Affirmation [CD-single] [Import]

Product Description
UK version of the third single and title track from Australian pop duo's second album. Includes two tracks not available on the German or Australian. Tracks, 'Affirmation' (Radio Edit, Almighty Remix) and 'Crash And Burn' (Eddie's Crossover Mix)'. 2000 release. Slimline jewel case.

Affirmation,Savage Garden,Sony Int'l,Adult Alternative Pop/Rock,Adult Contemporary,Dance-Pop,Pop,Rock

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Average customer rating: How did you know Shaina? Song For the Inner Child Comforting, Healing Wonderfully healing message Affirmations for the soul

Songs for the Inner Child Shaina Noll Manufacturer: Singing Heart ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: You Can Relax Now Bread For The Journey Make Me An Instrument Songs of Healing Recovery of Your Inner Child: The Highly Acclaimed Method for Liberating Your Inner Self ASIN: B00001WRJ7 Release Date: 1992-11-01

Tracks:

1. How Could Anyone
2. It's A Joy To Get To Know You
3. Return Again
4. Everything Possible/Abridged for Universality
5. You Can Relax Now
6. Peace Be With You
7. All Through The Night
8. Lullabye and Goodnight
9. Lullabye
10. Deep Peace

Album Description

Songs For The Inner Child is a collection of chants and lullabies, both traditional and contemporary, sung with the gentle voice of a loving mother. The songs are healing and soothing for listeners of all ages, carrying powerful messages of affirmation and comfort. Over 200,000 copies have been sold worldwide.

With Shaina Noll on lead and harmony vocals, New Age keyboard artist Jim Oliver produced and contributed instrumentally to many of the tracks. Rusty Crutcher, best known for his "Sacred Sites" series of albums, plays saxophone on "Deep Peace". Shaina's husband, Richard, contributes harmony vocals and recorder tracks.

Songwriters Cris Williamson, Libby Roderick, Susan McCullen and Bill Douglas are among those whose songs are featured on the album along with Shaina's composition, "Peace Be With You".

Lyrics include:

"How could anyone ever tell you you were anything less than beautiful...how could anyone ever tell you you were less than whole...how could anyone fail to notice that your loving is a miracle...how deeply you're connected to my soul..."

"You can relax now...you are the child of God, and that will never change"

"Peace be with you, oh my dear one...peace be with you, precious child...angels hover all about you, they protect you, night and day...angels over all about you, they will guide you on your way..."

"Deep peace of the running wave to you, deep peace of the flowing air to you, deep peace of the gentle night to you, moon and stars pour their healing light on you..."

Customer Reviews:

How did you know Shaina?.......2007-05-12

I was injured a year ago and have had two surgeries and months of physical therapy. As well as physical healing, I have been working on spiritual enlightenment. This CD spoke to me immediately and it was as though I knew the words before she even spoke them. I use the music as an affirmation of who I am, where I have been, and where I am going. One of her lovely songs simply states " How can anyone ever tell you you were anything less than beautiful?" What a beautiful affirmation of your value and worth as a precious child of our Creator. Awesome!

Song For the Inner Child.......2007-04-02

If your self-image has taken a hit lately or if your life has been full of stress lately, this album of beautiful,soothing uplifting music was meant for you. It will refresh you and validate you.

Comforting, Healing.......2007-03-09

I first heard the first song on this CD in a psychology class. A number of us sat there and wept.

I use this CD for myself and with clients in the healing work I do. I find it comforting in hard times, the things my Inner Child needed to hear when she was young, but didn't.

I am grateful this CD exists.

Wonderfully healing message.......2007-01-10

This beautiful CD is ideal both for children and adults who will benefit from its soothing message of their specialness. I especially recommend it for those who have experienced a difficult or painful childhood and are in need of healing. Let Shaina Noll's lovely voice and the beautiful lyrics of these songs sink into your psyche. She sings a message we all need to hear and embrace.

Affirmations for the soul.......2006-11-12

The words to these songs could be imagined as coming from a precious parent, from a trusted friend who has boundaries, or from ones Higher Power. The mellow music and the affirming words reached my soul.

Average customer rating: Savage Garden Music Savage Garden at their best....and their last the last album... Nice But Sort of Dull... Lovely.

Affirmation Savage Garden Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Savage Garden The Tension And The Spark Spin Truly, Madly, Completely- The Best of Savage Garden No Strings Attached ASIN: B00002MZ2T Release Date: 1999-11-09

Tracks:

1. Affirmation
2. Hold Me
3. I Knew I Loved You
4. The Best Thing
5. Crash And Burn
6. Chained To You
7. The Animal Song
8. The Lover After Me
9. Two Beds And A Coffee Machine
10. You Can Still Be Free
11. Gunning Down Romance
12. I Don't Know You Anymore

Amazon.com

Savage Garden's songs are of innocence and urgency. On the Australian pop duo's second album, Affirmation, love is either a broken thing or a newly exploding one, passion and obsession taking over after a spin on the dance floor. At the same time, when Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones proclaim that they want to "live like animals," they're not planning anything too raw, too Reznorish: they just want that childlike lack of guile. This approach, taken with a total lack of irony and with large doses of appealing melodicism, led to multiplatinum sales for the act's debut, and there's no reason to think that Affirmation won't be similarly accepted. Sometimes a bit too goodhearted for its own good--the title track's wide-eyed sentiments might make even Stuart Smalley smirk--the disc's best moments are hard to dislike when taken on their own terms. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Savage Garden Music.......2007-07-04

The CD Affirmation is as good as the reviews I read. I am very glad I purchased it. I really did not realize how many good songs were on it.

Savage Garden at their best....and their last.......2007-06-01

This is such a great album. There's not one dud song on it. The only one that doesn't stand up as strongly as the others is Gunning Down Romance, but all the other tracks could easily have been released as singles. Savage Garden were the best thing to come out of Australia in a while. It's so sad they broke up after only two albums. They could've gone on to do so much more. Unfortunately Darren Hayes's solo efforts never came up to par although I was hoping that he would be the 'continuance' of Savage Garden. The songs are just bland pop, even though he does have a great voice. It would seem he needs Daniel to write a good song. Plus I'm still peeved at Darren for being gay. How dare he mess with our psyches making us think he liked girls! But anyway, I digress...Affirmation is pop at its best.

the last album..........2006-10-03

This album is nearly as good as their first but nothing will beat their debut. My absolute favourites are "Affirmation" coz it's catchy and I LOVE Darren's voice in this; he sounds so good, "Crash and Burn" A slow, sad song but the lyrics are beautiful, "Hold Me" A pop song, catchy and upbeat. I like the others as well like "I Knew I Loved You" (like "Truly, Madly, Deeply") "Chained to You" catchy and upbeat and "The Best Thing", which is a lot like "Chained to You" Also, Daniel is really good in this album, he can play every instrument beautifully. Plus he's hot!

Nice But Sort of Dull..........2006-07-11

I fell in love with Savage Garden's debut a long time back, and still have the c.d. to this day. I really enjoyed their sound and the beautiful songs they made including To The Moon and Back and Carry on Dancing.
I heard a little while ago Crash and Burn and I Knew I Loved You off their sophmore album on the radio and always wanted to get around to buying it. I finally found it at a bargin store and decided it was none better time to finally get it. I bought the album just on the love I held for their debut album.

Well the album is a bit of a disappointment. It does not hold the same power as their debut, nor as many memorable songs. The whole album Affirmation gives off a very "meh" kind of feeling for me. A lot of the songs sound nice to listen to, but there's not a lot there to really be exicted about.

The strongest songs on here are I Knew I Loved You, Crash and Burn, The Lover After Me, The Best Thing, and You can Still be Free (which is probably the most amazing song on here). Affirmation can get kind of annoying but it sounds all right. Those are the songs I usually turn to when I put this album in. A lot of the other songs on this album I do not play nearly as much- although I don't hate any of the songs. They just are sort of boring compared to the ones I mentioned.

When I recommend Savage Garden to anyone though, I do recommend their debut instead.

3.5/ 5

Lovely........2006-04-09

Amazing stuff, right here. Affirmation is just as wonderful and catchy as their first album. Hooray for Savage Garden.

Average customer rating: More wonderful music!

Reading of a Sacred Book: The Complete Piano Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann, Volume Two Manufacturer: Celestial Harmonies ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Seekers of the Truth: The Complete Piano Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann, Volume One Words for a Hymn to the Sun: The Complete Piano Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann, Volume Three Gurdjieff, Tsabropoulos: Chants, Hymns and Dances Gurdjieff's Music for the Movements Sacred Hymns ASIN: B0000007ZL Release Date: 1992-01-23

Tracks:

1. Sacred Hymns: Reading From Sacred Books
2. Sacred Hymns: Prayer and Despair
3. Sacred Hymns: Religious Ceremony
4. Sacred Hymns: Religious Hymn
5. Sacred Hymns: Orthodox Hymn From Asia Minor
6. Sacred Hymns: Hymn Of Good Friday
7. Sacred Hymns: Religious Hymn
8. Sacred Hymns: Prayer And Procession
9. Sacred Hymns: Hymn Of Easter Wednesday
10. Sacred Hymns: Hymn For Easter Thursday
11. Sacred Hymns: Hymn To The Creator
12. Sacred Hymns: Hymn For A Great Temple
13. Sacred Hymns: Meditation
14. Sacred Hymns: Holy Affirming. Holy Denying. Holy Reconciling
15. Sacred Hymns: The Story of the Resurrection Of Christ
16. Sacred Hymns: Easter Night Procession
17. Sacred Hymns: Easter Hymn

Tracks:

1. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 1
2. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 2
3. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 3
4. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 4
5. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 5
6. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 6
7. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 7
8. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 8
9. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 9
10. Reading Of A Sacred Book
11. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 1
12. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 2
13. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 3
14. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 4
15. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 5
16. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 6
17. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 7
18. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 8
19. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 9
20. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 10
21. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 11
22. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 12
23. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 13
24. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 14

Album Description

This three volume compilation is tribute to the genius of three uniquely talented men--a philosopher, a composer, and a pianist-musicologist. These works began with the philosophical searchings of Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff, an Armenian intellectual at the turn of the 20th century. His homeland was the crossroad for the diverse cultures that ringed the Black, Caspian and Mediterranean Seas. His fascination with the human spirit and his searching for the truth took him on vast journeys through India, Tibet and China. A keen observer, Gurdjieff, began to accumulate bits and pieces of musical traditions. These he combined with his provocatively inspired visions as a universal symbol of his philosophical beliefs. Gurdjieff, however, did not have the musical ability to transform his abstractions into reality. Fortunately, one of his disciples was a gifted and successful composer in St. Petersburg, Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, whom he met in 1917. As a fellow searcher for the truth, de Hartmann was eager to transform the raw musical utterances of Gurdjieff into sophisticated piano compositions. Those scores, sadly, were left in a state of disarray in the estate of de Hartmann. Decades later, musicologist, professor, and pianist Cecil Lytle, became the final element of the equation. In the mid 1980s, he and a team of researchers began a three year quest, scrupulously studying the scattered files of de Hartmann's scores, assembling the first truly accurate arrangements of the Gurdjieff/de Hartmann legacy. A man in touch with the philosophical, as well, as the musical nature of the works, Lytle performs them with deep emotion and unsurpassed skill. The three volumes vary in their nature. Seekers of the Truth presents the reflective, ceremonial music of Gurdjieff/de Hartmann's majestic suites. Reading of a Sacred Book contains some of their dance and character pieces of a more lively nature. Words for a Hymn to the Sun completes the trilogy with the final works of the great spiritual teacher, Georges Gurdjieff. Truly, these dramatic piano performances serve as the highest praise to three remarkable individuals.

Customer Reviews:

More wonderful music!.......1999-12-08

This album set differs from the first set. It is more lively at times.My personal favorites on this set are "Prayer and Despair" and "Holy Affirming, Holy Denying, and Holy Reconciling". These selections never fail to move me deeply. I highly reccomend this recording as well as the other two volumes in this set.

Average customer rating: A great fusion band that needs more exposure!!

Identity Crisis Affirmation Manufacturer: Rhombus Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Jazz | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005AUGI Release Date: 2001-05-01

Tracks:

1. Identity Crisis
2. West Washington Blvd.
3. Amber Autumn
4. Packed, Fair & Square
5. Ivory Towers
6. The French Rejection Part I
7. Sounds Good To Me
8. Just The Other Day

Album Description

Rhombus Records Where creative music lives.

Customer Reviews:

A great fusion band that needs more exposure!!.......2002-06-15

This album as well as their follow up album "Lost Angeles" are top notch and original. All of the musicians are tallented but it's the viola player that really stands out here. It's really nice to hear a violin that stands out in the music and isn't just one of the background instruments. The only song I don't care for is West Washington Blvd.

What's a shame is that this awesome fusion band has been around since the early 80's but I never became familiar with them until recently through internet radio. So enjoy their great music and spread the word!!

Average customer rating: It isn't possible to praise this Lady enough. Better BRIT-SOUL AT ITS FINEST Simply Astonishing

Affirmation Beverley Knight Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Prodigal Sista Who I Am If You Could Love Me Choklate Cherry ASIN: B0002852GM Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

1. Come As You Are
2. Not Too Late For Love
3. First Time
4. Straight Jacket
5. Keep This Fire Burning
6. No One Ever Loves In Vain
7. Affirmation
8. Supasonic
9. Tea & Sympathy
10. Below My Radar
11. Under The Same Sun
12. Till I See Ya
13. Salvador
14. Remember Me

Customer Reviews:

It isn't possible to praise this Lady enough........2005-06-20

Ms Knight has been a side-line contender of British r+b/soul
for several years, I can never figure if being on the side line is her choice or that the tough Music Industry has made it that way because they prefer to market very young artists such as Jamelia (infinitely less talented than Ms Knight in my opinion).
I suspect the reason Ms Knight remains somewhat sidelined is a combination of the two reasons, I think she has the view that the slick production, writing and vocal dexterity is of greater importance to her than over-hyped marketing of her work.
While this adds a certain cache of quality to her music it does mariginalise her appeal, which is the shame because she does what she does so incredibly well. This album is a great testament to her talent, beautifully and skillfuly written tracks which are indeed about affirmation at many levels. But it is always her voice which is the unique selling point, clear, crisp, with amazing range and dexterity and the ability to crystalise an emotion in a moment of pure auditory pleasure.
She can truely send you and both ensnare and clearly communicate a feeling in her art form, the sign of a truely accomplished artist. I will not give you a account of each track as that has been done well enough here, suffice to say the album is beautiful and sublime and a worthy addition to any collection.

Better.......2004-09-05

British R&B is on the rise, what with Jamelia conquering the charts and many other bands that have given life to union jack soul. One of those bottom-dwellers that are sung heroes is Beverly Knight. Entering a market that is not very friendly to soul and excelling throughout time. One might remember Knight from her past victories, such as her debut album Prodigal Sista, which made the MOBOs happy but failed to cross borders, stating this is not to undermine the quality of this soultress's efforts.

Who I Am, her second album, managed to establish profound ground and further launch her name. Garnering hits such as the loud perseverance anthem 'Get Up' and the ballad `Gold.' She also notched up another hit with 'Shoulda Coulda Woulda,' empowering many and building a number of admirers. Who I Am was a sophomore effect that did not suffer from the infamous downfall.

Knight revisits the charts with the new hit song 'Come as You Are,' which surprises everyone as it is a tribute to rock music and is a strikingly defined tune.

This third album, Affirmation, is both a departure from older albums and an enhancement of previous styles. As 'Not Too Late for Love' portrays an escalation from latter singles in the way of soul balladry.

There are some stand-out tracks on Affirmation. The breath-taking 'Tea & Sympathy' takes center stage along with the melancholy bliss of 'Salvador,' which displays a lot of pain for a long lost special person from disease.

Other triumphs include 'Straight Jacket' and 'Fatal Factor.' Otherwise the album settles with mediocre ditties like 'First Time' and 'No One Ever Loves In Vain.'

Knight has released her best album yet, however is will be hard to determine whether she will marvel in the world of Javines and Jamelia's. 'Keep This Fire Burning' is a treat that describes Beverly. It is a track strong on melody and lyrics, but doesn't concentrate on the general mass's yearning for something glitzy and hip. Knight is not afraid to play with beats and genres to carve out beats that are consistent and delicious. Sometimes knight's balladry turns out to be flavorless and MOR. However, the other tracks make up for it.

Affirmation is an evolution to the better.

BRIT-SOUL AT ITS FINEST.......2004-08-24

Beverley Knight has been pretty popular in the UK, but here in the US she's relatively an unknown...That's too bad because a lotta people have been missing out on this amazing R&B/hip-hop/soul talent. "Affirmation," her latest album, is arguably her best album, even though she distances herself from the realm of R&B/hip-hop. The production on the songs here state that she's more interested in just being free with whatever her music sounds like, which the alternative/acoustic-driven soul numbers do indicate poignantly. Not only that, but the radio friendly sheen and her amazing voice make this an incredible package of great tracks. Here's a track-by-track review of the album:

1. "Come As You Are" - The first single and a stunning on in fact. It builds up during the end. It sounds rockish at first, but it's got a very Motown reference to it, especially the explosive gospel-like ending. Great track!

2. "Not Too Late For Love" - The second single and it's lush. Very mature and very nostalgic at the same time. It's got great potential to be played live because of its production (which basically reflects most of the mood of the album). A subtle classic.

3. "First Time" - One of the most emotional tracks on the album, this slow number was cowritten by Coldplay's Christ Martin. That explains the graceful piano. It's really an amazing track.

4. "Straight Jacket" - Definitely one of the standout tracks on the album. It's full of drama and melancholy. It's one of the moodiest tracks on the album. The alternative sound of the guitar mixed with soulful vocal histrionics makes this an epic of a track. Beverley Knight sings with such conviction.

5. "Keep This Fire Burning" - One of the lighter tracks on the album, yet still heavy on production. It's midtempo mixed with a cut-up strings in order to make it sound more hip. It's a sophisticated almost club track.

6. "No One Ever Loves In Vain" - Another slow piano-laden track. Beverley Knight belts out with this song and it's a very good track (full of emotion).

7. "Affirmation" - Another moody track. It's not as directly poweful as "Straight Jacket," yet it's atmospheric subtleties make it an endearing track. Slowly builds, but still empowering.

8. "Supasonic" - Another lite track. It's a very chill, yet pretty midtempo track. Many people think it's Beverley's Take On Prince. Pretty damn good chanelling attempt there. It's funky.

9. "Tea And Sympathy" - Has an almost classical feel to it because of the orchestration. Brings a scene of tea time in a Victorian garden mixed with hip-hop beats. It's very adult contemporary, but very sweet and sentimental too.

10. "Below My Radar" - One of, if not, the dreamiest track in the album. It brings an image of looking out the window while riding a car in a long road with the cool wind blowing against your face and blue sky. Very slow and chilled out, yet nice.

11. "Under The Same Sun" - Not quit a super slow track, but less than midtempo, it's almost playful. It's a subtle track where Beverley doesn't sing too hard.

12. "Till I See Ya" - Sounds exactly like Black-Eyed Peas' "Where Is The Love?" with the orchestration and production, but Beverley Knight carries on with grace and finesse in this track. Love the guitar parts to it too.

13. "Salvador" - Another moody, yet subtle track. It's production is eerie, plus there's some Latin elements to it. It's a poignant, emotional track about AIDS, but Beverley didn't need to oversing to make this track bounce out. It's subtle, yet potent.

14. "Remember Me" - The most bare moment in the album: it's just Bev and the piano (not much in production). Amazing vocals on this track. Great way to end an emotional roller coaster of an album...Or is it?...

15. "Fatal Factor" (UK bonus track) - Just as "Remember Me" ends the album in a slow pace, this explosive track comes along much like "Come As You Are" busted into the opening. It's very groove-like and almost a club track, but it's almost got some gospel in it. A nice contemporary R&B/hip-hop track and a truly great way to finish such an amazing album.

Over all, Bev's topped the promises she's made on her last 3 albums. This fourth one is no exception and her current moment to shine. It's amazing and should be highly regarded! Good luck to her in the future!

Simply Astonishing.......2004-07-15

Soul is a term used loosely these days. Few singers, and artists at that, actually possess it. But Beverley...Beverley Knight is the epitome of soul. On this, her fourth and likely best album, is a blend of rock, soul, funk, and blues. Miss Knight has continuously broken down barriers created to limit urban artists to a certain 'sound.' Knight has continuously said that she tires of being put into a certain african american female vocalist category meant to "Ghettoise" her image. She accomplishes that and much more on Affirmation. There is a certain melancholy feel to this album. With the exception of the uplifting and funky 'Keep This Fire Burning', the Tina Turner esque 'Come as You Are' complete with Knight's Mick Jagger/Pat Benatar swagger, and the sexual Prince-like romp of 'Supasonic', much of the album is steeped in personal reflection. According to several message boards, the album was inspired by one of Bev's dear friends who died of AIDS. Beverley confronts death several times on her newest outing. On the soul wrenching 'Remeber Me', it is Beverley and her piano. Her raw vocal passion emits a pain that only she has felt.

On the strings laden 'Tea and Sympathy', Knight's classy vocals and positive lyrics radiate a sensual and warm feeling. 'Below my Radar', with its acoustic guitar and Knight's confessional lyrics is an honest and refreshing, folk/blues song.

Affirmation is an album where every song is excellent. Beverley Knight has grown into a full fledged songwriter, and her vocals...simply amazing. The album is a collective remembrance of life, love, sex, and human nature. Beverley Knight is a true soul singer who has the ability to affect anyone and everyone with her passion and that incredible soul voice. This is a definite must have for any music lover. Beverley is truly a force of nature and is not be slept on. American music buyers will be missing out if they do not experience the prodigy that is Beverley Knight.

Best Tracks:
'Remember Me': Heart-breaking, soulful. A soul gem. Beverley and her piano make a winning combination. The best song on the album...

'Come As You Are': Beverley's voice is so powerful on this track. Any other singer might have been overpowered by it's rock edge, but Beverley's lush and proud vocals sweep over this great dance tune.

'Keep This Fire Burning': Robyn originally recorded this up-beat dance tune. The up-lifting 'i'll be there for you' message plus the lush beats and Bev's confident vocals will keep you dancing for hours.

'Till I See Ya': This semi-angry/semi-confessional song is sung passionately by Miss Knight. The strings laden melody make it another standout.

'Tea and Sympathy': This song is sensual and beautiful. It is an excellent slow jam. Lyrically superb.

'First Time': A heartbreaking track fueled by Knight's blazing vocals and poetic lyrics. Another soul gem.

Average customer rating: Lost Angeles- A Stalwart of Jazz Fusion

Lost Angeles Affirmation Manufacturer: Rhombus Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Jazz | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005AUGH Release Date: 2001-03-01

Tracks:

1. Lost Angeles
2. Dance Of Bahia
3. Essence
4. Inside Out
5. No Doubt
6. Mariposa
7. Wish I'd Said That
8. Catch As Catch Can

Album Description

Rhombus Records Where Creative Music Lives.

Customer Reviews:

Lost Angeles- A Stalwart of Jazz Fusion.......2001-06-30

This album, along with Affirmation's first, Identity Crisis, follows the early 80's jazz fusion manner. If you like Jeff Lorber Fusion or Spyro Gyra, you'll definitely need to add this to your collection. Jimbo Ross is at his best along with the rest of the sextet. The result is a smooth, yet funky blend of jazz music.

Average customer rating: Fabulous Performances. Only available recording of Harris Sym. No. 6

Barber: Capricorn Concerto; Copland: Saga of the Prairies; Harris: Symphony No. 6 "Gettysburg" Manufacturer: Albany Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Harris | Harris, Roy | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Great American Ninth Roy Harris: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 9 Harris: Symphony 2; Gould: Symphony 3 Roy Harris: Symphony No. 3; Symphony No. 4 'Folk Song Symphony' Copland: Symphony No. 3; Harris: Symphony No. 3 ASIN: B0000049M7 Release Date: 1995-04-16

Tracks:

1. Capricorn Con, Op.21
2. Essay No.1
3. Saga Of The Prairies
4. Sym No.6 'Gettysburg': I. Awakening
5. Sym No.6 'Gettysburg': II. Conflict
6. Sym No.6 'Gettysburg': III. Dedication
7. Sym No.6 'Gettysburg': IV. Affirmation

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous Performances........2005-04-02

The Capricorn Concerto, composed in 1944, has not been frequently recorded which is a shame as it is one of Samuel Barber's most engaging works. The concerto was inspired by Bach's Second Brandenburg as it has the same solo instruments: trumpet, oboe and flute, but the composition owes a larger debt to Igor Stravinsky. The name of the concerto derives from the house on Croton Lake at Mount Kisco, New York that the composer shared with Gian Carlo Menotti. The concerto reflects the idyllic atmosphere of life at Capricorn. The concerto is laid out like a Baroque concerto-grosso beginning with a vigorous allegro followed by a quiet and reflective allegretto. The final movement with its trumpet fanfare is especially memorable and concludes the concerto triumphantly. The performance recorded here is marvelously played and nicely recorded.

The First Essay, composed in 1938, also receives a nice performance, the brooding music at the start being particularly well played. The orchestra perfectly builds the tension of the music to the powerful climax that brings us back to the opening music. The Essay is followed by Aaron Copland's Saga of the Prairies, composed in 1937, which was originally titled Music for Radio since it was composed for the CBS Symphony Orchestra. The work marked a change in Copland's style toward a more simplified method of writing music and is in the same spirit as Billy the Kid and Appalachian Spring.

The main work on this disc in the Sixth Symphony (Gettysburg) by Roy Harris (1943-44). This symphony is cast in four movements with program titles describing the music. Awakening (based on the opening lines of the Gettysburg Address) seems a visual representation of America, in general, and the battlefield prior to the battle that is to take place. It is a luminous and beautiful movement that slowly builds and takes shape weaving short melodies together. Conflict is a depiction of the three-day battle in July, 1863. The music progresses from a feeling of doom as the battle is about to begin to the fury of the battle itself. The music is some of the most dissonant that Harris wrote. The third movement, titled Dedication, describes the dedication of the battlefield, played by strings and woodwinds. The music has an elegiac feel, reflective and not somber. The final movement bears the title: Affirmation. This music is a triple fugue and begins with the same atmosphere of the prior movement, quickly building in tempo and volume as the music becomes more optimistic; a picture of the enduring human spirit.

This is a well played and recorded CD that belongs in the collection of anyone interested in American music, a definite must for those interested in Roy Harris.

Only available recording of Harris Sym. No. 6.......2000-07-31

This disc is a collection of recordings that were originally on the Varese Sarabande label back in 1980's. The performances by the Pacific Symphony Orchestra are great. If you haven't heard this orchestra before, this is a great place to start. This is the best recording of Barber's First Essay, and I have several recordings of that piece. This is the only recording of the Harris Symphony No. 6 and, though the sound is not quite as good here as it was on the old Varese Sarabande disc, this is still a mandatory disc for Harris fans and for anybody interested in this composer.

Average customer rating: A Quality House Kai Martin is the new Michael Jackson Distinguished from others in excellence.

Affirmation Solu Music Featuring Kai Martin Manufacturer: Solu Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Here and Now Om: 10 - A Decade of Future Music Strange Flower Om: Chilled Those Things ASIN: B0009S2T20 Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. Tabula Rasa
2. Brites
3. Can't Help Myself
4. Marcello
5. I Feel
6. It Aint Love
7. Blvd.
8. Just Don't Know
9. Sweet Thing
10. Me'soque
11. This Time
12. Dreams

Customer Reviews:

A Quality House.......2006-07-20

Recorded in NYC, this group, made up of Howie Caspe & Dano Nathanson with vocals by Kai Martin never lets the groove down. Propulsive beats, percussion and grooves that just won't stop, with the sublime vocals of Kai Martin floating above it all. Listen to "Blvd.", "Can't Help Myself" to mention a few examples of music soulfully made, this is a definite must for fans of chilled out, deep house music that stands, or really, moves on its own merits. Beautifully made artwork, too!

Kai Martin is the new Michael Jackson .......2005-08-18

Kai Martin's voice is so distinctive; it's sexy, yet subtle, soulful. Solu Music's rich, deeply textured and symphonic house productions are a perfect accompaniment. The segue from Track 1, Tabula Rasa to Brites, Track 2, is really nice. Track 5, Marcello, is the perfect fusion of Nuyorican Soul and Naked Music grooves, while track 8, Just Don't Know, is very reminiscent of Michael Jackson's Off The Wall brilliance. Of course, the biggest gem in this crown of an album is It Aint Love - splendid. Buy it. Listen to it. Love it.

Distinguished from others in excellence........2005-07-30

Solu Music album has a quality that push itself into attention; so remarkable !!!
Do yourself a favor right in this very moment.

Average customer rating:

Affirmation Savage Garden Manufacturer: Roads ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00003L3HP Release Date: 1999-11-01

Tracks:

1. Affirmation
2. Hold Me
3. I Knew I Loved You
4. The Best Thing
5. Crash And Burn
6. Chained To You
7. The Animal Song
8. The Lover After Me
9. Two Beds And A Coffee Machine
10. You Can Still Be Free
11. Gunning Down Romance
12. I Don't Know You Anymore
13. The Animal Song (Hex Hector Club Mix)

Album Description

Aussie edition of the sensational Australian pop duo's 1999 & second album with 'The Animal Song' (Hex Hector Club Mix) added as a bonus track. 13 tracks total, also including the original version of it featured in the 1999 film 'The Other Sister' starrin

Album Details

Savage Garden Are Back featuring the Hit 'animal Song'& their Second Single 'i Knew I Loved You'

Average customer rating: New growth in the garden Amazing, just like the DVD Concert!

Affirmation Savage Garden Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: To the Moon & Back Savage Garden (+Bonus CD) Savage Garden - Superstars And Cannonballs: Live And On Tour In Australia Truly Madly Deeply (Remixes) Truly, Madly, Completely- The Best of Savage Garden ASIN: B000094DUR Release Date: 2003-04-14

Tracks:

1. Affirmation
2. Hold Me
3. I Knew I Loved You
4. Best Thing
5. Crash & Burn
6. Chained To You
7. Animal Song
8. Lover After Me
9. Two Beds & A Coffee Machine
10. You Can Still Be Free
11. Gunning Down Romance
12. I Don't Know You Anymore
13. Best Thing (Live)
14. Lover After Me (Live)
15. I Don't Know You Anymore (Live)
16. Two Beds & A Coffee Machine (Live)
17. You Can Still Be Free (Live)
18. Hold Me (Live)
19. Gunning Down Romance (Live)
20. Crash & Burn (Live)
21. Chained To You (Live)
22. I Knew I Loved You (Live)
23. Affirmation (Live)

Album Details

Asian Version featuring a Bonus CD with 11 Live Tracks.

Customer Reviews:

New growth in the garden.......2005-11-10

I have enjoyed Savage Garden since I first received their self-titled CD by mistake a few years ago. It was one of those 'I forgot to send the card in on time' arrivals from a CD club -- the kind of mistake that often as not yields a good surprise. This time it did, and when I learned of a follow-up album released by Savage Garden, I determined that I would not await fate and actually purposefully purchase this one. I am not sorry I did.

I live more than an hour away from work and school, and thus am constantly in my car. I thus have a lot of time to spend listening to music. Savage Garden's Affirmation has become a regular in my rotation of CDs for driving. Their music is generally upbeat, pop-sounding without sinking to the worse aspects of pop music, with interesting and meaningful lyrics and a variety of tempos to keep the CD interesting for the long drive.

The first song, Affirmation, from which the album derives its name, is essentially a creed, a wonderfully undogmatic statement of what Daniel Jones and Darren Hayes believe. Okay, so it will not replace the Nicene Creed anytime soon, but I would much rather have the youth of today singing along to this kind of music than some of the recent things that have dominated the radio airwaves.

Darren Hayes sings lead and background vocals for most of the songs (ain't technology grand?), and Daniel Jones plays and engineers the keyboards, synthesizers, drum machines and other rhythm instruments. Being a macintosh user, I appreciate that they use macintosh for much of their programming, too.

Hayes and Jones concentrate on romantic and uplifting songs. These songs are meant to highlight societal situations (to make you think) or a strong emotion (to make you feel). Very much at home in mainstream pop music, their songs nonetheless stand out as beautiful, melodious, and lyrical. From their first 'hit' from this album, the emotive poetry, expressed by Hayes high-pitched yet soul-full voice, backed up by music that gently accompanies and guides without overpowering, one can sense a great love:

I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life

A song such as Crash and Burn ends up being a very different song from what it sounds from the title. Whereas one would not be surprised at an urban-influenced song with this title highlighting the violence in society, this song is instead a fairly gentle, friend-in-need song:

Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone

This is an album of strong sentiments, of deep feeling that shines forth in every song.

This CD-Box set includes the album 'Affirmation' along with a collection of live performances from their concert tour (also available on DVD). It is interesting to compare the versions, as well as hear some other pieces along the way.

They are a very welcome import from down under (Australia) and I am sorry they are no longer producing albums.

Amazing, just like the DVD Concert!.......2005-09-16

Simply the best live material from Savage Garden. The best songs from them, in live versions.
If You watched the DVD Concert, surelly You will enjoy it!

Christian Music:

1. Affirmation (Pt.2) [Import] [CD-single]
2. Ain't It Funny [CD-single] [Import]
3. Alien Love Songs
4. angelia
5. Animal Song / Santa Monica [Import] [CD-single]
6. Anthony Prieto
7. Be Not Nobody (+2 Bonus Tracks) [Import]
8. Break Me Shake Me [CD-single] [Import]
9. Britney's Secret Diary (+ Bonus DVD) [Limited Edition] [Import]
10. Broken By Whispers (+3 Bonus Tracks) [Import]

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Cherubini: Gli Abencerragi

Bow Wow [Extra tracks] [Import]

The Story

Emotion 2 / Bootilicious [Enhanced] [Import] [CD-single]

Body Electric

Changer [Import]

Childish Things

Brown Room [Import]

Bridge Over Troubled Water [Box set]

Blue

Banda Boom, Vol. 9: Su Majestad la Banda

Cool Hand Loc [Explicit Lyrics]

Mozart: Violin Concertos and Concertante Movements

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