Stay Close to Home

Track Listings
1. Read Me My Rights
2. Blues in the Night
3. I'll Always Love You
4. Do Ya'
5. You Can't Blame Love
6. Till the End of Time
7. Stay Close to Home
8. I Betcha Didn't Know That
9. It's Rainin' on My Side of the Bed
10. What You Won't Do for Love
11. Woman Without Love
12. Before I Fall in Love Again

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Stay Close to Home

Stay Close to Home
Purcell: Theatre Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Fine reissue of a classic set
 Purcell: Theatre Music

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Purcell, HenryPurcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
Incidental MusicIncidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
ViolinViolin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
Hogwood, ChristopherHogwood, Christopher | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
Purcell, HenryPurcell, Henry | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
OdesOdes | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
The Decca Records StoreThe Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music
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ASIN: B0001Y4JHA
Release Date: 2004-10-12

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fine reissue of a classic set.......2006-05-24

Think about the stupidest, most formulaic Hollywood movies you can think of: cheesy action pictures, fluffy, unfunny comedies, big but stiff epics. Now imagine that one of the greatest living composers was working in Hollywood, turning out astonishing, hauntingly beautiful and stirring musical scores for these throwaway movies. That's what you get with this set: music Henry Purcell composed for some two dozen often utterly forgettable plays (trust me--I've read a number of them!) Occasionally, when he teams up with a playwright worthy of his stature, such as John Dryden, Aphra Behn, or William Congreve, the results are even better, but for the most part you can enjoy the music here without knowing anything about the original plays.

This set originally appeared as separate LPs in the 70s and 80s, and has been long out of print. That's a pity, since Purcell spent a good deal of his short professional life in the theatre, either writing the incidental music contained on these CDs, or the music for his larger works, the semi-operas (King Arthur, The Fairy Queen, and the like). Almost all of these works are enjoyable gems; certainly, they represent a pinnacle of English 17th century music. Purcell had a genius for spinning musical gold out of the most leaden lyrics (check out his Odes and Welcome Songs on Hyperion if you don't believe me), and he does the same with the song texts in these plays.

Hogwood and the AAM offer clean, listenable performances, and the sound on these old analog discs has been cleaned up and brightened--although they were pretty good, even in the late 70s. As with most Hogwood, emotional extremes are kept to a minimum, so the "otherworldly" nature of late 17th century music, so often emphasised in more recent Baroque performances, doesn't come across here. It would be interesting to see what a group like The King's Consort would do with this music, but this set fills the major gap in the Purcell canon quite nicely.

My only beef with the reissue, as with many reissues, is that the liner notes are rather thin for a 6-cd set--the lyrics to the songs, for example, are especially missed. Still, it's a worthwhile set, and a must for fans of Purcell, English Baroque music, or anyone who just wants to experience a taste of the last days of the Restoration stage.
Stay Close to Home
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    		Stay Close to Home
    Dorothy Moore
    Manufacturer: Malaco Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000001L1G
    Release Date: 1992-11-30

    Tracks:

    1. Read Me My Rights
    2. Blues In the Night
    3. I'll Always Love You
    4. Do Ya?
    5. You Can't Blame Love
    6. Till the End of Time
    7. Stay Close to Home
    8. I Betcha' Didn't Know That
    9. It's Rainin' On My Side of the Bed
    10. What You Won't Do for Love
    11. A Woman Without Love
    12. Before I Fall In Love Again
    Stay Close to Home
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • I LOVE to hear this man any time!
    • A few of the songs are really good...
    • Be aware!
    		 Stay Close to Home
    Billy Joe Royal
    Manufacturer: Intersound Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000009SE9
    Release Date: 1998-08-25

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    4. 'Til I Can't Take It Anymore
    5. She's Making A Comeback
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    11. Baby Have Mercy On You
    12. It Keeps Right On Hurtin'

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars I LOVE to hear this man any time!.......1999-07-15

    Billy Joe Royal is the greatest singer ever. He does not get enough people on T.V. and radio playing his music. If they would listen to his music they would see how great he is.

    4 out of 5 stars A few of the songs are really good..........1999-06-20

    Good, but not great.

    2 out of 5 stars Be aware!.......1999-06-02

    This cd is a re-recording from 1998 of his songs pop, country and otherwise. This isn't that little kid's voice. It's the voice of a middle-aged man.
    Campark Records: The Vocal Groups, Volume 5
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Campark Records: The Vocal Groups, Volume 5
      Bobby and the Masters , The Turbans , The Jaynells , Pookie Hudson and the Spaniels , Neil Brian , Billy Abbott and the Jewels , The Cameos AKA Quadrells , Tootie and the Bouquets , The Fashions , and Jimmy Jones with Little Eva
      Manufacturer: Campark Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B000TYYI9Q

      Product Description

      Keep a good thing going with volume 5 of Campark Records: The Vocal Groups! Features Pete Antell & Group, Defenders, Fashions, Sequins, Dream Girls & many others. 29 songs total! Song list: 1. A Thousand Stars - Chants, 2. I'll Stay Home - Jaynells, 3. Night Time - Pete Antell & Group, 4. Two Happy People - Candy & Kisses, 5. I Can See Me Dancing With You - The Boys Next Door, 6. At the Hop - Chubby Checker & Group, 7. Just One Chance - Sparkletones, 8. Merry Christmas - Cameos aka Quadrells, 9. I Laughed So Hard - Defenders, 10. The Conqueror - Tootie & Bouquets, 11. Over the Weekend - Johnny Maestro & Masters, 12. Baby That's Me - Fashions, 13. Remember Then - Bobby & Masters, 14. Oh This Is Why - Dream Girls, 15. Golden Rings - Turbans, 16. Afternoon Slow Dance - Dina Raye & Group, 17. I'll Just Close My Eyes - Skyliners, 18. Looking Back - Lee Andrews & Group, 19. Three Rows Over - Neil Brian & Group, 20. Mama Let the Bell Ring - Little Cheryl & Group, 21. Hey Good Lookin' - Billy Abbott & Jewels, 22. Jimmy's Girl - Matt Stevens & Group, 23. Don't You Just Know It - Jimmy Jones with Little Eva, 24. John Brown - Pookie Hudson & Spaniels, 25. To Be Young - Sequins, 26. Sweet Sweet - Tony Orlando, 27. That Lonely Night - George Jackson & Group, 28. It's the Talk of the Town - Bobby Ellis & Group, and 29. Marlene - Billy Barette & Group

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