Find Your Way

Track Listings

1. Going Nowhere

2. Who Could Love You More

3. Find Your Way

4. I Wanna Know

5. Dreams

6. I Wish

7. We Don't Talk

8. Second Chance

9. Say What You Gotta Say

10. Because of You

11. Get Inside Your Head

Find Your Way,Gabrielle,Polygram Records,Club/Dance,Dance-Pop,Pop,Popular Music,R&B

Find Your Way

Tracks:

Smilin' in the End
Find Your Own Way Home
I Needed to Fall
Dangerous Combination
Lost on the Road of Love
Another Lifetime
Run Away Baby
Everything You Feel
Born to Love You
Let My Love Find You

Customer Reviews:

Kevin Cronin goes solo after 4 songs.......2007-08-06

Wow, all I can say is that the first four songs are probably four of the best post-Richrath/Gratzer songs written by REO (with the exception of Love is a Rock). I was nervous after the too rootsy Building the Bridge CD, and did not want to get my hopes up for this one. But, having heard some of the sound bites online, I thought this CD was worth a try. The first 4 songs are great, but it takes a stylistic sharp dive on song 5---Lost On the Road To Love. It just doesn't fit. It may work well on a Kevin Cronin solo CD, but not within REO.

However, in listening to it more and more, it sounds like they used up the creative energy on the first four, and quickly finished up the rest of the CD with some mediocre, if not experimental songs. After "lost" there are a couple of average songs but it derails at Born to Love You. The New Orleans style piano and clarinet just bent me the wrong way. The CD ends on mellow note, with a song that sounds like a leftover from Building the Bridge.

There was so much hype for this CD as being the next Hi-Infedity, that it was somewhat disappointing. I am not sure why Neal did not play on the majority of it, and I wonder how much Gino Vanelli (the stand in piano player/producer) impacted the tunes. If you can get the first four songs off I-Tunes, do it.....althought the Wal-Mart 3 Disc set is awesome.

This CD is a mixed bag of tunes penned by a musician (very few band credits) who needs to do a solo project (to get it out of his system), and then re-group with REO Speedwagon. In my opinion, Kevin is calling all the REO shots nowadays, and the earthy "country/folk" songs on the last two CD's just don't fit my perception of REO. I just see Dave Amato as a hired gun still....who would probably write some rockin tunes if given the opportunity. If Kevin would just do a solo disc, I at least could avoid buying it knowing it is not using the REO moniker as a marketing ploy.

More Than Nine Lives!.......2007-08-05

As a 16 year old who was glued to his weekly edition of American Top 40 back in 1981, I was totally engossed in the progress of "Keep On Lovin' You". A song that I knew was destined to replace Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" as the number one song in the land. Once my prediction came true, I rushed to the local Strawberries to find the vinyl copy of the now legendary "High Infidelity". I remember hiding the album cover from my mom. It was a bit too risque for those days. My, how times have changed! Needless to say, I was on the REO bandwagon, or Speedwagon as it were. I had to archive back to hear "Roll With The Changes" and "Time For Me To Fly" to catch up with this road warrior quintet.

So flash forward to wandering the aisles at Wal-Mart and of course straying into the music section. There in the front of the bin is this triple disc Reo Speedwagon thing, "Find Your Way Home". First, what an awesome deal! 3 discs for $14.99. You get the new album, a live version of High Infidelity and an interview/concert DVD. So without what I'm about to say, I have to say, go buy it! My vinyl HI cost me $8 plus tax in '81. Technology is a good thing.

As far as the new album goes, well it's surprisingly good. This is a bonafide aging rock band. And yes, the boys look, well, older. Kevin Cronin looks good for his age. His voice, rather than deepening with age, has lost some of it's trademark-ness. Kevin used to hold his r's and stuff, like on "Keep On Lovin' You. Now his voice is smoother and less edgy. However, on the live CD, Kevin manages to time travel and muster some of that early '80's delivery. In fact, the more rockin' songs seem to bring out more of the old Kevin. The new CD is chalked full of those kinds of moments. By the way, classic rock station program directors, if you read this review, feel free to do a "then and now" with this CD, as classic rock fans will be more than able to tolerate "Smilin'" or "Find Your Way Home" perched next to any of the old stuff. I could do a whole critique on the foolishness of radio these days, but alas, this is supposed to be an REO review!

REO's resilience is part touring, part great musical instincts, part persistence and part historical. Rather than reinventing themselves, REO has updated themselves with great production from Joe Vanelli, and creative control of the enite project. The result is a fresh, yet familiar REO. "Smilin' In The End" leads in fine REO tradition as many of their projects lead off with a straight ahead rocker. KC is fired up, as if re-energized by his road work with arch allies Styx and Journey. Cronin and crew seem to have all been through the personal ringer as of late. Not sure if it's just love gone bad, or life being difficult. In any event, a kind of reverse Hi Infidelity takes shape on Find Your Way Home. Even a spiritual awakening of sorts. There's also a theme of casting off the shackles of the record industry. This is a self made, self promoted, self distributed project. CBS would rather keep repacking REO stuff from days gone by. And that my friends is a tangent I need to avoid for now. But I will say that it's a shame that middle aged rock bands can't get new songs to play even on classic rock stations.

Back to the new CD. "I Needed To Fall" is the best REO power balld since "Can't Fight This Feeling". It has that guitar sheen that made "Keep On Loving You" such a ground breaking moment in rock history. The title track also has that feel as well as a very spiritual theme. "Dangerous Combination" was written with ex-Survivor (not the show) cast member Jim Peterik. It has this rather funny punch line about thinking and drinking. Again, Cronin sounds great here and makes the song's storyline come to life. "Lost On The Road of Love" has this bluesy, shuffle with even a hint of R&B. "Another Lifetime" has this great lead guitar riff that contains some of that late night '70's album rock sound. "Run Away Baby" is pure REO throw-back material. This tune should make all the old time REOers very happy. Same with "Everything You Feel" with it's bluesy acoustic intro and tenative build-up. The song then finds a great pop-rock groove in prime REO fashion. "Let My Love Find You" is a classic Cronin ballad with an extra spiritual dimension. It examines the Spirit that guides us all. It puts closure on the frenzied themes and inner turmoil the band must have experienced recently. This is just a wondeful project from start to finish.

Dave Amato shines on this project. The songs are ALL catchy and I would make the comparison, that, yes, this is some kind of spiritual reverse Hi Infidelity. The music, the lyrics and Joe Vanelli's production are all polished and delivered with a new vigor. This is a CD you will want to play from start to finish. Remember when albums were listened to from start to finish before the days of dangerous downloads? This is a CD you need to either buy, or download ALL the tunes. Again, Dave Amato will blow your socks off! By the way, count all the different styles on this CD. You will liklely need some toes to help. Wait 'til you hear Bruce Hall's bluesy "Born To Love You". You will find yourself rooting for this midwestern band that changed the lives of so many of us back in the day. They sound and play better than ever. Dave Amato is no slouch, and anyone still concerned about his ability to fill the breach left by Gary, worry not. I would say this eclipses anything Gary Richrath ever did. Yup, I said it. Dave was Ted Nugent's former guitar "back-up"? Yeah, I would say that makes Dave Amato a pretty good guitar player. REO Speedwagon is still a credible, vibrant and creative band. I am happy to report that old bands sometimes create the best NEW music. Buy this CD. Get the Wal-Mart version if you can.

Mid-tempo rockers and ballads 3.5 out of 5.......2007-07-17

I've been a fan of Reo Speedwagon since "Hi Infidelity" in late 1980 and although I preferred the seventies rock to the top forty pop direction that the band pursued in the eighties, I have to say that this is a solid release. Sure, we all wish the band would release another "Reo Two" or a hard rocking "Nine Lives" all over again, but the times have definitely changed. Since Richrath left the group, Cronin is in the driver's seat and he seems to go for a polished and contemporary mid-tempo sound. The stand out songs on this release are "Smilin' In The End," "I Needed To Fall," "Dangerous Combination," "Another Lifetime," and "Everything You Feel." I think that the sound that the band achieved on "Everything You Feel," is particularly refreshing and something new for Reo. In a perfect world, "I Needed To Fall" would be another Billboard top forty, but the band does not have the following that it did in the eighties. The only three songs that are just average are "Run Away Baby," "Born To Love You," and "Let My Love Find You." I wish that there were more guitar solos on this CD. If you need to learn about how great Reo was, then pick up "Reo Speedwagon," "Reo Two," " Nine Lives" and "You Can Tune a Piano," to find out how the underrated Gary Richrath played the Gibson Les Paul.

REO Has Topped Their Best.......2007-07-10

If you're a fan of the early REO that rocked, you'll love this album. If you're a fan of the 80's pop rock REO, than you'll learn to appreciate how good REO can be. This sounds like the uninhibited REO doing music that they love, as opposed to what a record company wants. The more you listen, the more you'll find yourself playing the whole thing again and again!

Home run!.......2007-07-02

As a REO fan from the early 80's I'm positively surprised! Great songs, brilliant musicians, slightly updated but still familiar REO Speedwagon sound, that's what you find here and more you play it, more you like it. If you manage, get yourself the 3-box set (Find Your Way Home cd, Hi Infidelity Then Again Live cd and XM Artist Confidential dvd). Live performance of Hi Infidelity is pure magic. Particularly Dave Amato really shines there.

Dreamgirls in Concert (2001 Concert Cast)

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Dreamgirls 2001
Not the real "DREAM" experience
Absolutely brilliant!
Amazing!!!!!!
One Night Only

Dreamgirls in Concert (2001 Concert Cast)
Henry Krieger , Audra McDonald , Brian Stokes Mitchell , Emily Skinner , and Darius de Haas
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2002-02-26

Tracks:

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Hard to Say Good-bye
Dreamgirls (Reprise)

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A Chorus Line may be better known, but Dreamgirls was a towering achievement for director Michael Bennett. Loosely based on the Supremes' story, the 1982 musical told a typical show-biz tale of fame, backbiting, and survival. As is often the case for one-night only events, the cast in this concert version (recorded in New York on September 24, 2001) is led by an eye-popping assortment of Broadway powerhouses: Lillias White (The Life), Audra McDonald (Ragtime, Marie Christine), and Heather Headley (Ragtime). McDonald reveals a previously undisclosed comic streak, while Headley confirms her status as a rising star. Reprising the role of Effie Melody White (created by Jennifer Holliday), White belts the classic "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going." But the beauty of Dreamgirls is that it's so packed with catchy, Motown-influenced R&B numbers that each lead can sink her teeth into some prime material and get a turn in the spotlight. This double-CD set really makes you wish you'd been there when the show was recorded: you can hear the crowd going berserk at times, and the temptation is strong to do the same thing in the comfort of your living room. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Dreamgirls 2001.......2007-06-27

This was the worst reproduction of Dreamgirls that I ever heard. I was so disappointed the CD went into the garbage. This is one CD that I would not sell to the public because I expect so much and get so little.

Not the real "DREAM" experience.......2007-04-04

Forget about the film sountrack. Get this CD set. And it's far better than the original cast recording which goes lacking. More songs and more everything that makes a live performance just what it is. Live (compared to film where anything can be done to enhance a performance!) -- the energy, the excitement and the performances make this a rare treat for anyone wanting to share in the real DREAM experience.

Isn't a full Broadway revival long over due. But wait: I've heard rumors that a rvial may be "in the works. I certainly hope so. Maybe this time it will receive the Tony award it deserved in the first place.

Absolutely brilliant!.......2007-01-28

There is atleast 5 new songs on this album that were not in the movie! These girls kill it I mean they are just amazing singers, and this all live! This is needed for any Dreamgirls fanatic like me! You are gonna love it! Enjoy! love live laugh :)

Amazing!!!!!!.......2006-12-04

As a theatre lover, this recording is amazing. I actually prefer this recording to the OBC. Sheryl Lee Ralph is okay, but can't touch Audra's Deena. The first time I heard Ms. White's "And I Am Telling You..", goosbumps all over my body. The only weak cast member in my opinon is Heather Headly. Vocally, she just isn't there. Too much Aida, not enough Dreamgirls. But all in all, a great live recording of a great show.

One Night Only .......2006-07-19

I was lucky enough to attend this One Night Only concert performance of Dreamgirls and it was a night I will never forget!! The cast was brilliant and the cd is as good if not better than the Broadway cast recording because it is the entire show not just the songs. Bravo to everyone involved !!!

Find Your Own Way Home (2CD + DVD Set) [ENHANCED]

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Find Your Own Way Home (2007)
REO Speedwagon returns with gusto!

Find Your Own Way Home (2CD + DVD Set) [ENHANCED]
REO Speedwagon
Manufacturer: Speedwagon Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Product Description

Limited Edition includes Bonus Unplugged DVD and Live Enhanced CD. Track Listing: CD ONE - Find Your Own Way Home: (1)Smilin' In The End (2)Find Your Own Way Home (3)I Needed To Fall (4)Dangerous Combination (5)Lost On The Road Of Love (6)Another Lifetime (7)Run Away Baby (8)Everything You Feel (9)Born To Love You (10)Let My Love Find You CD TWO - Hi Infidelity Then Again..Live: This enhanced CD features REO Speedwagon at XM Studios performing their seminal album, "Hi Infidelity." It's the first time the band has performed this album in its entirety since 1981. Enhanced CD Video footage is included. (1)Don't Let Him Go (2)Keep On Loving You (3)Follow My Heart (4)In Your Letter (5)Take It On The Run (6)Tough Guys (7)Out Of Season (8)Shakin' It Loose (9)Someone Tonight (10)I Wish You Were There BONUS DVD - XM Artist Confidential: REO Speedwagon recorded this DVD at the XM Studios where the band performed 4 of their classic hits plus 3 songs from their new album. Interview footage and an audience Q&A is also included.

Customer Reviews:

Find Your Own Way Home (2007).......2007-06-04

Find Your Own Way Home is Reo Speedwagon's first album of new material in eleven years. This version of the album comes with Hi Infidelity Live Again and a dvd of interviews and performances from XM studios. With this edition of Find Your Own Way Home you get a lot of bang for your buck! Find Your Own Way Home is possibly Reo's best album since 1981's Hi Infidelity. Smilin' in the End, Find Your Own Way Home, and Dangerous Combination are just a few of the highlights.

For Hi Infidelity Live Again, it contains the whole album Hi Infidelity recorded live in the XM studios. While of course it isn't as great as the original album, but it is very well performed and a lot of fun to listen too.

The final disc is a dvd of Reo performing some live songs and answering a few questions in between. You got to hear the acoustic version of Ridin' the Storm.

Overall, a great package. I would recommend this to all Reo Speedwagon fans.

REO Speedwagon returns with gusto!.......2007-04-28

REO Speedwagon was one of the classic arena rock/pop bands from the late 1970's to 1980's. Along with Styx, Journey, and Loverboy, REO Speedwagon formed the backbone of this period of music where huge album sales and concert gross defined one of the wildest expansions of music in history.

Then, after their album, "Life, As We Know It," REO hit a period of changes in lineup with the departure of founding members, drummer Alan Gratzer, and lead guitarist Gary Richrath. Along with these shakeups, REO suddenly departed the Billboard album charts.

The new lineup featured drummer Bryan Hitt and guitarist Dave Amato and released two original albums, "The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog, and a Chicken," plus "Building the Bridge." The second album featured a cut used in a Presidential election.

But neither album achieved anything remotely close to the success of their previous releases, much less the earth shattering success of "High Infidelity." This latest original album, "Find Your Own Way Home," changes all of that.

This album has already charted and that is despite a limited initial release through Wal-Mart stores. Now the album has been generally released. More important, the songs in this album are truly excellent and varied.

The initial two releases are "Smilin' In the End" to the classic rock stations and "Find Your Own Way Home" to the adult contemporary stations. "Smilin' in The End" is an old-fashioned rock and roll romp, a defiant ode of success against the odds. "Find Your Own Way Home" is a classic REO power ballad, but with a soulful theme of unfulfilled love with a pointed rejoinder that the lover must find her own lost way.

One hopes this is not the end of the releases to radio stations because as good as these two songs are, they are not the finest on the album.

The album has many songs that echo the REO classics of the past, but also expands the band's genre into new territory. "Born to Love You," is a wonderful blues song with an electric punch. Bassist Bruce Hall again lends his baritone voice as lead singer, and the song is pure toe-tapping energy. But there is more where that came from.

"Everything You Feel" is perhaps the single best song on the entire album, a masterful blend of high energy instrumentals with ballad style lyrics that form a brilliant example of progressive rock. The song starts slow, with a barely audible extended musical introduction, a pale whisper that builds into a crescendo of hard hitting guitar and organ compositions. Within this wall-splitting instrumental is a ballad that explores the measure of the man as the sum of his relationships, broken and successful.

But there are other flavors. "Dangerous Combination" is a fabulously original song about the effects of alcohol on the male brain. The lyrics are splendid:

"I've been thinkin' too much.
I've been drinkin' to much.
Oh and thinkin' and drinkin' for me is a dangerous combination.

If we're gonna turn back, better turn back now.
I'd say no, but I don't know how.
Girl I really should be leaving.
But that's another conversation."

As you may surmise, the album has a central them, very much an adult version of the one so well done in "High Infidelity," hard luck in love and the pain of recognizing it! Except, unlike the techno rock of "Hi Infidelity," this album reflects a far higher degree of maturity, and without question a wide range of musical expressions.

If you want to listen to progressive rock, power ballads, blues, power anthems, folk, and country, you can load up a six-disk CD player cassette. Or, you can simply purchase this one album and find at least one quality example of each!

It's been 19 years since REO released an album of this quality. They've been highly successful on the concert tours but had a war chest of quality songs. Finally, the best of those new songs have made it on a new album. For REO fans, this is a release to celebrate. But for fans who have never heard REO songs, "Find Your Own Way Home" is a marvelous starting point.

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The Most Beautiful Recorded Tenor Voice?
Very, very truncated.
incomplete pleasure
Finally available on CD!

Babes in Toyland / The Red Mill
Victor Herbert , Kenny Baker , and Eileen Farrell
Manufacturer: Decca Broadway
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Tracks:

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Customer Reviews:

The Most Beautiful Recorded Tenor Voice?.......2005-06-22

Is any recorded, tenor, singing voice as lovely as Kenny Baker's? As a child, I often heard him during the 1930s on the Jack Benny show, but have scarcely thought of him since. Amazon.com offers him on four CDs: BABES IN TOYLAND, LOVE WALKED IN, THE STARLIT HOUR and WEILL FROM BERLIN TO BROADWAY. Over the years, I have heard the recorded voices of many tenors, mostly operatic. Their fine voices were excellently trained, often to a wider range and more difficult music. But note for note, their sound as recorded is not I think as sheerly beautiful as Kenny Baker's. A splendid, unspoiled, unstrained, natural gift, put to disciplined and tasteful use! His enunciation is remarkably clear, and his musical line, perfectly smooth. He makes each song a different story, as in the six pieces here from BABES IN TOYLAND.

My claim is easy to test. This website has CDs with excerpts for listening to the best tenors of the 20th century, including Enrico Caruso, John McCormack, Giovanni Martinelli, Beniamino Gigli, Tito Schipa, Richard Tauber, Richard Crooks, Jussi Bjoerling, Morton Downey, Mario Lanza, Giuseppe di Stefano, Nicolai Gedda, Jan Peerce, Leopold Simoneau, Fritz Wunderlich, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras. Of course, the earlier the career, the greater the damage to the recorded voice from primitive technology. Heard live, who knows which voice was most beautiful? But at least we have what earlier centuries could only imagine: lasting copies of live performances. Listen to Kenny Baker's voice on tracks 2 and 8 of BABES IN TOYLAND, and then compare.

The numbers from THE RED MILL will make you want to hear more. This operetta, also composed by Victor Herbert, was first produced in 1906, three years after BABES IN TOYLAND. "Moonbeams" (well sung by Eileen Farrell) is lovely; "Because You're You" (a duet between Farrell and Felix Knight) is quite simple but surprisingly affecting. The last two are the best: "Every Day Is Ladies' Day with Me," and "In Old New York." They are patter songs, perhaps inspired by, and surely as deft, as the ones that Gilbert and Sullivan were writing two decades earlier. Both are sung by Wilbur Evans, in a rich baritone, with perfect enunciation and marvelous comic flair. Great fun!

The selections on this CD were recorded in 1944 and 1945, then released in 1946 on both 78s and 10" LPs. For this CD, they were remastered from wartime lacquered-glass originals. Baker and Evans emerge in radiant form, surely much closer to live sound than reached our family radio via AM transmission 65 years ago. The orchestral and choral sound is less attractive. Poorly miked?

Very, very truncated........2002-12-09

The scores of Victor Herbert's "Babes in Toyland" and "The Red Mill" are lovely classics, but the incomplete scores represented by this Decca Broadway remastering of its antiquated 78s are not the best reprentation. My advice: wait for the John McGlinn "Babes in Toyland" to be released. As for "The Red Mill", you'd do better to pick up the Ohio Light Opera's double-CD from Albany Records.

incomplete pleasure.......2002-11-09

Two terrible mistakes keep this from 5 stars.. BABES IN TOYLAND is not complete as they are missing the delightful IN THE TOYMAKER'S WORKSHOP. Why? In THE RED MILL they use a butchered take of EVERY DAY IS LADIES DAY WITH ME. Again, why?
John McGlinn will be out with a complete BABES soon - and there is a lot of music in it - so you may want to wait.

Finally available on CD!.......2002-08-01

Decca's 1946 album of selections from Victor Herbert's celebrated musical was a welcome addition to record libraries, covering most of the major songs plus some of the delightful dance music. The album was reissued as a ten-inch Lp in 1949. A later reissue in 1957 dropped 4 songs to fit the score on one side of a twelve-inch Lp backed by six selections from Herbert's THE RED MILL. That pairing is reproduced here but the CD contains the complete BABES IN TOYLAND program! It's nice to have it back too! Nice of Decca to give us this early Christmas present this year. But BABES IN TOYLAND is a score that enchants all year round. How strange that no other complete recording exists.

Tracks:

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Machine Shop Opening (Mark Linn-Baker & Ensemble)
Rich or Poor (Gavin Creel & Jennifer Laura Thompson)
Fine and Dandy (Carolee Carmello & Mario Cantone)
Sing High (Male Ensemble)
I'll Hit a New High (Andrea Burns & Male Ensemble)
Starting at the Bottom (Gavin Creel)
Can This Be Love? (Carolee Carmello)
Fordyce (Ensemble)
Let's Go Eat Worms in the Garden (Gavin Creel, Carolee Carmello & Ensemble)
Etiquette (Mark Linn-Baker & Ensemble)
The Jig-Hop (Andrea Burns & Ensemble)
Can This Be Love? (reprise) (Jennifer Laura Thompson & Gavin Creel)
Wedding Bells (Ensemble)
Nobody Breaks My Heart (Carolee Carmello)
Nature Will Provide (Deborah Tranelli)
Finale Ultimo (Carolee Carmello & Ensemble)
Up Among the Chimney Pots (Natalie Douglas)
Can't We Be Friends? (John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey)
Whistling in the Dark (Jack Donahue)
Once You Find Your Guy (Ann Hampton Callaway)

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Mary Rodgers is usually heralded as musical theater's sole woman composer, but this new recording of a long-lost gem introduces us to another brilliant member of Broadway's thin female ranks: Kay Swift. Collaborating with her husband, lyricist James Paul Warburg (writing as Paul James), Swift penned a splendid collection of tunes-in turn touching, daffy, percolating and tender-for this 1930 show. Taking place in the unlikely setting of a tool-and-die factory, Fine and Dandy is a bubbly jazz age musical full of melodic invention and lyrical twists. Fans of the Gershwins' 1920s oeuvre will adore this world-premiere recording, and in fact George is namechecked in the wonderful title track, in which Carolee Carmello and Mario Cantone compete in spirited one-upmanship. The CD also includes four songs written by Swift between 1929 and 1950; like Plain and Fancy, they serve to remind us that Swift was one of Broadway's unsung heroes. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

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The classic 1930 musical comedy in its world premiere recording, featuring a 28-piece orchestra and a cast of Broadway and jazz greats. An amazing roster of talent including Carolee Carmello (Kiss Me Kate, Parade), Gavin Creel (Thoroughly Modern Millie), Mario Cantone (Assassins and TV's Sex & The City), Mark Linn-Baker (A Year With Frog and Toad and TV's Perfect Strangers) and Jennifer Laura Thompson (Urinetown, Footloose) # is joined by bestselling jazz artists Ann Hampton Callaway, John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey, all in loving tribute to one of the few female composers from the first half of the 20th Century: the legendary Kay Swift. With a new biography of the composer, entitled Fine and Dandy: The Life and Work of Kay Swift, due out June 1 from Yale University Press, this new recording is sure to attract the attention of Broadway and jazz music-lovers everywhere. Overture (Orchestra), Rich or Poor (Gavin Creel & Jennifer Laura Thompson), Fine and Dandy (Carolee Carmello & Mario Cantone), Machine Shop Opening (Mark Linn-Baker & Ensemble), Starting at the Bottom (Gavin Creel), Can This Be Love? (Carolee Carmello), I'll Hit a New High (Andrea Burns & Male Ensemble), Picnic Song (Ensemble), Let's Go Eat Worms in the Garden (Gavin Creel, Carolee Carmello & Ensemble), Can't We Be Friends? (John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey), Up Among the Chimney Pots (Natalie Douglas), Whistling in the Dark (Jack Donahue), Etiquette (Mark Linn-Baker & Ensemble), The Jig-Hop (Andrea Burns & Ensemble), Nobody Breaks My Heart (Carolee Carmello), Can This Be Love? (reprise) (Jennifer Laura Thompson & Gavin Creel), Wedding Bells (Ensemble), Waltz (Deborah Tranelli), Finale Ultimo (Mario Cantone, Carolee Carmello & Ensemble), Once You Find Your Guy (Ann Hampton Callaway)

Customer Reviews:

Dandy.......2005-05-06

No one will easily mistake Kay Swift for Gershwin, but it is great that she is finally getting some recognition beyond "Can't We Be Friends?" (included here on this LP as a sort of bonus) which isn't itself all that familiar except to cabaret aficionados. Writing true show music is a different kettle of fish, an art form with different skills, and listening to this LP one begins to construct a live production of FINE AND DANDY in one's head. The voices of the individual performers are immensely helpful in this journey, and some of the tracks you could listen to day and night. I understand that Donald Ogden Stewart wrote the book for this show and I would love to get my hands on it, having enjoyed some of the films he worked on so much, Dinner at Eight, Holiday, Kitty Foyle, The Philadelphia Story and Europa 51 among them. His Socialist bent had an appealing, whimsical side to it and I can see the factory for which Kay Swift wrote her enchanting opening number as the perfect laboratory for Ogden Stewart's brand of inspired nuttiness. Gavin Creel and Carolee Carmello are vivacious and even infectious on their tracks, and it sounds as though they love the songs as much as we love them. "Can This Be Love?" already sounds like a standard, and I predict many renditions of the comical complaint number "Let's Go Eat Worms."

Don't know if a revival of the show would be successful, but it sounds as though it needs one bravura comedian to put it over big. Back in the 1930s they had Joe Cook. Who is Joe Cook's equivalent today? Someone like Will Ferrell I guess--gulp.

WOW Simply the best reconstructed show album to date!!.......2005-02-23

Fine and Dandy is simply the best 30s musical to be reconstructed for CD yet, and it was a complete surprise because who knew any of the songs from this show? Well, we know them now and they are teriffic, and performed by an equally teriffic cast, especially Carolee Carmello, Gavin Cleel and Jennifer Laura Thompson. Would it be fair to say that Ms. Carmello is wildly underappreciated? I have adored her ever since seeing her as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors many years ago in Boston. Here she is wonderful especially in Lets Go Eat Worms in the Garden and Nobody Breaks My Heart. It was so unexpected to find such a treasure trove of foot tapping songs, but here they are. BUY THIS CD if you like musicals at all, you won't be sorry.

More than Fine, and More than Dandy!.......2004-09-18

I am very selective in writing reviews for Amazon - so if you're reading this, then please know that I must really, really love this c.d. And I hope my "review" helps in your decision whether or not to buy it!
Having said that...this recording is tremendous. Kay Swift's music comes to life through the talented and spectacular voices, most notebly of Gavin Creel and Carolee Carmello. I think I listen to their duet (Track 10), at least once a day. The whole thing is just pure broadway fun, the way it used to be! The only bad thing about this c.d. is that you wished they had staged this musical, so that you could go see it live!

Not To Be Missed.......2004-05-31

Kay Swift, best-known for her close association with George Gershwin, was one of the few female composers to write for Broadway. Fine and Dandy was her first book musical, featuring lyrics by husband Paul James, and became one of the biggest hits of Broadway's 1930-31 season. However, like many musicals of the era, most of the original performance materials were lost over the years. In the mid-`80s, Swift began to reconstruct the score, assisted by orchestrator Russell Warner, who continued the work following her death in 1993. The new recording is a revelation, for the songs are, as the title says, fine and dandy--clever and romantic by turns, and always tuneful. Those who love Gershwin's "Strike Up the Band" and "Of Thee I Sing" will find a similar feel here, helped by strong performances from Carolee Carmello, Gavin Creel, Mario Cantone, Mark Linn-Baker and Jennifer Laura Thompson, bolstered by a full orchestra. The CD also includes several other songs by Swift, including the classic "Can't We Be Friends?"

fabulous discovery!.......2004-05-29

This is an amazing score: witty, clever, fantastically inventive music -- fans of Gershwin et al will be delighted to discover this delightful show. What a great contribution to the American songbook. And hats off to PS Classics for this debut nonprofit historical recording, which has impeccable production quality. Can't wait for the next one they release.

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what a comeback!
Music Fans Couldn't Ask For More!

Find Your Own Way Home (Box Set)
REO Speedwagon
Manufacturer: Speedwagon Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000P5C4VS

Product Description

Boxed Set Includes 2 CD's + Bonus Unplugged - DVD & Live Enhanced CD! Find Your Way Home - CD Then Again - Live - CD XM Artist Confidential - DVD

Customer Reviews:

what a comeback!.......2007-04-14

I have also been a fan of REO Speedwagon for many many years. But as a fan, I don't just blindly say that everything the band records is better than the last thing they did.
However, this is! This CD is something special. There was a lot of potential for this to not live up to the likes of Hi Infidelity or the Tuna record. It is hard to top those. But REO fan aside, I do believe this does. There is a crafty mix of rockin tunes (Smilin' in the end, Everything you feel) to slower power ballads (I needed to fall, Find your own way home) to name a couple.
"Everything you feel" sounds like a lost late 70s REO song, with a fresh new edge to me. Listening to it makes you feel like you're on an amusement park ride and when it's over, you get off the ride with a feeling of "Wow, that was fun!"
The CD takes the listener on a journey from the first to the last song. Like reading a good book. I absolutely love it and cannot stop listening to it. If this does not get radio play, then I will have lost the little bit of faith I have left in the radio station production business, or whoever is responsible for what gets air time and what doesn't.
If you are a REO fan you will love this. If not, you will become one after a listen.
Not to mention the extra two CDs. The unplugged XM radio concert DVD and the Hi Infidelity live then again recording as a bonus. However, the true gem is the brand new CD "Find your own way home".

Music Fans Couldn't Ask For More!.......2007-04-12

As a long time REO fan, I was beginning to think that maybe their recording days were over. It had been 11 years since Building the Bridge came out. I really liked that album, but it seemed like they were still trying to find their sound. NOT with this album! REO is back with a vengeance, as evidenced by harder edged tracks such as "Smilin' in the End". This whole album is very worthy of getting major airplay. Of course, REO are known for their polished ballads, and there are plenty of those as well... "I Needed to Fall", "Everything You Feel", and "Let My Love Find You" stand up well to any classic REO songs. Plus, with this box set, the band practically gives away a new live recording of the whole classic Hi-Infidelity album, with the current lineup, as well as an unplugged DVD- XM Artist Confidential! REO has always gone above and Beyond for their fans, and this project is no exception. If you can't find the box set, because they were only sold at Wal-Mart in limited numbers, I would HIGHLY encourage you to buy the single cd. Like I said, I have been a lifelong REO fan, but I am not talking just as a fan here. This is a bonafide hit album... or at least it deserves to be. If you're a music fan, it should be in your collection. It would be a shame if this doesn't get the praise it deserves!

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great album!
Gabrielle-Find your way
Gabrielle-Find your way
Insperational
ok - but nothing more.

Find Your Way
Gabrielle
Manufacturer: London / Umgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001FHT
Release Date: 1993-11-02

Tracks:

Going Nowhere
Who Could Love You More
Find Your Way
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Dreams
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Second Chance
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Customer Reviews:

great album!.......2004-03-26

"Find Your Way" by Gabrielle is a great CD which came out in '93. The song "Dreams" is her most popular hit and is on Find Your Way. "Dreams" is very inspirational and heart touching as well. I got this after hearing "Dreams" on the radio one day back in '93. I still listen to this CD even though its 10 or 11 yrs old now. Other great songs on here are: "I Wish," "Find Your Way," and "Second Chance." This is a pretty short album (with only 10 tracks), though it's still good and worth the money. This is her very first CD and it's quite a treasure. Make this your next buy!

Gabrielle-Find your way.......2000-06-02

There one song on this cd called"Dreams", that i heard for the first time in 1994, and fell in love with this song. A friend of mine that died that same year is the one that let me hear it for the first time, he also had the remixes to the song. I think I like more today than then because it is true, DREAMS do come true and I am living proof. There was dreams in the past that i had and they did and still at this time coming true.After he passed away, I wanted to buy the single of this song that also included the remixes but I couldn't find it in any store, so I decided to write LONDON RECORDS in New York and I not only got info on the single but there was a copy of the single that to empoyees recorded for me, one name the one that wrote me the letter that i couldn't read but the other name was Ann Marie and they even left anumber for me to call back if I needed anything else,#212-603-6777. I would really like to say thank you very much and that i really appreciate them going out of thier way to do this for me.. Thanks again: sincerly:Derek Moore

Gabrielle-Find your way.......2000-06-02

Insperational.......2000-02-21

Dreams is in my opinion the best song ever done it is insperational and gives the listeners a sense of hope for themselves. Perfect beats and the notes she shows intense emotion for the notes she hits i was very impressed.

ok - but nothing more........1999-12-13

I bought this cd first thing after I heard "dreams" on the radio. I must say, the rest of the album is less good, but still, "find your way" is a nice hip-hop cd.

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Soprano in Hollywood

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000004BR0
Release Date: 1996-10-15

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With a Song in My Heart
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One Night of Love
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A refreshing musical experience
A Must Have to Your Music Collection!!!
Amazing and inspirational
Such a fantastic breath of fresh air. A must have.
Elusive for Words

Elusive

Manufacturer: Bravestar
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2005-12-05

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More than Seventeen
Elusive
Wistful
Sorry
With Hope
Correction
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Round the Bend
Did you Think

Customer Reviews:

A refreshing musical experience.......2005-12-23

Adrina writes, sings, and plays melodic meaningful songs. She plays a grand piano sounding keyboard with appropriate backup. Each song has a little different feel to it, but all are refreshing. I listen to them almost every day. You are in for a real uplifting musical experience. I'm an old fan, 71 years old, but no matter whether you're young or old you will love this album.

A Must Have to Your Music Collection!!!.......2005-12-23

There are many ways that love rises to the surface in our lives. It can come disguised as questions and as answers, as both comfort and discomfort--- often simultaneously. The essential elements that fill in the spaces between the beats of the heart are not only in dreams and fairytales, but in real life in all of its messy, yet perfect glory. Adrina Thorpe captures this beauty, beautifully.

The album "Elusive" is a very impressive first effort. Adrina's pristine vocals and intricate piano work yield numerous memorable tracks, including the opening "Fly Fly Fly" and the popular "Round the Bend". Her youthful romanticism is perhaps captured best in "Did You Think", a catchy tune that is embellished with soothing vocals and sparkling keyboards. This album is a must have to anyone's collection. I promise you will not be disappointed!

Amazing and inspirational.......2005-12-23

I just recieved Adrina's Elusive cd this morning and have not yet stopped listening to it. I first heard of Adrina through myspace.com and became a fan automatically. The lyrics are heartfelt and deep with so much emotion you can feel it. I will always be a fan of her art of music. Absolutely amazing!!! It makes you feel alive and at ease.

Such a fantastic breath of fresh air. A must have........2005-12-23

I received the "Elusive" album about 2 weeks ago and it is absolutely excellent. I have been recommending her to friends and as well, I'd recommend this to music lovers in general. In this day and age of formulaic corporate insultingly dull music, it is so refreshing to find an artist such as Adrina Thorpe that re-affirms that there is still intelligent and creative life out there. My favorite tracks right now are "More than Seventeen", "Sorry", and "Never Meant". Do yourself and the music world a favor and support this bright new artist and spread the word about Adrina Thorpe!

Elusive for Words.......2005-12-23

Adrina Thorpe's Myspace link was sent to me by a dear friend. After hearing the few songs, I found myself playing them over and over. I just picked up the album Elusive and I am SOLD. I am really looking for the next album. Not only did I get it at the perfect time dealing with issues in life. It has been in the CD player non stop.

Keep it darling and You will always have a fan in me!

Andy Szekeres

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Ain't Misbehavin' (1995 London Cast)
Fats Waller , and Ray Shell
Manufacturer: First Night Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000026YP8
Release Date: 2003-06-17

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Ladies Who Sing With the Band/Yacht Club Swing - Dawn Hope, , Ray Shell
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Joint Is Jumpin'
Spreadin' the Rhythm Around/Loungin' at the Waldorf - Debbie Bishop, , , Dawn Hope, , Ray Shell, Company
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Mean to Me
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Find Out What They Like - Debbie Bishop, Ray Shell
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Black and Blue
Finale: I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter/Two ... - Debbie Bishop, , , Dawn Hope, , , Ray Shell, Company

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