Best of Patience & Prudence

Product Description
Daughters of orchestra leader Mark McIntyre, Patience & Prudence were all of 14 and 11 years old when they hit the Top Five in 1956 with 'Tonight You Belong to Me', and they went on to score several more hits for Liberty before leaving the music industry for good at the end of the decade. However, despite having a recording legacy consisting of little more than a few singles, ’50s pop and rock fans have been "patiently" awaiting reissue of their work; that’s probably because their harmonies were among the most bewitching of the era, catnip for both lounge lizards in search of exotica and rockabillies with a yen for the lighter side. We’ve gathered up their ENTIRE Liberty recordings, thrown in their four sides for Chattahoochee and procured some photos from Patience McIntryre’s private collection for the definitive retrospective.

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Best of Patience & Prudence

Average customer rating: Delicious Ear Candy - The Cover Art Says It All At last we can have this album !!! Patience and Prudence--this single compilation CD says it all... All I could hope for Five Stars For A Trip Down Memory Lane

The Best of Patience and Prudence Patience and Prudence Manufacturer: Collector's Choice ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Bermuda Girls: The Original Hits & Lots More Fun Young Love: The Best of Tab Hunter Stone Age Woo Hurt: The Best of Timi Yuro The Best of the Ronettes ASIN: B0001CKREG Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

1. Tonight You Belong To Me
2. A Smile And A Ribbon
3. Gonna Get Along Without You
4. The Money Tree
5. We Can't Sing Rhythm And Blues
6. Dreamer's Bay
7. You Tattletale
8. Very Nice Is the Bali Bali
9. Witchcraft
10. Over Here
11. Heavenly Angel
12. Little Wheel
13. All I Do Is Dream Of You
14. Your Careless Love
15. Tom Thumb's Tune
16. Golly Oh Gee
17. Should I
18. Whisper Whisper
19. Didn't I
20. Apples On The Liliac Tree
21. Tonight You Belong To me
22. How Can I Tell Him
23. A Smile And A Ribbon
24. Tonight You Belong To Me

Product Description

1. Tonight You Belong To mE
2. Smile & A Ribbon, A
3. Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now
4. Money Tree, The
5. We Can't Sing Rhythm & Blues
6. Dreamer's Bay
7. You Tattletale
8. Very Nice Is Bali Bali
9. Witchcraft
10. Over Here
11. Heavenly Angel
12. Little Wheel
13. All I Do Is Dream Of You
14. Your Careless Love
15. Tom Thumb's Tune
16. Golly Oh Gee
17. Should I
18. Whisper Whisper
19. Didn't I
20. Apples On The Lilac Tree
21. Tonight You Belong To Me
22. How Can I Tell Him
23. Smile & A Ribbon, A
24. Tonight You Belong To Me


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Delicious Ear Candy - The Cover Art Says It All.......2007-07-17

Patience McIntyre was quoted as saying that there would be two types of people interested in this CD: collectors who like it for their own reasons, and people who like it because it reminds them of a happy time in their life. I don't qualify on either count--I wasn't even born until 1961, never heard of Patience and Prudence until a few months ago, and since I haven't bought a music CD in ten years, I hardly qualify as a collector. One morning on my way to work, I happened to hear "Tonight You Belong To Me", and about six bars into the song, I realized I had a big smile on my face for no apparent reason. Then, a few weeks later, I heard "Gonna Get Along Without You Now" and had the same reaction. It's been a long time since a musician did that to me once, much less twice, so naturally I had to find out who that was, why I'd never heard them before, and whether there was more.

It wasn't easy. It took a call to the station and a lot of time with a search engine to find out who and what I was hearing and where I could get it, and since the rest of the tracks on the CD apparently didn't do well commercially, I wasn't sure whether I'd be disappointed when I found it. I decided that I wanted it anyway, even if only for the two big hits and the cover art (nice job, Patience), and I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I really, really liked the whole thing. It could be their harmony, the gentle quality of their voices, the catchy pop arrangements, or the unpretentious style that does it for me, or maybe it's enough to say they made a unique and really nice sound together and just leave it at that. It's true that a couple of the songs are a bit lyrically challenged ("Should I comb my hair back, baby? Should I? Whaddya say?"), but even those sound good. This music is one of those things that exist just for pure sensory delight, like furry cats and ice cream sodas.

One hidden treat was probably not apparent to anyone but the recording engineer at the time: because the girl's voices were soft and gentle, they were miked very closely. The best part of that probably got lost on vinyl, but if you download the CD to your favorite MP3 player and listen to the earlier tracks through a pair of ear buds, the effect is like having the songs whispered in your ear. Delicious! On later tracks, you can hear their voices mature and mellow a bit, and although that's a slightly different sound, I think I like it even better. My favorites from this group were "Heavenly Angel" and "Whisper Whisper". Some people don't care for the more up-tempo rock and roll, but I found that I even liked that too. "Didn't I" and "How Can I Tell Him" always stay in my head for awhile after I've heard them.

My only real complaint? Pictures! We want pictures. I only found two with all that searching, one of which is a muddy reproduction from TIME magazine (March 1957) on microfilm. A clip of their TV appearance would be a real bonus.

I'll confess that I was a little disappointed when I found out that the two "kids" who made me smile that day are in their early sixties, mostly because it means that this collection is all there is and there isn't going to be any more. But I'm really pleased that both Patience and Prudence and their music are still with us. Thanks, ladies, for the smiles.

At last we can have this album !!!.......2007-07-05

I am 64 now. Well, When I was 15 years old in 1958 I remember having been dancing with my first love and guess what I was listening to ... It was Dreamer's Bay sung by Prudence and Patience !!! So now that I bought this beautiful CD, I listen to this song and you can just imagine how I feel !

I love it !!! It was great that somebody with a good taste released at last this jewel of the 50's

Patience and Prudence--this single compilation CD says it all..........2007-04-16

Patience and Prudence McIntyre scored a huge success with their awesome hit entitled "Tonight You Belong To Me." Rumors flew that they were really two grown women because their voices sounded just that good. However, after an appearance on The Perry Como Show, the public got their proof that Patience and Prudence were indeed little girls with big talent.

"Tonight You Belong To Me" starts off the CD; and this truly was their biggest hit. The sisters sing beautifully with a piano accompaniment; and they harmonize so well you will be stunned. Other sweet and cute songs follow this title track using the same formula: the two girls singing with relatively simple musical accompaniments to highlight the lovely sound of the two girls' voices. "A Smile And A Ribbon" makes good use of the chimes in the musical arrangement; and "The Money Tree" boasts an infectiously catchy melody. Their vocals were enhanced even further by an overdubbing of their voice to give the vocals a full, lush feeling. Many of these tracks also feature Ray Leatherwood on bass; Barney Kessel or Alan Reuss on guitar and either Alvin Stoller or Nick Fatool on drums.

Other gems on this CD include the gorgeous ballad "We Can't Sing Rhythm And Blues;" "All I Do Is Dream Of You" and "Over Here."

As time passed the girls' parents thought of mixing the girls with the rock arrangements of Mike Clifford. These tracks don't work as well for me--and they didn't score hits with the public, either. The sweet sounds of the girls' vocals and the really rockin' sounds of Mike Clifford create a type of cacophony that is unpleasant to the ear. I must take off a star for this to make this a four star review. Actually, it's really too bad I can't give it three and one-half stars because that's probably what its worth in my estimation. The singing sisters with Mike Clifford weigh down the album.

The CD ends with two previously unreleased and unedited versions of "A Smile And A Ribbon" and "Tonight You Belong To Me." This interests me because here we get the chance to hear what the girls actually sounded like before the mixing machines were used to enhance their vocals. The younger of the two, Prudence, occasionally sings a note or two flat and their vocal strength is lacking without studio mixing. Yet I liked to hear what they sounded like naturally anyway.

One reviewer notes that on this CD we get three versions of "Tonight You Belong To Me;" and they are right. The first commercially released version starts off the CD; then comes the version Patience and Prudence recorded with Mike Clifford and finally the CD ends with the unedited version of the song. Interesting indeed!

The liner notes include a lengthy essay about Patience and Prudence along with some discussion about their parents; this essay was written by Brian Gari. You get the song credits, too.

If you want a solid retrospective of Patience and Prudence, look no further: This CD is your best bet! I hope you enjoy it.

All I could hope for.......2006-12-02

Mostly, the girls were too busy concentrating on their harmonies to be stagy or precious. It's a good thing. Their sound is really pretty, and sometimes verges on simply beautiful. My favorites in this respect are "Gonna Get Along Without You Now" and "Dreamers' Bay."

The Chattahoochie recordings were trying to reinvent the wheel. The only thing that made Patience and Prudence interesting was their sound, which the Chattahoochie recordings sometimes drowned out by adult backup singers and rock music. The lyrics to one of the Liberty releases said it best:

We are up a tree and can't ignore it
You see, we haven't got the voices for it
It's mighty sad sad news
We can't sing rythym and blues

Even so, those recordings weren't too bad.

The only really lame recordings on the CD were "Tom Thumb's Tune" and "A Smile and a Ribbon." Don't listen to those. They're horrid. You've been warned.

Five Stars For A Trip Down Memory Lane.......2006-05-01

I wanted to offer up 5 stars for K. Lloyd's poetic review of The Best of Patience and Prudence. Although everyone's life experience is vastly different, hopefully we can all appreciate the sentiment behind "a gentle reminder of the way things used to be." Thank you!

Average customer rating: The best? I think not. can't understand the words

The Best of Gilbert & Sullivan Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Broadway & Vocalists | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | 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: The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan Collection Gilbert & Sullivan - Highlights from The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Yeomen of the Guard, Trial of Jury The Gilbert and Sullivan Overtures Topsy-Turvy - The Music of Gilbert & Sullivan: From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Gilbert & Sullivan Favourites ASIN: B00004W5AD Release Date: 2000-08-08

Tracks:

1. H.M.S. Pinafore: Ov - Orch Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr/John Owen Edwards
2. H.M.S. Pinafore: We Sail The Ocean Blue - Tom McVay/Gordon Sandison/Yvonne Barclay
3. H.M.S. Pinafore: Never Mind The Why And Wherefore - Tom McVay/Gordon Sandison/Yvonne Barclay
4. The Yeomen Of The Guard: When Maiden Loves She Sits And Sighs - Janine Roebuck
5. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Here's A Man Of Jollity - Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
6. Iolanthe: Tripping Hither, Tripping Thither - Yvonne Patrick/Madeliene Mitchell/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
7. Iolanthe: The Law Is The True Embodiment - Richard Suart/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
8. Iolanthe: When I Went To The Bar - Richard Suart
9. Iolanthe: Strephon's A Member Of Parliament! - Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
10. Iolanthe: When Britain Really Rul'd The Waves - Lawrence Richard/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
11. Iolanthe: Finale Act Two: Soon As We May - Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
12. The Pirates Of Penzance: Ov - Orch Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr/John Pryce-Jones
13. The Pirates Of Penzance: Poor Wand'ring One - Marilyn Hill Smith/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
14. The Pirates Of Penzance: I Am The Very Model - Eric Robertson/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
15. The Pirates Of Penzance: When The Foeman Bares His Steel - Simon Masterton Smith/Marilyn Hill Smith/Patricia Cameron/Eric Robertson/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte...
16. The Pirates Of Penzance: With Cat-Like Tread - Gareth Jones/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
17. The Mikado: If You Want To Know Who We Are - Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
18. The Mikado: The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring - Bonaventura Bottone/Eric Roberts/Deborah Rees/Thora Ker/Malcom Rivers
19. The Mikado: On A Tree By A River - Eric Roberts
20. Patience: The Soldiers Of Our Queen - Donald Maxwell/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
21. Patience: If You Want A Receipt For That Popular Mystery - Donald Maxwell/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
22. Patience: Am I Alone And Unobserved - Simon Butteriss
23. Patience: If You're Anxious For To Shine - Simon Butteriss
24. The Gondoliers: We're Called Gondolieri - David Fieldsend/Alan Oke
25. The Gondoliers: From The Sunny Spanish Shore - Richard Suart/Jill Pert/Elizabeth Woollett/Philip Casey
26. The Gondoliers: For Ev'ry One Who Feels Inclined - David Fieldsend/Alan Oke/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
27. The Gondoliers: Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes - David Fieldsend
28. The Gondoliers: Dance A Cachucha - Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr

Customer Reviews:

The best? I think not........2004-01-11

This disc includes some songs that, while I like them, are not what people might consider the "best" of G&S. Of course, anything by G&S is good, it's still not the "best of the best."

There has got to be something that better represents the G&S canon.

can't understand the words.......2004-01-08

Don't know about those other reviewers, but I just can't make out very much of the lyrics. Maybe those folk have better CD players or better hearing, but it's pretty much a blur to me. I strongly recommend "The Ultimate Gilbert and Sullivan" instead.

Average customer rating:

The Best of Gilbert & Sullivan Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Brannigan, Owen | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004SSJR Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

1. The Mikado: Overture
2. The Mikado: A Wandering Minstrel I
3. The Mikado: Our Great Mikado, Virtuous Man
4. The Mikado: Young Man, Despair
5. The Mikado: Behold The Lord High Executioner!...Taken From The County Jail
6. The Mikado: As Some Day It May Happen
7. The Mikado: Three Little Maids From School Are We
8. The Mikado: Were You Not To Ko-Ko Plighted
9. The Mikado: I Am So Proud
10. The Mikado: The Sun, Whose Rays
11. The Mikado: Here's A How-De-Do!
12. The Mikado: Miya Sama (Entrance Of The Mikado)
13. The Mikado: A More Humane Mikado Never
14. The Mikado: The Criminal Cried
15. The Mikado: See How The Fates Their Gifts Allot
16. The Mikado: The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring
17. The Mikado: Alone, And Yet Alive!...Hearts Do Not Break!
18. The Mikado: On A Tree By A River
19. The Mikado: There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast
20. The Mikado: For He's Gone And Married Yum-Yum
21. Trail By Jury: The Learned Jungle
22. H.M.S. Pinafore: I'm Called Litttle Buttercup
23. H.M.S. Pinafore: My Gallant Crew...I Am The Captain Of The Pinafore
24. Sorry Her Lot Who Loves Too Well
25. H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was A Lad I Served A Term

Tracks:

1. H.M.S. Pinafore: Fair Moon, To Thee I Sing
2. H.M.S. Pinafore: Things Are Seldom What They Seem
3. H.M.S. Pinafore: The Hours Creep On Apace
4. H.M.S. Pinafore: Never Mind The Why And Wherefore
5. The Pirates Of Penzance: Oh, Better Far To Live And Die
6. The Pirates Of Penzance: Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast
7. The Pirates Of Penzance: Poor Wandering One!
8. The Pirates Of Penzance: I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General
9. The Pirates Of Penzance: When The Foeman Bears His Steel
10. The Pirates Of Penzance: Ah, Leave Me Not To Pine
11. The Pirates Of Penzance: When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment
12. The Pirates Of Penzance: With Cat-Like Tread
13. Patience: The Soldiers Of Our Queen...If You Want A Receipt For That Popular Mystery
14. Patience: Am I Alone And Unobserved...If You're Anxious For To Shine
15. Patience: Sad Is That Woman's Lot...Silvered Is The Raven Hair
16. Patience: A Magnet Hung In A Hardware Shop
17. Patience: Love Is A Plaintive Song
18. Patience: So Go To Him And Say To Him
19. Patience: When I Go Out Of Door
20. Patience: After Much Debate (Finale Act 2)
21. Iolanthe: When I Went To The Bar As A Very Young Man
22. The Lady Of My Love...(Finale Act 1)

Tracks:

1. When All Night Long A Chap Remains
2. When Britain Really Ruled The Waves
3. When You're Lying Awake With A Dismal Headache
4. If You Go In, You're Sure To Win
5. Ruddigore: My Boy, May Take It From Me
6. Ruddigore: The Battle's Roar Is Over
7. Ruddigore: In Sailing O'er Life's Ocean Wide
8. Ruddigore: You Understand?
9. Ruddigore: When The Night Wind Howls
10. Ruddigore: My Eyes Are Fully Open
11. Ruddigore: There Grew A Little Flower
12. The Gondoliers: We're Called Gondolieri
13. The Gondoliers: From The Sunny Spanish Shore...In Enterprise Of Martial Kind
14. The Gondoliers: I Stole The Prince
15. The Gondoliers: When A Merry Maiden Marries
16. The Gondoliers: Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes
17. The Gondoliers: Dance A Cachucha, Fandango, Bolero
18. The Gondoliers: There Lived A King, As I've Been Told
19. The Gondoliers: I Am A Courtier Grave And Serious
20. The Yeoman Of The Guard: I Have A Song To Sing, O!
21. The Yeoman Of The Guard: How You Say Maiden, Will You Wed
22. The Yeoman Of The Guard: Where I Thy Bride
23. The Yeoman Of The Guard: Oh! A Private Buffoon Is A Light Hearted Loon
24. The Yeoman Of The Guard: Comes The Pretty Young Bride

Average customer rating: Vintage G and S and Great Sound Too

Best of Gilbert & Sullivan, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Memoir Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000DFKU Release Date: 1998-11-01

Tracks:

1. The Gondoliers: For The Merriest Fellows Are We
2. The Gondoliers: We're Called Gondolieri
3. The Gondoliers: From The Sunny Spanish Shore
4. The Gondoliers: In Enterprise Of Martial Kind
5. The Gondoliers: I Stole The Prince
6. The Gondoliers: Do Not Give Way...A Regular Royal Queen
7. The Gondoliers: There Lived A King
8. The Gondoliers: To Help Unhappy Commoners...Small Titles And Orders
9. The Gondoliers: I Am A Courtier Grave And Serious
10. The Pirates Of Penance: Pour, Oh, Pour The Pirate Sherry
11. The Pirates Of Penance: Oh Better Far To L ive And Die
12. The Pirates Of Penance: Then Frederic, Let Your Escort Lion-Hearted...When The Foeman Bears His...
13. The Pirates Of Penance: When You had Left Our Pirate Fold
14. The Pirates Of Penance: Stay, Frederic, Stay...Leave Me Not To Pine Alone
15. The Mikado: Our Great Mikado
16. The Mikado: Braid The Raven Hair...Sit With Downcast Eye
17. The Mikado: There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast
18. The Yeomen Of The Guard: When Maiden Loves
19. The Yeomen Of The Guard: Strange Adventure
20. The Yeomen Of The Guard: When A Wooer Goes A-Wooing
21. Iolanthe: The Law Is The True Embodiment
22. Iolanthe: When All Night Long
23. Iolanthe: Oh Foolish Fay
24. Iolanthe: Nightmare Song (Love Unrequited)
25. Patience: Still Brooding On Their Mad Infatuation...I Cannot Tell What This Love May Be
26. Patience: If Saphir I Choose To Marry
27. Ruddigore: When The Night Wind Howls
28. Ruddigore: My Eyes Are Fully Open

Customer Reviews:

Vintage G and S and Great Sound Too.......2003-06-14

I purchased this CD with some fear that the sound quality might reflect its vintage 1920's and 30's origin. Well, this recording might be the very best transfer of 78s that I have ever heard! I really enjoy the "early" D'Oyly Carters because I think their combination of acting and singing is unsurpassed. This is certainly so for tenor Derek Oldham, contralto Bertha Lewis, and, of course, bass-baritone Darrell Fancourt. But EVERYONE really excels in their parts and it's great to hear the likes of Nellie Briercliffe, Muriel Dickson and Winifred Lawson (et al) in clear voice, with really no surface noise at all. The performances sound new and fresh.

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