
8. Put It In

It Up,Steve Ferrone,Surf Records,Contemporary Christian Music,Jazz,New Age,Pop,Steve Ferrone calls on some friends to play his blend of Funk, Jazz, and Rock from AWB days on this superb live album.
Live It Up/Heat Is On
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Isley Two-On-Ones Continue (Thank God)
 Live It Up/Heat Is On
The Isley Brothers
Manufacturer: Beat Goes On
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MMN79C
Release Date: 2007-05-07

Tracks:

  1. Live It Up (Pt 1 & 2)
  2. Brown Eyed Girl
  3. Need A Little Taste Of Love
  4. Lover's Eye
  5. Midnight Sky (Pt 1 & 2)
  6. Hello It's Me
  7. Ain't I Been Good (Pt 1 & 2)
  8. Fight The Power
  9. Heat Is On (Pt 1 & 2)
  10. Hope You Feel Better (Pt 1 & 2)
  11. For The Love Of You (Pt 1 & 2)
  12. Sensuality (Pt 1 & 2)
  13. Make Me Say It Again Girl (Pt 1 & 2)
  14. Fight The Power (Bonus Track)

Album Description

Two mid-70's CBS albums from the Isley Brothers. The Heat Is On was a US No.1 album featuring the single 'Fight The Power', while Live It Up made the Top Ten. Digitally re-mastered and slipcased.

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered Edition Compiling Two Best Selling Classic Albums from the Isley Brothers' Custom Label T-neck on a Single Compact Disc! Includes Great Singles Like "Live it Up", "Fight the Power", "The Heat is On", "Hope You Feel Better Love", "For the Love of You"

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Isley Two-On-Ones Continue (Thank God).......2007-05-24

BGO RECORDS should be commended for reissuing those classic 70s and 80s Isley Brothers albums as two-on-one cds. The liner notes are great and the remastered sound is excellent. I'm looking forward to the next Isley two-on-one (1981's INSIDE YOU paired with 1982's THE REAL DEAL).

LIVE IT UP (1974) and THE HEAT IS ON (1975) are the Isleys at the peak of their 70s creative and commercial power. By now the Isleys have settled into a formula of funky clavinet riffs, stinging guitar solos, and smooth "sweet lady" ballads. But this formula still sounds fresh over thirty years later. Four classic top ten r&b hits ("Live It Up", "Midnight Sky", "Fight The Power" and "For The Love Of You") are here along with such quiet storm classics as "Hello It's Me" and "Make Me Say It Again Girl".

LIVE IT UP became the Isleys' first of 10 #1 r&b albums, while THE HEAT IS ON surprisingly went to #1 on the r&b AND pop charts. Hey BGO, how about pairing 1977's GO FOR YOUR GUNS with 1980's GO ALL THE WAY? Or 3+3 with HARVEST FOR THE WORLD? (Just a thought)
Live It Up
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • often lightweight, with very slick production, but mostly well-written
  • Their weakest album
  • A lost album
  • Crosby Stills and Nash haven't produced a bad album...
  • The Worst Ever
 Live It Up
Crosby Stills & Nash
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
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Binding: Audio CD

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  1. After the Storm
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ASIN: B000002IPM
Release Date: 1990-06-15

Tracks:

  1. Live It Up
  2. If Anybody Had A Heart
  3. Tomboy
  4. Haven't We Lost Enough?
  5. Yours and Mine
  6. Open (Got To Keep)
  7. Straight Line
  8. House Of Broken Dreams
  9. Arrows
  10. After The Dolphin

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars often lightweight, with very slick production, but mostly well-written.......2007-05-15

Released in June of 1990, CSN's "Live It Up" album usually takes a beating from big fans of the group, and it's understandable in a sense, but the criticism also seems unfair and excessive.

Admittedly, based on this album, it seems CSN have almost completely forgotten how to rock out. Apart from the album-opening title track and "If Anybody Had A Heart"--the latter of which has a lame, overblown beamed-in bridge--not one track even remotely qualifies as a rocker. And even in regard to those two, the title track, written and largely played by Joe Vitale, is driven by a mid-'80s synth riff (the liner notes indicate it was actually recorded in February of 1986); and "If Anybody Had A Heart", written by J.D Souther and Danny Kortchmar, is a jarringly sugary pop-rock ballad (with wannabe-hard-rocker Kortchmar most likely responsible for the aforementioned bridge section).

There's also one more song that wasn't at all written by the group, the listenable-but-generic pop-rock tune "Straight Line", written by Tony Beard. There's also a co-write from, of all people, REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin on "Haven't We Lost Enough?".

"Yours and Mine" and "Arrows" would have sounded right at home on Sting's debut solo album, and it's no wonder, because both of them feature Branford Marsalis adding his instantly recognizable soprano sax ornamentation. "Arrows" has a strikingly similar feel as the Sting song "Children's Crusade".

All that said, most listeners seem to feel the group had lost their edge at this point.

When you get right down to it though, the album mostly works. The title track, even if it is a bit strained lyrically, is undeniably catchy and energetic (the chorus, with its echo-y effect, amusingly recalls "Walking On The Moon" by the Police). Stills' "Tomboy" is fun and amusingly lightweight, despite the lyrical twist at the end. "Haven't We Lost Enough?" is an excellent, edgy lost-love number with just Stills on acoustic guitar and vocals and the others joining in on harmonies. "Yours And Mine", despite some distractingly unimaginative sax work from Marsalis, has a surging chorus and is a powerful statement about teens/pre-teens with a predisposition toward violence. Co-written by Nash, "(Got To Keep) Open" is Stills' token Latin-pop number, and it's an irresistible, uplifting feel-good tune. The downbeat "House Of Broken Dreams", with its simple-but-engaging acoustic riff, is a no-nonsense Nash ballad, haunting and extremely moving. The pensive "Arrows", written Crosby and the late Michael Hedges, is a beautifully melodic, flowing, 3/4 time adult contemporary ballad.

Unfortunately, the album ends in fairly weak fashion with the overwrought 'epic' "After The Dolphin" which, with its added soundbytes from news clips, presages Neil Young's "Let's Impeach The President".

Still though, the positives definitely outweight the negatives of "Live It Up". This is a highly recommended album, and with so many dirt cheap copies floating around, this CD should be considered a steal for CSN fans who don't already have it.

(P.S. Granted, the album cover, along with the back cover of the insert, is appalling--who the heck's idea was it to have hot dogs all over the place?? Ick!)

2 out of 5 stars Their weakest album.......2007-04-03

This is Crosby, Stills, & Nash's weakest album. They venture too far into pop and not enough rock on this one. The most interesting song on it is "After The Dolphin" where Nash seems to try to remake the C&N classic "Last Whale". All-in-all, this is a very forgettable album. Recommended for hardcore CSN fans only.

4 out of 5 stars A lost album.......2007-02-20

Not many folks give CSN much credit for this album. Lost hippie cred writing into the 90s? No mega-classics? Aging voices? Despite these issues, the album isn't really that bad. They carry their protest through the decade of greed, and the first two songs: Live it Up and If Anybody Had a Heart are both worthy of their prior panthenon of art.

5 out of 5 stars Crosby Stills and Nash haven't produced a bad album..........2007-01-29

this one included. The reviews here are absurd. I gave this deserving album five stars to counter-balance all of the overly negative one-star reviews.

This is a good album--as least as good as "American Dream", "After the Storm" or "Looking Forward". There is some great material here--even the title track "Live It Up" which I love!

I'm not sure the reviewers here have gotten past the horrid cover, admittedly a mistake. The music is much better than the cover, believe me.

Frankly, the album was a big surprise for me. My expectations were low (thanks to that blasted cover!) so I was pleasantly surprised by the music.

1 out of 5 stars The Worst Ever.......2006-04-24

What were Crosby, Stills, and Nash thinking? This is awful record. As another review has mentioned, they were only supposed to be releasing live discs and such at this time. It was 1990 and they released this barfbag of an album. It is made under the influence of drugs, alcohol, and constipation. Need I go on?
Handel: The Masterworks (Box Set)
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    		Handel: The Masterworks (Box Set)

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    ASIN: B00062FLI8
    Release Date: 2004-11-30
    Original Carolina Beach Music : Live It Up
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • The sound of beach music is sweeping the college kids away!
    • This is some of the best beach music you could shag to!!
    		 Original Carolina Beach Music : Live It Up
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Emn Records
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    ASIN: B00000IIYA
    Release Date: 1999-03-23

    Tracks:

    1. Live It Up - The Breeze
    2. Part Time Party Time Man - Part Time Party Time Band
    3. Girl You Blew It - The Fantastic Shakers
    4. Another Day, Another Dollar - The Fabulous Kays
    5. Good Thang - Cream Of Soul
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    7. Back In Love Again - Staircase Band
    8. Love Thing - Clifford Curry
    9. Pride and Joy - Staircase Band
    10. Baby Workout - Bill Deal & The Rondells

    Album Description

    "Live It Up" is an Original Caroilna Beach Music CD that is geared for having a party. Great Beach Music for the fun loving. Some of the very best Beach Music recording artist appear on this CD to ensure fun music for any occasion. The artist on this selection are the REAL Beach Music artist. If you aren't sure about what Beach Music is, this should be one to start with. "Part Time Party Time Man" is a Beach Music Classic. Collect all 10 in the series.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars The sound of beach music is sweeping the college kids away!.......1999-06-08

    I have followed this band for many years in North Carolina and have shagged many a night away to these songs. If you haven't experienced beach music, this cd will get you hooked. I can't think of a good reason for a beach music lover or any music lover not to have this one on file for the beach, parties, or just to dance and have fun!!!!

    5 out of 5 stars This is some of the best beach music you could shag to!!.......1999-05-28

    The band from North Carolina has the touch that a shag band needs to get your feet moving and to keep them moving. If you like beach music, you will love to put this cd on and just shag the night away. The band does a great job on the horns, which I feel is the best attribute to this dynamic sound.
    Life Upon the Wicked Stage
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      		Life Upon the Wicked Stage
      Carole Cook , Jerome Kern , Grant Geissman , David Stout [trombone] , Dan Fornero , John Fumo , Brock Peters , James Anderson , Jane Lanier , Lauren Kennedy , Linda Michele , Marissa Jaret Winokur , Melissa Errico , Reece Holland , Robert Morse , Rod McKuen , Roger Rees , Ronnie Franklin , and Steve Orich
      Manufacturer: Lml Music
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      ASIN: B0000658H9
      Release Date: 2002-05-07

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      5. The Folks Who Live On The Hill - Lee Lessack
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      14. Make Believe - Linda Michele
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      Léhar: The Land of Smiles; The Merry Widow; The Count of Luxembourg (Highlights)
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Arguably "The Best" English "Merry Widow "
      		 Léhar: The Land of Smiles; The Merry Widow; The Count of Luxembourg (Highlights)

      Manufacturer: Class. for Pleas. Us
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      ASIN: B00009KHY2
      Release Date: 2003-09-02

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      5 out of 5 stars Arguably "The Best" English "Merry Widow ".......2006-09-12

      This is the "Merry Widow" with English translation by Christopher Hassel sung by June Bronhill. I loved this rendition ever since I first heard it in about 1960. What's to love? First the translation is the best I've heard. The language doesn't sound "stilted" as some others. And, you can understand almost every word sung. Plus, the famous song, "Vilja" has some wording that moves me every time I hear it: The soprano sings, "Love me and I'll DIE for you!" with the word "die" somewhat emphasized. I don't know, there's just something "powerful" about someone saying they'd "die" for love! AND, at the end of "Vilja" the chorus and soprano raise to a crescendo hitting a high note together. In many renditions the chorus is heard but not the soprano on the final high note. In THIS version, the soprano, June Bronhill, can be heard rising to the final high note with an incressing crescendo and fortissimo louder than the chorus and holding the final high note---which gives a very thrilling effect as she holds that final note, I assure you!

      The "problem" is that this June Bronhill, Reid, and Hassel version is hard to find on CD. For example, this CD is made in Holland and "there is one left" so it says on Amazon. But, if you can find it, I think it would be very much worth a listen. Then, after hearing it, if you think there's a "better" Merry Widow, please let ME know! Thanks. Email:boland7214@aol.
      Up for It: Live in Juan-Les-Pins
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      		 Up for It: Live in Juan-Les-Pins
      Keith Jarrett
      Manufacturer: Ecm Records
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      ASIN: B00008ZPBU
      Release Date: 2003-05-20

      Tracks:

      1. If I Were A Bell
      2. Butch & Butch
      3. My Funny Valentine
      4. Scrapple From The Apple
      5. Someday My Prince Will Come
      6. Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West
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      Amazon.com

      Those who believe that telepathy does not exist should check out this record. This trio--consisting of pianist Keith Jarrett, drummer Jack DeJohnette, and bassist Gary Peacock--has been perfecting the science of syncopated thought for two decades. Recorded in the South of France, it has all of the elements of the group's celebrated studio recordings. Jarrett's elegiac and encyclopedic pianisms, Peacock's intelligent basslines, and DeJohnette's intricate and inspired drumwork turn time-worn standard's such as "If I Were a Bell" and "Someday My Prince Will Come" into intense and intimate sound portraits. Bill Evans' famous trio with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian may have set the mold, but Jarrett, Peacock, and DeJohnette have broke it in their own sweet, swinging, and soulful way. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Nice musician.......2007-01-12

      Keith Jarrett is very famous in Japan too.

      He always says something to himself when playing piano.

      It is very strange, lol.

      2 out of 5 stars Unexpectedly Bored and Disappointed.......2005-04-21

      In reading over the couple of reviews that felt there was "something missing" and the longer, more detailed one that bemoaned the lack of a former novel and caring approach to the uniqueness of each song that the trio has displayed for so long, I had my own disappointment validated. I cannot say that I've sat down and done a "studied" listen to "Up For It" but I usually find myself grabbed by Jarrett's interpretation of a melody even before the improvisation begins and to my surprise (especially in light of Jarrett's stated pride and surprise in this work) I too felt these renditions to be lackluster in arrangement and execution. I also miss the introductions and the pacing of the improvisations - Jarrett just seems to toss off the head and dive into the improvised choruses which have little variety or range (maybe "My Funny Valentine" is an exception but it hardly compares with his earlier versions). I would not however agree that the trio has gone downhill since Tokyo '96 (though the magic was not as strong to me there as well)- my attention was seized and I was delighted when I heard some of the tracks on the radio from "The Out of Towners"- particularly the bop tunes that often leave me wanting on the better recordings. "Up for It" left me wondering why I was suddenly bored by the trio...Interesting that others see it as a kind of pinnacle achievement...

      5 out of 5 stars THE GIRLS IN FRANCE WEAR PAPER UNDERPANTS.......2004-12-15

      This is another outstanding release in a series of Keith Jarrett's "standards" trio. I try to expand my horizons by listening to Jarrett and company's "free-form" improvisations with released such as ALWAYS LET ME GO and INSIDE OUT . But for the simultaneous pleasure of immediate enjoyment and interesting challenge, I turn to the "standards" recordings. For me jazz has a particular power in taking a well-known popular song and playing with it several different and individual days.

      This CD is of particular interest in that the conditions of this "live" performance were less than ideal and came close to being not made at all. The open-air concert arena was in fact drenched in rain and there was little prospect that the weather would clear. Jarrett, Peacock and DeJohnette are all advancing in age and all were recovering from poor health. Playing in bad weather is not something you can "get over" with a bowl of warm soup and a good night's sleep anymore. (Believe me. I know. When I was little my grandparents took added care with their ailments. I thought it is just b.s. "Just sit down for a few minutes. Drink some water and you'll be better'. I thought. Well, now I know a misstep in taking care of yourself can result in weeks of grief.). In the interests of their own health, each was tempted to cancel the concert. But at the last moment they decided they just wanted to play. Workmen "tented" the stage with plastic sheets and the trio went on to perform.

      What we are left with is a wonderful and inventive concert recording I have played several times and still have not put away. It does strike me that at times Jarrett pounds the keys extra hard (he is not reputed to have a "light" touch to begin with). My immediate impression is that Jarrett is taking out some irritation with the wind and blasts of moisture on the piano-but that's just guessing. I get no such impression with Peacock and DeJohnette and in fact both are playing above their already high average. As simple minded as it may sound, the highlights of this set are the old chestnuts of "My Funny Valentine" and "Autumn Leaves". It continually amazes me how this trio can take these "old rags" and make something new out of them.

      Like another reviewer, I suspect when this trio is no more we will look back on them as a kind of "golden age" in jazz we were too foolish not to recognize at the time. This CD is one to get.

      5 out of 5 stars Best CD in the world?.......2004-01-12

      I first discovered Keith Jarrett on this cd, and since then I have wanted to hear more and more of his music, both his solo work, but certainly also his work with the Standards Trio. Although I have only heard some (around 7) albums with him, I have a somewhat good knowledge about his music. First he joined the Messengers, later the Charles Lloyd quartet; then he played with Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, and Paul Motian. After that with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette, and later with the European Quartet consisting of Jan Garbarek, Palle Danielsson, and Jon Christensen. Within these periods, he experimented (sometimes succesfully, other times maybe not so succesfully) with solo playing. The first of these were, as far as I know, Restoration Ruin, where he played all instruments backed up by a string quartet. His first solo concert was Facing You, a succesful album, which later was followed by the famous Köln Concert.

      Also later in his work has he followed his own ways about which music he should play. And here's now Up For It, an album which could be seen as "just another one" with the Standards Trio. Listening to it for the - I don't know, maybe fiftieth time - I conclude that it's not just another one. It's so close to perfection as anything could be. The three of them all have the right amount of space, Jarrett leads with his fast, humoures, and intelligent notes; Gary Peacock plays with elegant harmony; and Jack DeJohnette drums with a incredible imagination.

      In the liner notes, Jarrett writes: "What ended up on the recording represents, to me, he triumph of desire over circumstance, the triumph of youthful exuberance over age, and our need for music and wisdom. There was a fluidity of ideas and a rhytmic commitment to the groove that went on for the entire concert, despite the oods agains it. Since this music was an unwitting gift from the sun to us, I pass it on - a little, flawed gem of sweet swinging in the rain - from the three of us to you, our faithful listeners for more than 20 years. When we were on stage in the middle of the music, nothing else mattered. We were home." It can't be said better. And I think it's the best album on this earth, but decide for yourself.

      5 out of 5 stars Like always.......2003-10-07

      Like always with the Jarret trio, great players, great sound, outstanding jazz
      Shakespeare's Songbook, Vols. 1 & 2
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Shakespeare's Songbook, Vols. 1 & 2

        Manufacturer: Azica
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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        1. Shakespeare's Songbook
        2. Songs and Dances from Shakespeare
        3. Shakespeare Songs
        4. Shakespeare's Musick (Songs & Dances from Shakespeare's Plays) / Pickett, Musicians of the Globe
        5. William Shakespeare's Hamlet (Two-Disc Special Edition)

        ASIN: B0002IQL08
        Release Date: 2004-07-06

        Tracks:

        1. Ah Robin (Round)
        2. And Let Me The Cannikin Clink
        3. And Will He Not Come Again
        4. Be Merry, Be Merry
        5. Black Spirits
        6. Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind
        7. Bonny Sweet Robin
        8. But Shall I Go Mourn
        9. Can'st Thou Not Hit It
        10. Come Away
        11. Come Away, Hecate
        12. Come Live With Me
        13. Come O'er The Burn
        14. Come Thou Monarch (Version 2)(Round)
        15. Come Unto These Yellow Sands
        16. A Cup Of Wine
        17. Farewell, Dear Heart
        18. Fathers That Wear Rags
        19. Fear No More
        20. Fie On Sinful Fantasy
        21. Fill The Cup (Round)
        22. Flout 'Em And Cout 'Em (Round)
        23. Fools Had Ne'er Less Grace
        24. For I'll Cut My Green Coat
        25. The Friar And The Nun
        26. Full Fathom Five
        27. The George Alow (Version 1)
        28. Get You Hence
        29. The God Of Love
        30. Hark, Hark The Lark
        31. Have I Caught My Heavenly Jewel
        32. Heart's Ease
        33. Hold Thy Peace (Version 2)(Round)
        34. Honor, Riches
        35. I Am Gone Sir
        36. I Loathe The I Did Love
        37. It Was A Lover And His Lass
        38. Jepha
        39. Jog On
        40. Jolly Shepherd (Round)
        41. King Stephen Was A Worthy Peer
        42. Lawn As White
        43. Love, Love, Nothing But Love (Version 2)
        44. The Master, The Swabber (Version 2)
        45. No More Dams
        46. An Old Hare Hoar (Version 1)
        47. O Mistress Mine (Version 1)
        48. Orpheus With His Lute
        49. O Sweet Oliver
        50. Pardon Goddess Of The Night
        51. Roses Their Sharp Spines
        52. Sigh No More, Ladies
        53. Some Men For Sudden Joy (Version 1)
        54. Take, O Take Those Lips
        55. Tell Me, Where Is Fancy Bred
        56. That Sir Which Serves
        57. There Dwelt A Man In Babylon (Version 1)
        58. There Was Three Fools
        59. Three Merry Men (Round)
        60. Tomorrow Is St. Valentine's Day
        61. Under The Greenwood Tree
        62. Up And Down (Round)
        63. Urns And Odours Bring Away
        64. Walsingham
        65. Was This Fair Face
        66. Wedding Is Great Juno's Crown
        67. What Shall He Have (Round)
        68. When Arthur First In Court
        69. When Daffodils Begin To Peer
        70. When Daisies Pied
        71. When Griping Grief
        72. When Icicles Hang By The Wall
        73. When That I Was And A Little Tyne Boy
        74. Where The Bee Sucks
        75. While You Here Do Snoring Lie
        76. Who Is Silvia
        77. Why Let The Strucken Deer
        78. Willow, Willow (Version 1)
        79. Will You Buy Any Tape
        80. The Woosel Cock
        81. You Spotted Snakes

        Tracks:

        1. Awake, Awake
        2. Battle Of Agincourt
        3. Bride's Goodmorrow
        4. Broom
        5. Callino
        6. Carmen's Whitle
        7. Chi Passa
        8. Come Kiss Me, Kate (Round)
        9. Come Thou Monarch (Version 1)
        10. Cup Of Wine (Version 1)
        11. Damon
        12. Daphne
        13. Diana (2 Versions)
        14. Dulcina
        15. Eglamore
        16. Eighty-Eight
        17. Fortune My Foe
        18. George Alow (Version 2)
        19. Glass Doth Run
        20. Goddesses
        21. Go From My Window
        22. Greensleeves (2 Versions)
        23. Guy Of Warwick
        24. Hem Boys (2 Versions)
        25. Hey Ho for A Husband (2 Versions)
        26. Hobbyhorse
        27. Hold Thy Peace (Versions 1 & 3)
        28. Hunt's Up
        29. I Cannot Come Every Day (2 Versions)
        30. In Crete
        31. In Peascod Time
        32. Jack Boy (Round)
        33. King Cophetua
        34. King Lear
        35. King Solomon
        36. Light O Love
        37. Loath To Depart (2 Versions)
        38. Love, Love (Version 1)
        39. Master, Swabber (Version 1)
        40. Mounsier Mingo
        41. Mounsieur's Almaine
        42. My Mind To Me
        43. Nutmegs (Of All The Birds)
        44. Nutmegs (Wooing Of The Baker's Daughter)
        45. O Death (2 Versions)
        46. Old Hare Hoar (Version 2)
        47. O Mistress Mine (Version 2)
        48. O' The Twelfth Day Of December
        49. Oyster Pie
        50. Peg A Ramsey (2 Versions)
        51. Phillida (3 Versions)
        52. Please One
        53. Pyramus
        54. Queen Dido (2 Versions)
        55. Ratcatcher
        56. Rich Jew
        57. Robin Goodfellow
        58. Robin Hood
        59. Rogero
        60. Rowland
        61. Sellenger's Round
        62. Shore's Wife (2 Versions)
        63. Sick, Sick (3 Vesions)
        64. Some Men For Sudden Joy (Round)
        65. There Dwelt A Man (Version 2)
        66. Titus Andronicus
        67. Tom A Bedlam (2 Versions)
        68. Troilus
        69. Troy Town
        70. Wellady
        71. Whenas We Sat In Babylon
        72. Where Is The Life
        73. Whoop
        74. Why Let The Strucken (If Care Do Cause)
        75. Willow, Willow (Version 2)
        76. Will Ye Buy A Fine Dog
        77. With A Fading
        Best of Broadway: Some Enchanted Evening
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Some Enchanted Evening is enchanting!
        		 Best of Broadway: Some Enchanted Evening

        Manufacturer: Reader's Digest
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        5. Best of Broadway: Give My Regards To Broadway

        ASIN: B00006314M
        Release Date: 2002-03-12

        Tracks:

        1. South Pacific: Some Enchanted Evening - Eric Hammerstein
        2. Thumbs Up: Autumn In New York - Larry Dalton And His Orchestra
        3. My Fair Lady: On The Street Where You Live - Eric Hammerstein
        4. On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever): On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) - The Romantic Strings Orchestra
        5. Camelot: If Ever I Would Leave You - The Romantic Strings Orchestra
        6. Song And Dance: Unexpected Song - Eric Hammerstein
        7. The Fantasticks: Try To Remember - Jo Stafford
        8. How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying: I Believe In You - Jo Stafford
        9. West Side Story: Maria - Eric Hammerstein
        10. Guys And Dolls: Medley: A Bushel And A Peck/I'll Know/More I Cannot Wish You/I've Never Been In Love Before - London Promenade Orchestra
        11. Annie Get Your Gun: The Girl That I Marry - London Promenade Orchestra
        12. Annie Get Your Gun: They Say It's Wonderful - London Promenade Orchestra

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Some Enchanted Evening is enchanting!.......2002-07-26

        This album takes you on a stroll down memory lane, enchanting all the way. It is relaxing and soothing listening, and will be great background music for a candlelit dinner for two, an evening party with a mix of ages and backgrounds, or just to sing with while you get some work done. The orchestration is excellent and the performances wonderfully smooth. A hit for everyone!
        I'll Cry Tomorrow
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • SUSAN HAYWARD BELTS IT OUT
        		 I'll Cry Tomorrow

        Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        Film ScoresFilm Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
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        2. I'll Cry Tomorrow
        3. My Heart Speaks
        4. I Want to Live!
        5. Valley of the Dolls (Special Edition)

        ASIN: B0006SSQ2K
        Release Date: 2005-01-11

        Tracks:

        1. Main Title
        2. Don't Cry/Bye l'Ums
        3. Sing You Sinners - Susan Hayward
        4. David/How Soon/Help
        5. When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along - Susan Hayward
        6. Trance/Mama's Plea
        7. Confused/Pour Me
        8. Transition/Also/Tony
        9. Stood Up/Shattered/Tortured
        10. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe - Susan Hayward
        11. Ashamed
        12. String Chord/Real Heel
        13. Down Girl/Ashamed
        14. Home Sweet Home/This Is It/Hold It
        15. Light
        16. Fight to Live/Serenity
        17. Burt/End Title
        18. Ashamed/Home Sweet Home [Original Version][*]
        19. AA Medley [*] - Susan Hayward
        20. End Title [Original Version][*]
        21. I'll Cry Tomorrow [Single Version][*] - Johnny Green And His Quartette, Susan Hayward
        22. Vagabond King Waltz/I'm Sitting on Top of the World [*] - Susan Hayward
        23. Starlight Romance/Presently
        24. Waltz Huguette/Bar Mitzvah Rhumba
        25. Source Music Medley: Good Morning/Ropin'/Beautiful Girl/We'll Make Hay
        26. When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along
        27. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars SUSAN HAYWARD BELTS IT OUT.......2005-03-31

        This CD is a rare treat for Susan Hayward fans - a chance to hear her do her own singing in the film "I'll Cry Tomorrow" based on the story of Lillian Roth, who battled alcoholism in her life. The sound quality is EXCELLENT and the CD includes extensive notes, and even includes unused tracks, such as the vocal efforts of studio vocalist Sandy Ellis, who was originally going to dub for Hayward. Many people are not aware that the real Lillian Roth was disapointed that her own voice tracks were not used for the film. But, Hayward surprised everyone with her surprisingly goodvocal range. The background music is exceptionally fineas well, and is all included here. This CD is a must-have for Susan Hayward fans - and lovers of fine film score music as well.

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        2. Just Like Me
        3. Kansas City Breaks
        4. La Crème Latina
        5. Lake of Perseverance
        6. Les Liaisons Dangereuses (1958 Film) [Original recording remastered] [Soundtrack]
        7. Let Me Inside Your Love
        8. Lindbergh, The Eagle of the U.S.A.
        9. Live in NYC [Live]
        10. Machito with Flute to Boot

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