Be Yourself Tonight

Tracks:

Fascinatin' Rhythm
Soon
Summertime
Embraceable You
Liza
A Foggy Day
'S Wonderful
The Man I Love
I Got Rhythm
He Loves And She Loves
They Can't Take That Away From Me
They All Laughed
Funny Face
Our Love Is Here To Stay
Lady Be Good
These Foolish Things
Laura
April In Paris
Autumn Leaves
Autumn In New York

Tracks:

Cheek To Cheek
Isn't This A Lovely Day?
Change Partners
Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Heat Wave
The Way You Look Tonight
Pick Yourself Up
A Fine Romance
All The Things You Are
Why Do I Love You?
I Get A Kick Out Of You
Night And Day
Looking At You
Just One Of Those Things
My Funny Valentine
Thou Swell
The Lady Is A Tramp
Blue Room
Jealousy
Skylark

Customer Reviews:

Most beautiful music.......2005-08-17

This is happy music.
Just plain happy, instrumental music.
Highly recommend to everyone.

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Dave and Annie Doin' it for themselves
FIVE STARS YES!
Eurythmics "rock out" ... so to speak
Soulful Annie and Dave
Soulful sounds

Be Yourself Tonight
Eurythmics
Manufacturer: SMG
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000CFXNR
Release Date: 2005-11-15

Tracks:

Would I Lie To You?
There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)
I Love You Like A Ball And Chain
Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves
Conditioned Soul
Adrian
It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)
Here Comes That Sinking Feeling
Better To Have Lost In Love (Then Never To Have Loved At All)
Grown Up Girls
Tous Les Garcons Et Les Filles
Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves (ET Mix)
Would I Lie To You? (ET Mix)
Conditioned Soul (Live)
Hello I Love You

Amazon.com

Casting off their rep for digital iciness, the Eurythmics got Be Yourself Tonight over on electric fire and the fluttering warmth of Annie Lennox's voice; the first two seconds of "There Must Be an Angel" are the prettiest seconds ever recorded. In fact, it's essentially a deep soul album in white-English-geek drag, from the Stax horns of "Would I Lie to You" to the guest shots by Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder to Lennox and Elvis Costello doing their best Marvin and Tammi impression on "Adrian." But the style points wouldn't matter without great songs and this disc has some of the band's finest: the best feminist anthem ever written, rockers that dig their heels in deep, and love songs fueled by real longing and joy. --Douglas Wolk

This edition has been digitally re-mastered from the original analog master tapes by Eurythmics mastermind Dave Stewart, with input from collaborator Annie Lennox. In addition, there are six bonus tracks: a mixture of b-sides, remixes, and previously unreleased material (notably a cover of the Doors' "Hello I Love You"). The packaging is a redesign orchestrated by Laurence Stevens Design, the firm who art-directed all of the original releases, while the thick booklets contain rare photos and insightful, new sleeve notes.

Album Details

Re-release featuring Six Bonus Tracks.

Customer Reviews:

Dave and Annie Doin' it for themselves.......2007-02-08

Over the course of three albums, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart had carved a mighty impressive block of work. But for most, despite the great singles, Eurythmics were hampered by the limitations of a "new wave" sound. So when the MTV World Premiere (remember those?) debut of the video "Would I Lie To You" came on, what a shock to see Annie come out in a leather jacket as Dave coyly whispered in her ear..."just be yourself tonight"...and Annie wailed into Dave's ripping guitar chord with gale force soul.

All of a sudden, everything changed. Eurythmics had crossed the bridge from being a very interesting band to a great band. "Be Yourself Tonight" was their most ambitious album to that date; proving that the duo had more up their sleeves than previously thought. Hints of soul that dotted "Touch" and "Sweet Dreams" burst through on "There Must Be An Angel" (featuring not only Stevie Wonder on harmonica, but most of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers) in a manner that only Culture Club had even come close to. But there was no way Boy George would have ever kept up with Aretha Franklin the way that the empowerment anthem "Sisters are Doing It For Themselves" had Annie cavorting with the Queen herself. Yet at the same time, the lovely "Adrian" found Annie making a soulman out of Elvis Costello.

Even without the star power of the guests, "Be Yourself Tonight" shown bright on its own. Other, lesser heard songs like "Baby's Coming Back" and "Conditioned Soul" found Dave and Annie working the ideas found on the original albums with the addition of organic horns amidst the swirling synths. To bring the album to a rousing close, there was "Better To Have Lost In Love" which was the most human song that Lennox/Stewart had written.

If it isn't obvious that this is my favorite Eurythmics album, let me state it for the record now. One or two of the other albums may have sold better or been a shade more popular, but "Be Yourself Tonight" was the album that still holds a place in my CD collection. To me, it was the pivotal moment when Dave and Annie broke their icey veneer and really did "become themselves."

FIVE STARS YES!.......2006-03-22

The rating says 3 stars, although I rate it FIVE! Totally worth the money and the time I waited for the CD to arrive. The album + 6 Bonus Tracks simply rock! Annie's great in French, and I just adore "Grown up Girls" and "Tous Les Garcons...". They're both really fun songs. The ET Mixes (extended mixes) of "Sisters..." and "Would I lie to you" are amazing! Even "Conditioned Soul" LIVE is great. Never expected it to sound so good, actually. And last but not least, track 15, a cover version of "Hello, I Love You" by The Doors is super. Would definitely make any live Eurythmics concert rock...especially with an updated backgroud arrangement.

The 20 page booklet is full of excellent, never before seen photos of Annie & Dave, from that particular era. The interior of the gatefold packaging features a celestial image if Annie, as well as a her pale apparition in "It's alright", back to her "rocker chick" image as seen on the album cover. Dave looks great too...with his tough-guy image too. Throughout the booklet, Dave is decked out in leather, jeans and beard. This seems to have been a really fun era for Eurythmics, although their album "Savage" appealed to Annie the most. Overall, this is definitely one of the best Deluxe Editions of a Eurythmics CD I've purchased. Sound & Recording quality is excellent, once again. Although the song styles are eclectic, "BYT" goes together really well (including the bonus tracks). Actually, I expected this edition of the album to be a flop, considering the bonus tracks on other Eurythmics Deluxe Editions have left nothing to the imagination. I was totally wrong this time. Thank You, guys!

Tracklisting:
01- Would I Lie To You? - 4:25
02- There Must Be An Angel (Playing with my heart) - 5:22
03- I Love You Like A Ball And Chain - 4:04
04- Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves - 5:54
05- Conditioned Soul - 4:30
06- Adrian - 4:29
07- It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) - 3:45
08- Here Comes That Sinking Feeling - 5:40
09- Better To Have Lost In Love (Then Never To Have Loved At All) - 5:06
Bonus Tracks
10- Grown Up Girls (from 'There Must Be An Angel' 7") - 4:32
11- Tous Les Garcons Et Les Filles (from 'It's Alright...' 12") - 3:25
12- Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves ET Mix (from 'Sisters are...' 12") - 7:48
13- Would I Lie To You - ET Mix (from 'Would I Lie To You' 12") - 4:54
14- Conditioned Soul - LIVE (Previously Unreleased) - 5:07
15- Hello I Love You (Previously Unreleased) - 2:50

Album Credits:
- 25 page glossy booklet with bio & beautiful photos
- Glossy Gatefold digipack packaging
- Silver CD with black & red lettering (titling)
- FBI Anti-Piracy Warning on backside of packaging
- www.eurythmics.com
- Printed in the USA
- Project Manager: Charlie Stanford at Blue Cube Consultancy
- Music Consultant: Neal Wickens
- Sleeve Notes (Bio): Phill Savidge
- Remastering by: Ian Cooper at Metropolis Studios, London
- Design & Art Direction: Laurence Stevens - LSD Studio

Eurythmics "rock out" ... so to speak.......2006-03-09

This is the one where Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox decided to "rawwwwwk". Eurythmics have always managed to put at least a few great songs on each of their CDs (well, except for "Revenge"). The question was always just how bad would the filler tracks be. This one has less (and less bad) filler than any of the others. "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" is one of the signature songs of the 80s: a great sing-along song even if you're neither a sister nor "doin' it" for yourself. "Tous Les Garcons Et Les Filles" is a gem of a bonus track.

Soulful Annie and Dave.......2006-01-15

It's easy to forget the contributions of the Eurythmics to the pop scene, particularly in the 80s, but listening to "Be Yourself Tonight", arguably one of their best albums, you realize they had a knack for creating great pop hits ("Would I Lie To You?") but they could cross musical boundaries effortlessly -- electronic, synth, pop, soul, rock, and gospel can be heard here, and they come together seamlessly.

This album features some of the Eurythmics finest pop hits including the hard-rocking "Would I Live To You?", the shimmering "There Must Be An Angel...", the feminist anthem "Sisters are Doing It For Themselves", and the infectious "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back") which was not as popular as the previous three songs but stands on its own.

You could say this album has a warmer sound than the previous Eurythmics albums because of the move away from machines to guitars and a live sound, plus the appearances of Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder, who appear on the album, which is one of the reasons why the album is often referred to as their "soul/Motown/R&B" record. There are also some great album cuts including "I Love You Like a Ball and Chain" and "Adrian".

The remastering on this is excellent and the additional cuts are interesting, but the original album is the real deal.

Soulful sounds.......2006-01-08

The classic Be Yourself Tonight has now been enhanced by extra tracks and reissued in deluxe packaging with new photographs. I think the album was intended as the band's excursion into R&B and Soul, but it's much more than that in its stylistic variety, exquisite musicianship and moving songs.

The sonic delight starts with the uptempo Would I Lie To You, followed by the delicate pop of There Must Be An Angel, and reaches a climax on the duet with Aretha Franklin, a brilliant tour de force. Conditioned Soul is another gem with beautiful intricate and dramatic guitar infusions and Lennox at her vocal best on some of their most poetic lyrics.

Not as resigned as Savage, Be Yourself Tonight still has an undertone of sorrow, as in the tender Adrian. A great slice of 80's R&B follows in the form of It's Alright, followed by the most sorrowful of all, the entrancing Here Comes That Sinking Feeling with its doubled-up vocals (one set sounding like it's spoken over the telephone) which gives it an eerie feel.

The bittersweet Better To Have Lost In Love, is another highlight, haunting in its blend of hope and sadness. Some of Eurythmics most literate and profound work is found here, but it's serious stuff and not always as accessible as their other masterpieces like Sweet Dreams or Revenge.

Then again, it's nowhere near as difficult as In The Garden or as bleak as Savage. Be Yourself Tonight is an album of real soul. Of the additional tracks, my favorites include the French song Tous Les Garcons Et Les Filles and the remix of Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves.

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Eurythmics: Be Yourself Tonight (1985)
mixed emotions
A New Sound; A New Voice
Eurythmics cut loose
Awesome and moving

Be Yourself Tonight
Eurythmics
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002W8I
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Would I Lie To You?
There Must Be An Angel ( Playing With my Heart )
I Love You Like A Ball And Chain
Sister Are Doin' It ForThemselves
Conditioned Soul
Adrian
It's Alright ( Baby Come Back )
Here Comes That Sinking Feeling
Better To Have Lost In Love ...

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Casting off their rep for digital iciness, the Eurythmics got Be Yourself Tonight over on electric fire and the fluttering warmth of Annie Lennox's voice; the first two seconds of "There Must Be an Angel" are the prettiest seconds ever recorded. In fact, it's essentially a deep soul album in white-English-geek drag, from the Stax horns of "Would I Lie to You" to the guest shots by Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder to Lennox and Elvis Costello doing their best Marvin-and-Tammi impression on "Adrian." But the style points wouldn't matter without great songs and this disc has some of the band's finest: the best feminist anthem ever written, rockers that dig their heels in deep, and love songs fueled by real longing and joy. --Douglas Wolk

Customer Reviews:

Eurythmics: Be Yourself Tonight (1985).......2005-10-10

In 1985, Eurythmics released their fourth album entitled, BE YOURSELF TONIGHT, an album that combined the mixture of 80s Synthesized Pop, and Rock. This album is another amazing release for Eurythmics. Five singles had been released from this amazing album but only four of them were hits had been, and they are hits that everybody should recognize today. This whole album should not only be recognized, but owned by every fan around the world.

WOULD I LIE TO YOU?
The first single from the album. At first, I was not too pleased with this song. But I decided to give it another chance, and now, I cannot get enough of hearing this song. A great hard rock sound, with added sound of...horns. Awesome.

THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL (PLAYING WITH MY HEART)
The second single from the album. This is an amazing song, where Annie's voice is soothing and beautiful. Make sure you listen to this song before taking off the album.

I LOVE YOU LIKE A BALL AND CHAIN
The fifth & final single from the album. This song should have been released as a single. I feel that if it was, it could have been a major hit.

SISTERS ARE DOIN' IT FOR THEMSELVES (Duet with Aretha Franklin)
The third single from the album. As a solo artists, I find Aretha Franklin to be rather weak. But I do enjoy hearing two of her songs and they are: "Respect" & "Chain Of Fools". But when she pairs up with another band or solo artist for a duet, I seem to find her at her strongest, especially here. Aretha teamed up with Eurythmics for this kick a** duet. A year after this duet, Aretha would go on to record a duet with George Michael entitled, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)".

CONDITIONED SOUL
This is another great song, where in the beginning a very influential Japanese sound is heard. Great song.

ADRIAN (Duet with Elvis Costello)
Great song.

IT'S ALRIGHT (BABY'S COMING BACK)
The fourth single from the album. Definitely an amazing song, with one hell of a music video.

HERE COMES THAT SINKING FEELING
Awesome.

BETTER TO HAVE LOST IN LOVE (THAN NEVER TO HAVE LOVED AT ALL)
This is another favorite song of mine. The sound is incredibly outstanding in every way.

This is an album that should definitely be found in the possession of every fan around the world. It is an amazing album all the way. If you look at the album's front cover, you'll see that Annie changed her appearance a bit. Her hair is still boyishly short, but not a crew-cut. She went from the spray-on orange color to her original natuarlly blonde look.

mixed emotions.......2005-01-07

Just when I thought I had Eurythmics all figured out, that they were the new Yazoo (incredibly gifted vocalist and an experimental, imaginative synth player ) along came BE YOURSELF TONIGHT, which threw me for a loop. My favourite tracks from this cd are the mostly synth based tracks like "it's alright baby's coming back' and " i love you like a ball and chain" because they remind me of the early years of Eurytmics ( synths and Annie's voice, which i adore)
This cd has a sort of organic feel to it, in that it has lots of acoustic instruments ( gritty guitars, strings, sax, etc) and sounds nothing like their first few albums. The songwriting is still strong, of course - top notch - but it's the excecution that I have a slight problem with. It sometimes sounds a little more mainstream than some of their earlier work, kind of a blue eyed soul approach, with all the horns and stuff. Otherwise, it's a pretty decent cd.

A New Sound; A New Voice.......2004-12-21

From the first few notes of "Would I Lie to You?," it was obvious that the Eurythmics had shed their cool, European sound for something totally new. I remember hearing the song for the first time on the radio and thinking, "What is this?"

On the Eurythmics' fifth studio album "Be Yourself Tonight," the duo tackle the sounds of North America. Drawing from R&B, the Annie and Dave create a brilliant synthesis of Euro Pop Rock and Motown, and with Annie's soulful vocals, how could they go wrong? In fact, Annie Lennox may be one of the few white women on the planet who would dare share a song alongside the legendary Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin (as witnessed on the feminist anthem "Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves").

The rest of the album is quite a gem as the band takes the listener on a journey through some well-crafted pop songs. From the gorgeous "There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)" to the bitter "Better To Have Lost in Love," there's not a mistep on the entire album. "Adrian," a duet with Elvis Costello, is an instant classic; "Conditioned Soul" and "I Love You (Like A Ball And Chain)" show that Annie's lyrics still carry the irony and bitterness of their early work; but most precious of all is the powerful fourth single "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)." This masterpiece is one of the centerpieces of the album. It showcases Annie's vocal abilities like no other song on the album (and arguably any other song from the band, period). Lennox delivers such a punch on this song, we almost forget the Eurythmics are a duo (sorry Dave!).

After twenty years, this is still a powerful album. In just a couple of listens, one can hear the hard work and creative energy that permeates this recording. Indeed, it's one of the band's finest works and holds some of the greatest hits of the mid-80s.

Eurythmics cut loose.......2004-06-15

All of a sudden, everything changed. Eurythmics had crossed the bridge from being a very interesting band to a great band. "Be Yourself Tonight" was their most ambitious album to that date; proving that the duo had more up their sleeves than previously thought. Hints of soul that dotted "Touch" and "Sweet Dreams" burst through on "There Must Be An Angel" (featuring not only Stevie Wonder on harmonica, but most of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers) in a manner that only Culture Club had even come close to. But there was no way Boy George would have ever kept up with Aretha Franklin the way that the empowerment anthem "Sisters are Doing It For Themselves" had Annie cavorting with the Queen herself. Yet at the same time, the lovely "Adrian" found Annie making a soulman out of Elvis Costello.

Even without the star power of the guests, "Be Yourself Tonight" shown bright on its own. Other, lesser heard songs like "Baby's Coming Back" and "Conditioned Soul" found Dave and Annie working the ideas found on the original albums with the addition of organic horns amidst the swirling synths. To bring the album to a rousing close, there was "Better To Have Lost In Love" which was the most human song that Lennox/Stewart had written.

If it isn't obvious that this is my favorite Eurythmics album, let me state it for the record now. One or two of the other albums may have sold better or been a shade more popular, but "Be Yourself Tonight" was the album that still holds a place in my CD collection. To me, it was the pivotal moment when Dave and Annie broke their icey veneer and really did "become themselves."

Awesome and moving.......2002-12-05

Whoah! This album kicks up a storm! I think it was intended as the band's excursion into R&B and Soul, but it's much more than that in its stylistic variety, many moods and moving songs. It starts revealing its pleasures with the uptempo Would I Lie To You, followed by the delicate pop of There Must Be An Angel, and reaches a climax on the duet with Aretha Franklin, a brilliant tour de force. Conditioned Soul is another gem with beautiful intricate and dramatic guitar infusions and Lennox at her vocal best on some of their most poetic lyrics. Not as resigned as Savage, Be Yourself Tonight still has an undertone of sorrow, as in the tender Adrian. A great slice of 80's R&B follows in the form of It's Alright, followed by the most sorrowful of all, the entrancing Here Comes That Sinking Feeling with its doubled-up vocals (one set sounding like it's spoken over the telephone) which gives it an eerie feel. It concludes with the bittersweet Better To Have Lost In Love, a haunting finale that is a rousing affirmation of hope. Some of Eurythmics most literate and profound work is found here, but it's serious stuff and not always as accessible as their other masterpieces like Sweet Dreams or Revenge. Then again, it's nowhere near as difficult as In The Garden or as bleak as Savage. Be Yourself Tonight is an album of real soul.

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Life Upon the Wicked Stage
Carole Cook , Jerome Kern , Grant Geissman , David Stout [trombone] , Dan Fornero , John Fumo , Brock Peters , James Anderson , Jane Lanier , Lauren Kennedy , Linda Michele , Marissa Jaret Winokur , Melissa Errico , Reece Holland , Robert Morse , Rod McKuen , Roger Rees , Ronnie Franklin , and Steve Orich
Manufacturer: Lml Music
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Binding: Audio CD

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A strange experience...
Menuhin&Grappelli
always a winning pair

Menuhin & Grappelli Play

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000026BYI
Release Date: 1999-11-02

Tracks:

Fascinatin' Rhythm
Soon
Summertime
Embraceable You
Liza
A Foggy Day
'S Wonderful
The Man I Love
I Got Rhythm
He Loves And She Loves
They Can't Take That Away From Me
They All Laughed
Funny Face
Our Love is Here to Stay
Lady, Be Good
These Foolish Things
Laura
April In Paris
Autumn Leaves
Autumn In New York

Tracks:

Cheek To Cheek
Isn't This A Lovely Day?
Change Partners
Top Hat, White And Tails
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Heat Wave
The Way You Look Tonight
Pick Yourself Up
A Fine Romance
All The Things You Are
Why Do I Love You?
I Get A Kick Out Of You
Night And Day
Looking At You
Just One Of Those Things
My Funny Valentine
Thou Swell
The Lady Is A Tramp
Blue Room
Jealousy
Skylark

Customer Reviews:

A strange experience..........2003-11-03

They're both brilliant violinists but in very different genres, and Menuhin by his own admission never learned to improvise (unlike many of today's classical performers): he was trained in the post-Liszt, pre-jazz window when improvisation had died out in classical music and even cadenzas followed the score strictly (if Beethoven didn't write one, play Kreisler's). And it shows, rather painfully. He achieves a brilliant tone but that's about it: he plays these Broadway tunes completely "straight", and any student could do that equally well.

The CD is worthwhile for its curiosity value, but you'd get much better musical value buying Grappelli's jazz and Menuhin's classical recordings separately.

Menuhin&Grappelli.......2002-08-17

Music just does not get any better than this CD! I am a musician and hearing these two artists is a thrill. This is a CD for all music lovers. You will not be sorry if you purchase this CD

always a winning pair.......2001-01-29

You simply can't go wrong with a combination of two of the most talented violinists of our time. This cd is a wonderful showcase for them both and the choice of music is the greatest classics. It's a fun, winner of a cd.

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George Feyer's Echoes
echoes
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I have always loved Feyer's Echoes recordings

George Feyer Plays Jerome Kern

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George Feyer's Echoes.......2004-06-12

I am 57 and I remember George Feyer's albums since I was a child.
I kept many of them on vinyl from my father's collection.
I will be hightly interested on getting the echoe's whole collection remastered on CD.

echoes.......2001-12-28

holding out for reissue of the echoes series on cd,
especially echoes of paris, echoes of christmas...
let me know when they are available

He was a talent.......2001-11-30

There are 2 CD's of George available. If you like well played piano, with great arrangements, then these are for you. He had a great career on the club circuit in New York and deserves any and all praise. Unfortunately he has passed on to that Concert Grand in the sky, but these CD's will keep his talent alive.

The Essential Jerome Kern.......2001-01-07

Once again George Feyer has proved he is a concert pianist. The way he plays Kern reveal not only his great musicality, but also his great musical culture and taste. He uses to improvise slightly including some familiar themes from his favorite Chopin and other composers in his accompaniment. All recordings are perfectly remastered and sound beautifully. This album is a must for every collector of popular music. Both thumbs up! We are still waiting for more Feyer (his series of "Echoes..." (of Broadway, Hollywood, Paris, Budapest, Rome etc.), which made him famous in America.

I have always loved Feyer's Echoes recordings.......1999-10-14

Like Mr. Pinto, I too would like to buy CDs of any of Feyer's Echoes recordings: e.g. Echoes of Paris, Echoes of Hollywood, etc.

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A rich selection of evocative music
Clive's painting music

Clive Barker

Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IO7N
Release Date: 1999-04-13

Tracks:

Way You Look Tonight [From Swing Time] - Fred Astaire
No Longer an Elephant/Dumbo's Sadness/A Visit in the Night/Baby Mine - Clive Barker
Glitter and Be Gay [From Candide] - Barbara Cooke
Ayesha-She Who Must Be Obeyed [From She Done Him Wrong] - Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
Desert Quest/Bedouin Attack [Fom She] - Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
Dancing in the Dark [From Lord of Illusions] - Diamanda Gal
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor - The New Philharmonic Orchestra
Younger Than Springtime/Bali Ha'i [From South Pacific] - Clive Barker
Return to Paradise - Shirley Horn
FaurRequiem (In Paradisum) - Choir of King's College
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland
This Little Babe
Johanna [From Sweeney Todd] - Len Cariou, Victor Garber, Merle Louise, Sarah Rice
Carnival Underground [From Nightbreed] - Clive Barker
Symphony No. 5 in E Flat - Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, , Simon Rattle
Magic Moments - Perry Como

Album Description

Title from EMI's 1999 'Songbook Series', which brings together for the first time a selection of cult personalities, who have put together their very own compilations which they have illustrated with original artwork & literary pieces explaining their choices. Comes packaged in a hardback CD-sized book. Barker's contains 16 tracks, including cuts from Diamanda Galas, Fred Astaire, Barbara Cooke, Rachmaninov, Sibelius, Perry Como, Judy Garland and many others.

Album Details

Part of EMI UK'S 'songbook Series'. A Unique Collection of Famous Authors Hand Picked Favorite Music which They have Illustrated with New and Rarely Seen Artwork. Housed in Hardcover Book Digipack.

Customer Reviews:

A rich selection of evocative music.......2003-03-10

This collection of the favourite music of horror author Clive Barker is a real treat, with elegant packaging that incorporates his sinister paintings. It's certainly eclectic, ranging from movie soundtracks to classical pieces to showtunes, but what all the tracks have in common is a romantic, wishful flavour.

This is what unites pieces as diverse as Perry Como's clean-cut `Magic Moments', Diamanda Galás' abrasive `Dancing in the Dark', and classical pieces by Rachmaninov, Fauré and Sibelius. Taken as a whole, this selection shines a fascinating light on Barker's vivid imagination and the music that inspires it.

A number of the pieces are taken from film soundtracks. Some of these are orchestral - two tracks from Hammer's fantasy movie `She', a piece by Danny Elfman from the soundtrack to Barker's own `Nightbreed'. Others are songs from movie musicals - Fred Astaire's `The Way You Look Tonight', a suite of songs from Disney's `Dumbo', a couple of numbers from `South Pacific', Judy Garland singing `Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'. Stage musicals get a look-in too, with selections from `Candide' and `Sweeney Todd'.

There are interesting sleevenotes by Barker in which he explains his selection, and describes the tracks as `emotional pieces: sentimental, lush, dramatic, melodramatic'. This album is an ideal companion to Barker's books, plays, films and paintings, well worth buying if you're a fan of his, but also an interesting selection in its own right.

Clive's painting music.......2002-05-27

A "songbook series" devoted to both music and text, these small hardcovers with picture discs are a nifty idea. Fabulist fiction writer Clive Barker presents some marvelous possibilities for his entry, a 24 page book with paintings by the author as well as Clive's track-by-track commentary. Clive has selected 16 tracks for the CD as well as a few of his works of art for visuals. Very hard to find, the British import CD nevertheless includes tracks that can be found elsewhere.

Those expecting Clive to serve up aural delirium will be quite surprised at some of his choices. Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Perry Como, Shirley Horn, and a selection from Disney's _Dumbo_ might be shocking coming from the man who has written stories like "The Midnight Meat Train" and _The Damnation Game_. Perhaps only a spot of Danny Elfman's music to Clive's film _Nightbreed_, a double shot of music from the Hammer film version of Haggard's _She_, and "Johanna" from Sondheim's _Sweeney Todd_ point to Clive's more traditional tastes. Everywhere else lighthearted fare is to be found-- visions of paradise, Christmas songs, and other gentle, playful, yet quite listenable tunes. Faure's _Requiem_ and Diamanda Galas' version of "Dancing in the Dark," both pieces of music from the last Clive film _Lord of Illusions_, make appearances, as well as parts of Bernstein's _Candide_ and Rodgers' & Hammerstein's _South Pacific_. Without doubt the strongest pieces are classical ones: Rachmaninoff's 1st movement from his 2nd Piano Concerto in C Minor and Sibelius' 3rd movement from Symphony #5 in E Flat.

The CD reflects music Clive listens to while painting, and for those who want a more intimate picture of one of the greatest imaginers alive, this selection will begin to answer the question of what Clive plays when he has brush in hand.

Be Yourself Tonight
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Be Yourself Tonight

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ASIN: B000CFWP2Y
Release Date: 2006-01-31