The Blue Planet

The Blue Planet

Track Listings

1. The Blue Planet

2. October Days

3. Inverness

4. Not Near Enough

5. October Days

6. October Dirge

Editorial Reviews
Planet Patriot Earth Songs
An ironic piece - mellow in style, but a strong indictment against those who would ravage the earth.

Product Description
This third independent EP release by David Elias provides you with a very unique combination of acoustic and ambient recordings with occasional poignant lyrics.

** NOT NEAR ENOUGH ** from this disc was #1 in the Acoustic Chart on MP3.com in 2002. The title track "The Blue Planet" is now frequently in the Top 10 on the Songwriter charts at worldwide MP3 online site Besonic.com

The Blue Planet

Tracks:

Will Love Grow
I Could Be The One
Love Him
Blue Planet
Beauty & Wonder
Heaven Sent You
Harvest Moon
Falling
Lay Me Down
Unforgiven
Take Me Home/Bonus Track 1

Amazon.com

Welsh warbler Donna Lewis is a curious animal indeed. Given her proficiency with synth keyboards and her unabashed love for flowery textures, she appears to be wandering into faux-Kate Bush territory, her thoughts floating in the stars. But Lewis has a quirk that always brings her back down to earth: she's a sucker for a good hook. Remember her singsong 1996 hit "I Love You Always Forever"? This "thinking man's pop" schematic is echoed several times over on her sophomore album. "Harvest Moon" functions on such a childishly simple level, it almost feels like a nursery rhyme. "Falling," its rhythms bounding like Jell-O, plugs into a sunshiny '60s optimism that feels honest, not arch. And the minimal piano-set-to-metronome-beat "I Could Be the One" is kept aloft by Lewis's charmingly breathy vocals. She occasionally overreaches, as on the quasi-industrial "Beauty and Wonder" (try as she might, this lady just can't sound threatening) and the funned-up "Love Him." But Lewis has her ABBA/Kate niche all staked out and finely feathered, so it's easy to forgive her for a couple of indiscretions. --Tom Lanham

Album Description

The pop vocalist's sophomore album, originally issued in 1998, it features 11 tracks including 'I Could Be The One', 'Love Him' & 'Falling'. Atlantic.

Customer Reviews:

Very, very different.......2007-07-26

Being a big fan of Now In a Minute, I had to get this album. It wasn't quite what I expected, which looking back is perhaps a good thing. Donna Lewis doesn't adhere to traditional pop music paradigms; she has her own style, and it's something that I think most people wouldn't open up to immediately. That being said, my first impression was "super-cheese" - this can be applied to a few songs on the album. But the more you listen to it, the more attached you become - and you may realize that some of these songs are actually gems. I still can't get over Love Him, but the rest of the album is really good. Try it if you're looking for something a bit different, and keep an open mind. And my favorite song? Blue Planet, of course.

Mesmerizing.......2006-05-12

This is a fantastic CD! Its completely mesmerizing. Behind Donna Lewis's voice calm and soothing voice are very sophisiticated and heart-felt lyrics. Lewis has excellent control of her voice, letting it range from soft whispers to passionate refrains as the tide of the songs rises and falls.

An underrated pop gem.......2003-11-20

Donna Lewis has never been given the respect she deserves. Aside from the industry award for the Most Played Song of 1996 on US radio, her talent has gone largely unrecognized beyond "I Love You Always Forever." Her second album, Blue Planet, has some really lovely moments. Timeless production and real musical restraint make this well worth owning for any "thinking" pop fan.

Still radiant after the test of time.......2002-07-06

In 1999 I wrote the review attached below. I have only written two Amazon reviews in my life so that itself speaks to the power of this CD. Virtually all of the songs on this CD mesmerize and bring one to a new place. Some instantly and some after worming their way in over time. Deeply romantic and introspective, magical, subtle, strong, pioneering, deceptively simple. I came across the music video in a lonely hotel room in Panang Malaysia while there alone on business. I heard the song "I can be the one" on the tv behind me, swung around gripped by it's magnetic power, and have had a new space carved in my romantic soul ever since.

Following written in 1999.
I had never heard of Donna Lewis until I saw her music video of "I can be the one". I was writing on the laptop, the tv on in
the background in a hotel room in S.E. Asia. She came on, and I was stopped in my tracks. I was mesmerized, and have yet
to fully recover. Later, I got the Blue Planet Album, and found most of it only Ok. Some of it grows on you. "I can be the
one" stayed fresh through many many playings however. It speaks at a visceral level. It beckons to some primal need.
Inspired.

Blue Planet - Perfection.......2001-12-31

This CD is the most beautiful and perfect CD in existence. I am not kidding. The wonderful songs on this leave (again) nothing to be desired. The songs are all wonderful. ...

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Lonely Planet
The Bellamy Brothers
Manufacturer: Blue Hat Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000023VQL
Release Date: 1999-10-26

Tracks:

Houston (We Have A Problem)
Highway Of Regret
Come Back Gene And Roy
Vertical Expression (Of Horizontal Desire)
Kookaburra Blues
Lonely Planet
Don't Put Me In The Ex-Files
Old Country/New Country
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Vertical Expression (Of Horizontal Desire)

Average customer rating:

My teacher made good.
This CD is awesome
This CD is very melodic.
This CD is very smooth and relaxing
As a disc jockey, I know music. The CD is outstanding !!!

Blue Planet
Nils
Manufacturer: Ichiban Old Emd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000006CRN
Release Date: 1998-05-05

Tracks:

Blue Planet
For Sina
Brazilian Dance (Interlude)
Prelude
Portuguese Love
Cruisin'
Kona Girl
Still Searchin'/No Love In Sight
Keep Rollin'
Yesterday's Dream
Maybe There Are Reasons
Berlin Romance

Customer Reviews:

My teacher made good........2002-12-29

I am a former student of Nils from Los Angeles. I was excited to hear that Blue Planet was released. It sounds great. The guitar playing is as amazing as I remember it from my many years of lessons. Nils is a true talent and this CD proves it.

This CD is awesome.......1999-02-27

I really enjoyed this CD. It was better than expected. When I come home from work the first thing I do is turn on this CD. I've recommended to many of my friends to buy this CD and many of them have. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! :)

This CD is very melodic........1999-02-19

The range of artist,their credits not withstanding, on this CD is incredible. This CD should be playing on local stations daily. Hope to hear it being played soon.

GREAT STUFF!!!!

This CD is very smooth and relaxing.......1999-02-19

I've attended 2 Nils concerts and they were both very good. I was a bit surprised because i had never heard of him, but he is the bomb when it comes to contemporary jazz.

As a disc jockey, I know music. The CD is outstanding !!!.......1999-02-12

In my 16 years of DJing I have'nt heard anything as new and refreshing as "Blue Planet" !!! It has years and years of unmatched, experience and talent,..Nathan East, George Benson, and nearly everybody who is somebody in the business!!! The production is incredible !!! I must have purchased about 20 CD's as gifts for friends. Now they're all singing praises about the piece. If you don't got it, GET IT !!!!......NOW !!!

Telluride 1992 Festival: Planet Bluegrass

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winner

Telluride 1992 Festival: Planet Bluegrass
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Blue Planet
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000006MOT
Release Date: 1994-05-19

Customer Reviews:

winner.......2007-01-10

I started looking for this years ago at a local CD store and they couldn't get it in. I decided to check Amazon and am glad I did. It is a great out of print CD to get your hands on if you can.

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Captivating music from the greatest documentary ever made about the oceans.
Blue Planet
Georges Fenton à son meilleur

Blue Planet: Music From BBC TV Series
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Koch Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000658MQ
Release Date: 2002-05-21

Tracks:

The Blue Planet
Sardine Run
Spinning Dolphins
Blue Whale
Thimble Jelly Fish
Snurfing Snails
Turtles
Sharks
Stingrays
Baitball
The Dee Ocean
Elephant Seal March
Frozen Oceans
Coral Wonder
Killer Whales

Customer Reviews:

Captivating music from the greatest documentary ever made about the oceans........2007-02-14

Well we have all see the documentary, an incredible collection of footage superbly narrated by the one and only David Attenborough. One of the things that made the series was the enigmatic and inspiring music by George Fenton. Some of the best from the series is on this CD, but alas there is much missing. Still, there is plenty to keep you going. If you enjoyed the series and loved the music then this is the CD for you.

Blue Planet.......2007-01-07

Only containing about an hours worth of music from an eight hour proram, needless to say that there is missing music. However, the music presented is great. Some cues are expanded, and some are only a feeling of an entire episode. But overall, this is a great listen. The show was fantastic in almost every way, and the music in the series plays well with the images. The soundtrack is worth it.

Georges Fenton à son meilleur.......2003-04-17

Après avoir composé la musique de Anna and the King, George Fenton s'attaqua quelques temps plus tard à The Blue Planet, un documentaire de la BBC sur la vie marine. Georges sut ici nous donner une merveilleuse partition, remplit de grands moments. Après une fabuleuse ouverture (The Blue Planet) et des morceaux raffraichissants tels que Sardine Rin et Spinning Dolphins, l'album semble s'essoufler dans la partie médiane, avec des morceaux servis à la "simili-musique-pop". Quoi qu'il en soit, un retour en force est assuré pour la finale. Il s'agit ici d'un album sympatique, avec de surberbes passages, où George Fenton se donne à coeur joie avec une liberté quasi-totale. Le tout vient dans un boitier de couleur bleuté, question de s'y sentir encore plus! ;-)

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THIS IS REAL MUSIC !!!!

The Blue Planet
David Elias
Manufacturer: Sketti Sandwich Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006TQ41Y
Release Date: 1998-08-15

Tracks:

The Blue Planet
October Days
Inverness
Not Near Enough
October Days
October Dirge

Product Description

The Blue Planet is a collection of pieces that present a common thread of expression using lyrical songs as well as instrumentals. This expression of David's ability to create a mood or image with his words and music is another interesting extension of the over-used category for "folk" and "acoustic". Listening to this work you will again be able to travel both backwards and forwards through the history of popular music.

Customer Reviews:

THIS IS REAL MUSIC !!!!.......2005-01-26

This cd is wonderful, and i don't listen to this type of music, but it really reached out to me. I felt moved by the words, and calmed by the music, and that is what I listen to music for.
David Elias, you have a new fan!!!!!

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Genius
Both less -- and more! -- than Shadowfax
Very typical of Chuck Greenberg, meaning wonderful
Close your eye's and listen...........
Timeless:

From A Blue Planet
Chuck Greenberg
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008G73
Release Date: 2000-03-01

Tracks:

Mundunugu (The Sorcerer)
Almost A Dream
The Secret Of Time
Something About Her Eyes
No Long Goodbyes
Skytrain
Two Headed Alarm Clock
A Song For Joy
Darker Than Midnight

Album Description

A collection of nine quintessential Chuck Greenberg compositions featuring his trademark lyricon, flutes, and tenor & soprano saxes. Features Shadowfaxers Phil Maggini and Charles Bisharat, as well as Alex DeGrassi and a host of others. Experienced a very limited release in 1991, yet rose to #6 on the Gavin Report Adult Alternative and #12 on Billboards Top Adult Alternative.

Customer Reviews:

Genius.......2005-08-27

Chuck Greenberg was one of the true geniuses of modern new age/jazz. A wonderful melodist, a more than competent instrumentalist, a far better than average composer and a great lead musician or sidekick. This CD shows him at his best, although there were some unbelievable duets with Chuck and Will Ackerman, too. The duets here are with Alex DeGrassi, who ain't too bad a guitarist himself. As usual, Chuck is brilliant, melodic and wonderful. Do yourself a HUGE favor and buy this CD.

Both less -- and more! -- than Shadowfax.......2003-03-27

Recorded at a time when Shadowfax faced a very uncertain future, this album by group leader Chuck Greenberg showed a side of the man's music that hadn't quite shown up on the most recent band releases. The other group members were becoming increasingly involved in the songwriting, so Chuck had accumulated quite a backlog of material.

On his own album ,we are missing some sides of the band's multi-faceted musical personality. The emphasis on various ethnic percussion mixtures, or the gentle acoustic or dynamic electric guitar parts don't really show up. Chuck pretty much sticks to beautiful, gentle pieces based on keyboards, over which he solos distintively with his trademark wind instruments, sax and lyricon.

These pieces, though, are highly melodic and engaging, showing the full range of Chuck's writing, performing and produicing skills. The one departure is the amusing "Two Headed Alarm Clock", with a very funky electric guitar rhythm and lyricon all over the place. Very fun!

If you think music labeled "New Age" is dull background music, then this album will change your mind. It's getting harder to find, so get it and open up to the great music of Chuck Greenberg. Then, check out his work with Shadowfax.

Very typical of Chuck Greenberg, meaning wonderful.......2002-06-13

This is Chuck Greenberg's first, and only, album under his own name, and it is well worth having. Mr. Greenberg has contributed to many albums by other fine musicians, as well as to the great group "Shadowfax", but I have not heard him play any better than he does on this album. Just the track "No Long Goodbyes" is worth many times the price of the disk. Please, if you like music, buy this CD.

Close your eye's and listen..................2000-11-26

The CD "From A Blue Planet", by Chuck Greenberg, is a must for everyone who enjoys Instrumental Music. Textures of intertwined sounds and movements, best describes this wonderful experience. Violin, Guitar, Saxophone, Flute, Drums, all blending together to evoke emotions from the listener.

My only regret is that I am unable to find anything else by Mr. Greenberg. So scoop it up, share it with friends, you will not be disappointed.

Timeless:.......2000-04-12

That's what we call all of the late Chuck's work. What makes it so? The failure to duplicate. New Age Music has evolved into a generic blend, but there has only been One Chuck Greenberg and this album is his first and only solo endeavor. Originally released in 1991, many consider it to be his finest ever. My favorite track is "Two-Headed Alarm Clock," named after the Greenberg twins by Alex De Grassi, who also adds some of his finest guitar work on tracks like "The Secret of Time." Audiophiles who've come to expect the finest in sound quality from Chuck and Shadowfax will not be disappointed. Nine years later, this impeccably recorded album remains superior to most music released today.

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Sorry, but the name of the CD is "In" Fear Of A Red Planet
A must for any goa fan!

Fear of a Red Planet
Cydonia
Manufacturer: Blue Room Americas
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IO90
Release Date: 1999-05-25

Tracks:

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Customer Reviews:

Sorry, but the name of the CD is "In" Fear Of A Red Planet.......2002-12-12

Just thought I would set the record straight.

A must for any goa fan!.......2000-02-11

This cd has a permanent place in my changer at home. From the first track, "Haunted World", the listener is taken on a fast and furious journey into a world where goa is god and sound is the only sense. The tracks are charged with trippy sound effects in all the right places which totally augments the experience. Definitely check it out!

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good work from a great band
WOW!

Blue Planet
Jon Paris
Manufacturer: Blues Leaf Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Blues | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0001ENYQ2
Release Date: 2004-02-17

Tracks:

Good To God
The Boogie
'Til I Lost You
Overhauled Cadillac
This Ain't The Planet I Signed Up For
Juke Joint Jump
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Big Big City
Talk To Me, Baby
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Customer Reviews:

good work from a great band.......2004-09-09

I have seen these guys over the years in New York. GREAT live band. Really good CD but these guys ROCK live. The CD just scratches the surface. Jon Paris is a great and soulful blues guy. His bassist of many years is the best woman or man live.
The rock the universe and now the planet. Buy this for your archive.

WOW!.......2004-06-06

Jon Paris is a New York bluesman.

This cd rocks.

Jon released his first cd in 1995 -- it took nearly 10 years to get this second cd out. This represents an enormous artistic leap forward in every respect.

Jon shows a clear artistic vision and style that I love. He shows a virtuosity in his guitar playing that moves him to the top ranks of blues-rock guitarists. And the harp parts he puts on a few tracks show he is also a great harp player.

Jon played with Johnny Winter for years, then with Bo Diddley, and frequently sits in with Les Paul in New York. He worked with Muddy Waters in Muddy's Johnny Winter days, Chuck Berry from time to time, and other blues and rock fathers. He has internalized all the lessons he learned and has finally developed a strong original wonderful artistic style and identity that made it to cd.