One Day in Your Life [CD-single] [Import]

One Day in Your Life [CD-single] [Import]

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Taken from her 2001 album Freak Of Nature, the album version is backed with Mash Classic Mix, Mash Dub Mix, Almighty Mix & Almighty Dub. 2002.

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Somewhere over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • They were right--there is NO business like the show business they did way back when !!!
  • One of the best cds I ever bought.
  • Never Sounded Better
  • Somewhere Over The Rainbow
  • "Hollywood Musicals of the Golden Age are still among us"
Somewhere over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals
Various Artists
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ASIN: B000066RO5
Release Date: 2002-06-04

Tracks:

  1. Singin In The Rain - Gene Kelly
  2. Theres No Business Like Show Business - Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Keenan Wynn & Louis Calhern
  3. 'S Wonderful - Gene Kelly & Georges Guetary
  4. Thats Entertainment! - Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray & Oscar Levant
  5. Stranger In Paradise - Ann Blyth & Vic Damone
  6. Easter Parade - Judy Garland & Fred Astaire
  7. Lullaby Of Broadway - Winifred Shaw, Dick Powell & Chorus
  8. Get Happy - Judy Garland
  9. Night And Day - Fred Astaire
  10. True Love - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly
  11. Honeysuckle Rose - Lena Horne w/ Benny Carter & His Orchestra
  12. They Cant Take That Away From Me - Fred Astaire
  13. Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet - Nancy Walker & The M-G-M Studio Chorus w/ Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
  14. Baby, Its Cold Outside - Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalban
  15. For Me And My Gal - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland
  16. Puttin On The Ritz - Clark Gable & Co.
  17. Hallelujah! - Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Kay Armen, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Clark Burroughs & Co.
  18. Bless Yore Beautiful Hide - Howard Keel
  19. Taking A Chance On Love - Ethel Waters & Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
  20. As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson w/ Elliot Carpenter (Bonus Track)
  21. Laras Theme (Main Title) - The M-G-M Studio Orchestra (Bonus Track)

Tracks:

  1. Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland
  2. Its A Most Unusual Day - Jane Powell
  3. Wunderbar - Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel
  4. Cant Help Lovin Dat Man - Ava Gardner
  5. Going Hollywood - Bing Crosby
  6. The Trolley Song - Judy Garland, The M-G-M Studio Chorus
  7. Gigi - Louis Jourdan
  8. I Got Rhythm - Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney & Co.
  9. Aba Daba Honeymoon - Debbie Reynolds, Carleton Carpenter & M-G-M Studio Chorus
  10. The Lady Is A Tramp - Lena Horne
  11. The Best Things In Life Are Free - June Allyson & Peter Lawford
  12. Cheek To Cheek - Fred Astaire
  13. A Kiss To Build A Dream On - Louis Armstrong
  14. Put 'Em In A Box - Doris Day & The Page Cavanaugh Trio
  15. If Swing Goes, I Go Too - Fred Astaire
  16. Almost Like Being In Love - Gene Kelly
  17. Lets Face The Music And Dance - Fred Astaire
  18. Be A Clown - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland
  19. Embraceable You - Connie Francis
  20. On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe - Judy Garland & Co.
  21. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) - Fred Astaire

Amazon.com

The "Golden Age" referred to here spans The Jazz Singer and the advent of the talkies to the death throes of the old studio system in the 1960s. So vast was the era's musical landscape that even this 42-track, double-disc anthology can't encompass all its peaks. Not surprisingly, the bulk of this collection originated with the Tiffany's of the screen musical, M-G-M, a body of work whose riches here encompass both pop-cultural bedrock ("Over the Rainbow," "Singin' in the Rain," "There's No Business Like Show Business," etc.) and some less familiar, if equally delightful star turns: Clark Gable gamely "Puttin' On the Ritz"; the sassy, 1948 original of "The Lady Is a Tramp" by Lena Horne; and a loopy duet of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalban. Fred Astaire's elegant, epochal reign at RKO and M-G-M is represented by "Night and Day," "Let's Face the Music and Dance," and three others, while Metro mainstays Gene Kelly and Judy Garland share equal time and billing. It's not perfect--Cagney's "Yankee Doodle Boy" and/or some Sinatra seem more logical choices than the odd "bonus" duet of Casablanca's "As Time Goes By" and "Lara's Theme" from Dr. Zhivago that close out disc one--but it's a stunning, surprisingly comprehensive primer on the Hollywood film musical nonetheless. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars They were right--there is NO business like the show business they did way back when !!!.......2006-11-18

Everything that happens in life
Can happen in a show
You can make 'em laugh
You can make 'em cry
Anything
Anything can go....

The clown with his pants falling down
Or the dance that's a dream of romance
Or the scene where the villain is mean
That's entertainment!

The lights on the lady in tights
Or the bride with the guy on the side
Or the ball where she gives him her all
That's entertainment!

The plot and the hot simply teeming with $ex
A gay divorcee who is after her ex
It could be Oedipus Rex
Where a chap kills his father
And causes a lot of bother

The clerk who is thrown out of work
By the boss who is thrown for a loss
By the skirt who is doing him dirt

The world is a stage,
The stage is a world of entertainment!

This two CD set amply proves that the musical melodies and lyrics from the golden age of the Hollywood musical remain unsurpassed to this day. This generous two CD set offers 42 incredible songs from Hollywood classic musicals. Most of these fine numbers are indeed from MGM, as Amazon correctly notes; but there are some RKO numbers and even a little from Warner Brothers. Thank goodness, though, that most of these songs came from MGM movies; MGM was the only studio that could boast that it truly had "more stars than there are in the heavens."

I love so many songs on these two CDs. Of course, there's the unforgettable classic "Over The Rainbow" sung by Judy Garland; she also performs "Easter Parade" and "Get Happy" on this two CD set and she carries most of the tune for "I Got Rhythm" even though Mickey Rooney helps her a little. I love "Baby, It's Cold Outside" for its' romantic overtones; and Lena Horne's "The Lady Is A Tramp" is flawless! We also get a rare chance to hear Clark Gable sing in "Puttin' On The Ritz;" and Bing Crosby's "Going Hollywood" may be brief but it's a fun song anyway.

There are two "bonus" tracks on the first CD: "As Time Goes By" from Casablanca and "Lara's Theme" from Doctor Zhivago. "As Time Goes By" is a good choice; it is another unsurpassed classic song that brings back memories and touches even the hardest of hearts. "Lara's Theme," however, is from the mid 1960s and I don't consider this period to be part of the "golden age" of Hollywood musicals.

The liner notes are excellent and they offer wonderful photos of the stars as well. The cover art is well done and the reverse cover art tells which movie each song is from and who is performing each song. Moreover, the quality of the sound is excellent especially when you consider that these numbers were recorded quite a few decades ago.

In short, this superlative two CD highlights the glory of the Hollywood musical when a certain type of sophistication dominated professional movie production. I highly recommend this CD for fans of Hollywood musicals, classic pop vocals and fans of the artists and actors who perform on this two CD set.

5 out of 5 stars One of the best cds I ever bought. .......2006-06-07

What an amazon collection of songs! This is bar none my favorite cd just because of the variety and the quality of songs on it. I love music from this era, and this cd is the perfect companion to my life. Love it! Buy it, you won't regret it for a moment!

1 out of 5 stars Never Sounded Better.......2006-03-16

Apart from the great selection of soundtracks, what really makes this compilation top value is the quality of the sound processing. Executed with finesse, these tracks sound better than when first issued and many are unedited, fuller versions: like "Singing In The Rain", for example. Throw in the great price, and this double disc set is a "must have" for all lovers of classic movie music.

5 out of 5 stars Somewhere Over The Rainbow.......2006-02-24

A Sensational CD with Lots of Showtunes that Keep You Happy and makes You Want To Sing Along With!!!

5 out of 5 stars "Hollywood Musicals of the Golden Age are still among us".......2005-07-13

Rhino Records and Turner Classic Movies Music present - "SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW: THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS", some of the long ago musicals and stars that will never be forgotten...a 2-CD-Set covering several decades from 1935-1965 with many of the show stoppers of that time...some rare moments from entertainers that you haven't heard or thought of in sometime.

The lineup is fantastic and gives the listener a variety of what musicals were all about in the "Golden Age of the Hollywood Musicals"
June Allyson, Kay Armen, Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire, Ann Blyth, Jack Buchanan, Louis Calhern, Bing Crosby, Vic Damone, Doris Day, Nanette Fabray, Connie Francis, Ava Gardner, Judy Garland, Kathyrn Grayson, Georges Guetary, Lena Horne, Betty Hutton, Louis Jourdan, Howard Keel, Gene Kelly, Grace Kelly, Peter Lawford, Oscar Levant, Ann Miller, Ricardo Montalban, Page Cavanaugh Trio, Debbie Reynolds, Winifred Shaw, Nancy Walker, Ethel Waters, Esther Williams, Dooley Williams and Keenan Wynn.

On Disc One 21 Classic Songs from great musicals with songs in alphabetical order:
AS TIME GOES BY - Dooley Wilson with Elliot Carpenter, pianist (1942)
BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE - Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalban (1949)
BLESS, YORE BEAUTIFUL HIDE - Howard Keel (1954)
EASTER PARADE - Fred Astaire & Judy Garland (1948)
FOR ME AND MY GAL - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland (1942)
GET HAPPY - Judy Garland (1950)
HALLELUJAH! - Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Kay Armen, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Clark Burroughs (for Russ Tamblyn) (1955)
HONEYSUCKLE ROSE - Lena Horne with Benny Carter & His Orchestra (1943)
LARA'S THEME (MAIN TITLE) - M-G-M Studio Orchestra (1965)
LULLABY OF BROADWAY - Winifred Shaw & Dick Powell (1935)
MILKMAN, KEEP THOSE BOTTLES QUIET - Nancy Walker with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (1944)
NIGHT AND DAY - Fred Astaire (1934)
PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ - Clark Gable & Company (1939)
'S WONDERFUL - Gene Kelly & Georges Guetary (1951)
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - Gene Kelly (1951)
STRANGER IN PARADISE - Ann Blyth & Vic Damone (1955)
TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE - Ethel Waters & Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (1943)
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT - Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray & Oscar Levant (1953)
THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS - Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Keenan Wynn & Louis Calhern (1950)
THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME - Fred Astaire (1949)
TRUE LOVE - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly (1956)

On Disc Two more memorable performances from the Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals:
A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON - Louis Armstrong (1951)
ABA DABA HONEYMOON - Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter (1950)
ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE - Gene Kelly (1954)
BE A CLOWN - Judy Garland & Gene Kelly (1948)
BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE - June Allyson & Peter Lawford (1947)
CAN'T HELP LOVIN' DAT MAN - Ava Gardner (beautiful woman, who my youngest grandaughter is named after...Avalon) (1951)
CHEEK TO CHEEK - Fred Astaire (1935)
EMBRACEABLE YOU - Connie Francis (1965)
GIGI - Louis Jourdan (1958)
GOING HOLLYWOOD - Bing Crosby (1933)
I GOT RHYTHM - Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney (1943)
IF SWING GOES, I GO TOO - Fred Astaire (1946)
IT'S A MOST UNUSUAL DAY - Jane Powell (1948)
LADY IS A TRAMP - Lena Horne (1948)
LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE - Fred Astaire (1936)
ON THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND THE SANTA FE - Judy Garland & Company (1946)
ONE FOR MY BABY (AND ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD) - Fred Astaire (1943)
OVER THE RAINBOW - Judy Garland (became her theme song for the rest of her life) (1939)
PUT 'EM IN A BOX - Doris Day & the Page Cavanaugh Trio (1948)
THE TROLLEY SONG - Judy Garland & MGM Studio Chorus (1944)
WUNDERBAR - Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel (two of MGM's favorite singing duos) (1953)

It was once said by the songwriters of that era - "There are two artists you want perform your songs on the big screen, they are Fred Astaire and Judy Garland they sing it just the way we wrote it, for which you will have a guaranteed hit on your hands"...well, this collections certainly has some merit to that statement...because with Judy Garland and Fred Astaire performing seven songs each, there must be something to it.

This collection of musicals still has the magic that we remember from those bygone years...but as long as we have the labels and networks who play and show these wonderful films of yesteryear, they will never be forgotten...hats off to Rhino Records, George Feltenstein (producer) and Doug Schwartz (engineer) and Turner Classic Movies for sharing those 42 selections from 42 films...celebrating decades of the tunes and artists that gave it their all...from what it commonly called "The Hollywood Dream Factory"...The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals is still among us...gotta love it!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Rhino Records 78323 ~ (6/02/2002)
Encores from Encores!
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • great singers, great songs
Encores from Encores!

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ASIN: B00008XERI
Release Date: 2003-05-06

Tracks:

  1. Overture [From Do Re Mi]
  2. Make Someone Happy [From Do Re Mi] - Heather Headley, Brian Stokes Mitchell
  3. All My Life [From Do Re Mi] - Nathan Lane
  4. Tommy, Tommy [From Tenderloin] - Sarah Uriarte Berry, Patrick Wilson
  5. Good Clean Fun [From Tenderloin] - David Ogden Stiers
  6. My Gentle Young Johnny - Debbie Gravitte
  7. Hostess With the Mostes' on the Ball [From Call Me Madam] - Tyne Daly
  8. It's a Lovely Day [From Call Me Madam] - Lewis Cleale, Melissa Errico
  9. Where or When [From Babes in Arms] - David Campbell, Erin Dilly
  10. Johnny One Note [From Babes in Arms] - Melissa Rain Anderson
  11. I Wish I Were in Love Again [From Babes in Arms] - Christopher Fitzgerald, Jessica Stone, Jessica Stone
  12. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered [From Pal Joey] - Patti LuPone
  13. Zip [From Pal Joey] - Bebe Neuwirth
  14. I'm Talkin' to My Pal [From Pal Joey] - Peter Gallagher
  15. I Am Loved [From Out of This World] - Marin Mazzie
  16. Nobody's Chasing Me [From Out of This World] - Andrea Martin
  17. From This Moment On [From Out of This World] - Gregg Edelman, Marin Mazzie
  18. Falling in Love With Love [From the Boys from Syracuse] - Rebecca Luker
  19. He and She [From the Boys from Syracuse] - Mario Cantone, Debbie Gravitte
  20. Sing for Your Supper [From the Boys from Syracuse] - Sarah Uriarte Berry, Debbie Gravitte, Rebecca Luker

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars great singers, great songs.......2006-05-03

Some of broadway's best singers are on this album, including Brian Stokes Mitchell, Debbie Gravitte, Marin Mazzie, and Rebecca Luker. (The cd is worth buying for Rebecca Luker's song alone!) The songs are beautifully orchestrated and sung. Most are light hearted and fun, leaving me with a good feeling when listening.
If you're a fan of broadway showtunes, I believe you'll enjoy this album.
Magic: Kiri Sings Michel Legrand
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    Magic: Kiri Sings Michel Legrand

    Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000008LF8
    Release Date: 1992-11-10

    Tracks:

    1. His Eyes, Her Eyes
    2. I Will Say Goodbye (Je Vivre Sans Toi)
    3. Ask Yourself Why
    4. Summer Me, Winter Me
    5. Magic, For Voice With Brass & String Choirs
    6. I Was Born in Love With You
    7. Rose in the Snow
    8. Blue, Green, Grey and Gone
    9. One Day
    10. Martina (Enfants Qui Pleurent) - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
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    12. After the Rain
    13. Little Boy Lost
    14. Breezy's Song
    15. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?
    16. One at a Time
    17. Windmills of Your Mind
    18. Comme Elle Est Longue Mourir Ma Jeunesse!
    Divas Las Vegas: Vh1 Divas: 2002 [Cd with Bonus Dvd ]
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Divas Las Vegas.
    Divas Las Vegas: Vh1 Divas: 2002 [Cd with Bonus Dvd ]
    Various artists , 1. You Shook Me All Night Long - Celine Dion w/Anastacia , 2. Believe - Cher 5. Landslide - Dixie Chicks w/ Stevie Nicks , 4. Underneath Your Clothes - Shakira One Day In Your Life - Anastacia , and 7. I'm Alive - Celine Dion 9. Finale: Jailhouse Rock - Anastacia / Always On My Mind - Shakira / Heartbreak Hotel - Cher / Can't Help Falling In Love - Celine Dion
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    ASIN: B000NRJA6A

    Product Description

    The fifth collection culled from the annual VH1 Divas specials is a little too genteel. Maybe because the producers are now old hands at pairing up pop's biggest female singers, and they know how to avoid potential fireworks. But it's the fireworks that make these records sizzle. Who can forget Elton John's rendition of "The Bitch Is Back" on the 1999 edition? Except for the rendition of AC/DC's "You Shook Me," inexplicably assigned to Celine Dion and disco revivalist Anastacia, which features blistering guitar by Meredith ("Bitch") Brooks, none of the cuts crackle. Cher's dance floor hit "I Believe" sounds canned and forced, and Latin firecracker Shakira goes low-key with an acoustic version of her soft-focus "Underneath Your Clothes." Even the vivacious Dixie Chicks can't rescue the record with their performance of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide," complete with Stevie Nicks. --Jaan Uhelszki

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Divas Las Vegas........2007-04-12

    Really enjoyable special.
    The highlights would have to be Cher's and Celine Dions performances.
    Cher performs Believe and A Song for the Lonely and knocks them dead.
    Celine performs Im Alive and A New Day Has Come and practically brings the house down. She was superb.
    Other artist were good also, in particular Anastacia.
    Very interesting to watch and great to own.
    Golden Greats: Greatest Broadway Hits
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • A bargain collection of showtunes
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    ASIN: B00005USEJ
    Release Date: 2002-02-26

    Tracks:

    1. Ouverture - Orchestra
    2. Something Wonderfull - Dorothy Sarnoff
    3. Doin' What Comes Natur'lly - Ethel Merman
    4. Life Upon the Wicked Stage - Colette Lyons
    5. So in Love - Patricia Morison
    6. You'll Never Walk Alone - Jan Clayton, Christine Johnson
    7. Bill - Carol Bruce
    8. Hello, Young Lovers - Gertrude Lawrence
    9. Bloody Mary - Male Chorus
    10. I Can't Say No - Celeste Holm
    11. This Was a Real Nice Clambake - Jan Clayton,
    12. Oklahoma! - Alfred Drake
    13. Sue Me - Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene
    14. Woman Is a Sometime Thing - Edward Matthews
    15. Some Enchanted Evening - Ezio Pinza,
    16. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' - Todd Duncan, Todd Duncan
    17. Guys and Dolls - Douglas Deane, Stubby Kaye, Johnny Silver
    18. It Ain't Necessarily So - Lawrence Tibbett
    19. Make Believe - Jan Clayton
    20. Wonderful Guy - Mary Martin
    21. They Say It's Wonderful - Ethel Merman
    22. When the Children Are Asleep - Jean Darling, Eric Mattson
    23. More I Cannot Wish You - Pat Rooney, Sr., Pat Rooney, Sr.
    24. Puzzlement - Yul Brynner
    25. I Got Lost in His Arms - Ethel Merman

    Tracks:

    1. Overture...Summertime - Anne Brown
    2. Why Can't You Behave? - Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang
    3. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Carol Bruce
    4. There's No Business Like Show Business - Chorus
    5. If I Were a Bell - Isabel Bigley
    6. People Will Say That We're in Love - Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts
    7. Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Anne Brown
    8. Luck Be a Lady Tonight - Robert Alda
    9. Shall I Tell You What I Think of You? - Gertrude Lawrence
    10. Girl That I Marry - Ray Middleton
    11. Nobody Else But Me - Jan Clayton
    12. Carousel Waltz - Orchestra
    13. Dites-Moi - Barbara Luna
    14. Ol' Man River - Kenneth Spencer
    15. Summertime
    16. Many a New Day - Joan Roberts
    17. Blow High, Blow Low - Murvyn Vye
    18. It Takes a Long Pull to Get There - Edward Matthews
    19. You've Got to Be Carefully Taught - Billy Tabbert
    20. We Open in Venice - Alfred Drake
    21. I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair - Mary Martin
    22. Who Do You Love, I Hope? - Kathleen Carnes, Robert Lenn
    23. I've Never Been in Love Before - Robert Alda
    24. Tom, Dick or Harry - Lisa Kirk
    25. I Whistle a Happy Tune - Gertrude Lawrence

    Tracks:

    1. New York, New York - Lynn Murray, Lynn Murray
    2. Almost Like Being in Love - Marion Bell, Dave Brooks, David Brooks
    3. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - Vivienne Segal
    4. Beat out Dat Rhythm on a Drum - June Hawkins
    5. How Are Things in Glocca Morra? - Ella Logan
    6. Old Devil Moon - Ella Logan
    7. South American Way - Carmen Miranda
    8. September Song - Walter Huston
    9. This Is the Army, Mister Jones - Irving Berlin
    10. Takin' a Chance on Love - Ethel Waters
    11. My Heart Belongs to Daddy - Mary Martin
    12. Anything Goes - Jeanne Aubert & The Four Admirals
    13. You're the Top - Jeanne Aubert & The Four Admirals
    14. I Get a Kick Out of You - Ethel Merman
    15. Night and Day - Fred Astaire
    16. I Got Rhythm - Red Nichols & His Orchestra
    17. Someone to Watch Over Me - Gertrude Lawrence
    18. Fascinatin' Rhythm - Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire
    19. Strike Up the Band - Red Nichols & His Orchestra
    20. Makin' Whoopee - Eddie Cantor
    21. Heatwave - Ethel Waters
    22. Easter Parade - Clifton Webb
    23. She Didn't Say Yes - Peggy Wood
    24. I've Told Every Little Star - Mary Ellis
    25. Johnny One Note - Lynn Murray, Lynn Murray

    Album Description

    Import exclusive, budget price compilation featuring Broadway classics like 'You'll Never Walk Alone', 'Summertime', & There's No Business Like Show Business', performed by Ethel Merman, Gertrude Lawrence, Celeste Holm, & many more. 75 tracks in all. Standard double jewel case. Disky. 2001.

    Album Details

    3 CD set

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars A bargain collection of showtunes.......2005-08-19

    This bargain collection of showtunes is highlighted by the composition of Kurt Weill and the uniquely rolling tongue of Colette Lyons. I have a complaint about this compilation. It includes "Ol' Man River", but it excludes Al Jolson's rendition of "Ol' Man River." Otherwise, this collection gives you ample bang for your buck.
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    ASIN: B000007MY1
    Release Date: 1998-06-16

    Tracks:

    1. The Melody Shop - Major Peter Parkes
    2. MacArthur Park - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
    3. Doretta's Aria - Mark Walters
    4. Lezghinka - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
    5. The Debutante - Richard Marshall
    6. Prelude To Act III - Major Peter Parkes
    7. Every Time We Say Goodbye - Jonathan Beatty
    8. Rhapsody Espana - Major Peter Parkes
    9. Trumpet Blues And Cantabile - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
    10. Adagio - Mark Walters
    11. Gallop - Major Peter Parkes
    12. Slaughter On 10th Avenue - Grimethorpe Colliery Band
    13. Paganini 18th Variation - Nigel Fielding
    14. Punchinello - Major Peter Parkes
    15. Ave Maria - Richard Marshall
    16. Light Walk - Mark Walters
    17. One Day In Your Life - Melvyn Bathgate
    18. Toccata - Major Peter Parkes

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Grimethorpe is Never Grim!.......2001-01-19

    West Yorkshire in England consistantly produces eight to ten of the best brass bands in all the world. The Grimethorpe Collery Band's "Melody Shop" demonstrates why this band is always counted among the finest. This particular CD offers the listener a wide variety of musical tidbits. For the lovers of classical music, Grimethorpe's rendition of the Galop from Rossini's "William Tell" will certainly put you in that Lone Ranger mood!(This piece was heard in the movie "Brassed Off" with Grimethorpe providing the soundtrack for the fictional Grimley Band featured in the movie.)For 70s fans, the band does a hard-charging version of Jimmy Webb's "MacArthur Park."

    There is even a hymn on the CD. Barrie Gott's "Lightwalk" (from the old hymn tune "Walk in the Light) actually comes out of the Salvation Army Brass Band literature. I doubt that most listeners ever heard a hymn swing like this one!

    My personal favorite is the cut of "Lohengrin: Act 3 Prelude" by Wagner. It is hard to believe that this is a brass band- and I mean ALL BRASS- playing with such fire and technical accuracy. What a group! What a piece! What a wonderful combination!

    If you own no brass band CDs, this is a good place to start a collection. It listens "easy," has some tunes you know, and is consistantly entretaining.
    Symphonic Magic, Vols. 1-4
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A little something different
    Symphonic Magic, Vols. 1-4

    Manufacturer: Michelle Records
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    ASIN: B0000011KK
    Release Date: 1997-06-24

    Tracks:

    1. The Circle of Life - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    2. I Just Can't Wait To Be King - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    3. Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    4. The Lion Sleeps Tonight - City of Prague Phil/Colin Frechter
    5. Hakuna Matata - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    6. Carnival of the Animals: Introduction-Royal March of the Lion - American PO/Barry Faldner
    7. Carnival of the Animals: Wild Asses - American PO/Barry Faldner
    8. Carnival of the Animals: The Aquarium - American PO/Barry Faldner
    9. Carnival of the Animals: Aviary - American PO/Barry Faldner
    10. Carnival of the Animals: The Swan - American PO/Barry Faldner
    11. Carnival of the Animals: Finale - American PO/Barry Faldner
    12. William Tell Overture - Ljublijana SO/Anton Nanut
    13. Radetsky March - Sofia SO/Barry Faldner
    14. Give a Little Whistle - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    15. When You Wish Upon A Star - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    16. I've Got No Strings - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    17. Turn Of The Old Music Box - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    18. Hi Diddle-dee-dee (an Actor's Life for Me) - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    19. When You Wish Upon A Star (reprise) - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    20. Symphonie Fantastique: March of the Scaffold - Ljublijana SO/Anton Nanut
    21. Hebrides Ov Op.26: Fingal's Cave - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
    22. The Magic Flute Ov, K.620 - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih

    Tracks:

    1. (Just) Whistle While You Work - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    2. I'm Wishing - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    3. With A Smile And A Song - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    4. Some Day My Prince Will Come - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    5. One Song - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    6. Heigh-Ho - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    7. The Nutcracker Ste, Op.71a: Miniature Ov - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
    8. The Nutcracker Ste, Op.71a: March - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
    9. The Nutcracker Ste, Op.71a: Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
    10. The Nutcracker Ste, Op.71a: Russian Dance - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
    11. The Nutcracker Ste, Op.71a: Arabian Dance - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
    12. The Nutcracker Ste, Op.71a: Chinese Dance - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
    13. The Nutcracker Ste, Op.71a: Dance of the Pipe Flutes - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
    14. The Nutcracker Ste, Op.71a: Waltz of the Flowers - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
    15. Colonel Hathi's March - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
    16. The Bare Necessities - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
    17. I Wanna Be Just Like You - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
    18. Poet and Peasant Ov - Ljublijana SO/Anton Nanut
    19. 'L'Arlesienne' Ste No.2: Farandole - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
    20. The Love of Three Oranges March - American PO/Barry Faldner
    21. Finlandia - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
    22. 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' (A Little Night Music) (Ser in G, K.525 Allegro) - Ljublijana SO/Alexander Von Pitamic

    Tracks:

    1. Belle - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    2. Beauty and the Beast - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    3. Be Our Guest - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
    4. The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Ste, Op.66: Introduction, The Tree Fairy - Volgograd SO/Edward Serov
    5. The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Ste, Op.66: Adagio, Pas d'action - Volgograd SO/Edward Serov
    6. The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Ste, Op.66: Pas de caricature - Volgograd SO/Edward Serov
    7. The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Ste, Op.66: Panorama - Volgograd SO/Edward Serov
    8. The Sleeping Beauty Ballet Ste, Op.66: Waltz - Volgograd SO/Edward Serov
    9. Arabian Nights - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    10. Prince Ali - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    11. A Whole New World - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    12. One Jump Ahead - Kingston SO/Glen Fast
    13. Scheherazade, Op.35: The Sea and Sinbad's Ship - Ljublijana SO/Anton Nanut
    14. Dumbo Overture - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
    15. March Militaire - Sofia SO/Barry Faldner
    16. 'Peer Gynt' Ste No.1, Op.46: In The Hall of the Mountain King - Ljublijana SO/Andrew Schenck
    17. Light Cavalry Ov - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih

    Tracks:

    1. If I Knew You - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
    2. Just Around The River Bend - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
    3. Colours Of The Wind - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
    4. Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Andantino (Peter) - American PO/Barry Faldner
    5. Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Allegro (The Bird) - American PO/Barry Faldner
    6. Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Moderato No.11 (The Cat) - American PO/Barry Faldner
    7. Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Poco Pin Andante No.15 (The Grandfather) - American PO/Barry Faldner
    8. Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Andantino, Come Prima No.17 (Peter) - American PO/Barry Faldner
    9. Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Andante No.18 (The Grandfather) - American PO/Barry Faldner
    10. Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Andante Molto No.19 (The Wolf) - American PO/Barry Faldner
    11. Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Andante No.24 (The Duck) - American PO/Barry Faldner
    12. Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Vivo No.30 (The Bird) - American PO/Barry Faldner
    13. Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Poco Meno Mosso-Moderato No.35 (Peter) - American PO/Barry Faldner
    14. Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Allegro Moderato No.39 (The Hunters) - American PO/Barry Faldner
    15. Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Andante No.41 (Peter) - American PO/Barry Faldner
    16. Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Sostenuto-Listesso Tempo No.48... - American PO/Barry Faldner
    17. Peter and the Wolf (Symphonic Tale for Children), Op.67: Andante-End No.53 (Peter) - American PO/Barry Faldner
    18. Swan Lake Ballet: Scene (moderato) - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
    19. Swan Lake Ballet: Waltz - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
    20. Swan Lake Ballet: Swan Dance (allegro moderato) - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
    21. Swan Lake Ballet: Scene (andante) - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
    22. Swan Lake Ballet: Czardas (moderato) - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
    23. Bibbidi-Bobbodi-Boo - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
    24. A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
    25. We Can Do It - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
    26. So This Is Love (Cinderella Waltz) - City of Prague PO/Colin Frechter
    27. 'Carmen Ste' No.1: The Toreadors - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
    28. In the Steppes of Central Asia - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
    29. 1812 Ov, Op.49 (finale) - Ljublijana SO/Marko Munih
    30. Marriage of Figaro Ov, K.492 - Ljublijana SO/Anton Nanut

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A little something different.......2007-01-10

    I enjoyed this music and am using some of it to choreograph a little different "Disney" for my students.I think it will come in handy in the future as well.
    Puccini - Madam Butterfly / Cheryl Barker, PO, Yves Abel [in English]
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • A touching English Butterfly
    Puccini - Madam Butterfly / Cheryl Barker, PO, Yves Abel [in English]
    Giacomo Puccini , Yves Abel , Cheryl Barker , Paul Charles Clarke , and Simon Birchall
    Manufacturer: Chandos
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005QF3K
    Release Date: 2001-11-20

    Tracks:

    1. Act I: Introduction - Cheryl Barker
    2. Act I: 'So The Walls And The Ceiling...' - Ann Taylor/Stuart Kale
    3. Act I: 'I Think Your Honour's Smiling' - Jean Rigby/Ann Taylor/Stuart Kale
    4. Act I: 'It Can't Be Much Further Now!' - Gregory Yurisich/Stuart Kale/Ann Taylor
    5. Act I: The Whole World Over - Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich
    6. Act I: 'Fate Can't Crush Him' - Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich
    7. Act I: 'Is The Bride Very Pretty?' - Gregory Yurisich/Stuart Kale/Ann Taylor
    8. Act I: 'True Love Or Fancy' - Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich
    9. Act I: 'See Them! They're Climbing The Summit Of The Hill!' - Gregory Yurisich/Cheryl Barker/Gregory Yurisich
    10. Act I: 'We Are Honoured' - Cheryl Barker/Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich/Stuart Kale
    11. Act I: 'The Imperial Commissioner' - Stuart Kale/Ann Taylor/Cheryl Barker/Simon Birchall
    12. Act I: 'Oh, Indeed, My Friend, You're Lucky!' - Gregory Yurisich/Cheryl Barker
    13. Act I: 'Come, My Beloved' - Ann Taylor/Cheryl Barker/Stuart Kale
    14. Act I: 'My Fate I Have To Follow' - Cheryl Barker
    15. Act I: 'Silence! Silence!' - Stuart Kale/Roland Wood/Cheryl Barker
    16. Act I: 'Congratulations' - Roland Wood/Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich/Frances Brett/Clive Bayley/Stuart Kale
    17. Act I: 'Dearest, My Dearest, Weep No More' - Roland Wood/Ann Taylor/Jean Rigby
    18. Act I: 'Evening Is Falling...' - Roland Wood/Ann Taylor/Jean Rigby
    19. Act I: 'Child, From Whose Eyes The Witchery Is Shining' - Ann Taylor/Cheryl Barker
    20. Act I: 'Ah, Love Me A Little' - Cheryl Barker/Ann Taylor
    21. Act II Part I: 'Izaghi Izanami' - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    22. Act II Part I: 'One Fine Day' - Cheryl Barker

    Tracks:

    1. Act II Part I: 'Come, Let's Enter' - Stuart Kale/Gregory Yurisich/Cheryl Barker
    2. Act II Part I: 'Yamadori, And Has your Unrequited Love Not Yet Released You? - Cheryl Barker/D'Arcy Bleiker/Gregory Yurisich/Stuart Kale
    3. Act II Part I: 'Now, At Last!' - Gregory Yurisich/Cheryl Barker
    4. Act II Part I: 'Just Two Things I Could Do' - Cheryl Barker/Gregory Yurisich
    5. Act II Part I: 'This Child! This Child, Then!' - Cheryl Barker/Gregory Yurisich
    6. Act II Part I: 'Do You Know, My Darling' - Cheryl Barker
    7. Act II Part I: 'I Must Be Going' - Gregory Yurisich/Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby
    8. Act II Part I: 'Ah! Ah!' - Stuart Kale/Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    9. Act II Part I: 'Look, It's A Man-of-war!' - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    10. Act II Part I: Flower Duet: 'Shake The Cherry Tree' - Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby
    11. Act II Part I: Humming Chorus - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
    12. Act II Part 2: Prelude - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    13. Act II Part 2: Daybreak Over Nagasaki - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    14. Act II Part 2: 'It's Morning' - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    15. Act II Part 2: 'Who Is It?...' - Jean Rigby/Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich
    16. Act II Part 2: 'I Know For Such Misfortune There Is No Consolation' - Gregory Yurisich/Jean Rigby/Ann Taylor
    17. Act II Part 2: 'Farewell, Oh Happy Home!' - Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich
    18. Act II Part 2: 'Then Will You Tell Her?' - Ann Taylor/Jean Rigby
    19. Act II Part 2: 'Suzuki, Where Are You?' - Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby
    20. Act II Part 2: 'You, Suzuki, You're Always So Faithful' - Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby
    21. Act II Part 2: 'Viper! I Want You To Answer' - Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby/Gregory Yurisich/Ann Taylor
    22. Act II Part 2: 'Your Little Fluttering Heart Is Beating' - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    23. Act II Part 2: 'Death With Honour Is Better Than Life With Dishonour' - Cheryl Barker

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    This performance, the only one available in English, is problematic. Best is Yves Abel's leadership of the orchestra, which sounds wonderful, imbuing Puccini's lush score with just the right exoticism and emphasis. But aside from Gregory Yurisch's fine Sharpless, the singers don't please. Paul Charles Clarke as Pinkerton is lacking stylistically and vocally, and as Butterfly, Cheryl Barker sounds under strain and never pretty. While she has the power and feeling for the big second-act climax (the sighting of the ship), she never for a moment sounds fragile or girlish, not even in the all-important early scenes. English or not, this set isn't in the running. Stick with Callas or Scotto in Italian, and follow the libretto. --Robert Levine

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars A touching English Butterfly.......2002-03-27

    Anyone familiar with Cheryl Barker's Butterfly will be interested in hearing this recording. I have heard her in the role twice - in Auckland and London - and her voice has filled out as the years have gone on. She hasn't a large italianate soprano; the sound is too slender somehow. Yet there is the paradox - it has great carrying power and a decent cutting edge to make itself heard above the orchestral climaxes. What really impresses is the sense of vulnerability and moral strength she imparts, making sense of the big moments of the secong act. The sound in Act one is gorgeous (and a super D flat in theentrance aria) and she differentiates impressively between the child-bride and the embittered woman of the two acts.

    She is surrounded by a mixed supporting cast. Jean Rigby is maternal, warm and affecting as Suzuki. Gregory Yurisich makes Sharpless' dilemma more understandable than usual, rather than being completely ineffectual. Paul Charles Clarke perhaps illustrates Pinkerton's arrogance with a degree of vocal swagger, but the sound is rough-hewn and unlovely save for some moments in the love duet. Stuart Kale's Goro is suitable ingratiating and oily.

    Abel's conducting is the other chief draw of this set. That he has experience of the score in the theatre means that his pacing is really superb, and the lush orchestration is given its due, the potent intermezzo during the overnight vigil sounding suitably ominous.

    This won't replace the classic Butterfly recordings, but in the absendce of any new ones recently, and for acceptable diction in an English version, it is certainly worth the (not very high) price. Recommended.
    English Song
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • A century of British art songs to delight those who love them
    English Song

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    3 out of 5 stars A century of British art songs to delight those who love them.......2006-06-26

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