Swing'n [Explicit Lyrics]

Swing'n [Explicit Lyrics]

Track Listings

1. F**k a 40 Oz.
2. Swing'n
3. Wannabe
4. Stank
5. What's Going On
6. Casha's Demo
7. Table Dance
8. Got It Like That
9. Bigger da Betta
10. Getcha Grind On
11. Devil Made Me Do It
12. Stress'n
13. Shout to Ya
14. Get the Money [*]
15. Ph Ph [*]

Swing'n,Hi-c,Skanless,Hip-Hop,Party Rap,R&B,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues
T.E.V.I.N.
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Love It!!!!
  • My "T.E.V.I.N" review
  • G.R.E.A.T
  • He's All That
  • This album takes me back
T.E.V.I.N.
Tevin Campbell
Manufacturer: Qwest / Wea
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ASIN: B000002LM3
Release Date: 1991-11-19

Tracks:

  1. Round And Round (Soul Mix Edit)
  2. Interlude/Over The Rainbow And On To The Sun
  3. Tell Me What You Want Me To Do
  4. Lil' Brother
  5. Alone With You
  6. Strawberry Letter 23
  7. One Song
  8. Just Ask Me To
  9. Goodbye
  10. Perfect World
  11. Confused
  12. Look What We'd Have (If You Were Mine)
  13. She's All That

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Love It!!!!.......2007-01-09

Now what pre-teen/teenage girl during this era wasn't in love with Tevin Cambell? Despite his outcome, hands down, the boy sang some great tunes! Brought back childhood memories, played it for two months straight alongside "I'm Ready!"

3 out of 5 stars My "T.E.V.I.N" review.......2006-08-08

The first time I heard a Tevin Campbell song, I know what an extraordinary talent he was. He has such a grand voice. So often, people blessed with great voices such as his have little or no control of their vocals. Not Tevin Casmpell. He has really good control of his voice and knows when to hit which note. He has an impressive debut LP. The producers (who included Al B. Sure, Qhincy Jones and Prince) did a nice job, even though many of his songs sounds dated. Usually this is a big deterent when trying to enjoy an older album, but it was not a big problem. The sound of this album actually took me back to the time it was released (1991).

"Just Ask Me To", "Lil Brother" and "She's All That" all have similar sounds: they all sound very dated. I didn't really enjoy none of these songs, they just sounded like fillers. "Confused", on the other hand, is a very nice song. I enjoyed every second of this song. I love the arrangement of the chorus, how the notes fluctuate. Vocally, this song is also wonderful. "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do" is another album highlight. This is an excellent song throughout. The production, lyrics, and naturally, the vocals, are all something to remember. Tevin lets his talent simply shine on this song. His falsettos will just make you melt. Tevin has a song on here entitled "One Song". This is another impressive number. This song is about how one song can change the world. "Round and Round" was produced by musical genius Prince. This song has the typical Prince sound. Anyone who is even remotely familiar with Prince knows that when he produces a song, people will know it simply from the sound. "Perfect World" is a cute love song. The chorus is worth mentioning; "Since I met you, it's such a perfect world..."

I really enjoyed this album. It's nice to know that you can put music like this in and be reminded of earlier times in your life.

Mikeisha's Top 5
1. Round and Round
2. Tell Me What You Want Me to Do
3. Confused
4. Perfect World
5. One Song

5 out of 5 stars G.R.E.A.T .......2006-04-22

Tevin and I are around the same age, and I remember listening to this tape over and over again. I particularly like Strawberry Letter 23, and Tell Me What You Want Me To Do, and One Song. It seems that everyone forgot about Tevin when Usher came along, but thats okay, I will still continue to listen to Tevin Campbell. I don't like the songs they come out with now a days. I will continue to represent the old R&B songs.

4 out of 5 stars He's All That.......2005-12-13

It recently occurred to me that one reason middle aged white music fans (of which I am one, I gotta admit) don't particularly care for contemporary R&B is that it is not funky and raw the way that we understood the best black music to be back in the 60s and 70s. We admired the blues because it was raw and vital. And even if we recognized that Atlantic and Motown soul were considerably slicker, they were still direct and emotive and ultimately more powerful than almost anything else on the top 40 playlists of the era.

Somewhere along the line, R&B became a lot less about R and only vaguely connected to the B. It was as slick and as studio oriented as much of the product of contemporary white artists. Clearly it was sassier and more street smart than most of the other stuff we were hearing on the radio. But by then, we old guys had pretty much abandoned the radio anyway, and were more likely to hole up with our old Aretha or Tina albums than we were to listen to the newer artists--or for that matter to even listen to most of the newer Aretha or Tina albums.

It's very easy to become and old fuddy duddy. All you have to do is live long enough. But it's also a good exercise to at least occasionally explore music you might have otherwise ignored or abandoned. Whenever I listen to urban R&B of the past 15 years or so, I am often surprised by it. The production is slicker, the arrangements more sophisticated, and the songs more frankly sexual than what we used to call R&B. But it still works, and even if there are few divas to rival Aretha (just wait a millenium or two), the singers are much more powerful and emotive than I ever would have guessed.

Take Tevin Campbell, for example, I do recall hearing the name in the early 90s, but I don't think I was even aware that his popularity soared and then diminished precipitously as he matured. (And, yes, after reading some of the postings here, I realize that that may have had a lot to do with some personal "troubles"--some of which, in this supposedly enlightened age, should never have been so troubling.)

But anyway, what a voice! The adolescent "Tevvy Tev" of this record had a remarkable range. He opens this album with a Prince song, "Round and Round," which evokes Prince but does not slavishly imitate his phrasing. The wail that begins and ends the song sounds almost primitive, like a call to a tribal gathering. A remarkable performance for so young an artist.

And speaking of his age (14 to 15) at the time of this recording, there is a youthful buoyancy to most of these tracks that is refreshing and quite honest. For the most part, he sings as if he's 15 and not 30. A playful song like "Little Brother"--featuring singer Tyler Collins in the role of the unattainable exotic SEVENTEEN year old he's pursuing--plays off his youth in an lively, exuberant way. Tevin sounds irrepressible and just a little cocky. And that's part of his appeal throughout.

And he can just as handily take on a love-and-brotherhood Alan and Marilyn Bergman showstopper like "One Song" and imbue it with depth and meaning that many adult singers could never muster. Ideals that might sound a little schlocky expressed by a more mature singer sound just about right (and a heck of a lot less naive) when sung by a younger artist.

Like so many R&B records of the 80s and 90s, this record splits up production duties, and this time they're divvied up among some of the greats, including Quincy Jones and Narada Michael Walden. The 15 year old Tevin Campbell was indeed lucky to win the patronage of such accomplished producers. There is nothing splotchy about the album (unlike many records with multiple producers at helm at different times): it flows beautifully. About the only production touch (or was it an artist's whim?) that I would disagree with is the jokey ending to "She's All That." Cute the first time, the "Hefty Bagd full of chips" line loses its charm after the first couple of hearings, and this bit of adolescent silliness really is NOT the way to close out an album that otherwise showed great polish and maturity.

5 out of 5 stars This album takes me back.......2005-05-28

I have always loved this album. The song "confused" brings me back to middle school when I was very much in a confused time. I would play this album over and over. It brings a smile to my face and tears to my eyes, I think about how far I have come from then until now. Somethings I thought I wouldn't survive, but I'm still here today. Thanks, Tevin Campbell for the contribution you made in my young life with this album. I was totally crushed on you. I loved your singing and would love to see you come back. I'm now going to order this cd from amazon so I can take a stroll down memory lane. How sweet it is!
Bump N' Grind
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • excellent
  • R.Kelly is the Greatest
  • The King of Baby-making Music and Remixes
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  • "I don't see nothing wrong with a little Bump N' Grind"
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R. Kelly
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ASIN: B00000055M
Release Date: 1994-01-31

Tracks:

  1. Bump N' Grind: LP Version
  2. Bump N' Grind: Old School Mix
  3. Bump N' Grind: How I Feel It Mix
  4. Bump N' Grind: How I Feel It Mix (Ext)
  5. Definition Of A Hotti (Remix)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars excellent.......2007-06-08

I was so excited to get this cd because I was looking for the I feel it version of bump and grind. It was in excellent condition no scratches and it played loud and clear. thank you so much

5 out of 5 stars R.Kelly is the Greatest.......2006-06-17

R.Kelly's music is fabulous. I dont care if he's a sexual predator, his sex life has nothing to do with me. This is a rare CD, I havent found it anywhere else except on sites like Amazon. Each and every song as well as remix is fullfilling, I'm happy that I bought this CD...if I hadn't then I would miss out on alot. He also has a exclusive song for this CD which is the Bump N' Grind- How I Feel It Mix. Its the best remix that he has made so far.

I first heard this song on his cassette version of this album in my Mom's car. After that I was determined to get this anyway possible.

5 out of 5 stars The King of Baby-making Music and Remixes.......2005-12-25

I am R. Kelly's biggest fan and although I love and own every single cd he ever made, I have to admit this song started his career. It is a classic that will continue to be listed as a track on every r&b compilation cd, played on every r&b radio station, and used to get people in the mood for exotic nights to come. He is a legend and absolutely the most creative and musically inclined person ruling the music sector of entertainment. Buy this cd and you'll keep it forever.

5 out of 5 stars R.'s best song ever.......2005-06-05

This is the tightest song he has made off his album "12 Play". This man can sing. Doesn't matter whether u luv him, hate him, or not. He's still good. Just like Marvin Gaye when he put out hits like "I Heard Through the Grapevine", "Let's Get It On", "What's Going On", "Sexual Healing", among others. As to say, R. Kelly is the godfather of our time and still making good music. I appreciate the success that he did 4 "Chocolate Factory" and "Happy People/U Saved Me" (which I don't have yet sooner or later I will". But 'nuff said and enjoy the Genius, the Pied Piper, and the Soul Survivor of R&B. Spiritual R. Kelly vs. Material R. Kelly, Good vs. Bad. Check out Marvin Gaye's IN OUR LIFETIME and/or MIDNIGHT LOVE by any chance.

1 out of 5 stars "I don't see nothing wrong with a little Bump N' Grind".......2005-05-04

I saw the tape. I BET YOU DON'T. Next Time, Rapist Kelly, if your going to Bump N grind someone, bump N grind someone who can legally buy Cigarrattes. And he really tells on hisself in the remix with the lyric : "Ooh, Child. Things are gonna get a little freakier" He said CHILD. I can't stand Rapist Kelly
Cut N Shoot
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Mary in Cornelius, NC
  • Nashville Slick
  • Take it for what it is.
  • Gurf's Hillbilly disc, and his best
Cut N Shoot
Gurf Morlix
Manufacturer: Blue Corn Music
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ASIN: B0001LYFLI
Release Date: 2004-04-20

Tracks:

  1. Yesterday She Didn't
  2. Were You Lyin' Down?
  3. Ten Years of Love
  4. Without You
  5. Whole Truth
  6. Me & You
  7. I'll Change
  8. Where There Is Smoke
  9. Girl Like You
  10. Lost Without You
  11. Grabbin' for Love
  12. Your Sister
  13. They're Hangin' Me Tonight

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Mary in Cornelius, NC.......2007-06-08

Excellent CD...cleaver writing and arrangements. And it is very different from his most recent recording "Diamonds to Dust," which is also excellent (more poignant writing though).

4 out of 5 stars Nashville Slick.......2005-02-18

If you want more Nashville slick, you'll have to go elsewhere. Gurf Morlix's "Cut & Shoot" is down home country that sets your toe tapping, warms your heart a bit, and puts a smile on your face. From the opener "Yesterday She Didn't" he takes a fairly simple lyric with a fairly simple tune and it simply works quite well, "Yesterday she didn't, today she does, what I've been dreaming became what was, now I'm in heaven & it's all because yesterday she didn't but today she does!" My favorite track "Were You Lyin' Down?" takes a similar lyrical twist & sets your toe tapping with some excellent guitar picking, "Did you leave your lipstick on his coffee cup? You got me feeling like a lonely pup. Were you lying down when you stood me up?" "Ten Years of Love" is an excellent tune with a great breakup lyric. "The Whole Truth" is another great toe tapper with an almost country-polka beat, "I got half a mind to tell the whole truth." On "I'll Change," Gurf does his Hank Williams vocal with his voice cracking into the upper range on a clunky lyric that makes it seem more heartfelt & unpretentious, "I'll change to win back your love, I'll rearrange the stars above, whatever it takes to do what I'm dreaming of." "Where There Is Smoke" written with Jim Lauderdale is another delightful midtempo tune. "Your Sister" is a gumdrop of a ballad with another humorous lyric that reflects Gurf's dry sense of humor, "I'm gonna have to sleep with your sister; Since we broke up, I sure have missed her; I might even get a blister, but I'm gonna have to sleep with your sister." You remember the old saying, "Man's reach must exceed his grasp or what is a heaven for?" Well, Gurf, he don't reach all that far, but his grasp well exceeds his talent and results in this delightful set. None of these tunes will sound startlingly new. However, on a generation of Nashville slick in country music, it's nice to go back to country roots. Enjoy!

4 out of 5 stars Take it for what it is........2005-01-20

I love the way Gurf Morlix carves out his own turf, disregarding critics and possibly even admirers. You get a sense listening to him here, that he writes and plays for his own pleasure and would put forth just as good an effort whether he were in Carnegie Hall or his own Garage.

Take this album for what it is and you'll enjoy it immensely. What is it? Gurf playing and singing all by his lonesome, save for a little help from a drummer on a few tracks. Some cuts remind me of Buck Owens or Dave Dudley and others veer into real toe tappin' rockabilly.

Gurf is as polished as ever here on every instrument he attempts. And his vocals...... well, he's no Merle Haggard, but he applies his texas twang to uncomplicated, yet creative lyrics in such a way, that you can't help but like it.

Album of the Year? Far from it. But if you're not careful you might just find you're singing along with ole Gurf, as you head down the highway.

5 out of 5 stars Gurf's Hillbilly disc, and his best.......2004-12-12

Good ol' Gurf; I knew it was just a matter of time before he gave us a taste of some definitive roots music. While his previous two efforts were roots rock based, he's replaced the electric guitar with a steel guitar as the forefront of the sound on this beauty. His songwriting suits him much better in this territory, and this is by far his strongest disc yet. I read one review saying that Gurf hadn't recorded his masterpiece yet with his previous disc "Fishin' in the Muddy", but he may have just done it with "Cut' N Shoot". He gets bad press sometimes, but who gives a damn. It seems all the best roots rockers do, and that's just 'cause they do it their way, not everybody else's. That's why I love this stuff, it's authentic, true blue punch-in-the-guts music.
Hard or Smooth
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Strictly for the party Peeps....
  • Good disc
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Hard or Smooth
Wreckx-N-Effect
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ASIN: B000002OKI
Release Date: 1992-11-24

Tracks:

  1. Rump Shaker
  2. New Jack Swing II (Hard Version)
  3. Wreckx Shop
  4. Knock-N-Boots
  5. Here We Come
  6. Tell Me How You Feel
  7. My Cutie
  8. Wreckx-N-Effect
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  10. Hard (Short)
  11. Smooth (Short)

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3 out of 5 stars Strictly for the party Peeps...........2005-11-22

who like to move. After their self titled debut, Wrecks-n-effect came back with their sopmore effort in the summer of 92, on the back of one of the biggest hits of that year, with 'Rump Shaker', an ode dedicated to the Female derriere. Lyrically, these tunes don't stray to far from the party grooves, sex, female, and how hard these boys roll.Their nothing here thats too deep, or on the political, but, riding the wave of the New jack Swing groove, for all it's worth, this is a good album to groove to.

5 out of 5 stars Good disc.......2005-04-30

I first been a fan to Wreckx-n-Effect since they put out the classic joint "Rump Shaker" which was produced by my man from the group Guy Teddy Riley. This was a breakthrough 4 them even they put 3 albums. I hope they'll come back and tight that 1 again one 'mo time on their next album. It's been so long. This is a must for rap fans, non-rap fans and/or rap beginners.

5 out of 5 stars WOW.......2005-03-26

Firstly, I will keep this short since I do not have much time!
This group made it with a self-titled cd before this one, which proclaimed Teddy Riley Innovator and Founder of New Jack Swing. He also is the best producer from the day he started till now - Hands Down!!! One Hit Wonder?????? Check ya knowledge before you post such degrading things about someone who could make you a star with something he thought up in his sleep.

5 out of 5 stars The Advocate.......2003-10-31

First off it is Absolutly Stupid for anyone to ever consider Wreckx-n-Effect A One hit wonder. I wonder how you figure that when Rump shaker wasn't even thier first release. Furthermore, It wasn't even thier first Hit Single, Thier First Hit Single was Called "New Jack Swing" Released on Motown Records in 1989.
The Song was So Huge it had the entire country doing the Bus Stop to it. So That totlally elminates them from the one hit wonders Group. Except if you're a New jack to the history of hip-Hop. If it wasn't for them and that song, Rhine Stone jackets would have never Been famous at the time. This Group has put out A Hit Single Almost every time they released an album. You have to study this hip-Hop thing. Rump Shaker Was the Second Big Song to be released By Wreckx, And Some people I know Still think The Song "New Jack Swing" Was Better. So I don't see anything One hit Wonder About that. This Album is
Awsome Classic Rap Dude.

4 out of 5 stars Tru view.......2003-10-26

This is an good album, I would say very good but Having one tight lyrisist (Aqil Davidson) in a group where you don't get much of his ingenious flow and lyricl content, Makes this album fall just short of Very good. The beats hit hard but seem a little square at times. The lyrics save the songs more that
anything. The song wreckx-n-effect is a good example of this.
It's worth the money just don't expect much from the other guy in the group. He's clearly an extra. Other than that you should enjoy the Wreckx-n-effect experience.
Deep River
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Oil and Water...
  • a little too wobbly for me
  • A replacement for Robert Shaw
  • The Best Recording by One of our Finest Choral Ensembles
  • Wonderful Ensemble
Deep River
Adam Reinwald , Alan Dunbar , Kelvin Chan , Timothy Takach , Harry T. (Henry) Burleigh , William Levi Dawson , Jester Hairston , John W. II Work , Albert Jordan , Brad Erbes , Brian Arreola , Michael Hanawalt , Peter Zvanovec , and Cantus Male Ensemble
Manufacturer: Cantus
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ASIN: B0000V8G1O
Release Date: 2003-10-01

Tracks:

  1. Ezekiel Saw the Wheel: Harry T. Burleigh
  2. Heaven, Heaven: Harry T. Burleigh
  3. Poor Man Lazrus: Jester Hairston
  4. King Jesus Is A-Listening: William Dawson
  5. In His Care-O: William Dawson
  6. This Ol' Hammer: John W. Work III
  7. Great God A'mighty: Jester Hairston
  8. Were You There?: Harry T. Burleigh
  9. There is a Balm in Gilead: William Dawson
  10. Deep River: Harry T. Burleigh
  11. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: William Dawson
  12. My Lord, What a Morning: Harry T. Burleigh
  13. Steal Away: William Dawson
  14. Soon ah-Will Be Done: William Dawson
  15. Ain't a That Good News: William Dawson
  16. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit: William Dawson
  17. In That Great Getting' Up Morning: Jester Hairston

Album Description

Cantus proudly announces the release of "Deep River," a treasury of African-American Spirituals. The Spiritual represents the musical melting pot of America like no other type of song by at once revealing its African roots while reflecting the American experience with music that speaks of both hardship and hope. The album features some of the most beloved American folk songs such as "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel", "Were You There", "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" and "Soon-ah Will Be Done." "Deep River" also delves into the roots of American roots music by exclusively featuring music by the preeminent first and second generation African-American composers - Harry T. Burleigh, William Dawson, John W. Work and Jester Hairston - in both well known and long forgotten arrangements of these immortal songs. Recorded by Stereophile Magazine editor John Atkinson in 24 bit sound, "Deep River" is a treat for the ears and a balm for the soul.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Oil and Water..........2005-10-05

Don't Get me wrong... Cantus is one of the finest male chamber choirs around right now. They do marvelous work and cover a wide variety. Unfortunately, spirituals are not exactly Cantus's strongest suit. The biggest hindrance to this recording is that Cantus does not effectively capture the "spirit" of a spiritual. The music almost sounds funny because the spirituals are sung with very traditional, very trained classical voices. I love hearing people sing who were trained very meticulously to sing well, but I don't want to hear someone sing "Ezekiel Saw de Wheel" like Pavoratti. It sounds really funny and doen't capture the character of the music.
Another issue that I have with this recording (and most of Cantus's other recordings at that) is that it was recorded so softly. I don't like to have to feel like I am cranking my speakers to hear the music effectively. Being an active listener, I like to listen to music loud just because I can hear more layers when its loud. The low recording volume on the CD really hinders the active listening experience, leaving the CD to lend itself to the purpose of background music and passive listening.
Also, the first 5 arrangements on the disc are fairly bland. They are lack variety and musicality. Only until "Great God Almighty" comes around does the listener truly become exposed to really good choral writing. Other standing out arrangements are "Where You There?" which is absolutely moving, "There Is A Balm In Gilead" which is very well written, "Deep River" which is so tranquil and relaxing, and "Soon Ah Will Be Done" and "In His Care-O" are great bouncy arrangements.
Essentially, Cantus and Spirituals are just oil and water: they don't mix so well. Aside from a hand full of bland arrangements and a very low mixing job the CD only has one real hindrance of a problem: Cantus doesn't make the distinction between Spirituals and Brahms.

3 out of 5 stars a little too wobbly for me.......2005-03-03

I am familiar with this group and their origins with the world famous St. Olaf Choir of Northfield, MN. While the singers are obviously talented, I felt like I was listening to 11 "solo" singers, rather than a tight ensemble. Way too much individual vibrato even considering the free-flowing genre of the music. I don't want them to be as "tight" as San Francisco's "Chanticleer", but holy smoke, there has got to be something in the middle. Maybe an association with Dale Warland would help, because they obviously have great potential.

5 out of 5 stars A replacement for Robert Shaw.......2004-12-03

Many years ago I had a vinyl record by the Robert Shaw Chorale the title of which was "Deep River." I've been waiting for it to be reissued on cd and have purchased many recordings of negro spirituals on cd hoping to find one where the performance could be compared favorably with the Robert Shaw recording. All of the tries were busts until I found this one. Wow!!! This is a super recoridng of those spirituals. The only thing it lacks is the female voices but thi group of males needs to make no apologies. I love this cd.

5 out of 5 stars The Best Recording by One of our Finest Choral Ensembles.......2004-10-24

"Take this Hammer,' "Steal Away," and "My Lord What a Morning" are just three of the acappella treasures recorded in a warm, natural accoustic by these nine superb singers from Minnesota. The arrangements they've chosen are as complex and moving as their source lyrics and melodies, and the the 24-bit recording by John Atkinson is as good as you get.

It's not easy to make spirituals sound fresh, dynamic and viscerally affecting. But that's exactly what Cantus has done. This is choral singing of the highest order recorded by a master of recorded sound.

I do hope Cantus continues to record on this or another independent label. A big music conglomerate would just glitz it up.

These young men have accomplished so many splendid things on their own over the past nine years, and this release is their best by far.



5 out of 5 stars Wonderful Ensemble.......2004-04-15

I bought "let Your Voice Be Heard" some time ago and really loved the interpretations, the virtuosity of the singing and the clarity of the recording. I'm a Stereophile subscriber and read the articles by Atkinson regarding the recording sessions - they take great care to do a good job and it shows.

This CD is compelling, if you like choral music you will love this disc. Listen to it a few times and you will go away singing.

There are a couple of spirituals on this disc that are also on "Let your voice..." but in different arrangements.
Wrecks-N-Effect
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    Wrecks-N-Effect
    Wrecks-N-Effect
    Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    Release Date: 1993-02-09

    Tracks:

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    Legends Of The Incredible Lap Steel Guitar
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Good but a bit misleading
    Legends Of The Incredible Lap Steel Guitar
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Horse Rock
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    Release Date: 2003-02-01

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    Album Description

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    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Good but a bit misleading.......2004-01-07

    First-I liked the album. The good things about it included the variety and breadth of musical styles - from Bob Brozman (poster child for all things National Guitar) to Kayton Roberts who does a nice version of Bells of St. Mary's. My only gripe is that much of the music deviates from what is known as the "lap steel guitar" (a relatively small electrified six to 10 string instrument), offering various slide guitar and resonator guitar songs as well. It would be as if they called a record "all about trombones" and only include one or two songs just with trombones and the rest with other instruments. I was not disappointed with the sound, but thought that they could have either called it something else or included more actual lap steel guitars on the record.
    Good N' Groovy
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Good, groovy and more
    • A great trumpet player. A unique and clear, vibrant horn.
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    5 out of 5 stars Good, groovy and more.......2005-09-18

    Joe Newman (tp) Frank Foster (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Eddie Jones (b) Billy English (d) 3/17/61. (Swingville)

    Recorded 10 months after the excellent JIVE AT FIVE album (also for Swingville), and with Flanagan and Jones returnees, this album is just as good as its predecessor. Frank Foster's forceful, mainly middle-register playing is very effective, and Tommy Flanagan is as good as ever. Only one tune, MO-LASSES, which is a blues a bit too overloaded with funk, is not up the the high level of the other tracks. A solid date.

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    A great find, after hearing Joe Newman's horn quality. I had to go out and find any and everything I could that he was on. Basie, Ellington everything.
    Sh-Boom: Where Swing Met Doo-Wop and Rock N Roll
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    • HITS AND MORE
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    The Crew Cuts
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    5 out of 5 stars HITS AND MORE.......2007-02-08

    These 2 CD set consists of most of the Crew Cuts' hits plus other songs which look like they could have come from LPs from the 50s or 60s. All the songs got great harmony and nice arrangements. Some of the songs are from the Roaring 20s and some are old college campus songs probably from albums and not their singles, but they are all done so well, a little different from the Doo-Wop sound of their hits. If you like great close harmony, the Crew Cuts have a great sound.

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    Collected Works
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • unbeleivable.
    Collected Works
    Johnny Frigo
    Manufacturer: Luv N Haight
    ProductGroup: Music
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    ASIN: B00005MJ4Z
    Release Date: 2002-01-22

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    Album Description

    A monster collection of Latin, soul, funk, jazz, breaks n' beats, lounge and a hint of kitschy psychedelia. Luv N' Haight/Ubiquity Records.

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    5 out of 5 stars unbeleivable........2004-01-27

    This collective works album is absolutely incredible. I would recommend it to any avid jazz fan - you have to hear it.

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