America's Sweetheart [Explicit Lyrics]

Product Description
"america's Sweetheart" is Courtney's Eagerly Anticipated Solo Debut, the Follow-up to Hole's Two Gold Certified Major Label Releases, 1994's Classic "Live Through This" and 1998's Grammy Award-nominated "Celebrity Skin". The Album Is, in the Main Part, Written by Love, with Assistance from Linda Perry, the Ex Four Non Blonde Whose Writing Has Launched the Likes of Pink and Christina Aguilera Into the Stratosphere. "America's Sweetheart" is the Most Exhilarating Album of her Career to Date. It's Pure and Unadulterated, Raw and Relentless, Smart, Brassy, Candid and Uncompromising - Just What You'd Expect from Ms Love. The Album Rocks in a Big Way but is Choc-full of Great Tunes, Particularly the Album's Second Single "Hold on to Me" and the Epic "Sunset Strip".

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America's Sweetheart [Explicit Lyrics]

Average customer rating: Right turn successfully negotiated It's just not that good One of country-rock's greatest moments. Transitional Byrds Sweetheart of the rodeo

Sweetheart of the Rodeo The Byrds Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: G.P./Grievous Angel Hot Burritos! The Flying Burrito Bros. Anthology 1969-1972 Gram Parsons - Fallen Angel Mr. Tambourine Man Younger Than Yesterday ASIN: B000002AHB Release Date: 1997-03-25

Tracks:

1. You Ain't Going Nowhere
2. I Am A Pilgrim
3. The Christian Life
4. You Don't Miss Your Water
5. You're Still On My Mind
6. Pretty Boy Floyd
7. Hickory Wind
8. One Hundred Years From Now
9. Blue Canadian Rockies
10. Life In Prison
11. Nothing Was Delivered
12. You Got A Reputation
13. Lazy Days
14. Pretty Polly
15. The Christian Life (Rehearsal-Take #11)
16. Life In Prison (Rehearsal-Take #11)
17. You're Still On My Mind (Rehearsal-Take #43)
18. One Hundred Years Form Now (Rehearsal-Take #2)
19. All I Have Is Memories (Instrumental)

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After Chris Hillman dragged new friend Gram Parsons into the Byrds, they made an album as close to a country masterpiece as a rock act could ever make. In fact, the only tunes better than the definitive covers here of songs by Bob Dylan ("You Ain't Going Nowhere"), Guthrie ("Pretty Boy Floyd"), and the Louvin Brothers ("The Christian Life") are Parsons's originals, especially the incomparable "Hickory Wind." Sweetheart wasn't the first country-rock album, but with its gorgeous three-way harmonies and sweet pedal steel, it remains the best. --David Cantwell

Album Description

Millenium digipak edition, with original artwork and 8 previously unissued bonus tracks, 'You Got A Reputation', 'Lazy Days', 'Pretty Polly', 'The Christian Life' (rehearsal take #11), 'Life In Prison' (rehearsal take #11), 'You're Still On My Mind' (rehearsal take #43), 'One Hundred Years From Now' (rehearsal take #2) & 'All I Have Is Memories' (instrumental). 2001.

Album Details

Limited Millennium Edition. Packed in a Heavy Weight Card Wallet that Faithfully Recreates the Original Vinyl Sleeve, Right Down to the Inner Bag. The Wallet Will Come in a Plastic Cover.

Customer Reviews:

Right turn successfully negotiated.......2007-07-25

With GP fronting the new ensemble, along with the likes of Roger (Jim) McGuinn, Chris Hillman, and several guitarists of renown, Clarence White, and Jaydee Maness and Lloyd Green on pedal steel, this album proved to be a very succesful right turn towards country and folk roots music for the reassembled Byrds, who were no longer content simply to resemble an American Beatles, which they could never have been anyway, with or without David Crosby. Their folk influences came at first-hand, rather than second, and not just because Bob Dylan had just smoked them up in a limo. All these folk and alt-country veterans turned loose on a few classics by the likes of Merle Haggard and the by-now seasoned Parsons--he, like Hillman and Mcguire, having been in performing bands since their early teens--produce a classic in the same manner as Alson Kraus and Union Station's first efforts of far more recent vintage, only electrified. These fellows played the Grand Old Opry, as best they could, and learned overnight just how hard it was to break into that mob, even with the blessings of folks like Haggard and a fellow in black named Cash, and now were singing the High Lonesome as well as it has ever been sung. Contractual obligations to a prior record label (Lee Hazlewood's A&M) at first destroyed Parson's solo and lead efforts on "Hickory WInd" and "One Hundred Years Ago", leaving these projects in the hands of the very capable McGuinn and Hillman, who did very well, nonetheless.

But it must have been quite a disappointment to Parsons at the time, who was only with the band for a cup of coffee, jumping ship in England to pursue the Stones, and because of his refusal to tour in apartheid South Africa. All this backstory, however, does not give you a good sense of the sheer great musicianship involved here, however, nor does it tell you one important fact you really need to know, that here in teh reissue/remaster version, the original Parsons leads on "Wind" and "One Hundred Years" several other cuts are included, allowing the listener to play with the album songlist, compare McGuinn's still-notable performance to Parson's impassioned and absolutely commited versions, and guess what would have been the effect on record sales if kids could have gotten a taste of the "Country Soul" or "Cosmic American Music" Parsons was attempting. My own guess is that the band would have fallen short of its stated goal of roping in the country crowd of that time, regardless of the sincerity and passion of the band's renditions. Things had already gotten too damn political, with the Country crowd being all mixed up with Nixon's "Silent Majority", and simple resentment of these boys' anti-war, pro-drug and rebellion aura still doing them disservice, as far as widening their audience goes. A great semi-flop on the charts, a classic of alt-country genius, appearing in its new expanded state, should not be missed by Parsons fans, or any old-time country fans who never caught on to the rather watered down music of the Eagles, and their ilk. This is a bargain, by the way, as is the Burrito's anthology currently shown here at about half-price.Hot Burritos! The Flying Burrito Bros. Anthology 1969-1972

It's just not that good.......2007-07-05

Sweetheart of the Rodeo has a reputation, of course, as one of the best and most influential albums of all time. And, well, it was tremendously important , almost singlehandedly inventing country rock. The fact is that I'm not a big country fan, and that ruins the listening experience for me. Now, I'm all for Johnny Cash, and when Neil Young or the Rolling Stones whip out the pedal steel, the results are often entertaining. Hell, I even think the Crosby/Clark/McGuinn/Hillman/Clarke lineup might've been able to make country-rock sound good.
One problem I have with this album are the two preachfests The Christian Life and I Am a Pilgrim. I think both are overwrought and painful. You're Still on My Mind is the stereotypical sappy country ballad; Pretty Boy Floyd is a good Woody Gurthie song mutated thanks to banjo and fiddle; You Ain't Goin' Nowhere is an insult to Dylan's excellent original, though not the group's worst Dylan cover (that would be either the space-metal This Wheel's on Fire or the toothless Positively Fourth Street), and Nothing Was Delivered indeed delivers nothing (hard to believe it's a Dylan song!) Only two self-penned songs appear on this album: one (the swaying Hickory Wind) is a classic song that even I'll admit to liking; the other (100 Years from Now) is just more brainless sap. The rest is good, though: even the syrupy Born in a Prison and the cliched Blue Canadian Rockies pack soem emotion. And I do like You Never Miss Your Water.
This is probably my favorite Mach II Byrds album, but that's not saying much: Notorious Byrds Brothers, Untitled and Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde all simply leave me wondering what the hell happened to the Byrds.

One of country-rock's greatest moments........2007-05-29

In 1968, infighting and strife had reduced the Byrds to two members, Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman. Although they were both incredibly talented musicians, the two couldn't agree on a direction for the band: McGuinn wanted their next album to be a double LP that tracked the development of American music from bluegrass to Moog-based prog rock, while Hillman preferred to focus on the band's folk and country influences. The disagreement was rendered moot when the band hired guitarist and pianist Gram Parsons, who persuaded the duo to record an album of what he had dubbed "cosmic American music," a mixture of folk, country, gospel, and rock. The resulting album was a commercial flop (reaching #77 in America and not even charting in the U.K.) and a source of further contention within the group (Parsons was fired shortly after the album's release, and Hillman left the band soon afterwards).

Which is a shame because Sweetheart of the Rodeo is an incredible album. The songs are a brilliant mixture of gin-soaked honky-tonk, bleary-eyed Americana, and impeccable pop savvy. It's fun, engaging, and atmospheric, capable of invoking the breadth and depth of American music at its very best. Just listen to that oppener, an absolutely stunning version of Bob Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere." The Byrds were always excellent at reinterpreting Dylan's music, and this is no exception: It combines surreal, ethereal lyrics with McGuinn's dreamy vocals and a lush musical background that incorporates entranced guitars, hypnotic rhythms, and serenadeing organs. The end result is a beautiful, dreamlike tune that perfectly encapsulates Parsons' vision of American music. And that's just the first song on the album! "I Am A Pilgrim" and "The Christian Life" are excellent renditions of classic gospel songs. The former is a gentle swirl of fiddles, mandolins, and genuinly reverent vocals, while the latter features some marvelous harmonies (not surprising, considering that it was originally written by the Louvin Brothers). Meanwhile, the group's take of the soul standard "You Don't Miss Your Water" is a slice of heartwrending melancholia with some truly gorgeous vocals and instrumentation that'll make you forget all about Stax. "You're Still On My Mind" is pure gin-soaked bitterness, complete with saloon-storming piano. The cover of Woody Guthrie's classic "Pretty Boy Floyd" is a classic in its own right, a dizzying celebration of twirling banjos and slippery fiddles. Guthrie's lyrics, meanwhile, come off as pure poetry. Gram Parsons' "Hickory Wind" (one of the only two songs on the album to be written by a member of the group) is a truly beautiful ballad with a lilting, haunting vocal. "One Hundred Years From Now" (also written by Parsons) features a superb cascade of guitars and drums, as well as some sky-scraping vocals. "Blue Canadian Rockies" flows and churns like a river, gently winding its way through a sing-along chorus and some delicate, yearning vocals. A cover of Merle Haggard's "Life In Prison" positively brims with desperation and regret. The album concludes with another Bob Dylan tune- "Nothing Was Delivered" closes the proceedings on a solemn, haunting note, a maze of eerie melodies and layered instrumentation.

The result is a masterpiece, a scintillating slice of Americana that can stun any music fan, weather or not they like country. Get this; you won't regret it.

Transitional Byrds.......2007-05-24

Once again, the Byrds are in a state of transition. Too bad they were not to last much longer in this guise, for many reasons. The price is right and the listening is mellow. A top 20 group/personnel of the era.

Sweetheart of the rodeo.......2007-02-19

Fantastic and a must have for all Gram Parsons as well as Byrds lovers.

Average customer rating: Road Trip Music The Campers Were Never Better Oh our beloved Tania... One Of These Days....you will buy this album Dang near 5

Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart Camper Van Beethoven Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Jangle Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Key Lime Pie New Roman Times Telephone Free Landslide Victory II & III Cracker ASIN: B000000WGD Release Date: 1992-06-29

Tracks:

1. Eye Of Fatima
2. Eye Of Fatimaf
3. O Death
4. She Divines Water
5. Devil Song
6. One Of Theses Days
7. Turquoise Jewelry
8. Waka
9. Change Your Mind
10. My Path Belated
11. Never Go Back
12. The Fool
13. Tania
14. Life Is Grand

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OK, so there's no "Where the Hell is Bill" or "Take the Skinheads Bowling" here, but Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart does include the best ode to Patty Hearst in all of pop music: the track "Tanya" (which was Hearst's SLA moniker) brings together everyone's favorite Camper Van Beethoven elements, from Jonathan Segal's Eastern European-influenced violin work to the acid-etched wit that David Lowery would take with him to his next band, Cracker. From the traditional "O Death" to the uncharacteristically optimistic "She Divines Water" and "Life Is Grand," this 1988 major-label debut from Santa Cruz's premiere ska-polka-surf-Balkan-country-alternative-pop band is more consistent than its indie predecessors, just not as sporadically brilliant. --Bill Forman

Customer Reviews:

Road Trip Music.......2007-03-20

This album makes you feel good to have ears. It is my favorite Camper album. It is a perfect travel album even if you are only traveling to the grocery store. It makes me remember good friends and is the reason why I have a fiddle waiting to be played in my closet.

The Campers Were Never Better.......2005-10-19

Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart catches the Campers at the height of their powers. The tension between David Lowery's country-rock nihilism and the rest of the band's art-folk nihilism is in perfect balance here, one album before that tension ultimately drove the band apart. They ambitiously weave heavy-metal-style power-guitar solos with precision mandolin work, politics with traditional folk, and even slyly sample Michael Stipe in concert as "She Divines Water" deconstructs itself before its coda. Not their most accessible work--Key Lime Pie would fit that bill--but for the connoisseur of quirky 1980s pop, this is one of the finest works of the decade.

Oh our beloved Tania..........2002-12-10

This is an unbelievably outstanding album. Collected herein are both the silly oopahs and the melodramatic fiddling of the Russian steppe. It is so eclectic and with so many changes that you will not tire of it quickly.

With this album Camper captured a lasting sound for themselves. If you want an entry album for this band, this is it.

One Of These Days....you will buy this album.......2002-03-02

If you are looking to explore some Camper Van Beethoven music for the first time, this is the one album you should buy. And if you are a die hard CVB fan it is certainly one of your favorites.

Dark humor, sarcasm, reggae and zydeco inspired electric rock n' roll was never more electic and witty than in Camper Van's hey day.

Our Beloved Revolutionary is a sure-fire classic and is always mentioned as a favorite of CVB's following and fans.

This album and much of Camper Van's music is timeless, simply unique and enjoyable and it'll make you laugh and still take their musicianship and song writing ability seriously.

Dang near 5.......2002-01-26

but still worth buying. David Lowery is an unheralded pop genius; his studio prowess and ability to write one great pop tune after another makes him sort of a smirking Brian Wilson. Billiant orchestration, tape loops and constant mood changes hihglight the record. Theres something of a conspiracy theme occuring here-"Eye of Fatima" is apparently about MK ULTRA experiments, and "Tania" is of course, about Patty Hearst. Reason to buy: the ethereal, swirling, psychedelic "She Divines Water". A few too many instrumentals, but some of them hit the mark...good to see that Lowery finally got his due as a star with Cracker.

Average customer rating: Worth a look! BLOODY VULTURES! Courtney Loves Best Album! You'll never make a hooker c-m, and and eight ball isn't love. . . not bad but not great

America's Sweetheart Courtney Love Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Grunge | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Riot Grrl | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Celebrity Skin Pretty on the Inside Ask for It The First Session Auf der Maur ASIN: B00014K62W Release Date: 2004-02-10

Tracks:

1. Mono
2. But Julian, I'm a Little Older Than You
3. Hold On To Me
4. Sunset Strip
5. All The Drugs
6. Almost Golden
7. I'll Do Anything
8. Uncool
9. Life Despite God
10. Hello
11. Zeplin Song
12. Never Gonna Be the Same

Album Details

"america's Sweetheart" is Courtney's Eagerly Anticipated Solo Debut, the Follow-up to Hole's Two Gold Certified Major Label Releases, 1994's Classic "Live Through This" and 1998's Grammy Award-nominated "Celebrity Skin". The Album Is, in the Main Part, Written by Love, with Assistance from Linda Perry, the Ex Four Non Blonde Whose Writing Has Launched the Likes of Pink and Christina Aguilera Into the Stratosphere. "America's Sweetheart" is the Most Exhilarating Album of her Career to Date. It's Pure and Unadulterated, Raw and Relentless, Smart, Brassy, Candid and Uncompromising - Just What You'd Expect from Ms Love. The Album Rocks in a Big Way but is Choc-full of Great Tunes, Particularly the Album's Second Single "Hold on to Me" and the Epic "Sunset Strip".

Customer Reviews:

Worth a look!.......2006-12-28

This CD could definitely fall somewhere between "Live Through This" and "Celebrity Skin". It sounds almost like Courtney is trying to recapture the anger of "Live" while making the appeal to the "Celebrity" crowd. Overall, the CD provides a decent amount of good listening. I would recommend it for new fans of Hole and/or Courtney Love solo.

BLOODY VULTURES!.......2006-11-14

You all need to back the F off! Fuel your unsightly hatred elsewhere. In a world of Britney, Jessica, & Paris you vultures attack Courtney? It needs to stop! Stop blaming her for Kurt. If anything she helped keep him alive and inspired his best songwriting. She's an artist. The real deal. Does that threaten you? Have you even listened to this album? It's effing brilliant! As thumping as the Stooges, as acid-tongued as Dylan, as beautifully gloomy as Echo & the Bunnymen. Not one bad cut (okay, the beginning of "Life Despite God" is a little painful, but you can't even pick a favorite there's so much to choose from). She has stripped herself inside out for you heathens. Thrown herself to the lions, and you want to burn her at the stake like Joan Of Arc. Typical. You never know what you have until you kill it.

Courtney Loves Best Album!.......2006-11-10

This CD picks up were Celebrity Skin left off, with one delightful surprise, it is twice as loud. Not since 1994's "Live Through This" has Love produced such a cd with both pop rock appeal and some guitar work loud enough to wake the dead. The songs are as well crafted as on "Celebrity Skin", and this CD seems to start where "Celebrity Skin" left off, with all the zesty appeal Celebrity Skin left us. The CD opens with "Mono" a sonic punch, similar to "Celbrity Skin"s opening track "Celebrity Skin". With the second track, it's another Sonic assult with "But Julian Im A Little Bit Older Than You". The next two songs "Hold On To Me" and "Sunset Strip" sound like they could have been on Celebrity Skin with that perfect mix of acoustic and electric that only Courtney Love really can pull off without a hitch. "All The Drugs" is another sonic tune your sure to groove to. "Almost Golden" is classic Hole - Love acoustic electric style song but with one catch, Courtney Love has evolved her style since Hole and you can appreciate it with this tune. The rest of the CD continues with this sweet and loud mix of stories about life and mixing up the acoustic/ electric and electric/sonic masterpieces. One of my favorites is "I'll Do Anything", a classic Courtney Love style song with sprinklings of Courtney's own self styled catchphrases here and there. This CD is strong, loud, superior, and consistant with its delivery from the first to the last track. Matt Serletic did a fantastic job of producding this album, it is as professional as any Led Zeppelin or Rolling Stones album. This CD is as loud as THE VOICE OF GOD! If you liked Hole, you will love this CD. If you like Courtney Love, you will love this CD. This is the most hip CD's of the 2000's, by all standards. Five Stars Courtney you came through for us yet again!

You'll never make a hooker c-m, and and eight ball isn't love. . ........2006-11-04

If the entertainment industry is "high school with ashtrays," then this is the record from the coolest girl, who sold the best drugs and still managed to receive scholarships!

I love this album. I have since I bought it on Valentine's Day of 2003. (Still my favorite valentine of that year, though I bought it for myself.)

Mono is just sweeping up the unfortunate rubbish of those three cord playing groupie infested young male musicians, who are riding on punk rhetoric. This song emasculates them all very efficiently.

Sunset Strip covers every Hollywood hopeful's dreams and the nightmare of the reality. Yes, all tomorrow's parties happened tonight. I also love the lines that imply that celebrity is a way to deny death. rock star. pop star. everybody dies.

Almost Golden is classic rock perfection. Appropriately self-degrading and self-righteous.

This album makes me sugarsick and I still haven't gotten enough. I don't care if courtney love's next record is a collection of her covering Bessie Smith, I will buy it. She is a true reactionary poet. Like it or not.

not bad but not great.......2006-11-01

Being a love fan I think that this album is a good listen. Very edgy and loud, but I was hoping for something new and this is not it. I think that it could have been better but it was still good.

Average customer rating: Great recording by a very cute little Shirley One of the best Shirley Temple CDs

America's Sweetheart, Vol. 1 Shirley Temple Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Lullabies | Children's Music | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: America's Sweetheart, Vol. 2 Oh My Goodness Animal Crackers The Story of Seabiscuit (Snap Case) Shirley Temple: A Pictorial History of the World's Greatest Child Star ASIN: B0000082P1 Release Date: 1996-09-24

Tracks:

1. On The Good Ship Lollipop
2. Baby, Take A Bow
3. On Account-A I Love You
4. Love's Young Dream
5. Lullaby To A Doll
6. Animal Crackers In My Soup
7. When I Grow Up
8. Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms
9. Song And Dance
10. Polly Wolly Doodle
11. Early Bird
12. At The Coldfish Ball
13. Sextette From Lucia
14. The Right Somebody To Love
15. Oh, My Goodness
16. Buy A Bar Of Barry's; When I'm With You
17. But Definitely
18. Peck's Theme Song
19. You've Gotta Eat Your Spinach, Baby
20. I Love A Military Man
21. Hey! What Did The Blue Jay Say?
22. He Was A Dandy
23. Picture Me Without You
24. Get On Board, Little Children
25. Minstrel Show Introduction; Dixie-Anna

Customer Reviews:

Great recording by a very cute little Shirley.......2003-01-19

This is a collection of most of Shirley's songs from the first half of her career... and it goes beyond the Good Ship Lollipop. The recording is old, which you can tell from the sound - there is very light static, but the music is still clear and much better than I was expecting. It includes songs from Curly Top, Captain January, and the two Old South movies which are not the ones she is remembered for - but they are among my favourites personally. I love "Love's Young Dream" and "Believe Me"... It also has her three performances with Jack Haley and Alice Faye from "Poor Little Rich Girl", which are other favourites of mine...

If you like Shirley and want some of her music, this is a great CD to start with. I recommend it highly.

One of the best Shirley Temple CDs.......2002-04-02

"America's Sweetheart" has a total of 51 songs on only two CDs! 19 of which are NOT contained in the 3 CD box set, "Stand Up and Cheer" (which has 60 songs)...

Since no other Shirley Temple CD has as many different songs as these two sets, either "America's Sweetheart" or "Stand Up and Cheer" would be a great place to start...

Tracks on "America's Sweetheart" that are NOT on "Stand Up and Cheer"

Volume 1: 2, 5, 9, 13, 17, 19, 23, 24, 25

Volume 2: 5, 11, 12, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26

Average customer rating: Exemplary Remaster Gram at his best TWO SWEETHEARTS A masterpiece! Byrds flyte to the country revisited

Sweetheart of the Rodeo The Byrds Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Complete Reprise Sessions Gram Parsons - Fallen Angel Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde Safe at Home Live 1973 ASIN: B0000C0FHP Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

1. Original LP: You Ain't Going Nowhere
2. Original LP: I Am A Pilgrim
3. Original LP: The Christian Life
4. Original LP: You Don't Miss Your Water
5. Original LP: You're Still On My Mind
6. Original LP: Pretty Boy Floyd
7. Original LP: Hickory Wind
8. Original LP: One Hundred Years From Now
9. Original LP: Blue Canadian Rockies
10. Original LP: Life In Prison
11. Original LP: Nothing Was Delivered
12. Additional Master Takes: All I Have Are Memories
13. Additional Master Takes: Reputation
14. Additional Master Takes: Pretty Polly
15. Additional Master Takes: Lazy Days
16. Additional Master Takes: The Christian Life
17. Additional Master Takes: You Don't Miss Your Water
18. Additional Master Takes: One Hundred Years From Now
19. Additional Master Takes: Radio Spot: Sweetheart Of The Rodeo Album

Tracks:

1. The International Submarine Band: Sum Up Broke
2. The International Submarine Band: One Day Week
3. The International Submarine Band: Truck Drivin' Man
4. The International Submarine Band: Blue Eyes
5. The International Submarine Band: Luxury Liner
6. The International Submarine Band: Strong Boy
7. Working Demos, Outtakes & Rehearsal Versions: Lazy Days
8. Working Demos, Outtakes & Rehearsal Versions: Pretty Polly
9. Working Demos, Outtakes & Rehearsal Versions: Hickory Wind
10. Working Demos, Outtakes & Rehearsal Versions: The Christian Life
11. Working Demos, Outtakes & Rehearsal Versions: The Christian Life
12. Working Demos, Outtakes & Rehearsal Versions: Life In Prison
13. Working Demos, Outtakes & Rehearsal Versions: Life In Prison
14. Working Demos, Outtakes & Rehearsal Versions: One Hundred Years From Now
15. Working Demos, Outtakes & Rehearsal Versions: One Hundred Years From Now
16. Working Demos, Outtakes & Rehearsal Versions: You're Still On My Mind
17. Working Demos, Outtakes & Rehearsal Versions: You're Still On My Mind
18. Working Demos, Outtakes & Rehearsal Versions: All I Have Are Memories (Instrumental)
19. Working Demos, Outtakes & Rehearsal Versions: All I Have Are Memories (Instrumental)
20. Working Demos, Outtakes & Rehearsal Versions: Blue Canadian Rockies

Album Description

Generally reckoned to be the most important & greatest country-rock album of all time, 1968's Sweetheart of the Rodeo is back in a deluxe reissue that really brings to light the genius of Gram Parsons & the Byrds themselves. Disc one reprises the original album with the vocals Roger Mc Guinn substituted for Parsons due to contractual entanglements, then offers the songs with the original Parsons vocals that first surfaced on the now out-of-print Byrds boxed set. The disc ends with an unreleased Kevin Kelley vocal on 'All I Have Is Memories, presaging the glorious run of rarities on disc two, beginning with the International Submarine Band's lone single for Columbia & three tracks in stereo from their Safe At Home album, then turning to 14 previously unreleased rehearsal & alternate takes from the Sweetheart of the Rodeo sessions. Plus revealing studio chatter that portrays a masterpiece in the

Customer Reviews:

Exemplary Remaster.......2007-06-13

Since the extensive remastering project of the Byrds' entire Columbia catalogue that begun to appear in the shops in 1996, Sweetheart Of The Radio is the only Byrds CD to have been subsequently revised and expanded into this 2CD Legacy Edition. This says something of the importance and stature that this album has gradually acquired over the four decades since its release, to the point that it could be argued to be their most important release. Ironically, when released in 1968 it was widely reviled and nearly brought about the destruction of what was left of the band. Half of them had left during the recordings of the previous album, Notorious Byrd Brothers, leaving only Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman from the original line-up.
Even the magnificent single You Ain't Going Nowhere (with a safer B-side, Artificial Energy, drawn from Notorious Byrd Brothers) faltered at no. 74 in the US charts and did hardly any better in the UK, just nudging the Top Fifty; this despite being one of their famous interpretations of a new Dylan song, culled, like the album closer Nothing Was Delivered, from the unreleased Basement Tapes. Its follow up, Pretty Boy Floyd/I Am A Pilgrim, sunk without trace.
The new members were drummer Kevin Kelley and singer-guitarist Gram Parsons, fresh from the International Submarine Band, and it was his love of country music, widely regarded at the time to be the exclusive provenance of Southern rednecks, that had led to the startling new direction of the band - a fusion of rock music, country, bluegrass, Southern soul (filtered through William Bell and Otis Redding) and folk - at a time when country rock had not previously existed.
Furthermore, the new band had relocated from Los Angeles to Nashville and added a collection of top session men including honky tonk pianist Earl Ball and steel guitarist Jaydee Maness (Lloyd Green plays steel on One Hundred Years From Now, one of six tracks recorded later in Los Angeles), and they were unusually given license to play freely throughout, adding whatever they wished as the band played live in the studio. The country audience thought the band was a parody, and jeered at them on a Grand Ole Opry radio appearance to promote the new album, whilst previous Byrds fans could not connect with the new material, and the album stiffed.
Gram Parsons was still under contract to the Lee Hazlewood-owned label with whom he had recorded with the International Submarine Band and this led to all but three of his vocals being removed or buried, and replaced by those of Roger McGuinn (with Chris Hillman's help on One Hundred Years From Now). As he points out in the liner notes, he was embarrassed by the lyric on The Christian Life, and his version sounds sardonic and insincere, which can't have helped at the time, but by the time the album was released Gram Parsons had left the band anyway, so at least the new vocals gave a more accurate representation of the band that was to tour the record. Three Gram Parsons masters that were replaced are included as bonus tracks on disc one of the Legacy Edition (rehearsal takes were included on the 1997 special collector's edition), making it possible to program the record the way it had been originally intended. Four outtake masters are also included, including Pretty Polly, Lazy Days, later to be revived by Gram Parsons in the Flying Burrito Brothers, and the previously unreleased All I Have Are Memories featuring a vocal by Kevin Kelley (an instrumental version was included in the 1997 edition).
The bonus disc includes fourteen previously unreleased working demos, outtakes and rehearsal versions (there are four others on the 1997 disc that are not found here) including a radically different arrangement of Pretty Polly, and these make an insightful addition into the workings of making the album, and all the rehearsals, though flawed, have unique elements within them that are fascinating to hear. Although all the rehearsal takes are numbered, what other take was used as the final master is not disclosed, nor how many of each song were made, though apparently sixty attempts were made at You're Still On My Mind in Los Angeles before Take One was used on the record.
The clincher over the single disc version, apart from the improved, phenomenal sound quality throughout, is the inclusion on the second disc of six tracks by proto-country rock band the International Submarine Band, showing how much Gram Parsons brought to the Byrds. Three tracks from the album Safe At Home include an embryonic version of Luxury Liner. This was released as a single in 1967 with Blue Eyes on the flip, and was later famously taken up by Emmylou Harris and Albert Lee; whilst the other three, making their CD debut, comprise both sides of their second single, and, showing where it all began, Truck Drivin' Man, the B-side of their first single in 1966. Whereas I would recommend this over the single disc version, collectors will doubtless need both, whilst the single disc will suffice perfectly for those less given to scrutiny.

Gram at his best.......2007-02-19

It turns out that a lot of those outtakes could have been left buried, but I still would rather dig them out once a year and listen to them. The world still needs Gram, and we're happy to have him wherever we can find him.

TWO SWEETHEARTS.......2006-02-19

A couple of things up front....

For most people, the excellent single disk "Expanded Edition Sweetheart" is just fine. If you own it, you really don't need to buy this one. If you are thinking about buying "Sweetheart", you will not go wrong with the single disk version.

If you're a serious Byrds fan or collector you'll almost certainly want this lavishly presented 2 disk Legacy Edition with a substantial amount of new material. But you will still need the single disk as well, as some things remain unique to it.

For example, I really like the instrumental 'All I Have Are Memories', but the Legacy Edition places Kevin Kelley's vocal over this track. Two instrumental alternate takes are on the bonus disk, but both are to my ear inferior and in any case are on the wrong disk. So when I just want to hear "Sweetheart" for listening pleasure, I often still choose the 1-disk edition.

Some other outtakes and studio talk are only on the single disk; e.g., McGuinn, Parsons, and producer Gary Usher before 'The Christian Life,' and the exchange between Parsons and Usher after 'One Hundred Years'.

You will also need that edition for its booklet's notes on individual songs, and a reproduction of the back cover of the original vinyl album (only the back cover artwork is on Legacy).

That having been said...

The Legacy Edition has many good things for serious Byrds fans, even if you're not a serious Parson's fan:

(1) Legacy's Disk 1 is clearly intended for listening pleasure, with no false starts or studio talk to interrupt the experience. The original 11 track "Sweetheart" album is presented in its entirety, followed by four songs that failed to make that album, followed by three clean Gram Parsons vocals that had to be replaced by McGuinn/Hillman due to Parsons' contractual dispute with another label. The radio spot for "Sweetheart" which closes the 1998 single disk as an unlisted "hidden track" closes this one as a listed track.

(2) Sound quality is noticeably improved -- even over the excellent 20 bit sound of the single disk. This one plays louder, and with exceptional clarity.

(3) Gram Parsons' vocal for `You Don't Miss Your Water' is here. It was omitted on the single disk, and is otherwise available only on the Boxed Set.

(4) And of course Kevin Kelley's vocal on 'Memories'. I didn't know one of my favorites had lyrics, so I was glad to find this even though I prefer the instrumental.

(5) My favorite of Disk 2's bonus tracks is a completely different version of 'Pretty Polly' that has to be one of the mysteries of life.

This is not just an alternate take -- lyrics and instrumental interpretation are dramatically different. The words sound at times like Old English, despite a reference to Tennessee and expressions like "up tight". Instrumentally it is closer in feel to 'Pretty Boy Floyd', with an opening countdown and cold ending adding to its charm.

The singer seems to be some sort of court reporter, putting down on public record for his township the incident of "Pretty Polly". Despite intriguing snatches of dialogue between Polly and gambler Willie, obscure and fragmented lyrics leave it tantalizingly unclear what has actually happened. It is not even clear that there was a murder -- though one gathers whatever happened was not good.

Both versions of `Pretty Polly' are first rate polished performances and I can't choose between them, but trying to figure out what to make of them has been fun. Legacy "Sweetheart" attributes both to McGuinn-Hillman, but the single disk booklet says the first is "the traditional crime of passion song 'Pretty Polly'". McGuinn covered this version in "Cardiff Rose" where he attributes it, "Traditional, arranged and adapted by Roger McGuinn". It is a straight forward narrative tale of reckless youth, passion, and murder that nails you between the eyes.

The other - well, doesn't. It certainly sounds traditional. But is it a complete song? An abandoned attempt at an earlier traditional version? I don't think it's a joke. I suspect it is abridged fragments of a much longer song. Whatever this is, it's a thoroughly enjoyable performance that confounds only if you try to follow the lyrics.

(6) The new booklet is completely different and lavishly illustrated in color. David Fricke interviewed McGuinn and Hillman for a much more insightful second look into the creation of the album, and has some great stories about its disastrous reception.

(7) The packaging is exceptional throughout, and as much fun to explore as the original "Sgt. Pepper" album with its paper doll Beatles cut-outs insert. Especially dazzling here is a two panel panorama of the "Sweetheart" Byrds silhouetted in performance on stage, with a couple of psychedelic logos ("The Byrds") floating like wisps of smoke across a screen behind them

And finally, for those serious Gram Parsons fans... Even if you have the monaurel Parsons singles and stereo "Submarine" cuts, you've probably never heard them sound this good. Then there are a few more of his "Sweetheart" outtakes with false starts and studio talk. Those interested in listening to these will find the muscians really do try different things, and there are a number of awfully good moments and musical ideas one wishes could have survived into a final polished track.

Bottom line:

Anyone who buys this will easily get their money's worth, and it is a delicious treat for serious Byrds fans.

But not everyone needs to go that extra mile...

A masterpiece!.......2004-01-08

Though it might be overkill to some, and shine a bit more light on Gram Parsons than some may care for, it's still a great album not to be overlooked. Go with the single CD set if you're not a huge GP fan, though.

Byrds flyte to the country revisited.......2003-12-07

Sweetheart of the Rodeo gets expanded one more time with this 2 cd release. Disc 1 starts off with the album as it originaly came out in 1968 remastered and even cleaner than the 1998 addition. The bonus tracks begin with All I Have Are Memories first heard as an instrumental on the '98 reissue this time with vocals by drummer Kevin Kelly sounding like a Buck Owens tune this should have been on the original album.The rest of disc 1 has the bonus tracks from the '98 reissue.Disc 2 starts off with Gram Parsons previous band The International Submarine Band with three tracks from very rare singles that show a huge debt to the Beatles.Following those are three tracks from The International Submarine Bands sole lp Safe At Home.The rest of disc 2 are outtakes and rehersals of songs that made it on to the original lp. These offer valuable insights to the Byrds inthe studio.This is an excellant set that any Byrds fan should not be without.

Average customer rating: One of the best Shirley Temple CDs

America's Sweetheart, Vol. 2 Shirley Temple Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Lullabies | Children's Music | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: America's Sweetheart, Vol. 1 Oh My Goodness Animal Crackers Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: The Early Years, Shirley's First Films Shirley Temple Collection, Vol. 3 - America's Sweetheart Collection -(Dimples / The Little Colonel / The Littlest Rebel) ASIN: B000000X14 Release Date: 1996-10-15

Tracks:

1. You've Gotta S-M-I-L-E To Be H-A...
2. Goodnight, My Love
3. That's What I Want for Christmas
4. In Our Little Wooded Shoes
5. Hymn (Holy God We Pray Thy Name)
6. Silent Night
7. Be Optimistic and Smile
8. How Can I Thank You
9. We Should Be Together
10. If All the World Were Paper
11. When You Were Sweet Sixteen
12. Courtroom Scene: Stars and Stripes Forever...
13. Old Straw Hat
14. Come and Get Your Happiness
15. Rebecca's Medley: On the Good Ship...
16. Toy Trumpet
17. This Is a Happy Little Ditty
18. I Love To Walk in the Rain
19. Wot' Cher!
20. One-Two-Three...
21. Lay-De-O
22. Fifth Avenue
23. Young People
24. I Wouldn't Take a Million
25. Tra-La-La-La
26. Leo Is on the Air...

Customer Reviews:

One of the best Shirley Temple CDs.......2001-09-11

"America's Sweetheart" has a total of 51 songs on only two CDs! 19 of which are NOT contained in the 3 CD box set, "Stand Up and Cheer" (which has 60 songs)...

Since no other Shirley Temple CD has as many different songs as these two sets, either "America's Sweetheart" or "Stand Up and Cheer" would be a great place to start...

Tracks on "America's Sweetheart" that are NOT on "Stand Up and Cheer" Volume 1: 2, 5, 9, 13, 17, 19, 23, 24, 25 /
Volume 2: 5, 11, 12, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26

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Sweetheart of the Rodeo The Byrds Manufacturer: Sony Japan ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0007OE4WE Release Date: 2005-05-02

Tracks:

1. You Ain't Going Nowhere
2. I Am A Pilgrim
3. Christian Life
4. You Don't Miss Your Water
5. You're Still On My Mind
6. Pretty Boy Floyd
7. Hickory Wind
8. One Hundred Years From Now
9. Blue Canadian Rockies
10. Life In Prison
11. Nothing Was Delivered
12. You Got A Reputation
13. Lazy Days
14. Pretty Polly
15. Christian Life ( Rehearsal )
16. Life In Prison ( Rehearsal -)
17. You're Still On My Mind ( Rehearsal -)
18. One Hundred Years From Now ( Rehearsal )
19. All I Have Is Memories (Instrumental)

Album Description

Japanese digitally remastered pressing with 8 bonus tracks. CBS. 2005.

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Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart Camper Van Beethoven Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Jangle Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Key Lime Pie Camper Van Beethoven Camper Vantiquities Kerosene Hat ASIN: B00008EQ17 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Eye of Fatima, Pt. 1
2. Eye of Fatima, Pt. 2
3. Oh Death
4. She Divines Water
5. Devil Song
6. One of These Days
7. Turquoise Jewelry
8. Waka
9. Change Your Mind
10. My Path Belated
11. Never Go Back
12. Fool
13. Tania
14. Life Is Grand

Average customer rating: Lanza in (mostly) top form

Serenade / A Cavalcade of Show Tunes Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Herbert | Herbert, Victor | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Meyerbeer | Meyerbeer, Giacomo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romberg, Sigmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Lanza, Mario | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Giordano, Umberto | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Curtis, Ernesto de | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cilea, Francesco | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Meyerbeer, Giacomo | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Puccini, Giacomo | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Rossini, Gioacchino | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Schubert, Franz | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Strauss, Richard | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Kern, Jerome | H to L | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Herbert, Victor | H to L | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Lehar, Franz | H to L | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Brodszky, Nicholas | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Mario Lanza ~ Opera Arias & Duets, from Andréa Chenier · La Bohème · I Pagliacci · Madama Butterfly · Otello Mario Lanza: At His Best! American Caruso Casino Royale (2-Disc Widescreen Edition) ASIN: B0002K0ZTE Release Date: 2004-08-23

Tracks:

1. Serenade
2. Danza
3. Torna a Surriento
4. O Soave Fanciulla [La Boh]
5. Der Rosenkavalier- Di Rigori Armato
6. Trovatore - Di Quella Pria
7. Fedora - Amor Ti Vieta
8. Africaine - O Paradiso
9. Otello: Dio to Gioconda [Excerpt]
10. Otello: Dio Mi Potevi [Monologue]
11. Ave Maria - Mario Lanza,
12. Arlesiana - Lemento Do Federico
13. Turandot - Nessun Dorma
14. My Destiny
15. Serenade [Previoulsy Unreleased Bonus Track]
16. Lover, Come Back to Me
17. I've Told Every Little Star [From Music in the Air]
18. Donkey Serenade [From Firefly]
19. All the Things You Are
20. Giannina Mia [From the Firefly]
21. Rose Marie [From Rose Marie]
22. Yours in My Heart Alone (Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz) [from "The Land of]
23. Thine Alone [From Eileen]
24. Will You Remember? [From Maytime]
25. Only a Rose
26. Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! [From Naughty Marietta]

Album Description

UK twofer combines the legendary vocalists 1956 & 1957 albums. BMG.

Customer Reviews:

Lanza in (mostly) top form.......2004-11-28

This is a "twofer" CD, consisting of the 1955 soundtrack to the movie Serenade and the 1956 Cavalcade of Show Tunes album. Before I go any further, however, I should acknowledge that I was one of the liner note writers for this release. But I have no financial interest in the CD, and am simply reviewing it here because to date no one else has commented on it!

Serenade marked Lanza's return to films after an absence of three years, and revealed a voice that had darkened considerably, while still retaining its brilliant upper register. Stylistically, this is also a much-improved artist in many respects from the sometimes-wayward tenor of the early 1950s. Anyone who compares Lanza's superbly operatic renditions here of Amor Ti Vieta, Lamento di Federico, and O Paradiso with his earlier versions (all featured on the CD Mario Lanza Sings Opera Arias and Duets) will immediately detect the new-found control in his singing.

That's not to say that all of the Serenade material is outstanding. Lanza's renditions of Nessun Dorma, O Soave Fanciulla, Di Quella Pira, and the title song are below par, with the tenor uncharacteristically strained in the upper register and rough in his approach. But redeeming everything are the oustanding renditions of the arias mentioned in the previous paragraph, together with Lanza's sensitive singing of Di Rigori Armato from Der Rosenkavalier, a superb Torna a Surriento, and an unsurpassed Dio! Mi Potevi Scagliar from Otello. Lanza also recorded the Act III duet from Otello with Licia Albanese for this film, but time constraints have reduced it to a brief extract here. (The entire duet, however, can be heard on the aforementioned Arias & Duets CD.)

The other album featured here showcases the romantic side of Lanza. Beautifully recorded, Cavalcade includes passionate renditions of Yours is My Heart Alone, Only a Rose, Will You Remember, and other selections from operetta and musical comedy. Although Lanza may indeed be *too* zestful here for some tastes, vocally at least, he is at the height of his powers. The voice is rich and round - gloriously consistent throughout its registers - and the abundance of effortless B flats, Bs, and even a high C reveal a tenor in formidable form.

Highly recommended.

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Come on and Hear Manufacturer: Original Cast Record ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Tin Pan Alley | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004RD4V Release Date: 2000-01-01

Tracks:

1. Everybody's Doing It Now
2. That's How I Love You
3. When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam'
4. Move Over
5. Simple Melody
6. At The Devil's Ball (First Version)
7. At The Devil's Ball (Final Version)
8. The Girl On The Magazine Cover
9. Alexander's Ragtime Band
10. When It Rains, Sweetheart, When It Rains
11. Settle Down In A One Horse Town
12. Ragtime Violin/That Mysterious Rag/The International Rag
13. If All The Girls I Knew Were Like You
14. Stop! Look! Listen!
15. I Want To Go Back To Michigan (Down On The Farm)
16. That Mesmerizing Mendelssohn Tune
17. Ragtime Soldier Man
18. The Apple Tree And The Bumble Bee
19. Spring And Fall
20. I Love A Piano
21. They've Got Me Doing It Now

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7. Cadillac Walk: the Mink Deville Collection [Import]
8. Canto
9. Chicago IX: Greatest Hits 1969-1974
10. Chronicles of Love & Hate [Explicit Lyrics]

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