Celebrate!

Track Listings

1. Celebration

2. Jones vs. Jones

3. Take It to the Top

4. Morning Star

5. Love Festival

6. Just Friends

7. Night People

8. Love Affair

Celebrate!,Kool & the Gang,Polygram Records,Funk,Pop,R&B,Soul,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues,Urban

Celebrate!

Tracks:

Lady Luck
If You Be Wise
I Believe In Love
Set It Free
Why Do People Lie
Enter My Dream
I've Got The Melody (Deep In My Heart)
Celebrate Me Home
Daddy's Back
You Don't Know Me

Customer Reviews:

one Great singer.......2007-07-11

This guy can sing his A## off. Blue eye soul OG! This is my favorite CD by him. He show he can sing Soul or POP. What a range in his voice! If I could sing like him, I would have allot of dates!!!

Jazzy Soulful West Coast masterpiece.......2007-05-20

By 1977 when this album was released, Kenny Loggins was hot property by dint of his songwriting/singing and production as part of Loggins and Messina. His songs had shown increasing sophistication and and even on the last of the duo's records 'Native Sons' (itself a disappointment) Loggin's had some outstanding contributions. As it was, 'Celebrate me Home' was a magnificent collection of songs in the AOR/West Coast genre. Produced by Bob James of jazz piano fame, it had a jazzy, soulful, AOR production. All the songs stand alone as strong compositions with strong themes and competent lyrics. The instrumentation is innovative and colourful, with mandolins and other exotic instruments lying on top of the jazz/soul groove. The female back up singing on 'Ïf you be wise' ( a Jimmy Webb composition) is spine tinglingly evocative and some of Loggin's own compositions are quite outstanding (Enter my dream, I believe in Love). So if you're looking at 70s/80s West Coast music this is up there on the pinnacle. There's no country flavour at all (this was in the twilight of the heyday of country rock) and Loggin's folk music roots aren't apparent either but surely contribute to the backbone of the magnificent song writing. Essential.

One Solid Album!.......2006-05-20

During the mid 70's and early 80's artists like Gino Vannelli, Herbie Hancock, Lee Ritenour, Danny O'Keefe, Al Jarreau, Brenda Russell, Michael Franks, Jess Roden and Bobby Caldwell mixed a great blend of pop, soul and jazz resulting in some of the best vocal tunes ever made. Kenny Loggins entered the mix with the fabulous and beautiful Celebrate Me Home. I first heard "I've Got The Melody (Deep In My Heart)" and was left astounded by it's strong vocals, beautiful string arrangement and happy melody. During that time radio wasn't afraid to play non-single cuts from albums and the next great tune I'd hear from "Celebrate Me Home" was "Enter My Dream" and that was enough for me to obtain what would become a 30 year love affair with a musical masterpiece.

Prior to Celebrate Me Home, I was only familiar with a few Loggins and Messina pop songs like "Your Mama Don't Dance" and "My Music" and couldn't believe that half of that duo would create one of the best albums that I've ever heard. Later I'd hear other L&M songs and could detect Kenny's love for jazz evolving. Actually Jimmy Messina's "Oasis" solo album was really good too.

I really miss those early days of Kenny Loggins and wish he stayed on that course because what he made in 1977 was pure magic and despite other fine attempts (primarily "Nightwatch" and "Keep The Fire") that followed nothing quite compared to "Celebrate Me Home." I guess that was Kenny's "Dark Side of the Moon" and you know how often those kind of albums come out. Of course later Hollywood would tap into Kenny's talents and made him into Mr. Soundtrack and then following the 80's I honestly haven't kept up with his music or what I heard not nearly as impressive.

But if you really love 70's and 80's vocals "Celebrate Me Home" is one great album that I highly recommend. When CDs first came out it was on top of my "gotta get list" because I wore out 2 vinyl copies and several homemade cassettes because I could never get enough. It should have been his biggest seller or at least respected more from the critics, but it's still not too late to relive the magic and enjoy early Kenny Loggins at his best!

Forget his '80s stuff, grab this CD and play it to death!.......2005-10-05

If only the rest of his solo career had built on the promise of this jazzy masterpiece.... For some reason (probably because Columbia's A&R guys told him to), Loggins teamed up with Bob James who produced (along with Phil Ramone), arranged and staffed the album, and the results are stunning. The song mix is perfect, the groove shifts from ballad to pop to shoop-shoop, yet stays within a range of common appeal that makes the whole seem greater and more thoughtful than the sum of its component tracks.

Loggins can write when he wants to (and when he is not working out his realtionship therapy on disk like so many of his recent works), and his songs played by the likes of Eric Gale, Lee Ritenour, Harvey Mason, James, Hiram Bullock, Robben Ford, and other "jazz planet" guys of the '70s sound fabulous. And the album is so well engineered that it sounds arguably better on LP than on CD (something you analog audiophiles can verify).

Even if the words "Kenny Loggins" cause the post-disco, movie-soundtrack bile to rise in yor throat (a widely-held, but I think unfair, sentiment), anyone who is a fan of contempo jazz vocals must give this album a try. It is almost 30 years old and it still holds up, in the timeless way that really good music should. It is one of my true Desert Island disks, and it might become one of yours, too.

Classic Beauty.......2005-09-10

I've owned this for years on vinyl, now on CD. I'm not really a Loggins fan but this was a perfect album on vinyl and upon repeated listening on CD some kind of a minor masterpiece.

The songs are memorable and the arrangements by jazz master Bob James sparkle.

Some girlfriend in the past turned me on to this and I'm glad she did! Great for gettin' mellow by the fire.

Celebrate me home... a perfect CD. Enjoy

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Amazing
complaint
What We All Need
Worth it for the First Three Tracks Alone

Celebrate Peace
Snatam Kaur
Manufacturer: Spirit Voyage Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BTDM0U
Release Date: 2005-09-01

Tracks:

We Are Peace
People of Love
Deep Blue Sea
Ong Namo
Ek Ong Kar
By Thy Grace
Aad Guray Nameh
Suni-ai Celebration
Long Time Sun

Product Description

Snatam Kaur's heart-opening CD is a musical celebration of the spirit of peace featuring 3 beautiful new songs as well as transcendent mantras and musical invocations of peace from her previous albums. This CD is part of the Celebrate Peace program, which spreads a hopeful message and cultivates the practice of peace. We believe in the power of peace and we witness peace everyday, all around us. Peace begins with a choice, develops through practice, and spreads by example. We present Celebrate Peace to spread a hopeful message and to cultivate the practice of peace in daily life, through a national series of workshops and other educational programs, musical celebrations, and internet-based community. By celebrating peace, we acknowledge that it exists, call attention to it, unite around it, and inspire others to embrace it.

Customer Reviews:

Amazing.......2007-06-08

This is an amazing CD. Snatam Kaur has the voice of an angel. She is crystal clear and the music fills your heart and soul. The little one's in our family are mesmerized by this CD and with the other two we purchased by Snatam. Thank you and keep up the magnificent work.

complaint.......2007-05-16

I am very annoying because this compact is lined, with small spaces in target. I wanted to know as amazon responds before this type of event, since I finish retiring it of the customs. It was completly closed and when opening it and putting on the radio I founded with this disagreeable surprise. It would be thankful that it was sent to me again since in addition to the cost of compac, the customs shipment and taxes command post encounter whereupon compact practically does not serve to me.

What We All Need.......2007-05-13

My only disappointment with this CD is that I thought it was a "live" album recorded during Snatam Kaur's Celebrate Peace Tour.
Otherwise, a nice compilation from Snatam Kaur. If you are familiar with her material, you will enjoy this offerring and if this is your first experience, the CD is a good place to begin, with songs from several of her CD's.
I wish we all would jump on the "Peace Bandwagon." It's what the world needs. What a great idea to tour for peace.
You can feel the devotion in Snatam's music, which goes beyond any words.
By all means, I would recommend this CD.

Worth it for the First Three Tracks Alone.......2007-03-07

Part of this album is a compilation of songs from previous albums, but the first three cuts are original and are great all on their own. So if you don't own any of Snatam's music, this is a nice overview. But even if you do own some of her albums, get this one anyway just for the new tracks! My favorite is the first cut, "We are Peace." Lots of energy and a great one to sing along to. "People of Love" is also an easy one to sing along to--a great one for children, too. "Long Time Sun" takes its lyrics from Yogi Bhajan's "benediction" used at the end of every Kundalini practice. Even if you don't practice yoga, it's nice to just say this little song for yourself and the ones you love every day:

May the long time sun shine upon you
All love surround you
And the pure light within you guide your way on

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Wondrous gentle music
hauntingly beautiful
The voice of the soul
Divinely Joyous
Breathtaking!!!

Isabel Bayrakdarian ~ Joyous Light
Armenian Anonymous , Sahag Bartev , Khacadour Vartabed of Daron , Mekhitar Vartabed of Ayrivank , St. Gregory of Nareg , Gomidas Vartabed , Raffi Armenian , Isabel Bayrakdarian , and Elmer Iseler Chamber Orchestra
Manufacturer: Cbc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2002-04-16

Tracks:

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Customer Reviews:

Wondrous gentle music.......2007-01-10

I first saw Isabel on an SBS programme and was amazed at the glorious sounds she was producing. This album is great, relaxing, full of strength and beauty. My only word of caution would be that unless you are in the right mood it can sound a bit repetitive by the time you get to the end of the album. However, I am very glad that I bought it.

hauntingly beautiful.......2006-08-22

Very beautiful melodies and a gorgeous voice - doesn't vary as much though as a whole cd -
can get monotonous after a few songs

The voice of the soul.......2006-01-01

Growing up in the Armenian church, it was impossible not to be powerfully moved by the music. Isabel Bayrakdarian was clearly also moved in the same way. Her singing is so flawless, yet it conveys the depths of her spiritual feelings. It is wonderful that people who have not been exposed to this music will have a chance to experience its power and beauty.

Divinely Joyous.......2005-09-28

Isabel Bayrakdarian is a certified classical music diva today, an excellent Mozartian, Handelian, songs and lieder recitalist and overall a very bright star in the current line-up of young sopranos. And this is how she started her recorded career- with a disc of Armenian liturgical music.
For me it is actually very refreshing to listen to songs in language that I don't understand at all- and a nice break from the usual Latin, German, and my native ones- but at the same time, knowing that they are sung by someone who understands the texts and has a spiritual connection to them is a nice bonus. (And if you want to explore the meaning behind the sounds, the original Armenian texts and translations are included in the CD booklet...) It's also a new musical experience to my ears- I am used to certain melismatic forms of Indian music, and Soeur Marie Keyrouz records of Byzantine chants, yet this music still sounds quite exotic to me. And, at all times, very beautiful.
Like Gregorian chant in its pure form, it would get somewhat monotonous, if it wasn't for Bayrakdarian's heartfelt delivery. I find that the opening song is my favourite and often end up listening to it over and over again, but the whole album is very addictive. Not all the songs have the same joyous rapture feel- some are melancholy tinged, some are both at the same time. You need to listen to this music to appreciate its strange charms. It's beautiful and deeply spiritual, all in one. It is certainly Sacred Joy for my ears.

Breathtaking!!!.......2002-08-14

This is a stunning recording. Isabel Bayrakdarian's voice is a wonderful clear soprano, rich and warm throughout its range and free of any roughness. Her long familiarity with this repertoire lets her shape each phrase beautifully and, apparently, effortlessly.

The disk derives from a concert that took place in Toronto in September, 2001 commemorating 1700 years of Christianity in Armenia. It consists of 18 pieces of liturgical music. In some Bayrakdarian sings a capella, but in most she is supported by a chamber orchestra. One is aware that this is not western music, but the modes in which it is written are just unusual enough to European ears to be a little exotic while remaining entirely accessible. It's not quite melodic, but not quite chant either. Bayrakdarian's melismas are always sensitive and subtle. The whole effect is soaring, haunting, ethereal, transporting, utterly wonderful.

Tracks:

Call Of The Champions (The Official Theme Of The 2002 Olympic Winter Games)
American Journey: Immigration and Building
American Journey: The Country at War
American Journey: Popular Entertainment
American Journey: Sports and Celebrities
American Journey: Civil Rights and The Woman's Movement
American Journey: Technology and Flight
Song for World Peace
Jubilee 350
The Mission Theme (Theme for NBC News)
For New York (Variations on Themes of Leonard Bernstein)
Sound The Bells!
Hymn To New England
Celebrate Discovery
Summon The Heroes

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Anchored by his Mormon Tabernacle-charged "Call of Champions" (theme of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games) and the sweeping, emotionally rich six-part title suite (originally written for Washington, D.C.'s millennium celebrations and appearing here for the first time as a complete concert piece), this rousing, unabashedly patriotic collection from John Williams seems doubly timely, given America's hunger for comforting affirmation. Those who criticize the scale of Williams's music for its lack of irony will find little here to dissuade them, save perhaps "For New York," his deft, surprisingly low-key arrangement of appropriate Leonard Bernstein themes, and the comparatively subdued harmonic/melodic sophistication of "Song for World Peace." But this is largely music of ceremony and celebration--its scale and frequently martial rhythms are a direct function of purpose and intent. The collection's notes foster the notion of Williams as America's contemporary Sousa, but that's a comparison that sells the composer woefully short. Even "Sound the Bells," a piece written for the Japanese royal wedding, eschews any efforts at ethnic "authenticity," paying its tribute in distinctly American terms. "The Mission Theme" (from NBC News) and the Coplandesque bonus track "Summon the Heroes" (from the 1996 Olympics) further underscore the iconic intent of Williams's work. Chiding this collection for lack of subtlety is like complaining that fireworks are too spectacular. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Perfectly Williams.......2006-02-25

If you want a combination of John Williams at his best and the original olympic spirit, this is a must! The album starts off with the olympic theme from the Salt Lake Winter Olympic Games and continues with the opening ceremony music. It's wonderful how Williams composes the music to describe the American evolution and history.

If you like the more fanfare-like Williams type of music and want to listen to a great album with great compositions I recommend this album to you! It really deserves 5 out of 5 stars!

Inspiring soundtrack that is vintage John Williams.......2006-01-15

I really enjoyed American Journey, as well as the other pieces John Williams composed for the 2002 Winter Olympics. When listened to all the way through, American Journey is a powerful tribute to the pioneers and explorers of America. Of the other pieces, my favorite was the Mission Theme, which features the well-known theme from NBC news with some excellent variations. The two main fanfares (Call of the Champions - 2002 Olympics, Summon the Heroes - 2000 Olympics) are the highlights of the CD, and unlike most people I actually thought Call of the Champions was better. I especially liked Williams' use of the choir and timpani in this piece.
I would recommend this CD to anyone whether they are a fan of John Williams or not.

Very impressive stuff.......2005-04-28

This really was one of William's best compositions and the performance by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir was inspired as well. I think when people recall these Olympics, the sounds of "Call of the Champions" provides a very memorable musical image of the games. The Boston Pops Orchestra does an impressive job as well in this very attractive CD. Wonderful music from a memorable Olympic experience.

Essential for the John Williams lover.......2003-05-11

This is not my favorite John Williams CD, because I love his film scores, and the way they are arranged and built. However, this is John Williams performing his classical and ceremonial music, and with that in mind, this is an excellent CD. The "American Journey" suite is the strongest new material on the album - I say "new material" because the last track, Summon the Heroes (1996 Olympics) is one of John Williams's greatest, most energetic pieces. "American Journey" is filled with American patriotism, feeling, and excitement (my personal favorite is the Arts & Entertainment movement). With this CD and John Williams's other Olympic music, I believe he has redefined what American classical music is.

Really makes you feel proud.......2003-02-02

John Williams scores again, proving he can do more than compose music for Superman and Star Wars. This disk is filled with simply wonderful patriotic music, upbeat, small-scale at times, always suited to the title.

It's a wonderful listen for anyone...just as fun to listen to as any other John Williams tunes like Superman and Star Wars; and this time it isn't specifically related to a movie!

Hello World!
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Rocking Red!!!

My favorite children's CD of all time

Worth paying for

Best kids' music EVER!!

Best children's CD we've ever bought

Hello World!
Red Grammer
Manufacturer: Family Planet
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1995-09-29

Tracks:

Hello World
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We're All In This Together
On The Day You Were Born
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Celebrate the miracle of life with the spirited On the Day You Were Born; rock to winners like Buono Appetito and We're Rich. Tour the human body with the jazzy We're All In This Together and discover that a lot can happen when the body of humanity works together as one. USA Today Kid Pick 1996 Parents Gold Award.

Customer Reviews:

Rocking Red!!!.......2005-02-20

One of the same of Red's many great CD's....
Very great children's music, along with Hap Palmer,
I also thoroughly enjoy Greg and Steve---
There are so many great enchanting voices that relax
us, and Red is one of them!!!

This goes for Hap Palmer too!!

My favorite children's CD of all time.......2004-05-04

Red Grammer is my favorite musician for young children (and adults as well), and this is my favorite of all his albums. My preschool class love to sign "Hello World" and rock out to "Bueno Appetito" (and parents love to hear them using phrases in 4 different languages). But my two personal favorites for their beauty and message are "on the day you were born" and "Starlight, Starbright". Wonderful for parents, kids, and teachers alike.

Worth paying for.......2003-11-03

A friend of mine knew I was taking my two kids (ages 3.5 and 1.5 years) on a long car trip, and told me his uncle was a children's song musician. He dropped off a (burned) copy of this album to us to take in the car on the trip. We had never heard of Red Grammer before then. Well, we took the trip and everyone loved the album. It gets better and better each time we listen to it. My 3 1/2 year old just rocks out to it in the back of the car, singing and dancing along. It keeps him occupied the whole time it plays. We like it so much that I'm buying a legitimate copy of it, just to support this wonderful artist, and another copy to give to my son's school.

Best kids' music EVER!!.......2002-12-12

This is a wonderful, WONDERFUL collection of kids' songs! My daughters (ages 3 and 5) have been listening to it for more than 3 years -- this was the first tape my 5-year-old sang along with. They both LOVE it! We lost it over the summer and I was happy to replace it because we all missed it so much. The music is beautiful, fun, not annoying to parents, and expresses nothing but happiness. Red Grammer is a genius, and I'm glad (especially on long car trips) that we found him! Also, if you ever have a chance to see him live, do it! He does a great show!

Best children's CD we've ever bought.......2002-10-15

Red Grammer has a nice voice and plenty of musical talent, but the real stars on this CD are the songs themselves. Every one is a gem--singable, danceable, filled with messages of love and peace. I find myself humming them constantly. I'm buying multiple copies to give to my daughter's friends for Christmas.

Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965-1975

Average customer rating:

Not a perfect anthology but darn close
No fillers--no fluff
Good set but some missing pieces
A Great Compilation Set
Complete history of the band.....for fanatics only!!!!

Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965-1975
Three Dog Night
Manufacturer: Mca
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Tracks:

Roses And Rainbows
Funny How Love Can Be
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Time To Get Alone
If You Knew
Nobody
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One
Heaven Is In Your Mind
Easy To Be Hard
Eli's Coming
Celebrate
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Mama Told Me (Not To Come)
Cowboy
Out In The Country
Your Song
Good Feeling
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Joy To The World
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Going In Circles
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Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer
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Shambala
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The Show Must Go On
Sure As I'm Sittin' Here
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Customer Reviews:

Not a perfect anthology but darn close.......2006-11-19

Fans can always complain about what was left off of a collection. Those are the fans that probably need to buy the original albums and leave it alone. For those of us who purchased the singles for Three Dog Night (and some of their early albums) when they came out this is a perfect collection of the band's 18 Top 20 hits, key album tracks and rarities.

The CD collection opens with early singles/songs recorded by Danny Hutton (when he was a staff writer at Hanna-Barbara the production company responsible for "Scooby Doo" and "Josie and the Pussycats" cartoons), Cory Wells with his band The Enemies (whose sign off was "Love Thy Enemy")and a demo featuring the trio of singers produced by Brian Wilson ("Time to Get Alone").We then jump into tracks from their first album and singles including a cover of Traffic's "Heaven is in Your Mind", Elton John's "Lady Samantha" (before he became a star in the U.S.) and other classic tracks.

The second disc takes off with Hoyt Axton's classic "Never Been To Spain" and continues through the band at their peak until about the 16th track. The last couple of tracks are from less successful releases but no less worthy.

Sound quality is exceptional with many of the original stereo and mono mixes used (the band and producers selected the best sounding mixes for inclusion). The album is beautifully remastered by Bill Inglot and Dan Hirsch. The original selections sound terrific. There's also an 18 page booklet with comments from the band and complete original credits. If you only want their hits the single disc collection is probably the way to go but that overlooks many of their fine albums tracks and songs that didn't quite chart. With 43 songs from from 1965 (when the early singles/demos were recorded)until 1983 (the band's last album--yeah I know it's subtitled 1965-1975 but the anthology goes beyond the salad days of the band)this truly is the best collection available. Although Edsel has reissued many of these as 2fers on Cd the sound quality is inferior on many of them.

Formed in 1967 by Cory Wells, Danny Hutton and Chuck Negron the band was unusual from the start--they performed the best songs by OTHER writers. It was a perfect approach for three lead singers that allowed the best songs to be recorded without bruising too many egos early on. The trio fo singers recruited musicians that they had known and played with over the years to fill out the band and by April of 1969 had their first top ten single a cover of Harry Nilsson's classic "One". From there the band had a string of hits including their cover of Randy Newman's "Mama Told Me Not To Come" (#1), "Joy to the World" (Hoyt Axton a fishing buddy of Cory's), "Black & White", "Eli's Coming" (Laura Nyro), "Shambala", "Sure As I'm Sitting Here" (John Hiatt) and others.

No fillers--no fluff.......2006-09-08

I grew up only knowing a few TDN songs--Joy to the World, Old Fashioned Love Song, Celebrate. I was a small child when they were in their hayday and they were a little bit "mature" for me. I saw this CD last year and bought it because it had one of my favorite songs on it--Out in the Country. Now I realize that they weren't releasing just the good stuff. This CD is full of fantastic music, from doo-wop to ballads to hard(er) rock. I love the booklet that came with the CD's explaining the background of each song and which member sings each song. If you enjoy Three Dog Night, this is the CD to have.

Good set but some missing pieces.......2006-02-22

At their peak, there was not a more popular group than Three Dog Night but the start of this 2 disc set includes pre-Dog material that IMO, should have been left off to make room for more TDN songs. Maybe the only exception to this would be 'Roses and Rainbows' by Danny Hutton because it is the only song I remember ever getting any radio play time. "Celebrate" is good but it misses the mark by leaving out some of their best material like 'Rock and Roll Widow', 'Chest Fever', 'Don't Make Promises' and 'Jam'. Not perfect for the TDN collector but good enough for those who just want a taste.

A Great Compilation Set.......2004-09-09

If you are a Three Dog Night fan or just getting yourself familiar with the group, this is a great album to get. Even if you own all the regularly issued Three Dog Night albums, this one has a lot of single tracks that were hits and are indeed the single mixes. Many of Three Dog Night's single tracks were slightly different mixes from the song versions that appeared on albums. For example, the mixes to "Black and White" and "Joy to the World" are different. The 45 mixes are better as presented here.

Purhcasers of this set will also get a sampling of several album tracks such as "You," "Cowboy" and "Midnight Runaway". Also appearing are "Going in Circles", the B-side to "Family of Man" and the funky "Our B-side" which was a B-side to the single "Shambala" I believe. All great music.

The CD set is superbly packaged with very good liner notes and track information.

About the only thing that I can find fault with this collection are the songs that they left off... namely "Sunlight" from the "Naturally" album and "Rock n Roll Widow" from the still-out-of-print album, "It Ain't Easy." Otherwise this is a great compilation.

Complete history of the band.....for fanatics only!!!!.......2004-06-02

When I purchased this package several years ago, this was easily the best available collection of Three Dog Night on the market. No question about it, Three Dog Night dominated the music charts like no one else in the early 1970's All 21 of the groups single releases between 1969 and 1975 made the Top 40 and all of those songs are included here. There were 11 Top Ten tunes and 3 of those went all the way to #1 including "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)", "Joy To The World" and "Black and White". At the same time they were dominating the AM airwaves, Three Dog Night could also be heard on the FM side of the dial. The group released some 14 albums and 5 of those went Top Ten on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart.
As stated previously, this magnificent collection includes all 21 hit singles as well as many great tracks from the LPs. There is also an exceptional 30 page booklet that chronicles the entire history of the group. But since I am primarily interested in the "singles" this collection offers far more than I am really looking for or need. At this point I would recommend this package to big fans of the band only. For the rest of us there is now an alternative. In May 2004 Universal released all 21 hit singles on 1 CD. Priced at less than half of what one would have to shell out fot this deluxe 2 CD package it is now the better value.

Average customer rating:

Wonderful for kids and grownups too!
My girls love it!

Look At My Belly
Brady Rymer
Manufacturer: Bumblin' Bee Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000CH9BB
Release Date: 2003-04-04

Tracks:

Look At My Belly
Words That I Know
Here Come My Teeth
The Way It Should Be
Walkin' Shoes
My Big Bed
It's All How You Look At It
Water, Sand, Blocks and Clay
Clean-O
Upside Down Boy
Time to Brush Our Teeth
Off to Bed
My Moon Song

Album Description

A 2003 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold Medal Winner. A new father's spirited acoustic-rock-songs celebrating the wonder of childhood; original music your children will love that is equally satisfying to the adult listener.

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful for kids and grownups too!.......2003-11-26

My baby daughter--10 1/2 months--loves this CD. She smiles when it comes on and bounces to all the songs. I love it too! The music is great with a good pacing of fast and slow songs. The lyrics are adorable, with topics that babies and toddlers can relate to (and parents too). Best of all, Brady Rymer's powerful love for his own son comes through on all the tracks--it's really written from the heart!

My girls love it!.......2003-11-21

My daughters (ages 2 and 3) will listen to this CD over and over. They know more words to the songs than I do. I bought this CD after seeing Brady Rymer perform at a local library.

I think you will be happy with this purchase.

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The Twelve Gifts of Birth - Music

Great Music for Adults, Too!!!

Music for everyone!

A Breath of Fresh Air

Beautiful Music

The Twelve Gifts of Birth - MUSIC
Susan Kay Wyatt
Manufacturer: All Gifts Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Twelve Gifts of Birth

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The Gift of an Angel: For Parents Welcoming a New Child

ASIN: B00021OZZ8
Release Date: 2004-04-15

Tracks:

We All Have Gifts To Share (Intro)
I Am Strong
I See Beauty
I Trust Myself, I Know The Way
Let It Be
All Things Are Possible
I've Got Joy!
Find Your Light
Imagination Station
The Wonder Of It All
Listen
So Much Love!
Because I Do
We All Have Gifts To Share

Album Description

The Twelve Gifts of Birth CD, original songs inspired by Charlene Costanzo's book, is not typical children's music. This stunning musical production combines the angelic voice of Susan Kay Wyatt with an adult and children's chorus, inspiring and healing the listener on an epic musical journey that explores the gifts we all possess. Along this journey are meditative pop sounds and exciting percussive tracks, including gospel, hip-hop, calypso and traditional jazz. This music is for every child and the child in every adult. Parents, you will listen to this CD even when your kids are not in the car! Teachers, you will want to share and sing this music with your students and watch and feel them connect to their inner greatness! Go to thetwelvegifts.com to download a free companion guide designed for use in the classroom! If you are in a choir, adult or child, you will want to perform this music. If you need a little reminder of who you are or just some good music you will want to listen over and over again.

Customer Reviews:

The Twelve Gifts of Birth - Music.......2006-03-01

I have given numerous copies of the book as a gift to all my friends who are first-time grandmothers to give to their new grandchid and was unaware of the music that now can accompany the book. I love it! Such wonderful positive messages and great sing along - not only for children, but for adults too. I bought one CD for my grandchildren and then ordered five more for gifts for adults and children. If everyone grew up listening to these messages how wonderful it would be!

Great Music for Adults, Too!!!.......2004-11-25

This CD is wonderful. There is such a great mixture of styles and everyone can enjoy it! I actually cried because it was so beautiful...and I'm not a mushy kind of gal!! It's a must-have no matter if you have/work with children or not.

Music for everyone!.......2004-10-30

This CD, although especially good for children, is music for everyone to enjoy. The themes in the music remind us to be positive and kind people in a busy, hectic world. This CD deserves more attention!!!

A Breath of Fresh Air.......2004-09-29

This CD will entertain and stimulate you and your child for years to come. The melodies are captivating, and the rhythms are so enticing they will get your feet tapping and your hands clapping. The Twelve Gifts of Birth is a wonderful CD for all ages!

Beautiful Music.......2004-09-14

As a music educator, I highly recommend this CD and the book that it is based on. The music is powerful and inspirational, and it is easy for youth and adults to sing along together. It would be wonderful to have more quality music CD's such as this one...to replace the tired Raffi and other pop culture children's music icons.

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Beautiful wind ensemble music

Celebrations

Manufacturer: Citadel
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003JVY
Release Date: 1995-11-20

Tracks:

March Carillon
Chorale And Alleluia
A Movement For Rosa
Chorale Prelude: Be Thou My Vision
Celebrations - For Chorus And Wind Ensemble: Stranger
Celebrations - For Chorus And Wind Ensemble: I Celebrate Myself
Celebrations - For Chorus And Wind Ensemble: You Who Celebrate Bygones
Celebrations - For Chorus And Wind Ensemble: There Is That In Me
Celebrations - For Chorus And Wind Ensemble: Sing Me The Universal
Celebrations - For Chorus And Wind Ensemble: Flaunt Out, O Sea
Celebrations - For Chorus And Wind Ensemble: I Sing The Body Electric
Celebrations - For Chorus And Wind Ensemble: Clear Midnight
Celebrations - For Chorus And Wind Ensemble: Voyage
Variants On An Advent Hymn: Theme And Variation I
Variants On An Advent Hymn: Variation II
Variants On An Advent Hymn: Variation III
Variants On An Advent Hymn: Variation IV
Themes From 'Greenbushes'
Escape From Plato's Cave: The Cave, The Struggle And The Man From The Light!
Escape From Plato's Cave: Message Of The Man (The Fragile Heart)
Escape From Plato's Cave: Escape...Into The Light!

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful wind ensemble music.......2003-06-29

This treasure of a CD features some beautiful wind ensemble music, which really should receive more attention in the mainstream. Not your typical Sousa CD, this features the wind ensemble at its best, with both sections of the full, gorgeous ensemble sound and solo sections featuring the individual tone colors that contribute to the unique ensemble sound. The emotional capacity of this type of ensemble is huge, and this CD demonstrates that well. I would certainly recommend this CD to any lovers of band music and classical music, particularly those who enjoy the Romantic and 20th century composers who tend to use the winds to a fuller extent.

Chicken Soup For Little Souls: What A Wonderful World - Songs To Celebrate The Magic Of Life

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Reading with Meaning's Inspiration for Classroom teachers
Truly excellent!
Do I have the same CD as the other reviewers?
Chicken Soup for Little Souls
Happy Family

Chicken Soup For Little Souls: What A Wonderful World - Songs To Celebrate The Magic Of Life
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Chicken Soup For Little Souls: You're A Special Person - Songs To Enhance Your Unique Spirit
What a Wonderful World (Jean Karl Books)

ASIN: B00000DGRO
Release Date: 1998-11-03

Tracks:

What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Happiness - Broadway Kids
Big Beautiful Planet - Raffi
New World Coming - Mama Cass Elliot
Good Day Sunshine - Joanie Bartels
All Around The World - Katherine Dines
Put Your Happy Face On - Bob & Deena Cole
Oh, What A Beautiful Morning - Joanie Bartels
Good Morning Sunshine - Oliver
To Everyone In All The World - Raffi
Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands (Live) - Mahalia Jackson
The Planets - Animaniacs
Closing Thoughts On This Wonderful World - Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen

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Now that the voluminous, seemingly omnivorous Chicken Soup phenomenon has spread from print to music, beautiful sunshiny (if a tad schmaltzy--but that's the point, isn't it?) music reigns supreme throughout the land. There are excellent (obscure, even) selections on Chicken Soup for Little Souls, from one of Raffi's best educational nature songs, "Big Beautiful Planet," to Cass Elliott's uplifting "New World Coming" and Mahalia Jackson's awe-inspiring rendition of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands." And Louis Armstrong's lovely "What a Wonderful World" continues to inspire, no matter how many feature films or commercials it's been used in. The rest of the songs included herein ought to motivate happiness and joy to sprout within all who hear them. This is an inspired collection that spans genres with uplifting sounds. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

Reading with Meaning's Inspiration for Classroom teachers.......2003-09-05

Don't know how many primary teachers are familiar with the lovely book, "Reading with Meaning" by Debbie Miller, but this music is part of a glorious video demonstrating the warm climate exhibited in Debbie's thinking, learning classroom.
My district is using both book and video in staff development with our teachers and the beautiful music in this CD is part of what hooks teachers into the joy of establishing a warm classroom environment...that engages students in thinking and reading.

The song "All Around the World" is lovely and haunting as part of this journey! I'm buying it for door prizes--and my own enjoyment!
Can't recommend this enough--as well as the book and video--for primary classroom teachers!

Truly excellent!.......2001-07-27

This was our second Chicken Soup for Little Souls tape and my family loves it as much as the first, so I was surprised to see the reviewer who didn't find it "fun" and was disappointed by it. Then I saw that her idea of a "fun" CD was Wee Sing. She is right that Wee Sing songs are fun. They are simple songs that are easy for young children to learn and sing. However, the Chicken Soup songs are fun in a different way.

Many of them are "grown-up" songs, by the original artist (Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong), or re-recorded in a way that is especially appropriate for children (Oh What a Beautiful Morning). All of them have lyrics that are life affirming and celebrate the world around us. I have to agree that this music is probably not "fun" for a toddler, but it is fun and uplifting for children who understand the lyrics.

Although I danced to Wonderful World with my father at my wedding, I wouldn't buy it as a dance mix, we do use it at bed time a lot. My best advice is to look at the songs that are included and if you know and like any of them, then you and your school age children will love it.

Do I have the same CD as the other reviewers?.......2001-04-10

After reading the wonderful reviews, I ordered this CD for my 11-month old daughter. I am so disappointed by it that I wonder if I received the right CD! I expected cheerful, fun and happy songs; instead, the songs are quite slow and somewhat depressing in tone if not in words. I can't imagine how people dance to this music!! I played the CD once and have no plans to play it again. Although its not horrible, I don't find it cheerful, uplifiting or fun at all. It might work for right before bed to calm the baby down, but that is the only use I can think of for it. IF you're looking for more fun songs, I would recommend the WEE SING series.

Chicken Soup for Little Souls.......2000-07-07

I purchased this CD for use in my classroom. The children absolutely loved it. We would all work, play, and sing to the music. It made for a very happy learning environment. I would often hear them humming the songs at odd times of the day. I am definitely happy that I bought it. It was well worth the money!

Happy Family.......2000-03-01

This is the first cd that the whole family agrees on. The kids love it, the adults like to sing along too. I really like to listen when I am in traffic, it helps to lift your spirits.

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