Gems

Track Listings

1. I'm in Love

2. All This Love

3. Right Kind of Lover

4. This Word Is All

5. Too Good to Be Through

6. I Never Stopped Loving You

7. Stay in My Corner

8. If I Didn't Have You

9. I Can't Tell My Heart What to Do

10. Time Will Tell

11. Our World

12. Come as You Are

Gems,Patti LaBelle,Mca,Club/Dance,Pop,Quiet Storm,R&B,Soul,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues,Urban

Gems

Tracks:

Beyond The Blue Harris & Patty G
First In Line w/John Starling *
Highway Of Heartache w/Carl Ja
Alone And Forsaken" Mark Knopfle
Child Of Mine
Heaven Ain t Ready For You Yet
Wish We Were Back In Missouri
Mama s Hungry Eyes
Here We Are George Jones
"Waltz Across Texas Tonight *
Snowin On Raton *
Gone *
Don t Let Our Love Die *
The Pearl Live
Wildwood Flower Randy Scrugg
Love And Happiness Mark Knop
When We re Gone, Long Gone
Juanita Sheryl Crow & Emmylou
She Pretenders & Emmylou
Sin City Beck & Emmylou Harri
Wheels The Seldom Scene

Album Details

Includes Four CD and One Dvd (Pal Format)

Stephen Foster Songs: Parlor & Minstrel Songs, Dance Tunes & Instrumentals

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Amid fine work, a new star!
Stephen Foster Would Be Proud
Foster at his simple best
Well-rounded and convincing

Stephen Foster Songs: Parlor & Minstrel Songs, Dance Tunes & Instrumentals

Manufacturer: Albany Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Stephen Foster Song Book

ASIN: B0000049NP
Release Date: 1995-07-28

Tracks:

The Glendy Burke
Nelly Was A Lady
Melinda May
The Soree Polka
The Moustache Song
O Willie, Is It You, Dear?
Mr. & Mrs. Brown
Gem From Lucia No.1
Wilt Thou Be Gone?
The Voices That Are Gone
Ole Black Joe
Maggie By My Side
Camptown Ladies
Hard Times
Gems From Lucia No.2, No.3
The Shanghai Chicken
Beautiful Dreamer
Ah! May The Red Rose Live Away
Nelly Bly
I Dream Of Jeannie
O Susannah & Some Folks

Customer Reviews:

Amid fine work, a new star!.......2004-09-28

Baird, Russell and Van Buskirk give fine performances in a splendid
program, but tenor Frederick Urrey [his Foster recording debut?] is a sensation! A glorious voice, with a perfect command of style in
operatic, ballad, ensemble and even comic scenes, his Melinda May is breathtaking, his Beautiful Dreamer is the best on records, his
duets charm and his drunken husband is a gas! He has it all!! In my 25 years of total immersion in Foster and his era, I have never
even dreamt of hearing an artist of such stature. Foster was said to have a fine voice and to sing his music better than any other.
I pray we now hear more of SF's songs as he must have sung them!

Stephen Foster Would Be Proud.......2004-02-26

Linda Russell is a remarkable woman. I have every CD she has done and I've never been disappointed in the high quality recordings she releases. I consider her every bit of an historian as the authors of history books.
This collection of Stephen Foster tunes, one of two that Russell has partaken in, is a rousing collection of the musical sounds of the mid-19th century. Soprano Julianne Baird and tenor Frederick Urrey join in with Ms. Russell's alto vocals to make a truly remarkable ensemble (including the musicians playing the mountain dulcimer, fortepiano, fiddle, hammered dulcimer, recorder, and accordion - all on authentic antique instruments). All combined show off the genius that Stephen Foster was - the 19th century's top songwriter who wrote music for ALL time, not just his time.
But if it wasn't for the musical reenactors (on CD at least) of Russell and company many of these long lost gems might have stayed hidden, sadly unheard. Some choral music, a feel of opera, a bit of traditional folk all mixed together to make what I feel is an authentic piece of musical history.
Here's hoping that Linda Russell and friends continue in the making of traditional music - Christmas and popular.
Ms. Russell, do you ever tour? We'd love to see you here in Michigan!

Foster at his simple best.......2002-01-22

What a delicious surprise this little album is, and from the ..... date, it appears to have been around for a few seasons, but is utterly new to me. I am a Julianne Baird fan from the get-go, but was pleasantly taken aback at her appearance on an album of American songs with folk balladeer Linda Russell (who plays dulcimers, mountain fiddles and all manner of country instruments and sings with the earthy texture of Judy Collins). But as usual Baird finds a way to integrate her own exquisite sensibilities and artistry into the assignment and makes a touching case for the simple and heart-rending Foster tunes--this is, after all, "early music" in which she excels--American "Early Music." Tenor Fred Urrey is another find and he likewise blends wonderfully into the surroundings. In fact, the three diverse artists hit their stride in a haunting trio rendition of Old Black Joe. Keyboard and string instruments have a ghostly and authentic ring to them as well. indeed, after the pompous and overblown Foster CDs of better-known opera singers in the bins today, this is so welcome. A treasure!
Get it today.

Well-rounded and convincing.......2000-10-27

This is an excellent rendition of Stephen Foster's songs, capitalizing on the duality inherent in the repertoire: the beautiful parlor ballads and the rowdy folk-inspired tunes. Especially remarkable is the fact that the performers bring to the music the "early music" sensibility (Julianne Baird is renowned as a performer of Elizabethan lutesongs)--this sensibility urges the performers to be as historically accurate as possible, performing on original/reproduction instruments. Also of note is the fact that it is a collaboration between classical and folk musicians: soprano, alto, tenor, fortepiano, fiddle, mountain and hammered dulcimers, harmonica, recorder, and accordian. Linda Russell (alto, mountain dulcimer) is lyrical and moving with her "folkie" voice, perfectly complementing the other "cultivated" voices and grounding them on the occasions they come together in poignant harmony.

I only wish that they had incorporated a 19th c. parlor guitar to round out the ballads. Overall, however, one can well imagine that this is indeed the way the music sounded. As one of America's first "popular song" writers, the present performers succeed in doing him justice by incorporating many styles of 19th c. popular musics, avoiding the anachronistic "bluegrass" sound often used in performances of this repertoire, and never succumbing to waves of overly self-indulgent nostalgia.

Never Say Never: Hits, Rarities & Gems
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Never Say Never: Hits, Rarities & Gems

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Release Date: 2006-09-12

Box of Delights: British Light Music Gems
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Box of Delights: British Light Music Gems

Manufacturer: Lyrita
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
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Boult Conducts Coates

ASIN: B000OCZ1OE
Release Date: 2007-06-12

Tracks:

Spring Time At Kew - Barry Wordsworth
The Maze At Hampton Court - Barry Wordsworth
St James' Park - Barry Wordsworth
Hampstead Health - Barry Wordsworth
No.3 Valse De La Reine - Barry Wordsworth
No.2 Andante - Barry Wordsworth
No.5 Andante Molto - Barry Wordsworth
At the Fair - Barry Wordsworth
Mazurka - Barry Wordsworth
Polka - Barry Wordsworth
Valse - Barry Wordsworth
Cossack Dance - Barry Wordsworth
Hurly-Burly - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Dance Of the Mummers - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Dusk (Waltz) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Pageantry (Processional) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Overture - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Channel Crossing - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Yvette - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Paris-Soir - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Album Description

BRAND NEW RECORDINGS! A unique and utterly delightful program of rarely-heard orchestral works by rarely-heard British composers! Meet, for example, Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960), mentored by Ferruccio Busoni, student of Ralph Vaughan Williams, friends with Arthur Bliss and Sir Adrian Boult. Gibbs's choral works and songs were once widely known in Britain, and the slow waltz "Dusk" from the Fancy Dress suite recorded here was virtually a pop hit on the BBC in the late 1940s and '50s.

Visit to the Spaceship Factory: 20 Gems From the Early Years of Prog

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Visit to the Spaceship Factory: 20 Gems From the Early Years of Prog
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Psychic Circle
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ASIN: B000RGAGJC
Release Date: 2007-07-09

Tracks:

Why Not Tonight - Treetops
Greenfields - Mousetrap
That Don't Help Me None - Deadwood
Just Look Around You - Fuzzy Duck
So Come On - Jericho
Tadpole - Incredible Hog
It's Happening to Me and You - Mouse
I Need You - Helter Skelter
Sarabande - Beggars Opera
Spirit of Joy - Kingdom Come
Just a Game - Little Big Horn
Bring It on Home - Strange Fox
Air - Onyx
Spaceship - Spontaneous Combustion
Evil - UFO
Ladder - Sheephouse
Ska Child - Pussy
People Come, People Go - Axe
Do You Wanna Know - Sunchariot
Nervous Shakin' - Kansashook

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Hallelujah! It's Raining Men and Other Gems

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Scratch Crackt

Hallelujah! It's Raining Men and Other Gems
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ASIN: B0009GX1Q0
Release Date: 2005-04-05

Tracks:

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I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair [12" Mix]
Big Girls Don't Cry
No One Can Love You More Than Me [Extended Mix]
Land of the Believer [F.F. Believe in Beats Mix]
Love You Like a Train [Choo-Choo Mix]
Laughter in the Rain
Down on the Corner
Hope - Paul Jabara, The Weather Girls
Ladies Hot Line [12" Mix]

Customer Reviews:

Scratch Crackt.......2007-01-11

The jewel case was broken in shipping. The cd itself has a problem with the first song...it plays so far then starts skipping...am not able to clesan it in an attempt to remedy the situation there. Sorry

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An admirable collection

Gems from the Classic Years 1967-1974
King Sunny Ade
Manufacturer: Shanachie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Afai Bawon Ja

ASIN: B000MEYJ5G
Release Date: 2007-02-27

Tracks:

Ori Mmi Maje N'te/Owo Omode O To Pepe/Timu Mi Ni Mo/Pe Mi So Fun Mi
Nibi Lekeleke Gbe Nfosho/Gbobgo Lope/Ori Olowo/Asiko Ni
Isele Yi Leju/Asalam Alikun
Sunny Special/Owo Ko Nife/Awon Ti Won Yo/Alhaja Bintu
Dele Davis
John Ali
Ori Olowo
Asiko Ni
Isele Yi Leju
Asalam Alikun
Sunny Special
Owo Ko Nife
Awon Ti Won Yo
Alhaja Bintu
Dele Davis
John Ali

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More than practically any other African musician, King Sunny Ade has enjoyed unparalleled longevity, both at home and with Western music fans. Born into Nigerian royalty (the "King" is not merely a courtesy title), he embarked upon his chosen career path early, incorporating traditional rhythms and percussion, chilled-out vocals, sinuous bass lines, and especially the wacked-out, psychedelic guitar of Bob Ohiri. During the '60s and '70s, Ade's mature sound slowly evolved; although he was years away from an international breakthrough, his trademark stylistic markers were already in place, hastening him toward historic doings. The bandleader's high, nasal voice, wreathed in talking drums and shakers, echoed by a call-and-response choir, reflected Yoruba folkways along with hints of Muslim and Christian religious and secular music. By now, Ade's songs had become longer and more subtle; many of his intricate, gradually unfolding sets of themes and variations were clocking in at twenty minutes-plus on record and over an hour live. As on Shanachie's excellent Best of the Classic Years (2003), these tunes, although unquestionably landmark recordings, have hardly been heard outside of the maestro's homeland. They constitute a crucial document of Ade's first flush of local fame, and if the sound quality is slightly over-resonant, it is also remarkably vivid and clear. --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews:

An admirable collection.......2007-05-13

This collection brings together the early years of the King on stage. It is a testimony to the greatness of one of African foremost artists.

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What A Gem!
Great old time gospel quartet CD!!
True gospel by the best in the business

Gospel Radio Gems
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
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Tracks:

I'm Riding High On Wings Of Love
'Til The Last Leaf Shall Fall
We Should Walk Together
Peace Like A River
Just A Veil Between
Things Invisible
Dreamboat
I'm Finding Joy In My Savior's Love
Home Of The Soul
Never Leave Me
When The Good Lord Cares
I Am So Glad
I Hold His Hand
Better Farther On

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Pure, powerful, and soul-stirring, Gospel Radio Gems marks a high point in Doyle Lawson's storied career. The intricate four-part harmonies are in capable hands, backed only by Lawson's delicate acoustic guitar. Recording completely live using just two microphones, Lawson (lead), Barry Scott (tenor), Barry Abernathy (baritone), and Dale Perry (bass) vibrantly recreate the gospel radio shows that graced countless Southern airwaves in days gone by. The one-guitar format gives ample room for the vocals to shine, and they glow with warmth, joy, and passion. Lawson wisely avoids rehashing the standard gospel repertoire. More than an homage to the great gospel quartets of country's past--the Brown's Ferry Four, the Swanee River Boys, and the Jordanaires among them--this album showcases one of the great gospel quartets of country's present. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

What A Gem!.......2004-01-02

I've been a fan of Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver for years. In my opinion, they are consistently the best Bluegrass-Gospel group in the business. I've always enjoyed Doyle Lawson's diversity. Several years ago, he and his group recorded an all-a cappella album that was fantastic. I didn't think it could ever be topped. It has been topped. Gospel Radio Gems is a stroke of genius. Doyle Lawson has captured the sound of rural, southern gospel as heard over radio in the 40's and 50's. With only a guitar keeping rhythm, 14 wonderful songs are shared with us. Most of the songs were new to me, yet had the "old sound" I love. Thanks D.L. and Quicksilver for a wonderful project.

Great old time gospel quartet CD!!.......1999-02-08

I just purchased this CD and love it. It hearkens back to the days of gospel radio, pure and unvarnished. The technical production is superb and the harmonies very tight. This is a fun CD!

True gospel by the best in the business.......1999-01-30

Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver is my favorite bluegrass group, and the reason they are my favorite is because of their vocals, and that is what this album right here is all about "Vocal harmony". I love this cd because of the songs and in the way that they are done. The old time singing in gospel music is gone and that is why this cd is so refreshing. The vocals here are, as with any lawson project, "simply the best" and this is the way gospel music should sound. This music sounds like it came right out of a small mountain country chruch and that's the way I like it. If you love true country gospel music, this is the one to buy.

Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll

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The Weakest Link In The Chain
The Weakest Link Of The Three
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perfect? No....still great? Yes
3 Clean closets and 1 dirty trick!

Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll
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Have Mercy Baby - The Dominoes
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Oh My Angel - Bertha Tillman
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There Goes My Love - The Fantastics
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Sheik Of Araby - The Colts
One Bad Stud - The Honey Bears
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Hey, Miss Fannie - The Clovers
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Indian Girl - The Capris
Money Honey - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
Maybe - The Chantels
We Belong Together - Robert & Johnny

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Looking For An Echo - Kenny Vance
Barbara Ann - The Beach Boys
Whole Lotta Love - Godfrey Daniel
Sometime Lately - Darts
There's A Moon Out Again - The Capris
The Star Spangled Banner - Ruben Guevara
Baby Come Back To Me (The Morse Code Of Love) - The Manhattan Transfer
I Won't Stand In Your Way - The Stray Cats
Eye Of The Tiger - Big Daddy
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Quality - Paul Simon
Looking For An Echo - The Persuasions

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Following in the footsteps of two earlier Doo Wop Boxes--the first of which sold enough to earn a gold record--comes a third set of four CDs dedicated to the street-corner form. Discs one and two collect hits and near-misses that didn't make the cut for the previous volumes. The fact that many of these recordings--including the Cadets' whacked-out "Stranded in the Jungle," the Charts' barely less goofball "Zoop," the Jaguars' lovely nod to Sinatra on "The Way You Look Tonight," and Lee Andrews and the Hearts' gorgeous "Try the Impossible"--stand up to the selections on volumes one and two makes a grand case for the music's depth. (As for the odd embarrassing whitewash such as the 3 Friends' "Blanche," well, someone likes it.)

An interesting twist finds the third disc filled with favorites chosen by the likes of Keith Richards, George Carlin, and Art and Aaron Neville, while the final CD collects two dozen modern tracks that often stretch the boundaries of tribute. Still, it's fitting that the unstoppable a cappella group the Persuasions' 1977 "Looking for an Echo" ends the box. Along with its predecessors, Doo Wop Box III affirms that this blissful strain of American music indeed resonates 50 years after its development. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

The Weakest Link In The Chain.......2004-11-01

Doo Wop Box #3 has its moments - there are many really good tunes on it - but it falls far short of the first two sets, which were excellent. Disc 3 contains a couple of tunes that were featured in the first 2 sets but otherwise has some really scarce tunes. Disc 4 in this set is a complete waste of time and is suitable for use as a frisbee or coaster. Rhino really dropped the ball with this set. Buy the other two sets before investing in this.

The Weakest Link Of The Three.......2004-10-16

This set was a disappointment after the first two. I just didn't think that the set was put together that well. Many of the songs were picked by opinions that Doo Wop "experts" said needed to be in a box. It has its moments, but overall is not as strong as the first two. Make sure you get them before this one. This is definately a set to finish the collection from Rhino. Once again, the sound is great, as Rhino products are always top sounding (at least the ones I own).

Better than its current rating indicates.......2003-05-15

...While it's true that "The Doo Wop Box III" is not quite as consistent as "Box I" and "Box II," it's still an amazing compilation. I, for one, am glad that Rhino decided to compile a disc of modern doo-wop to show that the form isn't just a dead relic of the distant past. Doo-wop fans who don't know about The Persuasions are missing out on some great music. They certainly deserve to be included in a set like this. (Though I wouldn't necessarily have picked "Looking For an Echo" to represent them.) Doo-wop doesn't HAVE to come from the 1950s or 60s to be "pure." Just listen to the Neville Brothers' version of "We Belong Together." You're telling me that's not gorgeous, glorious music? Get real!

My only quibble with this set is that it includes a handful of tracks I already owned from the previous DWB sets. But that's such a minor detail that it hardly seems to matter. Not when it's offset by the inclusion of such mindbending tracks as "Newly Wed" by the Orchids -- which I never would have found had it not been for this set.

perfect? No....still great? Yes.......2003-03-24

Most people will compare this with the fabulous box sets I and II, unfortunately. This set doesn't have quite the sparkle of the first two, but is still great. I think Rhino should be complimented, but derided, for trying something a little different in this third offering. Regarding Disc 3 (entertainment figures' picks), the intriguing liner notes put their choices into good perspective. It seems Disc 4 ("modern" doo wop) offends a lot of people, but I think it's a fun disc. It clearly shows doo wop's pervasive influence on pop music. And it's obvious the modern groups are performing with love for the genre, and not in comic parody. A solid B+ , warranting any doo wop fan's purchase.

3 Clean closets and 1 dirty trick!.......2001-12-20

I wish that I could give this collection more stars. Boxes 1 and 2 were incredible, but it sounds like Rhino is really scraping the bottom of the barrel here. Discs 1 and 2 are decent, 3 other than repeating a couple of songs available on the first 2 boxes (hello people! who is your target buyer? people who already own boxes 1 and 2 perhaps?....duh). Disc 4 was a remarkale misstep, taking Doo Wop out of the 'classic' venue and transporting it into the 'modern' age. It's nothing short of a small miracle that the majority of songs do pull it off (yes it is THAT "Whole Lotta Love" and THAT "Eye of the Tiger" in Doo Wop format). Still, for the price of this box set, getting songs that I already had owned (regardless of the star's picks) and a whole cd of 'interpretations' of Doo Wop standards was a sad affair and Rhino is a better lable than to pull this on a listener. You got me this time... if there is a Doo Wop Box 4 (and I doubt it) please don't trick me again.