Soft Swing [Import]

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24 bit digitally remastered Japanese reissue of 1957 album cut for the Verve label & in a miniaturized LP sleeve limited to the initial pressing only. Contains all five tracksfrom when the tenor sax great first released it on the label in 1957. 1999 relea

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Average customer rating: The Very Best of Al B. Sure... I REMEMBER I have this cd, a must have!!! Nice collection...but... I OWN THIS CD, BUT LET'S CLEAR SOMETHING UP...

The Very Best of Al B. Sure Al B. Sure! Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music New Jack | R&B | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of Keith Sweat: Make You Sweat The Very Best of After 7 Groove Me: The Very Best of Guy 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Ready for the World Attitude ASIN: B00009027O Release Date: 2003-05-27

Tracks:

1. Nite And Day
2. Off On Your Own (Girl)
3. If I'm Not Your Lover
4. Oooh This Love Is So
5. Killing Me Softly
6. Rescue Me
7. Hotel California
8. Missunderstanding
9. No Matter What You Do
10. Right Now
11. Natalie
12. Noche Y Dia
13. Ooh This Jazz Is So
14. The Secret garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)
15. If I'm Not Your Love (12'' Remix)
16. Rescue Me (Radio Remix Edit)

Album Description

The first ever career spanning compilation of New Jack swing's soulful, sexy grooves! 16 tracks, including the hits 'Nite & Day', 'If I'm Not Your Lover', 'Off On Your Own (Girl)' & more. Rhino. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

The Very Best of Al B. Sure..........2007-06-02

Favorite song on this disc was the "special edition" of "If I'm not your lover" by Al B. Sure featuring "Slick Rick." I actually memorized that song - and had fun doing it! Overall, I rate the disc three stars!

I REMEMBER.......2007-02-16

I REMEMBER RIDING WITH HIM AND HIS CREW IN THIS CROWDED LIMO IN PITTSBURGH,PA. AND HE STARTED SINGING IN THE BACK AND ONE OF HIS CREW MEMBERS WERE MAKING BEATS WITH HIS MOUTH. I WAS 17-18 THEN. IM NOW 38 AND PEOPLE STILL REMEMBER ME BEING WITH HIM. THEY ALWAYS ASK, HOW WAS HE AS A PERSON? I JUST TELL THEM HIS FAVORITE WORDS TO ME WERE, SHAKIM YOURE LIVING LARGE BOY, YOU KNOW YOURE LIVING LARGE. HE WAS VERY DOWN TO EARTH. AND I TOLD CHICO DEBARGE ABOUT HOW LIVE HE WAS AND CHICO SAID ALL OF US IN THE BUSINESS SHOULD DISPLAY THE SAME QUALITIES. AND I DO AGREE.

I have this cd, a must have!!!.......2007-01-27

I was a little girl when Al B. Sure came out with Nite and Day. I was six years old, and now I am 24. My older sister was in love with him, I think she still is. Everytime that song came on, I was singing along. He still looks good, if you ask me. His voice still sounds good, too. I only wished that him, and Christopher Williams would have had more success. Just because they are both lightskinned doesn't mean anything. That is the sad part. It is always a complexion thing. The cd has a lot of great tracks!!!! If you don't have this cd, please purchase it.

Nice collection...but..........2006-11-06

This is a very underrated cat Al B. Sure! He wrote and produced with his first cousin Kyle West for Tevin Campbell and several others back in the New Jack 90's. This CD is a pretty good survey of his solo work but I advise you to purchase his "Private Times" and "Sexy Versus" CD's which are still available, those have some good songs on them. His work is very underrated for some reason. Listen to the ballads on those two CD's. I think the singles that got released from those two discs weren't the best and maybe that killed the last two albums sales-wise cuz Albert Brown III (June 4, 1968) was a damn good writer and producer. Especially on the slow jams. He helped Devante Swing of Jodeci out with the production on the slow jams on the Jodeci debut CD.

I OWN THIS CD, BUT LET'S CLEAR SOMETHING UP..........2006-02-03

I never respond to other reviewers, but Juan Redman is way off. The reason why Al B. Sure never took off was because many people did not think he could sing live - especally when he made an appearance on Oprah. Since many of the artists back then in R&B had stronger voices, he was singled out, unfairly I may add, as someone you would not pay live to see. ( I was in my early 20's then and I KNOW what I'm talking about). Christopher Williams (who I love) was also slandered, many thought he was the one who cause Halle Berry to lose her hearing by beating her (which later turned out to be a false rumor). Plus, it was reported that he was somewhat of a diva at Uptown records and was not getting the proper treatment on their label. Whatever the case, it had NOTHING TO DO with them being light skinned, cause women were eating those two up (myself included), as well as Keith Sweat (who is MOST DEFINITELY a chocolate brother). Let's just clear that up.

Bottom line, Al B. Sure's first album is still great after all these years. And I've always loved the song "Right Now"...It still sounds sexy. So if you can get past all the ridiculous rumors and theories, get this CD and put it in your New Jack Swing/Quiet Storm selection. While you're at it, get Christopher Williams, Jodeci, Keith Sweat, New Edition, Miki Howard, and Gerald Levert. A great time for music, that's for sure.

Average customer rating: Maturing Composer Good Stuff This may be the beginning of an obsession... Watch this space! YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU BOUGHT THIS!!!

Wearing Someone Else's Clothes Jason Robert Brown Manufacturer: Sh-K-Boom ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Jazz | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Songs of Jason Robert Brown The Jason Robert Brown Collection: 24 Selections from Shows and Albums Songs for a New World (1996 Original New York Cast) The Last 5 Years (2002 Off-Broadway Cast) Parade (1998 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B0009S2TG6 Release Date: 2005-06-28

Tracks:

1. Someone Else's Clothes
2. Long Long Road
3. Someone To Fall Back On
4. Getting Out
5. Over
6. Music Of Heaven
7. Nothing In Common
8. I Could Be In Love With Someone Like You
9. I'm In Bizness
10. Coming Together
11. Grow Old With Me

Amazon.com

The hippest of the new generation of Broadway composers, Jason Robert Brown breaks through with his first solo album, Wearing Someone Else's Clothes. Collecting songs written between 1996 and 2004, it's an eclectic mix of rock, gospel, funk, and jazz that won't surprise anyone familiar with his musicals, particularly his song cycle Songs for a New World. As a performer and a writer, Brown will draw the inevitable comparisons to Billy Joel's "angry young man" storytelling style (particularly with "Getting Out"), but he also seems to be picking up the baton from Stephen Schwartz, a well-known musical theater composer (Godspell, Wicked) who has had some success in the pianist-singer-songwriter realm. Brown and his band, the Caucasian Rhythm Kings, are frequent performers, and the numbers have a live excitement to them, often stretching out over five minutes. "Over" is a moving anti-war statement, and "Someone to Fall Back On" recalls the yearning passion of New World's "I'd Give It All for You." Guest artists include Lillias White, jazz guitarist Howard Alden, and a studio choir comprised of Brown's theater peers such as Rebecca Luker, Jessica Molaskey, Alice Ripley, and Matt Bogart. Wearing Someone Else's Clothes is an engaging and rewarding album, but that doesn't mean we can't still anxiously await Brown's next musical. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

Maturing Composer.......2007-07-09

Mr. Brown is the future of the American Musical. Each of his songs are like novelettes filled with rich specific detail. The range of his talent are exhibited here--from gospel to the 'big band' sound of Sinatra, with every stop along the way covered.

Good Stuff.......2007-05-19

Definitely is good stuff. Great voice. Diverse and wonderful. Check out Someone to Fall Back On.

This may be the beginning of an obsession..........2007-03-09

I liked Jason Robert Brown before (I knew his musicals and one or two of his many names), but I love him now. Here is someone working in the world of musical theatre who is doing it right. To new listeners - be warned that it takes a few times listening through a song to begin to appreciate it - I've found that I, at least, get easily bored with songs I like right away, so consider this a good thing. To old hats, if you loved one of his shows, you'll love this. No question. So, Wearing Someone Else's Clothes. There is some absolutely incredible stuff on this CD. Take for instance the title song, a funked-out tale of a common problem - what do you do when society doesn't like you as you are? Wear someone else's clothes, of course! This falsely cheerful song doesn't preach against this occurrence, as I think a lesser writer would have done, but gets his character in deep - "anyone can be a bland infatuated sellout," he says, but amends "I think you are gonna be impressed" (at how far he takes it). It feels good fitting in ("it's been highly recommended that I smile"), but if it's not who you are it does feel like someone else's life. Very clever.

Then there's the beautiful "Someone to Fall Back On" which I guess in one of his oldest songs on the album. Much like the last number I described (and many others on this CD), it tells of an insecure man who is unsure of what he has to offer the world - this time the woman he loves. As he lays out his faults and insists that having someone to come home to is a greater joy than a fast and furious flame, his assertions grow stronger until he becomes all the things he insisted he wasn't. Also - this song contains some of the best lyrical moments on the CD ("I've been alone, I'd rather be...the half of us, the least of you, the best of me").

"Over" is a beautiful ballad of an ugly subject, the narrative of a soldier recently killed in war, flying over the world as he leaves it. It pokes at patriotism but treats the human elements of war with much sympathy. "Nothing in Common" took me a few more listenings (I was distracted the first several times, so I missed important lyrics) - it's yet another beautiful song, this time about JRB and his relationship with his brother, beginning with the boy he knew several years back that lived in his house and looked like his mother and going through the different people that this constant in his life became as they grew up. "I Could Be in Love with Someone Like You," as I said, is the superior version of The Last Five Years' song (there was a lawsuit of sorts, so really he couldn't use it). This song is riddled with wonderful jokes, lines that jump out and surprise you, and a couple wonderfully driving moments that are very exciting and musically powerful.

Lastly, another fantastic song is the final, very jazzy "Grow Old With Me," in which he's finally offering himself as all he is and all that he'll become. Written very much in the style of cheesy-broadway love-me-forever songs, it includes lines like, "grow old with me, baby lets fossilize," and "don't leave me cold, don't leave me rusted and crusted with mold." It's adorable and it's funny in the same way as the Beatle's "When I'm Sixty-Four."

So, if you have any interest in musical-type numbers and aren't afraid of songs that tell a meaningful story that you have to work a little bit to uncover, then you will love this album. This isn't music to have quietly playing in the background - it's stick-it-in-your-ears-and-let-the-rest-of-the-world-slide-away stuff. You won't be sorry.

Watch this space!.......2007-01-05

Jason Robert Brown is an amazing writer/talent. His ideas are creative and easy to listen to, so I can't understand why he isn't all over Broadway. I predict great things for him, especially after this album gets the notice it deserves.

YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU BOUGHT THIS!!!.......2006-11-30

This album is proof that Jason Robert Brown is a musician's musician, and that he has mastered many different forms of popular music. Each of these 11 songs could stand on their own as a brilliant song, and none of these have the same style or feel as another.
Brown's pure talent shines through this album, and there are several moments that are just so beautiful that I just get chills listening to them. Every lyric and harmony has been precisely placed, and the music always fits the idea of the song very naturally. There are some amazing performance moments on this album; Brown is an incredible pianist and singer in addition to his composing and arranging talents.
This is probably the album that I listen to more than any other, and I would recommend it to anyone. It is packed with amazing musicality.
Don't listen to this while trying to get work done; these songs will steal your attention and keep it for the whole duration of the CD.

Average customer rating: One of the Four Essential Sinatra Box Sets Everything you'd want from the Reprise Years Very good collection for a good price A Dazzling Collection And A Must Have For All Sinatra Fans ninety-proof gin

The Reprise Collection Frank Sinatra Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Box Sets | Stores | Music Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Box Sets | Stores | Music Vocal Pop & Oldies | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Capitol Years Complete Capitol Singles Collection Best Of Columbia Years 1943-52 [4-CD SET] September of My Years My Way: The Best Of Frank Sinatra (2CD) ASIN: B000002LMU Release Date: 1990-12-08

Tracks:

1. Let's Fall In Love
2. You'd Be So Easy To Love
3. The Coffee Song
4. Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart
5. The Last Dance
6. The Second Time Around
7. Tina
8. Without A Song
9. It Started All Over Again
10. Love Walked In
11. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
12. Don't Take Your Love From Me
13. Come Rain Or Come Shine
14. Night And Day
15. All Alone
16. What'll I Do
17. I Get A Kick Out Of You
18. Don'Cha Go 'Way Mad
19. A Garden In The Rain
20. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
21. Please Be Kind

Tracks:

1. Pennies From Heaven
2. Me And My Shadow
3. I Have Dreamed
4. America The Beautiful
5. California
6. Soliloquy
7. Luck Be A Lady
8. Here's To The Losers
9. The Way You Look Tonight
10. My Kind Of Town
11. The Best Is Yet To Come
12. Fly Me To The Moon
13. September Song
14. It Was A Very Good Year
15. This Is All I Ask
16. I'll Only Miss Her When I Think Of Her
17. Love And Marriage
18. Moonlight Serenade
19. I Wished On The Moon
20. Oh, You Crazy Moon

Tracks:

1. I've Got You Under My Skin
2. The Shadow Of Your Smile
3. Street Of Dreams
4. You Make Me Feel So Young
5. Strangers In The Night
6. Summer Wind
7. All Or Nothing At All
8. That's Life
9. I Concentrate On You
10. Dindi
11. Once I Loved
12. How Insensitive
13. Drinking Again
14. Something Stupid
15. All I Need Is The Girl
16. Indian Summer
17. My Way
18. Wave
19. A Man Alone
20. Forget To Remember

Tracks:

1. There Used To Be A Ballpark
2. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
3. Just As Though You Were Here
4. The Lady Is A Tramp
5. Empty Tables
6. Send In The Clowns
7. I Love My Wife
8. Nancy
9. Emily
10. Sweet Lorraine
11. My Shining Hour
12. More Than You Know
13. The Song Is You
14. Theme From New York, New York
15. Something
16. The Gal That Got Away/It Never Entered My Mind
17. A Long Night
18. Here's To The Band
19. It's Sunday
20. Mack The Knife

Amazon.com

The pundits claim that Ol' Blue Eyes did his best work with Columbia in the '50s, but there's more great '60s and '70s stuff here than you can shake a stick at. After all, Sinatra wouldn't start his own label only to sing schlock. This four-CD set was released to celebrate The Chairman's 75th birthday and it traces the mellowing of that tremendous voice like the aging of a fine wine. It also adds eight unreleased tracks to a staggering song list highlighted by biggies like "New York, New York," "My Way," "The Way You Look Tonight," "It Was a Very Good Year," and "The Song Is You." --Michael Ruby

Customer Reviews:

One of the Four Essential Sinatra Box Sets.......2007-06-19

Along with The Columbia Years, The Capitol Singles Collection, and Sinatra in Vegas, this is a must-have for any Sinatraphile. His Reprise years saw some great ballads and some excellent re-makes of older Sinatra classics. Because of the occasional inconsistency of Sinatra's later Reprise releases, this boxed set is an economical way to get the best of his later work without buying the later albums.
Sound is excellent, and the set comes with a good booklet on Sinatra as well.

Everything you'd want from the Reprise Years.......2006-06-08

Few vocalists pack the drama, emotion, and swagger of Frank Sinatra and "The Reprise Collection" compiles Frankie at his best during that era. You couldn't possibly pack EVERYTHING her recorded on Reprise into a box set...it would be enormous! This covers the gravy of his recordings for Reprise from 1960 to 1986 and shows his career trajectory during those many years, going from a middle-aged pro to the twilight of his years. Anything and everything is pretty much here, from "Something Stupid" to pop classics like "New York, New York" all delivered in the inimitable Sinatra style. Reading over the track listing is a trip down memory lane and so many of these tracks were signature songs Sinatra defined and owned. Of course there's the age-old debate about whether his Capitol or Reprise years were his best; I say who cares! Pop these CDs in and you'll see Frankie was still the consummate artist until almost the end.

Very good collection for a good price.......2006-02-05

This is a great value if you are looking for the many highlights of Frank in the Reprise years. This will give you many (not all) of his great recordings. This will save you much time and money vs. trying to find many of these songs individually.

In short: gives you alot of songs for the money. However, there is much more out there during the Reprise years to discover.

A Dazzling Collection And A Must Have For All Sinatra Fans.......2005-07-08

When I got this four cd boxed set nearly 10 years ago, I was pretty heavily into Sinatra and already owned the excellent "The Capitol Years" boxed set, but I always leaned slightly towards the Reprise years, since those were the first Sinatra recordings I've ever heard.

"The Reprise Collection contains the best work from Sinatra at Reprise Records, the record company he started in 1962 and made a lot of his best work at. This four cd collection is the best representation of his career released. Sinatra was always like fine wine, getting better with age, and here, in his autumn years, was never finer.

Here is where you'll find a lot of Sinatra's best songs. Indeed, songs like "Fly Me To The Moon", "Strangers In The Night", "The Summer Wind", "Somethin' Stupid", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "My Way" and "(Theme From) New York, New York" rank among Sinatra's best and most popular works. Of course, there are a number of underrated gems here that really deserve to be heard, especially the stuff on the latter half of the third disc. And I would also like to reply to the reviews to say his voice was not in top form on the fourth disc. Well, Sinatra was much older at this point, plus he smoked, so it was only fitting that his voice changed. However, it worked in his favor. A lot of the songs Sinatra sing in this period, like "There Used To Be A Ballpark", "Send In The Clowns", "The Gal That Got Away/It Never Entered My Mind" and "Here's To The Band", were meant to be sung from an old person's perspective, and Sinatra performed them perfectly. So it ends here.

The booklet is flawlessy put together. Very informative with some great photos. This boxed is an absolute must for all Sinatra fans or anyone with any taste in music whatsoever.

ninety-proof gin.......2005-07-08

Emotionally powerful stuff that brings many of us, who do not own everything he released, up to speed. What a classic! Iconic music that conveys such emotion and memories.

Average customer rating: My favorite CD for jazz standards Blankets of Nostalgic Bliss Soft . . . Soulful . . . Sighing . . . or Sad . So So Sirens Listen once and you're hooked

Sirens of Song: Classic Torch Singers Various Artists Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocalists | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music 1940-1949 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1950-1959 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Torch Songs Great Ladies of Jazz Great Ladies Sing the Blues Torch Songs Lady Sings the Blues ASIN: B0000033V0 Release Date: 1997-04-01

Tracks:

1. Cry Me A River - Julie London
2. Black Coffee - Sarah Vaughan
3. Stormy Blues - Billie Holiday
4. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - Ella Fitzgerald
5. But Not For Me - Judy Garland
6. Stormy Weather - Lena Horne
7. Come Rain Or Come Shine - Marlene Dietrich
8. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Eartha Kitt
9. La Vie En Rose (Sung In English) - Edith Piaf
10. At Last - Etta James
11. Since I Fell For You - Nina Simone
12. What A Difference A Day Makes - Dinah Washington
13. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good - Carmen McRae
14. Soul On Fire - LaVern Baker
15. I'll Wait For You - Ruth Brown

Customer Reviews:

My favorite CD for jazz standards.......2006-05-19

I absolutely love this CD. I've had it for years and never get bored of it. Not only are they terrific songs, they are wonderful performances by the great vocalists of that time. I really enjoy buying jazz cds with various artists because I can sample new artists. After buying this CD I went on to buy music by Julie London, Eartha Kitt, and the list goes on. Great standards and great performance - the way these songs should be sung! Cry Me a River and Black Coffee - my favorites!

By the way, there's one review that describes this cd as man-bashing. I don't get that feeling when I listen to the CD. To me, it's fantastic love songs - and sometimes love is sad or unfair, or really great - and that's all there is to it.

Blankets of Nostalgic Bliss.......2005-10-22

Can you hear the soothing rawness of the needle landing on the vinyl? Can you smell the rich ruby lip rouge seducing the sound stage? Can you see the swaying sirens blessed with longing lungs and forelorn hearts? Here you have Edith Piaf and Etta James, the songs Cry Me a River and Smoke Gets In Your Eyes. This collection sealed my arrival to true womanhood and music lover land. Listening to these ladies, true Torch Singers, I felt transported back to the hallways of my parents' high schools and my grandparents' parlour rooms. The biographical writings contained in the CD jacket makes for good reading as a luxe bonus. I've had this tremendous collections for years now but all that currently remains is the gorgeous CD cover, so I'm putting a freshly sealed copy in my shopping cart, as should you. Bought during a strange Eartha Kitt fixation, this CD offers a wealth of long satisfying listening pleasures. Run a bath on a rainy day or take a stroll through a fresh snowfall. Whatever ambient escape you desire, this auric interlude will warm you with blankets of nostalgic bliss.

Soft . . . Soulful . . . Sighing . . . or Sad ........2004-02-21

This review relates to the musical CD, "Sirens of Song:
Classic Torch Singers." Rhino: R2 72514. 1997.
The atmosphere, locale, and tone of these songs
and presentations is close, soft, intimate, jazzy blue,
and easily accessible.
The songs and singers are: "Cry Me A River", Julie
London; "Black Coffee", Sarah Vaughan; "Stormy
Blues", Billie Holiday; "I'm Getting Sentimental Over
You", Ella Fitzgerald; "But Not For Me", Judy Garland;
"Stormy Weather", Lena Horne; "Come Rain or Come Shine",
Marlene Dietrich; "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", Eartha Kitt;
"La Vie En Rose" (in English), Edith Piaf; "At Last";
Etta James; "Since I Fell For You", Nina Simone; "What A
Difference A Day Makes", Dinah Washington; "I Got It Bad
And That Ain't Good", Carmen McRae; "Soul On Fire",
LaVern Baker; "I'll Wait For You", Ruth Brown.
What really fascinates and pleases on this disc are
the distinctive tonalities, stylings, and intimate
involvement with the songs which each of these ladies
presents. As each voice comes on with its own song
of love-lorn experience and "wisdom" gained, it is
instantly recognizable as belonging to the particular
lady who sings it. There is pathos in these songs,
but scarely any pitiful whining. And, strangely,
although the subject matter is about sadness and
loss, the presentations are soft and soulful, very
restful and in a way, comforting. That's the way
of the world -- it happens to us all -- life is
not just laughter and blase glitz, it's also
cold experience and pain, but at some point there
has to be soulful, restful assessment and release.
For me, the slight irritation in some of the orchestrations,
is the "intrusion" of the jazzy, muted trumpets as if
inserting a bit of razzing worldly smart-aleck
comment. The other possible irritation for some
may be the inclusion of Marlene Dietrich among these
stylish ladies of song -- hers seems more like a
"campy" inclusion, with even a talking portion in
the song.
The personal standouts for me are Billie Holiday,
Ella Fitzgerald (stylish sophistication personified),
Eartha Kitt, Edith Piaf, Etta James, Dinah Washington
(what a special sound her voice has!), Carmen McRae
(another special sound).
The booklet included has excellent photographs of
Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald,
Judy Garland, Julie London, Eartha Kitt, Marlene
Dietrich, Etta James, and LaVern Baker.
The purpose is: "The lives of the women who pour their
hearts out on -Sirens of Song: Classic Torch Singers-
read like a litany of heartache, hardship, seesaws of
rejection and adoration, and deaths that came too soon.
Emotion and upheaval make for 'good torch.' Technically,
a torch song is about unrequited love. Here we have
broadened the definition to include all aspects of
love -- good, bad, and uncontrollable -- for that
special, or ultimately not-so-special someone." --
Norma Campbell Edwards. "Happy" listening.
-----------------------------
-- Robert Kilgore.

So So Sirens.......2004-02-15

I appreciate good jazz vocals; but, these are just ok jazz vocals, with big name singers. I guess I had expected the songs to be cleaned up a bit - you know digitally perfect. While there are a lot of wonderful songs here, by most of the original performers, that does not make them the best versions of the songs. Unfortunately the feel of the songs gradually goes from lounge jazz (good) to early Doo-whop (just ok). Still, if you're in the mood for some historic / nostalgic performances by the first first ladies of music, there is a place in your collection for this disk. I personally enjoyed Judy Garland's: But Not For Me.

The one other thing about the CD I didn't care for was the marketing technique used. It is an honorable thing to support shelters for battered women; however, it is not necessary to employ subtle, emotional male-bashing in the liner notes. Our two genders will never achieve equality, if they can't treat each other with respect and consideration.

Listen once and you're hooked.......2004-01-23

I used to work part-time at Tower Records. Every day when you work at Tower, you get to play a CD sometime during the course of your shift. Whenever I played this CD, customers would flock up to the front counter wanting to know what it was and where in the store they could find it (the first time the copy I was playing was the only copy in the store -- the first customer who asked me for it got to buy it right off the CD player and I had to special-order it for a bunch of other people). It got so popular in the store that the manager ordered a bunch and put the CD on one of the preview-play stations.

Average customer rating: Dan Akroyd at his finest I used to love this song!! We Are The Hits (that never were) Charity rock or one big Pepsi jingle? I aint got the cd

We Are The World: U.S.A For Africa Various Artists Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music 1980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Do They Know It's Christmas We Are the World - The Story Behind the Song (20th Anniversary Special Edition) Very Best of The Best of Dark Horse (1976-1989) Shouldn't a Told You That ASIN: B000001FCX Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. We Are The World - U.S.A. For Africa
2. If Only For The Moment, Girl - Steve Perry
3. Just A Little Closer - Pointer Sisters
4. Trapped - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
5. Tears Are Not Enough - Northern Lights
6. 4 The Tears In Your Eyes - Prince & The Revolution
7. Good For Nothing - Chicago
8. Total Control - Tina Turner
9. A Little More Love - Kenny Rogers
10. Trouble In Paradise - Huey Lewis & The News

Customer Reviews:

Dan Akroyd at his finest.......2005-07-20

I was the biggest fan in america of the USA for Africa group. I had heard about them and figured the album would be great. There had to be a great deal of excitement when you had the talent of Michael Jackson, the Pointer Sisters, Steve Perry, Cyndi Lauper and Bruce Springsteen on the same track. Well, something happened on the way to heaven. Dan Akroyd absolutely steals the show on this album. I remember seeing the "We are the world" video and being blown away by Akroyd's performance in the video. I knew he was funny, but he was just on his game on this album. Bravo sir Dan!

I remember being moved by the whole USA for Africa experience and put together a benefit album called, "East Douglas county for North Omaha". What an all star lineup. You had me on vocals along with Kevin Seitzer, Kroll, Meat, Jeff Benson and Julie Powers. Burns played the most gutwrenching keyboard riff ever heard on an album and members of meat's family piped in some truly old school polka. It was a great song for a great cause. We raised $3.78 for North Omaha. We made a difference.

I used to love this song!!.......2004-06-06

I was 8 when this album came out. My parents have it on tape and we used to listen to this all the time. I would like to get the CD because the tape is starting to go. I remember watching the video segement and the making of it because we have it on video somewhere. It was for a great charity and needs to be released again. The singers of today should record it again and do it for charity.

We Are The Hits (that never were).......2004-03-07

First of all: DON'T buy this CD just for the title song (Unless you need it for a special project) AND, don't buy it to help starving people in Africa. That boat sailed a long time back. For some reason, this CD has been Out Of Print for ages, so the proceeds will go to the reseller who has to charge a MINT for it because of its scarcity. So, WHY BUY IT? Bruce Springsteen, Steve Perry, Chicago, Tina Turner, Huey Lewis, Kenny Rogers, The Pointer Sisters and Prince. If you're a fan of any of those artists: the extra songs unique to the collection are among the best they've done. They're all superstars trying to one up each other. So, they're great. Each song could have been (and should have been) a hit single. Bruce Springsteen's first official (non seasonal) live release with the E Street Band "Trapped" is a great take on a Jimmy Cliff song. I can't get the tune out of my head. Steve Perry's contribution blows away his solo hit as well as most Journey tunes. Tina Turner, Kenny Rogers, Huey Lewis & The News and The Pointer Sisters were all hot at the time too, and their tracks show it, too. We Are The World is a triumph of Quincy Jones and and an apparently still on top of his game, Michael Jackson, trying to squeeze the kitchen sink into one song. They did it, and it has worn out its welcome for most listeners, but all in all, this is a great collection anyway because We Are The Hits you haven't heard.

Charity rock or one big Pepsi jingle?.......2004-02-28

USA For Africa's We Are The World was a well-intentioned helping hand for Ethiopian famine victims. To that aid, an all-star ensemble of artists comprising a cross-section of American artists, mostly pop, rock, and soul, sang the title track, initially solo bits with artists like co-writers Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Bruce Springsteen, Kenny Rogers, and Stevie Wonder, before they all sung in unison. While this song helped me identify this unhip guy who was who, back in the day when he was struggling to choose what to listen to, in retrospect, this sounds more like a seven minute Pepsi jingle that went to #1 on the charts and won the Grammy for Best Single.

As for the other songs, most don't come close to the usual oeuvre of the artists concerned. Most of all, what relevance do they have to the issue of starvation? Take off the "We Are The World" song and this might as well be an odds and sods albums of tracks by well-known 80's artists unreleased on their respective albums because they weren't up to scratch.

"If Only For The Moment, Girl" by Steve Perry, is nothing special and something that might've been a B-side on any of his Street Talk singles. And the Pointer Sisters' inject a muted dose of their sassy hokum on "Just A Little Closer." Call this one "I'm Not So Excited."

A live version of Bruce Springsteen's "Trapped," originally by Jimmy Cliff, follows. Keyboard fills and rhythm guitar are heard while the Boss sings the verses, then Max Weinberg's drums and the guitars rise to a crescendo as Springsteen sings the chorus. One of the better songs here.

Canada's own joint artist collaboration, billed as Northern Lights present "Tears Are Not Enough," which follows the same initial individual vocals followed by a joint singalong. Loverboy's Paul Dean does guitar, Bryan Adams collaborator Jim Vallance is on drums. Adams, Dan Hill, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, Geddy Lee, Anne Murray, Aldo Nova, Jane Siberry, future Heart-producer Dalbello, Bruce Cockburn, Corey Hart, Mike Reno, John Candy (!!), and Burton Cummings are among the vocalists. This is shorter and has less carbonation than "We Are The World."

The only track that bears a direct bearing is Prince and the Revolution doing the sober "4 The Tears In Your Eyes." It's a simple song about Jesus and his healing, preaching, and helping others, helped by the vocal harmonies by Wendy and Lisa. If I was to put it on one of his albums for sound consistency, it'd have to be Parade. A different version of this ended up on his The Hits/B-Sides compilation.

Peter Cetera was still with Chicago when they did "Good For Nothing", this decent-sounding light rock number about feeling slighted for not receiving thanks for helping some people out seems contradictory for the purposes of giving on this album.

The studio version of "Trouble In Paradise" by Huey Lewis and the News can be found on their debut album. This is a live recording in February 1985 complete with Tower of Power horns and some great sax by Newsman John Colla.

After making her comeback with Private Dancer, Tina Turner does a song that wouldn't have been a C-side song, the plodding "Total Control." Kenny Rogers does the brisk "A Little More Love," again a worthy song, but lyrically, nothing to do with charity.

As the grandaddy of 80's charity rock albums, We Are The World definitely deserves that accolade. However, some things make this effort a bit suspect. The line "we're saving our own lives" has an implication that they're singing about their own salvation. Surely none of the artists here would experience starvation or meet those Ethiopians who are starving?

And a cogent critical observation Jackson Browne made also makes a point: "That's the problem with North America. We think we ARE the world." In other words, geopolitical bias.

Despite its charitable intentions, this effort mutes the usually leftist stance in rock by rightist corporate yuppie materialism.

I aint got the cd.......2003-11-22

but ive got two of the tracks on it (We Are The World and 4 The Tears In Your Eyes) and they are amazing.

Average customer rating: Bobby Hackett's Masterpiece in Circulation Again !!!!! The Mellowest of Hackett.......What a Horn! More Mellower, Please SO GOOD TO HEAR THIS MUSIC AGAIN Who says you can't swing with strings?

Soft Lights/In a Mellow Mood Bobby Hackett Manufacturer: Collector's Choice ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans & Dixieland Jazz | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Dixieland | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: String of Pearls / Trumpets G.H. Bobby Hackett Plays Henry Mancini/Bobby Hackett Plays Bert Kaempfert Bobby Hackett - Hello Louis/Plays Tony Bennett's Greatest Hits Tawny/Music, Martinis and Memories Jazz Ultimate/Coast Concert ASIN: B000059LF7 Release Date: 2001-03-13

Tracks:

1. Soft Lights And Sweet Music
2. Bobby's Blues
3. I Cried For You (Now It's Your Turn To Cry Over Me)
4. You Turned The Tables On Me
5. Under A Blanket Of Blue
6. How About You?
7. Easy To Love
8. That Old Black Magic
9. Someday You'll Be Sorry
10. The Song Is You
11. It's All Right With Me
12. Sleep
13. Serenade In Blue
14. Deep Night
15. In A Sentimental Mood
16. Lazy River
17. Carefree
18. Mood Indigo
19. Get Out Of Town
20. All Through The Night
21. Stars In My Eyes
22. Rain
23. Flamingo
24. You're My Thrill

Customer Reviews:

Bobby Hackett's Masterpiece in Circulation Again !!!!!.......2004-10-13

I am too young to have known these 2 LPs when they were "new."
A college friend of mine ( Hi, Paul ! ) got me into pre-Bop jazz, Big Band, and Swing...
As a fledgling trumpeter I wanted an example to follow,
of how to put across a melody- simply, but vitally...My friend
loaned me an old, scratched-up turquoise-label copy of IN A MELLOW MOOD.
I was tantalized enough to locate another copy in a second-hand shop.
We "pooled" both copies; we HAD to, in order to get a listenable version of each side...
And I learned about melody.

Song and mood... and a Goldilock's-porridge-"just right" mixture of
poetry and swing...Some tracks with full band accompaniment, some with a
George Shearing Quintet-style backup. The results are
very nearly too good...The kind of music
that "Muzak" often tried to imitate, sans success...This is it. "Carefree" is just that,
leaving wistfulness and sassiness in its wake. And in Webster's Dictionary, the entry for "lyricism" should read: SEE BOBBY HACKETT'S "Serenade in Blue," "Deep Night," "Mood Indigo," and "Flamingo." Not to mention "You're My Thrill" and the perfect "Rain" (track 22); just listen to Bobby's last, long-held note -
how, through sheer beauty of tone, he holds your interest and caps the tune
with just a touch of non-chalance.

One of the most beautiful "mood" albums in the history of jazz or pop.
(This album is both, like it or not.)

I understand the joy of other reviewers here- the ones
who grew up with this music and have come upon it again after so long.
SOFT LIGHTS is a more up-tempo album, perfect in its own way.
But IN A MELLOW MOOD is Bobby Hackett's masterpiece.
It doesn't get much better than this...
Buy it for your friends, your loved ones, your enemies,
BUY IT.

The Mellowest of Hackett.......What a Horn!.......2002-07-23

We're talking the best......excluding his soulful solos on the Jackie Gleason Orchestra offerings. I had the vinyl of "In A Mellow Mood" for 44 years but had never obtained "Soft Lights"...my joy knows no bounds!

Bobby was certainly the most sophisticated and stylishly lyrical cornet player I've ever had the pleasure of hearing. I have other works of his (still on vinyl) but this is certainly his best of the light swing and romantic approach.

If you like standards, jazz, Bobby Hackett, the best lyrical horn to be heard, the romantic approach, light swing.......in any of or all of those combinations.......this IS a must!

More Mellower, Please.......2001-07-01

Hackett is a wonderful trumpet player, but the Soft Lights section is not the dreamy mellow music I wanted. On Soft Lights, he sounds more like a cross between a dixieland jazz player and a mood music player. His trumpet has a brighter sound than I would like, and I would prefer less use of trumpet mutes. The Mellow Mood section is more to my liking, but not as dreamy as the music he played on the Jackie Gleason recordings, which I prefer. Nonetheless, he is a great player, and if you like to hear a trumpet master, you'll enjoy his performances.

SO GOOD TO HEAR THIS MUSIC AGAIN.......2001-03-24

I was a only boy of 11 when first hearing my uncle play "In a Mellow Mood". I just fell in love with the sound of Bobby Hackett. I continued to try and find the LP for over 20 years but Capital had stopped it's release. What a joy to discover it again. Thanks Capital/EMI. I bought my uncle a copy as well and he is soooo pleased with the memories it involkes. "All Through The Night" is my favorite. This is a Cole Porter tune not heard too often ...especially these days. Enjoy!!

I wonder if there's any chance of getting another of Bobby's albums released. It's called "Dream Awhile" on columbia It's Bobby at his best with pipe organ. A Great Album!!!

Who says you can't swing with strings?.......2001-03-16

Soft Lights and Bobby Hackett was originally released as a 10 inch LP. After 12" LP's became the norm, Bobby went and recorded four addtional tracks to fill out the original album. This is one of the earliest examples of Hackett's "mature" style, with full facility and tone. And he swings like crazy with a string section consisting of four violas and a cello! This is some very tasteful jazz that you'll return to over and over. While it is normally described as "mood music," I take issue with that, as only a few of the cuts are ballads -- the majority of numbers are medium to up-tempo swing. The second album on this CD, in a Mellow Mood, is definitely more accurately described as mood music. But on this album there is no string section, but rather a reliance on reeds. Great playing of course, but ballads. My advice is to buy this CD while you can. Hackett's prime years with Capitol have only been available on vinyl until now, and there's no telling how long this CD will remain in release.

Average customer rating: The rhythm of Mary J is more like it...

Rhythm of the Games: 1996 Olympic Games Album Various Artists Manufacturer: La Face ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music New Jack | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: 1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time Unity: The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Album American Journey - Winter Olympics 2002 Summon the Heroes ASIN: B000008QOW Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

1. Impossible Dream - Tevin Campbell
2. Everlasting Love - Mary J. Blige
3. Reaching for My Goal - Brian McKnight
4. Imagine - Corey Glover
5. Dreamin' - Usher
6. Champion's Theme - Kenny G
7. You Gotta Believe in Love - Soul for Real
8. Reach - Gloria Estefan
9. Wildflower - Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey
10. You're a Winner - The Tony Rich Project
11. What Am I Doing Here - Jordan Hill
12. Star Spangled Banner - Boyz II Men

Customer Reviews:

The rhythm of Mary J is more like it..........2004-12-11

AWESOME!!!

The song title Everlasting Love sung by Mary J is one of her best recordings. If you haven't heard this one you're missing out...

Average customer rating: Doesn't Live Up to It's Title Good but 1 Missing

Movie Music: The Definitive Performances (Film Soundtrack Compilation) Various Artists - Soundtracks Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Paramount 90th Anniversary Collection: Scores Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Hollywood's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 All Time Greatest Movie Songs Simply the Best Movie Themes ASIN: B00001SIFH Release Date: 1999-10-12

Tracks:

1. Music For Silent Films - Charlie Young
2. Singin' In The Rain - Cliff Edwards
3. You Are Too Beautiful - Al Jolson
4. A Guy What Takes His Time - Mae West
5. Temptation - Bing Crosby
6. Inka Dinka Doo - Jimmy Durante
7. Rock And Roll - The Boswell Sisters
8. Lullaby Of Broadway - Dick Powell
9. The Way You Look Tonight - Fred Astaire
10. A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening - Frank Sinatra
11. Secret Love - Dorris Day
12. The Man That Got Away - Judy Garland
13. Giant - The Warner Bros. Orchestra & Chorus
14. March From The River Kwai & Colonel Bogey - Mitch Miller, His Orchestra And Chorus
15. An Affair To Remember - Vic Damone
16. A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis
17. My Heart Belongs To Daddy - Marilyn Monroe
18. Overture - Orchestra Conducted By Johnny Green
19. With A Little Bit Of Luck - Stanley Holloway & Ensemble
20. To Sir With Love - Lulu
21. Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
22. Ballad Of Easy Rider - The Byrds
23. Be - Neil Diamond
24. The Way We Were - Barbara Streisand

Tracks:

1. Suicide Is Painless - The MASH
2. Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
3. Evergreen - Barbara Streisand
4. On The Road Again - Willie Nelson
5. Tender Years - John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown band
6. Footlose - Kenny Loggins
7. Take My Breath Away - Berlin
8. It Had To Be You - Harry Connick Jr.
9. The John Dunbar Theme - Orchestra Conducted By John Barry
10. State Of Love And Trust - Pearl Jam
11. When I Fall In Love - Celine Dion and Clive Griffin
12. Streets Of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen
13. I'm Forrest...Forrest Gump - Orchestra Conducted By Alan Silvestri
14. Childhood - Michael Jackson
15. The Sweetest Thing - Refugee Camp Allstars Feat. Lauryn Hill
16. Men In Black - Will Smith
17. I Say A Little Prayer - Diana King
18. Southampton - Orchestra Conducted By James Horner
19. My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From Titanic) - Celine Dion
20. I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith

Customer Reviews:

Doesn't Live Up to It's Title.......2000-04-18

I bought this C.D. I really enjoyed it, but too many movie blockbuster theme songs were missing. What happened to Tara's Theme from Gone With the Wind or Over the Rainbow from the Wizard of Oz. Of course, many titles are recognizable, but there has to be at least 5 songs I hadn't heard of before,over 10 songs that weren't definitive enough for me, and 5 or 6 songs that weren't sung by the singers that you most commonly here sing them! If you want some nice music that you might recognize, get this C.D., but if you are looking for a C.D. filled with the most memorable songs ever recorded from Hollywood's biggest films... I have to tell you to keep on looking!

Good but 1 Missing.......2000-04-14

A good Compilation but the greatest film song of all time is Missing, Over the Rainbow. Now I'm not complaining The Man that got away is included but please this is one of the greatest songs of the 20th let alone the movies.

Average customer rating:

Classic Country Duets Various Artists Manufacturer: Curb Special Markets ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music Western Swing | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Country Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1970s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music 1970-1979 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Classic Country: Great Duets Country Music Duets Country Duets of the Eighties and Nineties Country Duets Country Duets, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000000D1O Release Date: 1991-07-30

Tracks:

1. All Night Long - Randy Travis,Merle Haggard
2. Price I Pay - Emmylou Harris,Desert Rose Band
3. Too Much Is Not Enough - Bellamy Brothers,Forester Sisters
4. Meet Me In Montana - Dan Seals,Marie Osmand
5. I Forgot Mor Than You'll Ever Know - Jann Browne,Wanda Jackson
6. Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree - Sonny James,Karla Taylor
7. While The Feelings Good - Wayne Newton,Tammy Wynette
8. Pardon Me (Haven't we Loved Somewhere Before) - Moe Bandy,Becky Hobbs
9. All For The Love Of Sunshine - Hank Williams,Jr.,Mike Curb Congregation
10. (Since You've) Gone - Bill Medley,Bob Gulley
11. It's Only Make Beleive - Ronnie Thompson,Conway Twitty
12. Oklahoma Hills - Hank Thompson,Oak Ridge Boys

Average customer rating:

The Platinum Collection (3CD) Frank Sinatra Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0002LHQOU Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

1. Come Fly With Me
2. Love & Marriage
3. I've Got You Under My Skin
4. Just One Of Those Things
5. Witchcraft
6. (Love Is) Tender Trap
7. That Old Black Magic
8. They Can't Take That Away From Me
9. All The Way
10. I've Got The World On A String
11. Fools Rush In
12. Three Coins In The Fountain
13. It's Nice To Go Trav'ling
14. I Love Paris
15. Chicago
16. High Hopes
17. Young At Heart
18. I Get A Kick Out Of You
19. Learning The Blues
20. My Funny Valentine
21. Lady Is A Tramp
22. Let's Get Away From It All
23. South Of The Border
24. It Happened In Monterey
25. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
26. Come Dance With Me
27. September In The Rain
28. Cheek To Cheek
29. Moonlight In Vermont
30. Night & Day
31. Sunny Side Of The Street
32. I Could Have Danced All Night
33. You Make Me Feel So Young
34. Nice 'N' Easy
35. Here's That Rainy Day
36. Pennies From Heaven
37. April In Paris
38. From Here To Eternity
39. Someone To Watch Over Me
40. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
41. I Thought About You
42. Too Marvellous For Words
43. Autumn Leaves
44. Dancing In The Dark
45. All Of Me
46. As Time Goes By
47. September Song
48. One For My Baby

Album Description

The Platinum Collection box set is a stunning 3 CD, 48-track package that features the best of Frank's recordings from the Capitol Years. Compiled with the approval and co-operation of the Frank Sinatra Estate, it carries The Official Frank Sinatra signature seal of approval. The set is presented in a slipcase, with artwork that features photographs from the Capitol era, and has a cool, retro yet classic feel. Also included is a 20-page booklet, containing a history of the Sinatra/Capitol era written by Ken Barnes, record producer and Sinatra academic. Plus, there's a chronology and an overview of the Concept Albums that were an integral part of Sinatra's Capitol output. 48 tracks in all. Packaged in a slim line double jewel case which houses the three discs. EMI.

Jazz Music:

1. Soliloquy at the Piano
2. Sonny Sweets and Jaws: Live at Bubbas [Live]
3. Sophisticated Giant
4. Soul Call [Import] [Original recording remastered]
5. Stan Getz/Bob Brookmeyer [Import] [Original recording remastered]
6. Steppin' Out
7. Summer Wind: Live at the Loa [Live]
8. Sweets [Import] [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered]
9. Tango Cool
10. The Black Velvet Band

Jazz Music

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