Fame

Product Description
1982 Debut album by post-Specials trio comprised of Terry Hall, Neville Staples & Lynval Golding on CD for the first time ever. Bananarama guest on tracks 6 & 8. 11 tracks

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Fame

Average customer rating: Very Funny!

Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me Manufacturer: Ghostlight ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Curtains (2007 Original Broadway Cast) High Fidelity (2006 Original Broadway Cast) 110 in the Shade (2007 Broadway Revival Cast) Evil Dead: The Musical (2006 Original Off-Broadway Cast) The Pirate Queen (2007 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B000NJXGB8 Release Date: 2007-04-10

Tracks:

1. Another Curtain Goes Up
2. All I Ask (Is you love me)
3. Three Gorgeous Kids
4. big Titties
5. The Salesman That Got Away
6. Sittin' On The Fence
7. The Jackie Rogers Jr Show
8. Ba Ba Ba Ba Broadway
9. The Hello Boy
10. The Trumpet of Samaria
11. Step Brother To Jesus
12. Backstage Courtship
13. Married To Marty
14. Sniff Sniff
15. A Dry Martin - Straight Up With A Twist
16. Twelve Step Pappy
17. More, More, More
18. Would You Like To Star In Our Show?
19. I Came Just As Soon As I Heard
20. A Wicked Memorial
21. Michael's Song
22. Heaven, Heaven
23. Up Here In Heaven
24. A Big Black Lady Stops The Show
25. Finale
26. Lessons Learned
27. Glass Half Full
28. Frieda May's Lament

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Martin Short's 2006 Broadway show Fame Becomes Me is a love letter to old-school showbiz doubling as a send-up of self-serving celebrity memoirs. This "comedy musical" is obviously the work of someone who adores not only the golden age of Broadway but also that of a certain style of entertainment you may call vaudeville variety. The idea is that Short is looking back at his own life (with some liberties—if a celeb out there is not known for outrageous behavior, it's gotta be him) through songs and skits, and with the help of his own TV personae, such as Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley. It helps that said songs were written by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman: The cocreators of Hairspray can zippily pastiche everything from The Wizard of Oz to Wicked. For this supposed ego trip, Short has also surrounded himself with a crackerjack cast that includes MAD TV's chameleonic Nicole Parker, versatile funsters Brooks Ashmanskas and Mary Birdsong, and Carpathia Jenkins, who blows the roof off the joint with the self-explanatory "A Big Black Lady Stops the Show"-—a number that mocks the Broadway habit of hiring African-American belters for to deliver one song. In an ironic twist, Jenkins herself is woefully underutilized in Fame Becomes Me but at least she gets one of the two bonus tracks, "Frieda May's Lament," to herself. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

In the grand American traditions of musical theater, sketch comedy and shameless self-promotion comes Fame Becomes Me, Martin Short's uproarious new comedy musical that has critics in hysterics! In Fame Becomes Me, the "phenomenally gifted" Martin Short (New York Post) and his "superb" cast (USA Today) sing, dance and mercilessly mock others as they race through a whirlwind revue that's part variety show, part celebrity send-up and "the best time on Broadway!" (WNBC-TV). Featuring original music from the composer and lyricist of Hairspray and South Park, Fame Becomes Me is Broadway's most riotous party and you're invited!

Customer Reviews:

Very Funny!.......2007-06-12

I admit I didnt know much about this show, and was under the impression it was a one man show of sorts and just comedy, but its not at all. The songs are quite amusing and witty and the cast and Short are in top form. Capathia Jenkins is especially hilarious in her musical turns. Definitely a keeper for Broadway musical fans. If you enjoyed the score of Hairspray, you should enjoy this too. (same people). Why am I the only person reviewing this?

Average customer rating: Fame is Super A genuine RSO classic! Review of "FAME" soundtrack Fame An Awesome OST!

Fame Irene Cara , Michael Gore , and Paul McCrane Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music $8.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $8.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Flashdance: Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture Fame Footloose (1984 Film) Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack From The Vestron Motion Picture What a Feelin' ASIN: B00008OP1Z Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

1. Fame
2. Out Here On My Own
3. Hot Lunch Jam
4. Dogs In The Yard - Paul McCrane
5. Red Light - Linda Clifford
6. Is It Ok If I Call You Mine? - Paul McCrane
7. Never Alone - Contemporary Gospel Chours
8. Ralph And Monty - Michael Gore
9. I Sing The Body Electric
10. Miles From Here (Previously Unissued) - N/A
11. Out Here On My Own (Instrumental Version)
12. Fame (Instrumental Version)

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We don't know whether Fame will, like its iconic, Irene Cara-sung title song insists, "live forever." But director Alan Parker's vibrant, ambitious 1980 tale of New York's High School of the Performing Arts has been remarkably influential, spawning a TV series, stage musical, and helping cast the mold--for better or worse--for the decades of pop-song dominated soundtracks that followed in its wake. But the innocent, urgent charms of the original won't be denied, and this release marks the album's first digital remastering, an edition supplemented by three previously unreleased bonus tracks (the wistful ballad "Miles From Here," as well as instrumental versions of the title track and Top 20 Cara hit, "Out Here on My Own," that underscore composer Michael Gore's pop-disco inspirations). --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Remastered for the first time since it debuted in 1980! 2003 reissue include three bonus tracks, 'Out Here On My Own' (Instrumental Version), 'Fame' (Instrumental Version), & the previously unreleased, 'Miles From Here'. Rhino.

Customer Reviews:

Fame is Super.......2006-11-17

Great music, wonderful music I found the soundtrack of Fame uplifting as well as toetapping.

A genuine RSO classic!.......2006-09-25

Here is an expanded version of the original 1980 RSO(Robert Stigwood Organization) release featuring the original 9-track line-up with instrumental versions of the title track and OUT HERE ON MY OWN. The vocal versions are performed by the film's star Irene Cara(both on hit parade in '80). There's also another previously unreleased track. DOGS IN THE YARD and IS IT OKAY IF I CALL YOU MINE? are performed by Paul McCrane who also appeared in the film. Another hit from this album is RED LIGHT,performed by Linda Clifford. Many of these songs were written by Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore(brother of Lesley). I SING THE BODY ELECTRIC is performed by the film's cast(Cara,Lee Curreri,McCrane and the late Gene Anthony Ray to name a few). This album was subsequently re-released around 1984 when RSO was bought out by its sister label Polydor,both subsidiaries of PolyGram.

Review of "FAME" soundtrack.......2006-08-01

I used this soundtrack--in LP form--many years ago when I first started teaching dance. This summer I used it as part of a dance history class. I used this music for the American Jazz Dance/Broadway Style section of the class, and my elementary age students had to create original choreography to the theme song--in the style of Bob Fosse. The music was appropriate for my theme and the age level of the students. After all these years, it's still catchy.

Fame.......2006-07-28

Glad I purchased a used copy, would not pay full price for this CD. Not what I expected

An Awesome OST! .......2006-05-21

I purchased this together with another CD sometime in December 2004. All the tracks are carefully remastered. What makes it more awesome are the bonus tracks! The previously unreleased "Miles From Here, and the instrumental Out Here On My Own, and Fame. Wow! What an inclusion! Makes me sing along, too.

Average customer rating: My goodness, Sunny! Dancehall cowgirl Crucial Country Move over Gretchen Wilson Catching Texas twang with a gift for lyrics

Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame Sunny Sweeney Manufacturer: Big Machine Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Balls Rhinestoned Gaining Wisdom Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Translated From Love ASIN: B000MV8C9I Release Date: 2007-03-06

Tracks:

1. Refresh My Memory
2. East Texas Pines
3. Next Big Nothing
4. Lavender Blue
5. Ten Years Pass
6. Here Lately
7. Heartbreaker's Hall Of Fame
8. Slow Swinging Western Tunes
9. Please Be San Antone
10. Mama's Opry
11. If I Could
12. 16th Avenue

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One spin through the debut of Austin-based singer-songwriter Sunny Sweeney and you may think you've entered a time warp: The Longview, Texas, native so hearkens to the honky-tonk era of the '60s and '70s that you half expect to find her on an old kinescope of one of those syndicated Nashville TV shows, the special guest ("Let's bring up a little gal now from Texas...") of the Wilburn Brothers or Porter and Dolly. Sweeney isn't a power vocalist--she'd be called a "girl singer" in the old days, stepping up demurely to do her song or two--but she's got a sense of humor, poking fun of herself on "Next Big Nothing" and insisting if you play one song in reverse, you get a broken heart. She can also cop an attitude when she wants, as on "Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame," an original tune where she evokes the good-ol'-gal assertiveness of Loretta Lynn. Sweeney has fine taste in covers, too, offering up Iris DeMent's 'Mama's Opry" and the Lacy J. Dalton hit "16th Avenue," as well as two songs by Jim Lauderdale, who lends his vocals to Keith Sykes's "Lavender Blue." Otherwise, Sweeney doesn't seem to care a flip about what's going on anyplace but right there in the Lone Star State, keeping things twangy, tangy, and tonkin', the teardrop pedal steel functioning almost as a duet vocalist, and her guitarists eschewing Music City formula riffs for stuttering electric solos and the occasional walking bass. It's been a long time since any young female--think Joy Lynn White, maybe--got this deep-dish country. Sweeney may never get on the radio, but she'll keep the sawdust swirling on the dance floor for a long time to come. --Alanna Nash

Album Description

Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame, recorded in Floresville, TX and co-produced by Sunny with producers Tommy Detamore (guitar, pedal steel, lap steel, Dobro) and Tom Lewis (drums), isn't one of those quiet, timid little baby-steps records that slowly grows on you with hints of future potential. It explodes into the room with an ultra-confident, Texas-sized "HOWDY!" and demands your full attention.

Listen to Sunny rip and swagger her way through the dozen songs on Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame, and you wonder: Where has this gal been hiding until now? The first thing that grabs you is her voice - a big, bold and brassy instrument that brings to mind both the classic female country singers of the `60s and `70s that she grew up on as part of a country-music-loving family (both her grandfather and stepfather played in bands) as well as two of Sunny's biggest modern influences, Natalie Maines and Kasey Chambers, at their most unapologetically untamed. It's a voice that all but screams Sunny's adopted slogan: "Get your honky-tonk on!"

And on Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame, Sunny does just that. From winning originals like "Ten Years Pass," "Slow Swinging Western Tunes" and the title track, to classy covers of tunes by some of her favorite writers (including Iris DeMent, Keith Sykes, Thom Schuyler and Jim Lauderdale), it's an album that has little in common with either pop country or "Texas country." It's country, pure and simple - as primed for a Lone Star honky-tonk as it is the Grand Ole Opry or any radio station that still makes room for George and Tammy and Merle and Loretta.

Customer Reviews:

My goodness, Sunny!.......2007-05-22

Fantastic! I heard Ms Sweeney on a satellite radio station and was immediately hooked. She has such a sweet honesty in her voice, and her songs tickle that ol' thinkin' bone stuck up in the brain. I was most pleased with this cd and look forward to much, MUCH more from Sunny Sweeney. My family members will be getting this cd in their Christmas stockings!

Dancehall cowgirl.......2007-05-12

This is a great sound for country dancehall music. Kick-back with a cold beer and wear your cowboy boots. You'll feel like your in Austin, Texas on a summer Saturday night.

Crucial Country.......2007-05-09

I absolutely love Sunny Sweeney and this CD! The video for "If I Could" came across my path on YahooMusic one nite and I loved it. The CD has some tracks that are worth the 'price of admission' each by themself, including "East Texas Pines", "If I Could", and "Next Big Nothing". Great vocals, great pedal steel, strong guitar work. This album has revitalized my interest in singing again.

Move over Gretchen Wilson.......2007-04-21

Sunny does a perfect job of making honky tonk music with catchy tunes a twang in her voice and powerful rhythm. I find her similar to Jill King and Julie Reeves also great sounding country artists. I highly recommend this album to the serious country music lover.

Catching Texas twang with a gift for lyrics.......2007-04-17

Sunny Sweeney's debut album, Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame is compelling and catching. It feels more like a live honky-tonk performance in part because it has the pared down sound of a great bar band and not the over produced sound of too many studio albums. Sunny is a singer song-writer. The album offers a mix of her work and that of other song-writers.

What first caught my ear was the song, "If I Could." It's an infectious anthem for the average worker with an auctioneer's tempo for the catchy chorus. I found this song through Yahoo's Music Videos Country Music channel. Yahoo generates a play list, including new offerings based upon your past selections and ratings. It works. I loved this song and bought the album. A lot of catchy songs don't move me to buy. Sunny got my money.

Another special treat is a cover of, "16th Avenue," a song made famous by Lacey J. Dalton. The cover nicely matches the rest of the album in voice and tone and is not an exact copy of Dalton's version. Sunny Sweeney makes it hers.

The album is solid and engaging. It is real Country Music and Texas genuine. I'll be watching for more from Sunny Sweeney. She reputedly has a great following around her home base in Austin, Texas. I think her fan base is set to grow.

Average customer rating: I like it but the edit has to go! hip hop cd that little kids can enjoy 2 Fifth album What a thief! "Outta My System" track is a stolen instrumental from French rapper Passi Bow Wow - The Price Of Fame

The Price of Fame Bow Wow Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: 21 Ciara: The Evolution Late Night Special Alter Ego Street Love ASIN: B000JGW9I6 Release Date: 2006-12-19

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Price of Fame
3. 4 Corners
4. Outta My System
5. How You Move It
6. Shortie Like Mine
7. Dont Know Bout That
8. Tell Me
9. Damn Thing
10. Bet That
11. On Fiya
12. Give It To You

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Bow Wow opens his fifth CD, The Price of Fame with a solemn interview clip in which the rapper/actor discusses "the mental breakdown dealing with the price of fame," thus setting the stage for a deeply emotive release. For a handful of tracks, he does exactly that, showing fans--and his competition-- just how refreshing that can be. The disc's first single, "Shortie Like Mine," featuring fellow teen heartthrob Chris Brown finds Bow Wow spitting rapid-fire rhymes and embedding lyrical skills with his especially melodic rap style. "Tell Me" combines those same talents mixed with surprisingly candid subject matter: a plea to get his ex to come back to him. As he implores "I'm a whole different individual now/everybody but you invisible now" to compelling back beats and samples (thanks to co-Executive Producer Jermaine Dupri), it feels like the pair could create a new genre: emo/electro/hip-hop. Dupri's amped-up hooks drive the disc, staying consistent while Bow Wow's identity oscillates between a lover and a wanna-be gangsta. Other songs worth noting are the hidden track, an R. Kelly duet dubbed "I'm a Flirt" and the cheeky "Damn Thing" featuring Da Brat. On the downside, a number of tunes contain far too much thug posturing: "Bet That," "4 Corners" (featuring Lil' Wayne) and the 50 Cent-inflected "On Fiya" are filled with clichéd car/money/thug lyrics, causing Bow Wow's uniqueness to get lost in the flow. --Denise Sheppard

Customer Reviews:

I like it but the edit has to go!.......2007-06-16

The CD is overall really good but its edited!!! His last album "Wanted" isn't edited at all he says "N****" plenty of times but on this every bloody word that is "innapropriate" is gone... Even Da*n... CMON!! UR MATURE NOW BOW WOW time to make an Explicit CD!!!

hip hop cd that little kids can enjoy 2.......2007-04-06

I think if it had curse words in it people would love it. i happen to like that there is not a single curse word in it. allot of my hip hop cd's i cant play with the kids in the car this one i can. thank u bow wow for that. i do enjoy the cd.

Fifth album.......2007-03-28

If you like Bow Wow's music, you will like this CD. That's all
Some collaborations are a little slack but it sounds very well
Another brilliant album

What a thief! "Outta My System" track is a stolen instrumental from French rapper Passi.......2007-03-20

What a damn thief Bow Wow is!
The song "Outta My System" is a stolen instrumental from French rapper Passi's track "79 a 97."
Don't believe me? Need proof?
Just listen to the track "79 a 97" on Passi's album titled "Les Tentations"....that's all you need to hear to find out the truth.
It's disgraceful and disgusting to see this Bow Wow guy having to steal and copy someone else's work just to make a quick buck.
I hope this review will begin to spread word about what a fraud this little punk is.
A disgrace!

Bow Wow - The Price Of Fame.......2007-03-09

This is one of the worst rap albums I've ever heard... But it is better than NaStradamus though, this would be better if the spngs weren't censored.

01. Intro - 5/5
02. Price Of Fame - 5/5
03. 4 Corners (Featuring Lil' Wayne, Pimp C, Lil' Scrappy & Short Dawg) - 5/5
04. Outta My System (Featuring T-Pain & Johnta Austin) - 5/5
05. How You Move It - 4/5
06. Shortie Like Mine (Featuring Chris Brown & Johnta Austin) - 5/5
07. Don't Know Bout That (Featuring Young Capone & Cocaine J) - 4/5
08. Tell Me - 4/5
09. Damn Thing (Featuring Da Brat) - 3/5
10. Bet That - 3/5
11. On Fiya - 3/5
12. Give It To You - 3/5
13. I'm A Flirt (Featuring R. Kelly) - 4/5

Avoid this album unless you're a real Bow Wow fan.

Average customer rating: A very different style of Hildegard ONE WORD- 'AWSOME" Very different. Hauntingly beautiful "Every Element Has A Sound" ~ Heavenly Visions Of A Medieval Mystic SUPERB MODERN CLASSIC

Vision: The Music of Hildegard von Bingen Richard Souther , Emily van Evera , and Sister Germaine Fritz Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Walker | Walker, George | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems 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 | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hildegard von Bingen: Canticles of Ecstasy Feather on the Breath of God Hildegard von Bingen: Voice of the Blood Hildegard von Bingen: Heavenly Revelations Luminous Spirit ASIN: B000002SL6 Release Date: 1994-11-01

Tracks:

1. Praise For The Mother
2. Only The Devil Laughed
3. Vision
4. Song To The Mother
5. The Living Light (Instrumental)
6. Wherever
7. For The Virgin
8. For The Creator
9. This Honorable Fame
10. The Anointing (Instrumental)
11. For The Trinity
12. The Chalice
13. Divine Love
14. The Flower Gleams
15. From This Wicked Fall
16. Living Fountain
17. Vision: Full Length

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"Vision--The Music of Hildegard von Bingen"? Make that "Hildegard--the Dance Remix." (Yes, it has been used on the dance floor of at least one New York City nightclub.) What else can you call it when Richard Souther takes the stark, ecstatic plainchant of the 12th-century abbess and adds heavily produced electronic trance-and-dance tracks? Souther's additions aren't bad in themselves--they are a bit New Age-y, yet danceable in a druggy 3:00-a.m. kind of way--but slather them over Hildegard's spare, intense chant melodies and the effect is perverse, if not just silly. Don't blame poor Emily van Evera--she is a fine interpreter of Hildegard, and EMI simply asked her to record some unaccompanied solo tracks of the abbess's music and send in the tapes; she had no idea what was going to be done with them until this disc came out with her name on it. This shows up in the final product: the gently fluid pulse van Evera applied to Hildegard's music (which would make perfect sense in the a cappella performance she thought she was giving) feels completely disconnected from the rigid rhythms inherent in Souther's electronic accompaniment. Now, there are a number of customer reviews, below, from listeners who like this title a great deal--have a look at them, check out the sound clips, and by all means get this title if you're interested. But, if you're curious about Hildegard, go to the recording that made her famous eight centuries after her death: A Feather on the Breath of God. --Matthew Westphal

Customer Reviews:

A very different style of Hildegard.......2007-01-30

This CD isn't quite the shining example of Hildegard's music, but it isn't dissapointing either. The new-agey music and the chanting go well together, but at times the mix is a little akward, and it is those moments when it seems that the vocals are just stamped on top of the music that takes away from this album. Otherwise, the music is pretty rich and conjures epic and heavenly images. I'd have to side with the 'purists' on this one: if you're a stickler for authentic sounding Hildegard music, go for the other albums such as Luminous Spirit because this one might come across as a little weird.

ONE WORD- 'AWSOME".......2006-12-15

I have been a fan of music since before I was born it seems- I have almost all of her music- but this is the star on the night sky- people keep trashing this album /cd- I think this is the best of her visions/music and if you want to be swept away on clouds of tone and dance with angels of light then BUY this cd- I love to darken the house , light the candles and let this one spin again and again- listen closely to " for the virgin' it will make you want to play this over and over again-also this entire cd was recorded in the catacombs- how spiritual is that, music/thought/words/visions from years turned to dust and stone- may this cd bring you back to a time when the world was innocent and gentle/have played this along with Enigma and people can not get enough of this cd!!!!!!!!!!

Very different. Hauntingly beautiful.......2006-03-01

I bought VISION, THE MUSIC OF HILDEGARD VON BINGEN without even hearing it first. I couldn't resist the album's cover art and the premise of recording the chants of a 12th century nun with modern original scores. I was delightfully surprised at how well the experiment works. The tracks are absolutely beautiful and haunting. In listening to one of the chants accompanied by an almost jarring drum beat, I felt as if I were dropped deep into a dense African jungle where a safari of large powerful natives are escorting small white hooded nuns to some mysterious lost city. A very different, very intriguing, very fine work.

"Every Element Has A Sound" ~ Heavenly Visions Of A Medieval Mystic.......2006-01-29

Hildegard Von Bingen (1098-1179), 12th century Benedictine nun, abbess and mystic wrote some of the most heavenly spiritual chants, psalms and canticles in the history of the Catholic Church. Compositions that are so unique and universal in appeal that they were embraced by the 'New Age Movement' more enthusiastically then they were originally by her own Church.

Similiar yet subtly different from the lofty, remote gregorian chants sung in the monastery, the music of Hildegard is much more accessible. Her experience of the 'Divine Mysteries' is conveyed in more emotional and earthy tones, thus linking the higher aspirations of the soul with the passionate nature of the human heart.

'Vision' was performed and recorded within the stone walls of St. Andrew's Church in Toddington, England, an almost perfect location to capture the medieval atmosphere of Hildegard's compositions. The female voices involved in this project are a sharp and welcome contrast to the all male gregorian choirs most of us are more familiar with.

Truly a mystical musical experience has been captured on these 17 exquiste tracks. For the spiritual seeker in all of us!

SUPERB MODERN CLASSIC.......2005-10-26

SOARING, ETHEREAL voices are followed by haunting, vaguely Middle Eastern new age sound. HILDEGARD meets ENIGMA. It works. The purists make no room for this kind of interpretation of Hildegard but I remind you that the Louvre built a separate museum to house the Impressionist art not because they were so valued but because they did not consider it serious art and would not put it under the same roof with the classics. Time made buffoons of them. Listen to the sound clips and judge for yourself.

Average customer rating: Excellent Hillsong London brings a fresh new sound! Does the Hillsong Name Proud, And Then Some

Shout God's Fame - Hillsong London Manufacturer: Integrity/Hillsongs ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Praise & Worship | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: Jesus Is Hillsong Ultimate Worship More Than Life - United United We Stand For All You've Done ASIN: B0002EWKDE Release Date: 2004-06-08

Tracks:

1. Shout Your Fame
2. My God
3. Gonna Be All Right
4. You Are My Rock
5. You're Here With Me
6. Centre Of My Life
7. I Will Go
8. History Maker
9. Here I Am (Father's Love)
10. For This Cause/Eagles Wings/Carry Me
11. In You I Stand
12. King Of Majesty

Product Description

Emerging from the heart of London comes the fresh sound of worship from Hillsong Church London. Recorded live at The Mermaid Theatre, this album captures the passion of a church longing to see God's fame spread throughout the Earth. 1. Shout Your Fame 2. My God 3. Gonna Be All Right 4. You Are My Rock 5. You're Here With Me 6. Centre Of My Life 7. I Will Go 8. History Maker 9. Here I Am (Father's Love) 10. For This Cause / Eagles Wings / Carry Me 11. In You I Stand 12. King Of Majesty

Customer Reviews:

Excellent.......2005-06-14

An Excellent CD of live worship that captures the real elements of praise. I have to say that this CD is superb...different to the usual style of hillsong's music, and a little closer to UNITED live (but still with it's own feel). The vocals are excellent and the production is very well done giving the guitars and drums a rich sound.
One thing i have to point out is Natasha Bedingfield's vocals rip through the other backing singers (this is a good thing) as it adds to the sound of harmonies. all in all an excellent CD well worth the buy!

Hillsong London brings a fresh new sound!.......2004-08-19

I actually got this cd today, wasn't expecting much but was presently suprised.
There are many awesome and special points to this album. I love the songs and different stlye to the songs. The songwriters and musicians and singers at London are very gifted and blessed. Many of the songs are reminiscent of many local bands, so it is special to me. The music is also seems to be easier to play then Australia's albums, which is good for small churches I guess.

Does the Hillsong Name Proud, And Then Some.......2004-06-17

The new album from Hillsong Church London, a growing congregation of around 2000 people that was planted as a UK outreach by the Australian church, combines two musical heritages for the first time - the UK worship movement and the Hillsong Music heritage.

SHOUT GOD'S FAME, then, stands as at an interesting musical intersection. The influence of the Hillsong Australia church is evident in the focus on melody and big, powerful choruses. At the same time, much of SHOUT GOD'S FAME sounds more like a Vineyard UK project, with experimental rock elements making their way into the project (a little bit of Robbie Williams on "Gonna Be All Right") at times as well. There are a lot of similarities to the Hillsong's United live albums, but even those comparisons only go so far. The mix here, for instance, really put the guitar and percussion more in the fore and pulls the lead vocals back a little bit, which gives the album a feel that is distinctly different from a regular Hillsongs project. The team of lead vocalists also has a much more youthful sound to their voices; no one person (a la Darlene Zschech) dominates the album's lead worship duties.

The songs themselves are solid. "Shout Your Fame" opens the record and has the same big, guitar-driven energy of recent Hillsong anthems like "King of Majesty" and "Best Friend." "My God" follows and takes it all even a notch higher - the chorus is incredibly infectious with some great, soaring melodies; two songs in you can already tell that this project is going to be a winner. The afore mentioned "Gonna Be All Right" is a little simplistic on its lyric though, musically, it does have an interesting sound. "You're Here With Me" is one of the tracks that sounds like it could've been a Vineyard song, in all of the right ways, though the production is clearly born of a Hillsongs heritage. "I Will Go," a song about obedience to the will of God, has an underlying Latin groove and a big sing-a-long chorus. "In You I Stand" is a solid rock-praise anthem celebrating our assurance of the faithfulness of God.

The majority of the twelve tracks are original compositions. A cover of Delirious' "History Maker" is one exception - their interpretation is solid though it doesn't add anything overtly original to what we've already heard done with the song. A medley of Hillsong favorites, "For This Cause/Eagles Wings/Carry Me," is a nice addition and tribute to the church's heritage; the "Eagles Wings" section is particularly sweet to hear. Finally, "King of Majesty," a cover of a United favorite, closes the project, though a reprise of "Shout Your Fame" is the true closing piece.

The beauty of SHOUT GOD'S FAME is that most fans of the Australian Hillsongs albums will also like what they hear here, but it is modern and youthful enough that even those who are not Hillsongs fans can definitely find something to embrace here. But it really does this talented group of musicians and worship leaders a disservice to focus too much on the Australian roots of the church - SHOUT GOD'S FAME proves that the church in London has more than enough talent and credibility to be accepted and heard all on their own. It's not only an excellent debut album, but one of the best worship albums of the year. FIVE STARS.

Average customer rating: "Fame" the Musical, Not the movie. Fame Rox fame THE BEST MUSICAL EVER!!!!!! Excellent soundtrack, well worth the money.

Fame the Musical (1999 Original American Cast Recording) Steve Margoshes , and Jacques Levy Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fame Fame Fame on 42nd Street (2003 Original Off-Broadway Cast) Fame: The Musical (Vocal Selections) Fame - The Complete First Season ASIN: B00000I0D9 Release Date: 1999-03-23

Tracks:

1. Pray I Make P.A./Hard Work
2. I Want To Make Magic
3. Can't Keep It Down
4. Tyrone's Rap
5. There She Goes!/Fame
6. Let's Play A Love Scene
7. Bring On Tomorrow
8. The Teacher's Argument
9. Hard Work (Reprise)
10. I Want To Make Magic (Reprise)
11. Mable's Prayer
12. Think Of Meryl Streep
13. Dancin' On The Sidewalk
14. These Are My Children
15. In L.A.
16. Let's Play A Love Scene (Reprise)
17. Bring On Tomorrow (Reprise)
18. Curtain Calls: Hard Work/Fame (Reprise)

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First things first: You won't find "Out Here on My Own" or "Hot Lunch Jam" in Fame: The Musical. Unlike the Broadway version of its early-'80s counterpart, Footloose, this not-yet-ready-for-Broadway production doesn't migrate the movie (or its music) to the stage but merely uses the same subject matter as did the film and subsequent TV series--the dance, drama, and music students at New York City's High School of Performing Arts. In fact, the story is set in 1980-1984, right after the film's release, and one of the teachers laments, "We're the Fame school now. Ever since that movie came out." To help establish that distinction, Fame: The Musical has an almost entirely new set of songs by Steve Margoshes and Jacques Levy, though rest assured that you will at least get the title tune--twice, with a Latin groove. Reflecting the various backgrounds of its ensemble cast, the score offers samples of rap ("Tyrone's Rap"), soft-rock balladry ("Let's Play a Love Scene"), and gospel ("Mabel's Prayer")--all pleasant and serviceable, but unlikely to grab you the way Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford's movie soundtrack did (The story also only hints at the seedy underside of inner-city New York explored in the film.) As graduation nears, one character talks excitedly of the feeling of electricity coursing through her, but no, she doesn't break into "I Sing the Body Electric." That would be a little too much to hope for. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

"Fame" the Musical, Not the movie........2004-12-31

As Carmen sings, this is not the movie, not the TV show, but the musical.

My son's school put this on 2 weeks ago and I am hung up on it big time. The script noted that this was not the movie, but I rented that and, basically, it was, with a few modifications. I don't have a problem wth that.

OK, so it dealt with "tough issues" differently, but, hey, no one died in the movie. Carmen did. And from an overdose. After being taken avantage of. OK?

I agree with some reviewers that the soundtrack (I have the '03 Broadway one) lets you relive the play. It does not recreate it. I have listened to it every day since I bought it (much to my son's dismay). And frankly, the white Irsih girl who played Mabel kicked *** twice as well as the woman from the B-way production. And the pro Tyrone was better. Life is like that.

Overall, the tunes are sung in a heartfelt manner and I would say that a person who has seen the play will enjoy the soundtrack.

Fame Rox.......2004-05-20

I think that this cd really rox it has almost all the songs from the real play. Its awesome. I like all the songs on ecspecially the song called lets play a love scene. I also like the song called Pray I make it to P.A. Ilove all the songs but those are the two I like the most!!!!!!!!!Again I think the cd ROX!!!yeah!!!

fame.......2004-04-14

I have just bought the orignal Fame c.d which I was really happy about.Does someone know if there is a c.d just with music from Fame? so that you can sing with the c.d.
Thanks

THE BEST MUSICAL EVER!!!!!!.......2003-11-10

This CD is one of the best out there. The music is outstanding and the voices are electric!! It diserves more credit than its given. GO FAME!!!!

Excellent soundtrack, well worth the money........2003-08-02

People seem to think that the Fame soundtrack was better. All I can say, and please excuse me for it: what are you on? I have seen both the play, performed very well by people in Fairbanks (you rock, ppl!) and the movie. And everyone in my family agreed that the movie cannot possibly compare with the play.
I will admit that the title song is one of the best songs in the world. But it's not like they took it out of the play. And while Out Here On My Own had a very pretty tune, in the lyrics department it could not hope to compare with songs like Teacher's Argument or In LA.
Frankly, there were three good songs in the movie and one that has a good dance scene to it but is not really worth listening to. Of those three good songs, one is in the musical and the other two, while still good, just aren't enough to make me agree that the movie soundtrack could ever compare to this soundtrack.
Some people say that the play doesn't touch on important issues like the movie does, and perhaps that is true. But that, it seems to me, is irrelevant while discussing the music, as the music in the movie wasn't about any issues any more than the music in the play is. Another concern is that the lyrics are simplistic. Well, so are the lyrics in the movie. And so are the lyrics to most Abba songs, and most Tatu songs, and most songs in other musicals, say, the Music Man or to some extent Oklahoma and Showboat. Does that make us like them less? You want good lyrics, you go watch something with Sondheim or Cole Porter lyrics.
My favorite song on this would probably be Lets Play A Love Scene. Although Fame, Teacher's Argument, and Bring On Tomorrow are excellent. I rather liked In LA, although I maintain that the person in Fairbanks did it better. I Want To Make Magic was very good on this CD, although the song usually sets my teeth on edge for some strange reason. While I dislike the song Can't Keep It Down, I have no complaints about the singer's voice.
All in all, this would have to be one of my favorite soundtracks. You want deep lyrics? Go somewhere else (but not to Fame the Movie). You want beautiful and often amusing tunes? Here's a good place to look.

Average customer rating: Vote for artists you think belong in the Rock and Roll Hall WHEN IS THIS CONCERT GOING TO DVD??? Goodbye, Cleveland GREAT RECORDING OF A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EVENT

Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Various Artists Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music | Cowboy | General | Honky-Tonk | Nashville Sound | Old-Time Country | Outlaw & Progressive Country | Western Swing General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Southern Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Quiet Storm | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Live Albums | R&B | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music R&B & Soul | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Hard Rock & Heavy Metal | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: No Nukes Live On Letterman : Music From The Late Show Party at the Palace: The Queen's Jubilee Concert The Concert for New York City A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield ASIN: B000002BFG Release Date: 1996-09-17

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1. R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. - John Mellencamp
2. Be My Baby - Melissa Etheridge
3. Love Child - Melissa Etheridge
4. Leader Of The Pack - Melissa Etheridge
5. Tired Of Being Alone - Al Green
6. A Change Is Gonna Come - Al Green
7. My City Was Gone - The Pretenders
8. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
9. I Can't Turn You Loose - Aretha Franklin
10. It's A Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown
11. Born On The Bayou - John Fogerty
12. Fortunate Son - John Fogerty
13. Back Door Man - Iggy Pop
14. Sweet Jane - Lou Reed
15. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - George Clinton & The P-Funk Allstars
16. I Want To Take You Higher - George Clinton & The P-Funk Allstars

Tracks:

1. Shake, Rattle And Roll - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
2. Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis/Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
3. Whole Latta Shakin' Goin' On - Jerry Lee Lewis/Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
4. I Know How To Do It - Natalie Merchant
5. Redemption Song - Jackson Browne
6. I Know You Rider - Bruce Hornsby
7. All Along The Watchtower - Bob Dylan
8. Green Onions - Booker T & The MG's
9. Hold On I'm Coming - Sam Moore
10. Blue Sky - The Allman Brothers Band
11. One Way Out - The Allman Brothers Band
12. Red House - Slash/Boz Scaggs

Customer Reviews:

Vote for artists you think belong in the Rock and Roll Hall .......2005-03-02

What artists deserve to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but have been overlooked for whatever reason?
Here are the top 20 according to an internet poll:
1. Pete Townshend (solo)
2. Peter Gabriel (solo)
3. Van Halen
4. Lynard Skynard
5. Genesis
6. Alice Cooper
7. Moody Blues
8. Iron Maiden
9. Rush
10. Foreigner
11. Chicago
12. John Mellencamp
13. Steve Miller
14. Doobie Brothers
15. The Cars
16. Dire Straits
17. Blondie
18. Yes
19. Thin Lizzy
20. Styx
[...]

WHEN IS THIS CONCERT GOING TO DVD???.......2004-11-20

Fantastic concert, especially John Mellencamp's version of ROCK IN THE USA is not to be missed, great energy. Jerry Lee Lewis, the Late great Johnny Cash, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, the list goes on, the CD is worth a listen.

But when is this concert going to be on DVD?? It is long overdue! What's the story, put the concert on DVD already for everyone to see. I was overseas serving my country when the concert was broadcast, so I missed out, help us out who missed the concert!

Goodbye, Cleveland.......2003-11-07

I've never liked the idea of a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; it seems to me that institutionalizing the music and setting up some kind of semi-official Rock Aristocracy defeats much of the spirit and thrill of the music. It also seems to be yet another excuse for a lot of Rolling Stone nerd-critics to try and attach their names to those of their musical heroes.

And, with few exceptions, this album proves how misguided this whole concept was. The inclusion of Melissa Ethridge is annoying but predictable; the fact that she gets more tunes on this 2-CD package than Springsteen, Dylan, Johnny Cash or any other artist is beyond belief. It would be understandable if she did something special but she is dull as dishwater, screaming "Hello Cleveland!" (that's a deep sentiment repeated ad nauseum by almost every singer on this CD) before screeching "Can you remember the fine days when Rock and Roll...wore a drrrrrrress?!?!?!" Kind of an odd sentiment coming from a woman who refuses to wear dresses, but that's neither here nor there, the important thing to keep in mind is that Etheridge can't sing and has an extremely hard time finding the melodies of the three classic tunes she tackles. The Ronettes and Supremes were due more homage than this.

Disc 1 is rescued, temporarily, by Al Green, the most underrated singer of his generation, who turns in gorgeous renditions of "Tired of Being Alone" and "A Change is Gonna Come," but Chrissie Hynde does her very best to break the mood by screaming the name of every Cleveland suburb at the top of her lungs before phoning in a lackluster mumbling of "My City Was Gone."

After that things pick up for quite a while. Johnny Cash, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, John Fogarty all deserved more space on Disc 1, and Jerry Lee Lewis rocks on Disc 2. Springsteen's "Shake Rattle & Roll" is surpisingly slow and doesn't display the Boss's usual energy, but he understands what he's doing, something that can't be said for every act on this CD.

Once The Killer and The Boss leave the stage, the show collapses. Natalie Merchant, Jackson Browne, Bruce Hornsby and especially the Allman Brothers all phone it in, stumbling through dull performances of songs it makes no sense for them to sing. Browne's version of Bob Marley's great "Redemption Song" is downright shameful, and it is embarassing to listen to Slash trying to remember the guitar parts to Hendrix' "Red House."

Most annoying of all are the constant reminders that the show is in Cleveland, Cleveland rocks, this is for Cleveland and, over and over and over, "Hello Cleveland!!!" Outside the city limits, WHO CARES?!? For whatever reason, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has decided that Cleveland is the center of the universe...which probably goes a long way towards explaining why this album, and the Hall itself, have been ignored everywhere outside of Ohio.

The Hall may have been a good idea, and the concept of this CD--a group of Rock giants covering classic Rock tunes in front of a live audience--is a good idea. Unfortunately, the reality of the Hall and the CD fall far short of the dream.

GREAT RECORDING OF A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EVENT.......1999-09-19

THIS RECORDING IS ONLY A SMALL PART OF THE EXPERIENCE OF THE OPENING OF THE HALL OF FAME. A LOT OF ARTIST THAT PERFORMED THERE WERE NOT INCLUDED ON THIS CD. MAYBE ANOTHER VOLUME WILL FOLLOW WITH ERIC BURDON, BON JOVI, CHUCK BERRY, HEART, LITTLE RICHARD.... THERE WERE SO MANY IN THE 7 HOUR CONCERT, THAT A SINGLE CD COULD NOT COVER THAT CONCERT. IT WILL BE A COLLECTORS ITEM FOR THE AVID ROCK N ROLL FAN. I WAS THERE, AND I'LL NEVER FORGET IT AND IF YOU MISSED IT, YOU'LL NEVER GET THE CHANCE AGAIN EXCEPT TO HEAR US 65,000 FANS SCREAMING ON THE CD.

Average customer rating: One of the best Paints a good picture The Queen of Country! Kitty Still The Queen Undisputed Queen of C&W

Country Music Hall of Fame Series Kitty Wells Manufacturer: Mca Special Products ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Honky-Tonk | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Honky-Tonk | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Honky-Tonk | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Traditional Country | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Traditional Country | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Traditional Country | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Essential Carl Smith (1950-1956) Country Music Hall of Fame Series The Essential Ray Price (1951-1962) The best of Kitty Wells: Millenium Collection Country Music Hall of Fame ASIN: B000002OEE Release Date: 1999-06-01

Tracks:

1. It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
2. I Heard The Jukebox Playing
3. Icicles Hanging From Your Heart
4. My Cold, Cold Heart Is Melted Now
5. I Gave My Wedding Dress Away
6. Release Me
7. Making Believe
8. I'd Rather Stay Home
9. Searching (For Someone Like You)
10. I Can't Stop Loving You
11. Mommy For A Day
12. Amigo's Guitar
13. Heartbreak, U.S.A.
14. Will Your Lawyer Talk To God
15. Password
16. A Woman Half My Age

Amazon.com essential recording

Miss Kitty Wells, dressed demurely in gingham and uttering ne'er a cussword, was the role model for women in country music until Patsy Cline came along. "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels" is one of country music's defining moments. In it--as in most of her hits--Kitty was wronged and betrayed by a feckless man. Titles like "Will Your Lawyer Talk to God," "A Woman Half My Age," "Icicles Hanging From Your Heart," and "I'd Rather Stay Home," pretty much fill out the story. Kitty sings with patent honesty, only rarely venturing off the three-chord highway, and never to dance on the tabletops. --Colin Escott

Customer Reviews:

One of the best.......2006-05-25

If you are a fan of Kitty Wells, or just a fan of vintage country and western music, this CD is a must.

Paints a good picture.......2004-05-07

I give this 4 stars not because this is the definite Kitty Wells collection, because it isn't. I give it four stars because it is one of the few collections that offer a good sampling of her ORIGINAL recordings.

Now, let me tell you about an ideal Kitty Wells set. Take all of her top 10's and some of her lesser known songs and there you go, it's not that hard to figure out.

By listening to the songs here, you imagine that Kitty bacically played the housewife who was fighting for a say in what went on. True, but there was much more to her than that.

She was a masterful honky tonk singer, an excellent gospel singer, and when the "Nashville Sound" hit in the 1960's she mastered that also. In fact, Kitty was probably one of the most versatile performers in country music history.

To summerize, this is a great set, all the songs are original recordings, and the notes are awesome. But, you need to hear a lot more of her songs to understand what she was all about.

And also, avoid her Step One recordings as well as anything that in on Deluxe, Compass, or anything that doesn't say "Decca," "MCA," or "Bear Family" somewhere on the package.

Pray that Bear Family will release a 28 or 30 song cd of her hits.

The Queen of Country!.......2003-12-21

There must be a reason amazon posts this selection first among the Kitty choices. This one is a winner. Muriel Ellen Deason ("Kiity Wells") is a true to life native of Nashville. According to Billboard, she had 64 chart hits from 1952 to 1968. A representative 11 of them are included here and the other 5 fit right in. Kitty's plain and plaintive woman wronged no frills voice shines through. Highlights for this reviewer were "Will Your Lawyer Talk to God?","Password" and especially "A Woman Half My Age". That one just may be in the "Stand By Your Man" league of forgiving women songs! Those last 2 came late in Kitty's career and were composed in the (then) new "Nashville Sound". This woman is versatile! She handles those just as well as the traditional releases. This CD is absolutely recommended for no nonsense country sung by a real lady of the old school. As we know all too well, that school has been out of session for a tragically long time.

Kitty Still The Queen.......2002-06-17

This CD is absolute evidence that Kitty is still the queen of country music. In fact I don't think she even has a close rival for the title. She is the Hank Williams of female singers, the highest compliment I can pay her. Buy this CD and see what I mean

Undisputed Queen of C&W.......2002-04-09

I'm a big fan of Patsy Cline's music but in all honesty her vocal sound was more in line with pop music than Country. It doesn't however take away from any of her greatness. But Kitty Wells was pure uncut Country all the way-The female Ernest Tubb if you will. Two of my all time faves are on this cd- The classic "Will your lawyer talk to God" and "Password"-- oh yeah "It wasn't God who..." is also a favorite. These are the original tracks and therefore make this cd worth buying. We love ya Kitty !

Average customer rating: The Best of Homer and Jethro (Hall of Fame 2001) A good addition to your Homer & Jethro collection Not their very best but the best example of the early years.

Best Of: Hall of Fame 2001 Homer & Jethro Manufacturer: Federal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: America's Song Butchers: The Weird World Of Homer & Jethro The Puritan Sessions Swing Low, Sweet Mandolin Bye Bye Blues Spike Jones - Greatest Hits ASIN: B00006I082 Release Date: 2002-08-20

Tracks:

1. I Feel That Old Age Creeping On
2. Goodbye Old Booze
3. Cielito Lindo
4. It Bruised Her Somewhat
5. Bill Bailey
6. Poor Little Liza, Poor Girl
7. Boll Weevil
8. When It's Long Handle Time In Tennessee
9. Ground Hog
10. Blue Tail Fly

Customer Reviews:

The Best of Homer and Jethro (Hall of Fame 2001).......2007-06-18

WAY COOL. If you are a fan of these two nuts and then you will want to add this to your collection. It is truely them at their all time best. I have several cassettes with thier works they are funny. But this CD is my all time best collection of their crazy parody music. A most excellent find and would recommend it to all.

A good addition to your Homer & Jethro collection.......2006-01-15

An entertaining album of Homer & Jetho's early work. If this is to be your first Home & Jethro album, though, I'd reccommend "America's Song Butchers, The Weird World of Homer and Jethro" instead. This "Hall of Fame" album obviously takes from old 78's and is pre hi-fi. Not a lot was done to clean the sound up; listening with headphones can be painful. But the lyrics are amusing and the talent is there. (Please also read Thomas Ferranti's review. I listened to the album and it does not contain the Wurlitzer overdub, thankfully)

Now if they'd just re-release "Barefoot Ballads", their excellent hillbilly album that introduced me to Homer and Jethro in the first place.

Not their very best but the best example of the early years........2004-08-27

Well - lets say it's the 1930s or 40s and you own a record company named King Records, and you sign Homer & Jethro to their first recording contract, produced countless 78rpm 10" discs, and sold a fair amount of them when all of a sudden, modern technology develops the 33rpm 12" disc, and no one wants to buy 78s anymore, Homer and Jethro move on to RCA records, and manage to get quiet a lot of attention so you repackage their back catalog via several 12" album collections.

Now it's many many years later. H&J have all but been forgotten. Except now - someone releases a couple of CDs of their RCA sides - and you get an offer from someone to license some of the old 78s recordings - and, well, to call it as such, maybe you won't sell as many, as if you billed it, instead, as some kind of "best-of" - and that's exactly what has occurred here. Well, for shame for shame. (Tho for all I know, maybe these WERE the most played 78s - could be.)

The material on this disc IS a must-have peek into those early days, when they werent as much into the country hillbilly humor then, and played alot of generally straightforward folk type stuff, albeit the humor IS still there - in fact - some of these early tracks are what got me hooked in the first place.

A good dip into the well of 78s, otherwise collecting dust. "Groundhog" is still a classic - their 'ad-libbing' is great - you can tell they were young, but really enjoying themselves!

Just a warning, though - back in the 70s, some idiot decided to take a batch of these 78s and record a new layer of wurlitzer organ or some such thing over the top - (as if it needed anything!)- especially not the sound of one of those cheesy keyboards with the silly synthesized drums and bassline!

So - I can't tell you if this is the one with or without that overdub or not. I was so excited to see I could write this review I didnt stop to see if there were any sound samples to hear! :(

Here's to you, and Homer and Jethro! Enjoy!

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