Spotlight

Spotlight

Track Listings

1. Strong in the Sun

2. Free Ride

3. Los Angeles

4. Backwaterawhile

5. Spotlight

6. Come and See the Show

7. Same Thing Happening

8. Teeside

9. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry

10. Piccadilly

11. Lady I Love

12. Cinema

13. Most Magical

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
UK compilation for the revered Irish folk rock act, featuring previously unreleased recordings from the BBC vaults, 1972-73. 13 tracks. 2001.

Tracks:

Volunteers
Good Shepherd
Plastic Fantastic Lover
Uncle Sam Blues
3/5 Of a Mile In 10 Seconds
You Wear Your Dresses Too Short
Come Back Baby
Medley: Won't You Try/Saturday Afternoon
The Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil
White Rabbit
Crown Of Creation
The Other Side Of This Life

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Sweeping Up the Spotlight: Live at the Fillmore East 1969 features the definitive edition of Jefferson Airplane, icons of 1960s psychedelic rock and political agitation. Jack Casady and Spencer Dryden hold down the free-floating rhythms on bass and drums, Jorma Kaukonen launches feedback-laced guitar solos, and Paul Kantner adds rhythm guitar and backing vocals. Topping it all are the voices of Marty Balin and the '60s acid queen, Grace Slick. In concert, the Airplane were always more rough and ready than on their acid-hued vinyl. Outside the studio, they were ramshackle and punky, which is why they were sometimes referenced when talking about punk bands like X, who also had male and female lead singers. Despite having six albums under their belt, mostly consisting of original material, the Airplane's live set has a lot of mediocre blues and folk filler. Some of their more characteristic repertoire is sacrificed to workman-like renditions of "Uncle Sam Blues" and "Come Back Baby," albeit with some ripping Kaukonen guitar solos. Balin's raucous rant on "You Wear Your Dresses too Short" is embarrassing in its soul-singer aspirations. Assuming this was their set sequence, it takes a while for the Airplane to congeal on stage. They ride roughshod over much of their materiel, but pull it together two-thirds of the way through on one of their most complex tunes, "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil." With its shifting time signatures and overlapping vocal lines and harmonies, it's a challenge to pull off live, but they do, with soaring vocals from Balin and Slick and a long instrumental jam with a fractured guitar solo from Kaukonen and a feature slot for bassist Casady, the most innovative and powerful bassist from that era. That paves the way for a darker version of "White Rabbit," the mock celebration of "Crown of Creation," and their show closer, a hyped rendition of Fred Neil's ballad "The Other Side of This Life." As they always did, the Jefferson Airplane land high. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

True Flight.......2007-07-24

Once this show gets moving and the band finds it's groove, this show rocks! The classic Jefferson Airplane line-up at a high point of their performing abilities. The last half of this disc shows what Jefferson AIrplane was truly capable of doing. While it's no "Bless It's Pointed Little Head", it is a stellar performance. Well, a combination of two shows, but still some amazing work by the group. This one is definatley worth the price of admission.

Not flying..........2007-07-24

This release is mostly well-recorded, but, well, the Airplane was not what it had been anymore. More rock-oriented than before and sometimes going nowhere (nowhere interesting, at least), the band sounds loud but flat, unimaginative, and, to make matters worse, the vocals are not in tune AT ALL. Grace's voice was not the same, it sounds ragged (notably on "White Rabbit") and Kaukonen's guitar is all over, but not to good results.
It is obvious that Dryden (a very, very, really very good drummer) was not suitable for the band anymore. Subtelty was just vanishing and the band ended being just a monotonous band.
The cd jacket features one of the most beautiful band photos, taken at golden times, by the way. Jorma's liner notes do not say much.
Well, I do not recommend this, as you can guess.
(For those lookinf for Airplane live recordings, I recommend , of course, "Blessed Its Pointed Little Head", "Fillmore East 1968" and the concert at Monterey Pop Festival (in that order).

I liked this one.......2007-07-12

There are some new previously unreleased live recordings of the Airplane on the market. This one is good, and from their best period. I loved the Airplane in that period, when I consumed illegal substances; crimes for which the statute of limitations has expired. This has material from early Airplane through Volunteers.

The Airplane's musical and technical genius is best reflected in their studio recordings. This is a very good live recording of an excellent sample of their music. If you think you don't have enough Jefferson Airplane records you can buy this one.

You know, it's possible to get better tunes for free, just look..........2007-07-11

"Casady, the most innovative and powerful bassist from that era"

Ha!

Hahaha!

You DO Know Jack.......2007-07-05

We can discuss whether or not this CD is as good as BIPLH or not. A couple things I'd like to mention from my perspective that make this CD different:
1) If you are a fan of Jack's, then you want this CD. He does a solo on Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil that is OFF THE FREAKING HOOK, my brothers and sisters. This solo--and Jack took way too few of them if you ask me-- feels like tectonic plates shifting. On the rest of the CD his playing absolutely ROARS as well. No one before or since has ever played bass like Jack. When Jorma joins in after the solo Jack even manages to feed on the energy and take it to still a higher level.

(Aside: To say the singing and harmonies are "uneven" is to be kind. Like so much of their live work, the vocal are just silly and indulgent.)

2) I really like how you can hear what Kantner was doing for a change. This must be a result of modern sound technology. It adds a dimension that we had to struggle to enjoy in the past and I am very glad they captured his work here.

Is it better than BIPLH? It's different. It's worth it if only for Jack's playing but there is so much more to enjoy too. Take care.

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Great fun but so-so sound quality
Practically Perfect...
A Classic
Loved by young and old...I mean older :)
What a soundtrack!

Mary Poppins
Richard M. Sherman , Robert B. Sherman , and Julie Andrews
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Winner of five Oscars (including two for Richard and Robert Sherman's memorable slate of songs), Disney's 1964 adaptation of British author P.L. Travers' beloved children's tales melded live action, animation and music more successfully than any film before or since. Containing the most complete version of the Sherman Brothers' score and a wealth of previously unavailable behind-the-scenes treasures, this double-disc, 40th anniversary soundtrack edition becomes the ultimate musical tribute to the beloved family masterpiece. The Sherman's memorable songs are showcased here in a more comprehensive musical context than ever before; indeed, a number of the expanded or previously unreleased pieces of the Irwin Kostal-arranged underscore now included were truncated in editing the film itself. The generous bonus disc contains the set's greatest historical treasure: a 40+ minute pre-production story meeting between the Shermans, gag writer Don DaGradi and author Travers herself. Also included is a lengthy 1964 audio documentary featuring the Shermans and stars Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, an audio montage of the songwriting team reminiscing and playing their original demos for the project and an illustrated 40-page companion booklet containing a history of the project as well as complete song lyrics. -- Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Great fun but so-so sound quality.......2007-08-01

This album has helped us with countless long drives -- the kids just love it. The songs sound, however, as if they've been simply clipped out of the entire movie soundtrack, without much re-editing. Still -- worth it.

Practically Perfect..........2007-06-20

A really wonderful re-issue of this classic score, made even richer by the inclusion of much of the orchestral score. My only quibble, rather small, is that the expanded overture heard on the original lp has not been included. That overture goes on a little longer than the film version and is quite beautiful. Has this version been on any cd issue of the soundtrack? As I said, small point, and this cd belongs in every soundtrack collection - it's just great - and far better than the current stage version.

A Classic.......2007-05-13

This CD is not of the caliber of a Sound of Music and West Side Story as far sheer volume of great songs go; most songs are good and classics.

This CD is one to have in your collection of musicals.

Loved by young and old...I mean older :) .......2007-03-15

My son and mother-in-law love to sing to the music, so we bought this for her birthday to replace the record (album) that she has been using. Yes, I did say record! It really is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

What a soundtrack!.......2006-11-10

I wish I would have gotten this a long time ago. I never knew soundtracks could be so much fun! My whole family enjoys singing along with these songs and visioning the movie while we sing. Even my husband enjoys singing Chim Chim Cher-ee! The price is amazing to boot.
Perfectly pleased.

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Does it matter?
The Captain's One Successful Sellout
un lobo rabioso aullando cruda e incomprensible poesia
A must have
great wild bluesy experimental verbal goodness

The Spotlight Kid/Clear Spot
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In 1972 it probably seemed like the year belonged to a blues-tinged wall-of-sound rock band--maybe Deep Purple, who recorded Made in Japan that year--but from an aesthetic vantage, the blues-rock mantle has to go Captain Beefheart. In 1972 producer Ted Templeman took the controls for a pair of stunning Beefheart diamonds (in the rough of course), The Spotlight Kid and Clear Spot, both collected here in full on one CD. Beefheart's voice sounds rightly inimitable, growly and gruff and lyrically cryptic. For its part, the Magic Band is in top form as well, integrating marimba and an assortment of percussion into the slide guitar forestry. There's a distinct and good reason that the celebrated Beefheart box set of rarities is called Grow Fins: the tune, as it appears on this collection, is a classic terrain-defying testament of love as only Don Van Vliet (Beefheart) could provide, a surreal and funny little tune caught in a skein of rough-hewn music that's stood the test of time splendidly. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

Does it matter?.......2007-01-11

Some albums/songs create a moment's transcendence in a life harried by the day to day. Some artists create a moment's identification between me and the music. And then there are the artists who have changed the way I think about the world. Don Van Vliet is of the second type in my ears. He opened my eyes to the golf ball around me and for that I am in his debt. And to the point, Clear Spot is the album that I think of when I think of the captain (not that I don't respect The Spotlight Kid). I haven't owned a copy since I was 17 and I can still hear the songs echoing through the canyons of my mind. I repurchased this combo a few months back and after all these years my memory only matches the music. How often can we say that?
In the 21st Century I listen to RadioHead or Mark Sandman (see ya on the flip side) or Tom Waits and I can hear Van Vliet in all of them. He is the musician's musician because, to me, he dared to walk out into the void and embrace what he found there. I am happy to blabber and smoke in his company.
If you like Captain Beefheart's peculiar distillation of life you will love this album.

The Captain's One Successful Sellout.......2007-01-08

Five stars reflects the bodacious Clear Spot, even if it is cobbled together with a rather mediocre Spotlight Kid.

Spotlight features the Captain's greatest Magic Band, just finishing touring what was arguably his finest achievement: Lick My Decals Off Baby (still out of circulation!). However, the Captain in desperate pursuit of commercial success now pushed the band hard ever increasing the cult-like discipline. The result was a fairly monolithic trad-blues product. Actually any one of the cuts off the Spotlight album are pretty good, but taken altogether, it's rather a drag.

The Magic Band was pretty well fed up by this point. Drumbo and Rocket Morton took off, moving Art Tripp to drums and recruiting Oregon (former Mother, later Little Feet) to bass, as well as Elliot Ingber. Zoot Horn Rollo and producer Ted Templeton basically through Don out of the control booth.

Suddenly the possibility of merging the Captain's dada sensibility with a fairly rocking production emerged. There was room for the intensely beautiful Her Eyes are a Blue Million Miles with the outrageous fun of Big Eyed Beans from Venus and Golden Birdies. (Webcor, Webcor!)

That his subsequent sell-outs were so pitiful has more to do with the loss of the rest of his band (after discovering he had dissed them out of their tour money) than any loss of his prodigious talent. His three last classic albums proved that.

But for those sonic adventurers rightly attracted to the great Captain's underground adventures, don't forget to check out his one legitimate shot at FM play (even if the industry proved too ignorant to actually play this stuff). It's a qualified hoot.

un lobo rabioso aullando cruda e incomprensible poesia.......2006-10-04

debe ser uno de los discos mas accesibles y geniales del capitan.....y aun asi no deja de ser personal y cautivante. lo escuchas y no podes dejar de imaginarte a howlin' wolf en sandalias, rodeado de caricaturas, pentagramas con 10 lineas y una banda de locos improvisando...cuanto blues y delirio rezuman estos 2 discos siamenses.....hazne un favor..escuchalo..no creo que el capitan te de otra oportunidad..no suele ser muy terrenal..............

A must have .......2006-09-26

This is unbelievably great. You get two of Captain Beefheart's masterpieces here; The Spotlight Kid and Clear Spot. Making this a double album which easily holds it's own with integrity next to any that have been released. It is just that strong. I have always been a fan of double albums and these two go together perfectly. Because they were actually conceived separately they are both strong and hold their own so putting them together is a Beefheart fan's dream come true. It is not Trout Mask Replica, which I adore, but some of the greatest blues you're likely to hear bar none. Everything about it is superb. If you are not completely insane you'll not hesitate to get this and you'll be glad you did. It is what blues aspires to be and a treasure that far too few will be fortunate enough to understand and appreciate.

great wild bluesy experimental verbal goodness.......2006-05-13

The Magic Band was at a high point (Though Zoot Horn Rollo says that they didnt' play that well on Spotlight Kid, he recommends Clear Spot) the guitars are groovin' the tracks are exciting and Beefheart's Howlin' Wolf-esque vocals are brilliant on this pair of records.

There are standout tracks all over this collection.
And for fun you can watch a couple of videos on Youtube.com of songs from this collection - Black Eyed Peas from Venus is one of them - great psychedelica - and I'm gonna Booglarize you - with the band bouncing and jamming like something put together by spike jonez.

anyway - you can't go wrong if you like rock, blues, or good guitar noise.

Spotlight on Keely Smith (Great Ladies of Song)

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Goosebumps on my goosebumps!
Keely Rocks
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Customer Reviews:

Goosebumps on my goosebumps! .......2007-07-29

There is little I can say by way of reviewing this album that isn't readily apparent in a quick listen of the song samples. My God, what a voice! These top-notch arrangements give you a true bit o' Keely heaven. Don't hesitate for a moment to buy this album!

Keely Rocks.......2007-01-23

This album really showcases the great talent that is Keely Smith. Her range and voice control come through beautifully. She is too much unheralded among the female vocalists of her era.

When Your Lover Has Gone.......2006-03-10

I bought the album because I heard the above titled song on live365 (Music from the Blue Light, I think). But I like most of the other songs on the album too. I had no idea she did much without Louis Prima. Her voice is sultry and soft and sexy, but really strong at appropriate moments.

I may buy other albums of hers.

The best in the business.......2004-12-29

Of the classic era women standards singers, Keely is the best. It's as simple as that-her only rival in my mind is the late Susannah McCorkle, who recorded much later and died relatively young. And there's no denying that while McCorkle often had a more introspective, intellectual approach to the song, Keely swung and did so effortlessly, without the appearance of thought (which had to be deceiving-Keely has to be very intelligent to do what she does).

A lot of the difference is that Keely faced a mike with working 50's and 60's orchestras with Billy May and Nelson Riddle charts whereas modern singers like McCorkle and Karrin Allyson have-if they're lucky- Concord Jazz bands, who mostly play bop jazz and other hophead stuff.

You just can't go wrong with this compilation if you want the pure Keely Smith.

Cool collection of a cool singer's repertoire!.......2004-10-29

For those who are not familiar with Keely Smith's voice, this CD will have you hooked. Keely's range can go from silky smooth to jazzy hot from song to song. Her voice can lull you or make you jump up and want to sing along with her. This collection shows off Keely's range very well. There are some jazzy numbers, such as ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET and some lush torch songs, like I WISH YOU LOVE. Her voice can be powerful, but not overwhelming, soft, but not breathy. If you like listening to female lounge-style singers, you'll love Keely!

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BB through the years.
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B.B. King is the most influential guitarist in the instrument's electric history. His string-bending, vibrato, and phrasing are the raw material that players as diverse as Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Pink Floyd's David Gilmour have spun into their own epic solos. This CD draws on King's '60s efforts for the defunct Kent label, tapping rarely heard instrumental tracks to present a crash course in his unique fusion of country blues, the single-string soloing perfected by Lonnie Johnson, and the swinging phrasing of jazz guitar pioneers like Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt. Tunes like "Slidin' and Glidin'" and "Calypso Jazz" are tickets to blues heaven. --Ted Drozdowski

Customer Reviews:

BB through the years........2004-08-04

It's time for an update of this cd! BB's guitar sound is always his own, but it's changed over the years much more than his voice: technical changes have more influence over instruments than vocals. To hear this time compression of so many of his sounds on this one cd is to enlighten the listener to the truth behind the seemingly unchanging BB. Hey, BB, let's start at the end of this one and do it again!

Highlights B.B. King as a superb instrumentalist........2004-06-28

This is an all instrumental sampler from BB's classic 50's and 60's lp's, no vocals. B.B. seems inspired, and improvises a bit on a jazz level. B.B. is backed on each track by inoovating big bands, with jazz or swing based arrnagements, which feature jazz horn solos written in teh arrangements. This is a great cd taht casts BB in the light of a jazz/blues guitarists, and prooves he's a pretty gutsy player, in the smoothest & most accesible way possible. Fun rumblin' blues and jazz.

For what it is- it is the best.......2002-09-03

Cut between 1960 and late 1961 this is one of the King's most brilliant works. It is all instrumental and all perfect. So maybe all the songs don't sound different from each other to an untrained ear. However this couldn't be a classier album. If you enjoy the horn layden [ extremely tasteful and unintrusive horns ] blues, this is it. It is blues that blues lovers and jazz lovers of all kinds can listen to. The Bobby Bland fan- the Tony Bennet fan, the guitar player, the piano player, the human being with taste-Anybody! 43 minutes long. Good with headphones or without. This is one of my absolute favorites. It shines and swings and stings. Tougher tone than lucille usually takes but it is okay, it works. This is a masterpiece of a record with no dullness at all. It makes sure that you don't get bored listening casually or intently. B.B. has a lot of records that are sort of- more of the same. Good stuff, or great stuff, but same stuff. This is sort of a breath of fresh air in the catalog. No it doesn't have that great booming voice with the exciting high notes thrown in here and there. But it doesn't have any downfalls in what it does have- perfect blues music with style and soul and class. Nothing quite as beautiful and brilliantly crafted as his instrumental ''Blues Boys Tune'' from his Blues on The Bayou album but just as bright and with tremendous energy. B.B. Picks the licks with pure intuition on all albums, this is no exception even if it is not as signature as some of his other records. It is completely based off of feel and touch music, not technical logic, and as always it works perfectly and probably better that way. Whoever played bandleader kept the horns tight and let Lucille take the spotlight with whatever she wanted to play. The other instruments at hand are totally sympathetic to her needs as well. I recommend this album for anybody who wants something that sounds good.

Schooling for guitar players.......2001-03-11

I suspect that many of BB's listeners are, like myself, amateur (or professional) guitar players. This CD has enough brilliant musical ideas to keep a player occupied for quite a long time. A lot of it can sound deceptively simple and easy to play but the beautifully musical way BB shifts back and forth between major and minor scales and blues and jazz licks is awe inspiring. If all a player ever learns is the stuff BB plays on this disc it'll be more than enough.

BB KING/LUCILLE.......2000-06-26

HOW LUCILLE GOT HER NAME. IN A CLUB SOMEWHERE WHERE BB WAS PLAYING AT A ROWDY PLACE DOING A GIG AND A FIGHT BROKE OUT BETWEEN SOME FOLKS AND SOMEHOW STARTED A FIRE AND THE PLACE BURNED DOWN AND BB MADE IT OUT OKAY AND LATER FOUND OUT WHAT STARTED THE BRAWL WAS A WOMEN NAMED LUCILLE. THIS IS A GOOD CD ALL INSTRUMENTAL MY BEST BB KING CD SO FAR.

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an exquisite, unique voice
I Thought That Was Sinatra!
A voice for the ages !!!
WHAT A TREMENDOUS VOICE................

Spotlight on Matt Monro
Matt Monro
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Very Best of Matt Monro
This Is the Life/Here's to My Lady
Songs of Love
Hollywood & Broadway
Standards

ASIN: B000006X4Z
Release Date: 1995-08-01

Tracks:

My Kind Of Girl
I'm Glad There Is You
I Get Along Without You Very Well
I'll Take Romance
When I Fall In Love
Laura
Time After Time
Real Live Girl
Autumn Leaves
Ebb Tide
When Sunny Gets Blue
From Russia With Love
Sweet Lorraine
Stardust
When Joanna Loved Me
This Is All I Ask
The Good Life
September Song

Customer Reviews:

an exquisite, unique voice.......2004-07-03

Those of us who have been Matt Monro fans for decades know his voice was a one-of-a-kind sound, recognizable after a couple of notes, and not to be compared with any other singer. There is also a purity to his interpretations that has seldom been equaled; it is the song that is emphasized, not the singer, with few flourishes in the phrasing or deviation from what is on the sheet of music.
The velvety quality of his voice, with its hint of smokiness, is intoxicating, and one of my favorite attributes of a Matt Monro song is his flawless enunciation; other virtues are superb breath control and the sincerity of his delivery. He was able to convey deep emotion, and still keep his simple style of performing a song.

The compositions in this collection are fabulous, and include perfect renditions of many of my most loved melodies, like "Autumn Leaves", "Ebb Tide", "September Song", and one of the best soundtrack songs ever written and one that was sung by Monro in the film, the John Barry/Lionel Bart "From Russia With Love".
Other standout performances in this CD of mostly mellow ballads include "Time After Time" (Styne/Cahn), and "Laura" (Raskin/Mercer).
The foldout insert has some excellent liner notes by Joseph Laredo, giving a nice bio of Monro (1930-1985), from his birth and difficult youth in the East End of London, to his association with George Martin, and a rundown of what songs were to find their place on the charts, in the U.S. and Britain.

These recordings were made between 1961 and 1966, with most of the arrangements done by Johnnie Spence, who also conducts the orchestra, and are lovely and lush. The sound is good, and total playing time is 53'11.
I have always felt Monro was one of the most underrated singers of the 20th century, and I hope compilations like this will continue to find him new fans, and that his musical legacy will live on, for as long a people appreciate the beauty of an exquisite voice, and the artistry that was exemplified in Matt Monro.

I Thought That Was Sinatra!.......2003-01-28

That's what I said when I heard just about every track on here. I'd never heard of Matt Monro, so when I went looking for a particular song which I had thought was Frank Sinatra ("Real Live Girl"), Matt Monro's name kept turning up. So I listened to the wav file and lo and behold, that was the version I was looking for. According to the liner notes, his similarity to Sinatra was what helped launch his career, as Peter Sellers wanted a Sinatra imitator for a record he was making. Monro is not a ripoff artist, though, because even though his voice sounds similar, he still uses vocal tricks and signatures that make him his own voice.

These recordings are excellent renditions of the standards, plus a few songs I hadn't heard anywhere else. The sound quality is excellent. The liner notes have some biographical information about Matt Monro. There are some great ballroom dance songs to be found on here, and some beautiful ballads. What else do you really need to know?

Highly recommended.

A voice for the ages !!!.......2002-09-13

I've always loved the standards and I was a little suprised I had never heard of Matt Monro up until a few years ago. Now i'm convinced he's the most underrated singer I ever heard. His voice is pure velvet. Nothing against the other great voices of our time, ( Sinatra, Dino, Bennett ), but there's something about Matt's voice that reaches you. I'm down to buying an entire CD because there's one song on it I don't have. Try this guy and you won't be sorry.

WHAT A TREMENDOUS VOICE.......................2000-06-19

I have been a fan of Matt Monro since he recorded "From Russia With Love". What a great voice he has. It is truly a shame that he died at such an early age. This cd is one of the best of all cds. He really has a great delivery on his songs. The material that he uses is out of sight. I have always thought of Matt was a cross between Frank Sinatra and Steve Lawrence. Anyway i think anyone who loves the sound of a great crooner should buy this cd. It will not disappoint.

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Victim of the Spotlight
White Wolf
Manufacturer: King
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

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Real to Reel

ASIN: B000PMGTSK
Release Date: 2007-07-09

Tracks:

Eyes Of The World
Don't Turn Away
America(Hello Again)
Out Of Control
Dreams Are For Ever
Price Of One
Hold On(Gettin' Better)
Nightmares
Night City
Wolf
One More Lie
Victim Of The Spotlight
Hard Cold Stone

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Excellent compilation. . . .
great singer
Spotlight on Nancy Wilson: A Rich Treat
Great Starter CD to the Genius of Nancy Wilson
You'll fall in love

Spotlight on Nancy Wilson
Nancy Wilson
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000002TP1
Release Date: 1995-05-30

Tracks:

What A Little Moonlight Can Do
Little Girl Blue
My One And Only Love
The Best Is Yet To Come
Midnight Sun
The Good Life
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
Time After Time
All Of You
The Very Thought Of You
Back In Your Own Back Yard
When The Sun Comes Out
At Long Last Love
You've Changed
Someone To Watch Over Me
I Wish You Love
Angel Eyes
Here's That Rainy Day
The Song Is You
Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable To Lunch Today)

Customer Reviews:

Excellent compilation. . . ........2007-04-10

Like a lot of aging divas, Nancy Wilson is not the same singer today that she was in the 1960's (see also Aretha Franklin and Barbara Striesand), but this spotlight compilation of Nancy Wilson in her prime is an excellent showcase of a singular jazz interpreter: her voice was at once glamorous and muscular: she could be as slinky as Diana Ross; as playful and saucy as Dinah Washington (a major influence on the young Wilson's vocal style) or Eartha Kitt; or nearly as brilliant and interpretive a belter as Striesand. As with Aretha and the young Striesand, Wilson's emotional connection to the songs keeps the listener hanging onto every word. There are over-the-top big band numbers, like the superlative "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to" and "What a little Moonlight will do." Wilson handles the mesmerizing ballads like "Midnight Sun" and "Here's that Rainy Day" with such care and finesse that these versions rank among the best EVER recorded. In short, those who are just discovering Ms. Wilson are in for a rare treat, those who have never heard of her are missing out on something profound.

great singer.......2006-08-12

I would put Nancy Wilson in the top five of lady singers.
This album has great audio quality and shows her great singing talent.

Spotlight on Nancy Wilson: A Rich Treat.......2006-06-07

I bought this CD on the behest of all the enthusiastic Amazon reviewers, and I am adding myself to their ranks. I didn't know the music of Nancy Wilson, prior to buying this, and was basically looking to add some sophistication and depth to my music collection, which, up until recently, consisted primarily of classic rock, Goth, and world dance.

To fully appreciate the romance, the emotion, and the shine of this incredible collection of songs, I recommend you listen to it 1. with your one and only love, or 2. listen to it while in the company of your most affectionate feline, or 3. listen to it while eating your favorite chocolate...ignoring all guilt, of course. I was, if you'll pardon the expression, triply blessed, to be doing all three, when this arrived late on a Friday afternoon. You want sweet? Add all those elements to this music, these lyrics, performed by this woman, and the result was almost like being high on something that seemed it would never ever drop me off. It was so sweet, that it created a moment like those that many of these songs are about. That is the wonderful thing about this CD; listened to under the ideal circumstances, it will create such moments, while NW sings about them.

Every time I think I have picked out the songs that are my absolute favorites, I listen to the CD again, and another song expands in my mind, to fit whatever happens to be going on with me, at the moment...but without a doubt, the Mercer/Hampton song, "Midnight Sun," which I had never heard before, always stops me in my tracks, and stops the clock, with its dreamy descriptions, adding both shadows and gold leaf, like mixing an old Joseph Von Sternberg film,with Maxfield Parrish's golden brush. Such lines as, , Your lips were like a red and ruby chalice, warmer than the summer night
The clouds were like an alabaster palace rising to a snowy height," and, Was there such a night, it's a thrill I still don't quite believe,
But after you were gone, there was still some stardust on my sleeve," complimented by the most subtle, minimalist and dreamy music, cannot, in my mind, be topped, as far as romantic songs are concerned.

The quality of the transference to CD is seamless, unlike a lot of CDs of older songs, like "I Want To Be Evil," by Eartha Kitt, or "The Very Best of Fairuz," by Fairuz, both of which I rate a 5, due to the flawless performances of the artists, and the strength of the songs they contain....but what a treat it is to listen to such rich, subtle, delicious music, and not be reminded, at any point, that it is not being sung to me directly. Most of the songs on this collection I have heard bits of, over the years, but never actually sat and listened to them, and now I am not at all sure of who I heard them sung by...but I can say with certainty that now that I have heard Nancy Wilson singing them, they belong to her. Her voice is rich, yet cool,but never cold, emotional, yet restrained. I now understand what it means to perform a song, not just sing it, as every song seems to come from her alone, not a lyricist and composer, and so it just connects with the listener, this one, anyway; I even feel that way about, "The Best Is Yet To Come," when in reality, things look pretty rough ahead, for the time being. She sings it with an excitement, sultriness and confidence, that is so contagious, I just wish the song was longer.Less ebullient songs, like "Little Girl Blue," are crystallizations of the low moments I can slide into with astounding ease...and she just nails it on the head. All the songs are rich and true and wonderful, and NW makes them all the more so. If you don't have this one, you should get it...and don't forget the chocolate!

Great Starter CD to the Genius of Nancy Wilson.......2004-10-06

Of the glut of Nancy Wilson Capitol CD's out there, this is a very nice one to start with. Part of the "Spotlight Series" that Capitol Records issues of their top-selling artists, this is indeed one of the best "Spotlight" CDs. First of all, sound quality is terrific. This may come as a shock, but I've discovered that Capitol doesn't always have the strictest sound quality control for their reissued discs, but this one is fantastic. The songs are culled from Nancy's Sixties stuff -- definitely her very best. This also shows that Ms. Wilson was comfortable with whatever music accompaniment thrown at her -- orchestras, strings, jazz trios, piano solo -- you name it and she excels in every musical setting. Definitely a very "Show-Off" CD to demonstrate the mastery and genius of Nancy Wilson when she was at her peak. Give her a great song and she'll do wonders with it. Get this one ! You won't regret it.

You'll fall in love.......2004-05-09

I had only heard one Nancy Wilson song on the radio "Guess who I saw today?" before I bought this CD. Bought it out of curiosity and fell in love. The arrangements are wonderful, the song choice timeless and Nancy's voice is to die for. Buying the CD again today to send to my mom who is a big Dinah Washington fan.

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Greatest Hits

Spotlight on the Corries
The Corries
Manufacturer: Beat Goes On
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music

Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

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Those Wild Corries / Kishmul's Gallery
The Very Best
Strings and Things/A Little of What You Fancy
Live at the Royal Lyceum Theatre/Sound the Pibroch
Bonnet, Belt and Sword

ASIN: B000HKD7X0
Release Date: 2006-10-16

Tracks:

Flower of Scotland
Wild Rover
Roving Journeyman
Hills of Ardmorn
Katie Bairdie/Oor Wee School
Ca' the Ewes
Gallus Bloke
Highland Lament
Twa Corbies
Lowlands of Holland
Toon O' Kelso
Haughs O' Cromdale
Glenlyon Lament
Cruel Brother
Bonnie Lass of Fyvie
Ae Fond Kiss
Bring Back My Granny to Me/My Brother Bill's a Fireman
Kishmul's Galley
Johnny Lad
Sally Free and Easy
Lewis Bridal Song
Parcel O' Rogues
Road to Dundee
Will Ye Go Lassie Go

Album Description

Digitally remastered compilation featuring all the Philips Records '60s recordings by acclaimed Scottish folk duo The Corries. Includes the original recording of the Scottish rugby anthem 'Flower Of Scotland'. Packaged in a slipcase with extensive liner notes by John O'Regan. BGO. 2006.

Album Details

2006 Issued Digitally Remastered Compilation of all the Scottish Duo's 1960's Philips Label Recordings, Including the Original Version of the Scottish Rugby Anthem "Flower of Scotland". Also Includes Freshly Penned Extensive Liner Notes by John O'regan.

Customer Reviews:

Greatest Hits.......2006-12-20

This is definitely a great album even though the recordings are from different time periods. If you are wondering which album of theirs to purchase first this is a very good place to start.

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Look no farther, here is real quality.
A Touch of Class
Forever Young
Blast from the Past!
Outstanding harmonizations

Spotlight on Sandler & Young
Tony Sandler & Ralph Young
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DQPY
Release Date: 1995-05-30

Tracks:

Cabaret
Harmonize
C'est Si Bon
Senimental Journey (Previously Unreleased)
Chicago
Can I Trust You?
Odds And Ends
Dominique
Yesterday I Heard The Rain
Bon Soir Dame
Seven Lonley Days
If You Go Away
Side By Side
Malaguena Salerosa
Put On A Happy Face
Gonna Build A Mountain
Pretty Things Come In Twos
Mr. Bass Man (French Version)
French Lullaby
Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)

Customer Reviews:

Look no farther, here is real quality........2002-11-06

Sandler & Young are truly great artists. The way they blend their voices in beautiful harmony is a skill I will forever admire. This CD has brought me many hours of enjoyment. I just wish there were more.

A Touch of Class.......2001-01-12

What a delight to discover a CD of "Sandler & Young". Wonderful mix of great harmony and outstanding music of great class. Too bad there are not that much CD's available. This album is highly recommended!

Forever Young.......2000-08-18

Just received and listened to "Spotlight on Sandler & Young" and I feel that their blend of voices is like a delicate musical instrument. Such harmony, and the choice of material is "forever young". It is my understanding that they no longer record together, and it is unfortunate that in this world all good things must come to an end.

Blast from the Past!.......1999-12-19

Used to listen to a copy of their album "Pretty Things Come in Twos" as a kid. What great memories!

As an adult, I realize what terrific singers they really are -- and you gotta love those "shag-a-delic" instrumentations.

Long before Austin Powers, these two put "Grrr" in "Groovy."

Outstanding harmonizations.......1999-05-25

Listening to this CD brings back so many memories of when I was a child listening to the Ed Sullivan Show with my parents on Sunday nights. These artists were popular in the 60's & 70's. I wish Sandler & Young were still around to give us more entertainment and enjoyment of their musical style. There has been no other duo that I have ever heard of that can come close to matching the harmonizations of Sandler & Young. The abilities of these two to match, harmonize and complement the other's voice is outstanding and really even quite remarkable when you consider that Young sings in English while Sandler may sing in English, French or one of 7 other languages he speaks fluently. Listen to their deep, rich baritone voices, their harmonizations... Give any of thier CDs a try, you'll not regret it.

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