Simply Beautiful

Track Listings

1. Better Love Is

2. Ain't No Love Without Changes

3. Simply Beautiful

4. No Fair Falling in Love

5. I Can't Get up the Nerve

6. All the Way

7. Don't Be Afraid (To Show How You Feel)

8. Ask Me What You Want

9. Somebody in Your Life

Simply Beautiful,Jerry Butler,Valley Vue Records,Pop,R&B,Soul,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues

Simply Beautiful

Album Description

Holiday blues comin' on? Well, put a spike in `em! Here's the zaniest, wildest and just plain sickest Collectors' Choice Music exclusive yet—79 tracks from Spike Jones and his City Slickers! These represent Spike's complete Standard Transcription sides, but these tunes are anything but standard; Mr. Jones brought his full bag of tricks for these non-commercial recordings (made in Hollywood during the early `40s). Add to that the fact that most of these have never been on CD or even LP, and any lover of Spike's mayhem-filled mixture of laughs and hot licks is going to flip over this set! Notes and great pictures accompany this 3-CD walk on the wacky side from the greatest novelty band of all time.

Customer Reviews:

Great set of wartime rarities.......2003-05-14

Spike Jones was the king of the novelty song performers, with hits like "Der Fuehrer's Face" and the parody version of "Sheik of Araby" becoming huge hits during World War II. This is a swell 3-CD set, gathering a full eighty-one of Jones' best tracks from his 1940s heyday, drawn from an extensive archive of radio broadcasts made for the Standard Transcription service. The tightness of his City Slickers band is amply demonstrated in these manic, kookily orchestrated performances. Toots, squonks, blatts and bleats whiz by at lightning speed, as one daffy song after another will delight devoted fans. Amazingly, Jones had the unusual, almost unique ability to perform a repertoire almost entirely made up of comedic material, and yet still be quite listenable and engaging. His jazz chops were hardly in question, and from time to time Jones would dash off a non-novelty ballad or two, just to give the rubes something to think about. Of course, just as often he would perform a song that *sounded* like a straight ballad, but would turn out to be another goof. (One great example of this is the sultry "Serenade To A Jerk," sung in slinky, burlesque tones by Myrtle Horwin.) This collection may seem a little overwhelming, but like his studio recordings, these radio performances have a certain brilliance and joie de vivre about them that will leave you enchanted. Definitely worth checking out!

Cure for the Blues.......2003-04-25

Here's the zaniest, wildest and just plain sickest Collectors' Choice Music exclusive yet-79 tracks from Spike Jones and his City Slickers! These represent Spike's complete Standard Transcription sides, but these tunes are anything but standard; Mr. Jones brought his full bag of tricks for these non-commercial recordings (made in Hollywood during the early `40s). Add to that the fact that most of these have never been on CD or even LP, and any lover of Spike's mayhem-filled mixture of laughs and hot licks is going to flip over this set! Notes and great pictures accompany this 3-CD walk on the wacky side from the greatest novelty band of all time.

Standard Transcription Collection.......2003-04-12

This collection has remastered material from the large stack of Standard Transcription discs from the early 1940's. There are many songs not recorded on RCA, many on the theme of wartime ("48 Reasons Why"), and the quality is excellent. The packaging is threadbare but this is an essential CD package for true music lovers.

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Yummy Bishies
Very Good
This cd is great
Wow

X-TV Series II

Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0000C3ICH
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

Beautiful, Yet Sadly Painful Fight
Strength
Feelings
Battle
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Ex Dream [TV Edit]
Dimply One Desire
Hyper Battle2
Collapse
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Last Battle
Ex Dream [String Quartet Version]
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Destiny [Guitar Version]
Crystal

Customer Reviews:

Yummy Bishies.......2005-06-18

By the sounds of it this is a cool CD and a must get for any Bishonen fan! I mean look at the cover!

Very Good.......2004-05-11

VERY nice, al lot better than OST1. The highlights of the CD are Kumikyouko Chi no Ryu, Crystal, and Requiem. A good CD if you are a fan of the show, but I would even reccomend it to people who haven't seen the show.

This cd is great.......2004-02-29

I love this cd and I play it often. The music is simply amazing.
The first soundtrack had mostly "fighting" songs, whereas this one has calmer songs and more songs with lyrics. This cd also has songs that were not played during the anime series, such as 'Strength' and 'Crystal' (which is sung by Kamui's Japanese voice actor). Also, 'Suite (Dragons of Earth)' is on this cd and I like it more than 'Suite (Dragons of Heaven)' on the first soundtrack. With 'Suite (Dragons of Heaven)', I think it was a generalization of the characters, and did not play a melody for every seperate one of them. 'Suite (Dragons of Earth)' has a melody for each of the Seven Angels in an 8 minute song.
'Last Battle' is a great song which was only played once in the series, and not even in it's entirety. I find that very unfortunate, but it's another reason to buy this.
Last but not least, 'Crystal', sung by Kenichi Suzumura, is the final song on this soundtrack. I really wish that this song was played at the end of the series, however, since it ends with a sense of finality and is sung from Kamui's point of view. Oh, well. ^_^
What don't I like about this cd?
I don't really think they needed to put eX Dream and Secret Sorrow's TV edits on this cd. Not a big deal, though.
This is my favorite anime soundtrack that I own, and hopefully it will be yours, too!

Wow.......2003-11-07

How can anyone not love the music to X! Everything is worth it and it's perfect for any mood! Give this to anyone who loves X, or just loves the background music to movies and shows. Or get it for yourself, there's nothing wrong with that ^.~

Average customer rating:

2 thumbs up for this cd

Cool Breeze
Kohala
Manufacturer: Palm Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | International | Styles | Music

Hawaii | Pacific Islands | International | Styles | Music

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Release Date: 2003-07-03

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Album Description

KOHALA's music - instrumental arrangements for acoustic and classical guitars - reflects the beauty of the Kohala region on the Big Island where the trio lives. Kohala fans are people of all ages who appreciate the beauty of acoustic instruments and great guitar playing. "Cool Breeze", Kohala's 6th CD, is an expression of many of the influences found in Hawaii - Hawaiian, Latin, Japanese, Pacific Rim, and jazz. For the first time Kohala has recorded some tracks with percussion.

Customer Reviews:

2 thumbs up for this cd.......2005-07-27

This CD is absolutely mesmerizing! It is my favorite souvenir from vacationing in the islands...

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Simply Musicals

Manufacturer: Simply
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Circle of Life [From The Lion King] - National Symphony Orchestra, David Shannon, Martin Yates
Elaborate Lives [From Aida] - Vanessa A. Jones, Sean McDermott, National Symphony Orchestra Ensemble, Patrick Vaccariello
All That Jazz [From Chicago] - Jan Horvath, Julian Kelly, National Symphony Orchestra
If I Were a Rich Man [From Fiddler on the Roof] - John Owen Edwards, Jerry Lanning, National Symphony Orchestra
On the Street Where You Live [From My Fair Lady] - John Owen Edwards, Gary Mauer, National Symphony Orchestra
Luck Be a Lady [From Guys and Dolls] - Gregg Edelman, John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra
Younger Than Springtime [From South Pacific] - Graham Bickley, John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra
What I Did for Love [from a Chorus Line] - National Symphony Orchestra, Catherine Porter, Martin Yates
Anything You Can Do [From Annie Get Your Gun] - Mark Adam, John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra, Caroline O'Connor
Impossible Dream [From Man of La Mancha] - John Owen Edwards, , National Symphony Orchestra
Try to Remember [From the Fantasticks] - Graham Bickley, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
Oklahoma! [From Oklahoma!] - John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang [From Chitty Chitty Bang Bang] - Simon Bowman, , National Symphony Orchestra, Sally Ann Triplett, , Martin Yates
What Kind of Fool [From Saturday Night Fever] - Julian Kelly, National Symphony Orchestra Ensemble, Caroline O'Connor
Memory [From Cats] - John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra,
Anthem [From Chess] - Andrew Halliday, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
Phantom of the Opera [From The Phantom of the Opera] - Graham Bickley, Claire Moore, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
What Kind of Fool Am I? [From Stop the World I Want to Get Off] - Holloway/Gold/Yates, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
Dancing Queen [From Mamma Mia] - Julian Kelly, National Symphony Orchestra Ensemble, Caroline O'Connor
Sun and Moon [From Miss Saigon] - Graham Bickley, Katrina Murphy, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
Anything Goes [From Anything Goes] - John Owen Edwards, Louise Gold, National Symphony Orchestra
As Long as He Needs Me [From Oliver!] - John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra, Sally Ann Triplett
People's Song [From Les Miserables] - National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
Time Warp [From the Rocky Horror Show] - National Symphony Orchestra Ensemble, Martin Yates
We Are the Champions [From We Will Rock You] - Dean Collinson, , Jim Graeme, Paulette Ivory, Sally Ann Triplett, Martin Yates

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Tonight (Quintet) [From West Side Story] - John Owen Edwards, Paul Manuel, National Symphony Orchestra, Caroline O'Connor, Tinuke Olafimihan
Good Mornin' [From Singin' in the Rain] - Craig Barna, Michael Gruber, National Symphony Orchestra, Randy Rogel,
Summer Nights [From Grease] - John Barrowman, Shona Lindsay, National Symphony Orchestra Ensemble, Martin Yates
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious [From Mary Poppins] - Jim Graeme, , National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
Make Believe [From Show Boat] - John Owen Edwards, Teri Hansen, Doug LaBrecque, National Symphony Orchestra
You'll Never Walk Alone [From Carousel] - Muriel Dickinson, John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra
Woman in Love [From Guys and Dolls] - Gregg Edelman, John Owen Edwards, Emily Loesser, National Symphony Orchestra
Deadwood Stage [From Calamity Jane] - John Owen Edwards, Debbie Gravitte, National Symphony Orchestra
Maybe This Time [From Cabaret] - National Symphony Orchestra, Sally Ann Triplett, Martin Yates
New York New York [from New York New York] - Craig Barna, Sean McDermott, National Symphony Orchestra
If Ever I Would Leave You [From Camelot] - Gerry Anderson, Robert Meadmore
Nowadays [From Chicago] - Julian Kelly, National Symphony Orchestra, Caroline O'Connor
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Macavity [From Cats] - National Symphony Orchestra, Jacqui Scott, Martin Yates
With One Look [From Sunset Boulevard] - Kim Criswell, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
Whistle Down the Wind [From Whistle Down the Wind] - Jim Graeme, National Symphony Orchestra Ensemble, Martin Yates
All I Ask of You [From The Phantom of the Opera] - Andrew Halliday, Katrina Murphy, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
Only You [From Starlight Express] - John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra Ensemble, Grania Renihan
Another Suitcase in Another Hall [From Evita] - John Owen Edwards, National Symphony Orchestra, Grania Renihan
King Herod's Song [From Jesus Christ Superstar] - Christopher Biggins, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
Music of the Night [From The Phantom of the Opera] - John Owen Edwards, Jim Graeme, National Symphony Orchestra
Buenos Aires [From Evita] - Julian Kelly, National Symphony Orchestra, Caroline O'Connor
As If We Never Said Goodbye [From Sunset Boulevard] - National Symphony Orchestra, Jacqui Scott, Martin Yates
Unexpected Song [From Song and Dance] - Clare Burt, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
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Our Kind of Love [From the Beautiful Game] - National Symphony Orchestra, Sally Ann Triplett, Martin Yates

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Simply Beautiful: The Love Songs
Al Green
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Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2005-08-16

Tracks:

Simply Beautiful
Oh, Pretty Woman
Light My Fire
Tired of Being Alone
For the Good Times
Letter
Livin' for You
My Girl
Funny How Time Slips Away
I Want to Hold Your Hand
Belle
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Unchained Melody
I'm Still in Love with You
To Sir with Love
One Woman
I Say a Little Prayer
Let's Stay Together
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?

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Simply Beautiful is what it is!
WONDERFUL

Simply Beautiful
Jerry Butler
Manufacturer: Valley Vue Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | R&B | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000003LZ4
Release Date: 1994-07-22

Tracks:

Better Love Is (The Worse It Is When It's Over)
Ain't No Love Without Changes
Simply Beautiful
No Fair Falling in Love
I Can't Get up the Nerve
All the Way
Don't Be Afraid (To Show How You Feel)
Ask Me What You Want
Somebody in Your Life

Customer Reviews:

Simply Beautiful is what it is!.......2005-11-18

This was Jerry's second cd in the early 90's and what a strong set of songs! Jerry's voice shines on this cd!! All of Jerry's fans should seek this cd out! You will not be disappointed!

WONDERFUL.......1999-07-28

Jerry Butler is simply stunning in this release. If you are a fan of the "Iceman" or are just discovering his genius you will treasure this CD