Better Part of Me [Import]

Track Listings
1. Don't Wanna See You Cry
2. Nothing In The World Is Free
3. Magic Carpet Ride
4. Better Part Of Me
5. Another Day
6. You & I Together
7. Love's Too Hot To Hide
8. Maybe It's Better To Go

Better Part of Me,Clifford Coulter,Sony,R&B/Soul

Better Part of Me [Import]

Better Part of Me [Import]
Better Part of Me
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • One of the most underated singers
  • For anyone that loves good music
  • This "Better" Is Far From His Best
  • Jon Secada Rules!!
  • A Better Part of Jon? Not really.
 Better Part of Me
Jon Secada
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004UAS3
Release Date: 2000-07-18

Tracks:

  1. Stop
  2. Love's About To Change My Mind
  3. Break My Walls
  4. Better Part Of Me
  5. There's No Sunshine Anymore
  6. You Should Be Mine
  7. Papi
  8. When You're Gone
  9. Speak To The Wind
  10. Lost Inside Of You
  11. Asi
  12. Papi (Tropical Mix)
  13. Dentro De Ti
  14. Asi (Tropical Mix)

Amazon.com

A hot pop-radio item in the early and middle '90s, Jon Secada makes a bid to return to his previous multiplatinum status with Better Part of Me. Led by "Stop," a catchy if somewhat bland single that appears in both English and Spanish, the album carries on in the vein of Secada's past work, melding dramatic but not overdone vocals with Latin-lite elements (the acoustic guitar plucking of "Love's About to Change My Mind" and the salsa-meets-surf blend of "Papi") and production touches that are sure to garner the disc play time in a variety of dance-floor settings. While the material is an unsurprisingly mixed bag, the best of it will appeal to Ricky and Marc fans who are ready to (re-)embrace another heartthrob. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of the most underated singers.......2005-09-06

Jon Secada is brilliant. It's a shame that more people don't know that. I love this cd. The four best songs are, Stop, Speak to the Wind, Better Part of Me and my absolute favourite is Love's About to Change My Mind. I can't understand why he's not been a bigger artist. There is good latin routed sounds on this album and there's a good mix of fast and slow songs. I know you'll love this cd. I do. I wish he'd bring out another english cd.

5 out of 5 stars For anyone that loves good music.......2004-06-06

This album is really good and has Jon's smooth and commanding vocals on it. The Dance-Pop songs like "Papi" and the hit single "Stop" are really good. He really shines on the ballads such as "Break My Walls", "Lost Inside of You",etc., one see why one likes him so much. The album pretty stylish and really good overall. Don't sleep on this CD anyone, this quality music here!

2 out of 5 stars This "Better" Is Far From His Best.......2001-06-06

It's such a shame to see the trajectory with which Jon Secada's once promising career has taken. His last album, probably his best, all but bombed underneath the massive lack of marketing, and this album has met a similar fate, though deservedly so. This is by far his weakest effort, full of sappy adult contemporary ballads that not even his great voice can save. The record moves at a snail's pace, with the occasional uptempo number thrown in. Overall, a wasted effort from someone clearly wasting his vast talent.

5 out of 5 stars Jon Secada Rules!!.......2001-04-18

I loved this CD! Jon has a very nice voice. My favorite song on this album was track number 5. "There's no sunshine any more." I didn't like the song "Papi" that much, but other than that, all the songs rocked! I love you Jon!

3 out of 5 stars A Better Part of Jon? Not really........2000-09-22

I have to start by saying that I am a big fan of Jon Secada. His voice is one of the best out there, and he knows how to really deliver a song. However, none of the material on this CD comes close to the magic found in past hits such as "If You Go," "Mental Picture," "Do You Believe In Us," and "Too Late, Too Soon."

The only exception to this is the title track "Better Part of Me." I was blown away and pleasantly surprised that Jon decided to take his sound into a different territory: dance music. Better Part of Me is an excellent song, with some nice lyrical depth and a haunting chorus that will send shivers up your spine when the last note is reached. I repeated this one song over and over. The CD should have had more moments like this (but sadly didn't). With a few nice remixes, Better Part of Me could reach the summit of the dance charts. Speaking of remixes, it is strange that Sony opted to leave off the best remixes to "Stop" that permeated dance clubs for the past few months. My advice, find the dance remixes to "Stop" (they're wonderful) and wait for the remixes of Better Part of Me. Get your act together Jon so that Ricky Martin will be forced to sing back-up for you.
Bond and Beyond
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A great idea, but incomplete
  • Excellent. The best of this style.
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ASIN: B000003CX1
Release Date: 2002-10-22

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  2. James Bond Theme
  3. From Russia With Love
  4. Main Theme From Dick Tracy
  5. Crime Spree From Dick Tracy
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  7. Al Capone From The Untouchables
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4 out of 5 stars A great idea, but incomplete.......2000-10-26

Erich Kunzel plays the Bond themes? What a great idea! In addition, there are a few more selections in the same vein, like the cops-n-robbers TV medley, music from The Untouchables, Lethal Weapon, Beverly Hills Cop, etc.

Sometimes, you want to listen to the 007 music in instrumental only, and Kunzel and the Cincinatti Pops do a good job with the arrangements. But where are the rest of the songs? Missing are three of my all-time favorites, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, and Moonraker. I think the album would be better with 'more Bond, less other.' We certainly don't need TWO selections from Dick Tracy. And the theme from Darkman is stylistically quite similar to Dick Tracy; nothing is gained by playing both. Don't get me wrong; I like Danny Elfman (check out his "Beetlejuice" theme on Kunzel's 'Great Fantasy Adventure Album'). I just wanted to hear all my fave Bond pieces on the one CD.

Still, it's a keeper.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent. The best of this style........1999-02-15

All I can say is listen to the Trumpet solo on goldfinger. The best
The Better Part of Me
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Smooth and synthy r&b
 The Better Part of Me
Clifford Coulter
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005LPEO
Release Date: 2001-08-22

Tracks:

  1. Don't Wanna See You Cry
  2. Nothing in the World Is Free
  3. Magic Carpet Ride
  4. Better Part of Me
  5. Another Day
  6. You and I Together
  7. Love's Too Hot to Hide
  8. Maybe It's Better to Go

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Smooth and synthy r&b.......2002-05-04

Clifford Coulter was the keyboard player for Bill Withers when he released this solo LP. Clifford's voice is a smooth falsetto that will remind the listener of George Duke. His synth inspired arrangments are rich and full. In my opinion this cd should still be in release stateside. It does not have a dated sound, although the music is twenty two years old. It is definitely worth the extra change if you are into seventies and early eighties soul.
A.E. Housman: A Shropshire Lad, Complete in verse and song
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    Guess How Much I Love You
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    • AWESOME
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    		 Guess How Much I Love You

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    ASIN: B0000A1OFI
    Release Date: 2000-04-08

    Tracks:

    1. "Guess How Much I Love You" (A Special Reading by Sam McBratney)
    2. Brahms Lullaby
    3. Twinkle
    4. Simple Gifts
    5. Silver Is The Moonlight
    6. The Better Part of Me
    7. Over The Moon
    8. Hush Little Baby
    9. The Water Is Wide
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    12. Day Is Done

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    3. Gentle Rain
    4. By The River
    5. Meadowland Melodies
    6. Clouds
    7. Beyond The Sky
    8. Attunement
    9. A Warm Breeze
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    2. Variation No. 9 (Nimrod)Edward Elgar
    3. Intermezzo from Momentum Suite - Peter Hope
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    7. Sunrise from Daphine et Chloe - Ravel
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    3CD music collection inspired by the best selling book. "Guess How Much I Love You" is a story - a tale of the reassuring bond of love between a parent and a child.

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    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars AWESOME.......2006-11-11

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    Puccini - Madam Butterfly / Cheryl Barker, PO, Yves Abel [in English]
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • A touching English Butterfly
    		 Puccini - Madam Butterfly / Cheryl Barker, PO, Yves Abel [in English]
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    ASIN: B00005QF3K
    Release Date: 2001-11-20

    Tracks:

    1. Act I: Introduction - Cheryl Barker
    2. Act I: 'So The Walls And The Ceiling...' - Ann Taylor/Stuart Kale
    3. Act I: 'I Think Your Honour's Smiling' - Jean Rigby/Ann Taylor/Stuart Kale
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    5. Act I: The Whole World Over - Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich
    6. Act I: 'Fate Can't Crush Him' - Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich
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    11. Act I: 'The Imperial Commissioner' - Stuart Kale/Ann Taylor/Cheryl Barker/Simon Birchall
    12. Act I: 'Oh, Indeed, My Friend, You're Lucky!' - Gregory Yurisich/Cheryl Barker
    13. Act I: 'Come, My Beloved' - Ann Taylor/Cheryl Barker/Stuart Kale
    14. Act I: 'My Fate I Have To Follow' - Cheryl Barker
    15. Act I: 'Silence! Silence!' - Stuart Kale/Roland Wood/Cheryl Barker
    16. Act I: 'Congratulations' - Roland Wood/Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich/Frances Brett/Clive Bayley/Stuart Kale
    17. Act I: 'Dearest, My Dearest, Weep No More' - Roland Wood/Ann Taylor/Jean Rigby
    18. Act I: 'Evening Is Falling...' - Roland Wood/Ann Taylor/Jean Rigby
    19. Act I: 'Child, From Whose Eyes The Witchery Is Shining' - Ann Taylor/Cheryl Barker
    20. Act I: 'Ah, Love Me A Little' - Cheryl Barker/Ann Taylor
    21. Act II Part I: 'Izaghi Izanami' - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    22. Act II Part I: 'One Fine Day' - Cheryl Barker

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    1. Act II Part I: 'Come, Let's Enter' - Stuart Kale/Gregory Yurisich/Cheryl Barker
    2. Act II Part I: 'Yamadori, And Has your Unrequited Love Not Yet Released You? - Cheryl Barker/D'Arcy Bleiker/Gregory Yurisich/Stuart Kale
    3. Act II Part I: 'Now, At Last!' - Gregory Yurisich/Cheryl Barker
    4. Act II Part I: 'Just Two Things I Could Do' - Cheryl Barker/Gregory Yurisich
    5. Act II Part I: 'This Child! This Child, Then!' - Cheryl Barker/Gregory Yurisich
    6. Act II Part I: 'Do You Know, My Darling' - Cheryl Barker
    7. Act II Part I: 'I Must Be Going' - Gregory Yurisich/Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby
    8. Act II Part I: 'Ah! Ah!' - Stuart Kale/Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    9. Act II Part I: 'Look, It's A Man-of-war!' - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    10. Act II Part I: Flower Duet: 'Shake The Cherry Tree' - Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby
    11. Act II Part I: Humming Chorus - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
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    13. Act II Part 2: Daybreak Over Nagasaki - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    14. Act II Part 2: 'It's Morning' - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    15. Act II Part 2: 'Who Is It?...' - Jean Rigby/Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich
    16. Act II Part 2: 'I Know For Such Misfortune There Is No Consolation' - Gregory Yurisich/Jean Rigby/Ann Taylor
    17. Act II Part 2: 'Farewell, Oh Happy Home!' - Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich
    18. Act II Part 2: 'Then Will You Tell Her?' - Ann Taylor/Jean Rigby
    19. Act II Part 2: 'Suzuki, Where Are You?' - Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby
    20. Act II Part 2: 'You, Suzuki, You're Always So Faithful' - Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby
    21. Act II Part 2: 'Viper! I Want You To Answer' - Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby/Gregory Yurisich/Ann Taylor
    22. Act II Part 2: 'Your Little Fluttering Heart Is Beating' - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    23. Act II Part 2: 'Death With Honour Is Better Than Life With Dishonour' - Cheryl Barker

    Amazon.com

    This performance, the only one available in English, is problematic. Best is Yves Abel's leadership of the orchestra, which sounds wonderful, imbuing Puccini's lush score with just the right exoticism and emphasis. But aside from Gregory Yurisch's fine Sharpless, the singers don't please. Paul Charles Clarke as Pinkerton is lacking stylistically and vocally, and as Butterfly, Cheryl Barker sounds under strain and never pretty. While she has the power and feeling for the big second-act climax (the sighting of the ship), she never for a moment sounds fragile or girlish, not even in the all-important early scenes. English or not, this set isn't in the running. Stick with Callas or Scotto in Italian, and follow the libretto. --Robert Levine

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars A touching English Butterfly.......2002-03-27

    Anyone familiar with Cheryl Barker's Butterfly will be interested in hearing this recording. I have heard her in the role twice - in Auckland and London - and her voice has filled out as the years have gone on. She hasn't a large italianate soprano; the sound is too slender somehow. Yet there is the paradox - it has great carrying power and a decent cutting edge to make itself heard above the orchestral climaxes. What really impresses is the sense of vulnerability and moral strength she imparts, making sense of the big moments of the secong act. The sound in Act one is gorgeous (and a super D flat in theentrance aria) and she differentiates impressively between the child-bride and the embittered woman of the two acts.

    She is surrounded by a mixed supporting cast. Jean Rigby is maternal, warm and affecting as Suzuki. Gregory Yurisich makes Sharpless' dilemma more understandable than usual, rather than being completely ineffectual. Paul Charles Clarke perhaps illustrates Pinkerton's arrogance with a degree of vocal swagger, but the sound is rough-hewn and unlovely save for some moments in the love duet. Stuart Kale's Goro is suitable ingratiating and oily.

    Abel's conducting is the other chief draw of this set. That he has experience of the score in the theatre means that his pacing is really superb, and the lush orchestration is given its due, the potent intermezzo during the overnight vigil sounding suitably ominous.

    This won't replace the classic Butterfly recordings, but in the absendce of any new ones recently, and for acceptable diction in an English version, it is certainly worth the (not very high) price. Recommended.
    Trouble and Me
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • One of the best alt.country albums of 2002
    • Unmitigated joy and unbeatable toe-tapping
    		 Trouble and Me
    Rick Shea , and Brantley Kearns
    Manufacturer: Tres Pescadores
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    Release Date: 2002-06-04

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    2. Rachel
    3. Loafer's Glory
    4. San Bernardino Waltz
    5. Cane on the Brazos
    6. Parish Road
    7. Sail Away Ladies
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    9. Ain't It Almost Like The Old Times
    10. Black Snake Moan
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    Album Description

    In January 2002, Los Angeles area roots and country stalwart Rick Shea and the "phenomenally talented" fiddler and singer Brantley Kearns started work on a project they had discussed between themselves for three or four years. They decided to record a collection of older songs, some reworked traditional melodies, songs by California folk icons Jim Ringer and Mary McCaslin and a few of Rick and Brantley's own understated originals. The album is based loosely on the connection between the music and traditions of North Carolina where Brantley grew up and the more contemporary folk and country music of California that they both have spent the better part of their lives playing. The result is a great new disk entitled "Trouble and Me". It is named after the Buck Owens classic written by Harlan Howard and given a new interpretation by Rick and Brantley. The combination of Brantley`s eclectic fiddle playing and suberb singing and Rick's rock solid guitar work and deep expressive vocals is a sure winner for upstart Tres Pescadores Records.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars One of the best alt.country albums of 2002.......2003-01-14

    A delicious, acoustic-based set of well chosen old-timey and old-school country tunes, ranging from dimly-recalled gems such as Jim Ringer's "Rachel," Mary McCaslin's "San Bernadino Waltz," Harlan Howard's "Trouble and Me," and the gentle hobo anthem "Loafer's Glory." Fiddler Brantley Kearns has one of those great, gruff, grizzled-sounding voices that I love to hear, calling to mind folks like Larry Hosford and U. Utah Phillips. This is an excellent, thoroughly enjoyable album, one that would be easy to miss out on, since indie artists have such a tough time with distribution these days. Dave Alvin, whose band both these guys play in, produced this disc, with a light, unobstrusive touch. Fans of the relaxed style of old 1970s-era alt.country will appreciate this disc: I say snap it up while you still have the chance!

    5 out of 5 stars Unmitigated joy and unbeatable toe-tapping.......2002-06-09

    Wow. I have seen these two gentlemen perform numerous times with Dave Alvin and the Guilty Men and know how talented they are. Still, I was not prepared for how terrific this album would be. Rick's low-key yet expressive delivery is perfect for the folkier selections here, while Brantley's voice is ideal for the more old timey songs. The instrumental backing, the arrangements, the sound... they are all hard to beat. If you liked the recent Jim Lauderdale/Ralph Stanley CD, I think it's a cinch that you'll like this as well.
    The Better Part of Me
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      		The Better Part of Me

      Manufacturer: BMG Music
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B000BHJC7O

      Product Description

      The Better Part of Me~~1. Edited Version~~~2. Original Version.
      Better Part of Me
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        		Better Part of Me
        Roni Yadao
        Manufacturer: Roni Yadao
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
        Adult AlternativeAdult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000CAKIFK
        Release Date: 2005-05-24

        Tracks:

        1. Hey Jacky
        2. This Beautiful Mess
        3. Distance
        4. Another Lover
        5. Heading Home
        6. Sea and the Sand
        7. Better Part of Me
        8. Eastbound to Nowhere
        9. Wrapped
        10. Good Enough
        11. Thankful (Live)
        The Better Part of Me and You
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          		The Better Part of Me and You
          Marc Wymore
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD
          ASIN: B000RRJT4Y

          Product Description

          1 You Are Everything 2 Anything Better 3 Better Part of Me and You 4 Kingdom Come 5 Your Name Is 6 Your Are My God 7 No One Greater 8 To Tell You 9 Piano Song 10 King of Glory

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