A New Beginning [Explicit Lyrics]

Product Description
Born Samual Wilson, May 30, 1975 in Dover Delaware. Samual (aka) Splitfaces was raised by a single father in a poor situation. He dealt with lots of racism, being born from a black woman and a white man Samual fell in love with hip-hop at the early age of 7. Later he attended Delaware University and dropped out to pursue music. To date Splitfaces has written over 150 songs.

A New Beginning,Splitfaces,Down Low Records, Inc.,If you're into rap with intelligent, meaningful lyrics and memorable beats, look no further than Splitfaces. The Delaware-based artist may not always be positive, but you will feel the emotion and power in every track. Raw. Honest. Real.,Pop,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop

Average customer rating: "The Promise" Bland bordering on bad Smooth and upbeat....yet relaxing The Promise I love this album

New Beginning Tracy Chapman Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Tracy Chapman Crossroads Matters of the Heart Telling Stories Let It Rain ASIN: B000002HKC Release Date: 1995-11-14

Tracks:

1. Heaven's Here On Earth
2. New Beginning
3. Smoke And Ashes
4. Coldfeet
5. At This Point In My Life
6. The Promise
7. The Rape Of The World
8. Tell It Like It Is
9. Give Me One Reason
10. Remember The Tinman
11. I'm Ready

Customer Reviews:

"The Promise".......2007-07-27

My mom is a Tracy Chapman fan and I first listened to this cd of hers before I was about to leave for military boot camp ten years ago. My mom & I are very close and it was so very difficult to leave. "The Promise" spoke to me at that time in my life, it made me weep, and it still makes me cry every time I hear it. Great, great beautiful song.

Bland bordering on bad.......2007-05-05

For all that we may want to say about Tracy Chapman, I think it all boils down to the fact that she is one of the most overrated artists in recent memory. Her lyrics cry for a desire to be important and powerful and fall greatly short of such aspirations. The music which accompanies her bland and boring stories are even more bland and boring themself. This CD does more than just put me to sleep, it bores the life out of me. Not one song, besides perhaps "Give me on reason" will stick with you after listening to it. The songs on this cd are adult contemporary at its most basic and least important. Pass on this one

Smooth and upbeat....yet relaxing.......2007-02-02

Awesome....would love to have another CD with all the great songs as this one

The Promise.......2007-01-06

This song is so beautifully written and performed, and leaves such a profound effect on many people. I first heard The Promise while I was pregnant with my daughter, Sydney. She had problems and we knew at that point during my pregnancy that she wouldn't live long once she was born. I became so attached to this song- and then even more after she died in my arms. I felt that this was her song to me. It's been almost 3 years since she died, and I still cannot make it through the song without becoming very emotional. This song helped to get me through a dark time in my life and will always be my daughter, Sydney's song. I have listened to this song so much- I thought I would wear out the cd. It is beautiful and I am so grateful that it found me.

I love this album.......2006-12-24

I managed to get this CD from my sister and just listened to it
today. With most folk, blues albums it'll take me a couple of
listens to really like them, but this album was different.
Tracy's voice is powerful and on point. She also has a lot
to say and says it with feeling. I believe the folks who gave
a bad review because the whole album isn't like "Give Me One Reason"
did the album an injustice. These songs are still relevant today
and sound very good even 10 years later. That's saying a lot.

Average customer rating: Excellent Pregnancy Relaxation CD A soon-to-be Mother's MUST!! good for bedrest Very relaxing Love it!

Heartstrings: Visualizations for Pregnancy Various Artists Manufacturer: Sound Beginning, LLC ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mozart for Mothers-To-Be: Tender Lullabies for Mother and Child Meditations for Pregnancy: 36 Weekly Practices for Bonding with Your Unborn Baby UltraSound - Music for the Unborn Child Health Journeys: Meditations to Support A Healthy Pregnancy & Successful Childbirth (Health Journeys) Prenatal Yoga With Shiva Rea ASIN: B000F2BWNC Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

1. At Peace
2. Relaxed Affirmation
3. At Peace Affirmation
4. The Mountain
5. Safe Affirmation
6. Powerful Affirmation
7. Stable Affirmation
8. Heartstrings
9. Love Flows Affirmation
10. My Baby Affirmation
11. The Peaceful Sea
12. Strong Affirmation
13. Supported Affirmation
14. At Peace (instrumental)
15. The Mountain (instrumental)
16. Heartstrings (instrumental)
17. The Peaceful Sea (instrumental)

Product Description

Heartstrings: Visualizations for Pregnancy is a program of music-evoked visualizations specifically created for use during the prenatal period. Each visualization and spoken affirmation was carefully created by Board Certified Music Therapists to induce a peaceful and relaxed body/mind/spirit connection. When used in conjunction with regular prenatal medical care, a woman can feel confident she is providing the optimal environment for her baby's health and development.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Pregnancy Relaxation CD.......2007-04-11

I bought this CD to practice relaxation in order to prepare for a natural childbirth. It was toward the end of my pregnancy but I listened to it almost daily and really enjoyed it. It is calm, not annoying, and I liked the verbal imagery the lady uses. I was indeed able to have a natural childbirth. It is definitely worth getting during pregnancy. I plan on using it in the future and even think I'll use it right now with my newborn when I'm feeling a little overwhelmed. Great CD.

A soon-to-be Mother's MUST!!.......2007-02-16

I was given this CD as a gift, and I call it my "God-sent gift" because it helped me overcome all of the "fears" I had about becoming a new Mommy. The meditations helped me focus on my breathing, and I remembered the music and visualizations as I was going through labor. When my baby was very young, she hated travelling in the car...I play Heartstrings and it calms her (and I) down immediately!!

good for bedrest.......2007-01-08

I bought this cd for my wife because the doctor put her on bedrest and said she needed to reduce stress. She says it was a great support for a difficult pregnancy.

Very relaxing.......2006-06-03

This program has saved my sanity! I've been using these meditations for about 4 weeks and already I can feel a positive effect in my mood and stress level. I didn't know what to expect when I bought it, but after a few days of doing one meditation plus a couple of affirmations every morning and night, I was hooked. The music is pretty and melodic, and the voice is friendly and soothing. When I use this CD I feel like I'm being proactive in the healthy development of my baby. I highly recommend buying this CD and making the committment to yourself to take 5 or 10 minutes out of every day to bond with your baby. It's made my pregnancy experience much happier and less stressful!

Love it!.......2006-05-13

Using this CD throughout my pregnancy really helped me relax and made it easier to deal with all the stress in my everyday life. The underlying music is really nice - it's not too "new-agey" like a lot of those other guided meditation CDs on the market. Also, the guided visualizations are short enough that you can do one or two a day without having to take too much time out of a busy schedule. I love this CD and recommend it to all my friends who are pregnant or are trying to get pregnant.

Average customer rating: Uhhh... It's Ok... Key songs are missing Nice mix of score and soundtrack Beautiful, sensitive, sad and hopeful. Dear Frankie- CD

Dear Frankie Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Part | Part, Arvo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dear Frankie One More Kiss Attila Shooters Dracula 2000 ASIN: B0002W18RU Release Date: 2005-03-08

Tracks:

1. Opening Title
2. Everyone Will Have Their Day - Clarksville
3. Frankie Reads
4. Stamp Album
5. Leave These Shores - Obi
6. A New Beginning
7. Spiegel Im Spiegel (Extract) - Arvo Part
8. Football
9. Secret Sun - Jesse Harris
10. Present From His Daddy
11. The Kiss
12. Your Friend Frankie
13. The Final Letter
14. Reprise - Clarksville

Amazon.com

The tale of a mother who poses as her son's estranged father in letters, yet eventually has to enlist a stranger to play the role, director Shona Auerbach's intimate indie became a film festival perennial. Given the movie's tearjerker tendencies, its musical score becomes an even more crucial component of its deft, if relatively non-manipulative dramaturgy. Young composer Alex Heffes more than rises to the occasion, providing a delicate score fueled by spare, elegant piano and emotionally-longing string arrangements. Heffes work here mines the same intimately scaled, soulfully resonant vein as Rachel Portman's Oscar-nominated music for Lasse Hallstrom's Ciderhouse Rules and Chocolat, a skillful musical tack that's openly emotional, yet seldom cloying. The contributions of modern rockers Clarksville (the buoyant "Everyone Will Have Their Day" and more intimate ballad "Reprise") and singer-songwriters Obi and Jesse Harris organically mesh with Heffes' score in a way that's all to rare in an era where pop songs often contribute little more than marketing shuck to film projects. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Uhhh... It's Ok..........2007-05-01

I really loved the movie and especially little Frankie. There where three songs that just stuck in my head for weeks, so I bought the CD... unfortunatly out of the three songs, only one was on the CD... I was alittle dissapointed but overall it is a good CD. I really like Jesse Harris. He is the best on the whole CD.

Key songs are missing.......2007-02-21

After watching "Dear Frankie" on cable several times, I decided to buy it and the soundtrack album. I did not read the detailed list of songs before buying. Although the soundtrack is good for what it is, I was disappointed that the song "Delicate" by Damien Rice was not included. Nor was the song about the "white horse" that was sung twice during the movie, once by Lizzie and once by the club singer. It would have been nice also to have the "Macarena" song which was in the movie.

Nice mix of score and soundtrack.......2007-02-07

This album is nice because it has all the score music along with all the other music played in the movie on one CD. The "Dear Frankie Main Title" is especially nice to have. I bought this CD for my sister for Christmas, but now the whole family wants to listen to it. I would recommend it for anyone that liked the movie!

Beautiful, sensitive, sad and hopeful. .......2007-01-21

I stumbled upon this quiet little movie and feel like I've discovered a wonderful jewel. I was immediately enamored by the soundtrack and worked hard to purchase it right away. The music along with a few dialogue excerpts communicate much of the emotion and power of the movie. There's one song that was, regrettably, not on the soundtrack but I recommend be added to the CD or your collection: Damien Rice, "Delicate" from the "O" album. The music communicates such a sense of loss and longing while maintaining just enough of a glimmer of hope that you end up feeling alright.

It's a wonderful soundtrack and definitely worth the purchase.

Dear Frankie- CD.......2007-01-09

I liked the music in the movie so much that I bought the CD and was not disappointed at all. It's wonderful and I listen to it constantly.

Average customer rating: Fantastic follow up to their debut Great second effort. Definitely Their Best...4 1/2 Stars it was alright New Beginning

New Beginning SWV Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music New Jack | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Release Some Tension It's About Time Off the Hook All Day, All Night No Doubt ASIN: B000002WRA Release Date: 1996-04-23

Tracks:

1. New Beginning (Interlude)
2. You're The One
3. Whatcha Need
4. On & On
5. It's All About U
6. Use Your Heart
7. Where Is The Love (Interlude)
8. Fine Time
9. Love Is So Amazin'
10. Use Your Heart (Interlude)
11. You Are My Love
12. I'm So In Love
13. When This Feeling
14. What's It Gonna Be
15. That's What I'm Here For
16. Don't Waste Your Time
17. Soul Intact (Interlude)

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic follow up to their debut.......2007-06-15

"New Beginning" is a fantastic follow up to SWV's debut album. There are so many standout tracks on this album and the harmonies are amazing. Great effort!! Just makes me miss SWV all that much more. They are sorely missed.

Great second effort........2007-05-24

SWV really goes all out on this one. If you listen carefully their New Jack Swing is still there, just modernized for the year of 1996. The beats are great, the lyrics are cool and the singing, as always, sensational. This album features a great song, Use Your Heart, which makes you feel kind of dreamy. Don't take my word for it though, listen for yourself. Great album and I highly recommend it.

Definitely Their Best...4 1/2 Stars.......2007-02-21

SWV defintely showed growth between this and It's About Time. They kinda slowed down on the new jack swing material and showcased more ballads and their vocals. Taj and Lelee get to sing lead and Coko and Taj lend a hand in songwriting which shows their growth as artists. The best tracks are "You're the One", "Love is So Amazin", "When This Feeling", "Fine Time". There were really no low points of the album and this album really showed that these Sisters do have Voices. Good Job!!!

it was alright.......2005-07-22

I had this CD years ago casue these girls can really sing and but really, this album is nothing special after Use Your Heart though I had the first part of the album on heavy rotation back in the day. Same story with the Release Some Tension album. I would just get a greatest hits from them because all their best singles are on those and these girls have great singing skills.

New Beginning.......2005-05-15

I remember this album when I was in the 3rd grade. I played this album so much. The tape broke,and I had to buy the CD. Their core urban audience will delight in everything from the oh-so-funky slam dunk beats of "On and On",to the sparse,no-frills street vibe of the bumpin'"That's What I'm Here For". The heightened soul awareness of ballads like "Use Your Heart," a breezy,dreamy R&B affair,the lazy,seductive "When This Feeling", the lush,romantic "You Are My Love" and the somber,melancholy beat balladry of "Fine Time". "Don't Waste Your Time", a dreamy, inviting hip-hop soul track co-written by Faith Evans. Coko and Taj turn in the sultry soul spiced "Whatcha Need", and Taj's solo debut writing on "Love Is So Amazin'. Coko and Taj made their debut as a song writing team with the bright-sounding,vampy urban funk flow of "You're The One." Coko composed the slow 'n steady soul grind of "I'm So In Love". With this album,SWV has re-emerged as 3 women ready to express themselves and be heard for who they truly are today.
This album is mellow,jazzy,streetwise,and has a little pop sound.
This album has been certified 2x Platinum. Remember,this was 1996.

Average customer rating: Travis Tritt Greatest Hits from the Beginning Good Collection This is country!!! Greatest from the greatest Good Stuff

Travis Tritt - Greatest Hits: From the Beginning Travis Tritt Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Down the Road I Go Clint Black - The Greatest Hits Alan Jackson - Greatest Hits Collection Brooks & Dunn - Greatest Hits 50 Number Ones ASIN: B000002N1G Release Date: 1995-09-12

Tracks:

1. Here's A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)
2. Anymore
3. Put Some Drive In Your Country
4. Foolish Pride
5. The Whiskey Ain't Workin'
6. Help Me Hold On
7. I'm Gonna Be Somebody
8. Only You (And You Alone)
9. T-r-o-u-b-l-e
10. Tell Me I Was Dreaming
11. Country Club
12. Can I Trust You With My Heart
13. Sometimes She Forgets
14. Ten Feet Tall & Bulletproof
15. Drift Off To Dream

Customer Reviews:

Travis Tritt Greatest Hits from the Beginning.......2007-03-20

Haad the casette and like it so much I wanted to replace it with a CD

Good Collection.......2006-01-10

Travis Tritt is one of the most unique (and stylistic) singers to arrive on the "modern" country music scene. While not nearly as traditional as Dwight, and not as gifted guitarist as his cohort, Marty, Travis Tritt is one of the most recognizable, original, and true-to-form artist in our genre; his voice, although original, beckons back to the glory days of early Hank Jr and Conway Twitty....and throw in a little Greg Allman while we're at it. Personally, I prefer the traditional country sound, but will admit to occasionally dabbling in southern rock; and Travis has taken over where Bocephus left off in the early '90's. This album has a combination of his more rolicking "southern-fried" boogie numbers as well as some true honky-tonk classics. Not many artists have the ability to include hard driving rock-induced numbers as "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" and "...Drive in Your Country" along with such traditional songs like "Help Me Hold On" and "Sometimes She Forgets (a song written by a much thinner and literate Steve Earle)". And of course, there are the standard '90's fare of: "Drift Off to Dream", "Anymore", and "Tell Me I Was Dreaming". And, if that wasn't enough, his duet with Marty "The Whiskey Aint Working" is also included. Overall, A good album.

This is country!!!.......2005-08-29

As a typical old time country fan, I ignored Travis Tritt. He was too young, he didn't record back in the 50's, and besides, he wore his hair too long. Then I stumbled across "Sometimes She Forgets," which prompted me to buy his greatest hits album. Okay, I was wrong. W R O N G ! There, I've said it. Travis Tritt is all country and one of the world's finest honky tonk singers. Do yourself a favor and add this CD to your collection. I promise, you will play it again and again.

Greatest from the greatest.......2005-06-20

Travis Tritt is the greatest country singer ever!!!

Greatest Hits: From the Beginning is the best of the best of the best.

just great music!

Good Stuff.......2005-03-07

Travis Tritt has been called "outlaw" country since he first hopped onto the scene with "Country Club." He warrants that distinction, but much like Waylon Jennings, Tritt can put out beautiful and heart-wrenching ballads when he wants to. This disc covers the earlier part of Tritt's career. Included is the aforementioned(and somewhat gimmicky)"Country Club," and another gimmicky tune in "Put Some Drive In Your Country." "Here's A Quarter," "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'" and "Ten Feet Tall And Bulletproof" add to his "outlaw" label.

But I have to say that Tritt sounds best on his heart-tuggers like "Anymore," "Tell Me I Was Dreaming," and the wonderful "Foolish Pride." You'll also find "Help Me Hold On" and my personal favorite, "I'm Gonna Be Somebody."

Tritt's a definite star in the world of Country music. I don't think he'll be regarded as a legend like Jennings, but he'll make a great run of it.

Highly recommended.

Average customer rating: Ambient music that takes me far, far away! What a surprise and completely different from the last CD

Wind Journey Manufacturer: Spotted Peccary ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Electronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music | Computer General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | New Age General | New Age | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | New Age General | New Age | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Emotional Landscapes Blue Sky, Red Guitars Guitar Nova Beyond City Light Sleeping on the Edge of the World ASIN: B00005NT3X Release Date: 2001-09-04

Tracks:

1. Beginning
2. Wind Journey 1
3. Blue Moon
4. Dream Lines
5. Going North
6. Awakening
7. Insula
8. Wind Journey 2
9. Sea
10. Open Land
11. Spring Poem
12. Rain
13. Distant View
14. Huldra 2
15. Early Autumn
16. Frost
17. Winter Shine
18. Winter Lake
19. Passage Of Time
20. Destination
21. Aurora Borealis
22. Cloudscapes
23. Home

Amazon.com

Erik Wollo's works are overlooked gems of modern instrumental music. From his home in Norway, Wollo's been sending out missives of mood and ambience since the mid-1980s with albums like Silver Beach and Solstice. Last year's U.S. release of Guitar Nova explored the acoustic-guitar side of this musician in multilayered, overdubbed soundscapes that retained the ambience and structure of his electronic works. With Wind Journey, he returns to synthesizers but keeps his electric guitar at hand for some gloriously heroic solos, especially on "Dream Line." A subtle, tugging ostinato pattern builds into layers of keyboard orchestrations topped by guitar, which starts out in a pastoral, acoustic mode but segues into a soaring lead solo that recalls Steve Hackett during his Spectral Mornings era. Wind Journey is centered by Seasons Suite, a 10-part sequence of moody vignettes. Erik Wollo's roots in progressive rock are clear and he uses them to articulate a cinematic music. While Wollo lives in a country with some of the most awe-inspiring landscapes in the world, he composes much of his music in a basement studio. The worlds he creates are strictly from the imagination, and what a vivid imagination it is. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

Ambient music that takes me far, far away!.......2003-04-24

I have purchased cd in the summer of 2002. Back then, all I could think of doing was listen to 88.5 on the radio and hope that they will play music from Erik Wollo. The first song I heard was "Dream Lines". The music didn't seem familiar to me at first. I didn't consider it really ambient but it turned out that it was. After listening to it, I was into it very much. I never heard such a song played like that before and I knew it was something I would like. Wollo plays the guitar in a way that the sound echoes in my head and makes me feel like Im somewhere far and distant. In a short time, I heard "Wind Journey 1". That was amazing. After I listened to it few more times, I was into it so much that I couldn't help buying it from Amazon.com. Just about every beat and sound seems to echoe as if it was played outside where nothing surrounds you and where the music can travel and be heard. Listen to the samples and decide. Buying this cd is something to consider.

What a surprise and completely different from the last CD.......2001-09-27

The last Eric Wollo CD featured wonderful virtuoso guitar, most closely akin to a "fingerpicking" style. Each piece was different, almost like a "best of" CD. This CD is completely different in that the artist uses the guitar as part of a series of thematic atmospheric tone poems based on the idea of wind and its forms and effects. The overall feel of the music is very ambient, with the guitar used less as a melody-maker, and more as a symphonic, electronic instrument, almost like a timescape. The orchestration includes atmospheric electronic soundscapes within which the artist creates mood music of the highest quality. I was absolutely fascinated by the CD on first hearing it, and it only gets better with each re-playing as I discover new nuances to the music. What a master of the guitar this man is. I highly recommend that you take a listen to this CD, and take a journey into the wind with Mr Wollo. This is a thinking person's delight!!!

Average customer rating: Deserved More Attention... The Voices- A review by N.Burns, Mphs.,TN Memories....

Just the Beginning The Voices Manufacturer: Zoo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music New Jack | R&B | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fairy Tales Good Times T.E.V.I.N. Attitude It's About Time ASIN: B000008M1W Release Date: 1992-10-27

Tracks:

1. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!
2. Wait for the Beep (Interlude)
3. Library Card
4. M.M.D.R.N.F. (My Mama Didn't Raise No Fool)
5. Cloudy, With a Chance of Tears
6. Always
7. We Are Voices
8. I'll Wipe All Your Tears Away
9. Love You Save
10. Studio Chatter (Interlude)
11. Love Lives Right Next Door
12. Blessed (The Praise Song)
13. Just the Beginning... [*]

Customer Reviews:

Deserved More Attention..........2006-02-24

I bought this CD the week that it came out, and prior to that, had purchased the single of "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah"! When I bought the CD, I quickly realized that two of the girls pictured on the CD were different than two that appeared in the video for "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" ....so, I looked back at the single cover, which had baby pictures of the girls, along with their names...the different names were Tia & Tamara... yes! I didn't realize it till later, but it was Tia & Tamara Mowry (of "Sister, Sister" fame) who were originally in this group with Monique and Arike. They also appeared in the video.

Years later, I met Tamara while working at a hotel in Los Angeles. I mentioned this to her, and she was stunned that I knew! She told me that she and Tia had only done the single, as they soon after got the series "Sister, Sister," and decided to go with that (not surprisingly)!

In any case, this peppy and eclectic album has a fine mixture of uptempo's and ballads. There's the moody ballad "Cloudy with a Chance of Tears" (a very minor chart hit). This ballad has lyrics of teenage-love and angst over it, set to a metaphor of the weather, but it is sung with the passion of someone much older! There's also the charming "Love Lives Right Next Door," that another reviewer mentioned. I always found this tune to be very touching also! And then there's the sprightly, funky "Library Card" (what a cute and clever metaphor for trying out a relationship! I wish this had been released as a single...I think it could've garnered some success). Additionally, "Always" is a very understated, yet very affecting, midtempo groove that has to be experienced. It combines influences of pop and UK-inspired house elements on a low key. And of course, "Yeah Yeah Yeah" is a classic love ballad, not really sounding like it's out of the 50's, but somehow giving that feel-good feeling of the doo-wop era with its rhythms and the girls' shining, love-powered vocals.

For any fans of solid, early-90's R&B, I highly recommend "Just the Beginning"!

The Voices- A review by N.Burns, Mphs.,TN.......2005-09-04

I owned a copy of this album about a decade ago; and now, at age 22, I find myself rehearsing the same songs through my head. I have always loved this album, and I always will... That's why I've ordered it through Amazon's "Popular Music" @ a GREAT price!!

Memories...........2005-07-20

This group will always be my favorite. This is their only album unfortunately. My favorite song is Love lives right next door, my sister and I would sing at the top of our lungs to it. They rock and I hope they do well in their lifetimes. I hear Lapetra is in Iraq... Keep your head up, girl. Latoya is supposedly married to at member of R&B group Levert. I have no info on Monique Wilson, but if anyone does they should e-mail it to me a [...]. Arike was in R&B group Before Dark which had mediocre success. Good luck ladies. I wish you could have been up there with Destiny's Child=( I will "always" be your number one fan!

Average customer rating: a wonderful surprise What!? How is this possible? Beauty and grace, charm and wit - Maury's got it all A perfect marriage of music and lyrics The Maury Yeston Songbook

The Maury Yeston Songbook Maury Yeston , Christine Andreas , Brent Barrett , Betty Buckley , Liz Callaway , Alice Ripley , Sutton Foster , Brian d'Arcy James , and Philip Chaffin Manufacturer: P.S. Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Maury Yeston Songbook The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Original Broadway Cast) December Songs Jule Styne in Hollywood Grey Gardens - A New Musical (2006 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B00008H2LJ Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

1. Please Let's Not Even Say Hello - Alice Ripley
2. Only with You - Brent Barrett
3. I Want to Go to Hollywood - Sutton Foster
4. Danglin' - Johnny Rodgers
5. I Had a Dream About You - Betty Buckley
6. My True Love - Philip Chaffin
7. A Call from the Vatican - Alice Ripley
8. Now and Then - Laura Benanti
9. You're There Too - Christopher Fitzgerald
10. Is Someone Out There? - Eden Espinosa
11. New Words - Brent Barrett
12. My Grandmother's Love Letters - Christine Ebersole
13. By the River - Christine Andreas
14. I Am Longing - Philip Chaffin
15. Home - Laura Benanti & Robert Cuccioli
16. Another Day in the Modern World - Michael Holland
17. Simple - Liz Callaway
18. Unusual Way - Brian d'Arcy James
19. Be On Your Own - Betty Buckley
20. No Moon - Howard McGillin

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Despite racking up Tony nominations and/or box-office success with Nine, Grand Hotel, and Titanic, Maury Yeston remains a relatively unknown Broadway auteur. And yet, what a fabulous songwriter he is. Listen to "Home," for instance: This excerpt from Phantom (the other adaptation of Phantom of the Opera) has great melodic hooks, along with natural sweep and unrestrained emotion. Like every song on this CD, it also has such dramatic drive that it easily stands on its own outside of its regular narrative frame. This collection of new recordings provides an excellent overview of Yeston's talent, juxtaposing numbers from his three best-known scores (though there's only one from Titanic) with rarities and a generous selection from his 1991 song cycle December Songs. Christine Ebersole, Liz Callaway, and Betty Buckley turn in expectedly strong performances, but watch also for Laura Benanti (the star of the 2003 revival of Nine), Christine Andreas, and Foster Sutton, who completely make the material theirs. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Description

The Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist -- who's given us the smash hit musicals Titanic, Phantom and Grand Hotel, and whose first stage show, Nine, is currently being revived in New York with Antonio Banderas -- is celebrated in song by the best stars o

Customer Reviews:

a wonderful surprise.......2007-07-22

Like others, I bought this CD primarily for Sutton Foster's rendition of "I Want to Go to Hollywood." And while that's wonderful, the real surprises here are the songs from Yeston's song cycle "December Songs." Christine Ebersole and Christine Andreas give absolutely lovely, technically proficient, completely heartfelt renditions of "My Grandmother's Love Letters" and "By the River", respectively. I'd heard Andrea Marcovicci's recording of "December Songs" and was seriously underwhelmed. These two tracks just prove that Yeston might have over-estimated Marcovicci's range and technical ability. "By the River" is a revelation in the right hands, and Ms. Andreas's rendition is just four minutes of wonderful. I also want to mention Howard McGillin's "No Moon". This little song from "Titanic" is just so moving. Pulled out of context, it becomes a little jewel of metaphor.

The CD as a whole is beautifully recorded, with an intimacy and clarity that makes you feel like you're in the first row of a very small theatre. If you come across this and you're on the fence, take a chance. I bet that you'll be as pleasantly surprised and deeply moved as I've been.

What!? How is this possible?.......2007-01-20

How could one put together a Maury Yeston Songbook cd without a track from Andrea Marcovicci? He wrote a song cycle for her. Granted there are some great singers here but a grave oversight to not include Ms Marcovicci.

Beauty and grace, charm and wit - Maury's got it all.......2006-11-14

Maury Yeston may be musical theatre's unsung genius to the public at large, but I've heard his praises sung many times. A friend convinced me to buy the original Broadway cast of "Nine", and while there were some fantastic songs and an undeniable melodic gift throughout, it left me lukewarm. The same with "Grand Hotel". And I couldn't stand "Titanic" - too big, too self-important, too reliant on booming low brass and bombastic orchestral swells.

"Phantom" was the only one of his scores that touched something other than distanced admiration in me. It was everything Sir Lloyd Webber's popera travesty could never quite aspire to - epic yet human, beautiful and touching, with songs that showed actual details and emotions. So it was with that in mind that I purchased this, figuring that maybe Maury could prove me wrong, shorn from the restrictions of a book musical format.

And by God, did he prove me right and then some.

Maybe it's the singers. Maybe it's the perfect orchestrations. Maybe it's just the absence of a plot to follow. More than likely, it's all three, but this is one of the most gorgeous, enjoyable, heartbreaking albums I've ever purchased. Yeston has assembled an impressive cast to give voice to his music - such heavy Broadway hitters as Alice Ripley, Brent Barrett, Betty Buckley, Christine Ebersole and Howard McGillin mix with up-and-comers like Eden Espinosa, Sutton Foster, and Brian d'Arcy James. But the most impressive turns are given by people I'd never heard of before - Johnny Rodgers (who?) has a voice spun from gold, and he's absolutely perfect in "Danglin'", a simple and powerful song despite some odd lyric choices by Yeston. Likewise Philip Chaffin in "My True Love" and "I Am Longing", and Michael Holland displays a warm and untrained performance of "Another Day in the Modern World". These three men, who I'd never heard of before, absolutely stole the show. It doesn't hurt that they're given some of the best songs from the album.

Of course, the rest of the ensemble uniformly turns in worthwhile performances. The professionalism of Broadway is gloriously evident here, each singer making their song uniquely theirs. Brent Barrett made me hear "Only With You" as if for the first time. Betty Buckley is surprisingly vulnerable in "I Had A Dream About You". Alice Ripley is her usual bundle of raw emotion in "Please Let's Not Even Say Hello", and turns in a rare comic performance in "Call From The Vatican" to great effect (listen to that surprise high note near the end! Wow, Alice!). Christine Ebersole is heartbroken, elated, vulnerable, and tough all in the course of "Grandmother's Love Letters"' 4 minutes.

There are some weak spots - Eden Espinosa is mostly one-note during her song, and while it's certainly a high note, it's nothing you haven't heard her do better elsewhere. Laura Benanti's "Now and Then" goes by without much notice, which is a shame for this talented actress. And Betty Buckley goes back to her usual high-volume stridence in "Be On Your Own", which despite its chilling music deserves a more nuanced performance than Buckley gives here. But these songs would be standouts on any other album, and it's only the company they keep that prevent them from being excellent.

Oh, and "Unusual Way", possibly Yeston's best-known song, is so beautifully performed here by Brian d'Arcy James and a three-piece band that I nearly cried hearing it. And that's quite a feat for a song that I swore never to listen to again after the seventeenth girl in a day auditioned with it (badly). But the gender swap works perfectly, and d'Arcy James' golden Irish tenor swings through the music effortlessly.

As for the band - there are no missteps here. Each song is given exactly what it needs, from the Romantic-with-a-capital-R string section on "Home", to the jazzy saxophone on "Letter From the Vatican", to "Be On Your Own", which is given a Herrmann-esque string section. Some particular touches stand out - that lovely acoustic guitar on "Danglin'", the simple piano line on "Modern World", and the sublime cello/piano outro in "Unusual Way" really stuck with me after the album stopped playing. And the recording is without fault - crisp, encompassing, personable and expansive as the mood requires. The whole album sounds fantastic.

There is such a wide range of style and substance here that each song would deserve purchasing individually. As a collection? It's bliss. If you're a fan of theater music, appreciate great vocals, or just need something to keep you company on long nights, this is required purchase.

A perfect marriage of music and lyrics.......2006-09-07

I think Yeston must be the most underrated talent in music theatre. And not just music theatre ... for as far as I know, "Danglin'" is not from a show - a jewel of a song ... and a disarmingly honest rendition from Johnny Rogers (what a beautiful voice! Why hasn't he made more CD's?) Some other favourites are "New Words" (not enough parent-child love songs out there ... and I can't imagine it could be sung any better than this), "You're there too" (with a charming and unexpected twist), "Simple" (Callaway is superb), "Only With You" (loveable rogue!) ... to name but a few. Inspired music theatre writing. A must for any musical buff, composer or singer seeking repertoire that will help them stand out from the crowd.

The Maury Yeston Songbook.......2006-08-30

A good album sung by good singers. I have been an admirer of Maury Yeston for a number of years . I am a great fan of "Nine"
which I consider his best work.(If possible try to listen to the
Australian Cast Recording with John Diedrich) I enjoy listening to artists like Alice Ripley, Brent Barrett, Sutton Foster,and my very favourite singer Liz Callaway. All in all a great CD to just sit back ,relax and enjoy Les Breen

Average customer rating: An opera that deserves consideration by a major company Soaring majesty! a favorite opera with an old and inconsistent performance

Robert Ward: The Crucible Manufacturer: Albany Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Floyd: Of Mice and Men Zwilich: Symphony No. 1 / Celebration / Prologue & Variations Dominick Argento: From the Diary of Virginia Woolf Melinda Wagner: Concerto for Flute, Strings, and Percussion; Poul Ruders: Concerto in Pieces (Purcell Variations) Notturno: Music by Donald Martino ASIN: B0000049L5 Release Date: 2006-10-24

Tracks:

1. Act l: Beginning - Gloria Wynder/Joyce Ebert/Patricia Brooks/Naomi Farr/Paul Ukena/Maurice Stern
2. Act l: 'Gently, Sirs, Gently' - Eunice Alberts/Paul Ukena/Chester Ludgin/Maurice Stern/Spiro Malas/Joyce Ebert
3. Act l: 'Jesus, My Consolation' - Eunice Alberts/Paul Ukena/Chester Ludgin/Maurice Stern/Joyce Ebert/Patricia Brooks
4. Act l: 'For Much In the World' - Joyce Ebert.John Macurdy/Naomi Farr/Eunice Alberts/Patricia Brooks/Gloria Wynder/Spiro Malas...
5. Act l: 'Oh, How Many Times Mr. Parris' - Gloria Wynder/Naomi Farr/John Macurdy
6. Act l: 'Jesus, My Consolation' - Gloria Wynder/Naomi Farr/John Macurdy/Patricia Brooks
7. Act II: Beginning - Frances Bible/Chester Ludgin
8. Act II: 'I've Forgotten Abigail' - Chester Ludgin/Frances Bible
9. Act II: 'But, Oh, The Dreams' - Frances Bible/Chester Ludgin/Nancy Foster
10. Act II: 'For Sarah Good Confessed' - Nancy Foster/Chester Ludgin/Frances Bible/John Macurdy/Richard Krause
11. Act II: 'You Will Go To That Court' - Chester Ludgin/Nancy Foster

Tracks:

1. Act III: Beginning - Patricia Brooks/Chester Ludgin
2. Act III: In The Courtroom - Richard Krause
3. Act III: 'Open Thou, My Lips, O Lord' - Jack DeLon/Richard Krause/Paul Ukena/Maurice Stern/Joyce Ebert
4. Act III: 'These Girls Never Saw A Spirit' - Chester Ludgin/Joyce Ebert/Paul Ukena/Nancy Foster/Patricia Brooks/Jack DeLon/New York City Opr...
5. Act III: 'No, No, It Is A Natural Lie To Tell' - John Macurdy/Jack DeLon/Patricia Brooks/Nancy Foster
6. Act IV: Beginning - Gloria Wynder//Richard Krause/Patricia Brooks
7. Act IV: 'But Sir, You Stir Rebellion' - John Macurdy/Jack DeLon/Joyce Ebert/Frances Bible
8. Act IV: 'What Word Of The Children - Chester Ludgin/Frances Bible/John Macurdy/Joyce Ebert/Paul Ukena/Jack DeLon/Eunice Alberts
9. Act IV: 'God Does Not Need My Name' - Chester Ludgin/Jack DeLon/Joyce Ebert/John MacurdyEurnice Alberts/Frances Bible.

Customer Reviews:

An opera that deserves consideration by a major company.......2003-10-04

I became familiar with this recording of the "The Crucible" back in the 60's when it was available on the old CRI label. It was an exciting piece then and it remains one now. It has been a puzzle to me why such an opera has not been taken up and presented regularly by major companies. The music is appealing--and frequently more than that; the drama is potent and never fails to captivate; it offers wonderful opportunites to a cast of singing actors. So what's the problem?! Granted some of the liberties taken with the Arthur Miller text render certain moments dramatically unclear and the Gershwinesque strains that accompany the slave Tituba's character are certainly a mistake. Still, the work as a whole is an exciting one. Hightlights abound, with the whole of the last act being especially moving.

This is still the only recording available and, overall, it is excellent. The leads perfectly embody the roles of John and Elizabeth Proctor, while the balance of the cast, a few vocal duds notwithstanding, competently fill in the many character roles.

The CD sound is very good and far superior to my old vinyl disks.

If you've never heard "The Crucible," give this recording a chance. It is well worth your time.

Soaring majesty!.......2001-12-19

This performance is a gem. Just the soaring majesty of Frances Bible is well worth the experience. What a sadly underrated artist. The final duet with Bible and Ludgin is a lesson in passionate, searing drama and full-out singing.

a favorite opera with an old and inconsistent performance.......1999-03-23

I had the privilege of being part of a cast of this opera at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in the late 70's, directed by the avuncular Herbert Wildeboor (since deceased). I've always loved the 7/8 hymn at the end of the first act. However, this performance is very uneven, including generally unfortunate singing by female leads, and bad acting (at least) by the person singing Reverend Parris. Reverend Hale and John Proctor are consistently good. And the orchestra parts, very demanding, are well handled. It astounds me that there is no new recording in all these years. I've since seen it done in Pittsburgh and know it's being done somewhere on the West Coast. While Mr. Ward's music is considered cliche by some, I prefer it much to, for example, Moore's Ballad of Baby Doe. Perhaps my affection for it is due to having the opportunity to perform it.

Average customer rating: A very pleasant surprise..... A Must for your collection! Stephen Gately in America Stephen Scores a Smash Hit Wonderful

New Beginning Stephen Gately Manufacturer: Universal/Polydor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: What My Heart Wants to Say A Different Beat From Now On Where We Belong Dive In ASIN: B00004U2AF Release Date: 2000-06-26

Tracks:

1. New Beginning
2. I Believe
3. If Only You Were Here
4. Stay
5. Wanna Be Where You Are
6. Where Do We Go
7. Judgement Day
8. You Lied
9. Far From Love
10. Just Can't Say Goodbye
11. Do Without Me
12. Coming Back
13. Bright Eyes

Album Description

Debut solo album from Boyzone vocalist. Includes the first single 'New Beginning'. 13 future hits ranging from upbeat to the most beautiful ballads. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Debut Solo Release from One Fifth of the Supergroup Boyzone. Includes the UK Only Bonus Track "Bright Eyes"

Customer Reviews:

A very pleasant surprise............2003-01-11

I must admit that I have never been a Boyzone fan and quite fankly I found Ronan's solo efforts rather dull, so when a friend lent me a copy of Boyzone member Stephen Gately's debut solo CD I was rather skeptical. I was pleasantly surprised. This CD is filled with wonderful pop sounds and Stephen's sweet singing voice is used to full effect here. With several tracks cowritten by Stephen himself, the lyrics are basically dealing with his coming-out. A wonderful CD - I throughly recommend it.

A Must for your collection!.......2002-04-08

If you like pop music and great vocals, then this is a CD not to be missed. Stephen has an incredible voice that soars through this CD and it will keep itself in your player just for the sheer joy of listening to it over and over again.

Stephen is no stranger to singing music for movie soundtracks and I Believe (from the Billy Elliot soundtrack) is a wonderful example of his incredible range. Like other reviews stated here, some of his best songs can be found from his Boyzone days, but there's a lot here to keep you interested. His ballads are extraordinary, with you as the listener feeling that he has his heart out on his sleeve on some of these songs. The range of emotion matches the voice, and I highly recommend this for your collection.

Stephen Gately in America.......2002-03-26

Here again is a very talented young man. I know he is part of Boyzone but why is he not over here in the states performing???
This young man has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard. I think he and Boyzone would do GREAT in America. and I think someone should get Stephen and Boyzone over here and let America hear how great they are.

Stephen Scores a Smash Hit.......2002-01-16

I wanted so much to love this album after listening to the great music of Boyzone, and I do! This is not Boyzone Revisited. Stephen has, indeed, launched a New Beginning. The songs are infectious, and seem to grow on you with repeated listening. The song Bright Eyes is hauntingly beautiful and so very sad. The title track pretty much explains itself. As others who have reviewed the album have pointed out, Stephen's relationship with Eloy is evident in the choice of material. The recent announcement that they are no longer together adds a certain poignancy to the album. If you are a fan of Stephen's voice, you will love this album. If you are expecting another Boyzone album (and I love their music, make no mistake), give this album a try and treat yourself to something new and delightful. I'd give it six stars if I could. (After I discovered that I had purchased the German release of the CD which only has 12 songs, I reordered this edition which contains the full 13 songs. That's how much I like Stephen's music!)

Wonderful.......2001-06-30

I find myself liking Stephen more and more. I bought this album and I love it. He may come from a "boy band" but his music and vocals are very mature and show great potential. I came across a song of his, that is not on this album, called "Shooting Star" and it just blew me away. I'm hoping he tries his luck in America because I would really love to hear more of him.

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3. Around the Clock in a Day [Import]
4. Back From Hell
5. Bass Crazy
6. Big Beat Elite Repeat [Import]
7. Black Star [Explicit Lyrics]
8. Blood of the Prophets
9. Body Fine
10. Carnival of Carnage [Explicit Lyrics] [EP]

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