For many gringos, Uruguayan singer/songwriter Jorge Drexlers arrival was announced by his quietly strummed performance of "Al Otro Lado Del Rio" during the closing credits of The Motorcycle Diaries. The song wound up winning an Oscar for Best Original Song, but this kind of acclaim is nothing new for talented Drexler: he's already a major pop star in Latin America. Using South American roots styles for subtle flavor, Drexler's music combines a sophisticated blend of modern production, acoustic guitar-based songs and a myriad of different slightly electronic touches. His voice has the same kind of sensual but thoughtful tone weve come to expect from Caetano Veloso. While the title track sounds like it could be one Coldplay's sweeping anthems, Drexler gets verbal for the talk/singing "Guitarra Y Vos," which a real highlight. Longtime fans will consider Eco, his seventh album overall, up to his high standards, but this is a real eye opener for those who are just coming to the table. --Tad Hendrickson
Product Description
During the span of his successful music career, Uruguayan singer/song writer Jorge Drexler has maintained top position in the Latin pop genre. Jorge Drexler is well known not only for his interpretation, but also for his talent in writing great songs. The success of his album Eco (which was released in the 90's throughout Spain, Mexico, Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina), catapulted this artist to superstar status.
Eco,Jorge Drexler,Wea Latina,Argentinean,Latin,Latin Pop,Singer/Songwriter,Uruguay
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Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled (Eco Friendly Packaging)
Melissa Etheridge Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000ND91RM Release Date: 2007-02-27 |
Tracks:
- Refugee
- Similar Features
- Like The Way I Do
- Bring Me Some Water
- You Can Sleep While I Drive
- No Souvenirs
- Ain't It Heavy
- I'm The Only One
- Come To My Window
- If I Wanted To
- I Want To Come Over
- Angels Would Fall
- Lucky
- Christmas In America
- Piece Of My Heart (live at the Grammys)
- This Is Not Goodbye
- I Run For Life
- I Need To Wake Up
Album Description
The Number 1's series is a brand-new line of CDs featuring #1 radio hits from the biggest names in music. This collection includes decade compilations as well as individual artist CDs and is being released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered.UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.
Customer Reviews:
Great Songs..........2007-07-18
Not definitive: Selling Melissa short.......2007-07-08
But more importantly, she has made some brilliant music with at least two five star albums. Both the debut and her breakthrough, "Yes I Am," are must-own records. Naturally, they are the two CD's from which the lion's share of "The Road Less Traveled" is culled; six of the 18 songs here. Add the six songs that are previously unreleased, and that leaves only six songs culled from the rest of Melissa's library.
The diference between this and the previous version is the addition of the Oscar winning "I Need To Wake Up" from "An Inconvenient Truth." The CD booklet is gone to make it more environmentaly freindly and the plactic jewel box is replaced by a recycled paper shell with foam tray. While it changes the packaging, it doesn't change the fact that there are too many ommissions here to make it listener friendly.
This presents a problem. It leaves off such terrific popular favorites and singles. "Dance Without Sleeping," "Your Little Secret," "Breathe" and the entire contents of "Skin" wind up being neglected. That is not to say that "The Road Less Traveled" is a poor collection; it's just that it is not as thorough as it could have been.
As for the new material, it's all good stuff. Melissa's covers of Tom Petty's "Refugee" and (finally!) a studio version of Janis Jopin's "Piece Of My Heart" are, alone, worth the price of the disc. Her anthems of survival "This Is Not Goodbye" and "I Run For Life" are heartfelt and solid. Too bad the collection is a little too tame and not enough crazy. I am sure the inevitable double disc collection will eventually appear, but for now, "The Road Less Traveled" is a less than perfect primer.
4.5 Stars... Definitive overview of Mellisa Etheridge's career.......2007-07-02
"Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled" (18 tracks, 76 min.) brings a terrific overview of Melissa's career. The set starts off with a nice new cover of the Tom Petty hit "Refugee". After that the set rolls chronologically. "The Way I Do" from her debut album is very typical of the "Etheridge sound": acoustic guitar driven rock-and-roll. I perseonally love that sound. 1993's "Yes I Am" album, arguably Melissa at her commercial peak, gets 3 tracks: "I'm The Only One", the beautiful "Come To My Window" (her biggest hit ever), and "If I Wanted To". Other highlights include "I Want To Come Over" and the new cover of Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart".
The reissue comes with a new track, the excellent "I Need to Wake Up", which plays over the closing credits of the "Inconvenient Truth" documentary. The song went on to win the Oscar for Best Original Song in the 2007 Oscars. Overall, this makes the compilation just that much better than the original 2005 compilation. If you were on the fence about getting this, go ahead and buy this, surely the definitive Melissa Etheridge compilation.
Coming Back To Her Window.......2007-03-17
Melissa Etheridge's 2007 re-released Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled, spans her near 20 year career with 18 tracks that are bold, and defiant to her voice. The songs here have all been remastered nicely, and sound better than they were released a few years ago. Although not much has changed on this record as before. The album still includes a lot of great tracks including I Want To Come Over, Come To My Window, I Am The Only One, and Ain't It Heavy. The album also includes her adult contemporary hit I Run For Life, and a cover of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Refugee. The only new addition in this reissuing is I Need To Wake Up, her Oscar-winning song from the Al Gore documentary, An Inconvient Truth. The song is very bold and speaks a clear message to life around us, and fits nicely in the package. Nevertheless, the album still overlooks a few great tracks like it did before such as Breathe, Your Little Secret, and her soulful song I Wanna Be In Love from her
album Skin.
Still, despte the record overlooking a few songs, Melissa Etheridge's Greatest Hits: The Road Less traveled isn't a bad record worth listening too, for anybody who doesn't own a Melissa Etheridge album. It is a little better than it was before. I still love listening to her music, and I hope she comes back with a new record soon. Even with all the stuff that is going on, many of us are still coming to her window for great music.
Album Cover: B
Songs: C+
Price: B
Remastering: B+
Overall: B-
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The #1's (Eco-Friendly Packaging)
Diana Ross & The Supremes Manufacturer: Utv Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000DD575 Release Date: 2004-02-03 |
Tracks:
- Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes
- Baby Love - The Supremes
- Come See About Me - The Supremes
- Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
- Back In My Arms Baby - The Supremes
- I Hear A Symphony - The Supremes
- You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes
- You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes
- Love Is Here And Now You're Gone - The Supremes
- The Happening - The Supremes
- Reflections - Diana Ross & The Supremes
- Love Child - Diana Ross & The Supremes
- I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Diana Ross & The Supremes
- Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes
- Stoned Love - The Supremes
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
- Touch Me In The Morning - Diana Ross
- The Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To?) - Diana Ross
- Love Hangover - Diana Ross
- The Boss - Diana Ross
- Upside Down - Diana Ross
- I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
- Endless Love - Diana Ross
- You Keep Me Hangin' On (Almighty Mix Edit) - Diana Ross
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In the path of enormously popular collections of number one singles by Elvis and the Beatles comes this crammed (seconds shy of the 80-minute mark) disc from another pop-culture icon, Diana Ross & the Supremes. 14 Diana Ross/Supremes tracks appear in some of their most vivid sound ever, while the post-Ross Supremes get their due with "Stoned Love." Ross' Hollywood years make for the weakest music here ("Touch Me in the Morning," "Endless Love"), but disco smashes "Upside Down," "I'm Coming Out," and "The Boss" prove as smart, canny, and enduring as Supremes 45s like "You Keep Me Hangin' On" and "Reflections." The contemporary, yet already dated, remix of "Hangin' On" at album's end suggests, in fact, that Ross might make one more dance-floor comeback if paired with the right behind-the-scenes team. Basement Jaxx, anyone? --Rickey WrightAlbum Description
The Number 1's series is a brand-new line of CDs featuring #1 radio hits from the biggest names in music. This collection includes decade compilations as well as individual artist CDs and is being released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered.UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.
Customer Reviews:
Revisiting the 60's in Style!.......2007-07-12
Great songs with a great sound.......2007-05-19
I love Cd's that you can put on and just let play whether at home, in the car, or in the background when company is over.
If you like the Supremes and Diana this is one of the best variety of songs available.
I say give it a try & sing along ... I did.
Diana Ross & the Supremes.......2007-05-15
ABSOLUTELY THE BEST!!!.......2007-05-06
One advertising: some versions of this cd have the inclussion of Diana's song CHAIN REACTION (the latin-american versions like the Mexican and Argentina ones have this song), but the US version doesn't iclude this great song, unfortunately.
Fresh Versions Of Old Favorites.......2007-04-14
Hardcore Supremes fans will listen to these tracks and immediately feel a shock of revelation that they are not the same old versions that have been on compilation after compilation. Most of these tracks are newly remixed for stronger bass, more stereo separation, and now have extended endings. "Stop In The Name Of Love" for example, goes on beyond it's original fade, so that you can hear the backing track fade out while the girls keep singing until they finish cold, with one final "Stop!". "You Keep Me Hangin' On " has a longer second chorus, as well as a previously unheard cold ending. And the new mix of "Reflections" is a real eye opener, with softer psychedelic sound effects synched up from the originally released version, and an ending that continues on WAY beyond the original fade out point, with an additional coda and cold ending ( not to mention an originally deleted backing vocal in the bridge of the song )! Not every track is that radically different, but most do go on slightly longer than before, and the remastering and remixing makes them sound better than ever.
Even if you own any of the previous Supremes compilations, this collection is a must, for the alternate versions of these songs, and the much improved sound quality.
Davidp
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20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection (Eco-Friendly Packaging)
Reba McEntire Manufacturer: Mca Nashville ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000NA1ZTM Release Date: 2007-03-13 |
Tracks:
- (You Lift Me) Up to Heaven
- I'm Not That Lonely Yet
- Have I Got a Deal for You
- Only in My Mind
- Let the Music (Lift You Up)
- Til Love Comes Again
- Fancy
- Fallin' out of Love
- Night the Lights Went out in Georgia
- What If It's You
- I'll Be
- He Gets That from Me
Album Description
The 20th Century Masters series is the best-selling single-artist line in music history and is being re-released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green." To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered. Official liner notes are easily accessible on the Internet at http://www.ilovethatsong.com/green. UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.
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#1's (Eco-Friendly Packaging)
Various Artists Manufacturer: Motown ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001XARA4 Release Date: 2004-04-20 |
Tracks:
- Intro - Motown #1's
- Please Mr. Postman
- (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
- My Guy
- My Girl
- Where Did Our Love Go
- Stop! In The Name Of Love
- Shotgun
- I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
- Uptight (Everything's Alright)
- Ain't Too Proud To Beg
- Reach Out I'll Be There
- Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
- Heard It Through The Grapevine
- I Want You Back
- War
- The Tears Of A Clown
- What's Going On
- Let's Get It On
- Love Machine
- Don't Leave Me This Way
- Three Times A Lady
- Endless Love
- Rhythm Of The Night
- I'll Make Love To You
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Album Description
The Number 1's series is a brand-new line of CDs featuring #1 radio hits from the biggest names in music. This collection includes decade compilations as well as individual artist CDs and is being released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered.UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.
Customer Reviews:
Perfect Christmas Present.......2007-01-18
ENTRY LEVEL MOTOWN.......2006-12-05
motown cd.......2006-08-16
Definitively Motown.......2006-04-06
Motown 1's, is a well-received compilation that stretches and reflects on the classic eras of Motown throughout nearly five decades. Most of the record does a great job with the distinctive sound of 70's Motown. The collection includes a vast amount of classic tracks that still deliver the feeling of great vibes. The album contains classics like Tears Of A Clown by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, What's Going On by Marvin Gaye, Where Did Our Love Go by the original legendary girl group The Supremes, and Uptight by Steveie Wonder. The compilation also includes Michael McDonald's 2003 rendidtion of the classic Ain't No Mountian High Enough as a bonus. Although the collection does distinctively deliver, there are just so many great #1 classics that weren't displayed like Easy by The Commodores, Super Freak by Rick James, Part-Time Lover by Stevie Wonder, and ABC by the Jackson 5 to name a few.
Despite the fact that there just should've been more added to Motown 1's, it still delivers graciously well as a sampler for anybody who yet hasn't discovered the longeveity of Motown and its impact on music today. This is a delightful collection that still stands out today, as it did back in the 70's, 60's, and all the way through today.
Album Cover: B+
Songs: B 1/2+
Price: A-
Remastering: A-
Overall: B+
The best of Motown!.......2005-02-09
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São Vicente
Césaria Évora Manufacturer: RCA Victor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005B9U7 Release Date: 2001-06-05 |
Tracks:
- Sao Vicente di Longe
- Homem Na Meio Di' Homem
- Tiempo Y Silencio
- Sabor De Pecado
- Dor Di Amor
- Nutridinha
- Regresso
- Esperanca Irisada
- Ponta De Fi
- Crepuscular Solidao
- Linda Mimosa
- Negue
- Bondade E Maldade
- Fada
- Pic Nic Salamansa
Product Description
Thunderstorm. Experience the rapture of nature's own symphony, the celestial sounds of the thunderstorm. The night sky lights up, the rain begins to fall, and you slowly drift into a sense of peace, sell-bing and total relaxation.Amazon.com
With her haunting singing style--a zesty Luso-African mélange of Bessie Smith and Billie Holliday--the Cape Verdean singer Cesaria Evora put the moving and melancholy musical genre called morna on the map with her critically acclaimed recordings Miss Perfumado and Cafe Atlantico. São Vicente is named for Evora's island homeland and is augmented with percussion, rhythm section, strings, and horns. Evora's songs of love and longing range from the classy midtempo strains of "São Vicente Di Longe" and the carnival dances of "Nutridinha" to the beautiful piano/vocal duet "Negue" with Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés. She also swings the Cuban danzon/cha cha cha on "Lindo Mimosa" with the celebrated Cuban group Orquesta Aragon. The singer rocks with R&B handclaps on "Hommen Na Meio Di' Homen" and testifies on the gospel-influenced "Bondade e Maldade." Her duets with Brazilian Caetano Veloso on "Tiempo y Silencio" and "Regresso," and with American legend Bonnie Raitt, add more flavors to this tasty musical dish. --Eugene Holley Jr.Customer Reviews:
exquisite.......2006-03-08
Beautiful.......2006-02-28
"Sao Vicente" (or "Sao Vicente Di Longe" is called European version)is my favorite Cesaria album. Beautiful melodies which reminds of tropical islands in the summer... an album for relaxation. A masterpiece! Favorite songs on the album:
1. Sao Vicente Di Longe - my favorite song on the album. Amazing melody!! This really is a song which will take you to another place... sunny place near the ocean...
2. Dor Di Amor - Wow! I really like this song. What a rythm... All kinds of instruments are represented here. Very very good song.
3. Nutridinha - This one was a single... Very catchy and very tropical song... Great rythm.
4. Tiempo Y Silencio - Very nice ballad. Duet with Pedro Guerra. Really nice melody.
5. Bondade E Maldade - Great and very catchy.
Esperancia Irisada, Sabor De Pecado, Ponta De Fi, Pic Nic Na Salamansa, Regresso - these are also great song on the album. Really beautiful.
Great voice and great songs which can really take you to another place... somewhere far far away where sun is shining all the time...
Sao Vicente.......2005-11-11
Just Perfect Evora and Crew .......2005-01-13
The feeling is of warmth, of the tropics; the rhythms are those typical of the trans-Atlantic Portugese musical world, from Portugal, to Cape Verde, to Brazil.
The music is unfailingly sweet and soothing; it caresses you. It is likable music. I think I'd feel comfortable giving this CD as a gift to a friend whose tastes I'm not quite sure of. But "Sao Vicente" is never shallow or cloying; this deceptively quiet music is passionate, intense, and true.
The virtuosity of every aspect of the CD is satisfying. Cesaria Evora is, of course, every bit the powerful pro, and every other performer on the CD is in her class.
There's only one thing I don't like about this CD ... it eventually ends. I could listen to its music for many hours more.
Off the charts!.......2004-08-08
For the past few months I've been listening to Cesaria's music more than anyone elses! I can relate so much to the lyrics of her music and the style being that I'm from the Caribbean. I feel as if I've also lived the Capeverdian experience! I would like to visit someday! Viva Cesaria a reina da morna!
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Vince Gill - Millennium Collection: 20th Century Masters (Eco-Friendly Packaging)
Vince Gill Manufacturer: MCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000MGBS8A Release Date: 2007-03-13 |
Tracks:
- I Still Believe in You
- One More Last Chance
- What the Cowgirls Do
- You Better Think Twice
- High Lonesome Sound - Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, Union Station
- Pretty Little Adriana
- Little More Love
- If You Ever Have Forever in Mind
- My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man - Vince Gill, Patty Loveless
- Feels Like Love
- Next Big Thing
Album Description
The 20th Century Masters series is the best-selling single-artist line in music history and is being re-released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green." To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered. Official liner notes are easily accessible on the Internet at http://www.ilovethatsong.com/green. UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.Customer Reviews:
Not the kind of Country I like.......2007-05-14
on the fantastic Grand Ole Opry at Carnegie Hall DVD. This bluesy song
called "If You Ever Have Forever In Mind" seemed the "utmost" to me
with a Ray Charles touch. For that reason I wanted a CD where this song
was on. However the rest of the songs are like most country songs since
the early 90's: it ain't country, it's POP except for another two fine
songs and that's the reason why I finally give it 3 stars.
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Eco
Jorge Drexler Manufacturer: Warner Music Latina ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0007QS3SI Release Date: 2005-03-01 |
Tracks:
- Eco
- Deseo
- Todo se transforma
- Guitarra y vos
- Transporte
- Milonga del moro judio
- Polvo de Estrellas
- Se va, se va, se fue
- Don de Fluir
- Fusion
- Salva pantallas
- Al otro lado del rio
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For many gringos, Uruguayan singer/songwriter Jorge Drexler's arrival was announced by his quietly strummed performance of "Al Otro Lado Del Rio" during the closing credits of The Motorcycle Diaries. The song wound up winning an Oscar for Best Original Song, but this kind of acclaim is nothing new for talented Drexler: he's already a major pop star in Latin America. Using South American roots styles for subtle flavor, Drexler's music combines a sophisticated blend of modern production, acoustic guitar-based songs and a myriad of different slightly electronic touches. His voice has the same kind of sensual but thoughtful tone we've come to expect from Caetano Veloso. While the title track sounds like it could be one Coldplay's sweeping anthems, Drexler gets verbal for the talk/singing "Guitarra Y Vos," which a real highlight. Longtime fans will consider Eco, his seventh album overall, up to his high standards, but this is a real eye opener for those who are just coming to the table. --Tad HendricksonAlbum Description
During the span of his successful music career, Uruguayan singer/song writer Jorge Drexler has maintained top position in the Latin pop genre. Jorge Drexler is well known not only for his interpretation, but also for his talent in writing great songs. The success of his album Eco (which was released in the 90's throughout Spain, Mexico, Chile, Uruguay, and Argentina), catapulted this artist to superstar status.Customer Reviews:
Great album!.......2007-07-03
six stars.......2007-05-25
A Gift from the South.......2007-04-03
superb, gets better with every listen.......2006-11-10
ECO - Appealing to even non-Spanish speaking fans!.......2006-03-10
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#1's (Eco-Friendly Packaging)
Marvin Gaye Manufacturer: Motown ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000NJWT0W Release Date: 2007-04-03 |
Tracks:
- Let's Get It On
- Got To Give It Up, Pt. 1
- Sexual Healing
- What's Going On
- Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
- Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
- Ain't That Peculiar
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine
- I Want You
- Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
- Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
- You're All I Need to Get By
- I'll Be Doggone
- Pride And Joy
- Your Precious Love
- If I Could Build My Whole World Around You
- That's The Way Love Is
Album Description
The Number 1's series is a brand-new line of CDs featuring #1 radio hits from the biggest names in music. This collection includes decade compilations as well as individual artist CDs and is being released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered.UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.
Customer Reviews:
Lifefreak.......2007-05-13
OH GOOD GRIEF!!NOT ANOTHER ONE!!!!.......2007-04-17
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Best of John Fogerty - The Millennium Collection (Eco-Friendly Packaging)
John Fogerty Manufacturer: Hip-O Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000FVBKXA Release Date: 2007-05-01 |
Tracks:
- Have You Ever Seen the Rain? - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Travelin' Band - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Down On the Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Born On the Bayou - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Lodi - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Centerfield - John Fogerty
- Hot Rod Heart - John Fogerty
- Southern Streamline - John Fogerty
- Deja Vu - John Fogerty
- Premonition - John Fogerty
- Almost Saturday Night - John Fogerty
Album Description
The 20th Century Masters series is the best-selling single-artist line in music history and is being re-released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green." To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered. Official liner notes are easily accessible on the Internet at http://www.ilovethatsong.com/green. UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.Customer Reviews:
A nice cross section of Fogerty's work, big gaps though.......2007-05-09
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Concert for the Prince of Poland
Vivaldi , Manze , and Academy of Ancient Music Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006644L Release Date: 2002-07-09 |
Tracks:
- Sinfonia in G major: Allegro molto
- Sinfonia in G major: Andante
- Sinfonia in G major: Allegro
- Violin Concerto in E-flat major: Presto
- Violin Concerto in E-flat major: Largo
- Violin Concerto in E-flat major: Presto
- Concerto in D minor: Allegro
- Concerto in D minor: Largo
- Concerto in D minor: Allegro
- Concerto in A major: Allegro
- Concerto in A major: Larghetto
- Concerto in A major: Allegro
- Violin Concerto in C major: Allegro
- Violin Concerto in C major: Largo e cantabile
- Violin Concerto in C major: Allegro
- Concerto in C major: Allegro molto
- Concerto in C major: Andante
- Concerto in C major: Allegro
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Here, at a bargain price, is a real treat: the lively, elegant, musically alert Andrew Manze leading and playing a handful of wonderful Vivaldi concerti preceded by a little Sinfonia. The concerti, all backed up by the usual strings, are for various combinations of instruments. Two are straight violin concerti (playful and bright). One is for violin and three echo violins that repeat what the lead violin has done, but at a distance from the other performers (very entertaining). The most beautiful is for lute and viola d'amore (a gentle, dark texture). The CD ends with one scored for recorders, chalumeaux, mandolins, therobos, cello, and special violins, which is a riot of sound, with a particularly jaunty first movement. The disc's title refers to a visit to Venice in 1740 by Frederick Christian, the Prince Elector of Saxony, during which Vivaldi's music was performed. He was a lucky prince, and we're lucky to have this CD. As usual, Manze and the Academy of Ancient Music are superb. --Robert LevineCustomer Reviews:
Music for a historical event.......2007-01-13
The evening's program included a vocal piece--a serenata called "The Chorus of Muses" by the great playwright Carlo Goldoni--with its sections introduced by four concertos composed by Vivaldi. (The music of the serenata is lost, and even the name of the composer is unknown.)
Vivaldi's contribution to the evening was commissioned by the Pietà, the orphanage whose all-female orchestra he had made famous earlier in his career. These concertos may very well be his last works, because soon after the festive performance, he moved to Vienna, where he died in poverty the following year.
So listening to this recording not only lets us hear fine performances of some late Vivaldi works (still amazing for the variety of scoring and compositional approaches after having composed so much music over so many years), but it also transports us, in a kind of musical time machine, to a period and lifestyle that has certainly disappeared in the last 250 years. We know from his diary that the Prince particularly enjoyed one "echo" concerto (in which several instruments were seated at a distance for special echo effects).
It is an unusual and delightful way to encounter Vivaldi.
What elegance and grace is contained here.......2005-10-12
Sinfonia in G major dazzles us with joyful pomp. The third movement echoes the Autumn section of the Four Seasons by capturing the sound of the harvest folk dance.
Violin Concerto in E-flat major is incredibly well constructed, almost mathematical in composition, with passages building one upon the other. The first movement builds gradually but the third movement slips and slides like children in a playground.
Concerto in D minor has courtly beinnings. Like much of Vivaldi, the violins sometimes are allowed to take the foreground with a somewhat rustic power, yet they are usually balanced by the pure elegance of the other instruments and melodies that echo with intensity. The lute accompanies the violin and other string instruments with its Renaissance sound. Lute strings individually plucked slow the piece and increase the intensity of anticipation in the second movement.
In Concerto in A major, Vivaldi uses violins with three echo violins. In the CD program they explain that when this piece was played for the Polish Prince, the primary violinist was visible but that they echo violinists were hidden around the concert hall, which I can only guess was a delightful and playful game to play with the listening audience of the time. In this concerto, the violins sound so birdlike as they echo each other's songs back and forth. In the final movement, Allegro, the violins boldly and sweetly play their echo game, no longer playing birds but mellowing into instruments of joy.
In Violin Concerto in C Major we hear graceful refrains that build like the Spring section of the Four Seasons.
In the Concerto in C Major we hear the finest piece on the whole CD in terms of complexity and orchestration. The recorder is used along with instruments called chalumeaux and theorbos. The grand march sound of the Allegro molto subsides long enough to hear the wonderful wind instruments complimented by mandolins, giving a delightful break from the violins. I think this concerto is my favorite on the CD, with the warm sounds of rare instruments permeating the piece.Yet, how can one pick a favorite from this wonderful collection of music.
Vivaldi is so elegant, so graceful and balanced. I love his music because it puts demands only on my ear the way Matisse puts demands only on my eyes. He transports me.
Diversity is your best bet.......2005-09-03
Just sublime.......2004-11-05
Great Music as expected from Andrew Manze.......2003-06-23
again in this recording doing a wonderful job
the performances are splendid, the acoustics
are also wonderful. The Academy of Ancient Music
plays with clarity. Indeed, with this recording
the music of Vivaldi reached perfection!
Highly recomended!
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