Hearts of Care

Hearts of Care

Hearts of Care

Track Listings
 
1. Detox Radio Station
2. Bus Stop
3. She Steals This Heart
4. Hearts Of Care
5. And I Love You Girl
6. Of My Love
7. Waiting For Your Turn To Smile
8. She Comes Comforting
9. Wasting Time
10. Nothin' Is Roses
11. Hammers And Nails

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
A slight departure from some of his former stylistic fusion of punk-infused California rock in the vein of Jane's Addiction meets the Beach Boys, Michael Knott's Hearts of Care lends itself toward stripped-down acoustic sound. Like most artists, Knott seems to only get better with time, which he's had a lot of, boasting a steady career that's produced some thirty-five albums. The more organic nature of this latest project showcases his introspection even more poignantly, with ideas that are often abstractly vague, yet always thick with meaning.

Hearts of Care,Michael Knott,Northern Records,CCM
The King's Noyse, dir. David Douglass: Royal Delight: 17th Century Ballads & Dances
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    		The King's Noyse, dir. David Douglass: Royal Delight: 17th Century Ballads & Dances

    Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00099FVD8
    Release Date: 2005-09-13

    Tracks:

    1. The King's Delight
    2. All In A Garden Green
    3. Gathering Peascods
    4. Blew-Cap For Me
    5. Fortune My Foe
    6. Browning
    7. Jog On
    8. Courante - Packington's Pound
    9. Daphne
    10. Huntsuppe
    11. The Lovely Northerne Lasse
    12. Tantz
    13. O Nachbar Roland
    14. Dulcina
    15. As Att Noone Dulcina Rested
    16. Grimstock
    17. Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone
    18. Ricercar - Bonny Sweet Robin
    19. A Light Hearts A Jewell
    20. Child Grove
    21. Easter Thursday
    22. The Beggar Boy
    23. Mr. Isacc's Maggot
    24. The Little Barley-Corne

    Tracks:

    1. The Happy Meeting
    2. Boatman
    3. Trip And Go
    4. Barbara Allen's Cruelty
    5. Preludium
    6. Browning My Dear
    7. Hollis Berrie
    8. New Castle
    9. Newmarket
    10. Now, O Now, I Need Must Part
    11. Coockow As I Me Walked
    12. Sing Care Away
    13. Souches Marche
    14. Emperor Of The Moon
    15. Tickle My Toe
    16. I Smell A Rat
    17. Wilson's Wilde
    18. Walsingham
    19. Begone, Sweit Night
    20. Strawberries And Cream
    21. The Queen's Delight
    22. Half Hanniken
    23. Nottingham Ale
    Handel - Theodora / Hunt-Lieberson · PBO · McGegan [Highlights]
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • Lyn
    • Overrated recording, overrated oratorio
    		 Handel - Theodora / Hunt-Lieberson · PBO · McGegan [Highlights]
    Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra , U. C. Berkeley Chamber Choir , Jennifer Lane , Jeffrey Thomas , and David Thomas
    Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000007FN
    Release Date: 1996-05-21

    Tracks:

    1. Theodora: Ov - Philharmonia Baroque Orch/Nicholas McGegan
    2. Theodora: Angels, Ever Bright & Fair - Lorraine Hunt
    3. Theodora: Kind Heav'n, If Divine Be Thy Care - Drew Minter
    4. Theodora: Venus Laughing From The Skies - Chm Chor Of The University Of California, Berkeley/John Butt
    5. Theodora: Interlude - Philharmonia Baroque Orch/Nicholas McGegan
    6. Theodora: O Thou Bright Sun! - Lorraine Hunt
    7. Theodora: With Darkenss, Deep As Is My Woe - Lorraine Hunt
    8. Theodora: Interlude - Philharmonia Baroque Orch/Nicholas McGegan
    9. Theodora: Oh! That I On Wings Could Rise - Lorraine Hunt
    10. Theodora: Defend Her, Heav'n - Lorraine Hunt
    11. Theodora: To Thee, Thou Glorious Son Of Worth - Lorraine Hunt/Drew Minter
    12. Theodora: He Saw The Lovely Youth - Chm Chor Of The University Of California, Berkeley/John Butt
    13. Theodora: Lord, To Thee Each Night & Day - Jennifer Lane
    14. Theodora: Blest Be The Hand & Blest Be The Pow'r - Chm Chor Of The University Of California, Berkeley/John Butt/Lorraine Hunt
    15. Theodora: From Virtue Springs Each Gen'rous Deed - Jeffery Thomas
    16. Theodora: Ye Ministers Of Justice, Lead Them Hence - David Thomas
    17. Theodora: Streams Of Pleasure Ever Flowing - Drew Minter/Lorriane Hunt
    18. Theodora: O Love Divine, Thou Source Of Flame - Chm Chor Of The University Of California, Berkeley/John Butt

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Lyn.......2006-07-06

    Lorraine Hunt Lieberson soars with power, control, and elegance. A voice of beauty and warmth, she is truly... an angel.

    2 out of 5 stars Overrated recording, overrated oratorio.......2000-12-13

    Let me begin by saying that I'm not a fan of Theodora. I think Handel was at his best with the Messiah, Solomon, Semele, Serse... Here the music is oversimplified and somewhat lifeless. Unfortuantely, this recording makes things worse with its small and dramatically weak chorus. I love Handel's music, but this CD was a disappointment. It's like the Magic Flute, if you let it drag it gets boring, if you put your heart and soul into it, then it comes alive. What I did like about this recording was Hunt's angelic voice.
    Rudolf Friml: The Vagabond King
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • Could be so much better
    • It's about time that this was put on CD
    • Don't waste the money
    • At last a complete recording of a Friml favorite
    		 Rudolf Friml: The Vagabond King

    Manufacturer: Albany Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000777I6K
    Release Date: 2005-01-25

    Tracks:

    1. The Vagabond King

    Album Description

    The 15th century poet Francois Villon, between scrapes with the law in Paris, wrote lyrics both poignant and bawdy. At the end of the 19th century, novelist R.H. Russell sentimentalized his career in a plot that borrowed the king-for-a-day motif, thus allowing Villon to defeat France's enemies and win the hand of an aristocratic lady, all in under 24 hours. Adapted as a play in 1901, by New York writer Justin McCarthy, If I Were King served as a star vehicle for E.H. Southern in a Broadway stage production. In 1923, Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart were at the very start of their careers. They devised a musical version of the McCarthy play for a Manhattan girl's school and then looked for a more prestigious venue for their collaboration. Broadway backers turned down the young artists, but liked their idea, "borrowed" it from Rodgers and Hart and commissioned the more established Rudolf Friml to fashion a professional musical from the plot. Friml's Rose Marie was then enjoying great success in New York. Born in what is today the Czech Republic in 1897, Friml enrolled at age 14 in the Prague Conservatory (which was headed by Dvorak) and completed the six-year course in three years. He toured Europe and the United States as accompanist for violinist Jan Kubelik and made a piano debut in this country onstage at Carnegie Hall in 1904. Walter Damrosch and the New York Symphony premiered his Piano Concerto two seasons later, with the composer at the piano. Friml's true calling was as a composer of songs. In 1912, he was called in by Arthur Hammerstein to complete the music for a new work which Victor Herbert had abandoned, owing to a run-in with a temperamental soprano. The resulting operetta, The Firefly, was his first Broadway success, and would be followed by many others. Friml continued to live in America for much of the 20th century long after his sentimental musical style was considered old fashioned. As late as 1969, he was celebrated by Ogden Nash on the occasion of his 90th birthday in a couplet which ended: "I trust your conclusion and mine are similar: 'Twould be a happier world if it were Frimler."

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars Could be so much better.......2007-07-04

    I love "The Vagabond King", but not this versiom. The problem is the sound level ... I had to keep adjusting it and kept having trouble understanding the words.Is the problem the singers or the technicians? I'm not enough of an expert to say.

    4 out of 5 stars It's about time that this was put on CD.......2005-06-13

    Of all the famous operettas produced in the 1920's, the one most neglected in recordings has been Rudolf Friml's "The Vagabond King", first produced in 1925. Only now is the complete work, dialogue and all, appearing on CD. For those unfamiliar with the music, the best known songs are "Only a Rose" and the stirring "Song of the Vagabonds", perhaps the most rousing "battle song" ever written for an operetta. The story is almost exactly the same as that of "If I Were King", the fondly remembered 1938 non-musical film which starred Ronald Colman as poet-adventurer-thief Francois Villon, who lived during the fifteenth century. Both film and operetta were based on the 1901 play "If I Were King", by Justin McCarthy.

    We get the entire "Vagabond King" on this 2 CD set, which is a real bonus for anyone who wants to hear what a 1920's operetta actually sounded like in its original, unaltered version. But this brings me to the problem. I don't know why the Ohio Light Opera decided to do this on "The Vagabond King", when all of their other recordings (and I have three others) are so sonically excellent, but the volume on this CD has to be really cranked up for the listener to catch everything. The recording equipment for this live performance was apparently placed in such a way that there isn't enough treble, except at certain moments. At other times,as happens in some live recordings, the singers are too far away for the listener to catch all of their dialogue, and this operetta has a better story than most, being a faithful adaptation of a good non-musical play. Fortunately, a booklet with a libretto is included, but it is one thing to read the words and quite another to hear them performed.

    The singing, though, is quite good, and excellent for what is supposed to be a semi-professional group. I have no idea if the orchestrations and vocal arrangements used are those that were used in the original 1925 production, but if the Ohio Light Opera followed their usual practice, those are most certainly the original arrangements.

    It is a true pity that the company saw fit to revise their recording techniques for this operetta, and that is why I am subtracting one star, when I would have otherwise given it a 5-star rating. Operetta fans have long waited for a complete recording of "The Vagabond King", and since this one is not without merit, I am suggesting that you buy it. But be prepared to be fidgeting with the volume control on your CD player.

    And as far as I can tell, the complete score of the show is included here. The previous reviewer may be confusing the additional songs written for the 1930 and the 1956 film versions of "The Vagabond King" with the songs used in the stage version. (The film versions used little of the original music.) Only the songs written for the stage version are used here.

    But where are the usual Amazon audio clips?

    1 out of 5 stars Don't waste the money.......2005-04-15

    This one is only for completists. The recording level is strangely low, so that only a strong audio system or listening indoors with headphones can give you a strong sound. This is especially problematic since the chorus is incomprehensible. The performers are conservatory types most of whom can't act, which makes it too bad that the producers for some reason record the dialogue along with the score. And -- that dialogue is what makes this a 2-CD set; this is by no means a full rendition of the score. There is clearly a lot of missing dance music and reprises; there is about half as much music as you get in, say, JAY's STUDENT PRINCE double-CD, and much less than on Encores' NEW MOON recording. This recording gives no notion of why THE VAGABOND KING was such a hit in its day, and most buyers will be better off waiting for someone else to really do the score proud.

    4 out of 5 stars At last a complete recording of a Friml favorite.......2005-02-26

    May the Muse of Operetta shower blessings on the Ohio Light Opera for its seemingly endless stream of recordings of complete operettas, dialogue included (not always a Good Thing), as performed at the College of Wooster. Having enjoyed, some more than others, such rarely heard complete performances of Victor Herbert's "The Red Mill" and "Elaine," Gilbert and Sullivan's "Princess Ida" and "Utopia Ltd.," some Kalaman, some Messager, and so on, I am delighted to report that their latest, Rudolf Friml's "The Vagabond King," is among the best of the lot. It is on a double-CD set from Albany Records (TROY 738-39) and well worth the hearing.


    For one thing, the tunes range from truly memorable to at least quite good: "Only a Rose," "Love for Sale," "Sons of Toil and Danger," "Love Me Tonight." The story is actually a pretty good one for an operetta, with just enough seriousness to make you care for these characters. The cast is game, with a virile sounding Francois Villon in Ted Christopher, who can handle both music and dialogue with an Alfred Drake dash.


    If Brian Woods' King Louis sounds too much the stock stage villain (an older voice would have helped) without any real menace and if there is no real depth to the female roles, Julie Wright (Katherine) and Sandra Ross (Huguette), the music helps you forget that fact. Conductor Steven Byess does a good job with a small orchestra.


    I begin to wonder if a chorus can be trained to sing so that we can actually understand the words without following the full text that is thoughtfully provided in all of these OLO sets. The same goes for sopranos at the higher registers. Granted these are taken from stage performances and not from a recording studio, but a little more attention to consonants within and at the end of words would help immensely.


    Nevertheless, a complete recording of this Friml work is certainly a MUST for anyone who loves musical theatre. Ironic footnote: Rodgers & Hart had already adapted a play about Villon and wanted to create a Broadway version. The backers agreed and gave the job to Friml! Such is showbiz.

    The Water Gipsies (Original London Cast) with Bonus Tracks
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      		The Water Gipsies (Original London Cast) with Bonus Tracks

      Manufacturer: Sepia
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B000CNDXH2
      Release Date: 2005-12-26

      Tracks:

      1. Overture - Orchestra
      2. Why Did You Call Me Lily? - Dora Bryan
      3. Clip-Clop - Laurie Payne
      4. I Should Worry - Dora Bryan
      5. When I'm Washing Up - Pamela Charles
      6. Jane's Prayer - Pamela Charles
      7. Lily's Tale - Dora Bryan
      8. He Doesn't Care - Peter Graves
      9. Castles And Hearts And Roses - Laurie Payne
      10. Peace And Quiet/Little Boat - Laurie Payne
      11. Why Should Spring Have All The Flowers? - Doris Hare
      12. This Is Our Secret - Peter Graves
      13. It Would Cramp My Style - Dora Bryan
      14. You Never Know With Men - Dora Bryan
      15. Here's Mud In Your Eye - Chorus
      16. I'm Not A Jealous Woman - Joan Sims
      17. Finale - Chorus
      18. I'm So Terribly In Love With You - Robert English
      19. I Never Dreamt (You'd Fall In Love With Me) - Lido Dance Orchestra
      20. My Heart Is Saying - Billy Milton
      21. Selections From 'Little Tommy Tucker' - The Million-Airs
      22. You Looked At Me - Olive Groves
      23. My Heart's A Compass - Olive Groves
      24. You Have That Extra Something - Phyllis Stanley
      25. Three Songs From 'Big Ben' - Vivian Ellis
      26. Three Waltzes From 'Big Ben' - Vivian Ellis
      27. Selections From 'Tough At The Top' Part One - Vivian Ellis
      28. Selections From 'Tough At The Top' Part Two - Vivian Ellis
      29. The Music From 'And So To Bed' Part One - Vivian Ellis
      30. The Music From 'And So To Bed' Part Two - Vivian Ellis

      Album Description

      English composer Vivian Ellis had a prolific career spanning five decades, during which she wrote nearly 70 West End shows. The Water Gipsies was a 1955 collaboration between Ellis and A.P. Herbert. Contains the cast recording of The Water Gipsies plus bonus tracks including early Ellis compositions, many appearing on CD for the first time!
      Hearts Of Care
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Hearts Of Care
        Michael Knott
        Manufacturer: Northern Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B0000BY7OX
        Release Date: 2003-04-15

        Tracks:

        1. Detox Radio Station
        2. Bus Stop
        3. She Steals This Heart
        4. Hearts Of Care
        5. And I Love You Girl
        6. Of My Love
        7. Waiting For Your Turn To Smile
        8. She Comes Comforting
        9. Wasting Time
        10. Nothin' Is Roses
        11. Hammers And Nails

        Album Description

        A slight departure from some of his former stylistic fusion of punk-infused California rock in the vein of Jane's Addiction meets the Beach Boys, Michael Knott's Hearts of Care lends itself toward stripped-down acoustic sound. Like most artists, Knott seems to only get better with time, which he's had a lot of, boasting a steady career that's produced some thirty-five albums. The more organic nature of this latest project showcases his introspection even more poignantly, with ideas that are often abstractly vague, yet always thick with meaning.
        Handel: Susanna (Highlights); Theodora (Highlights)
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          		Handel: Susanna (Highlights); Theodora (Highlights)

          Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
          ProductGroup: Music
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          ASIN: B0000APHO5
          Release Date: 2003-11-11
          Of Hands and Hearts: Music for the Tsunami Disaster Fund
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Great music, important cause, astounding value
          • Too good to be a charity album!!!!!
          • Amazing Compilation CD Set Benefits CARE
          • GREAT POP ALBUM
          		 Of Hands and Hearts: Music for the Tsunami Disaster Fund
          Various Artists
          Manufacturer: Integrity Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B00084KZRQ
          Release Date: 2005-03-28

          Tracks:

          1. All Over the World
          2. Good Songs - The Talk
          3. Try Five Times [#] - Dramarama
          4. Sleepy Vampire
          5. I'll Learn - Dillon Fence
          6. Ticket to Japan - The Red Elvises
          7. Anodyne Dream - GANGgajang
          8. She Is Light - The Dotted Line
          9. Major Label Interest - Bang Sugar Bang
          10. I Know [#][Demo Version] - Last Years
          11. No Way - The Donkeys
          12. Go Girl - Nine Below Zero
          13. In the Worst Way [#] - The Rubinoos
          14. Sacred Ground [#] - Annabella Lwin
          15. Once Too Often [#] - Dog Trumpet
          16. Stuck in Time - Barry Holdship
          17. If I Could - Jeremy
          18. I Own the Ending - Ray Mason Band
          19. Star Trek [#] - Sunbeams
          20. Silver Dollar Sunday - The Lolas
          21. Drive On - Rosetta Stone
          22. Connection - Midway
          23. Fatal Shore [Live] - The Fixx
          24. Who Will Hold You? [#] - Nick Beggs, Joanne Hogg

          Tracks:

          1. Bubblegum and Beer - Supersuckers
          2. Someday Soon [#] - The Waking Hours
          3. Another Day in Pleasantville - Guitar Gangsters
          4. Blingity Bling - Suburban Legends
          5. Dates - David Gregory, R. Stevie Moore
          6. Survival in the Wild - Adrian Belew
          7. Spring 1913 [#]
          8. It's My Fault - Jeffrey Foskett, Randell Kirsch, , Bill Lloyd
          9. Akasha [#] - Wang Chung
          10. If You Knew [TW Walsh Remix] - Easterly
          11. Lady Luck [#]
          12. When You Give Your Love to Me [Live] - Kevin Gilbert,
          13. You Will Dance Again - Kyle Vincent
          14. Rising Stars [#] - John Wicks
          15. Here We Go Again [#]
          16. We're the Kids
          17. Moron Man [#] - Wonderboy
          18. That's Just Wrong [#] - Virginia Sisters
          19. Cu Ru Cu Pa - Joe "King" Carrasco,
          20. Normal Town [#] - Letter Openers
          21. It Doesn't Get Better Than This - Eugene Edwards
          22. Peanut Butter [#] - The Randies
          23. End of Time - BMX Bandits
          24. Thinking About You - Michael Carpenter
          25. Beautiful [#]

          Product Description

          49 bands from around the world contributed songs to this 2-CD set. 18 songs are previously unreleased and 8 were never released in America. All of Integrity Records proceeds are going to CARE USA. You can find a complete track listing online.

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Great music, important cause, astounding value.......2005-04-12

          By itself, this is one of the finest collections of under-the-radar pop music in recent years, featuring many unreleased songs and many recognizable names: Dramarama, The Red Elvises, Nine Below Zero, The Fixx, Adrian Belew, Wang Chung, Supersuckers, BMX Bandits. Add to this the fact that it is a steal at under $15 for two CD's packed with 49 songs from artists around the world. Most importantly, by buying this CD you are donating to the CARE USA Tsunami Disaster Relief Fund. With 100% of the proceeds going to the relief fund, these artists have selflessly contributed some incredible tunes to help lift spirits, foster hope and set your toes tapping.

          5 out of 5 stars Too good to be a charity album!!!!!.......2005-04-11

          You're contributing to the Tsunami Relief Fund by CARE, but mostly helping yourself by getting this 2-disc set of rare tracks and unreleased gems by bands such as Wang Chung, The Fixx, Ganggajang, Annabella Lwin of Bow Wow Wow, Adrian Belew, The Red Elvises, Kevin Gilbert, and more!!! I can't believe how many tracks they squeezed onto this underpriced compilation... it truly puts to shame other compilation albums with a handful of tracks to their names. These tracks range from the late 70's power pop era all the way to 2005 unreleased tracks, and are all fantastic!!! Do yourself a huge favor and get this album; you will not find a better compilation of new music and rare gems than this! Not to mention helping out for a very worthy cause... cheers!

          5 out of 5 stars Amazing Compilation CD Set Benefits CARE .......2005-04-11

          Fantastic 2CD set. You'll hear punk-pop, pop-rock, post-punk, power-pop ... basically a lot of upbeat music.

          Some tracks of note:

          * The Red Elvises - Ticket To Japan: If you like their 1998 CD I Wanna See You Bellydance, you'll like Ticket To Japan immediately.

          * Ganggajang - Anodyne Dream: One of the most cleverly written songs I've ever heard--with not a speck of original lyrics.

          * Annabella Lwin - Sacred Ground: My favorite track. Her notorious history fronting Bow Wow Wow belies the fact that she sings amazingly well. A surprisingly beautiful, yet not-shy, song. Thank you 2, Annabella.

          * Suburban Legends - Blingity Bling: SoCal ska with a great horn section. Loud, fast, fun.

          * Adrian Belew - Survival In The Wild: My second favorite track. George Harrison's sitar meets the love child of Lindsey Buckingham and Uncle Tupelo. Or not.

          * The Randies - Peanut Butter: The opening few seconds make it sound like you've strolled into 10cc's new Parisian bistro in the mid-afternoon ... then the staccato snare reminds you you're in post-punk land. The subtle wah-wah guitar under the verses est très bon.

          All this and The Fixx, Kevin Gilbert, Wang Chung, Dramarama, The Rubinoos plus a whole bunch of others I'd never heard of ... and enjoyed just as much. Many of the tracks are unreleased elsewhere. Much effort went into the creation of this tsunami disaster benefit album with proceeds going to the relief organization CARE.

          Cannot recommend for those who like their music angry and melody-free.

          5 out of 5 stars GREAT POP ALBUM.......2005-04-09

          This album has about every pop artist new and old. Some of the bands have new songs I have never heard before. I hope they put the bands on the road for a big concert. Buy it, you can't go wrong.

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          Koln Concert [Import]

          Real Thing [Limited Edition] [Import]

          Slow Grind, Vol. 1

          Songs From the Heart

          Popular Favorites 1976-1992: Sand in the Vaseline

          My Great Escape

          Paseando Por La Mezquita [Import]

          Sani

          Rhein - Und Wein Songs [Import]

          Sexual (Li Da Di) [CD-single]

          Drop

          I Remember You