Just Because

Andrew Simon, Vibe Magazine, March 1, 2005
Conya Doss runs a neo-soul seminar on her self-released CD

Product Description
"Just Because" offers an escape to a crowded room filled with an organic, sensual, funky vibe from tracks one through eleven. The Groove and the licks are reminiscent of a Coltrane staccato, a Sarah Vaughn run and the comfort of a Donny Hathaway rift that just wraps around you and hold you comfortably. Oh yeah, Conya is back!

The Eleven-song disc represents an evolution of spirit. From the light, airy, danceable Opening cut "Just Because," to the smoky vibey, "Stay," to the gospel tinged, "Sweet Luv," and the hopeful aspiring, "Miracle." Conya pulls it all from her inner being and puts it on display for the world.

Just Because

Just Because,Conya Doss,Conyadosssongs / Unique Beat Recordings,Contemporary R&B,Neo-Soul,She is the leader of the Nu Soul movement / Neo Soul

---

Average customer rating: Good... but some songs are lamely done... Once you hear Dolly the rest Save your money. (A-) Not Bad - Not Bad at All 4/5

Just Because I'm a Woman: The Songs of Dolly Parton Various Artists Manufacturer: Sugarhill [Country] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: One Moment More Long Island Shores The Grass Is Blue Little Sparrow Remembering Patsy Cline ASIN: B0000C9JD6 Release Date: 2003-10-14

Tracks:

1. 9 To 5 - Alison Krauss
2. I Will Always Love You - Melissa Etheridge
3. The Grass In Blue - Norah Jones
4. Do I Ever Cross Your Mind - Joan Osborne
5. The Seeker - Shelby Lynne
6. Jolene - Mindy Smith
7. To Daddy - Emmylou Harris
8. Coat of Many Colors - Shania Twain
9. Little Sparrow - Kasey Chambers
10. Dagger Through The Heart - Sinead O'Connor
11. Light Of A Clear Blue Morning - Allison Moorer
12. Two Doors Down - Me'Shell N'Degeocello
13. Just Because I'm A Woman - Dolly Parton

Amazon.com

It's Joan Osborne who sums it up best in the promotional material accompanying this tribute album: " Dolly Parton is a gifted artist cleverly disguised as a media superstar and sex bomb." Osborne's got it right. Beyond and beneath Parton's well-publicized and oft-caricatured curves and angles, lurks the heart and soul of one of modern country music's very best songwriters--the best, perhaps, since the great Loretta Lynn. In fitting celebration of the 35th anniversary of the release of Just Because I'm A Woman, Parton's very first solo album, contemporary leading ladies of country and pop, including Norah Jones, Alison Krauss, Shania Twain, Joan Osborne, Melissa Etheridge, Emmylou Harris, and Sinead O'Connor have offered up worthy new interpretations of some of Parton's classic compositions. That said, some of the highlights here are from lesser-known singers: Mindy Smith's haunting rendition of "Jolene," Kasey Chambers' bitter-sweet take on "Little Sparrow," and Allison Moorer's tender turn on "Light Of A Clear Blue Morning." --Bob Allen

Customer Reviews:

Good... but some songs are lamely done..........2007-03-28

I personally adore Dolly Parton and this album really is a great tribute to her as country music's biggest stars and most influencal voices come together in a great rendition of her best songs!

I personally ADORE Shania Twain's version of "coat of many colors"... I bought the album on this purpose... and I loved it!

Once you hear Dolly the rest .......2006-09-04

pale in comparison.
It is kind of fun hearing the different styles for her brilliant compositions.
Alison Krauss doing a fabu-tastic slower, bluegrassy 9 to 5.
best cut on the cd.
Melissa Etheridge's unique I Will Always Love You. I love the musical arrangements on this one.
Norah Jones tepid the Grass is Blue
Joan Osborne's Do I ever cross your mind(I'd buy her stuff if she sang like this all the time) soft and folksy, really nice.
The genre-defying Shelby Lynne with a totally cool The Seeker
Mindy Smith on Jolene nice enough, but her phrasing is mushy. (Listen to country artist Sherrie Austin for a wonderful cover of Jolene)
EmmyLou with To Daddy. Lovely.
kill me now...Shania Twain murdering the beloved Coat of Many Colors.
Egad, how ghastly. Even with some backup from Alison Krauss and Union Station, Shania just defiles it.
Kasey Chambers on Little Sparrow is not up to the task. At all.
Sinead O'Connor on Dagger through the heart. Not bad, actually.
Allison Moorer on Light of a Clear Blue Morning. Nice version. Could have done without the affectation of the sound effects. Made to sound like a well used vinyl album.
Me'Shell N'Degeocello on Two Doors Down. I expect it works for ya if you like that genre. Not my kind of music but I like it better than Shania. EEK.
and a bonus track with the great lady herself singing
Just Because I'm A Woman.

Save your money........2005-12-24

The main purpose of this album is to remind us how good Dolly Parton really is. Save your money to buy the originals.

(A-) Not Bad - Not Bad at All.......2005-11-09

There is only one or two songs that dont work out but this CD is great - Dont Get me wrong - These are great songs!
The Downside: 9 to 5 dosent have the usual kick to it alison krauss slows it down too much this time! and Two doors down, But the reason why Im being down on it is because im not a fan of rap music!
The Upside: all the other songs

Album standouts: Jolene & The Grass is blue & Light of a clear blue Morning

I also recommend: HUNGRY AGIN, THE GRASS IS BLUE, LITTLE SPARROW,HALOS AND HORNS, FOR GOD AND COUNTRY & THOSE WERE THE DAYS

BUY NOW!!!

4/5.......2005-09-12

Pretty good tribute album. The best song here is easily Shania Twain's cover of Dolly's classic hit "Coat Of Many Colors", Shania sings this song with great emotion and sincerity.

Average customer rating: GREAT ump,ump,ump Ms Doss another grat album for Ms. doss DOSS IS BOSS in NEO soul......

Just Because Conya Doss Manufacturer: Conyadosssongs / Unique Beat Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Love Rain Down Conscious SOULidified Soul Lounge, Vol. 1: The Vibe Compilation The Inner Beauty Movement ASIN: B0007MU0YW Release Date: 2004-11-09

Tracks:

1. Just Because
2. Stay
3. What Should I Do?
4. Day By Day
5. Sweet Love (I Don't Know)
6. Missin You
7. The Wind
8. Damn That
9. Sixth Of June (Miracle)
10. Here We Go Again
11. Ain't Giving Up?

Album Description

"Just Because" offers an escape to a crowded room filled with an organic, sensual, funky vibe from tracks one through eleven. The Groove and the licks are reminiscent of a Coltrane staccato, a Sarah Vaughn run and the comfort of a Donny Hathaway rift that just wraps around you and hold you comfortably. Oh yeah, Conya is back!

The Eleven-song disc represents an evolution of spirit. From the light, airy, danceable Opening cut "Just Because," to the smoky vibey, "Stay," to the gospel tinged, "Sweet Luv," and the hopeful aspiring, "Miracle." Conya pulls it all from her inner being and puts it on display for the world.

Customer Reviews:

GREAT.......2007-05-14

Conya Doss great talent it is a crime that she is not more well know great voice heartfelt lyrics and easy on the eyes what more could you ask for!! 100 times better then 90 percent of thease weak voiced singers that are pushed on us by mainstream radio!!

ump,ump,ump.......2007-04-10

This is all I can say! This sister is deep......and she helped me get over a brokenheart with this one.

Ms Doss.......2006-10-04

I have both of her project and I luv them both equally. I have to say she one of my favorite artist.This album is strictly for the grown and sexy. Tracks 8 & 11 are truly my favorites. I downloaded the album on my IPOD within minutes after recieving it in the mail. Now I rock them both on my IPOD and in my car. You will love the smooth sound of her poems turned into song. My advice is to not sleep on this.This is real talent right here.

another grat album for Ms. doss .......2006-02-08

This cd is still in heavy rotation in my CD player. Ms. Doss is one of the better r&b singers around these days. Even though i dont have her poems album, I was smart enough to buy just because while it was 10.00 on amazon because when it's no longer in print, it's gonna cost a fortune. The album starts with just because, a laid back track to groove to, and you can just listen to it straight through. Some of the better songs on this album is stay, the wind, day by day, what should I do, sweet love, sixth of june, and damn that. it's a shame that she is so underrated because she can clearly outsing any of the teirra maries and ashanti's out there. It's comforting that there are some artists that still make real music. Not that crap that's played on the radio.

DOSS IS BOSS in NEO soul.............2006-01-14

I was introduced to this phenomenal young lady at a house party, where she actually sang live for one of my friends whom she used to work with or what have you......she is a great performer, she has a great sultry voice that captures you and sends you soaring to the clouds, her music is inspiring and funny, and it makes you laugh at yourself and life in general, it made me think how did she see into my house when I was actually doing exactly what the song "STAY" says......lol
She takes you spinning around on a whirlwind of emotions and I am glad I had a chance to ride her musical rollercoaster...

Average customer rating: Conya = (C)onfident (O)riginal (N)ewcomer that's (Y)oung and (A)mazing! "I just don't know what you do to me" Damn Damn Good Wonderful Like an Addict

Just Because Conya Doss Manufacturer: Dome ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | 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 Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Love Rain Down Just Because So Much Better Sex Love & Pain ASIN: B00073K8DE Release Date: 2005-02-21

Tracks:

1. Just Because
2. Here We Go Again
3. Stay
4. Sixth of June (Miracle)
5. Damn That
6. Miss*n You
7. Day by Day
8. Ain*t Givin Up
9. What Should I Do?
10. Wind - Conya Doss, Chris McNeal
11. Sweet Love (I Don*t Know)

Album Description

Cleveland, Ohio-based vocalist Conya Doss made waves with her debut 2002 album A Poem About Ms Doss. With a hint of Mary J. Blige about her style, the young R&B vocalist-songwriter returns with a second set Just because, which includes production and writing collaborations with New York artist Myron and Rodney James. Dome. 2005.

Album Details

The Young R&B Vocalist-songwriter Returns with a Second Set that Includes Production and Writing Collaborations with New York Artist Myron and with Rodney Jones. Highlights of this Very Strong Contemporary Urban Album Inlcude the First Single "Damn That", "Miss'n You" and "Here We Go Again" - all Very R&b-slanted Cuts - and the More Neo Soul-oriented "Ain't Givin' Up". Conya Has Worked with Gerald Levert and Avant, as Well as Opened for Musiq Soulchild and Erykah Badu. DJ Jazzy Jeff Calls her "a Whole Lot of Soul in a Beautiful Package", While USA Today Described her as "an Impressive Honey-voiced Newcomer" and Billboard Suggests "we Should Make Room for this Strong Contender…to Join the Likes of Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, India Arie, Alicia Keys and Angie Stone".

Customer Reviews:

Conya = (C)onfident (O)riginal (N)ewcomer that's (Y)oung and (A)mazing!.......2005-08-06

Nine times out of ten you haven't heard of Conya Doss. This is her second release, with the first being A Poem From Ms. Doss, and both being released independently. You probably won't find these at your local Sam Goody or Tower, but you can find both at Amazon.com (see link to the left). A Poem From Ms. Doss was an album with music comparable to the likes of Vivian Green or Adriana Evans, but the voice was still undeniably exceptional. Just Because is more of the same from Ms. Doss, proving with each note that it doesn't matter whether you're independent or with a major label.
Standout tracks include the smooth "Missing You," the title track "Just Because," "Stay," and the funky "Damn That." But a definite personal favorite has to be "Ain't Givin' Up" with the kind of "feel good" message and expressions that most R&B artists tend to not talk about. It's not all about bashing the brothers with Ms. Doss, but she does gives her two cents on songs like "Here We Go Again" and "What Should I Do." It's almost a shame that Conya Doss can be so slept on and underrated at at time when we are practically begging for good music. If you have been looking high and low for a worthwhile R&B cd, Just Because is definitely one to drop your dead presidents on.

"I just don't know what you do to me".......2005-07-13

Conya Doss - Just Because (Dome, 2004)

When I bought Conya's first album, A Poem About Ms. Doss, I really didn't care for her. But after hearing it over and over again (blame that on my wife), she totally made me a believer. Add to that the fact that Edwin "Tony" Nicholas helps write and produce her songs (he is Gerald Levert's longtime collaborator) and I am totally sold on anything Ms. Doss does. The album flows well and my favorite songs are "Damn That" and "Sweet Love". Yeah, I wish the album was longer (it's around 45 minutes) but I'm just glad that Conya has a second album. -EJR

Damn Damn Good.......2005-06-16

I had her first cd and was so happy to see that she wasn't going to be another one hit wonder. This cd is just as good as the first. She's a slept on artist but I hope she starts to get the recognition she deserves. She has a beautiful style, sweet voice and her beats are nice. The only problem I have with the cd is that some of the recordings sound defective - like they're dirty or have cracks or pops in them, but nothing major that ruins any of the songs. And like another reviewer stated, pick this up before it's gone (and you end up paying $40 for a used copy)!

Wonderful.......2005-03-22

I first fell in love with the song "Just Because" last summer in 2004, when I was home last summer visting my sister! She had the tv on music choice and "Just Because" came on." I was like damn, who is that, she has a nice voice." After searching numerous stores for her album I had no luck finding the album till a friend on the incognito board told me that Dusty Groove had the album, I was so amazed that they had it, and for a reasonable price.

Conya, has some cuts on there! My man and I were having some problems and this cd summed up how I was feeling. Usually I click with Jill Scott on the slow jams, but Conya is giving Jill a run for her money.

I love "The Wind", very good song.

Well I said, my two cents.

Peace, K boogie

Like an Addict.......2005-03-19

I am just outraged that her last album, "A poem about Ms. Doss" isn't available anymore. When I first purchased it was from a 3rd party dealer and now I can't it find online anymore, I had to purchase it from a Music store in Ohio and I live in Chicago. That is crazy! I loved her 1st album so much, she has me betting on Ebay just to get it. So I'm sure if her 1st album have me feening the a drug addict, I'm sure this album is no joke. So Conya Doss fans' I suggest you get it now while you still can, because once she pulls the rug from under the online dealers, that's it!
Carrie

Average customer rating: Old music, fun listening.

1907: "Dear Old Golden Rule Days" Manufacturer: Archeophone Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Herbert | Herbert, Victor | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: 1908: Take Me Out with the Crowd The 1890s, Volume 2: Wear Yer Bran' New Gown The 1890s, Volume 1: Wipe Him Off the Land 1912: Waitin' on the Levee 1916: "The Country Found Them Ready" ASIN: B0000ACNCV Release Date: 2003-05-27

Tracks:

1. School Days (Byron G. Harlan)
2. I Just Can't Make My Eyes Behave (Ada Jones)
3. San Antonio (Billy Murray & Chorus)
4. Red Wing (Frank C. Stanley and Henry Burr)
5. Camp Meeting Time (Collins and Harlan)
6. Maple Leaf Rag (U.S. Marine Band)
7. Pagliacci--Vesti la giubba (Enrico Caruso)
8. Because Youre You (Elise Stevenson & Harry Macdonough)
9. Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk (Ada Jones and Billy Murray)
10. I Love a Lassie (Harry Lauder)
11. The Bird On Nellies Hat (Helen Trix)
12. My Gal Sal (Byron G. Harlan)
13. "Merry Widow" Waltz (Victor Dance Orchestra)
14. No Wedding Bells for Me (Bob Roberts)
15. Harrigan (Billy Murray)
16. Honey Boy (Columbia Quartette)
17. Three Rubes Seeing New York (Peerless Trio)
18. Bake Dat Chicken Pie (Collins and Harlan)
19. My Irish Rosie (Ada Jones)
20. Nobodys Little Girl (Byron G. Harlan)
21. Because I'm Married Now (Billy Murray)
22. He's a Cousin of Mine (Bert Williams)
23. The Bully (May Irwin)
24. If I'm Going to Die I'm Going to Have Some Fun (Arthur Collins)
25. Auld Lang Syne (Frank C. Stanley)

Customer Reviews:

Old music, fun listening........2007-02-11

In perspective these are some of the most popular songs of their time. I enjoy the historical value of songs from the past. Hearing someone sing about things you may have only learned from a history book, makes it more real.

Average customer rating: Exceptionally moving Horne brings these wonderful masterpieces to life!

Marilyn Horne - I Will Breathe A Mountain ~ Songs of Barber, Bernstein & Bolcom / Martin Katz, Tokyo String Quartet Samuel Barber , William Bolcom , Leonard Bernstein , Marilyn Horne , Martin Katz , Tokyo String Quartet , Kikuei Ikeda , Kazuhide Isomura , Peter Oundijian , and Sadao Harada Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Horne, Marilyn | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000064Y9 Release Date: 1998-03-10

Tracks:

1. The Daisies, Op. 2 No. 1
2. A Nun Takes The Veil, Op. 13 No. 1
3. Bessie Bobtail, Op. 2 No. 3
4. The Secrets Of The Old, Op. 13 No. 2
5. Sure On This Shining Night, Op. 13 No. 3
6. Barber: I Hear An Army, Op. 10 No. 3
7. Dover Beach, Op. 3
8. I Will Breathe A Mountain: Pity Me Not Because The Light Of Day
9. I Will Breathe A Mountain: How To Swing Those Obbligatos Around
10. I Will Breathe A Mountain: The Crazy Woman
11. I Will Breathe A Mountain: Just Once
12. I Will Breathe A Mountain: Never More Will The Wind
13. I Will Breathe A Mountain: The Sage
14. I Will Breathe A Mountain: O To Be A Dragon
15. I Will Breathe A Mountain: The Bustle In A House
16. I Will Breathe A Mountain: I Saw Eternity
17. I Will Breathe A Mountain: Night Practice
18. I Will Breathe A Mountain: The Fish
19. My House
20. So Pretty
21. Greeting
22. Take Care Of This House
23. Rabbit At Top Speed
24. Sonnet: What Lips My Lips Have Kissed
25. Nachspiel
26. Dream With Me

Amazon.com

Though Horne is audibly at the end of her long and rich career, she did a good deed for American music with this disc, which consists of songs by Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, and a new song cycle by William Bolcom, from which the disc takes its title. Horne's voice has a quiver, a lack of center, almost as if it refuses to stop singing Rossini (Horne's lifelong specialty). However, it's worth buying for the Bolcom cycle, which is one of his best vocal works, typically an eclectic, natural outgrowth of Bernstein's style with Horne gamely employing a wide range of vocal techniques with more eloquence than one could hope for. --David Patrick Stearns

Customer Reviews:

Exceptionally moving.......2003-10-16

This is AMERICAN SONGS at their most moving and emotional best, not to mention with great melody. Unlike a lot of American song literature (not broadway type, but "serious classical art songs"), these songs are actually quite beautiful, melodic, and can touch the heart of the listener easily. There is no strain to enjoy them. There is a bit of "sameness" between them, which is my only complaint about this recording; one piece starts to sound like another, especially if you are not listening carefully while listening. Even then, it is still very lovely.

It has been mentioned that Horne is now far past her prime, and that may be, but even far past her prime she is far better than most singers half her age. There is still vibrancy, life, and depth to her voice. It communicates on a very deep level. Martin Katz, her life long accompanist, is, as usual, a revelation as an accompanist. Unlike people think, the accompanist just doesn't play in the background, he is a very vital part of making a performance work. Accompaning singers is a very new art form, and many performers of earlier ages simply had very bad accompanist. With Gerald Moore we started to have people who knew how to support the singer, actually adding to the performance giving it depth and helping the singer shine. Now we are so used to good accompanist, and are so accustomed to their high level of performance, it is very easy to forget what they add.

Katz knows Horne well, and is fully aware of when she is having troubles supporting a phrase, or when she is in best voice. He gives so much to her awesome performance through his very sensitive way of playing this music.

I would recommend this for anyone to buy: fans of modern art songs, fans of Marilyn Horne, and simply fans of good singing.

Horne brings these wonderful masterpieces to life!.......1999-07-17

Throughout the Barber, Bolcom and Bernstein, Marilyn Horne uses her ability to combine technical definition with artistic movement and expansion. Having had the opportunity to see her perform this literature live was an emotionally elevating experience. The way Horne and Katz have reworked a few of the Berstein pieces brings new life and perspectuve to these already wonderful pieces. I highly recommend this recording for the casual classical listener, as well as, for the student that enjoys learning from a master through their art.

Average customer rating: most underrated The headwaters of all that is Dolly Parton An early classic Now, THIS is more like it! Up-and-Coming Talent

Just Because I'm a Woman Dolly Parton Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Jolene/My Tennessee Mountain Home My Tennessee Mountain Home Jolene I Believe Just the Way I Am ASIN: B0000CDLC9 Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

1. You're Gonna Be Sorry
2. I Wish I Felt This Way At Home
3. False Eyelashes
4. I'll Oilwells Love You
5. The Only Way Out (Is To Walk Over Me)
6. Little Bit Slow To Catch On
7. The Bridge
8. Love And Learn
9. I'm Running Out Of Love
10. Just Because I'm A Woman
11. Baby Sister
12. Try Being Lonely
13. Just Because I'm A Woman (Live)
14. Coat Of Many Colors (Live)

Album Description

Dolly's 1968 debut album for RCA available for the first time on CD. Features 14 tracks including 2 previously unreleased bonus tracks, live versions of 'Coat Of Many Colors' & 'Just Because I'm A Woman'. RCA Nashville. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

most underrated.......2005-03-02

People underestimate Dolly Parton, but she is a talented songwriter and entertainer, not to mention a shrewd businesswoman and quite a character. I am a lifelong fan, I am happy to admit, and this album has one of my childhood favorites, "Love and Learn". The live version of "Coat of Many Colors" is quite touching as well, very spare. Dolly's voice is full of the kind of ache that makes the songs here believable.

The headwaters of all that is Dolly Parton.......2004-08-11

Having waxed an earlier LP for Monument, this isn't Parton's official solo debut, but with her meteoric rise to prominence as Porter Wagoner's duet partner, and her transfer to RCA, this 1968 release marks the true spiritual start of her solo career. It not only lays out the spare sound that would make her early recordings so powerful (and distinct from the countrypolitan records being churned out by Nashville at the time), but stakes out the songwriting prowess that would continue to shine to this very day.

In addition to a few of Wagoner's band members and fine Nashville studio hands (including stellar, and recently un-retired, steel player, Lloyd Green), Parton was lucky to have Chet Atkins' assistant Bob Ferguson at the producer's desk. In contrast to Atkins, Ferguson used a lighter sound that kept Parton and her background singers (including Anita Carter) front and center. Parton penned four of this set's tunes (the title track, the self-empowered "You're Gonna Be Sorry," the Bakersfieldian "I'll Oilwells Love You," and the powerful love-to-abandonment parable "The Bridge"), but she's also very well served by like-minded songs collected from others. "False Eyelashes" is a twangy tale of failed ambitions, and the self-discovery of Neal Merritt's "The Only Way Out (Is to Walk Over Me)" fits Parton's combination of fragility and resolve to a tee.

RCA's CD reissue adds two previously unreleased live tracks from 1970, one is the title tune, and the second of the first-ever recording of "Coat of Many Colors." While the latter doesn't have the heartstring-production of the subsequent hit single, it's sparse acoustic guitar accompaniment (rendering this nearly an a cappella performance) starkly frames its hymnal qualities. This is probably the only time you'll ever hear Parton announce on stage, "I'd like to do a song called 'The Coat of Many Colors'" and not hear the audience thunder with applause (until the end, of course). You can sense the breathless discovery of Parton's audience hearing this gem for the first time, and Parton's emotion in singing it for an audience that hasn't already heard the true-life story.

As great as Parton's hits are, it's even greater to hear them in the context of all the other fine songs she wrote and sang. A few of her later albums (e.g., 1971's "Coat of Many Colors") may edge this one slightly in overall strength, but this is a truly essential part of country music's heritage and a great place to begin one's appreciation of Parton's entire catalog.

An early classic.......2004-04-28

Following her transfer to RCA at Porter Wagoner's insistence, this was Dolly's first solo album. In the sixties, her duets with Porter were considerably more successful, but I regard Dolly's early albums - solo and duet - as some of the finest that she recorded. This is not my favorite among them but I'm pleased to see it finally get a CD release in America. It was released in Europe on CD some years ago as half of a twofer, paired with her first duet album. On this re-mastered version, there are a couple of bonus tracks both live cuts, one of them being Coat of many colors before she did a studio recording.

The main album shows what Dolly singing the kind of songs that she does best - traditional country songs about life as it really is in rural America. When she recorded this album, there was a lot of vibrato in her voice, which I love, but Dolly received advice to get rid of it if she could. Over the years, she gradually changed her voice and the vibrato disappeared altogether over time.

Like Tammy and Loretta, Dolly established her reputation by recording some songs that women could relate to. On this album, the title track (proclaiming that women should not be blamed any more than men) is the clearest example of such a song, though men also love this song, perhaps for different reasons.

Apart from the title track, Dolly has a few other warnings to men in songs such as You're gonna be sorry, Little bit slow to catch on and I'm running out of love. Dolly sings about a sister in trouble because of a man (Baby sister), having two men (I wish I felt this way at home), marrying for money (I'll oil wells love you), the struggle to achieve fame (False eyelashes), trying to keep her man (The only way out is to walk over me) and suicide (The bridge). Two tracks (Love and learn, Try being lonely) are sad ballads about former relationships.

None of the songs on this album have become standards but that just means that there is all the more reason to by this album. Now, how about CD releases of In the good old days, My blue ridge mountain boy, Fairest of them all, Touch your woman, Bubbling over, Love is like a butterfly, Bargain store, The seeker/We used to and All I can do - not forgetting all those duet albums.

Now, THIS is more like it!.......2004-01-18

At last!

One of the biggest frustrations about the music industry has been BMG/RCA's atrocious treatment of the back catalog of Dolly Parton. Go to virtually any comprehensive music store (or check Amazon) and you will find literally dozens of "best of" compilations of Parton all containing "Here You Come Again," "I Will Always Love You," "Nine to Five" and several other hits repackaged over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.

A few years ago BMG/RCA relaunched Buddha records as a reissue label and two long out of print album gems, "Coat of Many Colors," and "Jolene" were finally put out on CD. It was hoped that this would signify a new trend.

Alas the reissues stopped for a while (aside for a pair of her pop albums and, of course, several MORE compilations with the same songs over and over again). Luckily we now how another gem making its very first appearance on CD.

This is actually Parton's solo debut, and while it doesn't show off her songwrting talents as much as subsequent albums would (only a small handful of the songs here were written by Parton) it does show the world that there is more to Parton than the giggly Mae West meets Barbie image that she has acquired over the year and, more importantly, that there is more to her than the generic sounding slick pop sound that made her a mint in the late 70's and early 80's. Fans of REAL country will want to check this one out pronto as will anyone else who wants to encourage a more imaginative reissue program than BMG/RCA has generally been doing with the Parton catalog.

Up-and-Coming Talent.......2003-11-22

Porter Wagoner has been criticized by many for holding Parton back, but under his mentorship at RCA, she recorded the most understated, graceful albums of her career, this being her first solo album for the label. Eschewing the smooth, countrypolitan sound that was fashionalble at the time (ironic, considering the pop-crossover direction Parton's music would take in the next decade), Wagoner and producer Bob Ferguson kept things simple and straightforward: banjo, fiddle, pedal steel and honky tonk piano. With her clear-as-a-bell vocals and unmistakable songwriting talent already apparent (the title song would become a classic), Parton sounded no doubt as fresh and exhillerating as, say, Alison Krauss would sound twenty-five years later.

Let's hope the success of this reissue prompts RCA to re-release more of Parton's early solo work.

Average customer rating: Lashun Pace is anonited My Lord Have Mercy! I WAS SPEECHLESS LASHAUN IS NUMBER ONE Ya'll the GIRL IS NO JOKE! She is the Absoulute Best!

Just Because God Said It LaShun Pace Manufacturer: Savoy Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Live Recordings | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: It's My Time God Is Faithful Shekinah Glory He Lives I Know I've Been Changed ASIN: B000006NTZ Release Date: 1998-06-02

Tracks:

1. Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)
2. Just Because God Said It (Part I)
3. Just Because God Said It (Part II)
4. Be Grateful
5. Another Day's Journey
6. Where I Am
7. Deliverance
8. Prophetic Medley: The High Place/Jesus Never Fails/No Weapon
9. Can't Make It Without You
10. He Didn't Have To Do It
11. Special Friend
12. Good Night Melody

Customer Reviews:

Lashun Pace is anonited.......2004-05-11

Lashun Pace is so anointed. When I first listened to her cd; I was like- wow she can blow a house down. Her voice alone made the hairs on my arm stand at attention. This cd is the bomb and I recommend it to everyone.

My Lord Have Mercy!.......2000-08-26

Listen up everybody!! i am a huge fan of Lashun Pace i have all ofr her cds ...good god the lord must have given this child something great to be able to sing something as amazing as this. I am an aspiring gospel siger and everyday i listen to this angel and she inspires me! I just want to say one thing to my manager you are the worst !andrew ! you could have at least told me about Lashun! if you agree with me that my manger is the worst email me and ill give you his email address! WELL GOD BLESS LASHUN GO OUT AND BUY HER CD!

I WAS SPEECHLESS.......2000-07-18

I tell ya, the first time I had heard of LaShun was when I first began going to church about 2 years ago, and she used to sing and attend our church(I was not a member at the time, I was in the world). Anyway, when our church had made their last album, "Jonathan Greer and Cathedral of Faith Choir"-"Just Jesus," she came up on stage and impromtu a song with the director giving her the words in her ear. One night a friend of mine, who is a member of the choir, showed me the video of the concert. Now, I wasn't watching the tape, but I had it pumping through my stereo, while I was cleaning my apartment. Then, a song called "Behold His Face" came on and man, I heard this high-pitched, annointing come from my speakers and all of a sudden I was shoutin' and praisin' God. She sang that song with sooo much power until I could not stop praisin' the Lord. Needless to say, I wore the video and then the CD out on that track, but the second bomb came when I bought "Just Because God Said It" and listened to the title track. Once again, she did it with such power, I was speechless. My favorite line is when she says, "has God spoken anything in your life, if you can just belieeeeeeeve God, and stand on His Word, God said it!" The backing choir, Keith Brooks and New Creation from New Birth Baptist in Atlanta did an excellent job. If you ever get a chance to hear her with Cathedral of Faith choir, it is awesome. The song is "Behold His Face." A must have.

LASHAUN IS NUMBER ONE.......2000-03-31

LASHAUN YOUR ALBUM IS THE BEST. I AM 17 YEARS OLD, I'M SAVED. IHAVE BEEN SAVED FOR FIVE YEARS, BUT I WASN'T REALLY FOUCSED ON GOD. NOW MY MIND IS MADE UP AND I HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH THE HOLY GHOST FOR FOUR MONTHS, AND YOUR ALBUM IS HELPING ME TO HOLD ON. I LISTEN TO IT EVERY DAY. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND GOD BLESS.

Ya'll the GIRL IS NO JOKE! She is the Absoulute Best!.......1999-11-16

Ya'll, I am IN LOVE with Lashun pace! I love that girl, She is SOOOOOOOOOo Anointed. It's Almost unbelievable, and not only can she sing but girlfriend can preach as well. OOO, I love Her SOOOOO Much! I'd Advise EVERYONE to go out and get this CD if U don't already have it! Im tellin U, U won't regret it at all!

Average customer rating: Excellent music Microstars Save the Day ok Truly few, micro stars What every kid should want for Christmas

Microstars Apocalypse Hoboken Manufacturer: Kung Fu Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000296TF Release Date: 2000-07-22

Tracks:

1. Little Fingers
2. Legs Of An Asian
3. God Damn That's Love
4. Summer Assault
5. Make Them Die Slowly
6. Lonely Socks
7. Microstars Save The Day
8. Congested
9. Darling Nikki
10. Pocketful Of Lips
11. When's Steve Coming Home
12. Young Robot Monkey Lion Tamer
13. Black Astronauts
14. Take Your Bow

Customer Reviews:

Excellent music.......2007-01-16

For anyone who loves punk, this is a great cd. I had heard the song Little Fingers a long time ago and couldn't remember the band's name, until now!

Microstars Save the Day.......2004-03-02

Apocalypse Hoboken is a band I was gradually introduced to a few years back. Sadly, I didn't fully realize how amazing they were until after they disbanded and the final show had passed. Luckily, they reformed this past Novemeber at the Metro in Chicago for one final show, which I was able to attend. Probably the best show of my life. They played a bit more off of Microstars than I expected, as this release seems to be something of a black sheep for them amongst many people.

Microstars is just such a breath of fresh air in nearly every respect. I'm a huge AH fan and while this LP definitely goes for a different style, it is in no way a let down or disappointment. In fact, I think it acts to the contrary. Microstars showed more pure talent and layering than all of their other releases, in my opinion. That's saying quite a lot, I think, because if you really listen to AH you can see how damn good they are on their older material as well.

The opening track may be familiar to people in Chicago, even if they don't know of AH. It was played on Q101 several times as it was part of one of their local compilation CDs. Some other songs off of this disc were also played live on the station. That track is Little Fingers and it's definitely the most catchy of the lot. If anything, it proves how accessible this CD can be while still staying true to AH's roots and general subject matter in the past. It's not a massive departure and kind of reminds me of Monchichi off of House of the Rising.

The next three songs are just as fast and intense as most anything you'd come to expect from AH. The main difference seems to be how well layered and melodic it is. Make Them Die Slowly follows these and shows a more melancholic side of the band. This isn't the only slower song on the CD and while not entirely expected, it definitely fits with the rest of the album and is very well played.

This also contains what is possibly one of the best Prince covers I've ever heard: Darling Nikki. While it perhaps doesn't have the strange sexuality that Prince exhibits in his version, I feel it's superior in nearly every way... and I'm trying to be objective as I love Prince heh.

This is definitely something to check out, regardless of whether or not you love AH's previous material. If you have a mindset that AH should never evolve or that the old stuff is always best, this might not be for you -- but you never know. It's a shame they had to break up, but at least they went out on a high note.

ok.......2003-10-14

you like hoboken you probally like the vindictives punk rock

Truly few, micro stars.......2001-05-02

As a long time AH fan, I picked up this album with incredible anticipation. I was totally and thoroughly disapointed. Not to say that this not a good CD, just not what I expected. Nothing like "Complex Instructions..." or "Superincredible..." Their new sound appeals more to some than others. It just didn't seem to agree with me like a bad burrito or something. Yet, there still are a few good songs here and it wouldn't be a waste of money picking this up.

What every kid should want for Christmas.......2000-06-10

Apocolypse Hoboken has long been a pillar of the chicago punk rock community, and with their latest release, microstars, they once again prove that innovation and a raw edge is possible in a punk rock industry that has become as muddled as the once God like Alternative music scene. The albums is seen as a departure from AH's traditional style, (as seen in albums like Inverse, Perverse, Reverse, and superincredibleheaveydutydudes) but what comes out of the new style is an album that is catchy, angry, moody, and at times a bit melancholy, as is seen with the track "make them die slowly". The alubum begins with the incredibly catchy "Little Fingers" a song that is part punk rock part baptist revival gone horribly wrong. It continues on spitting out great tracks like the angry anthem "Summer Assault". Then plundges into a lyrical puzzle in tracks like "Microstars". AH did redifne their sound here its true, but for anyone who has listend to them, listens to punk, or just good music this is a perfect album. After all Todd sings Princes "Darling Nicky" like it was truley meant to be sung.

Average customer rating:

Young & Troubled Thug Manufacturer: On da rise ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAJYWS Release Date: 2005-03-29

Tracks:

1. Watch My Friends
2. This Is the Year
3. We on Da Rise Featuring Bo Bo Luchiano & Wansh'a
4. Just That Good Featuring Lil Flip
5. Someone I Could Trust
6. Watch What You Do Featuring Kottonmouth
7. Welcome 2 the City
8. Dear Lord
9. When U Look at Me
10. I Aint Going to Jail
11. Can't U See
12. II Kold Thugz Featuring II Kold Syndicate
13. Problems in My Life Featruring Wansh'a
14. Money & Bit**es Featuring Bo Bo Luchiano
15. Outro... the Love for My People
16. Bonus: Chopped & Screwed Just That Good Featuring Lil Flip
17. Bonus Chopped & Screwed
18. Bonus Chopped & Screwed

Average customer rating:

More Songs My Father Taught Me Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Allen, Thomas | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Songs My Father Taught Me Sir Thomas Allen sings Selected Songs On the Idle Hill of Summer: Song Cycles & Songs by Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Quilter, Peel Songs We Forgot to Remember A Treasury of English Song ASIN: B00009L817 Release Date: 2003-08-12

Tracks:

1. Water O' Tyne
2. I Heard You Singing
3. Will You Go With Me?
4. A Cradle Song
5. A Song Of Sleep
6. The Green Hills O' Somerset
7. Mountain Lovers
8. I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby
9. Mother Machree
10. Roses Of Picardy
11. There's A Long, Long Trail A-Winding
12. The Old Brigade
13. Yes! Let Me Like A Soldier Fall
14. Because
15. Love's Old Sweet Song
16. Star Of God
17. Friend O' Mine
18. Simon The Cellarer
19. Time To Go
20. Echo
21. The Songs Of Today
22. Just A-Wearyin' For You
23. Down By The Sally Gardens
24. Orpheus With His Lute
25. Kashmiri Song
26. In The Gloaming
27. The Star Of The County Down
28. A Perfect Day
29. She Moved Thro' The Fair

Christian Music:

1. Kool and the Gang - Gold [Original recording remastered]
2. Lady Soul
3. Lean on Me: The Best of Bill Withers
4. Life
5. Little Lost Girls Blues
6. Live at the Apollo, Vol. II [Live] [Original recording remastered]
7. Love & Consequences
8. Love & Life [Enhanced] [Limited Edition]
9. Make It Funky - The Big Payback: 1971-1975
10. Mayfield: Remixed - The Curtis Mayfield Collection

Christian Music

christian music

Christian Music

Thank You Good Night Sold Out [Live] [Import]

Nielsen: Violin Concerto

Phat Blues Music

Album Review: #1 Country Hits [Box set]

Paris Latino [CD-single]

Rainbows & Waterfalls

N'Ssi N'Ssi

Second Helping [Original recording remastered]

Paper White [EP]

Mr Fantasy [Import]

Rapture of the Deep - Humpback Whale Singing

Mattizz Trae Algo Para Ti

S.E.L.F./I Know Ways [CD-single]

Dozen Lies

Plays the Standards