Melissa Etheridge (2 CD Deluxe Edition) [Original recording remastered]

Product Description
Melissa Etheridge's Debut Album from 1988 Has Now Been Remastered and Expanded with a Bonus Disc of Ten Tracks Recorded Live at the Roxy in L.a. And a Five Track Session from BBC Kent in April 1988.

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Melissa Etheridge (2 CD Deluxe Edition) [Original recording remastered]

Average customer rating: Great Songs... Not definitive: Selling Melissa short 4.5 Stars... Definitive overview of Mellisa Etheridge's career Coming Back To Her Window

Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled (Eco Friendly Packaging) Melissa Etheridge Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lucky Yes I Am Skin Melissa Etheridge Never Enough ASIN: B000ND91RM Release Date: 2007-02-27

Tracks:

1. Refugee
2. Similar Features
3. Like The Way I Do
4. Bring Me Some Water
5. You Can Sleep While I Drive
6. No Souvenirs
7. Ain't It Heavy
8. I'm The Only One
9. Come To My Window
10. If I Wanted To
11. I Want To Come Over
12. Angels Would Fall
13. Lucky
14. Christmas In America
15. Piece Of My Heart (live at the Grammys)
16. This Is Not Goodbye
17. I Run For Life
18. 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

A moving tribute to our need to WAKE UP and change... Whatever that needs to be changed ouside needs first to be changed from the inside...

Not definitive: Selling Melissa short.......2007-07-08

Melissa Etheridge is, simply stated, one of the most important female artists of the last two decades. She not only made it as a woman rocking on her own terms, she also put her sexuality on the line and then made her personal battle with cancer into a public crusade. These qualities frame her as a person and are important markers of her integrity.

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

Melissa Etheridge is one of the premier female singer-songwriters from this era, and after 8 studio albums, issued from 1988 to 2004, Melissa got a very deserved "Greatest Hits" treatment in 2005. Two years later, the album is reissued to include an unexpected development.

"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

There are very few female singers that seem to show that their words come from the heart. While more of the artists are about the outside image like Jessica Simpson, Beyonce', and Kelly Clarkson, there are much fewer singer/songwriters that still sing with feeling and compassion. Melissa Etheridge is one of those who still has the drive and has definitely shown it the past few years. She had struggled and defeated her battle with breast cancer, and reclaimed herself as a defiant, down to Earth female performer. Her hits record which was released a few years ago, showed that she was good, but it didn't completely showcase her career definitively. Now that it has been re-issued, has it gotten any better?

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-

Average customer rating: My review Melissa's Past Meets My Past Great collection and I Loved the new tunes! Melissa Rocks! Grabs you by the heart...

Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled Melissa Etheridge Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Wildflower Souls Alike Where You Live Taking The Long Way Lucky ASIN: B000AMJE7S Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

1. Refugee
2. Similar Features
3. Like The Way I Do
4. Bring Me Some Water
5. You Can Sleep While I Drive
6. No Souvenirs
7. Ain't It Heavy
8. I'm The Only One
9. Come To My Window
10. If I Wanted To
11. I Want To Come Over
12. Angels Would Fall
13. Lucky
14. Christmas In America
15. Piece Of My Heart (live at the Grammys)
16. This Is Not Goodbye
17. I Run For Life

Album Description

This collection covers Melissa Etheridge's 17-year career in 17 dynamic songs, including hits like "Come to My Window," "I Want to Come Over," and "Bring Me Some Water." It also includes four new recordings: her simmering take on Tom Petty's "Refugee"; a reprise of "Piece of My Heart," which wowed the world in her stunning Grammy Awards show performance this past February; an emotional and heartfelt original song called "This Is Not Goodbye"; and the brand-new "I Run for Life," an inspiring anthem for those who, like Etheridge, have had their lives impacted by breast cancer. Regarding its release, Etheridge says, "I always thought that a greatest hits album was something to aspire to. When you got to the point in your career where you could have one, you did something right."

Etheridge has recorded eight albums over the course of her career. She has won the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance twice: for the song "Ain't It Heavy" in 1992, and "Come to My Window" in 1994. In 1996, she was honored with the prestigious ASCAP Songwriter of the Year award. The Kansas-born singer/songwriter has sold more than 30,000,000 records worldwide.

Customer Reviews:

My review.......2007-04-01

Fantastic CD. Melissa's voice is so incredible, the passion that she has with each track makes this a must have

Melissa's Past Meets My Past.......2007-03-28

When I purchased this CD, I did so because Melissa sings a song very dear to my heart - I Run for Life. As an 11 year cancer survivor, I've never forgotten those with whom I shared the "dark" times with. The important thing that Melissa says and I believe is that we, as survivors, have to continue to represent those who have died, those like us who have survived and to support anyone in the future whose body is "darkened" by this disease. I'm with you Melissa... I run for life.

As I began listening to the entire CD, I heard songs from her past and some songs I had never heard before. All in all, I enjoy to this day listening to The Road Less Travelled, maybe that's because it is the road I usually take.

Rosemarie

Great collection and I Loved the new tunes!.......2007-03-28

There are several new songs on this album and they really do make it worth purchasing even if you own all of her other albums like I do. Sit back relax and enjoy. A wonderful collection from a fantastic artist.

Melissa Rocks!.......2007-01-17

I am a huge fan of Melissa Etheridge. I love this cd. While none of the songs are new I feel that all of them come together to pull off a stellar Greatest Hits. Some of these songs I haven't heard before because I don't own all of Melissa's CDs yet but I will eventually. You won't be disappointed...this is a cd you can listen to over and over again and never get bored.

Grabs you by the heart..........2007-01-14

Yes, she speaks to your heart, mind and soul. You can read between the lines, of her passionate relationships with lovers past, the hurt, the yearning, the pain of abandonment, the fire of love and jealousy. After her bout with Cancer, she wrote some very touching songs about this experience. All that she sings sounds true to the core of one's heart, it is what she means. Great rock sound, too! Go Melissa! She is the best!

Average customer rating:

The Awakening Melissa Etheridge Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Reba Duets Skin Yes I Am ASIN: B000TKCNQA Release Date: 2007-09-25

Tracks:

1. All There Is
2. California
3. An Unexpected Rain
4. Message To Myself
5. God Is In The People
6. Map Of The Stars
7. Threesome
8. All We Can Really Do
9. I've Loved You Before
10. A Simple Love
11. Heroes And Friends
12. The Kingdom Of Heaven
13. Open Your Mind
14. The Universe Listened
15. Imagine That
16. What Happens Tomorrow

Average customer rating: Another Powerful Recording Yes I Am What Channel Are You Folks On??? And she certainly is.... It all came together for her here...

Yes I Am Melissa Etheridge Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Your Little Secret Never Enough Brave and Crazy Melissa Etheridge Skin ASIN: B000001G0U Release Date: 1993-09-21

Tracks:

1. I'm The Only One
2. If I Wanted To
3. Come To My Window
4. Silent Legacy
5. I Will Never Be The Same
6. All American Girl
7. Yes I Am
8. Resist
9. Ruins
10. Talking To My Angel

Amazon.com essential recording

Yes I Am is the album that catapulted Melissa Etheridge into superstardom. The 1993 collection's mercilessly driven, bluesy songs--nearly all dripping with sensual lyrics and rousing rhythms--made it the ideal breeding ground for a couple of career-enhancing music videos. The eerily possessive rock ballad "Come to My Window" hit the tube first with a bizarre twofold portrait of Etheridge and her guitar and actress Juliette Lewis having a nervous breakdown. This single brought the album into the public consciousness and was quickly followed by the similarly obsessive, slow-groovin' "I'm the Only One" and the co-dependence-battling "If I Wanted To." But the album's real strength is in the hidden gems untouched by MTV programmers. The slow-building "Silent Legacy," the undulating blues scream "Yes I Am," and the playful, acoustic "Ruins" are what make this album a whole. --Sally Weinbach

Customer Reviews:

Another Powerful Recording.......2007-06-02

I took my fiance at the time (we are married now) to one of Melissa's concerts. He went to appease me however he found that he could not help but tap his toes, dance around and get into the music even though he knew none of her songs. She is that powerful.

Her lyrics are rousing and lustrous. Her music and innovative style puts her on the cutting edge leaving her fans wanting more. "Yes I Am', Ruins" and "If I Only Wanted To" are just 3 of the songs on this album that I can really relate to.

If you are in the market to add an artist to your collection I would highly recommend this album.

Yes I Am.......2007-04-03

yes i am, and yes she is. This is the album when melissa etheridge finally announced to the world that she was a lesbian, great decision. This is one of my favorite albums by her. Contains the lesbian anthem "Come to my window", great video to that by the way. and has other great songs like "im the only one" and "All American Girl" the song "yes i am" is also a real heartfelt song. the song "silent legacy" has some great words about being lesbian and is a very soothing song. All in all this a great album and i highly recommend it to anyone. You cant say you love melissa etheridge without owning this album.

What Channel Are You Folks On???.......2006-06-06

Please read this review if your fire has been doused by the buckets of flame-retardants heaped upon it by the Entertainment Tonight mentalities who've been reviewing it.

First of all, there is NOT ONE word in her poetic lyrics which could possibly infer "gay" or "lesbian" themes. What there IS in this beautiful collection, is an abundance of material that touches upon the fruits of diversity, acceptance, and individuality (tolerance is too weak of a word). The only reason reviewers can even begin to get preachy so far as to call this a "coming out of the closet" album is because they "know" (from their ET shows and from the check-out counter rag-mags that inundated the public with Melissa's "sexuality").

This album is about heart, about truth to ones own nature, about walking your own path, about love and heartache, but most of all this album is about INTEGRITY.

Sure it boasts the sultry pining I'm The Only One, and the love-lorn Come To My Window. But every song on this collection is a poem, beautifully written and scored with a lot of heart. This album is the pinnacle of Melissa's maturation as a songwriter and singer (check out Heart's Dog & Butterfly if you want to know what I mean).

I'm not going to run down each song with a bullet-comment review, just realize that If I Wanted To, Silent Legacy, I Will Never Be The Same, Yes I Am, Resist, and Ruins, are among the very best songs Etheridge ever wrote and performed.

If you are a fan who has not purchased this and are sitting on the docks with her debut album believing it was the best ever because you were blown away when it debuted, pick up Yes I Am and you will be blown to the next level. This album is as much better than her debut self-titled as that one was better than all the pasty female rock artists that saturated us during the 80's.

The acoustics are rendered lighter than air while the electric guitar leads just soar like a stealth bomber. These melodies are both so complex and yet richly simple it's as if Melissa is an artist who painted each song with brush strokes from her heart.

If you are just pondering buying this album because of two songs, you might as well pick up her "greatest hits" album instead because you sound like a Bryan Adams or TP&theHeartbreakers kind of listener to me. If, however, you like the richness of ME's writing style, her brooding vocals, and her gut-wrenching music (if Melissa Etheridge MOVES you) then don't miss out on this album, it's definitely her 5-Star performance!

Once again, Melissa issues a directive on individuality, a cry for acceptance and diversity, not a lecture on sexual preferences. Those reviewers are on the wrong channel watching the unfolding dramas of Brad and Angelina, Tom and Katie, and can't live without trouble in paradise! And if you like artistry in music, something deeper and more meaningful that the pablum of "commercially successful" music, take a big bite of this apple!

And she certainly is...........2005-10-15

Talented, that is. This is the cd that did it... for me, and her. This is her landmark cd, the one that put her on the map!
All but 2 tracks here got airplay.. at least here in Pgh.
'Come to my window', 'If I wanted to' and 'I'm the only one' spawned great videos that helped propel melissa to the top. They are all great songs.
Other greats that I feel should have got more recognition are 'I will never be the same','Yes I am', 'Ruins' and 'Talking to my angel'. Nonetheless, it proved a point. Regardless of sexuality, this chick can rock!!
Her soaring vocals, driven guitars and drums combine excellently here. It's her singer/songwriter talent that really made the mark. She takes simple situations and brings out all the passion they contain.
Her voice is so expressive that it can pretty much tell the story behind the words. Every growl, plea and blue note seem to flow effortlessly.
Melissa made her mark with this collection of songs. Her previous works were good, but this one I do believe is her best. I would recommend it as a place to start when beginning to explore this wonderfully talented artist.

It all came together for her here..........2005-09-22

Aside from the less than subtle title, this was Melissa Etheridge's coming out album, both as a musician and personally. The album as a whole is just about perfect, displaying her ability to rock and her perfection at digging into those areas of the soul few musicians can tread without going sappy. She gets ya' where you live.


The bluesy 'I'm the Only One' and the song 'Come to My Window' put Melissa into the mainstream, the potential building on her previous three efforts. On this one it all came together as she returns to her roots and avoided going toward the pop sound. She gets much more raw and after her personal life became as noticed as her musical talent, many of the lyrics make a lot more sense in hindsight. Yet they are such that they transcend her own personal life.

My interest in her waned after this album but this album shows that she is one of the strongest and most talented artists in the entertainment world.

Average customer rating: Skin Love it! This is an one of the best albums I own. Awesome as always Perfect skin

Skin Melissa Etheridge Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lucky Never Enough Brave and Crazy Breakdown Your Little Secret ASIN: B00005LODB Release Date: 2001-07-10

Tracks:

1. Lover Please
2. The Prison
3. Walking On Water
4. Down To One
5. Goodnight
6. It's Only Me
7. I Want To Be In Love
8. Please Forgive Me
9. The Different
10. Heal Me

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

During the dark days of the singer's split from Julie Cypher, her companion of 12 years, Melissa Etheridge retreated to her home studio to pen songs lit from within with her searing pain and confusion. From those heart-wrenching sessions comes arguably Etheridge's finest work. She vents and rages and all but spits on her Tony Llama boots, giving these 10 songs a depth and grit that she only hinted at in her prior six albums. And those early albums were plenty gritty. But early tunes such as "Come to My Window," and "Yes I Am" don't approach the naked vulnerability heard here--even though the breakup was hinted at in "Stronger Than Me," on 1999's Breakdown. Skin peels back layers of Etheridge's pain and addresses her personal melodrama in such a compelling way that her despair is transmuted into true art, as she takes the listener through the stages of grief and recovery. And what a journey, beginning with the bristling "Lover Please" ("Didn't I love you right / Then tell me where are you going dressed to kill tonight? / Oh, this one's gonna hurt like hell") and ending with the stirring "Heal Me," which features background vocals by famous pals Laura Dern and Meg Ryan. That's almost all the help she has on the record; Etheridge plays almost all the instruments and penned all the songs. But, ultimately, Skin is the sound of one heart breaking. --Jaan Uhelszki

Customer Reviews:

Skin.......2007-05-13

Melissa Etheridge's Skin is in my opinion her best album by far. it is so heart felt and emotional. every time i listen to this album i reminisce of past relationships and heartbreaks. this is a great album to listen to when youre depressed because it starts out very sad and ends happy.

Love it!.......2007-05-13

One of my favorite Melissa Etheridge albums. The lyrics rock, the music rocks, the vocal rocks. Buy it...you won't regret it!

This is an one of the best albums I own. .......2006-05-01

I like every kind of music from rock to rap to celtic to latin. I own over a thousand cds & this is on the top three list of my all time favorites. Anyone that is hurting after a bad realationship, is depressed, or just wants to be in love, can relate to this album (even if you havn't been through any of these three things, it's still a terrifc cd). I personally can relate to all ten of the songs on it. It would be a mistake for any fan to be without this album or anyone that likes good music for that matter.

Awesome as always.......2005-08-14

Some cds you only like a few songs. I have never owned one melissa cd that had even one song I did not like! Way to go Melissa! I hope she is healed from her cancer scare!

Perfect skin.......2005-03-11

I do like Lissy, and have quite a few of her albums, but when I think about it I think I like her more for what she is (ie when I was 19, the fact she was an out lesbian rocker was enough) than her actual output. Prior to this one, only her debut would I put on and listen to all the way through, though many of her other albums do have fantastic standout tracks.

Having said that, Skin is one of the most completely accomplished albums in my collection (and I have a few!). It runs the gamut of human emotion (well, to do with love) and encompasses variation in musical terms. It's all rock, but there are ballads, pure rockers, folk and even a bit of electronica sneaks on The Different, my fave track from the album.

Her naive lyrics are charming and "in front of total strangers won't you kiss me" on I Want To Be In Love, I think, absolutely sums up a gay person falling in love in one succinct line, like I have heard nowhere else, ever. (Please don't take that as any kind of gay versus straight comment, it's just straight people kissing in front of strangers doesn't really compare to gay people doing it.)

If you're thinking of buying a Lissy and don't know where to start, there's no better place than here. Skin really is an awesome, adult, heart-felt album that will not leave your 'regularly played' selection for years. I bought it on special after the fact and I almost want to send her a cheque for the difference. It's that good.

(Almost, obviously. I'm not a fool.)

Average customer rating: Lucky Awesome As Always! Melissa Is Finally Happy Good BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME!

Lucky Melissa Etheridge Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Skin Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled Your Little Secret Brave and Crazy Never Enough ASIN: B0000V19LS Release Date: 2004-02-10

Tracks:

1. Lucky
2. This Moment
3. If You Want To
4. Breathe
5. Mercy
6. Secret Agent
7. Will You Still Love Me
8. Meet Me in the Dark
9. Tuesday Morning
10. Giant
11. Come on out Tonight
12. Kiss Me
13. When You Find the One

Amazon.com

Melissa Etheridge's considerable talents as writer/singer/performer have often seemed confounded by expectations--the artist having burdened herself with more than a few of them. Etheridge spent the '90s alternately proving her mettle as one of the era's most successful female rock artists (peaking with the multi-platinum Yes I Am), trying to recapture those glories, then plumbing the depths of an all-too-public romantic flame-out on '01's confessional Skin. But here, the singer seems content to engage in a little musical soul-baring of a wholly different stripe, showcasing her bluesy, ever expressive chops on a record that refuses to apologize for its contemporary production slickness and unashamed positive vibes. The ghosts of recent personal troubles get swept away by the breezy of "When You Find the One" and the romantic anthem "This Moment" and the wistful "Will You Still Love Me." "Mercy" engages her in a compelling, reflective duet with vocalist Bernie Barlow while the spare, bittersweet "Tuesday Morning" pays tribute to the heroes of 9/11. There's a confidence born of maturity and hard-won wisdom throughout--and the courage to simply play it straight down the middle of the road. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Lucky.......2007-05-13

Melissa Etheridge's Lucky is a very great album. i listen to this one all the time it never gets old to me. love the song secret agent and kiss me, very sexy. also the song i am a giant is a very powerful song. i recommend this album to anyone.

Awesome As Always!.......2007-04-01

I love the passion Melissa sings with. I love that she puts her heart right out there.
My favorite song on this album is Tuesday Morning. It sent chills down my spine. Such an awesome message! Go Melissa!!

Melissa Is Finally Happy.......2007-01-18

I give this album 4 stars because it took me a few listens to really get into it. There is certainly a mix of different messages and a lot of emotions and examination going on with Melissa and her new life that come about in this album. There are a couple of songs that I loved immediately and a couple that like I said above took a couple of listens before I was able to really get into them.

This was the first CD I've ever owned of Melissa's so I didn't know what to expect and didn't go into it with any kind of preset notions of how it should sound so I think it helped me to enjoy the experience more. Since I bought this album I have also purchased three other Melissa Etheridge CD's and you can certainly hear the change in the tone and in her voice.

I love this CD and I would recommend you buy it but I would stay away from comparing it to her other albums. If you like her darker sound you probably won't like this album but if you are like me and don't mind something a little different than what she usually sings then you will love it.

Good.......2006-09-04

This is a good album, though not her best work, still a good album.

The song "Breathe" is a cover song. It was written and originally recorded by a St. Louis band called Greenwheel on their album Soma Holiday. I love their version so much more.

BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME!.......2006-03-26

I'm a huge fan of all Melissa Etheridge's stuff but, this album just doesn't cut it. It's dissappointing both lyrically and musically. I rarely listen to this cd. I give it 3 stars because I do like In This Moment, When You Find The One, Giant, Secret Agent and Meet Me In The Dark. However, nothing on this album could ever possibly top her previous efforts such as Bring Me Some Water, Ain't It Heavy, It's For You, Come To My Window, Yes I Am, Breakdown, Stronger Than Me, The Different, Lover Please, the list goes on and on. I think I like Melissa better when she's a little bitter, jaded and out of love! Better LUCK next time!

Average customer rating: Powerful 1st Album! her best album Melissa Etheridge Music and voice as a sociologicial cornerstone. My Favorite Ethridge CD

Melissa Etheridge Melissa Etheridge Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Brave and Crazy Never Enough Yes I Am Your Little Secret Skin ASIN: B000001FSC Release Date: 1990-06-15

Tracks:

1. Similar Features
2. Chrome Plated Heart
3. Like The Way I Do
4. Precious Pain
5. Don't You Need
6. The Late September Dogs
7. Occasionally
8. Watching You
9. Bring Me Some Water
10. I Want You

Amazon.com essential recording

Exploding onto the late 1980s rock scene with this energetic, sensual, and shamelessly personal debut, Melissa Etheridge instantly proved herself a skilled singer-songwriter and thunderstorm of a performer. This radio-friendly rock collection lays out the Etheridge fundamentals. "Bring Me Some Water," the driven, bluesy plea of an abandoned lover, is easily the strongest cut here. Its infectious rhythmic backdrop perfectly supports Etheridge's rowdy, passionate vocals to make this sexually charged lament unforgettable. This album also launched the radio favorite "Similar Features" and "Like the Way I Do," another uptempo, jealousy-laden rocker. Actually, the album is almost overripe with scathing indictments of former lovers, but it also makes it clear that Etheridge is a growing musician. These early efforts are so power-packed that it's easy to overlook redundancy and focus on all that raw emotion. --Sally Weinbach

Customer Reviews:

Powerful 1st Album!.......2007-06-02

I remember I was in a record store one afternoon and there was this song playing, "Somebody Bring Me Some Water" and I was hooked! I have purchased every album she has produced and try to see her in concert when she is in my area. She is powerful, potent and emotional! She is versatile, arousing and strong! Her voice is raspy and deep. If you like Janice Joplin, Joss Stone or Bruce Springstein then I would recommend this album. It is nothing short of indubitable.

her best album.......2007-05-15

This album made me a fan and is still her best work. She rocks, rolls and emotes in these songs in a raw, powerful way that pulls you into the songs.

Melissa Etheridge.......2007-04-03

This is melissas first album, and is one of the best. She really pours her heart out in all of the songs, my favorite song by her, "like the way i do" is on there as well, that song really has a lot of meaning to me. the music from that song, actually, is the reversed version of number ten, "i want you" also a great song. Other greats are "bring me some water" "Chrome Plated Heart" and "Dont you need" but all the songs are great on this album, definitely worth the buy. I really recommend it for any fan of melissa or any fan of good music in general.

Music and voice as a sociologicial cornerstone. .......2005-12-04

What can I say about this album. I was a senior in college when it was released and discovered it through my sister while summering in New York. I was touched by the beautiful voices and lyrics in songs like Daydream Tomorrows. I feel shades of Melissa Etheridge's song "Like The Way I Do" when I hear "The Healing Time" It is the most influential and wonderful collection of music I have ever come across in a long time. I cannot even begin relate the ocean of memories I have intertwined with this album. I can only say that it helped shape my life, and it made me see music and voice as a spiritual, creative, and sociologicial cornerstone. Really a great CD.

My Favorite Ethridge CD.......2005-06-09

I purchased this CD in my "college days" - about 12 years ago now - and I still love it!

This is one of those rare CD's where every song is good, and each song can speak to you about at least one time in your life...

Melissa sings with such passion, that it's easy to get caught up in her music, and I found this to be especially true with this CD.

If you like "folk-rock" music, you can't go wrong with this CD!

Average customer rating: Brave and Crazy top of the line,soul twitchin' rock and roll genuine Shows she is not a fly by night artist... A Melissa Etheridge Great As Always

Brave and Crazy Melissa Etheridge Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Never Enough Melissa Etheridge Your Little Secret Skin Yes I Am ASIN: B000001FSA Release Date: 1990-06-15

Tracks:

1. No Souvenirs
2. Brave and Crazy
3. You Used To Love To Dance
4. The Angels
5. You Can Sleep While I Drive
6. Testify
7. Let Me Go
8. My Back Door
9. Skin Deep
10. Royal Station 4/16

Customer Reviews:

Brave and Crazy.......2007-04-03

Brave and Crazy is melissa's second album, and it has some of the best songs shes ever recorded. songs like sleep while i drive and "you used to love to dance" are very touching, but all the songs are great. i recommend this album to anyone who likes melissa or real heartfelt songs.

top of the line,soul twitchin' rock and roll.......2006-02-19

if you are a Melissa Etheridge fan,this is why.if you are not,
you will be after you give this one a listen.this is her 2nd
album and there is no sophomore jinx here.her later efforts
have an unfourtunate propensity to be very overproduced--
no such problem exists with this effort.every song on this
album is perfect,simple Melissa--no bells and/or whistles
are needed or expected.this is an exceptional set of songs
from an exceptional artist--doing what she does best and
enjoying it.there are no weak or "filler" tunes here--just a
thoughly enjoyable album from start to finish.this is a very worthwhile expenditure of your entertainment $.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for anyone looking for high quality,well
recorded music.

genuine.......2005-10-26

I saw her at the "flats" in Cleveland almost 20 years ago, doing songs from her very first LP. She was jammin. I love her music cause it actually ses something. For me, it's about her music in and of itself-the stories. They have heart and soul. Sometimes they don't go the way you want them to..seems to be a lot of pain but it's real. I love the way she tells her stories. It's not about her sexual preference and its not about her stance on the political merry-go-round. If I want that, I'll watch the news. I just love all her music and this is one of the best, aside from her very first.

Shows she is not a fly by night artist..........2005-09-22

Some of her best work is found on this album. It's much more raw and continues the sound of her first album. This is not as refined and radio friendly as her later albums but it shows her in top form. The song 'No Souvenirs' had some airplay but the best cuts can only be found by digging in.

One of her best songs, 'Royal Station 4/16, rolls along at a frenetic pace, accompanied by Bono on the harmonica. The album, as a whole, is not as dark as her debut but it's definitely on the moodier side. A terrific follow-up to a stellar debut.

A Melissa Etheridge Great As Always.......2004-03-29

"Brave And Crazy" is Melissa Etheridge's sophmore album released in 1989. The songs and her performances are more raw and personal than her self-titled debut. Yet, she keeps her musical quality on top. This is only one of eight albums that proves that she is one of the greatest female rockers of all time. Her lyrics are always honest, which deserves her tremendous respect as an artist. She pours every drop of emotion through every note in every track. This forces listeners to feel her words. Melissa Etheridge once said in an interview that she felt more honest and lyrically free after she come out with her sexual orientation in 1993. She felt that this improved her music. Still, "Brave And Crazy" is amazing like her other seven albums. Whether she sings an upbeat song or a ballad, her performances stay on top. Her guitar playing matches the themes perfectly. Whether she writes hardcore rock, folk, pop, or blues, her songwriting always has the intense chemistry that keeps listeners interested. "Brave And Crazy" is a great album from a true rock artist that will keep people listening for a many more years.

Average customer rating: Pure Melissa Your Little Secret: What do lesbians do on the second date? Full charged rock and roll! Heavy on the guitars! This is the Cd that introduced me to a whole new world.... ROCKS HARDER EVERY ALBUM!

Your Little Secret Melissa Etheridge Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Yes I Am Never Enough Breakdown Brave and Crazy Skin ASIN: B000001E8L Release Date: 1995-11-14

Tracks:

1. Your Little Secret
2. I Really Like You
3. Nowhere To Go
4. An Unusual Kiss
5. I Want To Come Over
6. All The Way To Heaven
7. I Could Have Been You
8. Shriner's Park
9. Change
10. This War Is Over

Amazon.com

On her fifth album, Melissa tries even harder to become the distaff John Mellencamp or Springsteen, chronicling this American life. In many ways, it is a very autobiographical journey she took, to the places of her childhood in Kansas, like "Shriner's Park." Even if it doesn't contain her best songs, it is ambitious and well-realized and definitely confirms her as America's leading female rock & roll artist. --Chris Nickson

Customer Reviews:

Pure Melissa .......2006-06-06

I've been debating with myself which albums I'd take to a deserted island. This is one of them. Melissa has many great albums. To me she's one of the artists that have the most wholesome discography. It's a bit of a battle to say which one of her albums I like the best but I would say it's this one. The album seems to be in the beautiful crossroads, something old and something new, though most of her material is pretty time-defying. Your Little Secret is like an emotional movie that takes you on a journey and tells you your life story. It's a powerful, rocking, radio-friendly/melodic (but never tame), touching entity. The album embraces the gamut of Melissa Etheridge's work. To me this is Melissa Etheridge.

Your Little Secret: What do lesbians do on the second date? .......2005-10-07

The album is, in my opinion, her best. I love the music, the lyrics. Melissa is a mediocre artist at best, but this album tells a story that we can all identify with GBLTQ and not. An oldie but a goodie! Do not keep this a secret!! :)

Full charged rock and roll! Heavy on the guitars! .......2004-10-20

Melissa's '93 album won all the awards and commercial radio airplay, but this 1995 album is really the kicker! Melissa's not taking any mess here on this album! Heavy on the guitars on most of the songs, this is full blown rock and roll that can make her male competition sit down and take note! I still love Your Little Secret, especially the very end where she screams like wild and then the guitars blast so loud at the end, the amplifiers might have self destructed! They were onto Come Over a lot, but I very much like the rockers more. Just turn it up on this one, because Melissa's not having it here!!!!!!

This is the Cd that introduced me to a whole new world...........2004-05-14

Being from a small town, I always wondered if there were other people out there like me. I heard "Nowhere to Go" on VH1 and I thought, Hey, this is a cool song, the artist seems pretty mysterious too!! I bought the cd and wore it out!!! I became a huge fan after that. Listening to her lyrics I could relate to everything on this cd and for that, all of her songs she's ever written. If you are interested in buying a Melissa cd, this is the one to buy for first timers... you'll never get enough of this one... Hope you enjoy!!

ROCKS HARDER EVERY ALBUM!.......2004-03-30

One of the icon's of the 90's rock music, Etheridge follow up to her blockbuster smash hit album "Yes I Am", different from her previous is that "Your Little Secret" it's harder and more rock that ever, her leading single the title song it's justa great example of what I'm talking about, a rock song and it fully extent, the second delivery "I Want To Come Over2 it's one of the most intimate songs for Melissa and one of her top in music interpretation, such a masterpiece and classic tune, just the beginning of the song tells you everything, "Nowhere To Go" a little sad and melancolic that drives you to a story of incomprehended love, "Unusual Kiss" silly lyrics with great rock performance, "I Realy Like You" Rock! Rock!, this album is one of those that will live you wanting more....great delivery.

Average customer rating: More than Enough to please Never Enough She Never Lets You Down Contains some of her best songs... excellent

Never Enough Melissa Etheridge Manufacturer: Island ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Brave and Crazy Your Little Secret Melissa Etheridge Yes I Am Skin ASIN: B000001DUW Release Date: 1992-03-17

Tracks:

1. Ain't It Heavy
2. 2001
3. Dance Without Sleeping
4. Place Your Hand
5. Must Be Crazy For Me
6. Meet Me In The Back
7. The Boy Feels Strange
8. Keep It Precious
9. The Letting Go
10. It's For You

Amazon.com

An album that never spawned hits on the magnitude of "Bring Me Some Water" or "I'm the Only One" from her debut, Melissa Etheridge's sorely overlooked third effort is a gold mine of poetic contemplation, sensual declarations, and emotional pleas. Of her first five albums, Never Enough is the one that best shows her range. Stepping away from electric guitar-based rock and blues and toward such exploratory tunes as the piano-backed "The Letting Go," the beat- and sample-driven "2001," and the uncommonly poppy "Dance Without Sleeping," Etheridge proves she's not a one-riff musician. She seems to push through her stylistic fears a bit, yet stays comfortably within the boundaries that her raspy belt can reach. Never Enough offers a healthy dose of Etheridge's trademark soul-twisting rock in the form of "Ain't it Heavy" and the angry, possessive of "It's for You." But the addition of pattern-busting songs makes this album a particularly mature, rich, pleasurable listen. --Sally Weinbach

Customer Reviews:

More than Enough to please.......2007-05-22

In the dozen years that have passed since this album came out Melissa E has become somewhat overrated and over glorified, now I'm not saying Melissa doesn't deserve the kudos she is bestowed, in fact I was on that lesbian bandwagon way before anyone outside of the music critic's circles knew she existed. The prob is Melissa's first four albums (Melissa Etheridge, Brave & Crazy, Never Enough, Yes, I Am)were great - spirited, spunky, thought provoking, sad and happy all at once. But after that she decided to stick to the formula on Yes, I Am and milk it for all its worth. Sure she had some great hits post Yes I Am, but to me it was always her album tracks that really shined and its on those first albums where she was saying something new. I tend to go back and forth between this album (Never Enough) and Brave & Crazy as my favorite Melissa albums, but since I wanted a little more rocking in my ears, I opted to dust off this CD and play it for all its worth - featuring one of my fav singles "Ain't It Heavy" (Sometimes it's never enough/ survival is fine but satisfaction is rough) Melissa goes for a feminist approach before crunching into one of her most experimental songs "2001" which now that its 2006 doesn't pull the punch so much anymore ("wake me up when we hit 2001") but it's still a good song. Most of the songs incorporate her old school rock roots with some twang thrown in here and there, and of course songs of sex - though Miss E was pretty clever in these early days never giving the songs' characters a real gender thus making the song one anyone straight or gay could sing along with and of course there's the little over the top ballads she would later be known for but like most of Melissa's work, it's her lyrics that have always pulled me in, and Never Enough really pulls you in from beginning to the end.

Never Enough.......2007-04-03

This album a lot of people criticize, and although it isnt as good as the others it is still a great album with some good songs. it has the grammy winning song "aint it heavy" and has one of my favorite songs by her "You must be crazy for me" that songs hilarious. This album came out before she did hehe. but i dont understand, how could you listen to "you must be crazy for me" and not realize shes a lesbian. That song makes it so obvious lol. But overall this is a really good album but i wouldnt start out with this one. get her first one or a later one then come back to this one.

She Never Lets You Down.......2006-11-01

Melissa Etheridge does it again and keeps you rockin' There isn't a song on here that lets you down. I can just put it on repeat and enjoy it for hours... YES its THAT GOOD! Thanks M.E. for bringing my spirits up whenever I'm feeling low.

Contains some of her best songs..........2005-09-22

This is something of a transitional album for Melissa Etheridge. After he stellar debut and a follow-up that was a bit too raw for the mainstream, there is something of an effort here to go 'pop'. Such songs as 'Ain't It Heavy' and '2001' add some pop beats that are ok, but pretty much disposable. 'Must Be Crazy for Me' and 'Meet Me in the Back' are also upbeat songs but these work.

However, digging into the album a bit more we find her strengths, when that acoustic guitar get strumming and her voice really penetrates to the very soul. One of my favorite songs, 'Keep It Precious', is found on this album. The other slower numbers on this album are also excellent showing her range. She is no flash in the pan. Overall, it's not as strong as her debut nor as consistent as 'Yes I Am' but this one's a must have for any fan.

excellent.......2004-06-26

This cd is EXCELLENT, as are most of Melissa Etheredges cd's. Both upbeat tunes like "Must be Crazy for me" and slower songs like " Keep It Precious" make up her third album "Never Enough" I would DEFINATELY reccomend this cd to anyone looking to listen to a very geniune artist. Buy this cd, buy her new one, buy them all and complete your Etheridge collection.

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