Strange Fruit [CD-single]

Track Listings

1. Strange Fruit [Radio Edit]

2. Strange Fruit [Radio/Najee]

3. Strange Fruit [Instrumental/Najee]

4. Strange Fruit [Edit][Instrumental]

Strange Fruit,D'Wayne Wiggins,Universal,Contemporary R&B,Pop,R&B,Urban

Strange Fruit [CD-single]

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The Healing of Hip Hop- A album to relax too

Talented and Refreshing

IntelliHop!

Dirty South? {4 Stars}

Good easy listening, slightly experimental

The Healing
Strange Fruit Project
Manufacturer: Om Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FUF87K
Release Date: 2006-07-25

Tracks:

Intro
Ready Forum
You (The Only Ones)
Under Pressure
Good Times
Liberation
Get Live
Soul Clap
Special
Pinball
Rise
Cali Cruisin
Parachutes
God Is

Album Description

Joining the ranks of People Under The Stairs, Colossus, J Boogie's Dubtronic Science, DJ Mark Farina's "Mushroom Jazz", and more, Om's roster of forward thinking hip-hop continues to grow. Myone, Myth, and Symbolyc (S1) are Strange Fruit Project; three emcees who continue to set trends as not your typical southern hip-hop group. Each member sings, raps, and is influenced by the constant journey of everyday life. Through innovative production and creative lyrics, their music separates them from many independent artists.

Customer Reviews:

The Healing of Hip Hop- A album to relax too.......2007-07-06

This is a excellent effort from southern rappers in a world of snap, crunk, and pimp music! A southern artist myself and into the more thoughtful hip hop, i knew i would love this CD. It reminds me of a common/LB LP. The beats are wonderfully soulful, and so are the lyrics (wow). If you are a true hip hop fan buy this album, relax, and bump it!

Outstanding tracks:
Ready Forum
Under Pressure
Liberation
Get Live
Who am i kiding....the WHOLE ALBUM!!!!

Talented and Refreshing.......2007-04-20

This is a very talented group of young MC's. The music is mellow and it has an all around "Good Feeling" to it. This album can be enjoyed by all.

IntelliHop!.......2007-04-14

Really made their mark with this installment "The Healing". Lyrics courageous enough to really speak to our condition with cleaver tracks, stimulating instrumentation and flow sychronized rhymes. They trully demonstrate they understand the importance of timing when delivering the verse. Outstanding production and collabo's including Badu who is always a welcome addition to any conscious track as well as, underground's trio Little Brother who have definately shown their devotion to the underground. All the tracks on this joint have a message you should be able to relate to.

It is a collector's item for those who focus on this love life music. This one if for the PEOPLE.

GO GET IT!!!!!!!!!!

Dirty South? {4 Stars}.......2007-03-14

If Little Brother were still interesting, not full of themselves, or taking themselves so seriously, they'd sound like Strange Fruit Project. I know I'll get a lot of unhelpfuls for that statement, but I think S1, Myth, and Myone have similar rhyme styles to LB, but with more speed and fluidity and less dependence on metaphors and similies. You can witness the similarities and the differences on "Rise" which features Little Brother. Not only do they spit like no other rapper I've ever heard out of Texas, but the production is on point as well. S1 raps, but he also (excellently) produces 5 of the 14 tracks with 9th Wonder (1), the underrated Illmind (3), Nicolay (1), M-Phazes (1), the constantly overlooked Jake One (1), The Foundation, and Vitamin D holding down the rest of the production. I have to say that the beats are definitely what you'd expect from that lineup.

As far as flaws go, there really aren't many. Maybe one or two tracks are what I would label as skip material (Liberation & Pinball). They just didn't grab the ears of this particular listener, but if you dig that smooth stuff, then you should be able to play this one from start to finish.

The Healing is easily one of the top 15 hip hop releases of 2006. S1, Myth, and Myone are some of the dopest rappers I've ever heard to come out of the lone star state. To be honest, I never knew Texas had it in 'em. I recommend adding this one to your library.

Standout Tracks: The Plague, Soul Clap, You (The Only Ones) (My Favorite), A Change feat. The Procussins [Bonus Track], Get Live feat. Erykah Badu, Under Pressure, Makin' My Way, and Special feat. Thesis

Good easy listening, slightly experimental.......2007-02-17

This hip hop has a positive religious vibe with the likes of Erykah and soulsters like Darien Brockington and Thesis. I would class it as neo-soul/underground hip hop. Feels as though it has a touch of kindred the family soulness to it which is always good. The beats vary from song to song which gives some variety, there's some new experimentalness there but I always find I can hear new styles in more hardcore and underground hip hop. Overall some wicked collabo's and a bit of heart tingling stuff but nothing to give it the label of being a classic (even though the group are relatively unknown).

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Good,but...
Emotionally, painfully beautiful
I never really gained an interest in her until now.
Lovely and moving

Strange Fruit: 1937-1939
Billie Holiday
Manufacturer: Jazzterdays Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005MVU
Release Date: 2000-08-19

Tracks:

They Can't Take That Away From Me
I'll Get By
Yours And Mine
Mean To Me
Easy Living
Me, Myself And I
A Sailboat In The Moonlight
Getting Some Fun Out Of Life
Trav'lin' All Alone
Nice Work If You Can Get It
My Man
You Go to My Head
Havin' Myself A Time
I'm Gonna Lock My Heart
I Can't Get Started
Sugar (That Sugar Baby O'Mine)
More Than You Know
Long Gone Blues
Yesterdays
Fine And Mellow
I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
Strange Fruit

Customer Reviews:

Good,but..........2003-04-29

...I give this three stars not because it deserves 3 stars, but because, after hearing Nina Simone perform this song, Billie's didn't even come close.When I heard Billie perform this song, I thought yes, yes, well done.But when I heard Nina Simone sing this song, everything was sucked out of me inside, I felt empty;nina tore the life out of me, by the end of the song, there were tears streaming down my face.I will just say that Billie has had much better recordings, and this by far does not capture all of her greatness.But , I do have to say, that Nina is the true queen of jazz.Billie is magnificent, but she is not Nina.I am 13 years old, and I have nothing else to judge except for what I hear.And I just have to say that Billie's version will never,ever come close to Nina's.And if you can, please, search the world for Nina's rendition of Strange Fruit.It's the most beautiful thing you'll ever hear.

Emotionally, painfully beautiful.......2001-08-15

I first heard the song, "Strange Fruit" in the HBO movie, "The Affair", starring Kerry Fox and Courtney B Vance. The song goes along perfectly with the movie, because Fox and Vance both share a common interest: this Billie Holiday song. The song sets the beginning as well as the painful ending. {Vance is hanged for sleeping with Fox, after her husband returns home from the war, and tells her to tell the court that Vance raped her, or he will take their son and divorce her.} All that aside, I loved the song and fell in love with Ms. Holiday's voice.

I never really gained an interest in her until now........2000-12-05

I had heard Billie Holidays' music off and on though the years. I finally made a connection when I viewed a story about her life on "Touched by an Angel" when of course, they presented a story ref: "Strange Fruit". This artist demonstrated such bravery; when I received the CD, and I listened to her words, I have fell in love with her life. She is one that should always be respected. I plan to put a play together at my church about her tragic life story. Thank God for her courage to use her voice to make a stand. I love the entire CD, it is music for your soul. The service I received from Amazon.com was great.

Lovely and moving.......2000-08-03

An absolutely worthwhile C.D. with some of Billie Holiday's most wonderful songs. Especially the beautifully disturbing Strange Fruit. Billie Holiday's vioce brings out all the pain and emotion of this powerful music. A great buy that will bring tears to your eyes.

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WOW, this album is sick!

Soul Travelin'
Strange Fruit Project
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ASIN: B0002OTIFW
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Speed Bump
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WOW, this album is sick!.......2006-10-09

Strange Fruit Project is in my top five rappers of all time! Their laid back, jazzy, soulful style is matched by few. If you can find this album, pick it up!

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This is probably my favorite SLITS record
UK JUNK
The Slits will always be better than YOU, sorry asshole
Slits
All women punk group

The Peel Sessions
The Slits
Manufacturer: Strange Fruit UK
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Tracks:

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Album Description

10 track compilation of their sessions, 1977-1981, with Neneh Cherry as backing vocalist on the three cuts from the 1981 session: 'Difficult Fun', 'In The Beginning' and 'Earthbeat/ Wedding Song'. 1998 Strange Fruit release.

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Tracks: Love and Romance, Vindictive, New Town, Shoplifting, So Tough and More.

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This is probably my favorite SLITS record.......2006-03-06

Most bands don't do much unique on Peel shows from what my ears have heard. Typically they're just recreating what they did in the studio for their records.

That's not the case w/ the SLITS. When I heard this record it took me places musically that the SLITS had never been before, certainly as a complete record.

The Cut first album is quite something. Course, that's assuming yer into the sound these gals made. It's not your usual stuff, punk or otherwise. Sure, they existed right in the fermament of the late 70's punk scene. But they carved out a musical place that is still only theirs.

This is an invaluable release because the SLITS released so few records. I'd recommend it in a heart beat, though I'd caution you to listen to those amazon 'listen' buttons first cuz this is not automatically going to be the group you just dig. We gotta find out if yer adventrous musically or not first. If you can get into their groove, man, they did some hot stuff and here's where they really get into it most. chrisbct@hotmail.com

UK JUNK.......2005-07-21

This may be perhaps the worst punk cd put out by a group of crazed women obsessed with the popularity of bands like the Sex Pistols, and the Clash. These chicks were amateurs when it came to playing their instruments, damn they even had to have Mick Jones from the Clash tune their instruments for them when they were on tour together. Sorry ladies just because you have the heart, and the enthusisam does not mean that the talent portion will fall in. This time you came up short. Instead try checking out X ray Spex, or the Avengers, or Patti Smiths first album Horses if your into the whole female empowerment punk rock group. POSEURS.

The Slits will always be better than YOU, sorry asshole.......2005-06-18

V. Dodson "london SS" a.k.a. arrogant/ignorant misogynist should be killed.

Slits.......2005-03-06

The Slits are one of the most underrated bands of all time, in ANY genre, as well as the most undeserving band to ever get dropped...I haven't heard this album yet, but as soon as i get some more moolah, i plan on purchasing this, i just bought Live at the Gibus and Generation X - GenX

All women punk group.......2002-01-16

Very chaotic, very joyful, and full of life. The Slits are the best! I am still missing their "Retrospective" album on CD!

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Intriguing concept by Mayfield
Great stuff

Strange Fruit
Irvin Mayfield & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
Manufacturer: Basin Street Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007VUBHY
Release Date: 2005-04-05

Tracks:

Narration #1
Intro / Opening Statements
The Beginning Of The End
Narration #2
Oral Traditions Of The South
The Elder Negro Speaks
Narration#3
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Narration #4
Ballad Of A Hot Long Night
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Narration #6
The Lynch Mob (You Better Run Boy Run)
Hoppin' And Hollerin
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The Prayer / Final Words
Narration #8
The Sacrifice / The Mourning
Narration #9 / Falling Leaves Yet Growing Trees / Ah Yes The Blues

Customer Reviews:

Intriguing concept by Mayfield.......2006-06-30

After hearing Irvin Mayfield and his fabulous New Orleans Jazz Orchestra at this year's JazzFest -- arguably the best set of the weekend -- I found this, which is apparently the first recording with this new group. It is superb. Mayfield has taken the classic Billie Holiday "Strange Fruit" and expanded it into an extravagantly orchestrated piece, often as heart-stopping as the original, for jazz orchestra, choir and narrator.

The playing of the musicians is beyond praise, with an electricity that should satisfy anyone who admires a big band sound, and Mayfield is his usual knockout self on trumpet. An unusual addition, the Dillard University Choir is chillingly effective, as is the terrific narration by actor Wendell Pierce (whom people may know from HBO's "The Wire").

My sole hesitation (hence the four stars) is strictly personal: I'm not a huge fan of the spoken word mixed with music, and at times this project feels more like a sermon. (No offense to Mr. Pierce's voice, nor to his well-modulated storytelling abilities.) For example, I'm not a fan of Copland's "A Lincoln Portrait" or Schoenberg's "A Survivor from Warsaw" for the same reason, much as I like other pieces by the same composers.

But no matter, back to the good news. This is a huge, exciting disc with some of the best contemporary jazz one could ask for, played by some of the world's great musicians. The sound quality is as exemplary as the performances.

Great stuff.......2005-07-11

very unique...very original....reminds me of Alvin Ailey dance stuff...I would love to see a live performance of this work.

Had always thought of Irvin as one of the Los Hombres...and quite honestly, didn't think much more as I don't care for their stuff...but this solo effort is right on the mark. Definitely makes me believe Irvin's got a little more in him that what we've heard before...

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1945-47
Wonderful.
"Strange Fruit"

Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday
Manufacturer: Jazz World
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00002DDJ3
Release Date: 1999-10-04

Tracks:

Body and Soul
Strange Fruit
Man I Love
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You
All of Me
Billie's Blues
I Cried for You
Fine and Mellow
He's Funny That Way
Trav'lin' Light
He's Funny That Way
You'd Better Go Now
You're Driving Me Crazy
There Is No Greater Love
I Cover the Waterfront

Album Details

15 Track European Collection of Tracks from the Great Jazz Singer, featuring her Signature Song "Strange Fruit", "Body and Soul", "Fine and Mellow", "i Cried for You" and Many Other Greats.

Customer Reviews:

1945-47.......2006-08-17

If you're looking for Billie in her prime, look elsewhere. All the music on this CD was recorded between '45 and '47 after she had lost her voice. Look for the classic recording of Strange Fruit from '39 on one of the other CDs available.

Wonderful........2006-07-04

A great recording with strange fruit absent from so many of her recordings. Why is that? This will appeal to any lover of Billie Holliday and her music. Listen to " strange fruit ".

"Strange Fruit".......2004-09-14

First off, this album is amazing. It has such soul and rhythm. But what I would really like to tell you about is the song for which this album is named: Strange Fruit.

This is a sensitive subject for many people, especially those whose ancestors suffered. But you can't just deny that it happened. People have to have the courage to realize that horrible things go on in the world. Don't be a coward. Listen. People have to understand. You can't just pretend it didn't happen because you don't want to hear about it or think that your ancestors might have done it.

I first heard this song on "Touched by an Angel". It made me want to cry, to scream. A Jewish teacher wrote this song as a poem and gave it to Billie Holiday. She was so touched by it that she had music written for it and decided to sing it. It was a very touchy subject so at first no one clapped, no one dared to make a sound. But finally there was a lone clap somewhere in the audience and suddenly there was a thunderous ovation.

I greatly admire both the teacher and Holiday for having the courage to stand up in defiance of the horrors. The teacher's words penetrate, cutting deep. They don't beg you to listen, they command you.

Some may think that this subject doesn't involve because, hell, they weren't there, they didn't participate. But they are wrong. This is about what people just like you and me allowed, even encouraged to happen.

This isn't just a song about death. It's about the ignorance, the hate, the lives, the souls, the people.

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In Perugia
Sting , and Gil Evans
Manufacturer: Jazzdoor
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ASIN: B000I5YUX0
Release Date: 2006-09-18

Tracks:

Up From The Skies
Strange Fruit
Shadows In The Rain
Little Wing
There Comes A Time
Band Intro By Miles Evans
Consider Me Gone
Synchronicity
Roxanne
Tea In The Sahara / Walkin On The Moon
Instrumental
Message In The Bottle

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The Famed Singer/Songwriting Ex-police Man Meets the Jazz Master!

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Where it all began!

From Divine Se

Manufacturer: Blackson/Spilt Milk
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ASIN: B00063342C
Release Date: 2004-04-20

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Where it all began!.......2007-07-17

The Strange Fruit Project is made up of 3 members: Myone, Myth, and Symbolyc One. It's a mixed style with hip-hop at the forefront and elements of soul, jazz, and R&B thrown in for good measure. PURE GENIUS.

This is the Strange Fruit Project's debut album, From Divine. An excellent intro to one of the best hip-hop groups to come out in a long while. This is true hip-hop... no bling bling, no rims, no club bangers... just real music to express where they're coming from. And who knew this kind of stuff could come out of a 3-MC group from Texas? This is some serious stuff... think Tribe Called Quest, Common, Talib Kweli, Little Brother, etc.

I originally heard of SFP on the OM Records release "Deep Concentration, Vol.4 - Wreckin the Floor" and I had to find more of their stuff immediately! Luckily I finally found this album on cdbaby and now Amazon has finally featured it. Good lookin. My favorite album is still their second effort, "Soul Travellin", but this one comes in at a close second. If you dig a heavily produced and super clean cut with more popular guest MCs, check out their latest release, "The Healing."

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Inspiral

Radio 1 Sessions
Inspiral Carpets
Manufacturer: Strange Fruit UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000JOKM
Release Date: 1999-05-28

Tracks:

Out Of Time
Directing Traffik
Keep The Circle Around
Gimme Shelter
Sun Don't Shine
She Comes In Fall
Song For A Family
This Is How It Feels
Beast Inside
Smoking Her clothes
Two Worlds Collide
Sleep Well Tonight
Butterfly
Saturn 3
The Way The Light Falls
Party In The Sky
I Want You
Born Yesteday
Cobra
I Don't Want To Go Blind
Paranoid

Album Description

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From Sessions Recorded Between 1989 and 1994. Includes the Hit 'so this is How it Feels to Be Lonely'.

Customer Reviews:

Inspiral.......2004-07-06

A good example of fresh music, quality, and good taste that always come from england dark music. A little hard at first impresion, maybe coz the permanent up-sound of the hammond, but is a good opportunity to hear inspiral with direct sound played at one take.