Mixed Blessing

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Singing on some cuts in a gravelly growl reminiscent of Tom Waits, and on others in a more lyric, and pleasing style, [Topley] borrows from the Southern black experience in nicely crafted numbers about mean women.…

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Mixed Blessing

Average customer rating: If you are only going to buy one Topley CD.... A wonderfull Surprise What a Voice A must-have. Tell All Your Friends

Mixed Blessing William Topley Manufacturer: Mercury Nashville ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Black River Feasting With Panthers Sea Fever Spanish Wells Prince of the Deep Water ASIN: B000009CME Release Date: 1998-07-07

Tracks:

1. Wake Up (Your Dream Sounds So Sad)
2. Sycamore Street
3. Song Of A Seabird
4. Sophia
5. (I Don't Wanna Go) Uptown
6. Drink Called Love
7. Soul Love
8. Sweetheart
9. Highway 5
10. Delta Rain
11. Hurricane Room

Customer Reviews:

If you are only going to buy one Topley CD...........2002-09-08

I have to be honest, I did not buy this CD because I have purchased every The Blessing and William Topley offering. However, if this is your first introduction to this artist, this is a great place to start. William Topley may be one of the most creative and enticing artists of the 90's. His stylistic range is amazing. The problem with every compilation CD is they are more focused on the commercially successful songs. Start with this CD and then treat yourself to the rest of his offerings. You will not be disappointed.

A wonderfull Surprise.......2002-02-01

I found William Topley after a sugestion from Peter
Gammons,ESPN's and Baseballs best writer.His voice blew me away.
Delta rain is an exceptional song.What a breath of fresh air!I
can't wait to see him live.

What a Voice.......2001-09-03

I first heard William Topley when I borrowed this cd from a friend. After I returned it I found that I could not live without it. I had to buy my own copy. I listened to it for three straight months before I was willing to let other cds share the airtime. Three years later this album still gets more than its fair share of airtime in my house, car, and job. Since then, my Topley collection has grown and now includes The Blessing as well.

The first thing you notice when you play this album is the deep, throaty voice of Topley. It's half hypnotic and half addicting. You can hear passion dripping from each word that he sings. It turns the song's lyrics into something more than words --it turns them into feelings. It's more than the way he sings the words but how he sings them as well. In the same song he'll sing a phrase really fast and staccato like, and then slows down the next phase by holding each note. This keeps things interesting, and turns his voice into a real living instrument.

The style of the album ranges from the reggae feel of "Soul Love" to the bluesy "Sycamore Street". My favorite songs of the album are "Song of a Seabird" and "Highway 5", but don't ask me which one I'd like to drop because these are all keepers. Very rarely does one find an album that you love most of the songs on it, but I love every single note of this album. If you like a gravelly voice that can sing with feeling, a good supporting band, and just plain good music, then check out Topley. You won't be disappointed.

A must-have........2001-05-30

The song Delta Rain (absolutely beautiful song) is what enticed me to buy this album. I liked the song so much, that I didn't care if the rest of the album was any good -- and that's where I got a pleasant surprise -- it's also great! My husband also loves the cd, so we have to fight over who gets it in their car. If you like Robbie Robertson (particularly his first solo album), then you'll like William Topley. Kind of blues-y, kind of not... hard to categorize, but worth getting. You'll be hooked the first time you hear it (especially track 10).

Tell All Your Friends.......2000-12-13

Buy all his CD's - tell all your friends to buy his CD's - and especially, go see him perform. He's outstanding.

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I Hear America Singing Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schuman | Schuman, William | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001K6V Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

1. Prelude For Voices
2. Carols Of Death: The Last Invocation
3. Carols Of Death: The Unknown Region
4. Carols Of Death: To All, To Each
5. Perceptions: Thought
6. Perceptions: Beautiful Women & Old Age
7. Perceptions: Each Of Us
8. Perceptions: To The States
9. Perceptions: A Farm Picture
10. Perceptions: Whoever You Are
11. Perceptions: To You
12. Five Rounds On Famous Words: Health
13. Thrift
14. Five Rounds On Famous Words: Caution
15. Five Rounds On Famous Words: Beauty
16. Five Rounds On Famous Words: Haste
17. Mail Order Madrigals: Attention, Ladies!
18. Mail Order Madrigals: Superfluous Hair
19. Mail Order Madrigals: Sweet Refreshing Sleep
20. Mail Order Madrigals: Dr. Worden's Pills
21. Esses: Suggestions
22. Esses: Serenata
23. Esses: Stillness
24. Esses: Sing-A-Ling
25. Orpheus With His Lute

Tracks:

1. Letters From Paris: Spring
2. Letters From Paris: The French Telephone
3. Letters From Paris: Summer
4. Letters From Paris: Colette
5. Letters From Paris: a. Interlude; b. Autumn
6. Letters From Paris: The Sex Of The Automobile
7. Letters From Paris: Winter
8. Letters From Paris: Mistenguett
9. Letters From Paris: Spring Again
10. In Time Of Pestilence: Adieu, Farewell Earth's Bliss
11. In Time Of Pestilence: Rich Men Trust Not In Wealth
12. In Time Of Pestilence: Beauty IS But A Flower
13. In Time Of Pestilence: Strenth Stoops Unto The Grave
14. In Time Of Pestilence: Wit With His Wantoness
15. In Time Of Pestilence: Haste Therefoe Each Degree
16. Give All to Love
17. Missa Brevis: Kyrie
18. Missa Brevis: Gloria
19. Missa Brevis: Sanctus
20. Missa Brevis: Benedictus; Agnus Dei

Tracks:

1. A Wreath Of Blessings: A House Blessing
2. A Wreath Of Blessings: Irish Blessing
3. A Wreath Of Blessings: Augustine's World
4. A Wreath Of Blessings: A Glasse Of Blessings
5. A Wreath Of Blessings: Chester Cathedral Blessing
6. Voices Of Peace: Agnus Dei
7. Voices Of Peace: Prayer Of St. Francis Of Assisi
8. Voices Of Peace: Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem
9. Voices Of Peace: Peace
10. Voices Of Peace: Shalom! Pax Et Bonum
11. The Leaden Echo And The Golden Echo
12. Holy Sonnets - La Corona: La Corona
13. Holy Sonnets - La Corona: Annunciation
14. Holy Sonnets - La Corona: Nativitie
15. Holy Sonnets - La Corona: Temple
16. Holy Sonnets - La Corona: Crucifying
17. Holy Sonnets - La Corona: Resurrection
18. Holy Sonnets - La Corona: Ascention
19. Let's Touch The Sky: Anyone Lived In A Pretty How Town
20. Let's Touch The Sky: Love IS Thicker Than Forget
21. Let's Touch The Sky: If Ups The Word

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Worship Recordings Mixed by Rob Paine FEATURING: Luciano, Rocket, Solomonic Sound, Kidz On Christian Street, Nectar, Hakan Lidbo, Emotion Detectors, Divine Conception, Rob Paine ****************TRACK LISTINGS**************** , Solomonic Intro - Luciano / Standby Solomonic Sound (Solomonic Sound Blessing) - Rocket / Beating Heart - Solomonic Sound / Trinity - Hakan Lidbo / Night Life - Solomonic Sound / Come Fi Mash It - Solomonic Sound , Night Life (Pete Moss Blessing) - Solomonic Sound / Mash Down Dub - Solomonic Sound / Seeing Clear - Rob Paine , Divine Bloodgrass (Divine Conception Blessing) - Nectar / Solomonic Trinity (Solomonic Sound Blessing) - Hakan Lidbo / Cuba Rico - Emotion Detectors / Just You And Me - Divine Conception , and Hooked On Dub - Kidz On Christian Street / Children Of Israel - Solomonic Sound ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000R6Q59C

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