Contrabando Y Traici

1. Contrabando y Traicion

2. Tinajita

3. Que Bonito Es Tu Nombre Maria

4. Q Quien No le Gusta Eso

5. Huacal

6. Parra

7. Chicano

8. Rascadera

9. Enamorate de Mi

10. Porro

11. Mesera

12. Puerta Abierta

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Average customer rating: True Country Find Out Who Your Friends Are perfection Tracy's back! Tracy is back!

For the Love Tracy Lawrence Manufacturer: Rocky Comfort ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Let It Go Big Dog Daddy 5th Gear Greatest Hits Pure BS ASIN: B000MCH58Q Release Date: 2007-01-30

Tracks:

1. Find Out Who Your Friends Are
2. Just Like Her
3. You Can't Hide Redneck
4. For The Love
5. As Easy As Our Blessings
6. Speed Of Flight
7. Rock And A Soft Place
8. Til I Was A Daddy Too
9. You're Why God Made Me
10. Just Like That
11. Find Out Who Your Friends Are

Customer Reviews:

True Country.......2007-06-30

It doesn't get any countrier than Tracy Lawrence. He has a true country voice and his voice gets better with every release of a new CD.
The first single "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" is a great country song about when you are down on your luck your true friends will show up and help you through it. This is also his first number 1 in a long time. The second single is "Til I Was A Daddy Too" another great song about how his father raised him up and he never realized how things are until he was a father himself. Every song on this CD has hit possibilities. I have always been a Tracy Lawrence fan and I always will be. We are going to see him in concert on July 28th in Lafayette, Indiana.

Find Out Who Your Friends Are.......2007-06-27

This is such a great song. I listen to it over and over. We love the whole CD.

perfection.......2007-06-19

Tracy went out of the box for this cd, it is fantastic!!! Very creative, very personal, well worth the wait. LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tracy's back!.......2007-06-12

I'm so glad to hear Tracy Lawrence is back! The CD is great!

Tracy is back!.......2007-05-06

I have to agree with the reviews here - Tracy has not disappointed his fans. The songs are great - the choice of material is great - even the cover is great. I was very happy to hear he was putting out a new album and the wait was worth it. Having Tim and Kenny singing with him is just icing on a truly great cake!!

Average customer rating: Chapman's mellow voice The Chiding The Something Greater Inside Than Fast Car Virtualy flawless work. Stunning first release. Mind-blowing album from a genius songwriter

Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Alternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: New Beginning Crossroads Where You Live Collection Let It Rain ASIN: B000002H5I Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Talkin' Bout A Revolution
2. Fast Car
3. Across The Lines
4. Behind The Wall
5. Baby Can I Hold You
6. Mountains O' Things
7. She's Got Her Ticket
8. Why?
9. For My Lover
10. If Not Now...
11. For You

Amazon.com

One of the most striking debut albums ever released, this disc instantly established Chapman as a musical force, and with good reason. Immediacy, integrity of purpose, and unqualified artistry are apparent in nearly every song. And while "Fast Cars" remains Chapman's best-known work, "Talkin' Bout a Revolution" is that rarest breed: a song which is both topical and timeless. Any exploration into Chapman's work should begin with this at times stunning effort; it's a disc of remarkable uniformity and clarity that Chapman has yet to improve on. --Wayne Pernu

Customer Reviews:

Chapman's mellow voice.......2007-05-28

Chapman's mellow voice always has the ability to make me disappear somewhere else. My favorite track on the CD is Fast Car. The ballad about running away from life, and a drinking father with the one you love. The music is superb, and brilliant. Her soft voice, and mellow sound make you melt, and want to run away too.
The somber sound in her voice is uncaptured by almost anyone else. Her music is very important, stoic, and meaningful.
If you like laid back music with some feeling behind it- that you could lay in bed and listen to by candlelight- then this might be the CD for you.

The Chiding.......2007-05-25

'Fast car' was a remarkable single for it's time. We all talked ourselves into the rest of the filler on this cd, about which the best you can say is it's all extraordinarily average. If however art to you is didacticism, you will be in heaven. This has twee rhetorical questions ("Why are the missiles called Peacekeepers?"), exhausted imagery (I know somewhere in here a baby is crying) and worst of all an acapella sermon. All it lacks it some sort of "Save the bunnies" track. All of this gets filtered through Chapman's self-annointed "nobler than thou" suffering and humorless delivery, and of course that ridiculous all-purpose quaver. She doesn't exactly deliver a message subtly. This schtick had no future and noone bought her follow-up C.D.. But this garbage is still being pushed on us by "enlightened" radio stations, and I still hear the lesser songs from this cd all the time. It's a shame. I HATE these songs

To paraphrase the movie Bull Durham, "Aw, Tracy Chapman is as full of cr*p as anyone." You wouldn't know it from all of this unbearable condescension. I think her dream job would involve a cleric's collar and a pulpit.

Some liberals feel that music is just another place to be a drag. (And these remarks are coming from a massive liberal!) I don't subscribe to that hogwash. 10,000 maniacs, Midnight Oil and Tracy Chapman are the bottom of the barrell; a very humorless barrell.

This CD is a horrible, unrefined brow-beating.

The Something Greater Inside Than Fast Car.......2007-05-08

Fearless, forthright, emotional, committed, heartbreaking are all excellent words by others here used to describe this album. And while I like Fast Car which gets a lot of deserved attention. My main reason for reviewing this album is more than its songs but to also note the emotionally gripping tapestry in which they are arrayed. And I'd like to address the really impactful moment on this album; which is up there with the endlessly resonating chord struck at the end of the Beatle's A Day in the Life. It is Tracy's transition from the heartbreaking acapella in Behind the Walls which drops the listener into a hopeless moment of sadness followed by reverent silence only to be broken by the gentle guitar and lifting emotion of the words "Forgive Me" in Baby Can I Hold You. This maybe three to five seconds are one of the great album moments of all time far outstripping the number one hit. This singular moment in music history is the number one reason to experience this classic album. However you will be blessed and charmed with its abundant riches throughout.

Virtualy flawless work. Stunning first release........2007-03-17

A grand album, with extreme talent, great hooks, clear intent and purpose. Tracy Chapman's musical talent shines through on every track, from the rockin socially conscious "Talking about a revolution" to the reflective "Fast Car." It was hearing the track 'Fast Car' that motivated me to turn around, drive to the music store, & buy this disc, when it was first released on album and cassette tape.(way back when) I was blown away. Well, I found the tape in my basement, recently, and popped it in. (I still play tapes) I was reminded of what a rockin' talented musician and writer Tracy Chapman is. Buy it, you'll like it. Strong, positive, honest and pure music that jams. Goes well with fighting global warming, too. Thanks Tracy.

Mind-blowing album from a genius songwriter.......2007-02-18

Tracy Chapman's self-titled debut album is as confessional as it is striking. It's nothing innovative or new, you'll hear plenty of the songwriters of old, but you'll also hear a voice that with enough attention will captivate the listener.

This album made her a household album and quite simply exploded. She was a sensxation all on the basis of one song "Fast Car". But Tracy's music has just so much more depth than the commentarial lyrics of "Fast Car".

Firstly she is a superb guitarist, simple yet captivating, her style is nostalgic of Baez and Mitchell. Secondly her voice, fusing elements of Nina Simone, Joan Armatrading and Natalie Merchant, it entertains throughout.

This was on eof the albums that kickstarted the female rock movement of the early to mid 90's. Even though Chapman doesn't try anything new, she pulls off her deliberate simplicity well. This album is more upfront and with experimentation would lose some of its allure.

There are an array of stylistic songs on offer here evrything from the alt-country/melodic rock of "For My Lover" to the a'cappella "Behind The Wall". This is so much more than just a simple pop record.

Her subsequent albums have failed to mtach the hype of her initial fame (save "New Beginning"), this shows an artist who is as honest as they are humbling.

Average customer rating: Promising collection of songs, but recording defective. DO NOT BUY THIS CD, it is defective Defective Recording Static thoughout the CD Her music is truely an art form

Collection Tracy Chapman Manufacturer: Wea International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Alternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Where You Live New Beginning Crossroads Tracy Chapman Let It Rain ASIN: B00005NSPV Release Date: 2001-10-15

Tracks:

1. Fast Car
2. Subcity
3. Baby Can I Hold You
4. The Promise
5. I'm Ready
6. Crossroads
7. Bang Bang Bang
8. Telling Stories
9. Smoke And Ashes
10. Speak The Word
11. Wedding Song
12. Open Arms
13. Give Me One Reason
14. Talkin' Bout A Revolution
15. She's Got Her Ticket
16. All That You Have Is Your Soul

Album Description

Import only collection spanning all five albums the acclaimed singer/songwriter's produced in her first 12 years. 16 tracks including 'Fast Car', 'Crossroads', 'Telling Stories' & 'Give Me One Reason'.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered 16 Track Anthology Personally Chosen by the Artist. Her Alluring Voice and Unique Perspectives of Life Are Razors in all the Cotton Candy that Surrounds her on the Charts. She Remains True to her Art and Herself. This Collect Ion is Testimony to One of the Finest Talents to Emerge and Endure in the Pop Wasteland.

Customer Reviews:

Promising collection of songs, but recording defective........2007-07-16

I purchased the CD based on the song selection and a previous listen to a copy belonging to someone else. The copy I received had the recording defect several other people have mentioned--constant, loud static over all of the music. I returned it and have not tried my luck again. It's a bummer because I like the music but the defect is too distracting and not unique to the disc I received.

DO NOT BUY THIS CD, it is defective.......2007-06-30

I ignored the other reviewers and bought this disk. Oops! They are right, there is a obvious buzz running through every song. I cannot believe that they still sell this. What a shame, I really wanted a collection from her!

Defective Recording.......2007-02-19

I am a big fan of Tracy Chapman and I bought "Collection" in Feb 2007 with great anticipation. However, from my experience and the reported feedback of at least one earlier purchaser, I strongly recommend thinking twice before buying this CD. We have each found a major recording defect in the CD. It immediately manifests itself as a loud, rapid and persistent stacatto tick superimposed over the music. Unfortunately, the record label has not yet effectively (as of 2/12/2007) recalled the inventory so new buyers at least through that date may get a defective CD like I just did. The good news is that the seller immediately authorized return of the defective product. As a fan of Tracy Chapman, I regret this has occurred. I am also disappointed in not having the CD.

Static thoughout the CD.......2007-02-04

I played the replacement CD and there it is still static throughout it. I am fustrated. I purchased it for a Christmas present. I gave it 1 star because that is the lowest star there is. If I could rate it zero stars, I would. Please,either make sure before sending the CD that it is not defective or send my money back.

Her music is truely an art form.......2007-01-20

If you are a person who is in to lyrics, if you have a special appreciation for music that is really about something, that really wants to say something, then don't hesitate to buy this cd. She talks about life in the words to her songs, that in my opinion rates up there with the likes of artists like Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Bonnie Raitt, and James Taylor. The way she puts her songs together makes you see it or remember it as though she had painted it on canvas and you are visually observing what she is talking about.

Average customer rating: "The Promise" Bland bordering on bad Smooth and upbeat....yet relaxing The Promise I love this album

New Beginning Tracy Chapman Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Tracy Chapman Crossroads Matters of the Heart Telling Stories Let It Rain ASIN: B000002HKC Release Date: 1995-11-14

Tracks:

1. Heaven's Here On Earth
2. New Beginning
3. Smoke And Ashes
4. Coldfeet
5. At This Point In My Life
6. The Promise
7. The Rape Of The World
8. Tell It Like It Is
9. Give Me One Reason
10. Remember The Tinman
11. I'm Ready

Customer Reviews:

"The Promise".......2007-07-27

My mom is a Tracy Chapman fan and I first listened to this cd of hers before I was about to leave for military boot camp ten years ago. My mom & I are very close and it was so very difficult to leave. "The Promise" spoke to me at that time in my life, it made me weep, and it still makes me cry every time I hear it. Great, great beautiful song.

Bland bordering on bad.......2007-05-05

For all that we may want to say about Tracy Chapman, I think it all boils down to the fact that she is one of the most overrated artists in recent memory. Her lyrics cry for a desire to be important and powerful and fall greatly short of such aspirations. The music which accompanies her bland and boring stories are even more bland and boring themself. This CD does more than just put me to sleep, it bores the life out of me. Not one song, besides perhaps "Give me on reason" will stick with you after listening to it. The songs on this cd are adult contemporary at its most basic and least important. Pass on this one

Smooth and upbeat....yet relaxing.......2007-02-02

Awesome....would love to have another CD with all the great songs as this one

The Promise.......2007-01-06

This song is so beautifully written and performed, and leaves such a profound effect on many people. I first heard The Promise while I was pregnant with my daughter, Sydney. She had problems and we knew at that point during my pregnancy that she wouldn't live long once she was born. I became so attached to this song- and then even more after she died in my arms. I felt that this was her song to me. It's been almost 3 years since she died, and I still cannot make it through the song without becoming very emotional. This song helped to get me through a dark time in my life and will always be my daughter, Sydney's song. I have listened to this song so much- I thought I would wear out the cd. It is beautiful and I am so grateful that it found me.

I love this album.......2006-12-24

I managed to get this CD from my sister and just listened to it
today. With most folk, blues albums it'll take me a couple of
listens to really like them, but this album was different.
Tracy's voice is powerful and on point. She also has a lot
to say and says it with feeling. I believe the folks who gave
a bad review because the whole album isn't like "Give Me One Reason"
did the album an injustice. These songs are still relevant today
and sound very good even 10 years later. That's saying a lot.

Average customer rating: After 38 Years, Tracy Sings Country - Again

You'll Never Be a Stranger at My Door Tracy Nelson Manufacturer: Memphis Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cimarron Manifesto We'll Never Turn Back Up Front and Down Low Chinese Boxes Breakfast in Bed ASIN: B000ROALQ2 Release Date: 2007-07-24

Tracks:

1. Cow Cow Boogie
2. Four Walls
3. The Salt of The Earth
4. I Still Miss Someone
5. New Way Out
6. Stranger At My
7. I Wonder If I Care As Much
8. Thanks a Lot
9. Three Bells
10. I Never Loved Anyone More
11. Oh Lonesome Me

Amazon.com

Nearly four decades after recording her influential classic Tracy Nelson Country, the former lead singer of Mother Earth--and a legend of white urban blues--returns to the country idiom with a collection of her favorite songs. In a stunning turn, she kicks off the album with an inventive rendition of the western-jazz classic "Cow Cow Boogie," inspired not by the Tennessee Ernie Ford version, but Ella Fitzgerald's 1944 hit with the Ink Spots. (Here, Terry Tucker, Nelson's hair cutter, provides the charismatic black male vocal.) If nothing else that follows this charming performance is quite as grabby, Nelson instead offers up a ton of integrity in her emotionally resonant takes on Johnny Cash's "I Still Miss Someone," Jim Reeves's "Four Walls," the Everly Brothers' "I Wonder If I Care as Much," Don Gibson's "Oh, Lonesome Me" (framed as a Cajun caper), and Randy Sharp's elegant breakup song "New Way Out," with its exquisitely pained chorus. Nelson restrains her powerhouse alto--an instrument as authoritative as it is expansive--to take the focus off herself and emphasize melody and lyric. Her natural R&B leanings come to the fore on a reworking of Ernest Tubb's "Thanks a Lot" (shades of Brenda Lee), as well as on the warm and comforting "Stranger at My Door," a staple of her live repertoire for years. But the Wisconsin native best proves her understanding of the country genre on "Salt of the Earth," a song she co-wrote with Alice Newman Vestal and Guy Clark, who also contributes an affecting, if creaky, recitation. In recounting the plights of her Dickson, Tennessee, neighbors, all of whom lived by their "strong mind/simple creed," she forges a rock-solid connection to country's core--front-porch story songs about family and friends, life and death. Like all the music that pours out of her, Nelson's paean comes from the soul. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews:

After 38 Years, Tracy Sings Country - Again.......2007-07-28

Tracy Nelson possesses a voice that is almost super-human, so powerful that no mere recording can ever quite capture it. She recently described herself as "a freak of nature" a self-deprecating portrait that is actually quite accurate, given the amazingly high volume she achieves with seeming ease. From the beginning of her career, she has recorded in a dizzying spiral of styles, often mixing Blues, R & B and Gospel-tinged Country-Rock in a single release, long before others began to blur the lines between musical genres. Today known as an icon of roots music, she seems content (as always) to perform for anyone who will listen, never compromising her vision or convictions. Her propensity to champion obscure songwriters has never endeared her to the top-forty crowd, but I for one am glad of it.

Stranger at My Door is her first pure country effort since her legendary 1969 album, Tracy Nelson Country, but this is a different Tracy Nelson album for other reasons. While previous albums have underscored her powerful, soulful voice, she has chosen this time out to let singing take a back-seat to her other talent, that of choosing material that represents songwriting at its finest. Although anyone who has caught one of Tracy's recent recitals can attest that her voice has lost none of its power and depth (including me, having seen Tracy only months ago at B. B. Kings in NYC), here she has chosen a quieter path, allowing the material to be the real star. I have long opined that Tracy's real talent lies in her supremely exquisite taste, given that her awesome voice is, as she herself has suggested, merely a fact of her physicality. This ability, particularly in the fluff of today's music world, is not to be taken lightly. I have always trusted Tracy to deliver the goods both vocally and in her choice of material, even as I have never been sure which of these talents I admire more.

I had always hoped, with my tongue planted firmly in my cheek, that Tracy might someday record a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald. Considering that Stranger at My Door is being touted as a return to her country roots, it is interesting that the album kick-starts with Cow Cow Boogie, a cowboy-jazz novelty number from Ella's Decca days, featuring an exact recreation of Ella's 1943 swing arrangement with the Ink Spots. Tracy's voice emphasizes a greater western inflection than Ella's jazz reading; as always, Tracy's fresh approach neither invites comparison to the original nor makes you long to hear it. After this light-hearted romp, she gets down to business with a set of traditional country ballads sure to please even the most demanding of purists.

One hallmark of every new Tracy Nelson release is that my favorite track is apt to shift with each listen. Jim Reeves' Four Walls grabbed me immediately, her unusually restrained vocal showing off her ability to convey emotion impeccably, and after this second track, I pronounced the album a winner. But she floored me completely with the next song, Salt of the Earth, a composition of her own poetry, assisted by the able efforts of Guy Clark and Alice Newman. As soon as I heard it, Salt of the Earth became a favorite. A paean to country living and the "strong-minded, simple creed" of clean living, the imagery is nuanced and hauntingly beautiful. A songwriter of modesty, many fans often overlook Tracy's sizable writing abilities, which is partly her own fault; often in concert she will announce the songwriter for each song, then fall silent when she gets to her own material.

After Salt of the Earth, she presents a perfectly-paced rendition of Johnny Cash's I Still Miss Someone, a staple that has been covered by more folk singers than country crooners. Continuing the album's thesis of heartfelt inflection and simple interpretation, she then tackles several more fairly well-known but lesser covered country gems. With Randy Sharp's New Way Out, the Everly Brothers' I Wonder If I Care As Much, and Brenda Lee's R & B tinged Thanks a Lot, she showcases her uncanny ability to pick outstanding material, while forgoing her usual vocal bravado.

The remaining tracks are each interesting enough to merit detailed discussion. To be frank, I have never liked The Three Bells, a song made famous in the 1950's by The Browns, or the schmaltzy, overly sentimental treatments that Chanteuse Edith Piaf recorded in both French and English. Many years ago, the man who introduced me to Tracy's music used to make fun of its maudlin sentiment, once telling me that, "Tracy would never be caught dead recording a corny song like that; she has too much taste and class". Well, aside from the obvious comment of, "Never say never", he didn't consider one truism that I have long since learned to count on - Tracy Nelson is not just any singer. Very few vocalists could take a mushy song like The Three Bells and turn it into a work of art, but that's precisely what she's done. In her hands, its unbridled sentimentality is transformed into a piece so beautiful, that I am almost ashamed of my previous contempt for it. Few vocalists could take a song I had heretofore despised and make me hear new things in it, but Tracy has.

Before closing on an upbeat tempo with her first foray into Western Swing (Oh, Lonesome Me), we get yet two more pieces of country balladry, so stunning in their beauty and Tracy's gorgeous interpretation that (at least for this week) I think I may have found my two favorite tracks. First is the waltz, I Never Loved Anyone More, originally recorded by Eddy Arnold and later covered by Lynn Anderson. The first listen made me freeze my CD player on "Repeat" until I had memorized every word of its achingly beautiful lyrics. Deceptively simple in melody and phrasing, it conjured up memories of lost love I'd forgotten for decades, inspiring feelings both bittersweet and genuine.

But although I Never Loved Anyone More is sufficient for me to declare this release a satisfying success, and possibly her strongest album since her 1996 gem, Move On, there is still one more winner - the title track. Stranger at My Door proves that, at age 62, Tracy still has what her fans have been raving about for years. I hear things in this vocal that echo Tracy's best recordings of her celebrated golden era, even if many fans cannot agree exactly what period of her career that was. For every fan I've encountered who insists that Tracy's best records were made with Mother Earth in the late 1960's, I find as many who agree with me that her voice and musicianship peaked in the 1990's and continues to this day. Stranger At My Door is a gentle reproach to a long lost companion, a sort of lullaby to rekindled friendship, her voice as warm as syrup on a stack of steaming pancakes, and every bit as delicious.

Before the month is out, I expect to change my mind a dozen times about which of the eleven songs here is the outstanding champion, but anyone who loves country music, or anyone who appreciates dazzling vocals, is sure to be pleasantly surprised by this album. It's taken Tracy 38 years to come full circle and produce a follow-up to "Tracy Nelson Country"; I only hope she doesn't wait that long to record classic country again.

Average customer rating:

The Very Best of Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lawrence Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: 5th Gear Pure BS Big Dog Daddy Relentless Crazy Ex-Girlfriend ASIN: B000RB9QFM Release Date: 2007-07-10

Tracks:

1. Sticks and Stones
2. Today's Lonely Fool
3. Runnin' Behind
4. Somebody Paints the Wall
5. Alibis
6. Can't Break it to My Heart
7. My Second Home
8. If the Good Die Young
9. Renegades, Rebels and Rogues
10. I See It Now
11. As Any Fool Can See
12. Texas Tornado
13. If the World had a Front Porch
14. If You Loved Me
15. Time Marches On
16. Stars Over Texas
17. Is That a Tear
18. Better Man, Better Off
19. How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye
20. Lessons Learned
21. Paint Me a Birmingham

Album Description

This collection of Tracy Lawrence's greatest hits features 7 number one classics including "Sticks and Stones," "Alibis," and "Time Marches On."

Average customer rating: Not as good as others Not Where I Would Live Great return Tracy's return to form talent doesn't dwindle

Where You Live Tracy Chapman Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Alternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Life In Slow Motion Souls Alike Wildflower My Better Self Collection ASIN: B000A3DG8A Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

1. Change
2. Talk To You
3. 3,000 Miles
4. Going Back
5. Don't Dwell
6. Never Yours
7. America
8. Love's Proof
9. Before Easter
10. Taken
11. Be And Be Not Afraid

Amazon.com

For Where You Live musician Tracy Chapman wanted to keep the production and performance aspect simple. According to Tracy, "this approach creates an opportunity for more emotion." The lady speaks the truth. Where You Live is straight-up raw and gets high marks for achieving that pared-down effect. "Talk to You" is nothing short of perfection--four minutes of sparse, sad soul music sung to a departing lover. The next cut "3,000 Miles" is about a different longing, a poetry-rich track that captures the desperation of isolation, alone in a city filled with violence, and a yearning to be in a safe space. By virtue of being a folk singer with deep convictions, Chapman has not been shy about tackling difficult topics. On this release, "America" is easily the most political, a dialogue on appropriation starting from Christopher Columbus to the present day. Surprisingly, the disc's first single, "Change" is one of the least gut-wrenching, so those who aren't fans of the song best not be put off by it. Incredibly, Where You Live marks Chapman's 20th anniversary as a recording artist. Along the way, songs such as "Fast Car," "Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution" and "Give Me One Reason" have demonstrated her amazing power. On Where You Live, her testament to musical simplicity is a good move, allowing this important singer/songwriter a chance to showcase beauty, fragility, and a magically incendiary spirit. --Denise Sheppard

Album Description

For nearly two decades, Tracy Chapman has been a truly individual voice on the modern musical landscape, charting and artistic path that owes nothing to trend and fashion, and everything to personal spirit, intelligence, and integrity. An eloquent teller of stories that are at once deeply intimate and yet speak to universal human concerns and a wider social conscience, Chapman has created a body of work that has been as consistently compelling as it is honest and uncompromising.

Customer Reviews:

Not as good as others.......2007-01-26

I love Tracy Chapman, but was disappointed in this CD.

Not Where I Would Live.......2006-12-17

Before I write how disappointed I am with "Where You Live", I must preface that I think Miss Chapman is a rare find, a brilliant songwriter, possessing one of the keenest minds in music, as well as one of my favorite artists. However, I've found the latest album to be virtually unlistenable. I have tried to find positive aspects upon every listen, but never to any avail. Her voice is monotone, the production sounds cheap and hollow, and the mood is beyond dismal. Starting with the mediocre single, "Change", it is a steady downhill ride to the end. One of the most horrific pit stops along the way is the song, "America". The war drums combined with the John Cougar Mellencamp guitars attempt to acknowledge the forgotten Native Americans, but only results in a cacophony that makes their plight seem even worse today. Half the time I didn't even realize anything was playing because the songs were so boring, or I'd experience the other extreme when they awakened my senses violently, due to their brutal lack of melody. The one thing I think was thought out on the album was the cover art in black and white - "Where You Live", has no life blood running through it.
My intention is not to dissuade anyone from buying or listening to Miss Chapman's new album; instead only to voice my intense disappointment with someone I consider so talented's most recent work.

Great return.......2006-08-21

I love the song "America" and think it will be one of my all time favorites from Tracy Chapman

Tracy's return to form.......2006-06-06

When her eponymous debut appeared in the summer of '88, Tracy Chapman was compared by many to Joan Armatrading, the most immediate and likely comparison people could think of--Joan, like Tracy, had a deep, soulful voice that she used to great effect on some really fine original songs. Frankly, however, that's where the comparison really ended.

As a fan of both, I can say there are significant differences--both have warm voices, but Joan's is more suited to jazz and R&B ("Someone said she's too black/And someone else said she's not black enough for me"), whereas Tracy's voice is folkier and a bit more raw in places. Perhaps a fairer comparison would be between Tracy Chapman and the legendary (and still performing in 2006) Odetta, since Joan hasn't worked in the folk genre since her very first album, Whatever's For Us (1973). Furthermore, their choice of material is very different; Tracy sings many more social and political songs, whereas Joan sticks mainly to love and relationship themes (especially notable on her most recent studio album, 2003's Lovers Speak, which I highly recommend, by the way...but I digress).

That said, Where You Live is truly a return to form for Tracy. Tchad Blake produced this album and remained faithful to Tracy's vision of a more stripped-down album, much in the vein of her first two albums; after those, she became very uneven. I didn't care greatly for 1992's Matters of the Heart and thus strayed away, only really paying attention when individual tracks like "Give Me One Reason" and "You're the One" would receive airplay. Tracy at 42 is certainly no less bracing than Tracy at 24, but her material is more diverse in its subject matter and more pensive--"Change" and "3,000 Miles" are the strongest proof of this--and the sociopolitical songs are still confrontational but less in-your-face ("America," a fine song, and a fairly direct indictment of the Dubya administration). The closing track, "Be and Be Not Afraid," has a very Buddhist feel in its message, and the spiritual colouring in Tracy's music is very welcome. Here's hoping Tracy continues to release material like this; it's nice to have her still around after all this time.

talent doesn't dwindle.......2006-03-18

With an aged artist, expectations are frequently made only to disappoint, and considering Chapman's past success, they had to be high amongst her avid fans. With "Where You Live" Chapman meets these expectations only to surpass them. No disappointment here.

Average customer rating: emancipation Tracy is a Genius Dam, she is Good! Great Cd~! Tape bin

Crossroads Tracy Chapman Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Alternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Matters of the Heart Tracy Chapman New Beginning Telling Stories Let It Rain ASIN: B000002H7I Release Date: 1989-09-25

Tracks:

1. Crossroads
2. Bridges
3. Freedom Now
4. Material World
5. Be Careful Of My Heart
6. Subcity
7. Born To Fight
8. A Hundred Years
9. This Time
10. All That You Have Is Your Soul

Customer Reviews:

emancipation.......2007-05-13

This is an excellent CD. I have all of Tracy Chapman's music on old tapes and now I have them in a digital format. This particular album's songs seem to focus on freedom from oppressive situation of various natures. Very inspirational and soul inspiring!

Tracy is a Genius.......2006-01-28

I have loved Tracy since she debuted Fast Car back in high school and I love her more and more as the years go by. She never stops making excellent music that inspires and touches the soul....this CD in particular is a real winner. I actually consider it a blessing that she is not on the radio where her music would become mundane and ordinary. Instead it's only by hearing about her through others that people have the privilege of listening to her wonderful music where you just can't get enough and it just makes you feel good. She's the best and there's no one else out there like her. That's a good thing!

Dam, she is Good!.......2005-05-05

oh Tracy, you bless my soul. I have all of her CDs and love them all. this one is an early one, and she gets even better, but, if you are a fan, you must have them ALL. buy it, love it, you will like her music, if not, something wrong with you! (kidding) it's good though, ok.

Great Cd~!.......2005-02-18

I am totally a new devotee to Tracy... Other than 'Fast Car' and 'Give me one good Reason', I had never heard any other music of hers. I have to agree with the last review and say that it is a darn shame that some of her other work has not been as noticed. Oh well....the ones of us who are willing to give good music a chance have some of the best music around to listen to with her. Crossroads is an awesome buy ~~Highly Recommended~~

Tape bin.......2004-10-29

Accepting this great album into my collection would have not been possible if I did not search through the $2.99 tape bin at the local record shop. As soon as I played the tape I was in love. I was moved by the first 5 hits and two days later I bought the CD. I think the greatest part of listening to a new song is the feeling as if you heard the songs a hundred times. This album made those feelings possible.
I advise people if they own Tracy "Trapmans" debut they must add "Crossroads" to their collection. I am not a musician but know great music when I hear it.

Average customer rating: Jim (Atlanta) Excellent Collection best cd ive bought Wow This CD is the Best!!!

Then and Now: The Hits Collection Tracy Lawrence Manufacturer: Mercury Nashville ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: For the Love Doin' Somethin' Right Tough All Over Greatest Hits III ASIN: B000AXWGQ8 Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

1. Used To The Pain
2. Paint Me A Birmingham
3. If I Don't Make It Back
4. If The World Had A Front Porch
5. Sticks And Stones
6. Is That A Tear
7. Time Marches On
8. I See It Now
9. How A Cowgirl Says Goodbye
10. Alibis
11. Today's Lonely Fool
12. Can't Break It To My Heart
13. Lessons Learned
14. Texas Tornado
15. Stars Over Texas
16. My Second Home
17. If The Good Die Young

Amazon.com

Country's honey-voiced hopeless romantic gleans his career with this satisfying collection featuring rerecordings of 14 hits, his original version of "Paint me a Birmingham," and two new numbers. He's made fresh gold with "Used to the Pain," which sounds like a classic Tracy Lawrence ballad, full of regret over a heartbroken past, yet dappled with hope for the future. There's also "If I Don't Make It Back," a sentimental male-bonding story of a departing soldier's words to his buddies with a tearjerker ending. The older tunes, like "Birmingham" and "Today's Lonely Fool," stand time's test, as does the undiminished emotional palette of Lawrence's voice. Although most of these numbers are sad or starry-eyed honky-tonk, the set ends with the rowdy "If the Good Die Young," a rocker with the kickin' line "I'm gonna live forever if the good die young." But with more #1 hits than Glen Campbell, Ernest Tubb, and a host of other legends, Lawrence has already attained his own brand of longevity. --Ted Drozdowski

Album Description

There are 17 songs in this hits collection. I re-recorded 14 of my past hits, included the original version of "Paint Me A Birmingham," and recorded two brand new songs. In making this record, I got the chance to study myself as a vocalist and as a person. I listened to what I did with "Sticks And Stones" all the way through what I did with "Paint Me A Birmingham." It was pretty educational to go back through 14 years of my life and pick myself apart. I learned a lot about myself.

We were intent on recapturing the magic for this CD. I wanted the cuts to be as close sonically to the original recordings as we could make them. We matched tempos, snare sounds and guitar licks--everything. I even sang along with the originals to try to get my phrasing as close as possible. We did all that we could, short of stepping back in time, to get as close to reliving the moments those records were recorded.

We worked with a lot of the same players that played on my original recordings. We talked about the studios we played in. We cut up and reminisced about all of the good times on the road during those years. We talked about the path my music had traveled with different producers. I could hear my growth and I could hear the strain in my voice during the times when there was pain in my life. It brought it all back to life for me. In a lot of ways I found the whole process healthy and therapeutic.

Customer Reviews:

Jim (Atlanta).......2007-08-01

This album captures the essence of Tracy Lawrence. Long out of country limelight, we oft forget that he was one of the big stars of the early 90s with over 20 number #1 hits. Paint me a Birmingham and Alibi are two of the true classics in country music ... the other songs on this album are a great compilation of his hits and remind us of this singer's incredible voice and magnatism. If you've never heard of Tracy Lawrence or if you've put him on the backburner due to his absence the last 10 years, this album will turn you into an avid fan! His recent hit "Find out who your friends are" gives me hope that he's back for good. Lets keep our fingers crossed.

Jim
Atlanta

Excellent Collection.......2007-07-15

Great collection of Tracy's songs. There's really nothing on this CD that I didn't like.

best cd ive bought.......2007-04-18

I really think this is the best cd I've ever bought. Every single song on the cd is amazing. This is definitely an excellent purchase.

Wow.......2007-04-04

What can be said about this album? It is WONDERFUL!!!!! I've been a fan of his for 16 years and will be one for many more years to come. His songs are great and his live shows are FANTASTIC!!! He makes you feel like a friend during his shows. His music is terrific!!!!!!!

This CD is the Best!!!.......2007-03-11

Six months ago I didn't even know who Tracy Lawrence was, and I kept hearing one of his songs on the radio and finally through much effort searched him out and bought this CD. It is my favorite! I have listened to it to and from work every day since I bought it (four months ago). I love all of the songs.

Average customer rating: Dull Stirring to say the least London Musical A review for fans of Elton John - Not musicals Elton John's musical

Billy Elliot Manufacturer: Decca Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Original Broadway Cast) The Color Purple (2005 Original Broadway Cast) Grey Gardens - A New Musical (2006 Original Broadway Cast) The Wedding Singer (2006 Original Broadway Cast) Sweeney Todd (2005 Broadway Revival Cast) ASIN: B000CS45RE Release Date: 2006-02-07

Tracks:

1. The Stars Look Down
2. Shine
3. Grandma's Song
4. Solidarity
5. Expressing Yourself
6. The Letter
7. Born To Boogie
8. Angry Dance
9. Marry Christmas Maggie Thatcher
10. Deep Into The Ground
11. He Could Be A Star
12. Electricity
13. Once We Were Kings
14. The Letter (Reprise)
15. Finale

Tracks:

1. The Letter - Elton John
2. Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher - Elton John
3. Electricity - Elton John

Amazon.com

Based on the 2000 film about a young British boy who tries to escape a future as coalminer by training in ballet, Billy Elliot--The Musical feels like an exemplary screen-to-stage adaptation, making the best use of composer Elton John's melodic resourcefulness. Fans of John's regular output need to be warned that this album is show tunes all the way and that they'd be hard-pressed to recognize the songs as usual fare by the author of "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Your Song." Still, they really should give the CD a chance. Fans of musical theater, on the other hand, will need no prodding. They are likely to be enchanted by this recording, which shows that John has thoroughly absorbed the genre's classic strain. The show is very catchy, with well-structured, dramatic songs and some genuine tearjerkers ("The Letter"). Sir Elton even proves he's listened to great "jazz hands" classics (some by Kander and Ebb, perhaps) on "Shine," which even requests some "ol' razzle dazzle." Teaming up not with usual lyricist Bernie Taupin but with the film's screenwriter, Lee Hall (and its director, Stephen Daldry), John has written a lovely stage score, as evidenced on this recording of the London cast. Note that John himself performs three songs from the show on a bonus CD. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Dull.......2007-07-25

It is charitable to call this show mediocre. The music isn't the usual Sir Elton theatrical music dreck. I guess that's a plus. The lyrics are awful. The same words are repeated over and over and over, so the pointed is quickly made, the song goes nowhere. Most of the lyrics are generic. Most of the songs give the impression of being the same length. I hope the show never makes it to Broadway. Stick with the movie!

Stirring to say the least.......2007-02-06

What a stirring musical! I had heard so much about this musical having seen the film version and knowing a musical adaptation was going to be made. Several people had recommended it after have they had the opportunity to see it on the West End. Also being a huge fan of Elton John, enjoying his pop records as well as his musical ventures, I was really interested in giving this CD a listen...

...and I'm sure glad I did! Again, I'll say it's absolutely stirring. The chorus numbers are probably the most powerful particularly the opening number "The Stars Look Down" which features as a theme several times throughout the score. You can really imagine them filling an entire auditorium.

Liam Mower as Billy has the sweetest most resonating voice. When he sings "The Letter" and his Mum joins in, you are moved to tears. Other great numbers include "Shine" where Haydn Gwynne gives her character of Mrs Wilkinson such a personality. Her voice isn't particularly outstanding but I love her character. It's nice to see characters like Mr Braithwaite being given some personality and filling out Grandma's back story with her own song "Grandma's Song". Other uplifting numbers include "Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher" and "Expressing Yourself".

There is mild language but it adds to the mood of the piece. All in all thoroughly entertaining and I can't wait for it to come to Sydney in 2008!

London Musical.......2007-01-10

A bit different than the movie which was delightful, this soundtrack remains very loyal to the original.

A review for fans of Elton John - Not musicals.......2006-12-07

First and foremost, I am huge fan of Elton John. Unfortunately, the same can not be said for my opinion of most musicals such as this. That being said, I would only ask that before you disagree with the value of this review, please take that into account. I've had this CD for quite a while now, periodically going back to give it ONE MORE TRY. And I just can't get into it. I find the music here to be so overbearingly scripted and unoriginal, that it immediately leaves my player for weeks before I try it again. And again.... The bottom line is that I've heard these songs before.... Many, many times.... The point of this review is by no means to knock the art of musicals. For those of you that are fans of them, I'm sure this soundtrack is a true joy to listen to and I hope you enjoy it. (I see that many of you do). This review is for those folks who, like me, were on the fence about buying this CD because they are ardent supporters of EJ's more pop-oriented music. Trust me on this one, if you have the special edition of Peachtree Road, or have already downloaded Elton's versions of "Electricity" and "The Letter", you have all you need from this release. As a last note, for those who are still not sure, Elton's version of "Maggie Thatcher" is a good indication of the kind of songs that permeate this soundtrack. If you enjoy his version of that, there is a very good chance you will like this CD more than I do. Thanks for reading.....

Elton John's musical.......2006-11-10

Very British in its style with lots of thumping music.
There are some beautiful songs -Electricity- that make the record collection worth having.

Mexican Music:

1. Corridos
2. Corridos de los Machos
3. Cup of Life [CD-single]
4. De Bohemia Con Lupillo Rivera
5. Decada De Los 70's
6. Decada De Los 70's
7. Decada De Los 80's
8. Decada de Los 80's
9. Del Cabello a Los Pies
10. Dia de Las Madres

Mexican Music

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Times Like This

Watercolours

Widor: Das Orgelwerke, Vol.1

Music: Relocation

World of Italo Pop [Import]

Yearning 2 Love [Import]

Very Best Of [Import]

Voice [Import]

Way to Go Out [Import]

Verdi - Jérusalem / Mescheriakova, Giordani, Scandiuzzi, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Luisi (First Complete Recording) [Box set]

Uncollected Carmen Cavallaro & His Orchestra (1946)

Tropical Piano

Te Voy a Enamorar

Hindemith: Symphony "Mathis der Maler" Symphonic Metamorphoses / Walton: Variations on a Theme by Hindemith

The Darker Side of Nonsense