Russell Watson: Reprise [Import]

Track Listings

1. Torna A Surriento

2. Granda

3. Santa Lucia

4. That's Amore

5. Ave Maria (Schubert)

6. Questo O Quella (Verdi)

7. Nothing Sacred

8. Pearl Fisher's Duet (Bizet)

9. Pourquoi Me Reveiller? (Massenet)

10. Recondita Armonia (Puccini)

11. La Danza (Rossini)

12. Core Ngrato

13. Living Years

14. I Don't Know How I Got By

15. Best That Love Can Be (Ft Cleopatra)

16. Bohemian Rhapsody

17. Vesti La Giubba (Leoncavallo)

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
International version of his third album features three additional tracks (17 total) plus seven tracks that are not on the US version, 'Thats Amore', 'Ave Maria', 'Questa O Quella', 'Nothing Sacred, 'Pourquoi Me Reveiller', 'I Dont Know How I Got By' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. The US edition has four tracks that are not on here. It began with 'The Voice'...It was followed by 'Encore'...now, Russell Watson returns with his stunning third album 'Reprise'. Effortlessly gliding through his trademark assortment of operatic arias and popular ballads, Russell's fantastic voice just seems to get stronger and stronger. The many highlights include a powerful version of Bizet's 'Pearl-Fishers' duet, Schubert's 'Ave Maria' and a wonderful arrangement of Dean Martin's 'That's Amore'. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and Mike And The Mechanics hit 'Living Years' round off what is without doubt his most polished

Tracks:

Santa Lucia
Immenso Sogno
Tutto Sei Per Me
Core 'ngrato
The Pearl Fishers' Duet
Granada
Torna A Surriento
La Danza
All Or Nothing
The Living Years
Did You Ever
Vesti La Giubba
Recondita Armonia

Customer Reviews:

What a Great Voice!.......2005-01-05

Adding another album to his growing list, Russel Watson presents 13 more tracks to his fans and new listeners. If you enjoyed The Voice and Encore you're definitely not wasting your money on purchasing yet another album.
Watson's combination of classical operatic pieces with symphonic pop orchestration puts a new twist on some old favorites. If you prefer listening to old remastered Caruso recordings this may not be the album for you, but if you like hearing old favorites remade with a twist and a great voice this is definitely for you.
With just enough spice to promote further interest and the same stunning delivery of each song as in his previous albums, Watson delivers another nearly flawless piece of work for us to enjoy!

better, but still awful.......2004-12-15

ALthough he has improved immensely since his other recordings he still is incredibly sub-standard as an opera singer. Clearly, his adoring public don't seem to realise, or care. He continues to show a sloppy, ugly lack of technique and simply does not grasp foreign languages at all, not the italian which dominates this album, or the spanish, french or latin which is also included. Many of his higher notes are strained and forced, especially evident at the end of Granada.
The Grandiose, lavish orchestrations are again the best thing about this CD, and overtake as the star of the album.
The selection of songs is very pleasing though, with some surprisingly nice pop songs, which he actually does a decent job of.
He shamelessly imiates Dean Martin in That's Amore, and his impression is actually quite entertaining.
In the Pearl Fishers Duet, he arrogantly sings both parts himself, neither done very well, with the song irritatingly abridged to minimise the amount of singing he must do as a "baritone" (snigger).
Ave Maria is mundane, and uninspired in all aspects.
La Danza is tediously slow, with a dreadful orchestration and awful pronunciation.
Bohemian Rhapsody is a song that should not be redone by anyone, and this recording is dreary and uninspired.
Vesti la Guibba is done without much conviction. His cry of pain sounds like a forced laugh, and the "emotion" in his voice sounds incredibly false. He also ventures off-key at one stage.
Without a doubt, the best part og this album,in my opinion, was the duet with cleopatra, The Best That Love Can Be. I know people will disagree with me here, and i'm surprised myself that i like this song, but i think it is a very lovely song, with very nice singing for both performers.
If you're thinking of buying this CD, download the best that love can be off the internet, and forget the rest. It's really not worth it, unless you want a classic example of how not to sing opera.

"Reprise" is no Prize.......2004-11-05

A very poor CD both in choice of music and voice quality. Mr. Watson's voice sounds strained and tired in many of the songs. I was very disappointed and sorry that I purchased "Reprise".

Better than the second time around.......2004-10-06

Russell Watson and his hyper publicity machine have returned to bless or curse us once again with both pop and operatic selections, over orchestrated and over-hyped as always.

I bought this CD knowing full well what to expect because I have the first 2 and had absolutely no reason to buy this other than to see how Watson would fare against a spinto aria like Canio's lament in "Vesti La Giubba".
I didn't expect it to go that well and I wasn't disappointed.
Seems this guy's voice is starting to sound stranger with each release....not bad mind you, just well...not good in an operatic context either.

Anyhow, I liked this CD much better than his sophmore CD "Encore".
The song selection is well balanced between arias, neapolitan favs and the usual fare of Euro-pop.
I even like some of his Euro-pop stuff like "In the living years".

The main reason I couldn't bring myself to give this a 4 star rating, though tempted, was because of the odd sounding vocalizations on the operatic arias. His voice seems like it's tired or pushed...I can't place it but it has me wondering why this kid doesn't take some time off, buy himself a top-notch coach / teacher, fix his vocal problems and come back better than ever.While he's at it he should really go live in Italy for a year and get a grasp of the language. One would think that over the span of 3 CD's his Italian would be near perfect by now but that's not the case....thus 3 stars.

Being a tenor myself I respect his talent, but I also believe that singing operatic selections is a touchy deal and can hurt an artist as much or more if not done right, as it can help.
I'm glad that Russell's label continues to promote his career as well as it does but I hope that the self-proclaimed "people's tenor" will give the people a finished product, vocally, in his next release.

All in all this could be called "The Voice" part 3 because the formula hasn't changed and it seems to be quite profitable to both Decca and Watson so I don't expect things to change too much in the years to come. Love him or hate him...he'll be back.

Terrifyingly bad.......2004-07-09

The worst singing I've ever heard is embodied in this recording. Russell Watson just don't have the voice and emotional intensity for almost all the music that he has chosen to sing. The result is hoarse vocalism and uninvolving performances.

Tracks:

Torna a Surriento
Granada
Santa Lucia
That's Amore
Ave Maria
Questa O Quella [Rogoletto]
Nothing Sacred
Pearl Fishers' Duet [Les Peurs de Perles]
Pourquoi Me Riller? [Werther]
Recondita Armonia [Tosca]
Danza [Les Soir Musicales]
Core 'Ngrato
Living Years
I Don't Know How I Got By
Best That Love Can Be
Bohemian Rhapsody
Vesti la Giubba [Pagliacci]

Average customer rating:

Reprise-the Voice 3

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000CD7VY
Release Date: 2003-09-30

Album Description

Japanese release for the popular classical crossover artist. Details TBA. Decca. 2003.

Average customer rating:

Third Album Continues the Pleasure

Reprise
Russell Watson
Manufacturer: Decca/Universal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Encore
Amore Musica

ASIN: B000084T1L
Release Date: 2003-01-27

Tracks:

Torna A Surriento
Granada
Santa Lucia
Thats Amore
Ave Maria
Questa O Quella
Nothing Sacred
The Pearl Fishers Duet
Pourquoi Me Reveiller
Recondita Armonia
La Danza
Core Ngrato
Nobody Does It Better (Bonus Track)
The Living Years
I Dont Know How I Got By
The Best That Love Can Be
Bohemian Rhapsody
Vesti La Giubba

Album Description

Exclusive Australian version of his 2002 album, features a beautiful version of Carly Simon's 'Nobody Does It Better' plus three additional tracks (18 total). This version features a total of seven tracks that are not on the US version, 'Thats Amore', 'Ave Maria', 'Questa O Quella', 'Nothing Sacred, 'Pourquoi Me Reveiller', 'I Dont Know How I Got By' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. The US edition has four tracks that are not on the Aussie and International pressing. It began with 'The Voice'...It was followed by 'Encore'...now, Russell Watson returns with his stunning third album 'Reprise'. Effortlessly gliding through his trademark assortment of operatic arias and popular ballads, Russell's fantastic voice just seems to get stronger and stronger. The many highlights include a powerful version of Bizet's 'Pearl-Fishers' duet, Schubert's 'Ave Maria' and a wonderful arrangement of Dean Martin's 'That's Amore'. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and Mike And The Mechanics hit 'Living Years' round off what is without doubt his most polished album to date. Universal. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Third Album Continues the Pleasure.......2003-02-20

This third album of Russell Watson's unique blend of classical/operatic and popular selections is another winner. The powerful and beautiful voice is even more so here and sounds a bit more mature as well. The selections are interesting and I enjoyed all of them although "Granada" and The Pearlfishers' Duet are particular standouts (the latter is really stunning, with Watson singing both parts beautifully.)In addition, "La Danza" is a tour de force and "Ave Maria", "Santa Lucia", "Torna a Surriento", and "Core n'grato" are especially beautiful, as is "Nothing Sacred" in the popular area. Heartily recommended.

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Reprise
Russell Watson
Manufacturer: Msi Music Corp
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0000DEPYZ
Release Date: 2002-11-18

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1. Torna A Surriento
2. Granda
3. Santa Lucia
4. That's Amore
5. Ave Maria (Schubert)
6. Questo O Quella (Verdi)
7. Nothing Sacred
8. Pearl Fisher's Duet (Bizet)
9. Pourquoi Me Reveiller? (Massenet)
10. Recondita Armonia (Puccini)
11. La Danza (Rossini)
12. Core Ngrato
13. Living Years
14. I Don't Know How I Got By
15. Best That Love Can Be (Ft Cleopatra)
16. Bohemian Rhapsody
17. Vesti La Giubba (Leoncavallo)