Getting Through It

Getting Through It Artist: Various Artists
Label: Illumine Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 825984545626
EAN: 0825984545626
ASIN: B000075A1Y


Release Date: 2002-11-05

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Tracks:

  1. Some Flowers (Marcella Detroit)
  2. Waliking Through The Fire (Taj Mahal)
  3. Bring Your Mind Back Home (David Batteau)
  4. Band of Angels (John Spigler)
  5. By and By (Maxaynne Lewis)
  6. Part of My Life (Toots Hibbert)
  7. Tears In Heaven (Tuck and Patti)
  8. Sometimes I Forget (Loudon Wainwright 111)
  9. Amazing Grace (Harry Dean Stanton)
  10. Amazing Grace (Ester Austin)
  11. Insirational Words (Adam Arkin)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great smooth album.......2005-04-10

This is an album full of songs about loss. but the album is never sad, instead, the songs are written in a positive way about getting through the loss about someone you care. Most vocals are accompanied only by an accoustic guitar, which gives you a very intimate feel.

In between songs, there are spoken passages read by Adam Arkin, with cites of some great writers or philosophers, with new age music on the background.

The songs are great. The opener, Some Flowers, sung by Marcella Detroit is one of the best tracks here. Marcy, as usual, brings the best of her multi-octave voice in this stripped down, folky tune. She was the only artist I knew from this compilation, and she doesn't disappoint.

But there are other beautiful tunes here. The cover of eric clapton, tears in heaven, sung by tuck & patti, is absolutely gorgeous, a real tearjerker. So is track #4, band of angels, sung by deep-voiced john speigler and written by Joan Abrahamson, a mother who lost her child. The almost acappella song, by and by, sung by maxayn lewis, is very uplifting.

The compilation ends with 2 versions of the traditional amazing grace, one by Harry Dean Stanton (the actor?) and another by ester austin. I prefer the latter, which is very gospel-like.

Music CD:

  1. From The Old School ~ Singing Sam Moore
  2. In One Ear ~ Mick Martin
  3. Cadillac Blues ~ Lightnin' Hopkins
  4. Firing Pin ~ Jo-S
  5. John Lee Hooker ~ John Lee Hooker
  6. Boom Boom
  7. 1945-1947 ~ Eddie %22Cleanhead%22 Vinson
  8. Toubo's Song
  9. Mama's Song ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd
  10. Maiden America

Music CD

Music CD

Music CD

Instrumentals: The Best of the Chrysalis Years ~ Leo Kottke

I Ain't Heard of That ~ Slim Thug

Let's Start a War...Said Maggie One Day ~ Exploited

If You Happy With, You Need Do Nothing ~ Alfie

Evening Games ~ Satellite

React ~ React

The Very Best of Rock Island Line ~ Rock Island Line

Music of Rod Stewart

Why Do Fools Fall In Love: Original Versions From The Movie ~ Various Artists - Soundtracks

Together ~ Country Joe & the Fish