Ultimate Dance Divas

1. Deeper Love [C+C Tribesman Mix] - Aretha Franklin

2. Love That Man [Peter Rauhofer Mix] - Whitney Houston

3. Un-Break My Heart [Soul Solution and Hex Hector Mix] - Toni Braxton

4. Nobody's Supposed to Be Here [Hex Hector Mix] - Deborah Cox

5. You Make Me Sick [HQ2 Mix] - Pink

6. Breathe [Andy and The Lamboy Mix] - Blu Cantrell

7. I Do!! [Pete Avila Mix] - Toya

8. Thank You [Deep Dish Mix] - Dido

9. No More "I Love You's" [Junior Vasquez Mix] - Annie Lennox

10. People Hold On [Bootleg Mix] - Lisa Stansfield

11. Tell It to My Heart [T-Empo Mix] - Taylor Dayne

12. Hit the Freeway [HQ2 Mix] - Toni Braxton, Loon

13. Who Do U Love [Morales Mix] - Deborah Cox

14. It's Not Right But It's Okay [Thunderpuss Mix] - Whitney Houston

15. Get the Party Started [Ernie Lake Mix] - Pink

Tracks:

My Man (Mon Homme) - Billie Holiday
Stormy Weather - Lena Horne
Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland
What A Difference A Day Makes - Dinah Washington
Broken Hearted Melody - Sarah Vaughan
Someone To Watch Over Me - Ella Fitzgerald
Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight
What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner
My Funny Valentine - Chaka Khan
Why - Annie Lennox
Touch Me In The Morning - Diana Ross
I'll Never Love This Way Again - Dionne Warwick
If Only You Knew - Patti Labelle
Not Gon' Cry - Mary J. Blige
Un-Break My Heart - Toni Braxton
I Have Nothing - Whitney Houston
Nessun Dorma - Aretha Franklin

Customer Reviews:

a very good buy ................................2004-02-02

A pretty impressive album and the use of the word "Diva" is aptly used here with maybe the exception of Toni Braxton (who is a great singer) but has she had the longevity to justify a Diva title? of course an Ultimate Divas II might address the omission of Celine Dion,Cher and as a personal note i would like to have seen Nina Simone's "My baby dont care" as a footnote Artetha Franklyn performing "Nessun Dorma" was/is incredible and a nice ending treat.

From Billie, Lena and Judy to Patti, Whitney and Aretha.......2003-07-24

Clearly there are two standards for evaluating a hits collection such as "Ultimate Divas," which proclaims that it has assembled the greatest female vocalists of our time (The first caveat is that you have to have been around for about a half-century for Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, and Judy Garland to be a part of "our" time). The first and most important standard is whether or not these are indeed the greatest female vocalists that you could put together on one album (the second caveat seems to be that the singers are of child bearing age as of 1999, since the wunderkind of the bunch is either Toni Braxton or Mary J. Blige, but I am not looking up dates of birth). This album starts with Billie Holiday and ends with Aretha Franklin, it has Lena, Horne, Sarah Vaughn and Ella Fitzgerald, you get Tina Turner and Diana Ross, there is Annie Lennox and Toni Braxton, and you have Patti LaBelle and Whitney Houston and that still leaves four more. Who is missing? Well, Barbra Streisand is the obvious voice choice for me; my kids would probably say Mariah Carey and if you are talking women of power there would be Madonna and Janet Jackson. But even if you do not think the talent level grades out at A+ it still has to be a solid A.

The other criteria is what the Divas sing on this album. Of the 17 Divas less than half are signing their signature tunes. Getting "yes" votes on the topic would be Billie Holiday's "My Man," Lena Horne's "Stormy Weather," Judy Garland's "Over the Rainbow," Tina Turner's "What's Love Got to Do With It," Annie Lennox's "Why," Diana Ross's "Touch Me In The Morning," and Toni Braxton's "Un-Break My Heart." This is not to dismiss the rest of the tracks. Ella Fitzerald's "Someone To Watch Over Me" is a personal favorite, and "I Have Nothing" shows off Whitney Houston's voice as well as anything. The rest are fine, but the treat for me is Aretha Franklin's "Nessun Dorma," which I remember from the 1998 Grammy Awards.

The Queen of Soul was already scheduled to sing one song and when Luciana Pavarotti bowed out at the last moment she not only agreed to sing another song in his place, she sang his song. If you have ever heard Pavarotti you have probably heard him do this tenor aria from Puccini's "Turandot" because it is his standard encore piece. I thought hearing Franklin do "I Had a Dream" from "Les Miserables" on the 1992 Inaugural show was a treat, but this was just awesome. I would have graded "Ultimate Divas" out at 4.5 overall but I have to round up just because you get this track. For everybody else my best advice is to pay attention to the first criteria and not the second. On this collection you probably have the songs you really like, so picking up this album is your opportunity to example your notion of Diva-ness. Give Britney, Christina and the rest of the youngsters and go for the finely aged voices from the past.

What Is In A Diva?.......2003-05-24

Sometimes, various artists compilations seem to click in, once you feel that certain kind of rhythm. In the case of a diva, you have to let it touch you straight from the heart. With this case of divas collections, you must enjoy all of them, not a couple like I do. This Divas collection, is just another example of what should try to make up a various artists compliation, a good head, and a good knowledge of what a diva is.

With the various artists collection Ultimate Divas, is a sampler containing some of the biggest hit divas in the music industry. Although in my case, I would buy it, if I can find it. There are so many divas to really choose from, with some of their biggest songs, from Patti LaBelle's If Only You Knew, to Annie Lennox's classic ballad, Why. There are also some of the greatest movie ballads on there, including Whitney Houston's I Have Nothing from The Bodyguard, and the late Judy Garland classic, Somewhere Over The Rainbow.

Although this collection is nice as part of the clearance rack, there could be a second volume of this Divas collection in the works. There were so many overlooked divas that could've been added like Vanessa Williams, Mariah Carey, Natalie Cole, and even Anita Baker. Hopefully, Arista will put that into consideration.

Disappointing Divas.......2002-12-19

Okay so many of the important women pop singers are represented but they aren't singing their best songs and it's a stretch to call some of these singers Ultimate anything. If you want ultimate, look for indivdual albums or the ultimate Diva record:
Lena Horne, Billy Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn, that's cooking.

Nessun dorma ! Hair on fire........2001-09-06

Nessun dorma is a more than beautiful aria, but sung like gospel soul...? That was different. If you like gospel, you will love it. If you are an opera singer, you will run down the street screaming with your hair on fire!

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Dance Divas
All Mixes
Grandes Dames of Dance Music
music for the diva's soul
THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION - PURE ENERGY...!

Ultimate Dance Divas
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Arista
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
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Release Date: 2003-05-20

Tracks:

Deeper Love [C+C Tribesman Mix] - Aretha Franklin
Love That Man [Peter Rauhofer Mix] - Whitney Houston
Un-Break My Heart [Soul Solution and Hex Hector Mix] - Toni Braxton
Nobody's Supposed to Be Here [Hex Hector Mix] - Deborah Cox
You Make Me Sick [HQ2 Mix] - Pink
Breathe [andY and The Lamboy Mix] - Blu Cantrell
I Do!! [Pete Avila Mix] - Toya
Thank You [Deep Dish Mix] - Dido
No More "I Love You's" [Junior Vasquez Mix] - Annie Lennox
People Hold On [Bootleg Mix] - Lisa Stansfield
Tell It to My Heart [T-Empo Mix] - Taylor Dayne
Hit the Freeway [HQ2 Mix] - Toni Braxton, Loon
Who Do U Love [Morales Mix] - Deborah Cox
It's Not Right But It's Okay [Thunderpuss Mix] - Whitney Houston
Get the Party Started [Ernie Lake Mix] - Pink

Customer Reviews:

Dance Divas.......2007-07-20

It is a great dance mix. I highly recommend it to those who like variety.

All Mixes.......2006-05-27

This is a great collection of Divas. Aretha, Whitney and Toni among others. They are so famous you don't even need last names. I remember when you had to buy a remix single and pay $7-10. Now you get 15 remixes on one CD. The reason this CD doesn't get 5 stars is that every song sounds remixed. Dido's ThankYou doesn't sound like the ThankYou I've loved. It has a great dance beat but I hardly recognize the song. My favorite mixes are Pink's "You Make Me Sick" and Taylor Dayne's "Tell It To My Heart". Don't buy this CD if you think your're getting the original songs but if you are a fan of dance music then this is a great CD.

Grandes Dames of Dance Music.......2006-04-13

There are divas and there are divas. I remember reading reviews of one of those VH1 Divas concerts (I believe it was the second, the one that featured Aretha), all pretty much saying that Sister Ree pretty much blew everybody else (i.e. all those pseudo-divas) right off the stage.

But is Aretha a DANCE diva. I'm not an expert, but dance tracks may or may not be vocal tour de forces. The Queen of Soul's sole track on this compilation, "A Deeper Love," is a pretty good dance re-mix, and Aretha is in fine form vocally, but even though she is give the honor of leading off the collection, it really is only one of many good tracks. In other words, being THE Diva on stage may still only make you one of many deities on the dance floor.

Which is not to say that Aretha or any other big voiced singer (Deborah Cox and Blu Cantrell come to mind from this collection) is done a disservice by being included in a dance remix album. Far from it, remixes give any singer another forum in which to be showcased. And most of these tracks do show off their vocalists to pretty good effect.

I always used to think that Remixes were just for the dance floor--and for completist fans of given artist. A Dido fan might feel s/he simply MUST by this collection for the Deep Dish REmix version of "Thank You." That wouldn't be me, but as someone who liked Dido's first album quite a bit, I can't say that I'm unhappy to have this track included on this record.

Same with the Annie Lennox cut. I've always liked "No More 'I Love You's'," and while I wouldn't necessarily rush out and buy the remix as a single, it's a treat to have the Junior Vasquez treatment on this release. It's incorporation of "Take Me to the River" is a brilliant stroke.

Bottom Line: Lots of good stuff here. Well worth checking out.

music for the diva's soul.......2003-11-24

This CD is like the diva's soundtrack, containing tracks from some of the most successful, most well known female artists with the most powerful of voices.

Divas have been known for their attitude, and this CD is nothing but...

My favorites being "It's Not Right, But It's Okay" by Whitney Houston, and "Hit the Freeway" by Toni Braxton, both being amazingly remixed to a faster, more funner beat.

This album is guaranteed to get your heart thumping.

THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION - PURE ENERGY...!.......2003-06-06

OK EVERYBODY, this is the ultimate diva collection, all tracks are dance mixes, and the sticker on the cover says "rare and classic remix" and it is correct! this is aother cd from the arista records ultimate dance collection. i was doubting it when i bought it, then i got home and put it in the stereo and it was the hottest thing i had ever heard. it contains classic remixes of songs from hex hector & mac qualye (HQ2), junior vasquez, the drty rotton scoundrals, & many more. also includes new songs from blu cantrell, toni braxto, and the new so called club anthem by witney houston off her new cd "whitney" love that man, the track list goes like this:

1. ARETHA FRANKLIN - a deeper love (c + c tribesmen mix)
2. WHITNEY HOUSTON- love that man (peter rauhofer remix)
3. TONI BRAXTON - unbreak my heart (soul solutio/hex hector mix)
4. DEBORAH COX - nobody's suposed to be here (hex hector remix)
5. P!NK - you make me sick (hex hector/mac qualye mix)
6. BLU CANTRELL - breathe (andy & the lamboy mix)
7. TOYA - i do!! (pete avila mix)
8. DIDO - thankyou (deep dish remix)
9. ANNIE LENNOX - no more "i love you's" (junior vasquez mix)
10. LISA STANSFIELD - people hold on (bootleg mix-mixed by
the dirty rotton scoundrals)
11. TAYLOR DAYNE - tell it to my heart (t-empo remix)
12. TONI BRAXTON - hit the freeway feat. loon (hex hector/mac
quayle mix)
13. DEBORAH COX - who do u love (moralas mix)
14. WHITNEY HOUSTON - it's not right but it's okay (thunderpuss
mix)
15. P!NK - get the party started (ernie lake club mix)

i love all the songs soooooo much, but the best ones ae:
2, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15. the get the party started remix is excelent. club fans, diva fans, music lovers, you all have to get this cd, you will be very glad yo did. i'm out! later!

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