Goodnight, Goodnight

John Everson, The Star. Chicago Heights, IL
"A soaring, lush creation of folk pop...inspirational and insightful."

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Goodnight, Goodnight

Goodnight, Goodnight,Mary Beth Maziarz,Musaic Records,Contemporary Singer/Songwriter,Driven primarily by lush grand piano and vocals, this album shines with shimmering, rhythmic pop as it explores themes of love, intimate friendship, and occasionally, isolation.,Pop,Pop Vocals,Popular Music,Rock/Pop

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Average customer rating: Thank You Shushybye Band! Originally Amazing Inspiring Music For Children and Adults

Shushybye & Goodnight Shushybye Manufacturer: Koch Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Lullabies | Children's Music | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Children's Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Shushybye Dream Band: Live on Tour! ASIN: B000FSEXSC Release Date: 2006-06-27

Tracks:

1. The Shushybye Theme Song
2. We Love The Shushies
3. Nows The Time (We Go Shushybye)
4. The Shushybye Dream Song
5. Do the Shushie Dance
6. Shushybye and Goodnight
7. Snoozles In My Room
8. The Dream Wish Song
9. Snoozles Wont You Come Out To Play
10. On Our Way (To Shushybye)
11. A Shushybye Lullaby
12. Nighttime Prayer

Customer Reviews:

Thank You Shushybye Band! .......2006-07-22

We hear the Shushybye music on the radio and love it. Our son sings the chorus to the theme song all the time, so we decided to buy the CD. Thank you Shushybye Dream Band for your terrific songs. They are a part of our family's daily enjoyment.

Originally Amazing.......2006-07-05

Thought you heard it all in a lullaby? Guess again. These are lullabies that the parents will love as well as the kids. Soothing yet modern tunes sung by voices that are phenomenal. Tremendously original. These songs will become classics!

Inspiring Music For Children and Adults.......2006-07-04

Our family has just received the Shushybye & Goodnight CD and we all absolutely love it. Our 3 and 6 year olds have listened to it all the way countless times oin the road and at home and we can all song every one of the catchy songs. This is among the best children's music we have ever heard and recommend it highly to preschool families everywhere.

Average customer rating: Music Man One of This Country's Finest Musicals Beautifully Re-Mastered We need a new remaster, nonetheless Accept no substitutes! Preston and Cook are the best ever

The Music Man (1957 Original Broadway Cast) [Angel Reissue] Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: My Fair Lady (1956 Original Broadway Cast) South Pacific (Original 1949 Broadway Cast) Camelot (1960 Original Broadway Cast) West Side Story (1957 Original Broadway Cast) Guys & Dolls: A Decca Broadway Original Cast Recording (1950 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B000002SNL Release Date: 1992-11-17

Tracks:

1. Act I. Overture/Rock Island - Vern Reed
2. Act I. Iowa Stubborn - Ensamble
3. Act I. Ya Got Trouble - Robert Preston/Ensemble
4. Act I. Piano Lesson - Barbara Cook/Pert Kelton
5. Act I. Goodnight My Someone - Barbara Cook
6. Act I. Seventy-Six Trombones - Robert Preston
7. Act I. Sincere - Buffalo Bills
8. Act I. The Sadder But Wiser Girl For Me - Robert Preston
9. Act I. Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little - Asnia Rice, Peggy Mondo, Elain Swann, Helen Raymond, Martha Flynn, Robert Preston
10. Act I. Goodnight Ladies/Marian The Librarian - Robert Preston, Buffalo Bills
11. Act I. My White Knight - Barbara Cook
12. Act I. Wells Fargo Wagon - Eddie Hodges, Ensemble
13. Act II. It's You - Buffalo Bills
14. Act II. Shipoopi - Iggie Wolfington, Ensemble
15. Act II. Lida Rose/Will I Ever Tell You? - Buffalo Bills, Barbara Cook
16. Act II. Gary, Indiana - Eddie Hodges
17. Act II. Till There Was You - Barbara Cook, Robert Preston
18. Act II. Finale - Robert Preston, Barbara Cook, Ensemble

Amazon.com

Although Robert Preston and Barbara Cook put in stellar performances, it's the music that's the star of this hugely successful document of the 1958 Broadway smash. Written entirely by Meredith Willson, it drew from memories of his childhood in a small Midwestern town. Preston plays a traveling salesman/con artist, while Cook is the dull spinster "Marian the Librarian," whose love for Preston's character makes her come alive. "Seventy-Six Trombones" has become a marching band standard, while "Ya Got Trouble" (featuring dizzying fast-talk from Preston) and "'Til There Was You" (with a gorgeous vocal from Cook) remain well known even among those who have never seen the show. The latter was also a favorite of the Beatles, who covered it on their first album. --Dawn Eden

Customer Reviews:

Music Man.......2007-02-09

The original cast recording brings back the memory of the live production I saw which will always be superior, in my opinion, to the movie version. However, the movie was one of the better "reproductions" of this genre.

One of This Country's Finest Musicals Beautifully Re-Mastered.......2006-11-23

THE MUSIC MAN opened on Broadway on December 19, 1957 to rave reviews from the critics, adulations from the captivated audiences, and the beginning of a long run. This wondrous musical is an 'opera' of sorts in that the piece is not a series of songs connected by the usual musical comedy spoken dialogue. Meredith Willson wrote the music and lyrics in such a way that there is not an extraneous note or word that doesn't contribute to the totality of the work.

Despite the multiple reincarnations of this brilliant show both on film and recording, none of them compares to this original cast. Imagine Barbara Cook (lithe, and new) as Marian the Librarian: Cook still reigns as one of our finest voices on the stage and cabaret rooms today. Robert Preston is not only rich in personality he also delivers the immensely complex patter songs with deft authority. And the Buffalo Bills add the multiple barbershop quartet numbers with authentic sound and professionalism.

This musical holds all of the joys and imaginations and longings that we all hold so dear in our memories of how things used to be - and it is so terrific to return to that stage of ecstasy again. This is a must own CD. Grady Harp, November 06

We need a new remaster, nonetheless.......2006-10-22

A very interesting photo on the liner booklet's back cover demonstrates the one real flaw in this otherwise classic recording: it shows Robert Preston at the album sessions singing at two mikes, a fat Neumann with a Capitol flag and a skinny one, probably an AKG. This can only mean Capitol recorded this in simultaneous mono and stereo takes. With all that knob twiddling the balance had to go off, a problem not entirely corrected by the reissue engineer Bob Norberg, whose remasterings of Ol' Blue's Capitol mono output have earned scorn from some Sinatraphiles for their slight fake echo and stereo effects. (He remastered just about every album in the Broadway Angel series; the monos all appear to have the echo and stereo.) I guess we should be happy to have this in any form at all given how the other majors turned it down. Capitol was late and indifferent to the cast album trade, and it only had three hits before making its monumental closing botch of "Follies." However the label approached it it's still a great and exciting score perfectly performed. Who could have imagined a hit musical with a barbershop quartet? And if only all women could sing like Barbara Cook! Who says you can have too much of a good thing?

With the show's fiftieth anniversary coming up (!) now would be a good time for a remaster. (I know, I know, I'm tired of paying repeatedly for the same product too, but this deserves it.) It should include a second disc with the 1959 Capitol documentary LP "And Then I Wrote 'The Music Man'", where Meredith Willson and his wife Rini detail the eight years of trials and rewrites behind the show. Nor would it hurt to have bonuses like Willson's original take on "Till There Was You" (called "Till I Met You," which Fran Warren evidently first sang on "The Big Show") or a few licensed pop balladeers of the day -- and maybe examples like the 70s jingle for the late lamented Oldsmobile ("Oh ho the new Oldsmobile is a -- comin' down the line...."). It must also include Willson's contentious JFK physical fitness tune "Chicken Fat", recorded about the time "The Music Man" was filmed and available only on oddball Web music sites, where Preston yells and grunts himself into an athletic -- passion. (I keep thinking Allan Sherman recorded a full version of his notorious parody "76 Sol Cohens", but I guess he didn't.) The whole thing should end with a live public-radio performance from 1980 or 1981 where Willson led the superb Detroit Concert Band in "76 Trombones" and "The Stars and Stripes Forever" -- an apt and brilliant finish.

No, I have not forgotten the Beatles, but I fear neither have their lawyers.

Accept no substitutes!.......2006-08-22

This the best version of "The Music Man" available, especially if you're looking for the Broadway cast. The performances here are all terrific, the recording and mastering are great, and the liner notes are informative and thorough. "The Music Man" is available in several other versions and forms, including other releases of the same original cast recording, but without the good mastering or liner notes found here. My wife and I, hoping to listen to this great show with our kids, first purchased other versions that were easier to find (e.g., on iTunes) and those were major disappointments. Buy this CD (Broadway Classics from Angel) and accept no substitutes.

Preston and Cook are the best ever.......2006-07-15

Yes, the film is a delight, and Shirley Jones is certainly good as Marian. But the original cast album of this wonderful musical remains the best version ever, mostly thanks to Barbara Cook, whose voice was and remains a miracle of rare device to listen to.

For years I thought I was the only person who was in love with her voice, wearing out vinyl LPs of this musical with replaying. Then, in the early 80s I saw Cook in a one woman show in London, and discovered I was part of a fanatical following! The other reviews here on Amazon confirm the truth: there is only one truly great Marian, Madam Librarian.

Watch the movie, which is a terrific adaptation of the stage show, go to professional and amateur revivals of the musical, but buy this recording of the score for repeated listening. There is nothing better.

Average customer rating: Lots of musical horsepower from a damn good band. Goodnight Vienna Ringo Starr MUST-HAVE Ringo Very very good With gusto, boys!

Goodnight Vienna Ringo Starr Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ringo Sentimental Journey Ringo's Rotogravure Beaucoups of Blues Blast From Your Past ASIN: B000009CBY Release Date: 1993-03-23

Tracks:

1. (It's All Da-Da-Down To) Goodnight Vienna
2. Occapella
3. Oo-Wee
4. Husbands And Wives
5. Snookeroo
6. All By Myself
7. Call Me
8. No No Song
9. Only You (And You Alone)
10. Easy For Me
11. Goodnight Vienna (Reprise)
12. Back Off Boogaloo
13. Blindman
14. Six O'Clock (Extended Version)

Customer Reviews:

Lots of musical horsepower from a damn good band........2007-06-30

Ringo will go down in musical history as "The least annoying Beatle". We all sort of thought when the fab four quit that Ringo would end up in one of those "Where are they now?" columes in Rolling Stone magazine. No such deal. He proved to be a hell of a musician, a top rate drummer and knows how to always surround himself with the best in the biz. Paul should take some notes. Such was the case with Goodnight Vienna. I love this album!! A first class turn-it-up-loud and blow the f**kin speaker cones out on the floor recording. Ringo had to work a bit trying to find himself a band after the Beatle split but it didnt take long. Goodnight Vienna is a hot 70's post Beatle rocker that plays well in the 21st century. The title cut is a John Lennon contribution that could only have been a Ringo tune. You'll never hear a rock vocalist with no vibrato, projection and range crank it out like Ringo did on this album.

Goodnight Vienna Ringo Starr.......2007-03-18

Good. If you liked him in the Beatles then you would like him in his own band. Some of the songs are cute. I am a music collector and would recommend this to anyone who liked the 60's and 70's.

MUST-HAVE Ringo.......2006-06-17

This album and "Ringo" are required albums for any music library that is going to have Ringo Starr. All the songs on the album are well-made but if I had to choose my top five favorites, they would be
1. Goodnight Vienna
2. Oo-Wee
3. Only You (And You Alone)
4. Snookeroo
5. Call Me (come on now...its kinda 'groovy')

For anyone who wants the best of Ringo Starr, definitely pick this up along with Ringo and Stop and Smell the Roses.

Very very good.......2004-10-13

It's not quite the Ringo album since there are few masterpiece moments, but the overall quality is very high. Most of the songs are a lot of fun. My favourite song is No No song, it's a perfect piece of catchy pop and utilises Ringo's personality briliantly. It also has a great exotic flavour. Only you is a bit like John Lennon's version of Stand By Me, an uptempo folk song with a pop music feel. Easy for me is a haunting ballad with a classical music feel. I love the reprise of the rocking title track where Ringo shouts out "With gusto boys, with gusto!". Other standouts are All by myself, the title track and the beautiful folk ballad Husbands and WIves that is very touching and wouldn't be out of place on a Bob Dylan album. A great 70's pop music album.

With gusto, boys!.......2004-07-08

This was Ringo's fourth solo album. While not as good as his triumphant third album, it still has it's moments. It pretty much follows the "formula" of his third album, by including some songs Ringo wrote, some songs his friends wrote for him and some cover versions of other people's songs. The big hits were "No No Song" and "Only You". The CD version features three bonus tracks. "Back Off Boogaloo" was a Top Ten hit. The strange "Blindman" was the b-side of "Back Off Boogaloo" and was also the title song to a western Ringo starred in. "Six O'Clock" was originally featured on Ringo's third album. This is the extended version that previously only appeared on promo copies of the third album. It runs over a minute longer than the normal version and you can hear Paul McCartney's backing vocals more clearly on it. Recommended to Ringo's fans.

Average customer rating: The title gets it right..... Very soothing music! Goodnight Guitar By Ray Penney

Goodnight Guitar: Classic Guitar Lullabies Various Manufacturer: Homesong Media ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Lullabies | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Goodmorning Guitar: Classic Guitar Melodies National Geographic: Lullabies - Dream Songs from Around the World Guitar Lullaby The Most Soothing Lullabies In The Universe American Lullaby ASIN: B0002MICGK Release Date: 1996-06-01

Tracks:

1. Brahm's Lullaby
2. Rock-a-Bye Baby
3. Lagrima
4. Cum by Yah
5. El Noi De La Mare
6. Fur Elise
7. La Filla Del Marxant
8. Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)
9. Canco Del Lladre
10. Raisins and Almonds
11. Galliard
12. Lute Piece of the Italian Renaissance
13. Tarleton's Resurrection

Album Description

Guitarist Ray Penney's Multi-Award Winning instrumental collection of lullabies and peaceful classics that span the globe and the centuries. Wonderfully relaxing and perfect for parents and children alike. In the words of music columnist Deborah Moore, "This work is pure, simple, soothing beauty." GOODNIGHT GUITAR is the recipient of the following children's product awards:

* PARENTS CHOICE AWARD * NAPPA GOLD AWARD (National Association of Parenting Publications) * OPPENHEIM TOY PORTFOLIO GOLD and PLATINUM AWARDS * PARENTING MAGAZINE'S "MOM TESTED" SEAL * BEST LULLABY ALBUM AWARD (Music-N-Moore)

GOODNIGHT GUITAR has been followed up by the release of GOODMORNING GUITAR. Together they make a great gift of beautiful music for children of all ages and cultures.

Customer Reviews:

The title gets it right............2007-06-11

This was our favorite tape. Used it in the car to get the kids to go to sleep. My son would here it and yell, "No NO I don't wanna go to sleep"... right before he fell asleep. We called it our MAGIC tape. Have to be careful though... can put the driver to sleep as well...

Very soothing music!.......2005-06-16

The music on this album is wonderful! We turn this CD on every night for our 3 month old and she drifts right off to sleep. The guitar is very relaxing and the music choosen is a pleasant mix of classical and folk tunes. You will enjoy this CD!

Goodnight Guitar By Ray Penney.......2005-03-21

Truly an excellent collection of music and guitar performance for the kids and adults too. With the dozens of childrens cd's that we own, this one is always on top of the pile and in the cd player.

Average customer rating: Gentle crossover that gets a bit sleepy An Example of When Crossover Works Lullabies for All Ages A Wonderful Gift for a Baby! Voice of an Angel

Angelika Kirchschlager - when night falls Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Marie-Joseph Canteloube , Stephen Sondheim , Franz Schubert , Gian Carlo Menotti , Franz Joseph Haydn , Johannes Brahms , Richard Rodgers , Carl Maria von Weber , Manuel de Falla , Xavier Montsalvatage , Aaron Copland , Miguel Kertsman , Alexander Zemlinsky , Angelika Kirchschlager , Roger Vignoles , Helmut Deutsch , John [guitar] Williams , Yuri Bashmet , London Metropolitan Ensemble , and Jonathan Rees Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Canteloube, Joseph | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Menotti | Menotti, Gian Carlo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weber | Weber, Carl Maria von | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Zemlinsky | Zemlinsky, Alexander von | ( Z ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Angelika Kirchschlager - Debut Recital Recording / Helmut Deutsch Bach Arias Erste Begegnung (First Encounter) Angelika Kirchschlager Handel arias Renée Fleming - Strauss Heroines / Bonney, Graham, Eschenbach ASIN: B00002MZ4Y Release Date: 1999-11-02

Tracks:

1. 'Not While I'm Around'
2. The Sound Of Music: 'Edelweiss'
3. 'Wiegenlied'
4. 'Gestilte Sehnsucht'
5. 'Geistliches Wiegenlied'
6. 'Wiegenlied (Wie sich der Auglein)'
7. 'Sandmannchen'
8. The Consul: 'Mother's Aria'
9. 'Brezairola' (Berceuse)
10. Chants d'Auvergue: 'Oi Ayai'
11. 'Ar hyd y nos' (All Through The Night)
12. 'Sehnsucht nach dem Fruhling'
13. 'Lass mich schlummern, Herzlein, schweige'
14. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: 'Nana' (Berceuse)
15. 'Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito'
16. 'The Little Horses' (Lullaby)
17. 'Cantiga de Ninar' (Baby's Goodnight Song)
18. 'Susse, susse Sommernacht'
19. 'Wiegenlied' (Schlafe, schlafe, holder susser Knabe)
20. Into The Woods: 'Stay With Me'

Amazon.com

This record is most notable for its performances. Kirchschlager's singing is ravishingly beautiful and deeply expressive; the pianists and other instrumentalists are all first rate. Its content seems designed less for consistent musical quality and a balanced program than for variety and popular appeal. Yet the predominantly slow songs induce a certain monotony, and Mozart and Menotti, Brahms and Broadway musicals make strange stylistic bedfellows. However, many gems stand out in the mix: the two Brahms songs with viola, in which the renowned Yuri Bashmet is unfortunately almost inaudible; two Schubert Cradle Songs, one famous, one unknown; several enchanting Spanish songs; a Haydn arrangement of a Welsh lullaby better known as "All through the Night"; a lovely romantic song by Zemlinsky; and a lush, soaring one by Miguel Kertsman written for Kirchschlager and just right for her expressively inflected voice. She identifies with every idiom and pours so much care and affection into each song that one can well imagine a loving mother singing to her child, and indeed the record is dedicated to her little son. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

Gentle crossover that gets a bit sleepy.......2006-06-01

When Sony's artist executives were German, they tried to promote the young Austrian mezzo Angelika Kirchschlager, but because of her difficult name (I am guessing) and the slackening classical music market, she never caught on. Today Kirchschlager is a star in Europe, and one sees her name on the Met roster. This, her second CD, is a gentle recital of lullabies, made more varied by adding Broadway tunes into the mix and bringing in star musicians like John Williams on guitar and Yuri Bashmet on viola.

The result is winning and thoroughly professional. Kirchschlager sings especially well in English, with a hybrid British-American accent but almost no German mannerisms. The closest comparison in terms of high mezzos would be with von Otter, and Kirchschlager's voice is at least as beautiful. But she lacks von Otter's imaginaiton, and after a while everything sounds a bit too square and placid--after all, these songs may be for babies, but the intended audience is also adults who go to lieder recitals, isn't it?

An Example of When Crossover Works.......2006-01-09

Angelika Kirchschlager is well known on the operatic stage and in chamber and orchestral programs where her forte is Mozart and Bach. Hers is a voice creamy rich and produced with incredible intelligence. She is also a communicator - in recital, in opera, in anything she does. It comes as no surprise then that an artist of this caliber (or her agent....!) is able to set the standard for the now ubiquitous 'crossover album' that most of the major singers find it necessary to make to gather in more admirers.

Selecting a wide variety of lullabies with varying settings feels so natural in Kirchschlager's elegant mezzo-soprano voice. Other artists have produced recitals of lullabies: Dawn Upshaw and Richard Goode immediately come to mind. But in this album, though not all of the works are of genius quality, Kirchschlager gives each her considerable talent and the result is a little night music that is equally as lovely for adults as for the intended audience of children (and of course their parents...).

With fine support from the London Metropolitan Ensemble, pianists Roger Vignoles and Helmut Deutsch, guitarist John Williams and violist Yuri Bashmet among others, Kirchschlager offers a rich variety of songs from Mozart, von Weber, Haydn, Brahms, Schubert, Canteloube, de Falla, Copeland, Sondheim, Rogers and Hammerstein and Zelimsky. And no matter the language or the setting they all work. This is an album to cherish and share and raises the respect for Angelika Kirchschlager even higher. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, January 06

Lullabies for All Ages.......2005-07-13

I bought this CD as a gift for my first grandchild to introduce her to the world of classical music. But when I played it, it enchanted me and my grandchild's parents even more than it did the baby. Angelika Kirschlager is a young Austrian mezzo-soprano who had previously been unknown to me. She sings these simple songs with a beautiful round warmth of tone.

The twenty selections on this CD include Brahms famous lullaby together with two lesser-known songs of Brahms accompanied by piano and viola. Schubert's two lullabies are included, and they are melting. There is a Mozart song (the theme of which he used in the third movement of his final piano concerto) and a Haydn arrangement of the Welsh folk -song "All Through the Night", which features an accompanying trio of violin, cello, and piano.
Aaron Copland's arrangement of "All the Pretty Little Horses" will delight young listeners, and there are songs by Richard Rogers, Steven Sondheim, C.M. Von Weber, and others to fill out an enchanting CD of music and dreams. Ms Kirschlager's singing is the highlight of this CD. She is accompanied well by a variety of pianists and by performers on the guitar, violin, cello, and flute. Texts and translations for the songs are included in the liner notes.

Although I bought this CD for my granddaughter, others dear to me have expressed interest, and I will be buying another copy.

Thanks to my Amazon friend Scott Morrison for recommending this CD and to the other perceptive reviewers of this lovely music.

Robin Friedman

A Wonderful Gift for a Baby!.......2005-02-15

Our family has just been blessed with a new grandson and one of my very thoughtful friends had the brilliant and generous idea to send the baby a copy of this wonderful collection of lullabies and nightsongs done so stunningly by the marvelous German mezzo, Angelika Kirchschlager. I am happy to report that the very first selection, Schubert's 'Wiegenlied' ('Cradle Song'), seemed to make him smile, even at his tender age. This bodes well for his developing discriminating musical taste because Ms Kirchschlager is a terrific singer. Her various accompanists provide sensitive support for her lovely and perfectly managed voice. She sings with impeccable diction in several languages and even in English I don't pick up any accent at all.

I must point out, however, that Amazon has listed the contents of this disc in an order different from that on the CD, but the musical samples they provide do match the titles listed.

Scott Morrison

Voice of an Angel.......2000-05-02

I was first introduced to Ms. Kirchlager three years ago and was instantly impressed. Her sumptuous voice and incredible beauty make her a delight to listen to, time and time again. When Night Falls, is only the most recent of what promises to be a long and impressionable career. From the ever popular "Edelweiss" to the easily recognizable "Wiegenlied", Ms. Kirchschlager approaches each song with the same heart-felt emotion as if she were singing to her own child. I have often listened to her CD late at night to help myself fall into my own sweet dreamland of "The Little Horses".

Average customer rating: Superb Collection Lullabies from around the World to put your kids to sleep Political by Omission Songs that any child would love A timeless collection of soothing music!

The World Sings Goodnight World Sings Goodnight Manufacturer: Silver Wave ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Compilations | Children's Music | Styles | Music Traditional Vocalists | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music | Ambient | Celtic | Environmental | General | International | Jazz | Meditation Music | Piano | World Dance General | Children's Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: World Sings Goodnight 2 G'night Wolfgang G'morning Johann Planet Sleeps African Lullaby ASIN: B000000POT Release Date: 1993-10-08

Tracks:

1. Argentina - Corina Nolting
2. Nepal - Neelam Shrestha
3. Austria: Es Wird Schon Glei Dumpa - Wolfgang Blumel
4. U.S.A. (Southern Gospel) - Pat Buchanan
5. Indonesia (Sumatra-Batak): Modom Ma Damang - Cyrus Fidelus Sidjabat
6. France - Catherine Clareboudt
7. Brazil: Boo, Maramba! - Andrea Merkel
8. Sweden: Sow Du Lilla Videung - Kai Soderman
9. Japan - Nanwei Chin Su
10. Switzerland - Cornelia Blatter
11. Egypt - Ashraf Sewailam
12. Russia - Nora Felitsyn
13. Ethiopia - Tsehay Hailu
14. U.S.A.: Child - Tom And Susan Wasinger
15. France - Jean Lilensten
16. Indonesia (Sumatra-Medan): Do Doi - Bedjo Mankekar
17. U.S.A. (Cajun French) - Louie Cart
18. Poland (Yiddish) - Miyriam Soszewicz
19. Bolivia - Marcela Illanes
20. U.S.A. (Ogalala Sioux Indian) - Jerry Garrett
21. Romania - Elena Timara
22. Canada - Rachel Warwick
23. China (Taiwan) - Renjeng Su
24. Switzerland - Eva Ziegler
25. India - Kanta Purohit
26. U.S.A. (Western): Roundup Lullaby - Rolland Fischer
27. Korea - Myung O. Hahn
28. Italy - Eleonora Buonpane
29. Algeria (Berber) - Amisaada Ramdane
30. England 'Bye Bye Bunting' - Rebecca Hadwen
31. Unknown - Greg Fisher
32. Iran - Shaharzad Parsapour
33. Senegal - Yammar Thiam

Customer Reviews:

Superb Collection.......2006-07-14

Excellent collection of lullabies from around the world. Beautifully produced. Adults will enjoy this one just as much as the younger set. Listen to this and skip your valium.

Lullabies from around the World to put your kids to sleep.......2002-02-07

I have always had a pet theory that with babies and small animals HOW you say something is always more important than WHAT you say. "The World Sings Goodnight" would certainly seem to put that theory to test as it offers lullabies from 33 different cultures, each sung in its native tongue. This means only a handful are sung in English and that until they are old enough to read the liner notes your little ones are never going to know what these songs are about. This is probably a good thing because there are songs that tell children "to wake you up we'll cut off your ears" and contemplate giving them to a witch or a bad man. My favorite is the lullaby from Egypt where the parent promises to bring the child two pairs of pigeons to eat or two pairs of black beetles to play with, but quickly explains to the animals that this is only being said to the baby so he will sleep.

These lullabies are sung either a capella or with the simple instrumentation of the culture, which can mean anything from end-blown bamboo flute to hurdy-gurdy to goat bells and hammered dulcimer. There is even on song accompanied by crickets. One nice thing about this album is that gender does not matter when it comes to singing a baby to sleep. Males sing the Indonesian lullaby where the mother pleads "Sleep and grow up well, honey, so that you can protect me later, because your father has gone away and forgotten you" and the Ogalia Sioux song where a woman sees the ghost of her dead husband (thus we learn that lullabies do not need to contain the typical lullaby references found in every typical lullaby to be an effective lullaby). There are also several nice examples of lullabies involving sweet harmonies between a pair of singers, including a piece written by producers Tom and Susan Wasinger that is quite lovely. These songs collected from five continents are song by "folk" voices in an effort to have these songs sung by people who have really had to persuade babies and young children to go to sleep. Final Note: I was listening to this CD in the morning and I almost fell asleep, so there is a very good chance it will work on your little ones as well.

Political by Omission.......2002-01-27

How can you have a Lullaby CD from 'Around The World' and omit
Germany as the country of origin for the All Time Classic Lullaby
"Guten Abend, gute Nacht" !??

Songs that any child would love.......2001-08-30

This album is one of a very few world music compilations that truly spans the globe. The music is delightful, interesting, and relaxing. I listen to it myself quite often, and I would give it as a gift to anyone who has a new baby.

A timeless collection of soothing music!.......2000-08-22

I received this CD as a baby gift for my daughter. She is now 8 years old and still listens to this every night at bedtime. I also enjoy hearing the CD as the sound travels from her room to mine. I highly recommend this CD for any age!

Average customer rating: Goodnight Sweetheart - david Kersh No One Can Top DK!!!! thinkin of DK "day in, day out" A Surpising Pleasure Nice little album :-)

Goodnight Sweetheart David Kersh Manufacturer: Curb Special Markets ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: If I Never Stop Loving You Old Enough to Know Better Calm Before the Storm Thousand Memories Somebody New ASIN: B000000DG4 Release Date: 1996-10-01

Tracks:

1. Breaking Hearts And Taking Names
2. She Wants Me To Stay (Stay Gone)
3. Goodnight Sweetheart
4. Things Your Daddy Wouldn't Want Us To Do
5. Until Now
6. Day In, Day Out
7. The Love Of A Man
8. Boys Will Be Boys
9. One Good Reason
10. Another You
11. Louisiana Country Mile

Customer Reviews:

Goodnight Sweetheart - david Kersh.......2007-05-07

The Cd Plays wonderfully. i like every song on the CD.

No One Can Top DK!!!!.......2005-07-13

This album is amazing! No one will ever compare to DK, he is the most talented and entertaining country artist out their! I've seen him 3 times and concert and he was amazing! If you want music that will melt your heart, then DK's debut album is the only way to go! Their is not one bad song on this album! I give it 5/5!

DK'S #1 Fan

thinkin of DK "day in, day out".......2000-10-03

david kersh is my favorite country singer! he's sooooooo SEXY! he is very talented and i love him to death! his 2 cd's are my favorite cd's that i've ever owned! if you dont have them you need to get them! i absolutely love every single one of his songs! he's THE MAN! it doesnt get any better than david kersh! you'll fall in love with him and his songs just like i did!

A Surpising Pleasure.......2000-06-08

I had only heard "Another You" on the radio and bought the album on this single alone. I was surprised to find how much I enjoyed every track. "Until Then" and "Boys Will Be Boys" show some other versions of David Kersh' warm country sound. A Great CD!

Nice little album :-).......2000-03-21

"Goodnight Sweetheart" "Another You" and "Things Youre Daddy wouldnt want us to do" are the best songs on this album. I the others are forgettable. I cant even think of the words to any others. But the albums biggest flaw is that it doesnt have enough pictures of really cute artist.

Average customer rating: Gets you pumped! ONE OF JOHN BARRYs MOST OVERLOOKED 007 SCORES Remains a Good John Barry Bond Score to this day John Barry's worst entry in the Bond series... Haunting score by the magnificent John Barry!

The Man With the Golden Gun Various Artists , and John Barry Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1970s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Moonraker Diamonds Are Forever The Spy Who Loved Me Octopussy Live and Let Die ASIN: B00008BL8J Release Date: 2003-02-25

Tracks:

1. Main Title - The Man With The Golden Gun
2. Scaramanga's Fun House
3. Chew Me In Grisly Land
4. The Man With The Golden Gun
5. Getting The Bullet
6. Goodnight Goodnight
7. Let's Go Get Them
8. Hip's Trip
9. Kung Fu Fight
10. In Search Of Scaramanga's
11. Return To Scaramanga's
12. End Title - The Man With The Golden Gun

Customer Reviews:

Gets you pumped!.......2006-01-12

Regardless of the fact that the title song does not garner an artist with the stature of a Paul McCartney, Carley Simon or Nancy Sinatra, it's effect is one of the most upbeat title songs in James Bond history! It really compliments the movie opening segment to a climax that gets you totally pumped up to watch more. Trying to follow up Paul McCartney's Live and Let Die is a tough act for anyone, but this definitely delivers!

ONE OF JOHN BARRYs MOST OVERLOOKED 007 SCORES.......2005-01-24

Back in 1974 many fans wanted John Barry back after his one film hiatus from the Bond series. Barry returned with a score to THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN, Roger Moore's second outing as 007. Track-1: "Main Title: The Man With the Golden Gun" is very good. Lulu has an incredibly strong voice and the song has a certain rock element that was in contradiction to Binder's titles, yet it is very upbeat and sets the tone of the entire film. On this CD it sounds great and has improved with time. A beautiful girl on an isolated beach towels down Scaramanga as he emerges from the water in a surrealistically exotic locale. This sets up Track-2: "Scaramanga's Fun House" where Scaramanga lures gangster Rodney Hood into the funhouse in a duel to the death. This is a great track brimming with Barry's unique sound where the music first reflects the opulence of Scaramanga's domicile and then as they enter the fun house Barry creates a spiraling `stalking theme' mixed with source music from a Western saloon and Chicago Roaring 20s era gangland back alley. This `stalking theme' is central to the Scaramanga character and his deadly profession as the listener immediately associates the music with the character. Track-8: "Hip's Trip" is an excellent example where Barry is able to write suspense music using a repeating dynamic melody that builds in intensity. This is a technique he developed and has mastered ever since the safe-cracking scene in ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE. This technique is probably the most identifiable stylistic trademark in John Barry's music. Track-3: "Chew Me in Grisly Land" is rich in oriental flavor and includes an effective slow paced rendition of "The James Bond Theme." John Barry does here for Roger Moore what he did for Sean Connery and George Lazenby giving them each their own unique musical rendition of "The James Bond Theme." Track-9: "Kung Fu Fight" features a good oriental motif and ends with a very catchy instrumental version of "The Man with the Golden Gun." One of the best cuts on the CD is Track-6: "Goodnight Goodnight" which is a very slow and haunting nocturnal version of "The Man with the Golden Gun." Track-7: "Let's Go Get `Em" is a tour de force of John Barry's new orchestration of "The James Bond Theme" identifiable with his Roger Moore scores. This track has a lot of punch behind it as it melds the very catchy instrumental version of "The Man with the Golden Gun" with a rousing rendition of "The James Bond Theme." Track-10: "In Search of Scaramanga's Island" is a great background composition to Bond's impressive solo flight through the uprooted rock formations near Phuket, Thailand to Scaramanga's island. Track-11: "Return to Scaramanga's Fun House" mixes Nick Nack's theme, the `stalking theme' and elements of "The James Bond Theme" as Bond is now lured into Scaramanga's game of death. This is an excellent climatic piece of scoring. Track-12: "End Title: The Man With the Golden Gun - Reprise" is in the tradition of the YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE album. The last track begins with a beautifully orchestrated version of the main title, which leads into Lulu's strong vocal rendition. I like this CD. It contained quite a bit of music from the film for once, running close to 45 minutes. When EMI reissued THUNDERBALL, YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE, DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER and LIVE AND LET DIE with extra tracks it was rumored that they had also uncovered the original THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN score as well. Unfortunately, EMI was over their budget for this project and those extra tracks never made it onto the reissue of this soundtrack. Perhaps the length of music already on the album influenced this decision. Of coarse this is just speculation. On the positive side this soundtrack did not spare in its use of "The James Bond Theme" which most fans can't get enough of. My favorite cuts are Track-6: "Goodnight Goodnight" and Track-8: "Hip's Trip." "Goodnight Goodnight" stands its ground alongside Barry's best Bond compositions. "Hip's Trip" even though lightly orchestrated as already mentioned represented a new technique of repeating a dynamic melody that builds in intensity. This is a very interesting and satisfying James Bond album.

Remains a Good John Barry Bond Score to this day.......2004-02-05

This is an interesting album for several reasons. John Barry's music in general seemed to be going through a state of transition around 1974 and this album is a good example of that. Also, THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN was the first James Bond score that Barry composed for Roger Moore as Bond. Moore at this point was trying to define his own interpretation of the character. Moore actually tried to reverse his performance from LIVE AND LET DIE, this time delivering his version of James Bond as a more stoic 007 within a script full of comedic trappings. Added to this director Guy Hamilton wanted an even lighter score than he had previously pressed John Barry into delivering in DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER. Considering all these factors, what we get is probably the most unique score from the James Bond series. Some people were pleased, some were not and some were indifferent. I happen to enjoy this CD quite a bit. It sounds great, having the same technical qualities the DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER album has, and it really contains quite a bit of the background score which you can never get enough of from any James Bond album. I really enjoy the main title that Barry composed for THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN. Lulu's vocal renditions are strong but the really power of this composition is demonstrated in the many instrumental variations that Barry composes using this theme. "Goodnight Goodnight" and "In Search of Scaramanga's Island" are very beautiful sounding tracks. Also, if you like the James Bond theme, Barry composed whole new variations utilizing the power of the orchestra giving the theme a whole new dimension and sound. You can hear these on "Chew Me in Grisly Land" and "Let's Go Get 'Em." All in all I think this is a great sounding album. It is well presented and balanced and is a good representation of the music heard in the film. It was a shame they could not find more music as they did for THUNDERBALL, YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, OHMSS and DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER. I still like this one just the same.

John Barry's worst entry in the Bond series..........2004-01-19

Maybe it's just me, but I think 'The Man With The Golden Gun' was truly a sign that Barry was getting tired of arranging Bond film scores, especially after coming out with the magnificent 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' and 'Diamonds Are Forever' as his latest contributions prior to this 1974 entry. Perhaps the storyline had much to do with it, but the music here is uninspiring, the theme song not one of my favorites and as others have pointed out, lacking in any extra tracks.

If there is one remastered CD to potentially avoid it is this one, but Barry would make another wonderful effort 5 years later with 'Moonraker'

Haunting score by the magnificent John Barry!.......2003-04-07

The Man With The Golden Gun is not one of the better films in the series. One however, cannot say the same about the music. While it is not considered to be the best work of John Barry, it is still good. The new CD has been remastered, but due to money restrains, no new bonus tracks have been added. The inner booklet has also been spiced up to include a few nice photos. The Man With The Golden Gun was performed by Lulu. It was one of the very few title tracks that didn't chart at all in the US or Britain. True that her voice was a little off and the lyrics are odd, but it is still a fine song. John Barry brought a far east flavor to the music that works very well in the film and on the CD. Scaramanga's Funhouse has the tension slow brass in it as does Return To Scaramanga's Funhouse, which is slightly longer and haunting. These tracks also include the honky-tonk interludes in them. Hip's Trip is a wonderful track that has a dark moody fell to it and works ver well. The Jazz Instrumental The Man With The Golden Gun is a Dixieland honky-tonk blast of crazy music and sounds in a fun rendition of the title song. This track is not featured in the film. My personal favorite and many others on the CD is In Search Of Scaramanga's Island. It is filled with a mysterious fell to it and a far eastern flavor. Very haunting and full of riveting tension. The CD ends with the end-title version of the title song in a much slower tempo. All in all, The Man With The Golden Gun is a good James Bond soundtrack filled with 12 wondeful tracks. A must for all Bond fans!

Average customer rating: A beloved favorite in our household for 3 children (and their parents) Not What I was expecting Lovely for naptime and mellow-time. scary songs Great for young and old

Daddies Sing GoodNight: A Fathers' Collection of Sleepytime Songs Various Artists Manufacturer: Sugarhill [Country] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Zydeco | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Cajun & Creole | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Compilations | Children's Music | Styles | Music Lullabies | Children's Music | Styles | Music Ragtime | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: 'Til Their Eyes Shine (The Lullaby Album) Songs from a Parent to a Child Sleep, Baby, Sleep On a Starry Night Planet Sleeps ASIN: B000000F3B Release Date: 1994-02-22

Tracks:

1. Lullaby Time In The Desert - Chris Hillman
2. Hush While The Little Ones Sleep - Tim And Molly O' Brien
3. Chanson Pour Ezra - Michael Doucet
4. Sweet Baby James - The Seldom Scene
5. Prairie Lullaby - Doc Watson
6. Little One - Alan O'Bryant
7. Wings Of Horses - Peter Rowan
8. Russian Lullaby - Leon Redbone
9. Do La Lay - Jesse Winchester
10. Way Long Timey Ago - The Red Clay Ramblers
11. My Little Buckaroo - Doc Watson
12. Hey Willie Boy - Townes Van Zandt
13. Nolabye - Jerry Douglas
14. Little Hands - Johnathan Edwards And The Seldom Scene
15. Full Circle - Tim O' Brien

Amazon.com

Inspired by 1992's 'Til Their Eyes Shine: The Lullaby Album, an all-female collection of sleepy-time songs for children, Daddies Sing Good Night proves that men are no less tender in nurturing their wee ones. Or at least that's true of these men--including Jesse Winchester, Doc Watson, Peter Rowan, and the late Townes Van Zandt--who wrote the songs for their own offspring, and, in their day jobs, rank among the finest practitioners of folk, country, and bluegrass. In guiding their young charges to dreamworld, these fathers visit exotic lands, lonesome prairies, and even the wide heavens on the gossamer wings of horses. Parental listeners will likely detour into the recesses of their own hearts, in exploring the special bond and soothing strength of fatherhood. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews:

A beloved favorite in our household for 3 children (and their parents).......2006-12-14

We've listened to this music through the course of three babies and now three young children, who still select it as one of their favorites for nighttime music. Particular favorites are Tim and Mollie O'Brien's "Hush While The Little Ones Sleep", Michael Doucet's Cajun chanson to his son Ezra, Peter Rowan's haunting "On The Wings Of Horses", and Leon Redbone's typically old-timey "Russian Lullaby". Doc Watson, Townes Van Zandt and dobro genius Jerry Douglas turn in beautiful performances, too. But all the tracks have their own magic. Highly recommended for those who like roots Americana, folk and bluegrass.

Not What I was expecting.......2006-06-18

I was looking forward to giving this to my husband for his first Fathers Day and was expecting sweet mellow lullabies, I had to take it out of CD player after the 3rd song. We were extremely disappointed in this purchase

Lovely for naptime and mellow-time........2006-05-17

I got this from our local library to test it out with my 15-month-old daughter -- my husband is a country & folk music fan, so I thought I'd get it for his benefit. But, after just two days, I returned it and raced to the store to buy it for MY benefit. The only other lullaby CD I've liked so strongly is Putomayo's "Dreamland." "Daddies Sing Goodnight" is a wonderful mix of music, some cowboy-ish, some bluegrass, some just folksy. "Sweet Baby James" is gorgeous, and "Long Timey Ago" always makes me get a little choked up. I'm surprised that one reviewer says the songs/voices are scary, as that hasn't been our experience -- in fact, we find this a great calming, happy CD for mellow times, not just for naptimes. We're getting to know the songs well enough to sing along, which just adds to the pleasure.

scary songs.......2006-02-25

Based on other reviews I picked this cd for my 6 month old for something different than lullabys. Big mistake. The voices are so low and dark that he is scared of it. I use music in the car to calm him since I can't reach him in the back and this music just gets him more upset. Maybe he'll grow into it- for the price I paid I hope so- there are much less expensive collections he just loves.

Great for young and old.......2005-10-06

My mom bought my husband this CD when I was pregnant with our first. It has comforted us through births, car rides, and bedtimes. A great soothing CD.

Average customer rating: Beware; Excerpts THE HIGHLIGHTS DISC OF THE ORIGINAL LONDON PRODUCTION Not the Original Broadway Cast, but not bad Misleading CD cover MISSING SO MANY GOOD SONGS

Evita (Original London Cast) Tim Rice Manufacturer: Mca Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Evita: An Opera Based On The Life Story Of Eva Peron 1919-1952 (1976 Studio Cast) Evita (2006 London Cast) Evita (1978 Original Broadway Cast) Cats (1981 Original London Cast) Encore ASIN: B00000B9FS Release Date: 1998-08-19

Tracks:

1. Requiem for Evita - David Essex, Elaine Paige
2. Oh! What a Circus/Requiem - David Essex, Elaine Paige
3. On This Night of a Thousand Stars - Mark Ryan
4. Buenos Aires - Elaine Paige
5. Goodnight and Thank You - David Essex, Elaine Paige
6. I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You - Joss Ackland w/ Peter Bayliss, Elaine Paige
7. Another Suitcase in Another Hall
8. New Argentina - Joss Ackland w/ Peter Bayliss, David Essex, Elaine Paige
9. Don't Cry for Me Argentina - Elaine Paige
10. High, Flying Adored - David Essex, Elaine Paige
11. Rainbow High - Elaine Paige
12. And the Money Kept Rolling (In and Out) - David Essex
13. Waltz for Eva and Che - David Essex, Elaine Paige
14. She Is a Diamond - Joss Ackland w/ Peter Bayliss
15. Lament - David Essex, Elaine Paige

Album Details

Original London Cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita.

Customer Reviews:

Beware; Excerpts.......2006-12-05

I bought this thinking it was the entire show. It's missing some of my favorite songs, such as "Rainbow Tour." Elaine Paige is great, but I don't care much for David Essex as Che.

THE HIGHLIGHTS DISC OF THE ORIGINAL LONDON PRODUCTION.......2005-09-17

Over the years Andrew Lloyd Webber has made many musicals, some more successful and appealing to the public than the others. Most people will, however, agree that "Evita" remains one of his most satisfying works to this date. Numerous reasons confirm this statement. Just like in its predecessor "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Evita" is almost entirely sung-through; the lyrics are witty and appropriate; the subject matter is again a personality larger-than-life who rises from obscurity and dies at the peak of its fame, thus becoming a legend; the score is captivating and appealing to the listener, at home or in the theatre.

Following the suit of the Superstar, ALW and Tim Rice first published Evita as an album, which appeared in 1976. It was an instant success and soon afterwards the preparations began to put it on the stage. The veteran of the musical theatre direction, Hal Prince, accepted the offer to adapt the original album and Elaine Paige, then an unknown actress and musical theatre performer was cast in the role of Evita. The show premiered in London in 1978, winning acclaiming reviews and numerous awards. And yet, since the concept album was selling so well, the authors felt it unnecessary to release another full version of Evita, with the London cast. That is why we only have this highlights 53-minute recording of the original London production. The story of Evita is widely known, but for those who are new to this let's repeat the essentials: We follow the life story of Eva Duarte Peron, wife of post-World war two president of Argentina, Juan Peron. However, the musical is very loosely based on the actual life of the real Evita. The story follows Evita from the day of her death in July 1952, and then we have flashbacks until that moment, covering her coming to Buenos Aires, alleged love affairs, meeting Peron, being the first lady and dying of cancer at 33.

Being the first theatre version of the somewhat revised concept album material, this disc is not the best recording available. There are several drawbacks. First, it lacks a great part of the show, since all we have here are snippets, i.e., the main musical numbers, meaning it is a bit difficult to follow the story if you are a first-time listener, even though the booklet provides a basic story outline. One of the other obvious weaknesses is the minimalist orchestrations used on this recording. After the lush and epic sound of the concept album featuring the London philharmonics and a rock band, here we have the usual pit orchestra, consisting of only the basic instruments. Thus the beauty of the score remains somewhat lost and is only traceable in hints. The authors seem to be aware of it, since for the upcoming Broadway recording of the show, the orchestrations were improved and sounded clearer.

In addition, the cast performance here is also mixed. Although the role of Eva Peron raised Elaine Paige to stardom, I find her performance not the best, simply because her voice sounds too young. With time her vocal abilities matured, but here she just doesn't reach a much needed uncompromising determination of the character, the way Patti LuPone did on Broadway or Julie Covington on the original album. That is not to say that Elaine performance here is altogether bad, but it could have been much better. David Essex, on the other hand, is a very good Che. He has the strong vocal power Colm Wilkonson and Antonio Banderas both demonstrated in their interpretation, which leaves one wondering why was Mandy Patinkin cast in the role when the show was transferred to Broadway, since he had a very light and unpleasant voice. Joss Ackland, an esteemed British actor is a well chosen Peron, with a suitable dark note in his performance.

The CD comes with a couple of the production photos, but no lyrics are included.

For those of you who are getting acquainted with the story of Eva Peron for the first time I must point out: Bear in mind that this musical is only loosely based on the life of the real Evita. As much as Tim Rice's lyrics are craftily made, they lack a lot of historical accuracy. As a historian I became very interested in Eva Peron's life story so I did some research after seeing the movie. It turned out that the authors based their entire work on a single book called EVITA: THE WOMAN WITH A WHIP by Mary Main. It was based on rumors, lies and myths, written with the single purpose of slandering Eva Peron as much as possible. It contains no footnotes and no bibliography. The authors used it mainly because it was one of the few books available on the subject in the English language during the 70-is. So one should be very careful in making any conclusions based on the musical or the movie alone.

So this disk is more of a welcomed addition for the collectors of the Evita cast recordings, rather than a first-choice album for the new listeners. The latter should get one of the three available 2-CD albums: the 1976 concept recording with Julie Covington, the 1979 Broadway cast with the best Evita of them all, the Tony-winning Patti LuPone, or the very good 1996 movie soundtrack with Madonna in the lead. They all have the complete score and are much more satisfying than this highlights album.

Not the Original Broadway Cast, but not bad.......2005-08-17

This soundtrack does not, in my opinion, rate as high as the Original Broadway Cast album with Mandy Patinkin and Patti Lupone, but it is not too bad. It is incomplete, which was a disappointment. Elaine Page doesn't hold a candle to Patti Lupone as Evita, and the Che leaves much to be desired. The highlight of this album is "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" which is simply superb. It was worth buying the cd just for that song. Some of the lyrics are different, which was interesting to hear, because they changed them around a bit when Evita was brought to the US. If you are an Evita lover I would suggest this album, but if you are just being introduced to Evita I would suggest going with the Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin cd.

Misleading CD cover.......2005-05-07

I wanted the complete Evita soundtrack, and this rendition was terribly disappointing. The cd ends abruptly mid story. Voices are spectacular of course, but the cover suggests this is the original London peformance and a buyer, like me, expects the entire musical score. I wouldn't buy this again.

MISSING SO MANY GOOD SONGS.......2004-07-11

THANK GOODNESS FOR THE BROADWAY PRODUCTION OF EVITA! THIS MUSCIAL IS VERY GOOD, YET IT HAS SOME WEAK SPOTS, BUT THAT DOSN'T MEAN LONDON SHOULD TAKE THEM OUT IN THE FIRST STAGE PRODUCTION OF EVITA. THERE ARE A LOT OF MISTAKES AND THINGS THEY SHOULD OF ADDED. HERE'S A LIST.

*THEY SHOULD OF ADDED 'RAINBOR TOUR' I LOVE THAT SONG
*BUENOS AIRES SHOULD OF BEEN LONGER
*A NEW ARGETINA SHOULD OF BEEN LONGER
*THEY SHOULD OF ADDED 'DICE ARE ROLLING" ANYTHING THAT HAS THE 'A NEW ARGETINA' MUSIC I JUST LOVE.
*THE COVER LOOKS TOO OLD. IF THEY WERE GONNA PUT IT ON A CD, THEY SHOULD OF MADE A NEW LOOK OR COVER.
*IT SHOULD OF HAD 23 SONGS INSTEAD OF 15

THERE ARE A LOT MORE REASONS WHY THIS CD WAS DREADFULL BUT I DON'T WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME. I SAY BUY THE ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST WITH THE EXELLENT PATTIE LuPONE. WHO CARES ABOUT THAT ESSEX GUY.

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