Before the Rain [Import]

Track Listings

1. Finally

2. Don't You Love Me

3. I Wanna Be The Only One

4. How Many Tears

5. Grace Under Pressure

6. Someday

7. Think About Me

8. Promises

9. I'm Still Crying

10. All My Love

11. What Do You Mean When You

12. Why Am I Waiting

13. It's Never Too Late

14. 12 Months (Bonus)

15. I'll Take The Pass On Lov

16. I Wanna Be The Only One

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese Version Re-Issued with Three Bonus Tracks: 12 Months, I'll Take a Pass on Love, and I Wanna Be the Only One.

Before the Rain,Eternal,EMI Int'l,Pop,R&B,R&B/Soul

Tracks:

Before The Rain
Steppin'
San Francisco Bay
Feelin' Happy
More Than Words Can Say
Sing Song
Haunted House

Customer Reviews:

Oksar LEe.......2007-01-05

I went to every store looking for this specific CD and couldn't find it anywhere. I found it within seconds on Amazon and it came in perfect condition and also in a timely manner.

Tumeke on having found Lee Oskae website.......2006-07-07

I only wish that we had it here in nz,as i have been to most music shops and ask at the counter if they have any of Lee Oskar...they say sorri we dont have it...or asking online if any1 know of Lee Oskar but get no reply.well all i can say now is that i dont have to go far to find what i am looking for,it's like music to my ears, last but not least i enjoy listen to him(lee oskar)

Before the Rain.......2005-08-30

If you like Lee Oskar's harmonica from the WAR group try his talent in his own CD Before the Rain. It's a mellow jazz beat that stays with you. His music is memorable.

great music.......2005-02-18

yes this is one of his great c.d.s brings back memories form my early teens

Simplemente magnifico.......2004-12-06

Una de las primeras composiciones instrumentales que recuerdo desde mi infancia es "before the rain".
Siempre me ha llamado de modo especial el sonido de la harmonica y Lee Oskar lo hace de una manera excepciona!.

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"The Summer Smiles, The Summer Knows"
Magnificent Monica!
She's chocolate and creme!
Astonishing
Monica's Latest is the best yet

Cinema Paradiso
Monica Mancini
Manufacturer: Concord Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006LSQE
Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

Cinema Paradiso (from Cinema Paradiso)
A Day In The Life of a Fool (from Black Orpheus)
A Love Before Time (from Croutching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
Senza Fine (from Ghost Ship)
I'll Never Say Goodbye (from The Promise)
The Shadow of Your Smile (from The Sandpiper)
Alfie (from Alfie)
Soldier in the Rain (from Soldier in the Rain)
Too Late Now (from Royal Wedding)
The Summer Knows (from The Summer of '42)
Baby Mine (from Dumbo)
Somewhere Over The Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz)

Album Description

Featuring the title track from the Warner Bros. Motion picture 'Ghost Ship.' The love theme from the film Cinema Paradiso has been given an English lyric for the first time and makes its debut on this recording. Until now the composer Ennio Morricone has never accepted an English lyric for Cinema Paradiso. Concord Records. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

"The Summer Smiles, The Summer Knows".......2006-01-07

"When Monica Mancini set out to record this retrospective of songs from films, she clearly had her passions in order. Monica comes by her affinity for the medium honestly, having grown up in a house permeated with some of the best film music in history, from the pen of her incredibly prolific father, Henry. So it is no surprise that this collection has all the artistry, pathos, and musicality that it so deserves." ~ Dave Grusin, Liner Notes - 2002 ~

Dave Grusin, an expert arranger, conductor, pianist, film scorer himself has described this album so perfectly. The choice of material in this CD is impeccable with Monica Mancini's graceful interpretations and not to mention the flawlessly beautiful arrangements by Torrie Zito, John Calandrelli, Michael Lang, Patrick Williams, George Doering, Ray Ellis, Harvey Cohen and John Frizzell. There are twelve theme songs from various remarkable films in this recording and most of the tracks were backed up by an orchestra with the exception of a few.

The theme song from the movie "Summer of '42" penned by the creative husband-and-wife-team of Alan & Marilyn Bergman and composer Michel Legrand "The Summer Knows" is one of my top choices from this collection. Splendidly arranged by Michael Lang and Harvey Cohen on string section, she renders this timeless song so true to its essence and making it the most beautiful version, bar none!

Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "Alfie" (from the movie of the same title), is a moving song accompanied only by the sublime piano playing of Michael Lang. She has an exquisitely beautiful voice, the kind that still shines without the trimmings and backing up of an orchestra, (the kind that still glows even on A Cappella singing). Another affecting song and a favorite of mine is "Too Late Now," a Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner treasure and theme from the movie "Royal Wedding." The orchestral arrangement was done by Torrie Zito, a fine pianist/arranger/conductor who worked briefly with the legendary musical icon, Frank Sinatra. I loved the way he injected a classical touch on his arrangement, almost sounding like one of Claude Debussy's masterpieces. I would say that this is one of the best tracks. Ditto with another Torrie Zito arrangement, Johnny Mandel and Paul Webster's "The Shadow of Your Smile" from the movie "The Sandpiper." Ms. Mancini gave these classics the retire-the-trophy-treatments and made them her very own.

The lovely opener, Ennio Morricone and Gregg Field's "Cinema Paradiso," arranged by Jorge Calandrelli, is also one of the standouts. Another beauty is "I'll Never Say Goodbye" from the movie "The Promise" with piano accompaniment by Michael Lang. The finale "Over The Rainbow" from "The Wizard of Oz" is simply divine with orchestral arrangement by Ray Ellis.

This recording produced by Ms. Mancini's musician husband, Gregg Field, truly showed off not only the singer's vocal artistry, but her classy and elegant style of singing. Thank you Ms. Mancini for your wonderful gift of music. Music to enjoy forever!

Magnificent Monica!.......2004-06-28

My favorite song of all time is "The Shadow of Your Smile" from the movie "The Sandpiper". Until now, the 2 best versions of it were by Barbra Streisand and Tony Bennett. By FAR, this is THE best version of that song. Pure, without "vocal gymnastics", screaming, yelping or other artificial "stylings".. here it is sung as it was written, perfectly performed with beautiful orchestration. The rest of the album is no less miraculous. It is stunning. "A Day in the Life of a Fool", "Cinema Paradiso" and the haunting and tender "Theme from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" are just as lavish and well-crafted. Okay Monica, now could you release one album a year instead of one album every 3 years? Pleeeeassee??

She's chocolate and creme!.......2004-01-29

Seeing Monica Mancini on stage singing the theme from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, hearing Gregg Field's drums, seeing the multi-media film clip behind her... is like having chocolate and creme!

Monica does not belt you to death, she does not yell at you, she does not punch notes into your being... she soothes you to her, lures you, with a voice that has been hidden for years.

Her voice is perfect in pitch, tone, and her ability to hit every single note as if she were born to sing. Clearly having inherited talent from her mom Ginny and her dad Henry.

On this cd I love the way she embraces other composers songs..."Baby Mine" just one of them. I about melted when she sang that song.

She has a great sense of humor on stage, is spontaneous, and is herself.

She has a great secure personality and stage persona and she has the family roots to give you a chill in your bones when she shares them with you in stories and song.

Hearing her sing live is like being home!

Astonishing.......2003-09-04

I sample A LOT of jazz vocalists (for some reason most contemporary jazz vocalists seem to be female) but initially dismissed Monica Mancici because she's the child of a famous father. Henry was very classy and as accomplished as musicians get, and such qualities rarely get passed down the line. What a mistake. I only heard her Mercer album because it was -- thankfully -- being played in a store I was visiting. I bought it, loved it, and was primed for this collection. A solid Five Stars. There's new stuff here (for me) and old songs done splendidly. Over The Rainbow, aside from its original iconic take by "Judy," has been covered hundreds of times. And Monica's take? Quite simply as good as any. With this release I've recognized what I love about Monica's voice: Aside from being simply perfect technically, her voice glows like a crackling fireplace! I mourned the recent passing of Rosemary Clooney, and now feel that there's a relatively new vocalist who I can follow for many years. Live or recorded, I'll be there ...

Monica's Latest is the best yet.......2003-06-04

Sorry, but I don't worry about the nuts and bolts of every particular detail of an album. I play what I enjoy and Monica's albums bring me that enjoyment. Cinema Paradiso has rarely left my CD Player. I'm only sorry she appears not to have a web page. Where someone like Michael Jackson or Dixie Chicks are all over the Internet, virtually no information is available concerning Monica Mancini. It's impossible to find a concert schedule. I hope she produces another album soon, I've worn out her others.

Before The Rain (Pred Dozhdot): Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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unforgettable
One of the best films of the 1990s
In short
Dark, intriguing and "in your face" film... I want a DVD version!
Great film about a great tragedy

Before The Rain (Pred Dozhdot): Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Anastasia
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000042IB
Release Date: 1995-03-14

Tracks:

Time Never Dies
Nine Iron Doors
Coming Back Home 1
Red And White
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Pass Over
Funeral Theme
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Customer Reviews:

unforgettable.......2007-06-10

I first watched this relatively unknown masterpiece when I translated its subtitles into Turkish in 1995 for the Ankara Film Festival.

I remember that I started working on the translation with two fellow translators. We had the English subtitles which were provided to us in text format, but the film copy that the Macedonian Ministry of Culture had given us had to subtitles on it. Almost two thirds of the dialogue was in Albanian and Macedonian languages. So we had to patiently match the Albanian and Macedonian dialogue in a subtitle box which required us to see every frame 5 or 6 times.

I still remember that all three of us were so captivated with the story and the fascinating cinematography that after just 5 minutes into the film we just stopped matching the subtitles and started simply enjoying the movie until we realized we are not translating the movie but just watching it. It was like love at first sight for all three of us!

This film is simply unforgettable and the soundtrack will still haunt you long after the movie ends. I wasn't able to believe that this is Manchevski's debut film as a director.

One of the best films of the 1990s.......2006-11-22

Manchevski's before the rain is a masterpiece of thematic montage and certainly one of the best films of the 1990s. The narrative structure of the film becomes it's theme. As a film professor, I always show this movie to my students who leave the room with their mouths open and after a day or two of letting the movie's ideas settle the film brings out lively discussions. It's brilliantly crafted like a fine Hollywood film yet has many themes that weave in and out of the story in a more European fashion. This film deserves the full DVD treatment with commentary and extras but just making it available would keep many film lovers happy.

In short.......2006-08-09

This is simply the best motion picture I have ever seen. A beautiful and intelligent triology that will stay with you. Years ago, during it's first week on Swedish cinemas, I saw it twice. Since then I've seen it a few times more.

Dark, intriguing and "in your face" film... I want a DVD version!.......2005-09-28

Saw this film years ago in Sweden (without English subtitles). Despite not understanding most of the dialogues, the images were stark enough to remind you the realities of life in other countries outside the comforts of your home. Definitely a film that should go out on DVD and something I'd spend my money on!

Great film about a great tragedy.......2004-09-19

In watching this movie you can understand the Balkan conflict better than if you readfive books on the subject. It is about the power of war crushing the innocence of love. good acting all around and wonderful cinematography. We need a DVD relase of this one! those reading this review please tell amazon you want a DVD version, as more and more people switch exclusively to DVD it would be a shame of if this gem were forgotten.

De Toda La Eternidad: Songs of American Women Composers

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De Toda La Eternidad: Songs of American Women Composers

Manufacturer: Aca Digital
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BDH5AE
Release Date: 2005-10-25

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Apres Le Plie
Lisa Harris
Manufacturer: The Orchard
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006AAUX
Release Date: 2002-07-02

Tracks:

Slow Plie 3/4 The Way
Plie 3/4 I Dreamed A Dream
Plie 3/4 On My Own
Slow Tendu 4/4 Castle On A Cloud
Slow Tendu 4/4 Pachelbel's Canon In D
Slow Tendu 4/4 The Strager
Slow Tendu 4/4 New York State Of Mind
Tendu 4/4 Singing In The Rain
Tendu 4/4 Makin' Whoopie
Tendu 4/4 Tarantella
Tendu 4/4 On The Street Where You Live
Tendu 4/4 Honeysuckle Rose
Quicker Tendu 4/4 S'wondering
RDJ 3/4 Stars
RDJ 3/4 Goodnite Saigon
Fondu 3/4 Empty Chairs At Empty Tables
Fondu 3/4 He Loves And She Loves
Fondu 3/4 Polovtsian Dance
Frappe 2/4
Petit Battement 2/4 I Won't Dance
Petit Battement 2/4 C Minor
Petit Battement 2/4 D Major
Petit Battement 2/4 A Minor
Petit Battement 2/4 Stop Time
Petit Battement 2/4 Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead
Adagio 3/4 Theme And Variations
Adagio 3/4 Unexpected Song
Adagio 3/4 This Masquerade
Adagio 3/4 Sleeping Beauty
Adagio 3/4 Bayadere
Stretch 3/4 I've Never Been In Love Before
Grand Battement 4/4 Climb Every Mountain
Port De Bras 4/4 Tell Me On A Sunday
Port De Bras 6/8
Adagio 3/4 Yesterday
Adagio 4/4 Papa You Can Hear Me
Tendu 4/4 Can't We Be Friends
Tendu 4/4 Theme And Variations
Tendu 4/4 Lady Be Good
Tendu 4/4 Paper Moon
Slow Pirouette 3/4 Alice/Skating In Central Park
Slow Pirouette 3/4 Angel Eyes
Pirouette 3/4 I'll Take Romance
Piroutte 3/4 Etudes
Pirouette 3/4 Carmen
Pirouette 3/4 When I'm Dancing
Tango Pirouette 4/4 Tango Medly
Tango Pirouette 4/4 Begin The Beguine
Jump 6/8 Ballet Mix
Jump 4/4 C Jump
Jump 6/8 C Jump
Jump 4/4 Rodeo
Boys Jump Polka In C
Girl's Jump Pas De Deux
Big Waltz Ballet Extravaganza

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Great Musicals

Manufacturer: Rajon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000682FF4
Release Date: 2004-11-15

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Oklahoma Suite: Oklahoma!/Oh, What a Beautiful Morning/The Surrey With
My Fair Lady Suite: Ascot Gavotte/Wouldn't It Be Loverly?/With a ...
Annie Get Your Gun Suite: Doin' What Comes Natur'lly/You Can't Get ...
King and I Suite: The March of Siamese Children/I Whistle a Happy Tune
Sound of Music Suite: The Sound of Music/My Favourite Things/Do-Re-Mi
West Side Story: The Jet Song/America/Tonight/Something's Coming/Maria

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Porgy and Bess Suite: Summertime/I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'/I Loves ...
South Pacific Suite: Bali Ha'i/A Cockeyed Optimist/Some Enchanted ...
Guys and Dolls Suite: Luck Be a Lady/Fugue for Tinhorns/Follow the ...
Carousel Suite: The Carousel Waltz/Mister Snow/June Is Bustin' Out All

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Joseph & The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat: Any Dream Will ...
Evita: Don't Cry for Me Argentina/Another Suitcase in Another Hall
Jesus Christ Superstar: Jesus Christ Superstar/I Don't Know How to ...
Cats: Memory/Macavity the Mystery Cat/Mister Misoffeles
Phantom of the Opera: Phantom of the Opera/All I Ask of You/Angel ...

Album Description

Australian exclusive 3-CD set from the Rajon label's 'Great Series'. 2004.

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Pastoral perfection
Attention all singers! Finzi is a master at setting texts.

Earth and Air and Rain

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002ZI5
Release Date: 1993-11-11

Tracks:

Earth And Air And Rain Op. 15: Summer Schemes
Earth And Air And Rain Op. 15: When I Set Out For Lyonesse
Earth And Air And Rain Op. 15: Waiting Both
Earth And Air And Rain Op. 15: The Phantom
Earth And Air And Rain Op. 15: So I Have Fared
Earth And Air And Rain Op. 15: Rollicum-rorum
Earth And Air And Rain Op. 15: To Lizbie Brown
Earth And Air And Rain Op. 15: The Clock Of The Years
Earth And Air And Rain Op. 15: In A Churchyard
Earth And Air And Rain Op. 15: Proud Songsters
Till Earth Outwears Op. 19a: Let Me Enjoy The Earth
Till Earth Outwears Op. 19a: In Years Defaced
Till Earth Outwears Op. 19a: The Market-Girl
Till Earth Outwears Op. 19a: I Look Into My Glass
Till Earth Outwears Op. 19a: It Never Looks Like Summer Here
Till Earth Outwears Op. 19a: At A Lunar Eclipse
Till Earth Outwears Op. 19a: Life Laughs Onward
I Said To Love Op. 19b: I Need Not Go
I Said To Love Op. 19b: At Middle-Field Gate In February
I Said To Love Op. 19b: Two Lips
I Said To Love Op. 19b: In Five-Score Summers
I Said To Love Op. 19b: For Life I Had Never Cared Greatly
I Said To Love Op. 19b: I Said To Love

Tracks:

A Young Man's Exhortation Op. 14: A Young Man's Exhortation
A Young Man's Exhortation Op. 14: Ditty
A Young Man's Exhortation Op. 14: Budmouth Dears
A Young Man's Exhortation Op. 14: Her Temple
A Young Man's Exhortation Op. 14: The Comet At Yell'ham
A Young Man's Exhortation Op. 14: Shortening Days
A Young Man's Exhortation Op. 14: The Sigh
A Young Man's Exhortation Op. 14: Former Beauties
A Young Man's Exhortation Op. 14: Transformations
A Young Man's Exhortation Op. 14: The Dance Continued
Before And After Summer Op. 16: Childhood Among The Ferns
Before And After Summer Op. 16: Before And After Summer
Before And After Summer Op. 16: The Self-Unseeing
Before And After Summer Op. 16: Overlooking The River
Before And After Summer Op. 16: Channel Firing
Before And After Summer Op. 16: In The Mind's Eye
Before And After Summer Op. 16: The Too Short Time
Before And After Summer Op. 16: Epeisodia
Before And After Summer Op. 16: Amabel
Before And After Summer Op. 16: He Abjures Love

Customer Reviews:

Pastoral perfection.......2006-02-16

These are settings of words of Thomas Hardy by the early twentieth century English composer Gerald Finzi. They are much like the song cycles of Vaughan Williams or George Butterworth--lyric, not very harmonically adventurous. The poems are typical Hardy, about as depressing as possible. The poems are mostly obscure; excepy for "Channel Firing" I had not seen any of them before I heard this album. Finzi's music perfectly fits the words, and the voices of Varcoe and Hill perfectly fit the music. These songs are the best of the English lieder before Britten. i think they belong on the saame shelf with Brahms and Schubert. This is a really tremendous album, and if you think you might even remotely be interested in it, I urge you to acquire it at once.

Attention all singers! Finzi is a master at setting texts........1999-12-17

Gerald Finzi's song-cycles are the most celebrated works in his small and carefully composed output. His settings of poetry by Thomas Hardy, not easy words to tackle, stand alongside the similarly-fused art of Faure & Verlaine or Wolf & Morike. The eager student of English song should discover in Finzi something much more exciting than Quilter's or Head's efforts; he and Vaughan Williams are clearly at the apex of early-20thC. songwriting in the English tradition. I can think of few works that appeal in such a pastoral, largely diatonic way, yet prove their worth as well-wrought compositions. This is Finzi all over. Try his choral music by the Finzi Singers on Chandos as well.

Truth About Love: Music & Poetry of Wh Auden

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Truth About Love: Music & Poetry of Wh Auden
Britten , Auden , Stravinsky , Mozart , and Barber
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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006JJ3H
Release Date: 2002-09-24

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Tantalizing tidbits

Paul Sperry Sings An American Sampler

Manufacturer: Albany Records
ProductGroup: Music
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Release Date: 1995-04-07

Tracks:

Pied Beauty
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My Sweet Old Etcetera
When Frost Moves Fast
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Love in the Dictionary
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George
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And What of Love
Who Wrote This Fiendish Rite of Spring
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Shadow of the Blues: Litany
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Customer Reviews:

Tantalizing tidbits.......2000-06-14

You may not love Paul Sperry's voice, but you gotta love his wide-ranging interests and his obvious joy in performing American music. Singers exploring the contemporary American art song will note numerous composers' dedications to this quirky tenor, and listening to his recordings, you quickly understand why. His interpretations go right to the heart of the matter, and proceed right over the top only when it's rigorously demanded in the music. Singers looking for new repertoire will also appreciate the extensive liner notes, in which Mr. Sperry explains where he found the songs.

The range of composers, beyond Billings and Bolcom to Weill and Weisgall, is maddening, giving a tantalizing taste of the diverse flavors of American song in the 20th century. The songs run the gamut of emotions, too, from Ben Weber's powerful 'Mourn, Mourn' to Cowell's sarcastic 'Who Wrote This Fiendish Rite of Spring?' to the loving memory of 'George.'