What's Left

What's Left

Track Listings

1. Left in, The Set Up
2. Whats Left Breaks the Silence
3. Free, Aggravated Assault
4. March Against the Duplicators
5. Steve's Job
6. Brakes Are Gone
7. Ciretose
8. Silent Disaster, Left Out

What's Left,King Rhythm,Quatermass Belgium,Pop,Rap & Hip-Hop,Rock/Pop
What's Left of Me
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • What's left of nick is really good
  • Heartbreak
  • Absolutely love it!
  • good but can be depressing
  • Lachey Did It Right!
What's Left of Me
Nick Lachey
Manufacturer: Jive
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000F5GO0U
Release Date: 2006-05-09

Tracks:

  1. What's Left Of Me
  2. I Can't Hate You Anymore
  3. On Your Own
  4. Outside Looking In
  5. Shades Of Blue
  6. Beautiful
  7. Everywhere But Here
  8. I Do It For You
  9. Run To Me
  10. Ghosts
  11. You're Not Alone
  12. Resolution

Amazon.com

It's tough not to make a parlor game out of Nick Lachey's What's Left of Me. Five points if you knew that Mr. Jessica Simpson was more than just beefcake, but a pop star in his own right. Ten if you recalled that he was once a member of 98 Degrees, not Backstreet Boys or 'N Sync. Twenty if you can get through these 12 tracks without wincing. It's not that the singing's no good--Lachey's grip on boy-band whispers and wails is still sturdy enough to send most 12-year-olds swooning, and he works in a fine falsetto on final number "Resolution"--it's the song titles that sting. "I Can't Hate You Anymore," "On Your Own," "Outside Looking In," and pretty much every other track references, with soap-operatic dippiness, the singer's breakup with his Daisy Dukes-wearing-ex. Instead of making a stand for himself as an under-appreciated artist who's capable of cranking out thoughtful, far-reaching work, he makes it harder than ever to take him seriously. And that's despite the fact that he racks up eight co-writer credits here. Add in an obvious bid to sound current against a contemporary pop landscape in the midst of a boy-band backlash, and the case can be made that Lachey's once 98-degree heat index has dipped way down. Attempts at emo ("Run to Me," "You're Not Alone") don't work, and a few unmistakable stabs at Ashlee- and Jessica-styled vocal hiccups throughout seem contrived, if not downright weird. Still, tabloid junkies should find a lot to love in all the dirty-laundry airing, and anybody who can't resist a photo spread of broken man baring his anguish (as well as a good portion of his chest) will want to pick it up for the pinup possibilities. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars What's left of nick is really good.......2007-01-30

I really love this album, I first downloaded it, but I loved it so much I had to go out and buy it! There is a nice mix of songs on her, I have to say my fav. is resolution because it's really emotional and you see a great (and real) side of Nick! Cheers Nick! keep making good music! :)

4 out of 5 stars Heartbreak.......2007-01-29

This cd is all about heartbreak and coming into feeling whole again.
I can relate to the whole cd. I really like all the tracks. Especially run to me,then what's left of me.
I am a big fan!
I usually am not into the boy band thing but I like this album!

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely love it!.......2007-01-22

Didn't even like his first SOLO album but this album is awesome! 5 stars all the way! I wish I could give ten!

4 out of 5 stars good but can be depressing.......2007-01-14

The songs are really good but they can get a little depressing after 2-3 songs. It's a great CD to listen to if you just broke up or got dumped by your lover.
I hope the next CD has more up beat songs.

5 out of 5 stars Lachey Did It Right!.......2007-01-09

I don't buy many music CDs, and I want the ones I buy to be keepers. This one definitely is. I like every track on this CD, and Nick Lachey gives it a sweetness that is very appealing.
Who Will Survive, And What Will Be Left of Them
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Like whiskey?
  • Amazing, Buy this CD now!
  • This album is incredible
  • Poetry and Tone
  • i wrote this over a year ago, but it still holds true.
Who Will Survive, And What Will Be Left of Them
Murder by Death
Manufacturer: Eyeball
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000E1WLT
Release Date: 2003-10-14

Tracks:

  1. The Devil In Mexico
  2. Killbot 2000
  3. Until Morale Improves, The Beating Will Continue
  4. Three Men Hanging
  5. Intermission
  6. A Masters In Reverse Psychology
  7. The Desert Is On Fire
  8. That Crown Don't Make You A Prince
  9. Pillars of Salt
  10. End Of The Line

Album Description

Murder By Death fluidly orchestrates a sonic boom that is part horror movie climax, part western barroom brawl and a gloss of wintry distortion. Their new album delivered follow up to their debut, "Like the Exorcist, But More Breakdancing" (EB021).

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Like whiskey?.......2007-06-07

These guys are simply AWESOME! I saw them in concert with HeavyHeavyLowLow, Fear Before The March Of Flames, and Thursday, and I was stunned. Live, they are a elegantly sloppy band. This cd is Murder By Death at their height. "Until Morale Improves, The Beatings Will Continue" is by far my favorite song on this cd. So, in the end, if you've never heard Murder By Death before, purchase this cd now. You will not be disapointed!

5 out of 5 stars Amazing, Buy this CD now!.......2006-03-30

I had been a fan of Murder By Death for about a year before this CD was released. I picked it up the day it came out and was instantly blown away. The songs on this CD flow perfectly together and songs themselves are amazing as well. Murder By Death is one of the most musically talented bands that I have ever heard, and they are by far my favorite. This CD is amazing, buy it now.

5 out of 5 stars This album is incredible.......2005-10-29

I first heard this band a few months ago when a member of my tapers group told me about them and asked me to tape them when they came to my town. I was completely blown away by this album. It has not left my car cd player since. This album is nothing short of brilliant and I cannot believe these guys have been over looked. Buy this album, hell buy 12, this band is way more worthy of your support than 99.9% of the bands out there.

5 out of 5 stars Poetry and Tone.......2005-09-05

I was introduced to this album by a friend who said, "I don't know what it is, you'd just like it." That explanation coming from a music major who usually has a lot to say on the matter.

I'm not a big fan of either music or poetry, but this has good aspects of both. Great music founds a base for the lyrics, which is described often as the story of the Devil in a western setting, but then again, there seems to be a lot of political meaning to it. You know, Texas, oil, nuclear war, all that wonderful imagery. In fact I'm rather surprised at the other reviews of this album that neglect to mention this aspect, but I think that's more a power of poetry: double-meanings, the literal and the abstract. That's the way poetry should be, but modern poetry tends to throw that out in favor of simplistic blank-verse.

The tone of this music, though, is usually what predominates. As much as I like the vocals, I like most to just sit back and let the music take me along on its own power. I don't know, I'm a post-rock fan, apocalyptic songs are my thing.

--PolarisDiB

5 out of 5 stars i wrote this over a year ago, but it still holds true........2005-05-20

this entire record is a elegant masterpiece. it begins with "devil in mexico", a prelude of things to come. this record is actually a storybook about western towns in Mexico and America being attacked by the devil. it seems strange how you can link a classy masterpiece with such an abstract, gloomy, even eccentric topic like that. but murder by death does it, and they produce a beautiful album. it is like nothing i have ever heard.

"killbot2000" is an interesting, sort-of-upbeat song, yet... not. since this record supposedly takes place in the west, it reminds me of a lecture or prayer after a gunfight, especially toward the end where Adam is chanting.

"until morale improves, the beatings will continue" made me laugh at first. just the title alone is worth questioning. this was the first track on the album that i listened to repeatedly, mainly to hear the bridge, because it is perfectly executed... even as short as it is. the chorus is catchy. i suppose i would select this to be a single, because of its immediate appeal.

i feel that "three men hanging" is the weakest song on the album. because it's one of the softest? maybe. i think it's the weakest, because it lacks the speed and emotional intricacy of the other tracks. this has steel guitar, cello, and light snare and cymbals. i still found it enjoyable and it captures the "western" feel very well. it's just not up to par with the rest.

the record really takes form after the intermission, track number five. "a master's in reverse psychology" is brilliant from the beginning. it's exciting and doesn't let up, even after it's finished. i particularly enjoyed the piano in the pre-chorus sections. to keep the album flowing perfectly, "the desert is on fire" is an upbeat song with a allegro-like tempo.

my personal favorite song on the album is "that crown don't make you a prince". this is an amazing composition. it is the most emotional and suspenseful song. although somewhat melancholy in nature, it has a beautiful mix of guitar, piano, and cello. the best on the album, i feel. the song has many peaks and slopes but is concluded without any loose ends. i consider this song the climax of the story.

another melancholy tune follows. this time it's of slower tempo. "pillars of salt" takes me back to the days of playing final fantasy ix with its soft piano and cello. i am just reminded of game music by the very nature of this piece. beautifully done, and probably my second favorite track.

"end of the line" is brilliant its own way. while slow to pick up, it builds to a very powerful singing performance from Adam and perfect correspondence from the instruments in the band. after the song concludes, there's a two minute instrumental. i'm not entirely sure if it was meant to be part of the song, but i felt that it was connected, like a final farewell as the album and story close.

buy this album now. find it and hold onto it. if you don't, and the devil doesn't make you, i'll have to.
Leonard Bernstein's New York
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Disappointing
  • The Feel of New York
  • The next stop once you've heard the originals
  • Bernstein's New York, it's a wonderful town!
  • Great CD BUT...
Leonard Bernstein's New York
Leonard Bernstein , Dawn Upshaw , Judy Blazer , Mandy Patinkin , Audra McDonald , Donna Murphy , Richard Muenz , Eric Stern , and Orchestra Of St. Luke's
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005J40
Release Date: 1996-08-20

Tracks:

  1. Lonely Town
  2. Come Up To My Place
  3. What A Waste
  4. A Little Bit In Love
  5. Fancy Free: Danzon Variation
  6. Ain't Got No Tears Left
  7. Ballet At The Village Vortex
  8. Wrong Note Rag
  9. Story Of My Life
  10. Cab And Bedroom
  11. One Hand, One Heart
  12. Ya Got Me
  13. A Quiet Girl
  14. Balcony Scene (Tonight)
  15. Lonely Town Pas De Deux
  16. Somewhere
  17. West Side Story: Ballet Sequence From West Side Story
  18. Some Other Time
  19. New York, New York (Finale, Act II)

Amazon.com

Leonard Bernstein's New York is a cornucopia of tongue-in-cheek wit, unabashed romanticism, big-city loneliness, and intellectual irony. His well-known orchestral brilliance is beautifully represented under the stellar conducting of Eric Stern, but his underappreciated talents as a songwriter are what shine, elevating this recording to magic. The cast of American theater's best includes Mandy Patinkin wonderfully indulging his comic side; Judy Blazer and Donna Murphy, the shiniest lights on Broadway, demonstrating their extensive range as singing actresses; Audra McDonald making the difficult sound easy; and Richard Muenz and Dawn Upshaw singing elegantly. Most unforgettably pleasing are the trios "Ya Got Me" and "What A Waste." A great tribute to Bernstein's theater works. --Barbara Eisner Bayer

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Disappointing.......2007-03-13

I agree that this is a great collection. But I have to wonder: Am I the only one who got a bum copy of the CD? The songs are all mixed up on my copy, as in, most of the tracks are mislabeled: "A Quiet Girl" is really "Tonight", The Balcony Scene, printed as "Tonight" is really "Somewhere". The list goes on.

So, who do I kvetch to? I'd like a copy that isn't a complete mishmash.

1 out of 5 stars The Feel of New York.......2007-01-09

Having spent most of my working years in NYC, I felt this CD brought the city to me. Bernstein has allways been a favorite.

5 out of 5 stars The next stop once you've heard the originals.......2007-01-09

As a tribute to Bernstein on Broadway, this CD is hard to beat. All the singers are stars but of a generation, ro two, beyond the originals. Naturally here's been a change of style, and these renditions are more knowing, sophisticated, and at times ironic than the originals. On their own, Donna Murphy, Dawn Upshaw, and Mandy Patinkin, among others, are masters of their craft, but I hope anyone who loves LB will also seek out the original cast albums for all of his musicals, or the clesest one can get (On the Town was remade in the Fifties). Those recordings cast a unique spel, but the next stop is this marvelous CD.

5 out of 5 stars Bernstein's New York, it's a wonderful town!.......2002-01-15

And speaking of "Wonderful Town," it's so nice to hear music from this least appreciated of Bernstein's musicals. "What a Waste," "A Quiet Girl" and Audra McDonald's enchanting "A Little Bit in Love" have never sounded better. Donna Murphy burns the house down with the torchy "Ain't Got No Tears Left," and has fun with Patinkin and Blazer on the raucous "Ya Got Me." "One Hand, One Heart" sung by Dawn Upshaw and Richard Muenz is movingly rendered, as is Patinkin's wonderful delivery of an all-time Bernstein favorite, "Some Other Time." My only comlaint? Where is "I Can Cook Too?" A terrific recording.

4 out of 5 stars Great CD BUT..........2000-07-02

I loved this CD, but there was some things that kept it fromgetting four stars. First Mandy Patkin, I loved him in Sunday in The Park With George, also I have a CD of him singing yiddish songs all good, but in this CD I just don't like him. Like in the song "Come Up To My Place" I didn't like his voice and I never could quite see him as the character for that song. Also I would have liked to see (well actually "hear") some more of the dance numbers or overtures, I realize the main point of the CD was all the singers they put together, but the real highlight of the CD for me was the sections from Fancy Free, and Ballet At The Village Vortex from Wonderful Town. Also I liked "One Hand One Heart" a lot. Overall I would get this CD if you like Bernstein or any of these musicals, it is good listen, just not outstanding.
Music For All Seasons
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great CD!!
  • Favorite Moravian chorales from childhood.
Music For All Seasons

Manufacturer: Crystal Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003J2Z
Release Date: 1995-02-01

Tracks:

  1. Three Chorales: O Lord In Me Fulfill - O Deepest Grief - What Splendid Rays
  2. Three Sonatas: Largo, Allegro, Scherzo
  3. Three Sonatas: Largo, Allegro, Allegro
  4. Three Sonatas: Adagio, Allegro, Scherzo
  5. Communion Hymn
  6. Moravian Funeral Chorales: Passion Chorale - Sleep Thy Last Sleep - Passion Chorale
  7. The Liturgical Year: Advent - Come Thou Long Expected Jesus - Once He Came In Blessing
  8. The Liturgical Year: Christmas - All My Heart This Night Rejoices
  9. The Liturgical Year: Passion Week - Go To Dark Gethsemane
  10. The Liturgical Year: Easter - Sleepers Wake - I Give Thee Thanks Unfeigned
  11. The Liturgical Year: All Saints Day - The Thousand Times Ten Thousand
  12. Moravian Chorale Cycle
  13. Hosanna
  14. O Come, Immanuel; All the World Gives Praises; How Shall I Meet My Saviour
  15. Ave Maria
  16. To Us A Child Is Born This Night - Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly - Once He Came In Blessing
  17. To Us A Child Is Born
  18. O Come All Ye Faithful - Angels We Have Heard On High - Hark The Herald Angels Sing
  19. Hosanna
  20. Prague, 7th C.; Ride On In Majesty; Go To Dark Gethsemane
  21. Crucifixus
  22. Solemn Intrata
  23. Christians Dismiss Your Fear; The Day Of Resurrection; Jesus Christ Is Risen Today; Lyra Davidica
  24. Christ Unto Us Has Left An Example

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great CD!!.......2003-08-07

This is a must for all trombonists and music historians!! The sound of these groups is just amazing! Nowhere else can you get a sound like you do with the instruments that these trombonists use. Where else can you hear a contrabass, bass, tenor, alto, soprano, and sopranino trombones all together? A great CD for a historical reference on the trombone also...tromobone chiors are one of the oldest forms of music, and THE oldest perfoming groups in the USA are the Moravian trombone choirs. This CD gives us a rare look into the past of how trombones were commonly used in centuries past, and how the tradition continues today.

5 out of 5 stars Favorite Moravian chorales from childhood........1999-11-20

Trombone choirs! I love them. Everytime I hear this recording, I see again the church of my childhood and the trombone choir standing out in the snow near the front steps playing Christmas chorales during the hour before the Christmas Eve service. Why were they out there a full hour before the service? If you wanted a seat, you had to arrive an hour early, because late comers sat in folding chairs in the cloakrooms, or stood in the back. That church was filled to brimming only on Christmas Eve, because music lovers came from miles away to hear traditional Moravian Christmas music, and where else could one possibly hear it? Some of it is on this recording. The words sung to track 8 are "All my heart this night rejoices...", and that sense of anticipation and pleasure is exactly what Moravians feel as they enjoy a night of great music, sung mostly by the people in the pews, not just the choirs. It's all here. The great songs from Advent, Lent, songs of repentance, forgiveness, joy, for baptising babies and burying old people. When you hear track 19, Hosanna, think of a room full of singers on Palm Sunday, echoing back and forth to each other, the little girls and women singing back to the boys and men. My only criticism is that there are perhaps too many songs in minor keys grouped together. They evoke too much sadness and start to sound like endless dirges. The musical interpretation and masterful rendering of the chorales is absolutely delightful, not only for us who hold all the words in our heads and are singing along, but also for those who will assign their own meaning to the music.
(Not) Your Standard Spike Jones Collection
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great set of wartime rarities
  • Cure for the Blues
  • Standard Transcription Collection
(Not) Your Standard Spike Jones Collection
Spike Jones
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00007JR3K
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Album Description

Holiday blues comin' on? Well, put a spike in `em! Here's the zaniest, wildest and just plain sickest Collectors' Choice Music exclusive yet—79 tracks from Spike Jones and his City Slickers! These represent Spike's complete Standard Transcription sides, but these tunes are anything but standard; Mr. Jones brought his full bag of tricks for these non-commercial recordings (made in Hollywood during the early `40s). Add to that the fact that most of these have never been on CD or even LP, and any lover of Spike's mayhem-filled mixture of laughs and hot licks is going to flip over this set! Notes and great pictures accompany this 3-CD walk on the wacky side from the greatest novelty band of all time.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great set of wartime rarities.......2003-05-14

Spike Jones was the king of the novelty song performers, with hits like "Der Fuehrer's Face" and the parody version of "Sheik of Araby" becoming huge hits during World War II. This is a swell 3-CD set, gathering a full eighty-one of Jones' best tracks from his 1940s heyday, drawn from an extensive archive of radio broadcasts made for the Standard Transcription service. The tightness of his City Slickers band is amply demonstrated in these manic, kookily orchestrated performances. Toots, squonks, blatts and bleats whiz by at lightning speed, as one daffy song after another will delight devoted fans. Amazingly, Jones had the unusual, almost unique ability to perform a repertoire almost entirely made up of comedic material, and yet still be quite listenable and engaging. His jazz chops were hardly in question, and from time to time Jones would dash off a non-novelty ballad or two, just to give the rubes something to think about. Of course, just as often he would perform a song that *sounded* like a straight ballad, but would turn out to be another goof. (One great example of this is the sultry "Serenade To A Jerk," sung in slinky, burlesque tones by Myrtle Horwin.) This collection may seem a little overwhelming, but like his studio recordings, these radio performances have a certain brilliance and joie de vivre about them that will leave you enchanted. Definitely worth checking out!

5 out of 5 stars Cure for the Blues.......2003-04-25

Here's the zaniest, wildest and just plain sickest Collectors' Choice Music exclusive yet-79 tracks from Spike Jones and his City Slickers! These represent Spike's complete Standard Transcription sides, but these tunes are anything but standard; Mr. Jones brought his full bag of tricks for these non-commercial recordings (made in Hollywood during the early `40s). Add to that the fact that most of these have never been on CD or even LP, and any lover of Spike's mayhem-filled mixture of laughs and hot licks is going to flip over this set! Notes and great pictures accompany this 3-CD walk on the wacky side from the greatest novelty band of all time.

4 out of 5 stars Standard Transcription Collection.......2003-04-12

This collection has remastered material from the large stack of Standard Transcription discs from the early 1940's. There are many songs not recorded on RCA, many on the theme of wartime ("48 Reasons Why"), and the quality is excellent. The packaging is threadbare but this is an essential CD package for true music lovers.
Broadway: America's Music 1935-2005
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Broadway: America's Music 1935-2005

    Manufacturer: Decca Broadway
    ProductGroup: Music
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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

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    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

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    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
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    7. Hard Candy Christmas
    8. Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
    9. Won't You Charleston with Me?
    10. Applause

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    8. Dr. Jazz
    9. Me and My Girl
    10. Suddenly Seymour

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    1. Mamma Mia!
    2. Popular
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    6. Crazy
    7. How Deep Is Your Love
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    What's Left of Me
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      What's Left of Me
      Nick Lachey
      Manufacturer: Bmg/Jive
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
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      ASIN: B000FTBOV0
      Release Date: 2006-09-04

      Tracks:

      1. What's Left Of Me
      2. Don't Shut Me Out
      3. What's Left Of Me
      4. What's Left Of Me
      5. What's Left Of Me

      Album Description

      Enhanced CD single for this track, a ballad co-written by Nick, Jess Cates and Lindsay Robins (who also co-wrote 'Incomplete' for the Backstreet Boys). Features four versions of 'What's Left Of Me': Main Version, Passengerz Remix, Jack D. Elliot Remix and Enhanced Video plus 'Don't Shut Me Out ' (Main Version). Jive. 2006.

      Album Details

      The Solo Single from the Former Singer of 98 Degrees and Former Husband of Jessica Simpson.
      The It Girl (2001 Original Off-Broadway Cast)
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Can't Get Enough of "It"
      • This musical has IT!
      • Terrific!
      • This show is "How Do You Say...?" (Ah, yes) AMAZINGLY GREAT!
      • Wonderful show with great music and lyrics
      The It Girl (2001 Original Off-Broadway Cast)
      Paul McKibbins , BT McNicholl , Jean Louisa Kelly , and Jessica Boevers
      Manufacturer: Jay Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00006HIAC
      Release Date: 2002-10-01

      Tracks:

      1. Black and White World
      2. Why Not?
      3. Stand Straight and Tall
      4. It
      5. Mama's Arms
      6. What to Wear?
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      15. Out at Sea
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      18. You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
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      If you think that musicals are only outsize, outlandish spectacles hatched on Broadway, The It Girl deftly shows that there are other options. This small show was created in 2001 at the York Theater--located in a church's basement, it's as close as you get to a barn in New York City. Loosely based on the 1927 Clara Bow vehicle It, the show gleefully runs through all the 1920s classic situations and characters: chases, flappers, mistaken identities, a boat cruise, a department-store heir, and fake French accents—it's all there. You can almost hear the ghost of P.G. Wodehouse, librettist for the Gershwins' Jazz Age classics, cheering. The It Girl breezes through thanks to its cast's game can-do energy and the strength of Paul McKibbins and B.T. McNicholl's perky tunes, which deploy nice melodic resources and make the most of a six-piece band. There's enough knowing pastiche here to keep the saccharine at bay, but the creative team also shows genuine resource and love for musicals as a genre. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Can't Get Enough of "It".......2006-02-11

      I took my daughter to see a production of this at a theatre in Hopewell where I sometime perform. We really enjoyed the show, and my daughter asked me to buy her a copy if the CD. I can't stop listening to this show. Great score...great orchestrations and great performances. I'm going to buy myself a copy too.

      5 out of 5 stars This musical has IT!.......2005-04-14

      Maybe I'm biased, because I'm friends with the composer... but I was not when I first saw this musical, and I fell in love with it. A truly toe-tapping score, and adorably witty lyrics. It's a charming gem of a show, and I recommend it to any music lover.

      The characters are fun, the story is marvelously scandalous (in a family oriented way), and the performances are top-drawer!

      5 out of 5 stars Terrific!.......2003-05-18

      Like another reviewer, was lucky enough to see this show at the York Theatre in Manhattan. A wonderful musical score and clever lyrics made this show an absolute delight. A must-have CD.

      5 out of 5 stars This show is "How Do You Say...?" (Ah, yes) AMAZINGLY GREAT!.......2003-03-17

      This show has a STELLAR cast! The cast is relatively small, only consisting of three men and four women. The music is original and REALLY clever (and based in the 1920s...GREAT TIME)! I listen to this cast album MORE than any other (and I have A LOT of cast albums)! Some of the MOST appealing tracks are "A Perfect Plan," "Coney Island" and "Step Into Their Shoes"! This would be A GREAT show for small theatres or small companies of actors! You'll be glad you bought this cast album after you take the time to listen to it all the way through at least once. You'll find a few songs you like and listen to those OVER and OVER. Two weeks later you'll find a few more songs you like and do the same! ... This is an A+ show!

      5 out of 5 stars Wonderful show with great music and lyrics.......2002-10-05

      My family loved this show. Our eight year old son kept singing the songs and humming the tunes. He even wanted to listen to it at bedtime. Very catchy lyrics with tunes that keep your feet tapping. The show is full of songs that continually creep into your mind during the day. I often found myself humming a tune or two over and over. Highly recommend.
      A Time of Hope: Broadway 1935-1946
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        A Time of Hope: Broadway 1935-1946

        Manufacturer: Decca Broadway
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        ASIN: B0007ZENZG
        Release Date: 2005-04-26

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        This Is the Army / Call Me Mister / Winged Victory
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Fine music, tone-deaf pricing from Vivendi
        • At long last and timely to boot
        This Is the Army / Call Me Mister / Winged Victory
        Irving Berlin , Harold Rome , and Moss Hart
        Manufacturer: Decca Broadway
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        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B0000A9D1N
        Release Date: 2003-07-29

        Tracks:

        1. Overture - Irving Berlin
        2. I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep - Irving Berlin
        3. I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen - Irving Berlin
        4. Ihe Army's Made A Man Out Of Me - Irving Berlin
        5. The Army's Made A Man Out Of Me - Irving Berlin
        6. What The Well Dressed Man In Harlem Will Wear - Irving Berlin
        7. How Bout A Cheer For The Navy - Irving Berlin
        8. American Eagles - Irving Berlin
        9. Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning - Irving Berlin
        10. Going Home Train - Harold Rome
        11. Along With Me - Harold Rome
        12. Little Surplus Me - Harold Rome
        13. The Red Ball Express - Harold Rome
        14. Military Life - Harold Rome
        15. Yuletied, Park Avenue - Harold Rome
        16. When We Meet Again - Harold Rome
        17. The Face On The Dime - Harold Rome
        18. South America, Take It Away - Harold Rome
        19. Call Me Mister - Harold Rome
        20. Winged Victory - Sgt. David Rose/ Winged Victory Chorus And Orchestra
        21. My Dream Book Of Memories - Sgt. David Rose/ Winged Victory Chorus And Orchestra
        22. The Whiffenpoof Song - Sgt. David Rose/ Winged Victory Chorus And Orchestra
        23. The Army Air Corps - Sgt. David Rose/ Winged Victory Chorus And Orchestra

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Fine music, tone-deaf pricing from Vivendi.......2007-05-09

        "This is the Army" is the first, and by far the greatest. When the word historic has lost all meaning this revue truly was -- perhaps the biggest show-biz charity fundraiser ever (for the Army Emergency Relief, which exists to this day), an incalculable morale booster on two fronts, a show whose too-small number of black players nonetheless helped break down the military's color barrier. It also sired the first major-label musical cast album; Decca rushed it into production at the end of July, 1942 to beat the AFM's notorious recording ban. That (and perhaps some reticence with an untested genre) may explain why the public only got four 10" 78s, shorter than they should have been. (Victor rushed its own studio recording into print as well, with mediocre arrangements and Fats Waller.) The following year Decca atoned for its mistake when it declared peace with the musician's union to record "Oklahoma!", making the cast album a permanent part of our musical lives. If we got only a fraction of what must have been it must have been tremendous. On the evidence this was Irving Berlin's finest score to date, and after the slog through multiple continents with a war hardened company he dug deep and wrote "Annie Get Your Gun." The tragedy is that no one tried to revive this show when enough of the boys were still alive, say in the eighties; perhaps Berlin, by then a hopeless recluse, turned it down. As touching and as stirring as these songs are it is preposterous that this score has remained all but buried since the last production in 1945. That this show is inextricably tied to a war is no excuse; the memory of a brave generation deserves better.

        We go inevitably downhill from there, starting with the first track of "Call Me Mister", a postwar show with a lighter touch, and a lighter songwriter in several ways. Harold Rome could write a mean lyric, and he was good at the sort of situational humor that worked with topical shows, but despite his ambitions -- at the end of his career he foolishly adapted "Gone with the Wind" -- he just could not write the fine ballad that would have put him in the first rank. So where "This is the Army" can move the soul "Mister" just sits there, despite a haunting tribute to the "Face on the Dime." Its comic relief saves the day and it's pretty good as a recording too, as it's from 1946, and gives us a flavor of the old-time Broadway sound that makes these early albums so appealing. The four concluding sides of incidental music from Moss Hart's play "Winged Victory" are negligible. These are from David Rose, author of "Holiday for Strings" and patron saint of easy listening (until he wrote "The Stripper" and no doubt caused Red Skelton to swallow his kaddidlehopper). As might be expected from a man Spike Jones parodied he writes the most self-important music with the most showoffy grandiose charts, undercutting whatever patriotic feeling it had. His orchestral yelling even makes "The Army Air Corps" ("Off we go into the wild blue yonder") tiresome, a true negative achievement. It's easy to see why this has never been revived -- and never could be.

        Despite its shortcomings of production (and in the last two works of inspiration), this is a fine and valuable recording. Which brings us to Vivendi. When the company revamped its cast-album catalog it decided to price these completely amortized albums at full-line-plus. It's especially galling here as all the selections from "This is the Army" and "Winged Victory" and at least one from "Call Me Mister" have enough surface noise and distortion to indicate they're likely from commercial pressings. Maybe Mr. Bronfman Junior needed the money for his ultimately failed investment; but such gouging underscores the contempt the record business has for its customers, whom it sees as saps whose pockets will empty endlessly when it grabs them face down by the ankles. The public is now richly returning the favor by tuning itself out to the majors and its endless parade of tunelessness. For all the gold-chained clan's howls of denial it isn't good for the record trade -- and in the end, by eviscerating the one stable source for new music, it isn't good for us.

        5 out of 5 stars At long last and timely to boot.......2003-09-01

        Having scored a triumph during World War I with his "Yip Yip Yaphank," Irving Berlin was a natural to be asked to create a similar revue for World War II, and the all-male "This Is the Army" did very well. An original cast recording came out in 1942. The very next year, the Air Force got its chance with Moss Hart's "Winged Victory." Four of the songs appeared in boxed set of 78 rpm discs. When it was all over, the returning GI was saluted in yet another revue called "Call Me Mister." That original cast album appeared in 1946. Now you can hear them ALL on a single Decca CD (BOOOO831-02).

        There is a soundtrack recording from the film "This Is the Army" that is extremely fuzzy, making this Decca release far preferable, all the more so because it does give us the original all-soldier cast that included Irving Berlin himself singing (more or less) his immortal "Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning." Other songs include "I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen," "How About a Cheer For the Navy," and "American Eagles."

        The focus here is how men made the transition from civilian to military life, and most of the problems they faced are mentioned in the opening number, "This Is the Army, Mr. Jones." We must also note with some sadness that the real problems of joining an army are never explicit, but the purpose of the show was to reassure and not to look at the "dark side of the force."

        "Winged Victory" originally contained only two discs holding four songs: "Winged Victory," "My Dream Book of Memories," "The Whiffenpoof Song," and "The Army Air Corps." That last one thrilled my generation whenever it was played over the radio and especially during the wartime films; and it has lost none of its potency over the years. (The line about going "down in flame" still chills.) This was also the first military revue that included women, a fact which makes it even more of an historical document.

        In 1946, Harold Rome lent his talents to putting together a revue for those returning to civilian life. Early in the war, Dinah Shore was able to praise "A Boy in Khaki," but Vaughn Monroe later in the war sang about looking forward to wearing "Just a Blue Serge Suit." I have a particular fondness for this set, because I owned a copy as a boy, played it to death, and eventually lost track of it. I never knew there was a 1950 LP version which included "This Is the Army," and I spent years trying to find the company that held the copyright that would get it onto a tape or (later on) a CD. So 57 years after the album first was released, my prayer has been answered!

        The first number, sung by Lawrence Winters (a great portrayer of Porgy, by the way), takes place aboard a "Going Home Train" and is replete with optimism. A sketch in which a group of men are waiting to be assigned work for the day included Winter's rendition of "The Red Ball Express" on which the Black GIs carried supplies to the troops. He is the only one denied work at the end of the scene. We had an even older enemy than the Nazis to face.

        A young newcomer named Betty Garrett delighted audiences with "Little Surplus Me" and "Yuletide, Park Avenue" in which many of the New York shops are mentioned in Christmas carol style. But it was her rendition of "South America, Take It Away" that brought down the house and raised her to stardom.

        You get the expected comic number, "Military Life," sung by Jules Munshin (remember him from the film "On the Town"?) and two other men, while Winters sings "A Face on a Dime," a song that needs some explaining to those who were born after the minting of the "Roosevelt Dime." "Along With Me" and the full version of "When We Meet Again" are the ballads, while the title song acts as a finale number.

        The press release announces, "Decca Broadway Salutes the Troops With the CD Release of Three World War II Musical Revues." The current situation, I am sure, helped prompt the release of this set; but whatever the reason, I am absolutely delighted it is finally available. The songs are mostly excellent examples of their kind, the lyrics for the most part clever and powerful, the historical value great. I really suggest that History Departments take notice and get a copy. All the textbook accounts of the war never give the human side of things, and this CD will go a long way to letting the present young generation know how we faced all-too-familiar problems back then.

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