I'm Right Here
Track Listings
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1. I'm Right Here
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2. Oasis of Love
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3. Wake Up
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4. The Lord of Love
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5. Solid Ground
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6. Oh My Lord
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7. Hold Me
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8. My Angel
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9. Blissful Stillness
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10. Mother Please Come
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Editorial Reviews
New Age Retailer, May,2000
"Kathy Zavada is one of the brightest lights in the pantheon of New Age Singer-songwriters.."
Product Description
I'm Right Here is an exquisitely beautiful, deep and intimate collection of ten songs, from the joyful and upbeat, even danceable "Oh My Lord", to the poignant and personal "Hold Me". This album was co-produced by Steve Wood (Kenny Loggin's music director) and the resulting production values are superb. Sax, guitar, tablas, flute, organ, bass and percussion contribute richly to this heart-warming joy of an album. Kathy's voice is stunning and pure, and her piano works complements her poetic and moving songs with much grace and beauty. Highly recommended!
I'm Right Here
I'm Right Here,Kathy Zavada
I'm Right Here
Average customer rating:
- Y'all are crazy!
- Liz Callaway Goes On...
- Liz Callaway SOARS!
- ....Love this album too!
- Unknown Talent Sings Unknown and Known Broadway Songs
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The Story Goes On: Liz Callaway On & Off Broadway
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
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ASIN: B00005B176
Release Date: 2001-04-03 |
Tracks:
- You There in the Back Row
- I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair
- Since You Stayed Here
- Knowing When to Leave/Promises Promises
- Where Is Love? (with Billy Porter)
- Meadowlark
- Sleepy Man
- Our Time (with Ann Hampton Callaway)
- I Got the Sun in the Morning
- Stop, Time
- One Boy
- Marry Me a Little
- The Story Goes On
- A Place Called Home
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Broadway veteran Liz Callaway (most famous for her five-year stint as Grizabella in Cats on Broadway in the late '90s) fills her second solo album with lesser-known tunes, a number of them covering moments in her career. Her lovely soprano can break your heart with the ballad "Since You Stayed Here" then thrill you with the showstopper "The Story Goes On" from Baby (which earned her a Tony nomination). The emotional heart of the album is "Meadowlark," Stephen Schwartz's wondrous tale of risk and heartbreak that proves a particularly glorious marriage with Callaway's voice. In a savvy bit of programming, that peak is followed by the deliciously langorous "Sleepy Man." Callaway's sister, jazz/cabaret singer Ann Hampton Callaway, makes a guest appearance in Stephen Sondheim's powerful "Our Time," a teaser of the sisters' live collaboration. Of Varese Sarabande's many albums spotlighting Broadway singers, The Story Goes On is one of their absolute best. --David Horiuchi
Customer Reviews:
Y'all are crazy!.......2006-11-03
The Billy Porter duet is one of the most unique and thrilling songs on the cd. What a fantastic re-invention of that song. And their voices by themselves and together are glorious. Its all personal taste and by no means is that the only good song. Its probably THE best solo cd by a broadway artist. Incredible!
Liz Callaway Goes On..........2006-05-02
Liz Callaway has one of the most enthralling voices around. Her voice is melodious and very soothing and especially shines in soft and subdued ballads. She doesn't have a big voice but she has an amazing range and sense of melody.
She opens the album with a strong rendition of "You There in the Back Row" a song I'm not familiar with but has grown to love. The next track "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of my Hair" lacks the spunk and bite that I think the song should have, and the arrangement felt out of place in the album.
She had a touching and moving rendition of `Since You Stayed Here". I'm not familiar with the musical Brownstone but this song made me want to check out the musical. It's about someone forced to become a stronger person after a breakup or some sort, that you wouldn't recognize it's the same person. I really love this song and Liz captured the strength as well as the sadness of the song.
Another standout is her now trademark version of "Meadowlark". The story of the meadowlark was a metaphor that convinced the character to the important decision she made in leaving her husband for another man. This is a really powerful song and truly Liz Callaway soared in this song. "Sleepy Man" was another notable track. This is probably the song that fits Liz Callaway's voice most perfectly. It was very sweet and really really soothing in the ears. This is one of my favorite tracks.
"Stop Time" is a song about the inexplicable combination of joy and sadness of watching your child grow up. It was a tender rendition that ends with a beautiful subdued last note. This woman knows how to end a song.
Once I got passed the cheesiness of the arrangement of "One Boy", I enjoyed it. It's old fashioned but it's still good. Liz then made an updated rendition of "The Story Goes On" from her show "Baby" This song was about a mother-to-be finally realizing the beauty and magic of carrying a child after she felt the child's first kick. I prefer the stronger arrangement of the song in this album compared to the Baby Cast Recording, but the innocence of that earlier rendition still resonates.
She ended the album with a beautiful rendition of "A Place Called Home". I first heard this song in one of Lea Salonga's concerts and I fell in love with this song. Her last note was very touching and melodiously and heartbreakingly romantic.
Grade= A
Liz Callaway SOARS!.......2005-06-27
Wow! I love this cd! I went to a camp in Decatur, Illinois called Showchoir Camps of America. One night, as our evening entertainment, she performed this entire album!! That afternoon Ms. Liz came for a question and answer session with Phil Reno. She is such a down to earth person and sooo very talented! At the concert, I started to cry! During one song, Ms. Liz forgot the words to a song ( actually, I forgot what the song was called!), so she just made up some words to it!! If you want a TRUELY talented performer, Liz Callaway is the one for you!
....Love this album too!.......2004-08-18
I love this album. There are a few songs I kinda skip, because it was just weird. That song being "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of my Hair", weird. I loved the duet "Where is Love" from the musical Oliver. "Stop,Time" from the musical BIG (grab your puffs!). I enjoyed the 50's sounding "One Boy!" from Bye,Bye Birdie. Liz has a wonderful range, and flattering childish tone to her voice, reaching notes that would take me years of training to ever reach again! She has complied all these exciting songs and ends the album with "A Place Called Home", from A Christmas Carol. I could never give her enough praise. If you like Strisand, and Sintra, you'll love her too! :-) Liz is always shinning when she sings! Enjoy!
Unknown Talent Sings Unknown and Known Broadway Songs.......2003-06-10
... I thought I recognized the voice but I couldn't quite place it. I finally realized that she was the singing voice of Anastacia in the animated movie. Meg Ryan was the speaking voice. Liz Callaway has one of the clearest voices I have ever heard and also a very strong voice. I love her rendition of Knowing When to Leave/Promises, Promises by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Great arrangements. Dionne Warwick, who I am also a fan of covered Promises, and the Carpenters sang a version of Knowing When to Leave. I'm also a Carpenters' fan. On this album all the songs are Broadway. Many I hadn't heard before but love now due to Liz. The first song, You There in the Backrow is a tribute to fans of shows. "Watch me sing my song for you" the words go. Liz makes you want to jump to your feet. Liz does a rendition of I' Gonna Wash that Man Right Out of My Hair from South Pacific, rock version. I can't say that's my favorite, but favorite to one of my friends. Since You Stayed Here, another unknown song to me, is quiet and hauntingly beautiful. Bette Midler does a version of this I think on her CD with From a Distance. She sings a duet with her sister, Ann Hampton Callaway who sings on Sibling Revelry with Liz. Ann wrote and sang the theme from The Nanny. The song Liz and Callaway and here sister does is Our Time. It's also on Sibling Revelry. Great duet. One of my favorites on the CD is Marry Me a Little by Stephen Sondheim. The words are a plea to marry me, a little. The song is an almost a desperate plea to marry me but you don't have to make promises you don't want to, an open marriage? Make a few demands a few that I'm able to fulfill. She sings I'm ready. We won't have to give up a thing, we'll stay who we are the words say. Someone I'm Ready. I would give this song 5 stars on its own. It makes me cry because she sounds like she will settle but at the same time she wants the love fully. The arrngements on this album are unique. She sings I've Got the Sun in the Morning from Annie Get Your Gun jazzy. Most of the other songs on the album are not known by most people. I can only say that Liz makes you want to see these shows and she pulls you in. I think I've become her biggest fan. I'm a singer too. I could see myself singing with her. I have her The Beat Goes On album too with sixties hits. I hope that people will get to know her because if you haven't heard this or her voice, you are going to be deprived of a remarkale clear strong voice. Buy this. I promise you won't be sorry! One more addition, Meadowlark. Spectacular! The story tells of someone hesitating because the time wasn't right and she learns from the story to live your life, climb every mtn.
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The Road Headin' Home
Grasstowne
Manufacturer: Pinecastle Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000RYPP9K
Release Date: 2007-08-07 |
Tracks:
- Dixie Flyer
- Here Comes That Feeling Again
- Devil's Road
- Home
- Grasstowne City Limits
- Black Lung Blues
- Lizzie Lou
- You're Right, I'm Wrong
- If I Knew Then
- Love You Don't Know
- That's Not What Ships Are For
- Bluest case Of the Blues
- Patchin' It Up
Product Description
13-track CD on Pinecastle, 2007.
Average customer rating:
- A good collection
- A Musician of Great Dignity and Style
- Passed the "Opera in English" test with flying colors.
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Great Operatic Arias
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ASIN: B0006SGF1Y
Release Date: 2005-02-22 |
Tracks:
- 'Even Bravest Heart My Swell'
- 'I Am The Barber Everyone Wants, I Am!
- 'Must I Be Made To Suffer'
- 'Look Down, Oh Gentle Evening Star'
- 'You Have My Love And My Devotion
- 'Oh Wine, Deliver Me From Sadness' - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
- 'Marriage Is Sacred' - I Was Right To Be So Suspicious'
- 'Turning My Gaze Upon This Proud Assembly'
- 'O Nadir, Best Of Friends'
- Billy In The Darbies
- 'Though I'm Somewhat Out Of Practice' - Janice Watson
- 'Hello, Here's A Soldier Bold' - Janice Watson
- 'I Wonder What He'll Think Of Me!'
- 'In Visions, Illusions'
Customer Reviews:
A good collection.......2007-05-14
Unlike the huge names, collections by Allen are not many - plenty of his opera performances are recorded, but there are only a few collections. My voice teacher recommended I listen to him to understand better how to deliver power without weight, something we've been working on. Yes, it's all in English, but that's fine, and the quality of Allen's instrument comes through very well.
A Musician of Great Dignity and Style.......2005-07-27
Sir Thomas Allen is one of the enduring baritones who has been able to move throughout the operatic repertoire and the recital stage with intelligence, informed characterization, and immaculate musicianship. To have a recording of some of the roles he has inhabited at this point in his career is a gift (this CD was recorded in 2003). To have the added challenge of retaining the stature of the roles while sung in English translations at the request of Chandos is a credit to his abilities and communicative powers.
English is a difficult language to make musical, though saying that abruptly is countered by the fact that some of the most beautiful operas in history are by Benjamin Britten, a composer who truly understood his native tongue and kept it as fluid as the soaring melodies he wrote, as Thomas Allen proves here in 'Billy in the Darbies' from Britten's 'Billy Budd'. It is the other major arias from Korngold to Wagner to Tchaikovsky to Rossini, Bizet, Mozart, Gounod, Verdi, Thomas, Strauss, and Lehar that Allen proves that English translations do not detract at all from the performances!
For those purists who prefer opera sung in the original language (and for those who don't even need supertitles in the opera house!), then this recording may provide a temporary barrier to respecting Allen's singing. But once caught up in the ease with which he moves from style to style and comedy to drama, it is hard not to relinquish old preferences and not be wholly impressed with the beauty of the voice and the warmth and dignity of this fine musician. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, July 05
Passed the "Opera in English" test with flying colors........2005-07-04
For me, the test here was Figaro's Cavatina, from Rossini's Barber of Seville - sung in English, as is this entire compilation of 14 operatic favorites, sung by baritone Sir Thomas Allen. Could he pull it off? Could Chandos pull it off? The answer is an unequivocal, unqualified yes! The secret in singing classics in English, that were written and scored in another language, is in three things: pacing, vocal agility and appreciation for "fit", and what greater test for tongue and timing than Figaro? When you listen to this one song, you will understand why Chandos and its benefactor, Sir Peter Moores have such a passion for their Opera in English series. Sir Allen's voice is a matured unmistakably settled baritone voice that contains a lifetime's worth of understanding of the music and words he imparts through his magnificent delivery. For example, when he sings, Tchaikovsky's "You have my love and devotion" from The Queen of Spades, he delivers a smooth and deeply emotional rendition that lacks nothing in translation. Wagner's "Turning my gaze upon this proud assembly", from Tannhäuser is another example of how fine, full orchestration behind a seasoned voice that waxes eloquent with every phrase, can create a mood of relaxed familiarity with word and music, that may be lacking when sung in another tongue. Great Operatic Arias, serves up a smorgasbord of tunes that are familiar, made more so by the care and attention given to creating a place for the Opera in English series in every home library. The mood here is romantic, relaxed and with few exceptions consistent throughout. If you haven't heard Opera in English, this might be a good way to start, given the fact that the listener gets to sample how different composers might sound in other than German, Italian or French. You might be surprised to discover that when done with care, as is obviously the case here, the sound is about as good as it gets. As an added bonus, the booklet that comes with the CD is full of pictures, libretto in English, and biography that gives us a good insight into history of the singer and his identifying rolls.
Average customer rating:
- A bargain collection of showtunes
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Golden Greats: Greatest Broadway Hits
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ASIN: B00005USEJ
Release Date: 2002-02-26 |
Tracks:
- Ouverture - Orchestra
- Something Wonderfull - Dorothy Sarnoff
- Doin' What Comes Natur'lly - Ethel Merman
- Life Upon the Wicked Stage - Colette Lyons
- So in Love - Patricia Morison
- You'll Never Walk Alone - Jan Clayton, Christine Johnson
- Bill - Carol Bruce
- Hello, Young Lovers - Gertrude Lawrence
- Bloody Mary - Male Chorus
- I Can't Say No - Celeste Holm
- This Was a Real Nice Clambake - Jan Clayton,
- Oklahoma! - Alfred Drake
- Sue Me - Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene
- Woman Is a Sometime Thing - Edward Matthews
- Some Enchanted Evening - Ezio Pinza,
- I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' - Todd Duncan, Todd Duncan
- Guys and Dolls - Douglas Deane, Stubby Kaye, Johnny Silver
- It Ain't Necessarily So - Lawrence Tibbett
- Make Believe - Jan Clayton
- Wonderful Guy - Mary Martin
- They Say It's Wonderful - Ethel Merman
- When the Children Are Asleep - Jean Darling, Eric Mattson
- More I Cannot Wish You - Pat Rooney, Sr., Pat Rooney, Sr.
- Puzzlement - Yul Brynner
- I Got Lost in His Arms - Ethel Merman
Tracks:
- Overture...Summertime - Anne Brown
- Why Can't You Behave? - Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang
- Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Carol Bruce
- There's No Business Like Show Business - Chorus
- If I Were a Bell - Isabel Bigley
- People Will Say That We're in Love - Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts
- Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Anne Brown
- Luck Be a Lady Tonight - Robert Alda
- Shall I Tell You What I Think of You? - Gertrude Lawrence
- Girl That I Marry - Ray Middleton
- Nobody Else But Me - Jan Clayton
- Carousel Waltz - Orchestra
- Dites-Moi - Barbara Luna
- Ol' Man River - Kenneth Spencer
- Summertime
- Many a New Day - Joan Roberts
- Blow High, Blow Low - Murvyn Vye
- It Takes a Long Pull to Get There - Edward Matthews
- You've Got to Be Carefully Taught - Billy Tabbert
- We Open in Venice - Alfred Drake
- I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair - Mary Martin
- Who Do You Love, I Hope? - Kathleen Carnes, Robert Lenn
- I've Never Been in Love Before - Robert Alda
- Tom, Dick or Harry - Lisa Kirk
- I Whistle a Happy Tune - Gertrude Lawrence
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- New York, New York - Lynn Murray, Lynn Murray
- Almost Like Being in Love - Marion Bell, Dave Brooks, David Brooks
- Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - Vivienne Segal
- Beat out Dat Rhythm on a Drum - June Hawkins
- How Are Things in Glocca Morra? - Ella Logan
- Old Devil Moon - Ella Logan
- South American Way - Carmen Miranda
- September Song - Walter Huston
- This Is the Army, Mister Jones - Irving Berlin
- Takin' a Chance on Love - Ethel Waters
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy - Mary Martin
- Anything Goes - Jeanne Aubert & The Four Admirals
- You're the Top - Jeanne Aubert & The Four Admirals
- I Get a Kick Out of You - Ethel Merman
- Night and Day - Fred Astaire
- I Got Rhythm - Red Nichols & His Orchestra
- Someone to Watch Over Me - Gertrude Lawrence
- Fascinatin' Rhythm - Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire
- Strike Up the Band - Red Nichols & His Orchestra
- Makin' Whoopee - Eddie Cantor
- Heatwave - Ethel Waters
- Easter Parade - Clifton Webb
- She Didn't Say Yes - Peggy Wood
- I've Told Every Little Star - Mary Ellis
- Johnny One Note - Lynn Murray, Lynn Murray
Album Description
Import exclusive, budget price compilation featuring Broadway classics like 'You'll Never Walk Alone', 'Summertime', & There's No Business Like Show Business', performed by Ethel Merman, Gertrude Lawrence, Celeste Holm, & many more. 75 tracks in all. Standard double jewel case. Disky. 2001.
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3 CD set
Customer Reviews:
A bargain collection of showtunes.......2005-08-19
This bargain collection of showtunes is highlighted by the composition of Kurt Weill and the uniquely rolling tongue of Colette Lyons. I have a complaint about this compilation. It includes "Ol' Man River", but it excludes Al Jolson's rendition of "Ol' Man River." Otherwise, this collection gives you ample bang for your buck.
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- Heart Opening
- Angel on earth
- Blissful Stillness
- Incredible CD!!!
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I'm Right Here
Kathy Zavada
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ASIN: B00004WJBP
Release Date: 2000-01-01 |
Tracks:
- I'm Right Here
- Oasis of Love
- Wake Up
- The Lord of Love
- Solid Ground
- Oh My Lord
- Hold Me
- My Angel
- Blissful Stillness
- Mother Please Come
Album Description
I'm Right Here is an exquisitely beautiful, deep and intimate collection of ten songs, from the joyful and upbeat, even danceable "Oh My Lord", to the poignant and personal "Hold Me". This album was co-produced by Steve Wood (Kenny Loggin's music director) and the resulting production values are superb. Sax, guitar, tablas, flute, organ, bass and percussion contribute richly to this heart-warming joy of an album. Kathy's voice is stunning and pure, and her piano works complements her poetic and moving songs with much grace and beauty. Highly recommended!
Customer Reviews:
Heart Opening.......2003-04-14
From the moment I put this CD into my stereo, it stayed there for weeks playing over and over again. Slowly the walls of pain around my heart were broken down and the love emanating from Kathy's voice filled my heart. Kathy's divine music changed my life and filled my soul. If you want to feel God's presence here on Earth, just listen to Kathy's voice!
Angel on earth.......2002-01-30
My husband and I were lucky enough to experiece Ms. Zavada's music in person. She is truly a real live angel. Through her newest CD we were able to carry home her light and warmth. The presence she has in person translates so easily into her music. If you want to have a truly spiritual experience, just listen to one of her songs. And be sure to try to catch her in person, she is a beacon in a world of darkness.
Blissful Stillness.......2002-01-12
Kathy's elegant and evocative voice is in rare form on her latest collection. Let her velvety tones ease your mind and fill your heart with loving, nurturing sounds. The title track and "Blissful Stillness" are two delicious gems. Highly recommended.
Incredible CD!!!.......2001-12-26
After recieving this CD it was all I listened to for weeks. Kathy speaks to some of the deepest parts of me. After hearing "hold me" for the first time, I did'nt speak for what seemed like hours. Through her music Kathy is able to express so much of what I would like to be able to say.
Average customer rating:
- English is an asset and a drawback
- You Will Love Opera After Hearing Carmen In English
- A wholly credible "Carmen" -- finally!
- I love Carmen!
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Carmen (Sung in English)
Bizet , Bardon , Gavin , Plazas , Magee , and Parry
Manufacturer: Chandos
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ASIN: B00007JGRN
Release Date: 2003-03-11 |
Tracks:
- Prelude
- In The Plaza
- Just Look At That Delicious Morsel
- Here Come Our New Soldier Boys
- Jose! There Was A Girl Here Looking For You Just Now
- Off With You Old Soldier Boys
- Corporal! Sir!
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- Ah, Just Look!
- But Why Hasn't She Come, Our Carmencita?
- Love's A Bird Wild As Any Rebel
- Carmen! We Will Follow You High And Low!
- The Cheek Of It!
- Give Me News Of My Mother!
- Your Dear Mother And I Were Leaving Church This Morning
- I See My Mother's Face!
- Wait A Moment - I'm Going To Read The Letter
- Come And Help
- So, Corporal: Tell Me What Happened
- Well, Carmencita: What Do You Have To Say For Yourself?
- Where Are You Taking Me?
- There's An Old Bar In The City
- Careful - It's Lieutenant!
- Entr'acte
- From Far Away Mysterious Sounds
- Bravo, Bravo! More! Keep Dancing!
- Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
- Who's That? It's Escamillo, The Bullfighter From Granada
- Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
- You're Most Kind
- We'll Come With You, Senor Torero
- Toreador, Be Ready!
- At Last! We Got Rid Of Them As Quickly As We Could
- There's A Little Job That We're Starting!
- Being In Love Is Not A Reason
Tracks:
- To Bid You Welcome To Our Bar
- La La La La La La La La...
- Back To Camp!... Go At Once!
- That Flow'r You Threw To Me I Treasured
- No, It's Not Love At All!
- Hello! Carmen!
- Lieutenant Fair, It's True
- The Sky Above The Open Road
- Entr'acte
- Keep Going, Dear Old Friend, Kep Going!
- Right! Let's Stop For A While
- Shuffle! Cut Them!
- In Vain You Would Avoid The Bitter Things They're Saying
- You're Back!
- As For That Man, It Should Be Easy!
- Is This The Place?
- I Say That There's Nothing To Fear
- It's Him! I'm Sure It's Him Over There!
- Escamillo Is My Name, And I Come From Granada
- She Had A Lover Here
- Hola! Hola! Jose!
- You Should Take Care, Carmen
- Alas! Jose, Your Mother Is Ill
- Entr'acte
- A Few Cuartos! A Few Cuartos!
- Here They Come! Here They Come!
- If You Love Me, Carmen
- It's You! It's Me!
- Viva! Viva! What A Corrida!
Customer Reviews:
English is an asset and a drawback.......2004-07-20
The best thing about this recording of Carmen is the libretto. Conductor David Parry penned this facile and dramatic English translation. He avoids the pitfalls of literal translation to achieve an idiomatic flow that matches the rhythm of the original lyrics. I use this as a reference libretto for any of the French Carmens.
Unfortunately, the performance suffers from being sung in English. The singers declaim their parts with such proper British diction that Carmen comes across as a school marm. The spoken dialog is delivered beat for deliberate beat and is dripping with reverb. It makes the plaza, tavern and mountain pass all sound like a sewer pipe.
This is a good first Carmen for someone trying to understand the work. The libretto itself is a good investment for further listening. For an enjoyable performance with an emphasis on character and action, I recommend Regina Resnik on the London Double Decker set.
You Will Love Opera After Hearing Carmen In English.......2004-02-09
What a perfect introduction to opera. This newly released recording will surely get you hooked into opera. Carmen, a French opera by Georges Bizet, is the most recognizable and most popular in the opera world. It's famous melodies- the overture, the Habanera, The Toreador Song have all been featured in everything from cellular phone ring tones to Superbowl Commercial (last year's Superbowl with The "Opera In English" label has been making Italian operas into English for a number of years now. Also on the market are Verdi's La Traviata in English (with soprano Valerie Masterson as Violetta) Handel's Julius Caesar with Janet Baker and even Wagner's epic Ring Of The Nibeling sung in English. This is a terrific recording and I highly recommend it if you want to get into opera. Listen to this version first and then try the real, original French version Bizet had written. Patricia Bardon is sensational, sexy and dramatic as Carmen.
The real strength of this version is the dynamic drama. With the advantage of being sung in English, we get better insight on characters' emotions and motives, and we understand the drama a lot better. Carmen is all about great drama. Bizet drew the plot from the French writer Prosper Merimee's dark short story. Carmen is the ultimate femme fatale- a devil-may-care, sexy Gypsy living in Spain, seduces the conservatively raised soldier Don Jose, stealing him away from his fiancee, the passive Micaela, living a life of underground smuggling and rowdy taverns. "Habanera" and "The Gypsy Song and Dance" are very expressive of Carmen's extraordinarily liberal lifestyle. Don Jose, however, has fallen deeply in love- as he shows us in his song/aria "The Flower Song". But Carmen soon becomes tired of his constancy. Don Jose wants a committed, monogamous relationship with Carmen. But Carmen will not submit to love, since she is first and foremost a carnal creature. Eventually, she falls for the handsome Toreador Escamillo. Don Jose, consumed by jealousy, stabs Carmen at a bullfight after Carmen declares her love for Escamillo and rejects Don Jose's love. Don Jose's crazed, obscessive personality shines through in the English version as well. This tragedy has been done in English before so don't think this is the first time. Back in the 50's, there was a film, starring black actors "Carmen Jones" which was treated the same way as this opera- more like an English Broadway musical and with the dubbed singing voice of Marilyn Horne as Carmen. All in all, this recording is excellent.
A wholly credible "Carmen" -- finally!.......2003-09-17
This recording really sells "Carmen" as a drama. Although I have two other recordings of this opera and have seen it performed several times, it never quite worked for me dramatically. But thanks to the fine performances, conducting, and translation here, I've become a "Carmen" convert. Producing a good English-language performance of a foreign opera, especially a warhorse like "Carmen," is much more difficult than it might appear. You need performers who not only can sing the parts (of course) but also can sing *English* and make it halfway intelligible and make it sound like English and make it dramatically convincing to English-speakers. The singers on this recording do an excellent job all around. Don't be put off if you don't recognize their names -- they are up to the task musically and (especially) in their acting. Admittedly, as with *all* English-language recordings, some passages are very hard to understand without reading along, but most of the time the words are clear and effective. I would recommend this recording to any opera beginner or opera lover, even those who normally turn up their noses at performances in translation.
I love Carmen!.......2003-08-15
I do. I can think of no other opera with more melodic inventiveness, and few others with so sure a dramatic pulse. Carmen is popular and it thrills me to say that it is also a very good opera - not always true of popular things.
And what of this recording? Carmen sits well in English, so it is good to hear in translation, although some of the detais in the text jar. Escamillo refers to Jose as "my dear", which sounds rather peculiar, and the guide's line to Micaela: "it's not exactly inviting, is it?" sounds distinctly Middle England rather than Rural Spain. Some of the performers, not least Carmen herself, make the words work, although there are long tracts, especially with the chorus, where the language is distinctly indistinct.
The soloists are, by and large, strong. Patricia Bardon's deep, Handel-friendly voice adapts well to Carmen and she colours the music with phenomenal detail, sounding sexy and provocative from the start with an edge of pride and anger that emerges as the show goes on. She is out of her depth above the stave, though, and some extra top notes in the second act don't show her off to her best advantage. I have previously said that Julian Gavin is poorly served by recordings, though here he sounds much more even and gives a thrilling and musical performance (but his wooden spoken lines let him down). Mary Plazas is a lovely Micaela, rich-voiced and sincere (and word-perfect), but Garry Magee sounds miscast as Escamillo, lacking the ballast at the bottom of the voice to do justice to this tricky role.
The supporting cast is good (Mary Hegarty seems to do nothing but Frasquita these days!) but the really treasurable thing is the conducting. Stepping out of Italian Ottocento, David Parry turns his hand to this French Comedie with an appropriate lightness of touch. His pacing and handling of the set pieces is exemplary and the enrtractes go with a real swing.
A pleasure, then, for the Carmen naive or a novelty for the Carmen-acquainted. I nearly wrote Carmen-weary - but I don't think it's possible.
Average customer rating:
- vintage Hugh Martin score a complete delight
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Love from Judy
Original London Cast
Manufacturer: Sepia Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B0001BRQ96
Release Date: 2005-08-09 |
Tracks:
- Introduction/Mardi Gras/I Never Dream When I'm Asleep/A Touch Of Voodoo - Adelaide Hall
- Love From Judy/Daddy Longlegs/What Do I See In You/Here We Are - Johnny Brandon
- Go And Get Your Old Banjo/Kind To Animals/I Ain't Gonna Marry - Adelaide Hall
- My True Love/Dum-Dum-Dum/Love From Judy - Jean Carson
- Bonus Track: A Kiss To Build A Dream On - Bill Lowe
- Bonus Track: Hug Me A Hug - Bill Lowe
- Bonus Track: Barrels And Barrels Of Roses - Jean Carson
- Bonus Track: Slow Coach - Johnny Brandon & Orchestra
- Bonus Track: Oodles Of Noodles - Johnny Brandon & Orchestra
- Bonus Track: Painting The Clouds With Sunshine - Johnny Brandon & Orchestra
- Bonus Track: One For The Wonder - Johnny Brandon & Orchestra
- Bonus Track: The Glow Worm - Johnny Brandon & Orchestra
- Bonus Track: I'll Be Hangin' Around - Johnny Brandon
- Bonus Track: Vanity - Adelaide Hall
- Bonus Track: How Many Times - Adelaide Hall
- Bonus Track: 'Hans Christian Andersen' - Part 1 - David Hughes
- Bonus Track: 'Hans Christian Andersen' - Part 2 - Gary Miller
- Bonus Track: 'Peter Pan' - Part 1 - Gilbert Harding
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- Bonus Track: Dancing With Someone - June Whitfield
- Bonus Track: Seven Lonely Days - June Whitfield
- Bonus Track: Bye Bye Baby - June Whitfield
- Bonus Track: Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend - June Whitfield
- Bonus Track: I Ain't Gonna Marry - Eve Boswell & Orchestra
Customer Reviews:
vintage Hugh Martin score a complete delight.......2004-12-23
LOVE FROM JUDY, based on Jean Webster's novel 'Daddy Long Legs', is pure vintage Hugh Martin. The show never made it to Broadway, instead enjoying a sold-out London season and an extensive provincial tour.
Jean Carson played Jerusha Abbott, an orphan at the John Grier Home who is mysteriously supported by a never-named benefactor. June Whitfield, Johnny Brandon, Adelaide Hall and Bill O'Connor round out the strong leading cast. Barbara Windsor played one of the orphans (for some interesting backstage reminisces about LOVE FROM JUDY check out Barbara Windsor's autobiography 'All of Me').
The Hugh Martin-Jack Gray score is quite lovely from what is featured on this disc (the recordings were originally designed to fit 4 sides of a set of 78's). LOVE FROM JUDY runs a scant 20 minutes, so the disc has been filled out with extensive bonus material.
We get Jean Carson singing "A Kiss to Build a Dream On", "Hug Me a Hug" and "Barrels and Barrels of Roses" (on the 2 former tracks she's joined by her then-husband Bill Lowe); Johnny Brandon singing 5 numbers including his mega-hit "Glow Worm"; and Adelaide Hall singing 2 great numbers. June Whitfield sings 5 numbers including two songs from GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES!
There are also selections from the Frank Loesser score of HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN; and a full-cast presentation of numbers from Disney's PETER PAN (both feature Jean Carson and Johnny Brandon).
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- "Broadway Shows from the 1960's ~ Percy Faith"
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Subways Are for Sleeping / Do I Hear a Waltz
Percy Faith
Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000066JEB
Release Date: 2002-05-21 |
Tracks:
- Ride Through The Night
- I'm Just Taking My Time
- When You Help A Friend Out
- Who Knows What Might Have Been?
- I Just Can't Wait
- Getting Married
- Be A Santa
- How Can You Describe A Face?
- Comes Once In A Lifetime
- Now I Have Someone
- I Said It And I'm Glad
- What Is This Feeling In The Air?
- Do I Hear A Waltz?
- Here We Are Again
- Moon In My Window
- This Week Americans
- Someone Like You
- We're Gonna Be All Right
- No Understand
- Take The Moment
- Thinking
- A Perfectly Lovely Couple
- Stay
- Thank You So Much
Customer Reviews:
"Broadway Shows from the 1960's ~ Percy Faith".......2004-02-23
Percy Faith blends two award winning Broadway Shows together "Subways Are For Sleeping" (originally released on Columbia Records CS 8533 in 1961) and "Do I Hear A Waltz?" (originally released on Columbia Records CS 9117 in 1965), following the formula of previous albums from the vault of rare finds ~ two more winners are under the baton of the Maestro.
First twelve tracks "Subways Are For Sleeping", featuring the songs of Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Jule Styne with outstanding arrangements on very catchy tunes ~ like "BE A SANTA", "COMES ONCE IN A LIFETIME", "GETTING MARRIED", "HOW CAN YOU DESCRIBE A FACE?", "I JUST CAN'T WAIT", "I SAID IT AND I'M GLAD", "I'M JUST TAKING MY TIME", "NOW I HAVE SOMEONE", "RIDE THROUGH THE NIGHT", "WHAT IS THIS FEELING IN THE AIR?", "WHEN YOU HELP A FRIEND OUT" and "WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN?", all have the hallmark sound and the authentic "Percy Faith Touch" on every selections.
Second twelve tracks ~ "Do I Hear A Waltz", featuring the tunes of Richard Rodgers and Stephen Soundheim enhanced by the performances of arranger/conductor Percy Faith and his Orchestra ~ "A PERFECTLY LOVELY COUPLE", "DO I HEAR A WALTZ?", "HERE WE ARE AGAIN", "MOON IN MY WINDOW", "NO UNDERSTAND", "SOMEONE LIKE YOU", "STAY", "TAKE THE MOMENT", "THANK YOU SO MUCH", "THINKING", "THIS WEEK AMERICANS" and "WE'RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT", enamored to the luxurious sound of Faith's string arrangements ~ you're immediately hooked on these tracks ~ marvelous performances enthralling listener's for some fifty years.
The people at Collectables should be commended for bringing back some of Maestro Faith's best works on compact disc ~ there is so much more in the vast vaults, hopefully there will be more to follow...gotta love it!
Total Time: 68:19 on 24 Tracks ~ Collectables 7480 ~ (5/21/2002)
Average customer rating:
- Great single. Where did she go?
- Not Bad!
- Hope Samantha is releasing an album!
- Hope Samantha is releasing an album!
- Is Sam Releasing An Album?
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I'm Right Here
Samantha Mumba
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00006SKRO
Release Date: 2003-02-04 |
Tracks:
- I'm Right Here
- I'm Right Here
- Wish Upon A Star
Album Details
Features Three Tracks plus an Enhanced Video of "i'm Right Here".
Customer Reviews:
Great single. Where did she go?.......2003-12-09
This song was supposed to be the first from Sam Mumba's new album, but strangely the album hasn't seen the light of day yet. No idea why, this song shows it'll be good whenever it is finally released. This is a more grown up American influenced Sam, as she waited a few months to release this single, after she'd been releasing over in the USA for a bit. It definitely shows in I'm Right Here. Track rundown:
1. I'm Right Here (5/5)
The single edit with just Sam singing. This song is extremely upbeat, with a great catchy chorus and a strong American influence. The music is great and you'll just have to sing along with Sam's strong vocals. Excellent.
2. I'm Right Here (Feat. Damian Marley) (4/5)
This is basically the same song as above, except with a rap break from unknown Damian Marley in the middle. Without the rap, it would be the same song as #1. This is sometimes billed as the US version, while the non rap edit is the UK version.
3. Wish Upon A Star (3/5)
This is boring! It's upbeat, but slow at the same time. It's kind of bland and sounds like a Disney song. Not one of Sam's better songs.
4. I'm Right Here (Video) (5/5)
My single didn't have the video, but I've seen it and it's really good. I can't say much, because I've seen the video once and it was ages ago.
This is a good single, and I'm Right Here should have been a bigger hit then it was. Sam, come back! We all miss you!
Not Bad!.......2003-06-05
well i bought this single coz i like samantha,shes different.i think.tho her voice isnt that great compare to other singer.i bought the single becoz of the new version of 'im right here' feat damien marley.its rhytamic.wishing on star is slow number.kinda ok.but i think samantha need to come out with better uptodate songs for her new album.maybe add some rock..R&B rock?haha i dunno.hope she come out with a new album soon.
Hope Samantha is releasing an album!.......2003-05-10
You are so right A Music Fan from USA. I love to listen to Christina Milian too. I hope both of them come out with a new album soon. Does anyone know if Samantha is coming out with a new album?
Hope Samantha is releasing an album!.......2003-05-10
You are so right A Music Fan from USA. I love to listen to Christina Milian too. I hope both of them come out with a new album soon.
Is Sam Releasing An Album?.......2003-03-16
"i'm Right Here" is a very nice song,but I don't understand. Is Samantha Mumba releasing a full album including this song? It's a shame when good artist's albums never get released. That's why I feel sorry for Lady May,Latrelle,Lyric,Tg4,Christina Milian, and Lovher.
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