Ultra Songs

About the Artist
David Rubin is a Montreal born singer songwriter with a distinct velvety voice, capable of singing songs in any musical genre. Coming from a family of musicians, David’s father was a singer in big band The Heat Waves and so impressive that Cab Calloway asked him to join him on tour. Citing influences such as Frank Sinatra, Roy Orbison, Marty Robbins to the Rolling Stones, David excels in many musical genres.

As a child, David was already entertaining audiences on Screen Gems Little People hosted by Jack Barry, quiz show host of Twenty One as told in the movie Quiz Show. As a teenager David abandoned the spotlight, attended high school and worked as a lifeguard, factory worker and construction site watchman.

No longer able to ignore his true calling for music, David began taking voice lessons and writing his own songs. Prolific and passionate about his songwriting, David has written more than fifty songs in only three years. David independently produces his music with Satellite studios in Montreal resulting in his first album Fantastica, country album Dave’s Country, and the eclectic Ultra Songs. Selected tracks from the upcoming album When will be available soon.

Ultra Songs,David Rubin,Satellite Records,Take a voice that makes you feel good,add some bold new melodies,sprinkle in some original story-telling,stir well with exotic instrumentation and passion.Heat until the suspense is sizzling.Pop,rock,Calypso,blues and thrills.

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Average customer rating: The club is cookin'; the band is hot and you just walked in--CRAZY !!! LOVE IT! I love the Ultra-Lounge series. Great lounge/cocktail sampler Grab a Gin and Tonic, sit in a booth in the back, and enjoy the show.

Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 5: Wild Cool & Swingin Various Artists Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Jump Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Retro Space Age | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music 1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocalists | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1950-1959 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 15: Wild Cool & Swingin' Too Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 4: Bachelor Pad Royale Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 14: Bossa Novaville Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 6: Rhapsodesia Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica ASIN: B000002U1T Release Date: 1996-02-20

Tracks:

1. Ain't That A Kick In The Head - Dean Martin
2. Dig That Crazy Chick - Sam Butera & The Witnesses
3. More - Bobby Darin
4. Fever - Peggy Lee
5. Jump, Jive, An' Wail - Louis Prima
6. Please Don't Talk About Me When l'm Gone - Sammy Davis, Jr.
7. Danke Schoen - Wayne Newton
8. French Poodle - Sam Butera & The Witnesses
9. What Is This Thing Called Love? - Keely Smith
10. Sunday In New York - Bobby Darin
11. Closer To The Bone - Louis Prima
12. Nobody But Me - Lou Rawls
13. Little Girl - Vic Damone
14. L.O.V.E. - Nat King Cole
15. Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu) - Dean Martin
16. That Old Black Magic - Louis Prima & Keely Smith
17. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Julie London
18. Hello, Dolly! - Bobby Darin

Customer Reviews:

The club is cookin'; the band is hot and you just walked in--CRAZY !!!.......2007-07-12

Ultra Lounge, Volume 5: Wild Cool & Swingin gives us eighteen swinging tracks to delight your ears and make you dance all through the night! The collection of hits doesn't have a dud in the set; and the diversity of the artists couldn't be broader.

The CD track set begins with Dean Martin's classic interpretation of "Ain't That A Kick In The Head." The Nelson Riddle arrangement relies on the horns and the piano is awesome! Dean's voice is in perfect form--energetic and full of masculine warmth as he sings of his new love. A previously unreleased track of "Dig That Crazy Chick" by Sam Butera & The Witnesses follows; Sam & The Witnesses swing hard. Sam's voice is clear and full of excitement as he describes his new girlfriend. The musicians never miss a beat, either!

Bobby Darin performs "More" with sensitivity and panache; I love that piano arrangement by Richard Wess! Peggy Lee's classic rendition of "Fever" absolutely oozes the feminine desire for a man; the people snapping their fingers along with the beat really add to the number! Peggy's voice is rich and vibrant for "Fever." Excellent!

"Danke Schöen" by Wayne Newton will surpass your expectations if you've never heard this ballad before; Wayne sings this with all his heart. Wayne's interpretation of "Danke Schoen" makes his rendition THE definitive interpretation of "Danke Schöen." Jimmie Haskell's orchestra performs beautifully with a firm emphasis on the horns, percussion and strings.

If you want a more playful number, however, check out "French Poodle" by Sam Butera & The Witnesses. Sam sings this to perfection and the horns sound great on "French Poodle!" "Closer To The Bone" by Louis Prima continues in this vein; I believe that you will enjoy "Closer To The Bone" by Louis Prima.

The CD provides us with still more traditional love ballads. Nat King Cole performs "L-O-V-E" without a superfluous note; love that horn solo in the middle of this number! Moreover, Dean Martin croons "Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu)" with a great musical arrangement; I really like how Dean Martin sings this number in both English and Italian. Great effect!

Julie London delivers "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" with all the style of a consummate performer; and the CD track set ends well with Bobby Darin crooning a great "Hello, Dolly!" Darin sings "Hello, Dolly!" with great care and sensitivity. "Hello, Dolly" provides a strong ending to the CD track set.

The liner notes include great artwork; and R. J. Smith contributes an essay about lounge singers and the nightlife of the late 1950s and early 1960s especially on the Vegas strip. The song credits and recording dates are there for you; and there are even two drink recipes! Bob Norberg at Capitol Recording Studios did a great job of remastering these tunes.

The very special, golden age of The Vegas Strip with its superstars of the 1950s and 1960s may be behind us but this album does a great job of recreating those special times. I highly recommend this CD for fans of lounge music; and people who enjoy classic pop vocals will cherish this CD for years to come.

Enjoy!

LOVE IT!.......2007-05-13

Love this kind of music - can't get enough - have most all of the CDs. Excellent New Jersey-based company with excellent foresight and retro-understanding for the best party and jazz combos. Excellent choice for any kind of day or evening, party or relaxation time.

I love the Ultra-Lounge series........2006-12-10

The sound quality of the Ultra-Lounge series is excellent, even though the songs were recorded mostly in the 50's and 60's. Capitol Records packs each CD with carefully chosen tracks consistent with the theme of the particular volume in the series. Many of the selections that appear here aren't available elsewhere, either because the original album on which the song appeared is out of print, or because the song was issued as a single and never collected in an album. A few 'previously unreleased' tracks also appear here. This series is a wonderful introduction to the music of a by-gone era, and each album includes detailed notes on each track (artist, writers, date recorded, how released, etc.). I heartily recommend it to anyone who has an interest in this type of music.

Great lounge/cocktail sampler.......2005-10-12

The UltraLounge series definately covers the genre throughly, and this one is about the best in the series. Not every song is well-known, but most are very very enjoyable. This is a good place to start if you are introducing yourself to the genre. I thought Bobby Darin's More was the most lush and enjoyable of the tunes. You'll get a chuckle out of Prima's Closer to the Bone, a song not found on the usual Prima samplers. You certainly get a "you are in old Vegas" feel off of these tunes! Check out their UltraLounge website for a good look at the full series. Definately recommended.

Grab a Gin and Tonic, sit in a booth in the back, and enjoy the show........2005-09-29

This is one of my favorite Ultra Lounge discs, as it combines many of the great live acts of the 50s/60s. If you close your eyes while listening to it, you may think you're sitting in the Copa room of the Sands in Las Vegas. A little Louis Prima, some Dean and some Bobby Darin make the night just right.

Average customer rating: We love this cd A taste of Capitols huge vintage catalog Should Not be played at A.A. Meetings. Louis Prima makes David Lee Roth sound like a virgin... Ultra Cool

Ultra-Lounge: Tiki Sampler Various Artists Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Retro Space Age | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Easy Listening | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ultra-Lounge Sampler Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica Ultra Lounge: Vegas Baby Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 4: Bachelor Pad Royale Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 14: Bossa Novaville ASIN: B00000IP2Z Release Date: 1999-05-04

Tracks:

1. The Munster's Theme - Jack Marshall
2. My Three Sons - Nelson Riddle
3. So Danco Samba - Wanda De Sah
4. The Look Of Love - Billy May
5. The Boy From Ipanema - Peggy Lee
6. Just A Gigilo/I Ain't Got Nobody - Louis Prima
7. Theme From The Apartment - Tito Rodriguez
8. Moon River - Henry Jerome
9. The Inch Worm - Jack Costanzo
10. Brazil - Tino Contreras
11. Oh Honey - Gloria Wood
12. Guys & Dolls - Terry Snyder
13. Light My Fire - Zacharias
14. Happy Together - Mel Torme
15. Go Chango - Les Baxter
16. Cubano Chant - Martin Denny
17. A Taste Of Honey - Jackie Gleason
18. Come On A My House - Julie London
19. Wives & Lovers - Lena Horne
20. Wave - Nancy Wilson
21. My Baby Just Cares For Me - June Hutton
22. I Dig Chicks - Jonah Jones
23. Get Smart/Casino Royal - Pourcel Agents
24. Untitled - Various Artists
25. Untitled - Various Artists

Customer Reviews:

We love this cd.......2007-01-10

My daughter is a big fan of this kind of music and anything tiki. This was a Christmas present for her and she loves it. Great quality and prompt service from Amazon. Thanks!

A taste of Capitols huge vintage catalog.......2006-09-23

The entire ultra-lounge series is excellent. However, all of the CD's in this collection only add up to a small tantilizing taste of the huge back catalog of vintage easy listening albums from the 50's & 60's - not to mention the Hawaiian LP's which are surpisingly underrepresented on the Tiki Sample and in the Ultra-Lounge series as a whole. Common Captiol/EMI, start releasing some of these vintage albums in their complete form!!!!!!!!!!

Should Not be played at A.A. Meetings........2006-06-01

This is a great CD. Full of tracks that are perfect for almost any occasion: The Beach, Backyard Bar-B- Ques, Vacations or just Relaxing. This is an album that supports drinking and a carefree lifestyle. It supports what I believe in so I support it!

Louis Prima makes David Lee Roth sound like a virgin..........2004-12-06

I never got the lounge music thing but this collection worked for me because it's the very best one or two tracks from the large amount of lounge CD collections available from Capitol. 23 tracks including Nelson Riddle doing My Three Sons, Peggy Lee doing The Boy From Ipanema, , Mel Torme butchering Happy Together, Les Baxter, Jackie Gleason, Julie London, Lena Horne, Nancy Wilson, and so on. Plus the theme's from The Munster's and Get Smart. Lot's of fun here.

Ultra Cool.......2004-06-06

I own all the ultra lounge CDs. This is a great sample set and a great place to start if you are new to the series. The Fuzzy Sampler is good too, along with Vegas Baby. Ultra lounge series has alwasy been heavy on instramentals...some great, some ok. This disc has a lot of intrumentals but every one is a gem! i love this CD and the entire collection. Not really Tiki music, but a cool set anyway. if you want more Jungle stuff ....try a Martin Denny CD or the Del-Fi title: Jungle Jive.

Average customer rating: LOVE ULTRA-LOUNGE! Cross our hearts and we hope to die. Get Part 1 instead Mel Torme, Peggy Lee and Kurt Russell (?) sing rock 'n' roll Too funky

Ultra-Lounge: On the Rocks, Pt. 2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Retro Space Age | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1950-1959 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ultra-Lounge: On the Rocks, Pt. 1 Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 18: Bottoms Up Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 13: TV Town Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo Hollywood Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 10: A Bachelor in Paris ASIN: B000002UKL Release Date: 1997-04-08

Tracks:

1. Heart Full Of Soul - The Johnny Mann Singers
2. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - David McCallum
3. Carry That Weight - Francis Lai
4. Games People Play - Mel Torme
5. I Get Around/California Girls - Hollyridge Strings
6. Summer In The City - Buddy Morrow
7. Everyday People - Peggy Lee
8. Mrs. Robinson - Guy Lombardo
9. Hush - The Royal Blue
10. Blue Jay Way/Blackbird - Lord Sitar/Sandler & Young
11. I Heard It Through The Grapvine - The Little Big Horns
12. Oh Pretty Woman - Henry Jerome
13. Wear Your Love Like Heaven/Workin' On A Groovy Thing - David Rose
14. Yummy, Yummy, Yummy - Julie London
15. Superfly - Peter Duchin
16. Holiday - Mariano Moreno
17. Baby Love/Respect - Zacharias
18. I Can See For Miles - Lord Sitar
19. Happy Together - Mel Torme
20. Can't Buy Me Love/Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Hollyridge Strings
21. Light My Fire - John Andrew Tartiglia
22. These Boots Are Made For Walkin' - Mrs. Ella Miller
23. Sugar Sugar - Kurt Russell

Customer Reviews:

LOVE ULTRA-LOUNGE!.......2007-05-13

Love this kind of music - can't get enough - have most all of the CDs. Excellent New Jersey-based company with excellent foresight and retro-understanding for the best party and jazz combos. Excellent choice for any kind of day or evening, party or relaxation time.

Cross our hearts and we hope to die........2005-05-27

These recordings date from 1964 to 1972. During this time period, there were two kinds of "pop" music. There was the kind for teenagers, which featured the likes of the Beatles, the Beach Boys and the Ohio Express. And then there was pop music for the parents of teenagers, featuring the likes of Mel Torme, Peggy Lee and the Hollyridge Strings. This CD features teenage pop songs as performed by pop artists for the older folks. Boy, talk about a style clash! Can you imagine Peggy Lee singing "Everyday People", or Julie London singing "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy"? Well, you don't have to imagine it, you can get this CD and hear it for yourself. There are some strange renditions of songs that will be familiar to anyone who ever turned on an oldies radio station. Most of the songs are instumentals, although I wouldn't call it "elevator music", for the most part. Special mention to the Little Big Horns, who include sounds of an Indian attack in their version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Little Big Horn = Custer's Last Stand, get it?). Fans of "kitsch" should dig this CD.

Get Part 1 instead.......2005-05-07

I think they used up all the 'good' songs on the first On The Rocks compilation - this one seems to be scraping the bottom of the barrel a bit. Part 1 is highly recommended for lovers of things tacky, but Part 2 is a bit thin.

Mel Torme, Peggy Lee and Kurt Russell (?) sing rock 'n' roll.......2004-07-22

Just think of it: Kurt Russell as the Hillary Duff/Lindsay Lohan (take your pick in that contemporary turf war) of his generation. When Russell found himself in a series of successful movies for Disney he was quickly signed to a record deal where he covered bubblegum classics like Tommy Roe's "Dizzy" and The Archies' "Sugar Sugar," which is the final track on "Ultra-Lounge: On the Rocks, Part 2." Make no doubt about it, this is a collection of what would be considered "classic" kitsch 'n' roll (or rock 'n' kitsch if you like). You probably will never be able to get a CD version of Kurt Russell's self-titled debut album, or any of the other bizarre albums that attempted to make rock 'n' roll more palatable for the masses or were simply produced by people heavily into drugs (e.g., "Sebastian Cabot, Actor, Bob Dylan, Poet," "Jayne Mansfield: Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky & Me," Jack Webb's "Just the facts of life, ma'am," or Tony Perkins' "On a Rainy Afternoon"), but you can get this collection of misses and misses (and, to be fair, you can get Robert Mitchums' "Calypso is Like So...," Tony Perkins' self-titled album, and, of course, the mother-lode itself, William Shatner's "Transformed Man").

Overall there are two types of songs included in these 23 tracks. First there are essentially instrumental distortions, er, versions of classic rock songs, such as "Carry That Weight" by Francis Lai. But be prepared for anything because this is an album where "I Can't Get No Satisfacation" begins with the opening notes played on a dulcimer. There is a touch of psuedo class here, with the Hollyridge Strings (NOT the "Hollywood" Strings mind you) doing a Beach Boys medley of "I Get Around/California Girls." Peter Duchin shows up to do "Superfly," which was a bit of a shock. Other instrumentals include "Summer in the City" by Buddy Morrow, "Mrs. Robinson" by Guy Lombardo, and my favorite of the bunch, Deep Purple's "Hush" by the Royale Blue. If you like sitar music you get a double dose, with Lord Sitar joining Sandler & Young for a Beatles medley of "Blue Jay Way/Blackbird" and then returning solo to do the Who's "I Can See for Miles." But expect lots of strings (e.g., the Hollyridge Strings with "Can't Buy Me Love/Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and John Andrew Tartaglia's "Light My Fire") and horns (e.g., Little Big Horns' "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and Henry Jerome's "Oh Pretty Woman").

Then there are the songs were singers actually do some singing. These range from "chorale" type versions of songs, such as "Heart Full of Soul" by the Johnny Mann Singers, which opens up the album, to covers of familiar songs by familiar artists, like Mel Torme doing "The Games People Play" and "Happy Together," while Peggy Lee does Sly Stone's "Everyday People." Julie London does a really slow version of "Yummy Yummy Yummy," but that is really it for recognizable names. Then we jump to the other extreme and have the likes of Mrs. Miller doing Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'", the fun-loving senior who I would have given the final spot in the collection to, because after mangles that song (including her breathless "Yeah" at the end of the first chorus) there is no place to go and you might not actually being aware the Russell is doing "Sugar Sugar" until the silence afterwards pierces your consciousness. I have a definite preference for the songs with singers in terms of the kitsch quotient here because the instrumental tracks at least can be categorized as elevator muzak, which takes a star away from the rating because if a song on this album goes not make part of your groan in delight, it is just not doing its job.

Too funky.......1999-08-06

The "On the Rocks" UltraLounge pair are just too funky. Were these done "tongue-in-cheek"? I certainly hope so. In any case, I recommend this CD to anyone with a bizarre sense of humor and a taste for theme parties. "I Get Around","Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" and "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" hit the spot. Which spot? That depends on you...

Average customer rating: Timelessly Innovative Outstanding! Michigan Swing Dance Association! sophistication and downhome grease Anytime

I Want Manufacturer: www.WomenInRock.com ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tear Me Apart Marshall Road Apocalypse Little Sick Twist Do I Move You? Bury Him at the Crossroads ASIN: B00000IYI6 Release Date: 1998-12-15

Tracks:

1. Be Glad
2. I Want
3. **4 in the Morning**
4. Unfinished Business
5. How Many
6. Leave Me Alone
7. Why Don't You See Me
8. Tallow Shuffle
9. Please Stop Seeing that Girl
10. I'm Your Girl
11. See You Tomorrow
12. Blues Singin' Alcoholic
13. I Want your Mother to Know/Rotten B
14. Suffer
15. Blues Psalm

Customer Reviews:

Timelessly Innovative.......2005-12-17

It is well known that this album has inspired many women to enter into the blues music industry. I recently purchased this smart cd-- I am sorry to say that I waited so long to do so. Between the sheer anger of the song "Suffer" to the soul-full desparation of "*4 in the morning", I am completely impressed, and a permanent fan.

Outstanding!.......2002-12-03

Outstanding! Really made my day. Cathy Jean's not only the best looking female blues singer in the biz, but her voice can make the hair on my back stand up. She and her band got it going on.

Michigan Swing Dance Association!.......2002-02-10

This is another in the fine outings by the very sexy Cathy Jean. The emotion she displays is certainly displayed on the Louisiana style cut, "Unfinished Business". "Leave Me Alone" is a song of an entirely different style being that it's more bluesy in the traditional sense. Dancers will be knocked out by this hard driving tune along with "I'm Your Girl" which is just a bit quicker but with the same power to make you get up and dance.

sophistication and downhome grease.......2001-12-19

Cathy Jean is a singer/songwriter out of Baltimore, Maryland. This is her second CD, and her sound has moved towards a sophisticated blues and rock, with some contemporary influences. She has a voice that is well suited to this eclectic approach, capable of crooning in one song, and belting out a hard shuffle in the next. The music kicks off with "Be Glad", a hard shuffle, followed by the title track, a crisp blues rocker. Cathy and band then move into some jazzy funk in "**4 in the Morning**", a little of the Bo Diddley beat in "Unfinished Business", then back into the funk with "How Many". "Leave Me Alone" is a rocker with a definate soul feel, which gives way to "Why Don't You See Me", a jazzy ballad. The band then cranks out a sharp shuffle, that recalls the 70's Albert Collins sound, followed by "Please Stop Seeing That Girl", a funky acoustic blues that showcases yet another facet of Cathy Jean's voice. Dancers in the crowd are served next with the catchy rocking blues, "I'm Your Girl", then comes the sultry "See You Tomorrow", and the acoustic country-blues of "Blues Singin' Alcoholic". Next up is the New Orleans style rocker, "I Want Your Mother To Know/Rotten B." which Cathy belts out with authority. This CD closes with a nice slow blues and a gospelish blues that is a inventive synthesis of genres. SUMMARY: Cathy Jean has come up with an energetic set of blues, jazz and contemporary-blues that fits the 90's to a T. She has real fire in her voice, and all of the music here is driven by a genuine sense of passion that makes the songs literally jump out at you from the speakers. A great mix of sophistication and downhome grease. --Al Handa, Delta Snake Daily Blues

Anytime.......2001-11-24

I am a manager of a public library and also play blues harmonica. I bought her CD, "I Want", for the library... it kicks. Listening to her and looking at her is a deadly combination, makes my head swim.

Average customer rating: It's Retro lounge! Ditch the grouchiness you grouches! I'll pick up your hand and slowly blow your little mind A Veritable Smorgasbord of Bad Taste--and that's the idea! A New Level Of Kitsch I'm really in the groove, now...

Ultra-Lounge: On the Rocks, Pt. 1 Various Artists Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Retro Space Age | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1950-1959 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ultra-Lounge: On the Rocks, Pt. 2 Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 16: Mondo Hollywood Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 18: Bottoms Up Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 8: Cocktail Capers Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 10: A Bachelor in Paris ASIN: B000002UJH Release Date: 1997-04-08

Tracks:

1. Light My Fire - Zacharias
2. Sunshine Superman - Mel Torme
3. Incense And Peppermints/A Beautiful Morning - Martin Denny
4. Uptighy (Everything's Alright) - Henry Jerome
5. Green Tambouine - Sir Julian
6. Tired Of Waiting For You - Stu Phillips
7. Mellow Yellow/ We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - David McCalum
8. Gimme A Little Sign - Buddy Morrow
9. A Hard Day's Night - Peggy Lee
10. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Mariano Moreno
11. Heartbreak Hotel/don't Be Cruel - Hollyridge Strings
12. As Tears Go By - New Classic Singers
13. Evil Ways - Al De Long
14. Get Back - Little Big Horns
15. Hell, I Love You/Touch Me - Lettermen
16. Dizzy - Royal Blue
17. Theme From Shaft - Hollyridge Strings
18. Mighty Quinn (quinn The Eskimo) - Julie London
19. A Day In The Life/ I Am The Walrus - John Andrew Tartaglia
20. Daydreamer Believer - Lord Sitar
21. Winchester Cathedral - Nelson Riddle
22. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Wayne Newton
23. Bonus Track - On The Rocks

Customer Reviews:

It's Retro lounge! Ditch the grouchiness you grouches!.......2007-05-20

Oh Man, This cd is so cool! I loved every ineterpretation and rendering! Hey I'm young , but I realize this is lounge and not mean't to usurp or dinegrate the original, so some of you peeps lighten-up! It's fab! These songs do make you think of times when cars were sleek and clothes actually fit people! The 60's were a mixed bag and that's what I love about this music, you could have hard rock, pop and lounge and they all co-existed...what an awesome world to have lived in. I would give this cd 10 stars if possible!

I'll pick up your hand and slowly blow your little mind.......2004-09-20

These recordings date from 1964 to 1971. During this time period, there were two kinds of "pop" music. There was the kind for teenagers, which featured the likes of the Beatles, the Doors and the Strawberry Alarm Clock. And then there was pop music for the parents of teenagers, featuring the likes of Julie London, the Letterman and the Hollyridge Strings. This CD features teenage pop songs as performed by pop artists for the older folks. Boy, talk about a style clash! Can you imagine Mel Torme singing "Sunshine Superman", or Julie London singing "Mighty Quinn"? Well, you don't have to imagine it, you can get this CD and hear it for yourself. There are some strange renditions of songs that will be familiar to anyone who ever turned on an oldies radio station. Most of the songs are instumentals, although I wouldn't call it "elevator music", for the most part. I have to make special mention of the orchestral version of "Heartbreak Hotel", which is downright spooky! Fans of "kitsch" should dig this CD.

A Veritable Smorgasbord of Bad Taste--and that's the idea!.......2003-11-12

The 1960s was the most tumultuous decade of the 20th Century. There were a great many events to commend it and condemn it. It produced the Apollo space program to put American astronauts on the Moon and some of the best original popular music as just two commendable events. Assassinations and the divisive Vietnam War were events certainly to condemn the sixties.

Listening to Capital Records' "On The Rocks, Part 1"-part of the Ultra Lounge series-- has convinced me there is something else that gave the sixties a black eye. It spawned some of the worst rendition music ever to waste valuable recording studio time.

As I mentioned before, the sixties produced some of the best popular music, and always sounded best when released by the original artists. However, this left the door open for others deluded into thinking they could take a top 40 hit and resuscitate their lagging career, or take a perfectly successful recording career and sending it into the ground.

The On The Rocks Part 1 (& Part 2) CD is a compilation of some of the worst the 1960s and 1970s had to offer in rendition music. Better examples of a total lack of judgment probably cannot be found. Take, for example, Mel Torme singing Sunshine Superman, or Peggy Lee singing "Hard Day's Night"-please! Even Julie London took leave of her senses to record "Mighty Quinn'. Most painful to listen to.

The indignities don't end there. Imagine the Hollyridge Strings performing the Theme from Shaft, or the Lettermen mis-performing the Doors tunes "Hello I Love You" and "Touch Me." Even the impeccable Nelson Riddle can step on the proverbial wet bar of soap, musically speaking of course, and produce their sad rendition of "Winchester Cathedral."

If you have a morbid curiosity or want a great gag gift for your fellow Loungers, this is definitely the disc to get.

A New Level Of Kitsch.......2003-06-14

Mel Torme singing 'Sunshine Superman'? Julie London warbling 'Quinn, The Eskimo'? Exotica Supremo Martin Denny taking on 'Incense & Peppermints'? No, you haven't gone insane, you're just listening to the ultimate curveball CD from 'Ultra-Lounge' This may be one of the most mind-warping albums I have ever heard; extremly tasteless and misguided takes on your favorite 60's pop hits by desperate loungeurs trying to be 'relevant' to 'the kids'. They miss the boat entirely, but the result is this strange hybrid; not quite lounge music, not quite rock, not really muzak...but it is (in the words of The Firesign Theatre) 'weirdly cool' . On first listening I didn't know WHAT I was hearing, but this disc has become strangely addictive...

Particular faves are a kinda science-fictiony sounding 'Shaft', Lord Sitar(!) doing a faux Indian take on 'Daydream Believer', Zacharias & his spooky violin on 'Light My Fire', and what must be the strangest 'Heartbreak Hotel' since Dread Zeppelin's...plus the vocal numbers mentioned above. If you are an auditory adventurer, and you 'get' the whole 'lounge' vibe...bend your head around this one!

I'm really in the groove, now..........1998-09-26

The British Invasion, it should be noted, contained Miss Peggy Lee. That's right, the Peggy Lee of "Fever". Peggy Lee, you see, was the 5th Beatle. This disc is evidence of that, as you hear Peggy belt out "A Hard Day's Night". Yeah, baby! Oh, and you also get a special version of "Light My Fire"--a version that I think Ed Sullivan would have approved. Come on baby, light my fire. Mel Torme, Wayne Newton--now THAT's counter-culture, man. So put on your fringe vest, those rose-colored Lennon specs, and take a step back in time to some real anit-Establishment venom!

Average customer rating: LOVE ULTRA LOUNGE! Have most all of them now Nostalgic holiday songs Perfect Holiday Music People please... One of the best Christmas collections out there...

Ultra-Lounge: Christmas Cocktails, Part One Various Artists Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Holiday Music | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Ultra-Lounge Christmas Cocktails, Pt. 2 Ultra-Lounge Christmas Cocktails, Pt. 3 Martinis & Mistletoe Rhino: Swingin Christmas Verve Presents: Very Best of Christmas Jazz ASIN: B000002UFL Release Date: 1996-09-03

Tracks:

1. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo - Billy May
2. Winter Wonderland - Peggy Lee
3. Christmas Trumpets/We Wish You A Verry Merry... - Ray Anthony
4. Christmas Is - Lou Rawls
5. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town/White Christmas - Jimmy McGriff
6. I'd Like You For Christmas - Julie London
7. Holiday On Skis - Al Caiola & Riz Ortolani
8. (Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag - Kay Starr
9. Jingle Bells/Jingle Bell Rock - Hollyridge Strings
10. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Dean Martin
11. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus/Jingle Bells... - Eddie Dunstedter
12. Christmas Kisses - Ray Anthony
13. I'll Be Home For Christmas/Baby, It's Cold Outside - Jackie Gleason/Jack Marshall
14. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? - Nancy Wilson
15. Cha-Cha All The Way - Capitol Studio Orchestra
16. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) - Nat King Cole
17. The Nutcracker Suite - Les Brown & His Band Of Renown
18. Ring Those Christmas Bells - Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians
19. Bonus Track - Christmas Cocktails
20. Bonus Track - Christmas Cocktails
21. Bonus Track - Christmas Cocktails

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A perfect martini-and-mistletoe combo, Christmas Cocktails will gaily seduce you with its bevy of nostalgic and occasionally campy holiday fare. Vocal vixens Peggy Lee, Julie London (her "I'd Like You for Christmas" will melt the ice cubes in your fridge), Kay Starr, and Nancy Wilson join forces with perennial crooners such as Lou Rawls, Dean Martin, and the immortal Nat "King" Cole, along with a handful of instrumental big-band numbers and odd, at times cheese-ball-shaped jazz organ pieces from Jimmy McGriff and the flammable Eddie Dundstedter, among others. But the essential item that makes plunking down your pelts for this very chi-chi set is none other than Billy May's lovably kitschy workout called "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo." It's a scream. The package comes complete with its own cocktail minimanual and the recipes for Hot Toddys and Hot Tom and Jerrys. Garishly retro and naughtily nostalgic, this kind of slinky Christmas gift should probably be illegal in many prudish states. --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews:

LOVE ULTRA LOUNGE! Have most all of them now.......2007-05-12

Nothing can be finer that Ultra Lounge - never a bad thing to say.

Nostalgic holiday songs.......2006-12-26

For an enjoyable beginning or end of the holiday rush, check out Capitol Record's compilation of Christmas tracks that hail back to the late 1950s and 1960s, Ultra-Lounge: Christmas Cocktails, Part One. The cd includes re-mastered recordings gathered for one's nostalgic listening pleasure. Indeed, several of the tracks are by obscure and not so obscure artists that have not seen the light of day since their vinyl release, but are now included to entertain every listener during the holiday season.

Christmas Cocktails has an eclectic mix of songs. The cd includes 18 tracks plus four bonuses. Most of the songs are instrumentals with a little impromptu vocal breaks here and there giving listeners that "lounge" or "let's have a party" feel -- "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reinder," "Cha-Cha All The Way." The ever so popular '60s instrumentalists, The Hollyridge Strings provide their wall of sound-like rendition of "Jingle Bells/Jingle Bell Rock" while Eddie Dunstedter plays a relaxing yet exotic version of "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus/Jingle Bells Bossa Nova." Al Ciola and Riz Ortolani play a polynesian sounding instrumental,"Holiday on Skis," which makes one feel like gliding down the slopes. Also, there's a little jazz by the legends, Peggy Lee's "Winter Wonderland," the slow but sensual renderings by Julie London, "I'd Like You For Christmas," and Nancy Wilson's "What are you doing New Year's Eve?" Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians will have listeners cackling and caroling with very the cheerful, "Ring Those Christmas Bells."

Ultra-Lounge: Christmas Cocktails, Part One may not be for the traditional Christmas carol listener. However, for those who have an ear for the unusual or want to hear a little holly jolly tunes, this may be the cd to add to your holiday collection.

Perfect Holiday Music.......2006-11-03

This is a jazzy and fun CD. Perfect for those holiday parties and gift wrapping. You can't help but be in a better mood when listening. I love it and highly recomend it.
Christina

People please..........2005-12-15

I bought because I thought it would have a cool cocktail sound. Wrong! It was obnoxious! I did not even get to the last song. I put it in the shredder so I would never listen to it again by accident.

One of the best Christmas collections out there..........2005-11-30

Those with a taste for an "old-fashioned" Christmas collection, though one with the campy kick that a retro Christmas CD really should have, can do no better than Part 1 of a now-3 disc series of loungey holiday confections from the Capitol music vaults. The jingle-jangle instrumentals from the likes of Billy May and the Jackie Gleason Orchestra are pleasant if overlong, but the vocal selections are unbeatable. Nancy Wilson's buttery crooning on perhaps the most romantic holiday song ("What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?") is delicious, as are Peggy Lee's "Winter Wonderland" and Dean Martin's "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm". These discs are all worth owning, even if there's a too-soft chestnut or two amongst the treasures, and the swingin' 60's artwork is terrific.

Average customer rating: Great album! Excellent! Great debut CD - the new "Human League"

The Dignity of Labour The Dignity of Labour Manufacturer: A Different Drum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Carbon Elektriq v2.0 Wrath Mainland Born Light at the End of the World ASIN: B000BGQS54 Release Date: 2005-09-06

Tracks:

1. Liquid
2. Simplicity
3. Hide
4. Utopia
5. Relative
6. Satellite
7. Chant
8. Cliche
9. XRV
10. Seconds

Product Description

When The Dignity of Labour set out to record this album, a goal was set to create the quintessential synthpop record. We feel that the goal was acheived-- each song soars with memorable melodies, talented vocal performances, catchy synth hooks, a smooth electronic backbone, and lyrics which touch the heart and mind. The songs can make you dance, or they can simply function as the soundtrack to your busy life. Sit back and enjoy The Dignity of Labour.

Customer Reviews:

Great album! .......2005-11-19

I've been waiting for YEARS for this CD to be released, and I have to say that it does not disappoint! Every track is a work of art, an intricate blend of dynamic and moving music, soothing vocals, and a great message, to boot! I love this CD! The only thing that could make this CD more perfect would be a little more variety in styles/tempos or a little more "danceability", but by no means am I saying that this album is boring! It's great fun to listen to in any setting, whether on headphones, computer, or even in a noisy car. ;)
I think this is an excellent album with a strong, positive message and I highly reccommend it!

Excellent! Great debut CD - the new "Human League".......2005-10-22

I really enjoy this album. Very electronic, simple yet complex at the same time. The singer on this album sounds like a laid-back version of the Human League, except the songwriting is much better (when I popped this into my CD player, my wife thought it was a new Human League album that was far superior to their recent - and past - effots).

Favorite tracks are "Simplicity", and the previously released "XRV" and "Satellite". Other standouts include "Chant". Highly recommended if you are looking for some song-based techno music that is not too retro.

Average customer rating:

Love's Pure Light Sonny Emory Manufacturer: Sonny Emory ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAGY7Q Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. Intro - Ride 2 This
2. Be My Lovah
3. Love Supreme
4. Sista Girl/Interlude 1
5. Love Changes
6. Love Flow
7. Estrogen High
8. Sista Girl - Interlude 2
9. This Is How We Rock
10. Hot 4 U

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Ultra Songs David Rubin Manufacturer: Satellite Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0001EK4UQ Release Date: 2002-07-01

Tracks:

1. Dance With Me Baby
2. When I First Saw You
3. Escape From Devil's Island
4. Down In The Dumps Again
5. I Don't Care About Alice
6. Shake It Up
7. Natalie
8. Blue Smoke Black Coffee and the Spotlight

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Vol. 1-Ultra Pop: Mass Music Story Songs Heard in Manufacturer: LoveCat Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CADKQO Release Date: 2002-12-10

Tracks:

1. Hold Me Tight - CarolDene
2. Zee - Just Be Kind
3. Life Injection - CarolDene
4. Rockin 2 Ya - La Luna and friends
5. Taste Of Luv - Zee
6. Do You Remember - La Luna
7. Sun Still Shines - CarolDene
8. I Got The Feeling - KC Gold
9. Free Your Mind - Moshtari
10. To Love You - CarolDene
11. 1 Track Mind - La Luna
12. We Can Be Free - CarolDene
13. Driving Me Out Of Your Life - Zee
14. In A Paradise - La Luna
15. Driving Me Out - La Luna
16. Sun Still Shines - The General
17. Time Will Change - CarolDene
18. Be My Girl - Frantic
19. You're So Wonderful - Frantic
20. Just Be Kind (Ballad Version) - Zee
21. Never 2 Late - Frantic
22. My Gift 2 You - Mass Amigos

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