In The Waiting
Editorial Reviews
Amy K. of TriCity News
Amazing guitar, creative lyrics, powerful vocals, mature and intelligent songs, energy, passion, honest... who could ask for more?
Rocky-O of Liner Notes
Breathtaking vocals give flight to her insightful lyrics, and in this case, every cut truly is the deepest.
Album Description
In a compelling 10 song cycle of acoustic contemporary music, Rocky-O of Liner Notes says: "Sometimes amongst all the noise, a whisper can be the voice that truly needs to be heard. Tina Vero is that voice."
In The Waiting
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- Excellent
- Missing 2nd and Third Lead
- Another Great Album from the Florida Guitar Army
- A Second Great Outlaws Album
- Stick around for rock & roll
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Lady in Waiting
The Outlaws
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ASIN: B00005LN6W
Release Date: 2001-07-10 |
Tracks:
- Breaker-Breaker
- South Carolina
- Ain't So Bad
- Freeborn Man
- Girl From Ohio
- Lover Boy
- Just For You
- Prisoner
- Stick Around For Rock & Roll
Customer Reviews:
Excellent.......2006-06-20
This is a great remaster of this cd. A previous reviewer wrote of not having the 2nd and 3d guitars, but they are all here and loud and clear on my cd.
Missing 2nd and Third Lead.......2006-05-31
I am an old Outlaws fan. And for the most part. There newley releast CDs Are very good. But Lady In Waiting is not. The CD is missing the 2nd & 3rd lead guitar rifs. Witch really sucks for a band who is known for a 3 Guitar Assult!
Another Great Album from the Florida Guitar Army.......2003-04-24
Another great album. You are going to get all the great guitar work and vocal harmony you expect from the boys from Tampa.
There are no big radio numbers on this album, but all the tunes are strong. "Breaker, Breaker" is good country/rock pop, a tune about a man heading home to his woman. "South Carolina", written by now Blackhawk lead singer Henry Paul, is a real country number with some real picking and grinning from Hughie Thomasson and Billy Jones.
"Ain't So Bad" is a smooth ballad from Billy Jones and "Freeborn Man" is a real country boogie tune that was written by Paul Revere and the Raiders vocalist Mark Lindsay. Of course, the Outlaws put their signature on this song like only they can.
"Stick Around For Rock and Roll" has all the chops that a guitar connoiseur is looking for. This is the signature guitar tune on the album.
"Lover Boy" and "Just For You" are more strong country rock boogie numbers. "Girl From Ohio" is more of the straight country variety from Henry Paul and "Prisoner" is another smooth number from William Harry Jones.
A good follow up album to their self-titled debut album "Outlaws".
A Second Great Outlaws Album.......2002-09-27
LADY IN WAITING is a great record. It's just as great as BEST OF, BRING IT BACK ALIVE, OUTLAWS, HURRY SUNDOWN, and PLATINUM & GOLD COLLECTION, but is also a wonderful album in its own right. If you loved BEST OF, BRING IT BACK ALIVE, OUTLAWS, HURRY SUNDOWN, or PLATINUM & GOLD COLLECTION, you'll love LADY IN WAITING.
Stick around for rock & roll.......2002-03-01
Excellent!! I said this back in the 70s and I hold by it today, this is southern rock at it's finest. "Freeborn Man" and "Stick around for rock & roll" are just a couple tunes on this CD that will get you kickin up your heels. This band is in a class all it's own. Nothin compares, not today, not 30 years ago.
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- Before Aretha Screamed
- why do fools hate on aretha's early stuff?
- Will
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- Maybe Not The Queen Of Soul But Ever So Appealing
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Queen in Waiting: Columbia Years 1960-1965
Aretha Franklin
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ASIN: B00006JKG3
Release Date: 2002-09-24 |
Tracks:
- Nobody Like You
- Once In A While
- Maybe I'm A Fool
- Muddy Water
- Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home? (Alternate Version)
- Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)
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- I Wonder (Where Are You Tonight)
- God Bless The Child
- Blue Holiday
- Looking Through A Tear
- Tiny Sparrow
- Here Today And Gone Tomorrow
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- This Bitter Earth
- Just For A Thrill
- Skylark
- Skylark (Alternate Version)
- Trouble In Mind
- Runnin' Out Of Fools
- Drinking Again
- Laughing On The Outside
- What A Difference A Day Makes
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- You'll Lose A Good Thing
- Take A Look
- Cry Like A Baby
- I Wish I Didn't Love You So
- Only The Lonely
- People (From 'Funny Girl')
- Mockingbird
- Until You Were Gone
- My Coloring Book
- Try A Little Tenderness
Customer Reviews:
Before Aretha Screamed.......2007-06-12
This is Aretha's beginning recordings, remastered and sounded better than ever. Before she had her hits on Atlantic records, screaming her way to the top, Aretha sang a bit more subdoed. She still shines as she tries on more musical stylings than her usual R&B. She is surrounded by a Jazz quartet on some songs here but the real gems are the almost hits, "Running
Out Of Fools" being one of her best. (It was even covered by Elvis Costello.) There are two versions of "Skylark" and both are excellent versions that showcase a remarkable singer. Aretha plays piano on a few cuts and her singing is pure. If you ever wondered what it would be like to hear her just sing without screaming, look no further. The liner notes are a good read as well. Two cd's full of her best moments from her early years. You have to Respect that.
why do fools hate on aretha's early stuff?.......2007-05-01
don't try to tell me about how aretha franklin was unhappy singing the broadway and popular standards john hammond gave her to sing at columbia. if she hated them, she wouldn't have put at least one on each of her atlantic recordings or done them in concert.
while i am still waiting for a re-release of 'the tender, the moving, the swinging' on cd, this compilation will more than pass muster. there are so many treasures, including her own song 'without the one you love'. i don't have any particular favorites. i love them all. and maybe one day, more people will start to love them too!
Will.......2007-01-13
The Queen of Soul. Wonderful opportunity to see Aretha Progress inti the Queen she will always be!
Fascinating and revealing..........2004-08-19
For those fans who aren't familiar with Aretha's Columbia work, this collection will be a revelation. I agree with another reviewer that Aretha sometimes sounds uncomfortable and that the arrangements are often conventional and forgettable. Still, within these constraints, Aretha is a force of nature! She frequently transcends the material, especially when she stops trying to sound like Dinah Washington and allows her gospel training to take over. I defy anyone to not get chills when she connects with the spirit. This collection loses points for pedestrian material and arrangements, but it's still valuable as a testament to Aretha's overwhelming talent. Well worth owning.
Maybe Not The Queen Of Soul But Ever So Appealing.......2003-05-29
Although I'm a huge Aretha Franklin fan, for years I've steared clear of the Columbia recordings. Critics have accused Columbia Execs of misguiding the fledging talent of young Aretha and choosing material ill-suited to her gospel roots. Yes some of this material is questionable at best. Take for instance the English ballard Lee Cross or the Tin Pan Alley standard Bill Bailey. Aretha sounds uninspired and uncomfortable. But there is much here to relish as we hear this oh so promising 19 year old working her way through Maybe I'm A Fool, Today I Sing The Blues and Try A Little Tenderness.
True Jerry Wexler and Atlantic Records tapped into the vast resevouir of Areatha's talent by putting her gospel roots up front and backing her up with the deft rhythm section of the Muscle Shoals Swamppers. However, I find these early sides ever so refreshing. Had Areatha continued along this path, I believe her vast talent would have ultimately won her an audience. She may have not become the Queen Of Soul, but she would have found a place in the hearts of those who enjoy great R&B singers the likes of Dinah Washington, Nancey Wilson and Carmen McRea. Kudos to Columbia for assembling this very appealing package.
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Hitman: Codename 47 / Hitman 2 - Silent Assassin
Jesper Kyd
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ASIN: B000A2GP5W
Release Date: 2005-08-30 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- Main Title (Extended Version)
- Hong Kong Themes
- Jungle Exploration
- Dark Jungle
- Hotel Themes
- Harbor Themes
- Hospital Themes
- Hotel Music (Early Demo)
- Rainforest (Early Demo)
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- Main Title (Original Slow Version)
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- Hitman 2 Main Title
- Waiting For Action
- Action Begins
- 47 Makes A Decision
- The Penthouse
- Japanese Mansion
- Japanese Snow Castle
- Streets Of India
- Mission In India
- 47 In St. Petersburg
- Trouble In Russia
- Desert Sun
- Arabian Dance
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- H2 Action
- Dreams Of Instanbul (Bonus Track)
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Pretty Good.......2006-07-29
This was a very unique item. Fans of the series will enjoy it. At times some of the tracks seem out of place when out of the game, but that's more than made up for by the many powerful and classic tracks that these CD's have. The first CD is more techno-inspired while the second is more operatic. It's good music to do push-ups to or to drive to. Especially the first track of the first CD.
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- Great CD
- Simply the Best
- Inconsistent, but mostly excellent
- "Celebration" is not strong enough a word
- A maginificent evening, a magnificent album
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Sondheim - A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992 Concert Cast)
Stephen Sondheim , Betty Buckley , Paul Gemignani , Patti LuPone , Liza Minnelli , and Bernadette Peters
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ASIN: B000003FDW
Release Date: 1993-02-23 |
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- Symphonic Sondheim: Sweeney Todd--orchestra, Jerry Hadley ("Johanna"), Eugene Perry,Herbert Perry ("Pretty Women")
- Evening Introduction--Bill Irwin
- Loveland/Getting Married Today--Ensemble, Jeanne Lehman, Mark Jacoby, Madeline Kahn
- Waiting for the Girls Upstairs--George Lee Andrews, Michael Jeter, James Naughton/Love, I Hear--Michael Jeter/Live Alone and Like It--James Naughton
- Someone Is Waiting--Richard Muenz/Symphonic Sondheim: Barcelona--orchestra
- Being Alive--Patti LuPone
- Good Thing Going--The Tonics
- Losing My Mind/You Could Drive a Person Crazy--Dorothy Loudon
- Our Time--Boys Choir of Harlem/Children Will Listen--Betty Buckley
- Anyone Can Whistle--Billy Stritch
- Water Under the Bridge--Liza Minnellli, Billy Stritch
- Back in Business--Liza Minnellli, Billy Stritch, Ensemble
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- Symphonic Sondheim: Comedy Tonight--Bill Irwin, orchestra
- Sooner or Later--Karen Ziemba
- Pretty Lady--Mark Jacoby, Eugene Perry, Herbert Perry
- Green Finch and Linnet Bird--Harolyn Blackwell
- The Ballad of Booth--Patrick Cassidy, Victor Garber
- Broadway Baby--Daisy Eagan
- I Never Do Anything Twice--BETTY
- With So Little to Be Sure Of--Jerry Hadley, Carolann Page
- Not a Day Goes By--Bernadette Peters
- Remember?--Ron Baker, Peter Blanchet, Carol Meyer, Bronwyn Thomas, Blythe Walker (Quintet)/A Weekend in the Country--Kevin Anderson, George Lee Andrews, Mark Jacoby, Beverly Lambert, Maureen Moore, Susan Terry, Quintet
- Send in the Clowns--Glenn Close
- Old Friends--Liza Minnelli
- Sunday--Bernadette Peters, Broadway Chorus
Customer Reviews:
Great CD.......2006-08-06
This is a wonderful double CD of fabulous musical numbers performed by theatre greats and directed by a legandary musical director.
Simply the Best.......2005-06-29
First, to the person who criticizes the recording b/c of "Broadway Baby." Daisy Egan (who sings in in this recording) sounds like she's 10 becuase she IS young. She had just appeared on Braodway in Secret Garden and won a Tony for it. It's a joke...Broadway BABY...hello, it's a joke.
In a compilation of songs like this you're always going to have tracks that you prefer over others, but the majority of the renditions in this CD are great. This is simply one of the best collections of Sondheim out there. You get interpretations that span from "classical" (Green Finch), to bordering on insane (Anything Twice). This is to demonstrate how versatile this composer really is.
In my opinion, some of the best renditions are "Not a Day Goes By," "Anyone Can Whistle", "Girls Upstairs Medley," "Losing My Mind/Drive a Person Crazy," and "Weekend inthe Country." Makes me wish I had been there to witness it first hand.
If you love Sondheim and enjoy hearing Broadway performers, get this CD. A great recording.
Inconsistent, but mostly excellent.......2004-03-21
I am sure no knowledgeable person would deny how absolutely perfect all these songs are. However, the performances on this album are extremely inconsistent. It will go from an excellent rendition (Waiting for the Girls medley, Sunday, With So Little To Be Sure Of, Sooner or Later, Green Finch, Send in the Clowns, Pretty Lady) to the weird (I never Do Anything Twice), to the bad (Broadway Baby, Our Time). I still have absolutely no idea how they managed to butcher one of the best songs ever written--Good Thing Going--and turn it into smooth jazz elevator music. Why would they give Broadway Baby to someone who sounds like she's 10? That said, Liza Minelli, Glenn Close, Karen Ziemba, Dorothy Laudon and the "Waiting for the Girls" performers are all very good. And ending with Bernadette Peters and "Sunday" ends the set on a absolutley fabulous note.
"Celebration" is not strong enough a word.......2003-04-30
This review is by Crosley.
I have been a major Sondheim fan for quite some time, and I finally obtained a copy of this album. I was blown away by the excellent cast and phenomenal selection of music. It is obvious how much work went into this production, considering that this is the live recording of a one time show, and it's flawless. The songs cover all of his shows with the exception of "Passion," which was released 3 years after this show. Also, the shows for which he wrote only lyrics are ommited, like West Side Story, Gypsy, etc. Thus, you can find material from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Anyone can Whistle, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Merrily we Roll Along, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, and Assassins.
There are two striking things about this CD (besides the music and performers themselves). First of all, some of the songs are completely stylistically reworked. The most obvious are "Good Thing Going" and "I Never do Anything Twice." Both are traditionally very ballady with a piano accompaniment, but here they have been redone as jazzy tunes. The result is excellent. Such reworkings demonstrate that Sondheim writes music for virtually any style, and in these cases, across several styles. It's a great example of his variety. The other interesting thing is how many songs have overlapping melodies of songs from different shows. Case in point, "Our Time" and "No one is Alone" are sung seperately by the Harlem Boys Choir and Betty Buckley (the original Grizabella in Webber's atrocious "CATS," although Buckley was excellent) respectively, and then combined. Putting these two songs together offer different meanings to each, and the music is only enhanced. Another example, the trio of "Waiting for the Girls Upstairs," "Love, I Hear," and "Live Alone and Like It" are sung in that order, and then the latter two are combined. Again, the meanings of the songs change, this time in an almost narrative style, and offering different takes on love in the same montage. Lastly (at least for this review, there are more), Dorothy Laudon's (the original Ms. Hannigan in Annie) combination of "Losing my Mind" and "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" is brilliant. Those who are familiar with these songs will wonder how exactly they fit, but trust me, they do. She swtiches back and forth between melodies to create a number that starts poignant and beautiful, and soon moves to become uproariously funny. Both the song reworkings and overlapping melodies of unrelated songs are all for the better.
I recommend this recording to anyone wanting to get better acquainted with some of Sondheim's best work, or those already familiar who want to hear a tour de force of phenomenal music. It has been said that Sondheim is a masterful lyricist (which he is), but lacks real talent for music. This CD is the final proof that such critics are wrong. His music may take a few listenings to get into, contrary to Webber or Wildhorn, but unlike those two, he doesn't cater to the audience. He challenges them to think outside of traditional musical theater in a glorious repertoise of shows that reach for a smarter, more sophisticated form.
A maginificent evening, a magnificent album.......2001-12-16
There's something to be said for the first concert you ever see at Carnegie Hall. I was fortunate enough to have this be my first. This entire evening was devoted to his genius and the performers did not disappoint.
This wonderful double CD shows off the best and brightest of the musical theatre composer and it is, as one person put it, "an embarassment of riches." With songs from his finest works done in amazing arrangements (listen to that harmony in "We Had a Good Thing Going"!) combined with fabulous performers this is a Sondheim lovers delight.
My favorite song is, without a doubt, Dorothy Louden and her wonderful medley of "Losing My Mind" into "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" followed very closely by the recently departed Madeline Kahn singing "Getting Married Today."
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- Wow!
- Everyone Should Whistle
- An amazing intro to the body of work of a true master
- Beautiful, moving concert
- ... and I love Barbara Cook
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Barbara Cook Sings Mostly Sondheim (Live at Carnegie Hall 2001)
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ASIN: B000059LFF
Release Date: 2001-05-08 |
Tracks:
- Everybody Says Don't
- I Wonder What Became of Me?
- The Eagle and Me
- I Had Myself a True Love
- Into the Woods / Giants in the Sky (Malcolm Gets)
- Another Hundred People / So Many People (Malcolm Gets)
- Let's Face the Music and Dance / The Song Is You (duet with Malcolm Gets)
- Happiness
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- You Could Drive a Person Crazy
- Not A Day Goes By / Losing My Mind
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- I Got Lost in His Arms
- West Side Story Segment: Something's Coming / Tonight (Malcolm Gets)
- Move On (duet with Malcolm Gets)
- Medley: Hard Hearted Hannah / Waiting for the Robert E. Lee / San Francisco
- Ice Cream
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- The Trolley Song
- Not While I'm Around (duet with Malcolm Gets)
- Anyone Can Whistle
Amazon.com's Best of 2001
Barbara Cook is one of today's most accomplished song stylists, and if you don't believe us, just listen to this live album. It's a master class in the art of singing. It documents an evening at Carnegie Hall during which Cook proved that she can dissect and extract the substance out of the simplest of lyrics. One of the best surprises is "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" (from Company), which is taken at an amiable trot and allows the singer to display its humor. Cook is not a swinging singer and uptempo is not her pace; give her a ballad, though, and she'll wring the last drop of emotion out of it. Her version of "Losing My Mind" (here paired with "Not a Day Goes By") is simply astonishing. The singer also performs songs that Sondheim has said he wished he had written, an awful lot of them by Harold Arlen. No complaints here. Guest Malcolm Gets solos on a few songs and duets with Cook on others, including "Let's Face the Music and Dance." This is classic material done masterfully by a classic singer. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Customer Reviews:
Wow!.......2004-02-20
Having read the other reviews there is little more for me to add. I have been a Barbara Cook fan for a longtime and for me, this is one of her best concerts ever. I do, however, prefer the DVD. As with some other reviewers, I do not want to hear Malcolm Gets (as much as I like him) when I want to listen to Barbara. Her flawless interpretation of music is a hard act to follow for any singer! I managed to see this concert 4 times over a year and a half. Each time I saw her the voice was stronger and more assured (I would not have thought that possible). I can't help but think we will have the pleasure of hearing Ms Cook for many years to come. For those people who enjoyed his CD I strongly recommend purchasing the DVD. Barabara's rendition of So Many People is breathtaking (literally, I don't think I breathed once during the entire song). If you ever have opportunity to see her live - go! She has an ability to make you feel as if every song she sings and every word she speaks is directed to you alone. She can take a large venue and make it feel as intimate as your own living room. Having had the pleasure of meeting her I can say she is as youthful and pleasurable in person as she is in her performance.
Everyone Should Whistle.......2003-10-11
After being privileged to attend this concert, I had to own the CD. Once a lyric coloratura and the original Cunegonde in Bernstein's Candide, Ms. Cook has become (in her 70s) a true diva, blessed with a velvety, warm sound. Every note has meaning. Her high B-flat on "Ice Cream" is still the envy of any soprano today. Everyone should whistle after hearing the superb performances on this CD. Even better, though, is the experience of having been in the concert hall for the live performance. Brava, Ms. Cook!
An amazing intro to the body of work of a true master.......2003-06-16
When I first bought tickets for the 'Mostly Sondheim' show on tour (in San Francisco) I figured it couldn't be too bad. Besides, I had only been exposed to a few of his songs (Anyone Can Whistle, Losing My Mind...) and had only seen "A Little Night Music". On the way out of the theater I immediately picked up this recording of the program. It is truly amazing. I immediately began listening to it and have barely put it down in the last few months. Furthermore, my Sondheim CD collection increased in size from an unflattering zero to five (and it's still growing)! This is an amazing introduction to the works of Stephen Sondheim, who is now my favorite modern musical composer). Buy this now if you don't already have it!
Beautiful, moving concert.......2003-04-13
This is a wonderful CD set with a great selection of songs. I do want to express a slight reservation, however. Barbara Cook has been one of my favorite singers for a number of years and the way her voice defies time is extraordinary -- for her to be singing with such bright, beautiful tone in her mid-70s with no wobble or beat in the voice is an amazing achievment.
I do have to say that by 2001, when this concert was recorded, Cook seemed to have a lost a little bit of power and intensity in her singing. This is only natural for someone of her age. Her voice is still lovely, but you can sense her keeping it in reserve a bit. She's as expressive as ever, but compare the rendition of "I got lost in his arms" on this album to the one on her previous album recorded in 1999, "The Champion Season", and there's less urgency and vocal depth in her singing here. That said, the high B at the end of "Ice Cream" is sensational.
So, despite that caveat, this is, again, a wonderful album, a must for Cook fans, especially for the gorgeous renditions of songs I'd never thought I'd get to hear her perform: "Not a Day Goes By", "Happiness/Loving You", "San Francisco", etc. Buy it!
... and I love Barbara Cook.......2003-02-11
This recording is a disappointment for me. It is not her best work, and Malcolm Gets is uninspired. My biggest complaint however is the engineering of the recording. Throughout the speaking was to soft, the singing volumes uneven, and the applause deafening. I will be passing this CD on to friends, and will later donate it to my local library.
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- A beguiling album
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- a classic cult musical
- Straight from Broadway's Golden Age: It's Goldilocks!
- Worth your investment - A real delight!
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Goldilocks (1958 Original Broadway Cast)
Joan Ford , Walter Kerr , and Jean Kerr
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ASIN: B0000027WO
Release Date: 1992-05-19 |
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- Act I: Give The Little Lady
- Act I: Save A Kiss
- Act I: No One'll Ever Love You
- Act I: Who's Been Sitting In My Chair?
- Act I: There Never Was A Woman
- Act I: The Pussy Foot
- Act II: Lady In Waiting
- Act II: The Beast In You
- Act II: Shall I Take My Heart And Go?
- Act II: I Can't Be In Love
- Act II: Bad Companions
- Act II: I Never Know When
- Act II: Two Years In The Making
- Act II: Heart Of Stone
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A beguiling album.......2004-10-31
Someone had a brilliant notion in getting Leroy Anderson to write a show. (It wasn't the first time; he was hired for "Wonderful Town" but was ditched in favor of Leonard Bernstein.) That it didn't quite work may owe to the fact that he was largely written out, the best of his imperishable vest-pocket tone poems long in the past. Still, this is an utterly captivating score, superbly interpreted. If you want a complete idea how it sounds you might want to get MCA's budget two-disc anthology of Anderson conducting his own music, including several of the show's dance numbers; they almost make you forget how great Arthur Fiedler was with this master of the pops.
Broadway FLOP yields a HIT original cast album.......2004-02-13
This is another splendid original cast recording from Goddard Lieberson and Columbia records. Great score by Leroy Anderson by a fine cast headed by Elaine Stritch who is in great voice here. Don Ameche is her nemesis/love interest and Pat Stanley nearly steals the show with her first act number "The Pussy Foot."
The record is short (45 minutes) and does not include the dance pice "The Town House Maxixe" which can be heard on MCA's Leroy Anderson collection. What is on the CD is quite delightful and Sony has done a first rate job coaxing excellent sound from the early stereo tapes. The booklet gives a good essay on the history of the trobled show and a detailed plot summary.
a classic cult musical.......2002-10-19
GOLDILOCKS is one of my all-time favorite 'lost musicals'. It struggled through three months and 161 performances on Broadway, only to close after scathing reviews and dwindling audiences.
GOLDILOCKS was written by theater critic Walter Kerr as a love-letter to the silent movies that had captivated him as a child. The story concerns sardonic silent-actress Maggie Harris (Elaine Stritch) who has a stormy love-hate relationship with her cocky director (Don Ameche). Complications arise in the form of beautiful Lois Lee (Pat Stanley), who sets out to steal him for herself. Maggie decides to make one more picture under the assumed name of Goldilocks, and makes one last grab at romance...
The reason why the show failed so miserably was the weakness of the book, which was magnified a thousand times over by the greatness of the score; which features "Lazy Moon", "Lady in Waiting", "The Pussy Foot", "Where is the Beast in You?", and my personal favorite "I Never Know When to Say When".
Through its lovely cast album, the musical has a devout cult following and no wonder. Elaine Stritch in her first Broadway leading-role (after years of supporting work in revivals of PAL JOEY and ON YOUR TOES) and the sparkling score of Leroy Anderson is fantastic stuff. Highly recommended.
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Straight from Broadway's Golden Age: It's Goldilocks!.......2001-06-29
I first discovered Goldilocks through the double draw of Leroy Anderson and Elaine Stritch. Elaine Stritch I already knew as Joanne in Company singing "The Ladies Who Lunch", and Leroy Anderson was one of my favorite composers, known for such light programmatic and novelty orchestral pieces as The Syncopated Clock, Belle of the Ball, Bugler's Holiday, The Typewriter and Plink, Plank, Plunk. That combo of names caught my eye as I was flipping through the record bins one day, and as I scanned the album cover I saw the names Don Ameche, Nathaniel Frey and Margaret Hamilton which absolutely clinched the deal. I left the store with the record and went straight home to play it. From the moment I dropped the needle (yes, I've had it that long) I was captivated, and it has since become one of my perennial favorites.
The score is top notch, particularly in the material for Stritch and the perfectly cast Don Ameche. It does sag a bit in the material for the secondary couple, but I think that's because it's the primary couple who are the comedians while the secondary couple gets stuck with the sappy side of romance. Yes, there are book problems. Walter Kerr later admitted that they kept beefing up the comedy at the expense of the love story, and reading through the book (which through an incredible stroke of good fortune I found at a local Half Price Books) that's a fair criticism. But this weakness doesn't overwhelm the show and make it unworkable. I have to agree with the assessment that with The Music Man already running featuring a slightly more lovable con artist and a sweet rather than brassy leading lady, Goldilocks wasn't able to measure up to the competition. Taken on its own terms though, Goldilocks works wonderfully.
To mention particular favorites of mine in the score, I have to start with Stritch's Act 2 torch song, "I Never Know When To Say When". Why didn't this become a standard? It stacks up with the best Broadway has to offer. You can hear the pain in Stritch's voice as she laments the mess she's made of her relationhips. "Give the Little Lady" near the top of Act 1 doesn't really cover much in the realm of plot, but it's just so much fun, and "The Beast In You" never fails to get me laughing. All of these feature Stritch alone or with the chorus, but her duet with Ameche, "No One'll Ever Love You", is just as good, and Ameche's solo number, "I Can't Be In Love", in which he discovers to his astonishment that he is indeed in love, is priceless. Then on top of that is "Bad Companions" for Don Ameche's shady sidekicks Nathaniel Frey (an excellent comic character actor who appeared in many better known shows such as Damn Yankees and She Loves Me) and Margaret Hamilton (the Wicked Witch of the West sings!) which is a hoot from start to finish. These are the standouts in my book, but the whole score is eminently listenable, pleasant and tuneful. Of course with Leroy Anderson writing the music it couldn't be anything else.
I sometimes wish I had been born 30-40 years earlier so I could have actually seen what I am only able to get the barest hint of from reading the libretto and listening to the cast album. I strongly recommend to anyone who has had enough interest to wind up here reading these reviews to make this show a permanent part of your collection. More people need to know this show!
Worth your investment - A real delight!.......2001-01-14
Having learned about the life of Leroy Anderson through the recent PBS story on his career,I was very interested to hear this famous composer's only Broadway show.
This original cast recording is a gem. The majority of the songs are first rate, the perfomers are all first rate and the recording quality sounds as fine as anything on the market today. What a shame that the show had such serious problems, such as a weak book and opening with such hits as West Side Story and Music Man already running on Broadway.
If you enjoy Broadway musicals and don't know this show, buy this recording. You will not be disappointed!
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- Sheri Petta - who would a thunk?
- great music and "match"
- Smooth Renditions
- Beautiful Fresh New Voice
- Magical!
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Sherry Petta
Manufacturer: Sherry Petta Music
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ASIN: B000BUWE7G
Release Date: 2005-10-12 |
Tracks:
- If I Had You
- Until The Real Thing Comes Along
- I Wish You Love
- Falling For You
- Teach Me Tonight
- Fools Rush In
- Let Me Love You
- Summer Wind
- Watch What Happens
- Everybody Loves Somebody
- Waiting
- You Don't Know Me
- Blue Ain't Just A Color
Product Description
Sherry Petta sings popular standards and three originals soon to be favorites. Enjoy her textured velvet vocals on songs that will keep music in your heart. Tracks include Waiting, You Don't Know Me, If I Had You, Fools Rush In, Until the Real Thing Comes Along, Summer Wind, and more.
Customer Reviews:
Sheri Petta - who would a thunk?.......2007-02-17
I heard a cut from Sheri Petta and enjoyed it so I ordered her only album and have played it over and over. She is gifted with a silky smooth syrupy voice - a torch singer with soul and perfect pitch - a real find.
great music and "match".......2007-01-08
I believe Sherry has a beautiful voice, and her music is quite entertaining and enjoyable. I would like to hear and learn more...
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Smooth Renditions.......2006-03-20
A superb CD. Silky voiced, smooth renditions of classic numbers excellently produced with very professional backing. Well worth a listen.
Beautiful Fresh New Voice.......2006-01-22
Sherry Petta's music resonates with a fresh new sound. Her voice is clear and clean...reminds me of listening to jazz in a hot club, but without any smoky haze... a contemporary sound for today. I have given Sherry's CD as a gift to many friends and they all enjoy listening to it over and over again. The lilt in Sherry's voice is just charming. Buy this CD today for hours of listening pleasure.
Magical!.......2006-01-18
You must buy this CD. While visiting Arizona recently, I heard a song from this CD on the radio. I figured the singer was some famous person, and then I heard the DJ say it was from an "upcoming star". Well he was right. This woman can sing! All of the songs put you in a calm, relaxing, and "feel good" state of mind. In short, Sherry Petta's music is magical! I highly recommend it.
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- Groundbreaking!
- Qu'ran is back, baby.
- Groundbreaking brilliance...
- Brilliant
- Why Qu'aran is not in this CD ??
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My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Manufacturer: Sire / London/Rhino
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ASIN: B000002MM1
Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- America Is Waiting
- Mea Culpa
- Regiment
- Help Me Somebody
- The Jezebel Spirit
- Very, Very Hungry
- Moonlight in Glory
- The Carrier
- A Secret Life
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Released in 1981, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts is a collaboration between ambient pioneer Brian Eno and Talking Heads frontman David Byrne. On Ghosts, the two strong-willed musicians manage to come to a meeting of the minds, blending Byrne's herky-jerky funk with Eno's atmospheric sound sculpting. More than anything, this is a large album, intent on pushing itself to the front of the listener's consciousness. Abundant percussion (everything from booming tribal drums to eerie electronics) reverberates in the background while Byrne and Eno toss all manner of found sounds, field recordings, and radio broadcasts into the mix. What results is a groundbreaking album that introduced a generation to the dazzling possibilities offered by electronic recording techniques. Highlights include "The Jezebel Spirit," an electro-funk workout that uses a recording of an exorcism as its focal point, and "Very, Very Hungry," a mysteriously ethereal display of electronic percussion and large-scale sonic architecture. --S. Duda
Customer Reviews:
Groundbreaking!.......2006-03-30
Wgen I first heard this record I was completely blown away. IT was a completely new and unique fusion of ethnic music and modern technology. tracks such as Jezebel Spirit and Help Me Somebody remain incredible even to this day. Even if the sound has aged slightly (it is somewhat trebly by today's standards and the bass and guitar somewhat too newwavy...but i guess it was the time so...) I still consider this one of the ...100 best records i have.
Qu'ran is back, baby........2005-04-18
Perhaps I have a strange version of the cd, but I think the new versions of the cd now have "Qu'ran" as track 6 and "Very, Very Hungry" at track 12.
I'm glad they put Qu'ran back in the mix because it's one of my favorite songs. I also particularly like "Mea Culpa" "Regiment" "Help Me Somebody" "Come With Us" and "Very, Very Hungry"
It's very funky and odd. Not quite like anything else. I do get strange looks from people, though, when they hear preaching coming out of my cd player.
Groundbreaking brilliance..........2005-03-31
Few records can justifiably claim to be "groundbreaking", but here's one - a mesmerising example of two highly creative musicians at the peak of their powers pushing their ideas out to the edge. Using the infectious poly-rhythms and jerky, high tension riffs & vocals that permeated their brilliantly successful collaboration on Talking Heads' "Remain in Light" as their starting point, they mix-in ingenious looped samples and insidious guitar, synthesizer & percussion back-beats to produce something completely unique. Not only like nothing else around at the time but, like all truly great albums, one that hasn't aged with time. Often sounding more like an inventive slice of modern "electronica/dance" it's almost impossible to believe that it was produced over twenty years ago... and, of course, a great deal of what's followed since can be traced back to this amazing record.
Darker and far more "left-field" than "Remain in Light", "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" is no easy listen, but with repeat playing it becomes equally addictive... a worthy successor and a wholly successful exploration of just how far Brian Eno's & David Byrne's complex fusions of electronica & rock could be taken. File under "essential, timeless and under-rated slice of musical genius".
Brilliant .......2004-11-18
I have had a few copies of the vinyl, and back in the day created a cassette with the deleted track Qu'Ran. Then a friend gave me a program that enabled me to rip Qu'Ran from tape to the PC and enabled me to burn a cd with the proper track listing adding Very Very Hungry as the bonus track it should have always been.We are also in the process of finding the Katherine Kuhlman tracks which were deleted due to pressure from her estate.Whee!
Why Qu'aran is not in this CD ??.......2004-07-16
From S?o Paulo, Brazil !
This album is excellent, but a song called Qu'aran, (one of my favourite)is not on this CD ! political reasons ? I don't know.
Fortunately I have a vinyl version. If you don't know this song, try to find in vinyl, the bass line is great !
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The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio
Manufacturer: Milan Records
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ASIN: B000BF0DHY
Release Date: 2005-10-25 |
Tracks:
- I'm Sitting on Top of the World - k.d. Lang
- Bye Bye Blues - Les Paul & Mary Ford
- The Affadasies
- Main Title
- Anatomy of a Contest
- Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams - Dee Carstensen
- Tulips
- Feet First
- Ryan Family Album
- We Won!
- Do You Ever Wish
- Rag Mop - The Ames Brothers
- Making a Break for Goshen
- Wheel of Fortune - Kay Starr
- Forgive Him
- Spilled Milk
- Hittin the Road
- The World is Waiting for the Sunrise - Les Paul & Mary Ford
- Shopping Spree
- I'm Sitting on Top of the World - Woody Harrelson
Album Description
Evelyn Ryan (Julianne Moore) is a devoted housewife and mother of ten in the 1950s. Her husband (Woody Harrelson) can't seem to make ends meet, but that doesn't stop the car from breaking down, the mortgage coming due and the bills from piling up. It falls to Evelyn to defy the conventions of the day and find a way to keep her family together with the odds stacked against them. Applying her remarkable resourcefulness and an uncommon wit, Evelyn finds her own way in the profitable jingle contests popular in the 1950s and'60s.
Composer John Frizzell adds his own sophisticated sound to the compositions and brings on two great musicians - Sara and Sean Watkins - to play fiddle and guitar. The Soundtrack includes recordings by The Ames Brothers, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Dee Carstensen, Kay Starr and new recordings by k.d. lang "I'm Sitting on top of the World" and the film's Woody Harrelson.
The Simon and Schuster book The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How my mother raised 10 kids on 25 words or less (by Terry Ryan) is currently available.
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Songbird of the South
Kate Smith
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ASIN: B00006RSMJ
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