Smooth Operator

1. Rock Your Body (Intro)

2. Sad Girl

3. So Good

4. Rollin' with the Funk - M:G,

5. My Mama

6. Shake You Down

7. Down for My Lady

8. Got the Summer Time

9. Room Girl

10. Make Me Go Crazy

11. Get Your Booty Up

12. Shake You Down [Remix]

13. (Outro)

Smooth Operator,M:G,Triple X Records,Pop,Rap & Hip-Hop,Regional Mexican

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The String Quartet Tribute to Sade Manufacturer: Vitamin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Smooth Sax Tribute to Sade The String Quartet Tribute to Alicia Keys Smooth Sax Tribute to Barry White Smooth Sax Tribute to the Isley Brothers Remix Deluxe ASIN: B00019JQIM Release Date: 2004-01-27

Tracks:

1. Sweetest Taboo
2. Smooth Operator
3. Jezebel
4. Your Love Is King
5. Why Can't We Live Together?
6. No Ordinary Love
7. King Of Sorrow
8. Cherish The Day
9. Pearls
10. Dreamer's Path

Product Description

1. Sweetest taboo
2. Smooth operator 3. Jezebel
4. Your love is king
5. Why can’t we live together?
6. No ordinary love
7. King of sorrow
8. Cherish the day
9. Pearls
10. Dreamer’s path


Format: CD

Average customer rating: Dorothy the Diva Simply Dazzling... A smooth lala bye Good but could have included more Wow!

Smooth Operator Dorothy Dandridge Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dorothy Dandridge - Singing at Her Best Carmen Jones Everything and Nothing : The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Dandridge ASIN: B00000JMJV Release Date: 1999-07-20

Tracks:

1. It's Easy To Remember
2. What Is There To Say?
3. That Old Feeling
4. The Touch Of Your Lips
5. When Your Lover Has Gone
6. The Nearness Of You
7. (In This World) I'm Glad There Is You
8. I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face
9. Body And Soul
10. How Long Has This Been Going On?
11. I've Got A Crush On You
12. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
13. Somebody
14. Stay With It
15. It's A Beautiful Evening
16. Smooth Operator

Amazon.com

Early in her career, Dorothy Dandridge was a genuine Renaissance woman, able to perform exceedingly well as a dancer, actress, and singer. She executed each performance with a theatricality that hinted at vast talents, and her acceptance into the annals of the beautiful and luxurious in the 1940s and '50s was hailed by major media players. Her cream-colored skin made Dandridge one of the most highly touted "sepia" stars (like the great Lena Horne) in a commercial culture hell-bent on an extremely tight line between the races. This set of recordings matched Dandridge the nightclub singer with pianist Oscar Peterson and his group--which was sleek enough to highlight the singer's coarse overtones that recall late Billie Holiday recordings--and with an unnamed large orchestra that pushes the vocalist to shine brilliantly on the collection's title tune. Dandridge had all the tragic dynamics that would make her voice deservedly--and artfully--rough at the edges. Her daughter was born brain-damaged, and her persistent insecurities likely led her to both drug addiction and a fatal overdose in 1965. She had built a fledgling, promise-filled film career (garnering an Oscar nomination for Carmen Jones) and, as this collection shows, a very promising career as a nightclub jazz singer. Her magnetism is palpable, and hearing the bulk of these tracks for the first time in 1999, it's clear they should've hit the airwaves decades ago. --Andrew Bartlett

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Dorothy the Diva.......2007-02-03

This lady was talented in more ways than one. She had beauty, style, acting ability and YES, she had singing chops, as evidenced in this compilation of standards performed in night clubs around Hollywood early on in her career. Quite frankly, I always knew Dorothy could act and sing but I never knew how much of a true Diva she was until I gave this CD a listen. It showcases "Dotty" in her element--Jazz!

I couldn't help but notice that her phrasing is eerily reminiscent of the style made famous by the great Billie Holiday. She sings purposefully, enunciating every syllable, lagging behind the beat just a hair. Listen and you will hear it on the opening songs, It's Easy to Remember, What Is There To Say, and That Old Feeling, on which she is quite kittenish.

In the title song, Smooth Operator, I imagine Dorothy working the room, and turning heads with her killer body, swaying her hips as she seductively sang.

The sound quality is excellent.

Simply Dazzling..........2003-06-02

I am an avid follower of Miss Dandridge and her work. I loved her in every film and enjoyed seeing her life story. So, to be introduced to her musically and vocally, is a honor and she was so multi-talented. Beautiful, head strong, intelligent, and a hard wroker she's what we need today. I find her vocal stylings to be calming, and electric, in other words she's simply dazzling.

A smooth lala bye.......2003-04-13

elegant to ones ear.I just love dorothy,so much class and beauty.I will always look up to dorothy as a positive black role model.I love you dorothy dandridge.your number one fan.kim t. from columbus oh.

Good but could have included more.......2003-01-04

The two songs that show Dandridge's potential on this cd are "Smooth Operator" and "Stay with It." The songs are catchy and she showed that she had a voice, shouldn't have been dubbed in Carmen Jones and Porgy and Bess, that Otto Preminger! Up tempo numbers were what she was most memorable with. Perhaps her producers didn't realize this. I think a few of the slow numbers should be included but my main criticism is that there is nothing of her early non solo career.
I'm interested to hear the Dandridge Sisters. It included not only Dorothy and her sister Vivian but also a young Etta Jones. I know there are singles out there of them. Someone should release them.

Wow!.......2002-09-03

Long before she was an actress Dorothy Dandrige had a sparkling career as a lounge singer. I always thought it was a pity that no-one ever had the sense to record her. Luckily, someone did. If only this album had been released during her life! Miss Dandrige's voice is smokey,sensual and just made for nightclubs. She sounds a little like Billie Holiday and a little bit like Pearl Bailey. Turn the lights out, sit back let this album take you back...

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Smooth Operator ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Yellow Fever ASIN: B0000CDES9 Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

1. Original Radio Edit
2. Good Groove Remix Edit
3. In-Disguise Remix
4. Version Suave

Album Description

Taken from Atom Heart & August Engkilde's 2003 album, 'Fiesta Songs'. A cool Latino take on Sade's classic 'Smooth Operator'. Four non-LP tracks, 'Smooth Operator' (Original Radio Edit, Good Groove Remix Edit, In-Disguise Remix, & Version Suave). New State.

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Smooth Operator M:G Manufacturer: Triple X Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mexico | International | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000AMU0Z8 Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

1. Rock Your Body (Intro)
2. Sad Girl
3. So Good
4. Rollin' with the Funk - M:G,
5. My Mama
6. Shake You Down
7. Down for My Lady
8. Got the Summer Time
9. Room Girl
10. Make Me Go Crazy
11. Get Your Booty Up
12. Shake You Down [Remix]
13. (Outro)

Product Description

1. Rock Your Body
2. Sad Girl
3. So Good
4. Rollin' with the Funk
5. My Mama
6. Shake You Down'
7. Down For My Lady
8. Got the Summertime
9. Boom-Girl
10. Make Me Go Crazy
11. Get Your Booty Up
12. Shake You Down Remix
13. Outro

Format: CD

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Another Smooth Operator Bart Brady Ciampa Manufacturer: Res Ipsa Loquitur Music, Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000075BFD Release Date: 2002-10-01

Tracks:

1. Lupin: Proof of the Man
2. Smooth Operator
3. Ginga
4. Don't Pay the Ferryman
5. Father Figure
6. Torn
7. Power
8. Wonderful Tonight
9. 'Tis Pretty to be in Balinderry
10. I Could Fall in Love
11. Broken Wings
12. Stairway to Heaven
13. Meet Again: Theme from Laputa
14. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Album Description

This is a mellow instrumental CD. Perfect for relaxation, background music, or for spending quality time with your very special 'significant other.' To say that the selection of songs is eclectic is an understatement!! There should be something here to please just about everyone. Put this CD into your stereo system and be prepared to get down and go mellow!

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Smooth Operator Donnie Ray Manufacturer: Ecko Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Don't Stop My Party Gifted Thank You for Holding On ASIN: B000KHX6SQ Release Date: 2007-01-09

Tracks:

1. Smooth Operator - O.B. Buchana, Donnie Ray
2. Sensual to Me
3. Hip Slide, Pt. 2
4. I Can't Wait
5. If I Could Do It All Over
6. Letter to My Baby, Pt. 2
7. Booty Hunt
8. So Close
9. Too Many Irons in the Fire
10. Play It Off
11. She's Already Taken
12. So Anxious

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Smooth Operator ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000JJ4TS6 Release Date: 2006-10-24

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Hula Jazz, Vol. 2: Smooth Operator Various Artists Manufacturer: Avex Trax ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000FBG2RO Release Date: 2006-07-10

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Smooth Operator Sade Manufacturer: Epic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music ASIN: B000LY0LYA

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Lovers Live Manufacturer: Epic Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music ASIN: B0007LIPQS

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