Honest Lullaby [Import]

Honest Lullaby [Import]

Track Listings

1. Let Your Love Flow

2. No Woman, No Cry

3. Light A Light

4. Song At The End Of The Movie

5. Before The Deluge

6. Honest Lullaby

7. Michael

8. For Sasha

9. For All We Know

10. Free At Last

Tracks:

Let Your Love Flow
No Woman, No Cry
Light a Light
Song at the End of the Movie
Before the Deluge
Honest Lullaby
Michael
For Sasha
For All We Know
Free at Last

Album Description

Out-of-print in the US! Sony/BMG.

Customer Reviews:

Three highlights.......2005-09-29

I have to admit that I find this album patchy, but it is lifted to brilliance by three songs. The title track is one of Joan Baez's best compositions, For Sasha is profoundly moving, and For All We Know is a wonderful performance. The rest I can take or leave, but those three songs alone make this CD worth owning.

Beautiful Baez.......2005-03-06

In addition to being a great civil rights advocate, exquisitely beautiful and having the voice of an angel, Joan Baez is also a fine songwriter as this CD illustrates. Here she sings three of her own songs: the title cut, "Honest Lullaby", "For Sasha", and "Michael", all of which are exceedingly well-done. But the words: "For all we know/We may never meet again/Before we go/Make this moment live again" from "For All We Know" are vintage Baez. Her vibrato is instantly recognizable and will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. The piece de resistance, however,-- for my vote at least-- is Jackson Browne's "Before the Deluge." I am not aware of another singer's having recorded this song other than Browne himself. It remains my favorite Jackson Browne song. Baez's version is spectacular. Barry Beckett plays mean keyboards on many of these cuts as well.

This is a beautiful CD that you will play over and over.

Honest and graceful.......2004-06-30

Joan Baez continues to demonstrate her songwriting skills on this album. The title track is first rate, followed by two other strong compositions of her own on Side Two. Like her previous album "Blowin' Away", her own songs are the highlights.

While the inclusion of out and out pop songs like Let Your Love Flow is questionable, especially as an album opener, Janis Ian's Light A Light and Jackson Browne's Before The Deluge work effectively - the two songwriters actually making a second appearance on a Baez album, first time being on Diamonds & Rust: "Jesse" and "Fountains Of Sorrow" respectively.

The album cover is beautiful: showing an attractive, mature and intelligent woman. The remastering is typical of an early 90's job...quite harsh with not enough bottom end, but at least all album information is faithfully reproduced.

STRONG POP COLLECTION.......2000-10-30

A surprisingly effective excursion into pop for Baez, with a set of melodic songs gracefully interpreted. The lilting reggae of No Woman No Cry works well - she tweaked the lyrics (Trenchtown becomes Boystown) for a more universal application. Song At The End Of The Movie and Before The Deluge are magnificent sad songs without being despairing, whilst Honest Lullaby is autobiographical and reminiscent of the earlier Gulf Winds. An accomplished album then, with strong material and sophisticated delivery.

Honestly pure........2000-08-20

Joan Baez is one of the most prolific of the female folksingers. She can cover any ones songs and make them her own. I love her version of Light a Light and Let the Love Flow. But the best song that she covers on this album is For All We Know. Only accompanied by a piano her voice shines beautifully. This is definetly my favorite song onb this c.d.