Breakfast

Track Listings

1. Love Is a Game

2. Some Old Woman

3. I Belong to You

4. Lately

5. I Can't Forget You Girl

6. Condom on Your Tongue

7. I Ate You for My Breakfast

8. Tell Me

Breakfast,Marvin Sease,Polygram Records,Modern Electric Blues,Pop,R&B,Retro-Soul,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues

Breakfast

Tracks:

I've Got To Use My Imagination
Ain't No Sunshine
Midnight Train To Georgia
Baby Is A Butterfly
Breakfast In Bed
Cream Dream
Natural High
Heart Of Stone
Sara Smile
Eliminate The Night
Break Up To Make Up
I Know What's Goin' On
Alone With You
Kiss And Say Goodbye
Heat Wave
What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted

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On Breakfast in Bed, her first release on Time Life Records (yes, that Time Life) Joan Osborne tackles a crop of hand-picked soul and R&B favorites with equal parts sass and sensitivity. Long an underappreciated artist, Osborne is a performer with the wisdom to exercise vocal restraint for an effect that's more Dusty Springfield than Christina Aguilera. Her fine previous outing interpreting soul standards was aptly titled How Sweet It Is, and witness her contribution to the terrific 2002 film Standing in the Shadows of Motown, where Osborne's astute readings of "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and "Heatwave" outshone performers like Ben Harper and Gerald Levert (happily, both songs are included here). The title track and Hall and Oates' "Sara Smile" are both canny choices that play to her strengths in delivering credible blue-eyed soul, and six new Osborne-penned songs fit neatly into the record. If her compositions pale a bit next to the classics she covers (with the sultry and slithery exception of the excellent "Eliminate the Night"), give Osborne credit for bravely placing herself side-by-side with songwriting luminaries like Holland-Dozier-Holland and Bill Withers. Breakfast in Bed makes for a leisurely listen on a sunny Sunday morning, so put up your feet and stay awhile. --Ben Heege

Album Description

Joan Osbourne's recently recorded album pays homage to the great Soul and R&B songs of the late '60s and early '70s. The album features a unique combination of unforgettable interpretations of timeless R&B classics. Her first single to radio will be "I've Got to Use My Imagination."

Customer Reviews:

Brerakfast in Bed.......2007-07-27

Okay if you like love songs with kind of an R&B rhythm. (which the entire cd is) I love Joan Osborn's other work, but this is not one of them . . . Excellent artist ~ poor song selection.

You can't go wrong........2007-07-25

This intriguing mix cover songs and originals make this a very enjoyable collection, although the covers are not as varied as say Annie Lennox's Medusa but still engaging all the same. The tracks seem to pull you in more and more with each listen. "Baby is a Butterfly", "Sarah Smile" and "Cream Dream" were all particularly absorbing the first time through. The production is very good and clean. Her voice is as mesmerizing and sensual as always. You can't go wrong.

News from VT.......2007-07-24

Since I first heard Spiderweb on the radio before Relish was widely released I knew I was going to like this woman's work. Over the years I've collected pretty much all Joan's recordings including trades of several soundboard live recordings. With Breakfast in Bed Joan delivers again. She's always doing a change up from release to release.
Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers is the only cover ever I've heard that even rates. My sister and I wore Bill's 45 out 2 or 3 times when we were kids. The originals powerful bass line is absent here but Joan's production showcasing drums and of course, her voice makes my memory of Bill's version fade. Joan redefines it without overshadowing it. This is true for many of the covers. The title track I could do without though. Breakfast in Bed was a walk through. A strong cup of coffee....and. Eliminate The Night would work for me as a title tune and an opener. I've Got to Use My Imagination, Midnight Train to Georgia and Sara Smile are renewed and fresh. Heat Wave and What Becomes of the Brokenhearted are repeated from Standing in the Shadows of Motown. Take note of this CD with other Motown covers by Ben Harper, Chaka Khan and Bootsy Collins among others.
Originals Baby Is a Butterfly, Eliminate the Night & I Know What's Goin' On are ones I've heard live before and they have matured.
I'd like to hear a raw & nasty version of Eliminate the Night live. She's playing Concord New Hampshire's Capitol Center for the Arts this November. It's a small venue that's perfect for Joan to showcase her work. Think about getting her Early Recordings CD before you go. If you haven't seen her headline a show in the past and live in New England then take the trek, you won't be disappointed.
I hope she hasn't let Andrew Carrillo get away. Her guitar player on much of her past work has appeared in recent live shows but he's missing here. He joined his brother Frank Carillo & The Bandoleros on their 2005 release Bad Out There. Well worth a listen.
Breakfast in Bed doesn't suffer any though I wonder what's up. He gets my vote for the title "Master of the Telecaster", given to greats Roy Buchanan, Keith Richards, Albert "The Iceman" Collins, Danny Gatton and few others. The "Tele" was the first solid body electric guitar mass produced and while it's design has been copied and modified over the years the standard set-up used by Andrew defined much of Joan's earlier work.
When I hear Joan's new CDs one or two tunes demand notice. Further listens and the whole work becomes seamless.
Joan takes her time between releases. There could be two CDs here. A few more originals could be made into to one CD and the covers working separately as another disc. I don't know if it's production advice, recording contracts or a lack of confidence by Joan on about her own writing but a real Joan Osborne collection hasn't been released since Righteous Love. Relish and Righteous Love mixed in covers but little enough that Joan's own songs made a greater statement. I'm going to make compilations of all her work when I figure out how to use my Ipod.
I have to admit a big bias here. I see Joan Osborne music or concert listings and shell out cash. It's a shame that when I mention Joan I am met with blank looks. Who? Mention What If God Was One Of Us people take note. Really the least important of her work it now sounds like weak pop to me. It may sound as familiar as Stairway to Heaven to many who don't even recognize her name. That song seems to pop up everywhere. If you love this CD and haven't heard others check out her collection. Start with Early Recordings, Relish Righteous Love, or How Sweet It Is.
I do look forward to seeing some more raw, throaty and hard driving music by Joan. But, in 1975 I was listening equally to Carly Simon and Lynyrd Skynyrd. My friends thought I was nuts!
Don't miss Breakfast in Bed but, take care of it or buy two you might wear this CD out and end up asking yourself what happened to Bill Withers?

Exactly as advertised.......2007-07-22

As one reviewer noted, this release is somewhat monotone. Still, it's a relaxing and quality release from Joan that my wife really likes. Getting "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" is a bonus.

A couple of the originals are really excellent, stay in your head tunes. I'd say if your having Breakfast in Bed, it works. But it's not an all occasions, "hey check this out" kind of release.

Joan O. has got it.......2007-07-19

I'm becoming a bigger fan of Joan every day. I loved her last album, Pretty Little Stranger, even though it was a bit country for her, and I'm not a country music fan. I'm interested in checking out this collection of her covering pop hits. She does covers well, and her voice is so obviously hers, that even though it might be a song you have heard enough times already in your life, hearing the "Joan" version is always a treat. I'm sorry this is not a review of this album in particular, I do plan to get it soon. I'll let you know then! I'm giving 5 stars based on the Amazon video and audio samples. What I can say is that her previous albums are all great, and her live shows are awesome, especially if you can be lucky enough to see her in a smaller venue.

The first time I saw her was pretty much by accident. I wound up crossing through the front of a very large crowd between acts at a Woodstock reunion in Bethel, NY (not Pepsistock in Saugeraties), in the late 90's. Then Joan and her band came on and I'm front and center and she blew me away with St. Teressa or something like that. I've been a fan ever since.

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Best since Abbey Road?
unknown
When I Was Young........................................
And Now I Can't Afford The Pen To Sign Her Checks...
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Breakfast in America
Supertramp
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ASIN: B000068FWC
Release Date: 2002-06-11

Tracks:

Gone Hollywood
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Goodbye Stranger
Breakfast In America
Oh Darling
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Lord Is It Mine
Just Another Nervous Wreck
Casual Conversations
Child Of Vision

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After a shaky start followed by several critically acclaimed releases, the English group Supertramp hit the commercial jackpot in 1979 with Breakfast in America. The album combined the band's FM radio, AOR-rock style with an almost carnival-like nature. Breakfast gave the band major hits with "The Logical Song," "Goodbye Stranger," and "Take the Long Way Home." The plinking piano and dramatic clarinet runs of "The Logical Song" imparted a comic, yet bittersweet tone to the release as a whole. In another example of the band's devotion to alternative ways to carry their melody lines, "Goodbye Stranger" rings with some of the purest whistling ever recorded. There's also a healthy dose of cynicism running through the 10 tracks with "Just Another Nervous Wreck." --Steve Gdula

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Edition of their Biggest Selling Album Ever and their Most Creative as Well. Includes the Top Ten Singles 'take the Long Way Home', 'the Logical Song', and 'goodbye Stranger'.

Customer Reviews:

Best since Abbey Road?.......2007-06-27

This album, back in 1978, seemed like it had fallen from heaven. The production values are gorgeous, resembling the WIlsons' studio work in finesse and brilliance. The songs themselves, from "Gone Hollywood" and "Goodbye Stranger" to "Take the Long Way home" could be baby-boomers-hipster's national anthems. Use of sounds like harmonica, whistling, clarinet and sax, and Hodgson's very searing guitar work, at select times (as in Goodbye Stranger) are reminiscent of the Beach Boys and Beatles as well. This is really glorious pop rock, informed by classical, jazz, and hard rock influences. The beats of the songs measure, very carefully, a kind of hammering, clattering dance beat--this is, as another said, very fun music. Biting social commentary, as well, on the star machine, and consumerist society. These guys had it all, and here they were meshed together tighter than a Toyota six-speed. Rev this thing up and let 'er fly.

unknown.......2007-05-13

I never received the CD as it was sent to the wrong addy. I'm sure it is spectacular though. I did get my $$ refunded after I e-mailed Amazon to tell them that I didn't get what I ordered, and I have ordered other items which have come to me in a timely manner. Thanks Amazon!! Love ya, T-

When I Was Young...............................................2007-05-05

This is not Supertramps best. Crime Of The Century is the best Supertramp album. But this is still unforgetable music. I do think Supertramp sold out alittle with this album. But at least there music still turned out great(unlike Guns 'n' Roses). The melodies are great, the lyrics are incredably addictive, and it's just really fun to listen to. The reason I only gave this album 4 stars is because of the slight sell-out factor and the fact that there are 2 very weak songs. I just never really liked Gone Hollywood and Oh Darling. They seem like boring, overly long fillers. Thats all the complaints I have. The rest of this album is 24 kt gold. The Logical Song is one of there most popular as it should be. I have never heard so many adjectives in one song. Goodbye Stranger is one of Supertramp's all-time best. So is Breakfest In America(the song). Both of those songs just make you feel all golly and happy. And then when their done, you feel like crap again. Take The Long Way Home is a absolute masterpiece. A very haunting and blue song. Just Another Nervous Wreck is one of the most underrated Supertramp songs ever. That song gets stuck in your head. This whole album gets stuck in your head. Even the songs I did not mention are really good. Overall, a truly enjoyable experience. So what if it's pop rock? WANNA FIGHT ABOUT IT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

And Now I Can't Afford The Pen To Sign Her Checks..........2007-04-11

You should know that it is nearly impossible for me to review this album. So great is my love for this classic that I can only find good things to say about it, and 'review' implies that one is at least partially impartial. How's that for a contradiction in terms? Well, let's get crackin', shall we?

This album has been a part of my life since the first time I switched on the radio in 1979 and heard 'Goodbye Stranger' pouring forth from the tinny speakers of my sisters' transistor. (If I ever started a band I believe I would call it Sisters' Transistor. 'S got a ring to it, don't you agree?) I have owned this in every format it was made available in, with the exception of 8 track, as I was too young to own an 8 track player before they were discredited and laughed off the face of the earth. These tunes have permeated my subconsciousness to such an extent that when I pop this disc in and hit Play I am instantly transported to the late 70s, just as if no time had passed at all. Just as if I could simply call up my buddies and we'd trudge down to Kovac's for a Marathon bar once again. This isn't so much music as it is nostalgia, but I confessed from the outset that I'm not an impartial judge of this recording!

'Gone Hollywood' makes it clear that Supertamp viewed American culture with wry and witty bemusement at best. The previously mentioned 'Goodbye Stranger' features the finest example of whistling to ever appear in pop music coupled with an unforgettable hook, and 'Just Another Nervous Wreck' should have served as an anthem for Underdogs everywhere. If only music this intelligent and durable were still in high demand now! 'Breakfast In America' stands as a snapshot of a vanished musical milieu, but like all genuine classics it transcends it's time and place in order to delight the ears of music lovers of all places and all centuries.

CD Music.......2007-04-06

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The Breakfast Club: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Beginning of a fistful of young stars-to-be
Breakfast Club Soundtrack
Excellent soundtrack for an excellent movie!!
Memories
Great 80's snapshot - and good music too!

The Breakfast Club: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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ASIN: B000002GD4
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
Waiting - Elizabeth Daily
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Few could challenge John Hughes in 1980s teen coming-of-age flicks. This brat-pack extravaganza boasts the anthemic "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds, a hit so large it vaulted them into the collective consciousness. The rest of it is more disposable. Elizabeth Daily (aka E.G.) was a kindred spirit of Pia Zadora in that people kept trying to make her famous, although in retrospect it's hard to figure out why. The Karla DeVito track "We Are Not Alone" still wears well, although it may be because it's synonymous with some great imagery from the movie. Producer Keith Forsey went on to work with Billy Idol and Charlie Sexton with mixed results. --Scott Wilson

Customer Reviews:

Beginning of a fistful of young stars-to-be.......2007-05-13

First movie for many of them, excellent soundtrack to go by!!!

Breakfast Club Soundtrack.......2007-05-08

This is a great CD it has some great songs on it!

Excellent soundtrack for an excellent movie!!.......2007-04-10

This soundtrack album to the 1985 movie The Breakfast Club is excellent! I am not the kind of person to only like the main song from the movie, Simple Minds' Don't You (Forget About Me), and think that the remaining nine songs are not worth listening to. There are a few other songs that I like: "Waiting" is great, "Fire in the Twilight" is excellent, too, "Heart Too Hot To Hold" is great, the "Dream Montage" is quite dreamy and melodic, "We Are Not Alone" is a real dance rocker, and the "Love Theme" is also great, too. For those of you folks who think that the Simple Minds song on this album is the only song worth listening to, you're missing out. Stop complaining! Get to know the other songs on the album, you obviously won't regret it.

Memories.......2007-03-16

I Loved the movie and the sound track from the day I saw it!! Everyone has to see part of themselves in at least 1-2 characters in the movie. The songs just stick in your head and play over and over...."Sitting on ice while the clock is watching losing face" what better description of high school detention is there?

Great 80's snapshot - and good music too!.......2006-05-19

Hey, whats all this shouting about the Breakfast Club soundtrack being only worth buying for the Simple Minds track? Some people are so narrow minded...!
I love all the tracks on here. This is a great album for anyone who still loves the music of the 80's, and you don't even have to be a fan of the film to appreciate it. Full of big, urgent sounding songs with lots of crashing syn-drums and percussion...Just the ticket! The Simple Minds track "Don't You Forget About Me" was of course a huge hit, but this group have a substantial following and plenty of their own Cds, so fans of that track can investigate those if they want more of the same.

I'd happily give just as much attention to EG Daily (great voice), Wang Chung (hearing this made me check out the "To Live And Die In LA" soundtrack as well) and Karla DeVito, who also contribute stirling numbers. The specially written instrumental theme tunes are also pretty good. But the stand out track in my opinion is "Heart Too Hot to Hold", which ran alongside the closing credits in the film, a fantastic barn-stormer with typical emotionally over-wrought lyrics. In fact nearly all the tracks have the vocals belted out at top volume, such much so that Karla DeVito and Joyce Kennedy (the singer on "Didn't I Tell You") must have passed out after the recording session was over....they don't make 'em like this any more!

So if you can forget the awful fashions and brat-pack egos of the movie, you can still enjoy this CD.

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Ray Lynch - Deep Breakfast
Get it and enjoy it before it goes out of print.
Great CD
Brings me back
inspirational

Deep Breakfast
Ray Lynch
Manufacturer: Ray Lynch Production
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Customer Reviews:

Ray Lynch - Deep Breakfast.......2007-07-06

This is a very upbeat sound. My grandson, age 5, requests the Celestial Soda Pop piece, Number 1. I had this album before in a cassette form. It was lost. I heard the song at Disney World this May. We were in the Honey I Shrunk the Kids Playground at the MGM Park. My son-in-law identified the piece. I knew then that I wanted the album again.

Get it and enjoy it before it goes out of print. .......2007-06-16

I know I'm jumping in late in the discussion, but: "Deep Breakfast" (not to be confused with "Naked Lunch"), Tomita's "Snowflakes Are Dancing," and Wendy Carlos' "Switched on Bach" are the three best "electronic music" recordings EVER. What distinguishes "Deep Breakfast" from the others (as amazing as they are) is that the pieces on this CD are all Ray Lynch's own compositions. At once delicate, whimsical, thoughtful and thoroughly ORIGINAL, this is a virtuoso outing, hands down. Any serious collector of late 20th century non-jazz instrumental music isn't serious, in my opinion, unless he or she has "Deep Breakfast" in the collection.

I've listened to this CD countless times since I first discovered it in the local library in 1990, and it never fails to amaze, soothe and delight me with each listening. It's helped my children fall asleep when they were younger, bring smiles and peace in the car on trips, and a spring to the step while cooking dinner or, even, breakfast. (It's not what you'd play for a romantic candle light dinner, but with eggs Benedict and mimosas - DEFINITELY.) "Celestial Soda Pop" is an absolute classic; I could listen forever to "Falling in the Garden"; and I can't help but chuckle when I hear "Rhythm in the Pews." Ray hit a home run with this one, and gets my vote for the composers' Hall of Fame on this "swing" alone.

Great CD.......2007-06-15

I first heard this in the 90's - my high school science tearcher used to play it when we would have test or exams. This is wonderful music to really give you that relaxed feeling. I have now put it on my ipod and listen to it more then I do the rest of my songs. Great Artist.

Brings me back.......2007-04-23

When I came across this title on Amazon, I listened to a sample of "Celestial Soda Pop" and it brought a tear to my eye (yeah, I'm a sentimental fool). I first heard this album when I was 16 and hearing it again after so many years have passed has reminded me of a simpler time in my life. I have been an amature artist ever since I was old enough to pick up a paintbrush and this album was constantly playing whenever I sketched or painted. The music, although completely electronic, is calming to the soul and soothes the heart. Whether you are a "new age" music fan or not, this album will make you feel wonderful.

inspirational.......2007-02-12

This album I think is the best of his albums. In college, as a student of architecture, I would listen to this album over and over as I was creating designs or needed some inspiration. Celestial soda pop is my favorite. I even brought it into the delivery room to use as relaxation. I have recommended this album to everyone I know. You will find yourself humming the tune or tapping your pencil. I now play it in the car when stuck in DC traffic. I now don't mind being stuck in gridlock!

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Relive you movie experiences

The Ultimate Movie Music Collection
Erich Kunzel
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Relive you movie experiences.......2006-01-24

This collection of movie themes, will allow you to relive the chilling experiences from practically all (4 CDs)of the great movies. Great movies would not be great without great music. The Cincinnati Pop with Eric Kunzel are unbeatable recordings. Every minute is more beautiful and inspiring to the next. If you love Pops music, this is the begin all, end all.

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Typical Mancini
It's Hard to Believe He's Gone
Nostalgic
On connaît tous sa musique, beaucoup moins son nom...
Henry Mancini's Greatest Hits

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Customer Reviews:

Typical Mancini.......2007-03-25

First, I really like Mancini's music generally and I am really concerned that he may be one of the greats of American music who will soon be forgotten if he hasn't been already. (US music schools tend to be a little snobby and don't give a number of truly great American composers their due.) However, the mix of this particular CD is simply too average. Many good songs are not on it and some weak ones are. I would not recommend this CD except to ManciniPhiles like me.

It's Hard to Believe He's Gone.......2006-05-23

Henry Mancini gave us so much of our consciousness of the 1960s and 1970s, and yet was "out" almost as soon as he was "in."

His work became synonymous with much-despised "elevator music" in the later 1960s. This stereotype (or monotype, for his earliest works) can mislead.

For example, "Lujon" [not in this collection] was used in a movie just last year to exemplify mystery and an exotic atmosphere.

Mancini dies way too young. While some would argue that he'd become a self-parody, his innate gifts compromised by relentless commercialization, you cannot take away his lasting gift to our culture. He was an original, and he captured an essence of our collective experience.

He's here in this collection, waiting round the bend, my Huckleberry friend.

Nostalgic.......2006-02-20

A great trip down memory lane. The selections sound just like I remember them from the movies and the radio. Enjoy

On connaît tous sa musique, beaucoup moins son nom..........2005-09-20

En ces temps où le terme de BO est galvaudé (pénible Yann Tiersen, satanés Choristes !), cette compilation est l'occasion de rendre hommage à l'un des grands génies du genre, largement méconnu, et victime d'un des plus incroyables quiproquos de la Musique.
En effet, c'est lui qui a composé l'éternel thème de la Panthère Rose, et son mythique refrain de saxophone, définitivement associés au dessin animé du même nom, et qui invariablement provoquent sourires (voire moqueries) chez les non-initiés... Rappelons qu'au départ La Panthère Rose est un film réalisé par le génial Blake Edwards en 1964, avec l'inénarrable Peters Sellers dans le rôle principal, et que cette fameuse Panthère Rose désigne non pas un sympathique félin, mais un diamant d'une valeur inestimable, et dont le vol est à l'origine du scénario.
Mais sa contribution à l'histoire de la musique ne s'arrête pas là. En effet, on lui doit également le monumental Moon River, titre dont l'insurpassable limpidité mélodique est capable de me porter au bord des larmes en quelques mesures, repris entre autres par Sinatra et Morrissey et susurré par la délicieuse Audrey Hepburn dans Breakfast At Tiffany's. Et c'est toujours lui qui est à l'origine du thème explosif de Peter Gunn, avec sa ligne de basse à réveiller les morts et ses arrangements de cuivres qui traumatiseront toute une génération de compositeurs, Quincy Jones en tête...
En tout cas, cette compilation est une excellente introduction à l'univers de Henry Mancini, qui en mêlant arrangements jazzy, vocaux surannés et mélodies inoubliables, a tout simplement inventé la Lounge music, avant que ce mot ne désigne un vaste fourre-tout pour bobos peu curieux...

Henry Mancini's Greatest Hits.......2005-07-13

This CD is all one needs to understand why this dude is the master when it comes to composing. Having been introduced to this great human being at an early age, my fascination for his work is still a vital part of my being. This CD is just what I have always wanted. It has all the classics, along with some older gems I never knew existed. I love it so much, that I am going to send my mama back home one. She was, is and always will be perhaps his GREATEST FAN ever. If you just can't live without Mancini's music, then this CD is for you. Enjoy, enjoy,
enjoy!!

Breakfast At Tiffany's: Music From The Motion Picture Score

Average customer rating:

Best soundtrack I've heard, especially if you like 1950's swing and jazz
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO MY "SAKE PARTY" (Please RSVP)
Capote
It Still Resonates in Our Hearts
Oh it's good...

Breakfast At Tiffany's: Music From The Motion Picture Score
Henry Mancini
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

1960s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

Breakfast at Tiffany's (Special Aniversary Collector's Edition)
Midnight, Moonlight & Magic: The Very Best of Henry Mancini
The Pink Panther
Music From The Films Of Audrey Hepburn
The Music from Peter Gunn (1958-1961 TV Series)

ASIN: B000002W3F
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Moon River
Something For Cat
Sally's Tomato
Mr. Yunioshi
The Big Blow Out
Hub Cap & Tail Lights
Breakfast At Tiffany's
Latin Golightly
Holly
Loose Caboose
The Big Heist
Moon River Cha Cha

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When you think of Henry Mancini, you inevitably think of either "Peter Gunn" or "Moon River." (Well, maybe "The Pink Panther"--but that became a cartoon show, so it doesn't count!) Breakfast at Tiffany's gave the world the latter tune, and that beautiful melody recurs throughout this soundtrack LP, which remained No. 1 on the Billboard pop charts for 12 weeks in 1961. (Music for Peter Gunn in 1959 was Mancini's only other No. 1 album.) The soundtrack doesn't include Andy Williams's hit single of "Moon River," but then neither did the film. It does, however, take you through the many moods of the film (and the exploits of Miss Holly Golightly), with an emphasis on Latin influences in the forms of "Latin Golightly" and "Moon River Cha Cha." Nevertheless, one common complaint has been that RCA could've remastered the music and added additional tracks to flesh out the CD. Maybe in the future... --Bill Holdship

Customer Reviews:

Best soundtrack I've heard, especially if you like 1950's swing and jazz.......2007-05-04

Great soundtrack, though very hard to find. Henry Mancini does a great job with the orchestra, I can almost see Mr.Yomioshi peeking out of his door, or Holly singing with her guitar in her windowsill. Perfect for background music when entertaining, and also when you want to relax and enjoy the music of the 1950's.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO MY "SAKE PARTY" (Please RSVP).......2006-08-27

Back in the mid-1980s, I had an idea for a "theme party" I wanted to throw. Unfortunately, life (lower case L) obstructed my plan and I never got around to it. {*Truth is, he never managed to save up enough money to buy friends to invite.*} But I did record four 90-minute cassette tapes of background music for the party that never was. (Remember, this was before recordable CDs and all the other technocrap.) Oh, the music would have been great: Booker T And The MGs; Three Dog Night; Bobby Darin; Stevie Wonder; Muddy Waters; The Partridge Family; War; and Wild Cherry (guess which Funky song, White Boy!) But each side of every tape ended with MR. YUNIOSHI, the theme song for Mickey Rooney's angry Japanese character in the movie, Breakfast At Tiffany's. MR. YUNIOSHI was to be the cue for me - wherever I was mixing, or whoever I was mixing it up with - to prepare to turn over the tape.

I may throw this party yet...someday. The house is going to be jammed - floor to ceiling - with helium-filled balloons, so as you push your way through them, you'll never know who or what you're about to run into. {*Fun, eh? If you're smart, you'll have a prior engagement.*} Hey, never mind that voice behind the curtain - it IS going to be fun! But there is one thing that every person at this party will have in common: Regardless of who ends up kissing whom, or who ends up punching whom, or regardless of For Whom The Bell Tolls {*Sounds like it's going to be an exhausting evening for Whom! I hope he or she is up to it.*}, each and every person will have knocked back a slug of SAKE as a prerequisite for gaining admittance to this soiree.

SAKE (pronounced "Sock-ee"), in case you don't know, is the traditional fermented Japanese beverage made from rice. It's served hot in small ceramic cups. Being hot, it seems to assimilate in a person's bloodstream fairly quickly and makes one feel real good, real fast. For many, it's an "acquired taste", although I took to it immediately. {*He's an alky; he took to all booze before he took to the bus for elementary school.*} I have two nice sake sets that I purchased ages ago in Chinatown, near downtown Los Angeles, and you'll need to suck a shot of sake before you're permitted to enter my pagoda to hear MR. YUNIOSHI. {*And burst his bubble and pop his balloons!*}

But MR. YUNIOSHI is far from being the only track I like from Henry Mancini's BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S soundtrack. I've seen the movie a couple of times and I'm just not one of its fans. But the music, now that's another thing! BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (the film) won none of the 1961 Academy Awards, but the Oscars for "Best Music Score" and "Best Song" (Moon River) went to Mr. Mancini. What does that tell you? {*Think, McFly! Think!*} This entire album is delicious; it's one of my 25 most frequently played compact discs!

It starts with the award-winning bittersweet song, MOON RIVER, written by Mancini and the equally legendary Johnny Mercer. I love the song even if my favorite version was recorded later by Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong. This is the only "song", literally speaking, as it contains lyrics sung by Mancini's Chorus. All other tracks are instrumentals unless you're counting the Chorus singing "Oohs" and "Ahhs" on a couple of the other cuts.

Some of the instrumental pieces have that unmistakable "Mancini" stamp: Distinctively pronounced beats (a la "The Pink Panther"). Others are the antithesis of that style, with a tremendously yearning emotional content conveyed through the subtle interplay of his impeccable Orchestra and the smooth harmonic layering of his Chorus of male and female voices doing little more than humming the melodies.

And yet again, on some pieces, Mancini's charts propel his dynamic, top-notch Orchestra into bright, soaring flights that seem almost on the verge of running off the pages and into improvisational exuberance. {*Don'tcha just love how he nearly sounds like he knows what he's talking about?*} I mean, listen to that Orchestra crank it up on THE BIG BLOW OUT, or SOMETHING FOR CAT, or LOOSE CABOOSE - Mancini directed highly accomplished musicians as befitting a man of his genius. And I never use the word "genius" lightly, but this man was indeed just that! How he was able to translate the action of a scene into corresponding "music pictures" in pieces like THE BIG HEIST and the playful striptease-cum-cartoon, HUB CAPS AND TAIL LIGHTS! {*Some would say, if you've got `em, flaunt `em.*}

But nothing moves me more than SALLY'S TOMATO, BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S, and HOLLY - three instrumentals that float like some tear-drenched, melancholic sunbeam. They were recorded at the dawn of the 1960s, just before all hell broke loose in this country and we found ourselves embroiled in a cultural revolution that pierced an ineffable something deep within us and from which we'll never recover. There's a desperate "looking back at innocence" captured in these three pieces that crushes my heart and forces my eyelids closed. It's a memory of joy that's gone and not returning. It's gently swaying grass growing around the headstone of a deceased lover. {*Aw, cap it, will ya? Yer bumming everyone out.*}

Alright then. Let me just say that this soundtrack is Five Star from top to bottom, and in short {*It's too late for THAT!*}, there are two things that I really recommend you do: You should acquire a copy of Henry Mancini's musical masterpiece right here and now, and later you should come to my SAKE PARTY. {*If you pass out, and you're still there in the morning, he's gonna treat you to BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S!*}

Capote.......2006-05-23

If you've seen the recent academy-award-winning performance depicting Truman Caopte, you can appreciate even more the role Hepburn plays in this film.

And, perhaps as much or more, the crucial function Henry Mancini had to fulfill in creating this memorable music. The exact music in the movie itself is a little different than what you'll find in this album, but that is actually a good thing.

This album combines aspiration, ambition, sophistication and pretense into a really irresistable brew. Hepburn's performance made us love her.

But Mancini won an Oscar, too. Let's reflect on exactly how and why that happened...

It Still Resonates in Our Hearts.......2006-03-03

Henry Mancini's soundtrack is very timely for the period in which it was released. It remains vibrant, elegant and sentimentally moving and captures the essence of this film so satisfyingly. Adding to the overall effect is the melancholy and so endearingly memorable and touching MOON RIVER. This soundtrack truly captures the feel of this film and those great times that seem gone forever but still resonate in our hearts.

Oh it's good..........2005-11-23

When listening to the first track simply entitled "Moon River" you would think that you're in a black Givency evening dress with a string of pearls standing outside Tiffany's eating a dansih and drinking coffee.
"Moon River Cha Cha" describes a typical cocktail party and it's good!
This soundtrack does NOT dissapoint and in my opinion is timeless, I mean it *is* Henry Mancini...

Average customer rating:

Coffee ? Eggs ? Bacon ? Bach ?
Gentle background music with lots of harp
Excellent Compilation of Brilliant Music for Home Listening
Bach for any meal!
Lovely!!!

Bach for Breakfast

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

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Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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Mozart for Morning Coffee: Freshly Brewed to Perk Up Your Day
Baroque at Bathtime: A Relaxing Serenade to Wash Your Cares Away
Tchaikovsky At Tea Time: A Refreshing Blend For Body And Spirit
Beethoven for Book Lovers: An Intimate Companion for Reading
Mozart for Meditation

ASIN: B0000041D9
Release Date: 1995-06-13

Tracks:

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D
Concerto In D Minor For Oboe, Strings & Continuo: Siciliano
Suite in D: Bourree I - II
Sonata In E-Flat For Flute & Harp: Sicilliano
Sonata In E-Flat For Flute & Harp: Allegro Moderato
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 In B-Flat: Adagio ma non tanto
Sonata In G minor For Flute, Harp & Cello: Allegro
Sonata In G minor For Flute, Harp & Cello: Adagio
Sinfonia: Christmas Oratorio
Orchestral Suite No. 1 In C: Forlane
Sonata In C For Flute & Harp: Andante-Presto
Sonata In C For Flute & Harp: Menuetto I - II
English Suite No. 3 In G Minor: Allemande
Brandenberg Concerto No. 2 In F: Andante
Suite In E-Flat For Harp: Gavotte en rondeau
Concerto In D Minor For Violin & Panpipes: Adagio
Concerto In A For Oboe d'amore, Strings & Continuo: Allegro moderato

Customer Reviews:

Coffee ? Eggs ? Bacon ? Bach ?.......2005-10-04

This recording is a delightful morning brew of Bach's most beautiful and atmospheric instrumental music, even making use of an instrument that most music scholars forget he even wrote music for - the harp, as in the SLonatas for Flute, Harp and Cello, which on this recording, sound positively radiant coming from the likes of Sir Neville Marriner's Academy of St Martin In The Fields or the English Chamber Orchestra. The opening track is the ever popular Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, mostly a featured piece in Wedding Ceremonies. The Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, which I believe is marked "Overture" is regal and elegant. The English Suite No. 3 in G Minor is a lovely piece, as is the intimately slow andane of the Brandenbur Concerto No. 2. The Concerto for Violin and Panpies in D is a fresh new rendition. All in all, this is a very intimate CD, full of Baroque charm and romance. It is a fine way to start your day.

Gentle background music with lots of harp.......2005-06-26

In general, the Philips series "Set Your Life to Music" is one of the better, high-quality compilation series of classical music. This CD is a collection of Bach's Baroque-era music that is ideal for those unfamiliar to the often-intimidating world of classical music who mainly are looking for some pleasant and inspiring background music while learning a little about classical music. This Bach collection contains music that is rich in the soothing sounds of flute, harp, guitar and oboe along with a sampling of Bach's mild-mannered, songful orchestral music. Overall, the selections are all gentle and lyrical with a good sound quality. The concerto, oboe and orchestral works are some of Bach's finest compositions of sheer beauty and elegance and are performed by some of classical music's finest musicians. Some selections most everyone who has been ever been to a few weddings will recognize (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desire). And no piece is as haughtingly lovely as the flute sonata slow movement (Siciliano) on track 5 - a highlight of the disc.

While 'classical purists' may raise their brow because of the many flute/harp selections (citing that Bach never composed any music for the harp), the person buying this CD for inspiring and relaxing mood music should be be delighted just fine with these "transcriptions" from piano to harp. The harp has a special niche for creating the most serene of atmospheres which it does not fail to do here. The solo Suite in E-flat was originally composed for solo violin but sounds much more smooth and dreamy on the harp - a piece very well done. However, some pieces are so serene that you might fall asleep at the breakfast table - hence, the sub-title "A leisurely way to start your day." Actually, it could easily be titled, "Bach for Bedtime" as the selections are all pretty relaxed and on the quiet side. So, if the hyper-energy of Mozart symphonies is too much for your mornings or if the sharp surges of Beethoven's music unsettle you, then these calmer Bach selections should be a better way to ease into the day.

If you like the flavor of Baroque music, "Bach for Book Lovers" in the same series is a good choice and has more solo piano selections for the piano lover. "Bach for Bedtime" is also a wonderful (non-duplicating) collection of some of Bach's most serene music and is also recommended. Perhaps the most calming and sedating music in this Philip's series is "Baroque for Bathtime" which can easily put you to sleep - in a good way - with or without the bath. All are high quality with well-selected pieces from the treasures of classical music's most influential composer of the Baroque era - Johann Sebastian Bach.

Excellent Compilation of Brilliant Music for Home Listening.......2004-01-26

You will love this CD! Like many of the CD's from this series, the music was carefully chosen for home listening. I just love playing this CD at home.

The "songs" on this CD and from the series were chosen from the vast and excellent Phillips classical music catalog. The sound, performances, and song selections are world-class.

A lot of great classical music is great for an evening at the concert hall but not very good for listening at home. The crescendos can be loud and the themes too intense. I would rather listen to a breathtaking Mozart piano sonata (solo piano) at home than a grand Mozart symphony (large orchestra) at home. The music on this CD was chosen for home listening, such as when reading a book.

This music appeals to everyone. Classic musicians may snub this music because it's not grand like a full-blown opera. They ignore the fact that the great composers, like Bach recognized different musical genres such as chamber music for at home or the kings court, and grand symphonies for an evening at the concert hall.

The music on this CD is EXCELLENT for listening at home. It's both brilliant and mellow. When I listen to this music I marvel at the brilliance of Bach. I am very grateful for this music and other CD's in this series.

A fantastic CD!

Bach for any meal!.......2004-01-22

By far, one of the best "collection" CDs of Bach's music. On a couple of tracks, some liberties are taken, but overall, this is a must-have. It includes 6 tracks from the Flute Sonatas, and features a soloist with whom I was not familiar - Irena Grafenauer gives THE MOST EXQUISITE performances I have ever heard - Galway and Rampal, step aside!

Lovely!!!.......2002-04-06

Worth every penny! A must have in the car if you commute on busy highway daily to and from work -- help to ease road rage! It's great for relaxing after a long day of programming too!

Average customer rating:

Hot , Sassy, Satisfying...
Nice overlooked late 80s pop album.
Entire CD is wonderful!

Breakfast Club
Breakfast Club
Manufacturer: Universal Music & VI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00000DW9Q
Release Date: 1988-08-26

Tracks:

Never Be the Same
Right on Track
Kiss and Tell
Always Be Like This
Rico Mambo
Expressway to Your Heart
Specialty
Standout
Tongue Tied

Customer Reviews:

Hot , Sassy, Satisfying..........2007-07-16

just like the best breakfast ever, you will absolutely love this album. It came out in the 80's but I discovered it in the mark down bend some years later. I have 2 copies of this album on cassette tape and have bought copies for several of my family members and friends..yes it's that good!!! Breakfast Club was a backup band for Madonna when she first started and sorry to say these guys were not recieved by the listening audience like they should have been. They have not to this day recorded another album. If you like music for the pure listening pleasure, you will love this CD. Enjoy your Breakfast, Club that is!!!

Nice overlooked late 80s pop album........2007-07-02

I faintly remember hilarious video for "Right On Track" getting played on Mtv back in '87 when I was a kid. Recently the video appeared on VH1 classic and I decided to find a copy of the album and give it a chance. I really like the dance-pop/electric funk sound of this album. Very well produced. I really love what Steven Bray did with this album and Madona's True Blue. A solid album all the way through, I usually skip "Expressway to your heart", but every other track is gold! They also did a song for the movie "License To Drive".
If you like dance pop with catchy synth melodies, you should give this album a chance. Also check out "Johnny Hates Jazz", and "The Blue Nile" for more great late 80s tunes.

Entire CD is wonderful!.......2007-01-15

Every song on here is good. Too bad the group didn't last cause they were pretty cool. It's a good CD to exercise to.

Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. 1: Film & Television Music

Average customer rating:

Great compilation - and that's just the first half.
The best of Elfman!!!
Great Collection, A LIttle Too Eclectic
What Great Music
super

Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. 1: Film & Television Music

Manufacturer: Fontana Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000002OEB
Release Date: 1990-10-15

Tracks:

Excerpts From: Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Excerpts From: Batman
Excerpts From: Dick Tracy
Excerpts From: Beetlejuice
Excerpts From: Nightbreed
Excerpts From: Darkman
Excerpts From: Back To School
Excerpts From: Midnight Run
Excerpts From: Wisdom
Excerpts From: Hot To Trot
Excerpts From: Big Top Pee Wee
Excerpts From: The Simpsons
Excerpts From: Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Jar
Excerpts From: Tales From The Crypt
Excerpts From: Face Like A Frog
Excerpts From: Forbidden Zone
Excerpts From: Scrooged

Customer Reviews:

Great compilation - and that's just the first half........2005-09-14

I first got this on cassette in the summer of '94 and listened to it every day, drawn by its thematic range and compositional depth. And that was just side-one.

Elfman pioneered the sound that drives today's movie adaptations of comic-books and darker-themed children's stories. Side-One kicks things off with a rollicking, hyper-cartoonish theme from the first Pee-Wee movie - the one where Pee-Wee searches for his beloved bike. Elfman's theme contains layers of different rides - on tightropes, highways, in the middle of a NASCAR rally - which rudely yet melodically crash into each other.

The Batman entry actually contains several pieces - the opening credits, the extended sequence in the cathedral and the climax - which show Batman's darkened extreme at its "Frank Miller" best. (Dir. Tim Burton couldn't sustain the mood in the next sequel, and the franchise took a turn towards the camp of the TV series with the next 2 movies.)

The theme for "Dick Tracy" is perhaps the most romantic on this disc, a quality that surpasses the theme's comic-book origins, but ends on an ironic note that's pure Elfman.

"Beetlejuice" (opening & closing credits) gives Elfman's childish ID a chance to stretch its legs, or in this case, slam-dance.

"Nightbreed" is an enigma wrapped in a dark mystery, and that's just Elfman's score. Elfman's work on this movie is as good as the movie wasn't, having a more powerful narrative than the script - easily the best track on the entire disc, one likely to exceed the movie in its dose of chills.

"Darkman" doesn't quite rise to the occasion, though the score may be hobbled by the movie itself, which seldom surpassed one of the many "Batman" clones of the early 1990's. "Darkman" (the movie, I mean) excelled as a parody of many comicbook staples (the wronged hero, the relentless villain, the scientific breakthrough with just one flaw), but not enough to escape being largely anonymous. Within those constraints, it's still a moving if scary piece.

When is Elfman not like Elfman? When he was in the mid-late `80's and scored "Back to School" (A Rodney Dangerfield vehicle) and "Midnight Run". Horns in "School" bring it closer to Elfman's over-the-top style, while "Run" sounds like a love-theme for the run-down, out-of-the-way parts of America that seldom appear in Elfman-movies. "Run" is a fun score for a fun movie - it's nothing like Elfman's previous work but it perfectly captures the on-the-road-without-a-map craziness of the movie.

To this day, I don't know why I never ventured to Side-two, but it's irrelevant. Even half this disc is worth it

The best of Elfman!!!.......2005-09-05

I was obsessed about getting this CD right from when I heard about it. I found it at the library and was so excited about it, and it didn't let me down. In fact, it was a lot better than I expected. It's a fun and creepy (strange mix, but it really works!) collection of Danny Elfman's film and television soundtracks. The first track, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, is probably my favorite. Also, I really like Batman and Wisdom. Batman is creepy and dark, and Wisdom is just weird, in the best possible way.
I'd recommend this to anyone who likes film music, or everyone who is even the tiniest bit an Elfman fan. It's amazing!

Great Collection, A LIttle Too Eclectic.......2003-08-19

You should be able to tell from the movies and TV shows listed here whether or not you'd be interested in this collection. It's a little too eclectic for my tastes (hence only 4 stars) but better than volume 2. I think thatthe miscellaneous collected ites here along with the previously unreleased stuff should make this worth buying. Especially if you're a fan of Elfman's movie soundtrack work.

What Great Music.......2003-05-11

I fell in love with the music of Danny Elfman when Beetlejuice came out. There was something different about the music that he made. When Edward Scissorhands, and then Nightmare Before Christmas - I knew this man was a musical master. Its the verbal form of surrealism.

super.......2003-04-17

What a great CD. Danny's music is so original and inventive. this CD contains his pre 90's quirky, gothic music. it's all very well written and beautifully orchestrated. batman and darkman contain some really excellent long, dark, gothic cues that really take u away from reality. in my opinion no one, apart from howard shore, is as inventive and original as danny in the world of filmmusic. he far surpasses the repetitive works of williams or horner. buy this, and volume two, and keep supporting one of the greatest film composers of all time.ohh...and buy fellowship of the ring and two towers by howard shore....amazing work!

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