How Deep Is Your Love [CD-single] [Import]

How Deep Is Your Love [CD-single] [Import]

Track Listings

1. How Deep Is Your Love
2. How Deep Is Your Love (2n
3. Instrumental Version

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
1998 single for Island by the urban group. A cover of theBee Gees' smash, it features none other than Redmanguesting. It's backed with two versions of the song: LPVersion and Instrumental. 'How Deep Is Your Love', the firstsingle from their 1998 album 'En

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Kiri Sings Berlin
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Irving Berlin at his best
  • Get's my vote!
  • Jazzy and Beautiful
  • I love it!
  • Simply Dreadful
Kiri Sings Berlin
Irving Berlin , Jonathan Tunick , Abbey Road Ensemble , and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002RYP
Release Date: 1998-01-20

Tracks:

  1. Let's Face The Music And Dance
  2. I Got The Sun In The Morning
  3. How Deep Is The Ocean?
  4. What'll I Do?
  5. Blue Skies
  6. It's A Lovely Day Today
  7. They Say It's Wonderful
  8. Say It Isn't So
  9. Cheek To Cheek
  10. Isn't This A Lovely Day?
  11. Always
  12. The Song Is Ended
  13. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
  14. It Only Happens When I Dance With You
  15. Easter Parade

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After several recordings of American popular music, Te Kanawa has become a very effective crooner, phrasing with heretofore missing panache. The easy, jazzy Riddle-like arrangements are bouncy and appealing. But after 15 selections, the mysterious dissatisfaction of eating Chinese food and feeling hungry an hour later remains. Tunick writes in his program notes that "the waltz ballads ... are poignant and moving, but never stray into sentimentality." But why not? A little mushiness would serve this recording well, and also contribute to a desperately lacking variety of interpretation. Still, the voice is consistently gorgeous; it would just be nice to distinguish the happy songs from the sad. --Barbara Eisner Bayer

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Irving Berlin at his best.......2007-06-26

Kiri's glorious voice interprets Irving Berlin masterpieces beautifully with expression and respect for these American favorites.

5 out of 5 stars Get's my vote!.......2004-04-03

OK. Full disclosure: I'm one of those helpless souls who is just madly in love with the sounds that emanate from Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's vocal chords. I suppose there are many artists who can interpret Irving Berlin's songs with more, what's the word, authenticity?

And I've heard many of them, and I love their work.

But Kiri Te Kanawa is different. She was given one of the most beautiful instruments in the history of sound recordings. Thank God the recording companies figured out what they had and put her in front of a microphone early and often.

We have had a rare opportunity to experience a great artist from almost the start of her career clear through to what now must be it's final stages.

I, for one, feel privileged.

Thank you, Dame Kiri. The world is a little better place because of you.

5 out of 5 stars Jazzy and Beautiful.......2002-09-01

This album exemplifies Kiri's amazing, vast dose of talent for musical interpretation. Though I tend to enjoy mostly classical music, this album has opened doors to a wonderful world of classical-jazz, which I find quite beautiful! Perhaps for some, it is an aquired taste...yet I was hooked the moment I heard track one...and have since become quite the "modern Kiri" fan!~Brava once again~

5 out of 5 stars I love it!.......2002-05-14

If you like Irving Berlin and Kiri Te Kanawa you'll probably enjoy this album as much as I do!

I can imagine Nick and Nora Charles listening to this at one of Nick's favorite dives! It will transport you to a sophisticated time and place that may have never existed except in literature and debutante coming out parties.

Gatsby would have loved it, and surely would have invited Kiri to all his parties!

1 out of 5 stars Simply Dreadful.......2001-01-17

Just terrible! Although her voice has mellowed and is quite beautiful, Ms Te Kanawa has absolutely no instinct or feel for this distinctly American music. She's just lost in her own peculiar Kiwi wonderland. She is not aided but what have to be some of the worst arrangements of this music ever recorded.

Her version of "What'll I do" alone earns her a place on the top ten list of abominable recordings of American music.
Broadway Today: Broadway 1993-2005
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    Broadway Today: Broadway 1993-2005

    Manufacturer: Decca Broadway
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    ASIN: B0007ZEO14
    Release Date: 2005-04-26

    Tracks:

    1. Mamma Mia
    2. Popular
    3. Seasons Of Love
    4. Oh, The Thinks You Can Think
    5. Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)
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    Land of My Fathers: 100 Great Welsh Choir Favourites
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      Manufacturer: Castle Pulse
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      ASIN: B0009SOFXG
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      1. Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer (CWM Rhondda) - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
      2. Land of My Fathers - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
      3. Dies Irae
      4. Men of Harlech
      5. You'll Never Walk Alone
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      7. Old Folks at Home
      8. Il Liza Jane
      9. Faust/Soldier's Chorus - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
      10. Vergine Degli Angeli
      11. Ballard of Rourke's Drift - Cwt-Y-Collen Choir
      12. My Hero
      13. God Bless the Prince of Wales - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
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      17. All Through the Night - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
      18. Arwelfa
      19. Invictus
      20. Softly as I Leave You

      Tracks:

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      2. Hine E Hine (Maori Lullaby)
      3. Pererin Wyf (Amazing Grace)
      4. Tribute to the USA: America the Beautiful (Ward/Bates)/God Bless ...
      5. Memories of Martha
      6. I Lombardi/The Crusaders' Chorus - Treorchy Male Choir
      7. Myfanwy - Treorchy Male Choir
      8. Tales of Hoffman/Barcarolle
      9. Creation's Hymn
      10. In the Spirit!
      11. Shall We Gather at the River
      12. Nos a Bore
      13. Very Best Time of Year
      14. Soon Ah Will Be Done
      15. Thanks Be to God
      16. Flower That Shattered the Stone
      17. Rhys - Treorchy Male Choir
      18. Where Shall I Be?
      19. Bywyd y Bugail
      20. Lord's Prayer

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      2. Pearl Fishers/Divine Brahma
      3. She Was Beautiful (Cavatina) - Treorchy Male Choir
      4. Cymru Fach
      5. Nidaros
      6. Jacob's Ladder - Treorchy Male Choir
      7. Watching the Wheat
      8. Pan Ddaw y Saint (When the Saints Go Marching In)
      9. Misbles/Stars
      10. Rachie
      11. Pirates of Penzance/With Cat-Like Tread - Treorchy Male Choir
      12. There Is a Balm in Gilead
      13. Rise Up Shepherd and Foller
      14. My Lord, What a Mornin'
      15. Bryn Myrddin
      16. Jesus Christ Superstar/Medley: Jesus Christ Superstar/Hosanna/The Last
      17. Finnish Forest (Suomen Salossa)
      18. Nabucco/The Glory of Israel
      19. Ride the Chariot
      20. Tydi a Roddaist - Treorchy Male Choir

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      2. Phantom of the Opera/Think of Me
      3. Morte Christe (When I Survey the Wondrous Cross)
      4. By Babylon's Wave
      5. I'm Gonna Sing
      6. Where Could I Go But to the Lord?
      7. Holy City - Treorchy Male Choir
      8. Mefistofele: Ave Signor, Degli Angeli
      9. Senzenina (Zulu Chant)
      10. That's All I Want from You
      11. Deep Harmony - Treorchy Male Choir
      12. Give Me Jesus
      13. Just a Closer Walk with Thee
      14. My Wish for You
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      17. Be Still My Soul (Finlandia Hymn)
      18. God's Choir in the Sky
      19. Floral Dance - Treorchy Male Choir
      20. Smilin' Through

      Tracks:

      1. Calon Lan
      2. True Love
      3. Mor Fawr Wyt Ti (How Great Thou Art)
      4. Aberystwyth
      5. Comrades in Arms
      6. Cats/Memory
      7. They Led My Lord Away
      8. State Fair/It's a Grand Night for Singing
      9. When I Fall in Love
      10. Let's Face the Music and Dance
      11. Windmills of Your Mind
      12. How Soon
      13. Non Nobis Domine
      14. Rhythm of Life
      15. Kalinka
      16. Sound an Alarm
      17. Neapolitan Trilogy: It's Now or Never (Di Capua/Schroeder/Gold)/Mo ...
      18. Turandot/Nessun Dorma
      19. Christus Redemptor
      20. Ann Evening's Pastorale

      Album Details

      Choirs Include the Morriston Orpheus Choir, the Pontadrddulais Male Voice Choir, the Caerphilly Male Voice Choir, the Cwrt-y-gollen Choir, the Treorchy Male Choir and the Lucknow Male Voice Choir.
      Broadway: America's Music 1935-2005
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        Manufacturer: Decca Broadway
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000B8I93Q
        Release Date: 2005-10-18

        Tracks:

        1. Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'
        2. Summertime
        3. I Could Write a Book
        4. It Never Entered My Mind
        5. I Can Cook Too
        6. Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please
        7. If I Loved You
        8. My Heart Belongs to Daddy
        9. Thou Swell
        10. I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen
        11. There's No Business Like Show Business
        12. South American Way

        Tracks:

        1. Shall We Dance
        2. Ohio
        3. Luck Be a Lady
        4. Mack the Knife
        5. There's a Small Hotel
        6. Once in Love with Amy
        7. Yodel Blues
        8. Lazy Afternoon
        9. There Must Be Somethin' Better Than Love
        10. You're Just in Love
        11. Now Is the Time

        Tracks:

        1. Impossible Dream
        2. Love Makes the World Go 'Round
        3. Try to Remember
        4. Put on a Happy Face
        5. I Say Hello
        6. Happiness
        7. She Loves Me
        8. What Kind of Fool Am I?
        9. Shy
        10. Consider Yourself
        11. Poor Little Person

        Tracks:

        1. Magic to Do
        2. They're Playing My Song
        3. I Don't Know How to Love Him
        4. I Won't Send Roses
        5. Good Morning Starshine
        6. Don't Cry for Me, Argentina
        7. Hard Candy Christmas
        8. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
        9. Won't You Charleston with Me?
        10. Applause

        Tracks:

        1. Phantom of the Opera
        2. Memory
        3. On My Own
        4. Muddy Water
        5. How Could I Ever Know
        6. American Dream
        7. I Know Him So Well
        8. Dr. Jazz
        9. Me and My Girl
        10. Suddenly Seymour

        Tracks:

        1. Mamma Mia!
        2. Popular
        3. Seasons of Love
        4. Oh, the Thinks You Can Think
        5. Whatever Lola Wants
        6. Crazy
        7. How Deep Is Your Love
        8. Stars
        9. People Like Us
        10. I Go to Rio
        Sing Irving Berlin
        Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
        • Doesn't work for me.
        Sing Irving Berlin

        Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
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        ASIN: B00008YGWJ
        Release Date: 2003-07-28

        Tracks:

        1. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
        2. How Deep Is the Ocean?
        3. It's a Lovely Day/Isn't It a Lovely Day
        4. Blue Skies
        5. Always
        6. They Say It's Wonderful
        7. No Strings
        8. Song Is Ended
        9. Stepping Out With My Baby
        10. Let Yourself Go
        11. Cheek to Cheek/Let's Face the Music and Dance
        12. Marrying for Love/The Girl That I Marry
        13. What'll I Do
        14. Puttin' on the Ritz
        15. Abraham
        16. Change Partners
        17. Heatwave
        18. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
        19. Count Your Blessings
        20. White Christmas

        Album Description

        Quality music at a great price, this collection features 20 tracks including 'How Deep Is The Ocean', 'No Strings', 'Puttin' On The Ritz' & 'Heatwave'. The Swingles have, unusually, incorporated electric keyboards, horns and drums into their usually acappella approach, resulting in some thoroughly modern interpretations of Berlin's classics. Castle Pulse. 2003.

        Customer Reviews:

        2 out of 5 stars Doesn't work for me........2006-05-04

        I LOVE the Swingle Singers. The first time I heard them sing Bach back in the 60's I was driving a car and I was so blown away that I had to pull off the road. And I LOVE Irving Berlin's music; his message is simple and direct and tuneful. And therein lies the rub. To me, the jazz vocal styles, the contemporary harmonies and the whimsical utterances of the Swingle Singers go together with Irving Berlin's music like oil and water; they just don't mix. The words and melodies are those of Irving Berlin but the end result isn't Irving Berlin. Admittedly this is one man's opinion, and others might take great pleasure in the Swingle Singers' unfailing virtuosity and inventiveness. But if you anticipate the straighforward tunes and emotional directness in Berlin's music, you are apt to be disappointed.
        Call Me Madam
        Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
        • a fascinating recording
        • A crucial oddity
        • Not essential but useful
        Call Me Madam

        Manufacturer: Flare UK
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000056NME
        Release Date: 2001-01-30

        Tracks:

        1. Overture - The Orchestra
        2. Mrs. Sally Adams - Chorus
        3. Hostess With the Mostes' on the Ball - Dinah Shore
        4. Washington Square Dance - Dinah Shore
        5. Welcome to Lichtenburg - Paul Lukas
        6. Can You Use Any Money Today? - Dinah Shore
        7. Marrying for Love - Paul Lukas, Dinah Shore
        8. Ocarina
        9. It's a Lovely Day Today
        10. Best Thing for You - Dinah Shore
        11. Something to Dance About - Dinah Shore, Chorus
        12. Once Upon a Time Today
        13. They Like Ike - Pat Harrington, Jay Velie
        14. You're Just in Love (I Wonder Why) - Dinah Shore

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars a fascinating recording.......2003-10-06

        Irving Berlin's CALL ME MADAM appeared on Broadway in 1950. His previous musical, 1949's MISS LIBERTY, was an unqualified flop. MISS LIBERTY was his follow-up to 1947's mega hit ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, starring Ethel Merman.

        Ethel Merman headlined his original cast of CALL ME MADAM, a bouncy musical which told the story of ebullient Sally Adams, who is dispatched as ambassador to the fictional European province of Lichtenburg. The supporting cast included Paul Lukas, Russell Nype (GOLDILOCKS), and Galina Talva as Princess Maria.

        Due to a contractual snafu however, there are two very different recordings of CALL ME MADAM. Ethel Merman was under contract to the Decca label (which had recorded her ANNIE GET YOUR GUN cast album), but the recording of MADAM was to be produced by cast album heavyweight RCA Victor. Decca wouldn't release Merman from her contract, as it was planning it's own CALL ME MADAM release.

        Popular vocalist Dinah Shore stepped in and played Sally Adams on the RCA Victor album of CALL ME MADAM, which featured the entire original cast. Decca released a "studio cast" album of MADAM headed by Ethel Merman, aided and abetted by popular crooner Dick Haymes (STATE FAIR) and a backup chorus. Of these two albums, the Dinah Shore version is the more delightful. She wisely doesn't try to emulate Miss Merman but sails through the songs in her own charming style. Russell Nype and Galina Talva are wonderfully-winning in their performances and Paul Lukas is superb.

        I strongly suggest that you also purchase the Ethel Merman recording as well as the 1995 Encores! cast starring Tyne Daly. CALL ME MADAM is one of the most delightful of classic Broadway musicals.

        4 out of 5 stars A crucial oddity.......2001-02-22

        I'm not sure whether it's stranger that this album has languished in the vaults for so long or that it was recorded in the first place. But we should be grateful that it's here, as it's an important recording, a fun score, and a fascinating piece of theatre recording history.

        Dinah Shore is by no means an ideal substitute for Ethel Merman (who was under contract to Decca Records and not permitted to appear on the official cast album), make no mistake. But Merman made her own album with her own takes on the big songs, so it's perhaps a good thing that RCA went for a dramatically different take here. Shore sings very attractively here -- she's not a tough broad, but a sweet charmer, but the album still works. The show was, of course, a big hit that had plenty of strengths even though it might be too dated to rework today.

        The Merman album was already released on CD once, and will be issued again within the year, but this is still worthwhile for Shore's performance, for the niceties of the show like the other original players, orchestrations and songs that Merman didn't preserve, and for a lengthy appendix of Shore's versions of classic Irving Berlin songs.

        No one will ever claim that Call Me Madam changed their life. Shows didn't used to need to elicit that reaction to be considered successful.

        2 out of 5 stars Not essential but useful.......2001-02-03

        RCA Victor had backed the 1950 musical CALL ME MADAM hoping to get the cast album rights. The star, however, was Ethel Merman and she was under exclusive contract to Decca who planned their own MADAM album. Decca launched the first attack by releasing a 10" Lp with Merman, Dick Haymes and the Gordon Jenkens orchestra and Chorus called "Songs from CALL ME MADAM." RCA responded by recording the full original cast album but signing Dinah Shore to sing the role of Sally Adams. They also re-orchestrated many of the songs and, in a curious move, had Paul Lukas record narration linking the songs. Strangely, they semed to had given up on this approach mid-way as the narration disappears after the first side of the record. Decca's response was to withdraw their 10" Lp and reissue the album on 12" with 5 additional songs (dropping an orchstral medley by the Jenkins orchestra) and placing them in show sequence. Although RCA's album has a more theatrical feel to it, Decca had Merman and therefore created the better selling album. RCA's disc was deleted rather quickly, although briefly reissued in 1977 and now (finally) available on CD... except this isn't an RCA release (!!!!) Is this even released with RCA's permission? I highly doubt it since RCA eventually plans to reissue the remaininder of their show catalogue on CD. Decca's album was reissued on Cd but that disc is now out-of-print. IF you can get both albums and do some creative programming you can combine trcaks and create your own composite original cast album.
        Double Feature: Saturday Night Fever/Grease
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          Double Feature: Saturday Night Fever/Grease

          Manufacturer: Madacy Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B0009NCQK0
          Release Date: 2005-01-04

          Tracks:

          1. Night Fever
          2. Stayin' Alive
          3. Disco Inferno
          4. How Deep Is You Love
          5. You Should Be Dancing
          6. More Than a Woman
          7. Jive Talkin'
          8. Boogie Shoes
          9. If I Can't Have You
          10. Boogie Child
          11. Fifth of Beethoven
          12. K-Jee
          13. Salsation

          Tracks:

          1. You're the One That I Want
          2. Grease
          3. Summer Nights
          4. Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee
          5. Hopelessly Devoted to You
          6. Greased Lightning
          7. Beauty School Dropout
          8. Blue Moon
          9. Love Is Many-Splendored Thing [Instrumental]
          10. Sandy
          11. Tears on My Pillow
          12. We Go Together
          The Civil War
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Historical Time Capsule
          The Civil War
          Douglas Jimerson
          Manufacturer: Amerimusic
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          FrenchFrench | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          GermanGerman | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B00004SU99
          Release Date: 2000-04-18

          Tracks:

          1. Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
          2. Wait for the Wagon
          3. Clari: Home, Sweet Home
          4. Oh! Susanna
          5. The Bonnie Blue Flag
          6. Do They Miss Me at Home?
          7. Yellow Rose of Texas
          8. Goober Peas
          9. When Johnny Comes Marching Home
          10. Aura Lee
          11. Marching Through Georgia
          12. Just Before the Battle, Mother
          13. That's What's the Matter
          14. We are Coming Father Abraham
          15. Gentle Annie
          16. I'll be a Sergeant
          17. Dixie
          18. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp "The boys are coming"
          19. For the Dear Old Flag I Die
          20. Battle Hymn of the Republic
          21. The Battle Cry of Freedom
          22. America
          23. The Bonnie Blue Flag
          24. My Maryland
          25. Yellow Rose of Texas
          26. Woodman, Spare that Tree
          27. Juanita
          28. Green Grow the Lilacs
          29. Lorena
          30. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
          31. Rock'd in the Cradle of the Deep
          32. How Firm a Foundation
          33. Blue Bell of Scotland
          34. Storming of Monterey
          35. Joys that We've Tasted
          36. Polly Hopkins and Tommy Tompkins
          37. Drummer Boy of Shiloh
          38. Roll, Alabama, Roll
          39. Weeping, Sad and Lonely
          40. Vaccant Chair
          41. Goober Peas
          42. All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight
          43. Dixie
          44. Oh! Susanna
          45. Massa's in de Cold, Cold Ground
          46. Old Folks at Home
          47. Camptown Races
          48. Beautiful Dreamer
          49. Nelly Bly
          50. Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair
          51. Gentle Annie
          52. Hard Times Come Again No More
          53. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
          54. Deep River
          55. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
          56. If You've Only Got a Moustache
          57. Old Dog Tray
          58. The Glendy Burk
          59. My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night
          60. Some Folks
          61. When This Dreadful War Is Ended
          62. Was My Brother In The Battle?
          63. Nothing, But a Plain Old Soldier
          64. Battle Hymn of the Republic
          65. America
          66. Barbara Allen
          67. Skip to my Lou
          68. Kathleen Mavoureen
          69. Adam and Eve's Wedding Song
          70. Old Sister Phoebe
          71. Oh! Susanna
          72. Twenty Years Ago
          73. The Ship on Fire
          74. Silver Bell Waltz
          75. Your Mission
          76. Dixie
          77. Go Down Moses
          78. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
          79. Free at Last
          80. Martha: Ach, so fromm
          81. Die Zauberflote, K 620: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon
          82. Faust: Salut! demeure chaste et pure
          83. Faust: Gloire immortelle [Soldiers' Chorus]
          84. Hail, Columbia
          85. We are Coming Father Abraham
          86. Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean
          87. Taps

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Historical Time Capsule.......2000-08-12

          This is the most comprehensive recording I've found of songs popular during the Civil War period. The performances are a time capsule of Civil War music.
          Sacred Music Complete
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • great, great!!!
          • ALL THE MUSIC YOU EVER NEED!!
          Sacred Music Complete
          Purcell , King , and Kings Consort
          Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          Similar Items:
          1. The Complete Odes and Welcome Songs of Henry Purcell / King's Consort
          2. Complete Secular Songs (3cd)

          ASIN: B00006RHQJ
          Release Date: 2002-12-10

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars great, great!!!.......2006-12-05

          This is the way ,I think, Purcell should sound. No pomp and surcomstance but only great music.

          5 out of 5 stars ALL THE MUSIC YOU EVER NEED!!.......2003-05-23

          This boxed set is by far one of the best purchases I have ever made. As a Purcell freak, this hits every button I have. The cast of characters include the inequitable Robert King, New College Choir, Bowman, and a host of other venerable persons. Likewise the attention to period performance of these works makes it an essential addition to the library of any serious anglophile/Musicologist etc. Now if only the Britten Realizations of all Purcell's songs could be recorded alongside the originals! You will Love this set!
          The String Quartet Tribute to Diana Krall
          Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
          • This ought to be illegal!!! Can I give out negative stars??
          • Exellent music
          The String Quartet Tribute to Diana Krall

          Manufacturer: Vitamin Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B0000CABL3
          Release Date: 2003-09-23

          Tracks:

          1. Hit That Jive Jack - Barbie Sand
          2. Only Trust Your Heart - Barbie Sand
          3. Let's Fall In love - Louis Allen
          4. Devil May Care - Louis Allen
          5. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (My Baby) - Barbie Sand
          6. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You - Barbie Sand
          7. Detroit Blues - Louis Allen
          8. How Deep Is The Ocean - Louis Allen
          9. This Can't Be Love - Barbie Sand
          10. Peel Me A Grape - Louis Allen
          11. My Love - Louis Allen

          Product Description

          1. Hit That Jive Jack
          2. Only Trust Your Heart
          3. Let's Fall In Love
          4. Devil May Care
          5. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (My Baby)
          6. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
          7. Detroit Blues
          8. How Deep Is The Ocean
          9. This Can't Be Love
          10. Peel Me A Grape
          11. My Love

          Format: CD

          Customer Reviews:

          1 out of 5 stars This ought to be illegal!!! Can I give out negative stars??.......2004-09-16

          I'm a To-The-Core Diana Krall fan. While I knew this album wasn't her playing I thought I'd hear some new interpretations of her stuff. The selections are simply AWFUL; poor musicianship, out of tune, don't swing AT ALL, etc. Of course if you look at what this group has also done, such as "String Quartet Tribute to Nine Inch Nails", you realize these folks are just out to make a buck on other people's art without ANY of their own.

          This is one of the worst music purchases I've ever made, (and I've made thousands). It's so bad it's funny but too painful to listen to more than once.

          If you get a chance to listen to this bit of drivel, go ahead but under NO circumstances should you pay money for the privilege.

          5 out of 5 stars Exellent music.......2003-12-23

          This also might have been titled "The String Quartet Plays Standards in Gypsy Swing Style." Although there are no Steppahnne Garapelli's here, and it doesn't come too close to gypsy swing, but it has the flavour of it... it is nice and romantic and swings lightly(however you also need to invest in a Django Reingartd cd or two).

          Dance Music:

          1. How Long It Last
          2. I'd Rather Be Judged by 12 Than Carried by 6 [Explicit Lyrics]
          3. Insane in the Brain [CD-single] [Import]
          4. Killa Products [Enhanced] [Explicit Lyrics]
          5. Language Arts
          6. Lay It Down Records: Real Deal [Explicit Lyrics]
          7. Lick a Shot [CD-single] [Import]
          8. Life on Da Block [Explicit Lyrics]
          9. Lock Em' in Da Trunk: Da Album [Explicit Lyrics]
          10. Loud Rocks [Import]

          Dance Music

          dance music

          Dance Music

          Crooked Ceilings

          "Lost Yet Not Forgotten" (Enchantments of Long Ago)

          Let's Dance: Themes of the Big Bands 1934-1947

          Evening With Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea [Live] [Original recording remastered]

          Live at the Greek [Import] [Live]

          Lovers

          Love Songs [Import]

          Martucci: Piano Concerto No. 2

          In the Willow Garden

          Lunar Eclypse [Live]

          Le Soir Ou...L'on Cassa L'olympia [Import]

          It Was Best of Times

          Lo Mejor de La Balada Ranchera

          Franz Schubert: Mass in A flat major, D 678/Deutsche Messe, D 872

          Doll Hospital