Contemporary Girl

Track Listings
1. Contemporary Girl (Album Mix)
2. Contemporary Girl (Radio Mix)
3. Contemporary Girl (Rap Remix)
4. Contemporary Girl (Techno Remix)
5. Contemporary Girl (Garage Remix)

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Ever so often an artist comes along that transcends genres and boundaries with a talent so rare it defies comprehension. Introducing...Aisha.

It's the first time in modern music that one singer has embodied so many God given talents. From her striking voice, creative flair for writing and production to her effortless directing skills, Aisha is an artist for the 21st Century.

Product Description
5 song CD single featuring diverse remixes of the song "Contemporary Girl."

Contemporary Girl,Aisha,Sonustar Records

Contemporary Girl

Contemporary Girl
Small Town Girl
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great first album
  • You go, girl!!
  • Beautifully done
  • Kellie Pickler, a small town girl
  • Love It
 Small Town Girl
Kellie Pickler
Manufacturer: Bna Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000IFQLPK
Release Date: 2006-10-31

Tracks:

  1. Red High Heels
  2. Gotta Keep Moving
  3. Things That Never Cross A Man's Mind
  4. Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You
  5. I Wonder
  6. Small Town Girl
  7. Wild Ponies
  8. Girls Like Me
  9. I'm On My Way
  10. One Of The Guys
  11. My Angel

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This debut album by the small-town girl with the big, powerhouse voice showcases two distinctly different sides of Kellie Pickler's music. The hard-riffing uptempo material recalls the heartland rock of Bob Seger and John Mellencamp, with Pickler providing a good-ole-girl twang. Among the highlights are the emancipated strut of "Red High Heels," the playful humor of "Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind," and the tomboy bluesiness of "One of the Guys." Yet the American Idol finalist turns pure diva on the over-the-top balladry of the album's other half, with swelling strings and arrangements that overpower rather than enhance "I Wonder" and "I'm on My Way." On such cuts, producer Blake Chancey (Dixie Chicks) never gives Pickler a chance to show the subtlety and nuance that makes music more an art than a competition. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great first album.......2007-08-06

Kellie was not that impressive on American Idol but her first CD really WOWed me! I liked all the songs the first time I heard them and I have played the album over, and over, and over and never get tired of hearing them. A nice mix of music styles and tempos.

5 out of 5 stars You go, girl!!.......2007-07-31

I was, am, and continue to be impressed by Kellie Pickler. She is a talented singer and a bright spot as performer, interviewee, and hostess on many network, CMT, and GAC programs. It is a delight to watch Kellie blossom in her career. Her sparkling, warm, and positive personality is an inspiration to anyone who has dealt with adversity. With this album Kellie proves that she is adept at making lemonade from the lemons of her life! I love this album and am amazed that she was first of her AI class to be out of the gate with a CD. She worked her butt off last summer and fall and it's really paid off. Most impressive after her voice, is her talent as a songwriter. This is a great album with many personal and intimate songs! Kellie, I hope your success just continues and continues!!

4 out of 5 stars Beautifully done.......2007-07-30

The songs that are not played on the radio are great, a few could stand to get aired. Kelly Pickler's voice and delivery is one that fills my body with goosebumps.

5 out of 5 stars Kellie Pickler, a small town girl.......2007-07-19

Kellie was super on American Idol. On the tour she cowrote a number of songs that are on her album. She wrote about her life back in this small town in the Carolina's where she grew up. Her mother had left her, her father is in prison, so she has a lot to write about. Her grandmother died when Kellie was 15, Kellie wrote a song about her and called it her "Angel". "I Wonder" she also helped write,it is about her mother who left her when she was 2. The video is a real tear jerker and makes you wonder what is wrong with her mother. If you do not buy any other cd's buy Kellies, you will never regret it.

5 out of 5 stars Love It.......2007-07-16

Saw Kelly in concert when she opened for Brad Paisley. Loved her and loved her stuff. If you're a country music lover, this is a must have.
Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack From The Vestron Motion Picture
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • good as i remember
  • The Greatest!
  • Drity Dancing the orginal
  • A Nice Album.
  • Still love the movie ... still love the soundtrack
 Dirty Dancing: Original Soundtrack From The Vestron Motion Picture
Various Artists
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002W9Q
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. (I've Had) The Time Of My Life - Jennifer Warnes
  2. Be My Baby - The Ronettes
  3. She's Like the Wind - Patrick Swayze
  4. Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen
  5. Stay - Maurice Williams And The Zodiacs
  6. Yes - Merry Clayton
  7. You Don't Own Me - The Blow Monkeys
  8. Hey Baby - Bruce Channel
  9. Overload - Zappacosta
  10. Love Is Strange - Mickey And Sylvia
  11. Where Are You Tonight? - Tom Johnston
  12. In The Still Of The Night - The Five Satins

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If film and music fans sometimes wonder why soundtracks are often little more than pastiches of past pop hits and chart flavors of the moment, it's largely due to the blockbuster success of releases like this collection from 1987's surprise Patrcik Swayze/Jennifer Grey romantic hit. The film's retro-romantic concerns came shrewdly wrapped in a (largely manufactured) dance craze conceit tailor-made for such pop chestnuts as the Ronettes' "Be My Baby," the Zodiacs' "Stay," and the Five Satins' "In the Still of the Night." Mickey and Sylvia once again argued that "Love Is Strange"--if not quite as strained as Swayze's own attempt at balladry, "She's Like the Wind." Eric Carmen's "Hungry Eyes" showcased the former Raspberries leader to good effect, but the real soundtrack sweepstakes winner here was the Jennifer Warnes/Bill Medley duet "(I've Had) The Time of My Life." That performance not only won the Best Original Song Oscar the following year, but became one of the era's most performed songs and a ubiquitous radio staple. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars good as i remember.......2007-05-04

brings me back to my teen years - the music is as good now as it was then.

5 out of 5 stars The Greatest!.......2007-04-11

This is an all time classic! I love all of the songs on here and can think of what part of the movie they were played at.This is a must have for any Dirty Dancing fan!

5 out of 5 stars Drity Dancing the orginal.......2007-01-30

great movie and great soundtrack."Remember nobody puts baby in the corner"

5 out of 5 stars A Nice Album........2007-01-26

It really feels good to have this album. I know this should come with the hits not included in the first volume but it's nice. This is a nice addition to the soundtracks collection.

2 out of 5 stars Still love the movie ... still love the soundtrack.......2006-11-03

"Dirty Dancing" is still one of my favorite movies of all time. It managed to have a plot and wonderful music. You just can't sit still when this music is playing.
Back to Mono (1958-1969)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • good box set, great bargain.
  • A great collection missing many cuts that Rhino should have put out.
  • Greatest bargain
  • Cruisin' Music Extraordinaire
  • Essential Musical History
 Back to Mono (1958-1969)
Phil Spector
Manufacturer: Abkco
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ASIN: B000003BDM
Release Date: 1991-11-12

Tracks:

  1. To Know His Is To Love Him - The Teddy Bears
  2. Corrine, Corrina - Ray Peterson
  3. Spanish Harlem - Ben E. King
  4. Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee
  5. Every Breath I Take - Gene Pitney
  6. I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters
  7. Under The Moon Of Love - Curtis Lee
  8. There's No Other Like My Baby - The Crystals
  9. Uptown - The Crystals
  10. He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss) - The Crystals
  11. He's A Rebel - The Crystals
  12. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans
  13. Puddin' N' Tain - The Alley Cats
  14. He's Sure The Boy I Love - The Crystals
  15. Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Hearts - Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans
  16. (Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry - Darlene Love
  17. Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals
  18. Heartbreaker - The Crystals
  19. Why Don't They Let Us Fall In Love - Veronica
  20. Chapel Of Love - Darlene Love
  21. Not Too Young To Get Married - Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans
  22. Wait Til My Bobby Gets Home - Darlene Love
  23. All Grown Up - The Crystals

Tracks:

  1. Be My Baby - The Ronettes
  2. Then He Kissed Me - The Crystals
  3. A Fine, Fine Boy - Darlene Love
  4. Baby, I Love You - The Ronettes
  5. I Wonder - The Ronettes
  6. Girls Can Tell - The Crystals
  7. Little Boy - The Crystals
  8. Hold Me Tight - The Treasures
  9. (The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up - The Ronettes
  10. Soldier Baby Of Mine - The Ronettes
  11. Strange Love - Darlene Love
  12. Stumble And Fall - Darlene Love
  13. When I Saw You - The Ronettes
  14. So Young - Veronica
  15. Do I Love You? - The Ronettes
  16. Keep On Dancing - The Ronettes
  17. You, Baby - The Ronettes
  18. Woman In Love (With You) - The Ronettes
  19. Walking In The Rain - The Ronettes

Tracks:

  1. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - The Righteous Brothers
  2. Born To Be Together - The Ronettes
  3. Just Once In My Life - The Righteous Brothers
  4. Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
  5. Is This What I Get For Loving You? - The Ronettes
  6. Long Way To Be Happy - Darlene Love
  7. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons - The Righteous Brothers
  8. Ebb Tide - The Righteous Brothers
  9. This Could Be The Night - The Modern Folk Quartet
  10. Paradise - The Ronettes
  11. River Deep-Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner
  12. I'll Never Need More Than This - Ike & Tina Turner
  13. A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knockin' Everyday) - Ike & Tina Turner
  14. Save The Last Dance For Me - Ike & Tina Turner
  15. I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine - The Ronettes
  16. You Came, You Saw, You Conquered - The Ronettes
  17. Black Pearl - Sonny Charles And The Checkmates
  18. Love Is All I have To Give - The Checkmates

Tracks:

  1. White Christmas - Darlene Love
  2. Frosty The Snowman - The Ronettes
  3. The Bells of St. Mary - Bob B. Soxx and The Blue Jeans
  4. Santa Claus is Coming to Town - The Crystals
  5. Sleigh Ride - The Ronettes
  6. Marshmallow World - Darlene Love
  7. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - The Ronettes
  8. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Crystals
  9. Winter Wonderland - Darlene Love
  10. Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
  11. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love
  12. Here Comes Santa Claus - Bob B. Soxx and The Blue Jeans
  13. Silent Night - Phil Spector and Artists

Amazon.com

Among producers, his name remains the simile of choice. If some hotshot studio whiz emerges in, say, hip-hop, he's inevitably labeled "the Phil Spector of rap." That's quite a statement given that decades have passed since this boy from the Bronx remodeled rock & roll to suit his own visions of grandeur. The story of the girl-group auteur is a fascinating one. Spector composed a No. 1 hit at 17 (the Teddy Bears' "To Know Him Is to Love Him," its title inspired by the inscription on his father's tombstone). By 19 he was head of A&R for Atlantic Records. By the time he was 22, he'd founded his own label (Philles) and was churning out Wall of Sound hits at an unprecedented clip, beginning with the Crystals' "He's a Rebel." The four-disc Back to Mono befits its singular subject in both presentation (the richly annotated booklet includes a piece by Tom Wolfe) and content (60 songs cut between 1958 and 1969, plus the entire classic Yuletide LP A Christmas Gift for You). --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars good box set, great bargain........2007-08-03

This box set has been around for while and is a great bargain at $18.98, marked down from $75. Four discs of Spector-produced tracks, when he was at his peak, including the famous Christmas album. The Ronettes, The Crystals, Righteous Bros.and others in the Wall Of Sound which changed pop music forever. It comes in an LP-sized box with a large, nicely-done book of the lyrics. A must-have for any student of rock history or the nostalgia-seeker. The Christmas album alone is worth the price. This box set takes us back to a more innocent time when he was a teen millionaire and many would say, a musical genius.

4 out of 5 stars A great collection missing many cuts that Rhino should have put out. .......2007-07-21

All the hits are here played back on a vintage Ampex 351 tube tape recorder by Larry Levine and Phil himself in NYC.
If you put the treble all the way up on your set, this set can sound OK.
Why the Christmas Album was put in here I'll never know.
I wish Rhino would have put this box together instead of ABKCO.
Mine cost 69.00 US
Some things go up.
Remember Lana Clarkson. She cant defend herself.

4 out of 5 stars Greatest bargain.......2007-05-16

A few months ago I ordered this set for only about $20 & it is the best CD bargain I've ever had. This set originally sold for about $75 back in the 90's (glad I waited to buy it!)& I keep wondering why it's so cheap now. (Is Spector not allowed to make money on his music anymore?) It is a BIG set in an LP size box (I store it with my old LPs on my shelf),comes with a great big book printed on high quality paper, comes with the Christmas album & even a button. Only thing not big about this set is the sound quality, it's typical 80s & early 90s thin-sounding CD quality, not exactly what I'd call a wall of sound. Also the book has the lyrics to all the songs except the ones on the Christmas album. So if you can get past the fact that Spector may have killed someone 40 years after these recordings (if he did,how could he? He produced John Lennon's "Imagine" for goodness sake!)this is still some of the 60s greatest music.

5 out of 5 stars Cruisin' Music Extraordinaire.......2007-05-15

When I saw the "Back to Mono" box for 20 bucks, I first thought of the barrage of criticism that greeted this set when first released more than 15 years ago and, in particular, the near universal condemnation of the absolutely horrendous digital remastering that marred what should have been an unbeatable compilation. Then I thought, "So what? I LOVED this music 45 years - AUGH! - ago! This is the background music of my life! And a great collection! And I don't have much of it, vinyl or otherwise." So I bought it.

And yes, the remastering is indeed horrible, particularly when listened to through earphones. But if you can pump this music through a tinny 5-inch speaker, perhaps boosted from a '57 Chevy, it all sounds pretty damn fine. So: don't play it on your audiophile equipment: my vintage boom box does the music all the honor it requires.

And what music. A lot of this stuff didn't chart in the New York metropolitan area, so I'd never heard several tracks, but it's all vintage, no filler, hits and non-hits, lots of Ronnie Spector and the Ronnettes, the Crystals, and fewer, but important, sides from Curtis Lee), Ben E. King, Bob B. Soxx, the Righteous Brothers, the majestic Tina Turner and that sidekick of hers, and, of course, the patented Spector Wall of Sound, complete with timpani, maracas, glockenspiels, strings, horns, full brass section, yackety sax, everything INCLUDING the kitchen sink. On the tree of rock, Phil Spector is a taproot (and Bruce Springsteen the most celebrated emulator/branch).

But let's be serious: these are very basic sentiments, harking back to a very different, much simpler time, before Vietnam, Watergate, and universal irony really invaded our consciousness (the first 29 tracks before the Kennedy assassination). The Spector chronology tracks along through LBJ's "Great Society" and civil rights legislation, Nixon, and the onset of cynicism, skepticism, and the beginning of a much more complicated social and political fabric. Through all this, we underestimate the role this and other top-forty music played in shaping our imaginations: it played, constantly, to GROUPS of people in packed cars, at parties and dances, not to one solitary listener through iPod earphones, shaped romantic vocabularies, taught kids how to say "I love you" and how to rebel against parents who screamed "that guy's no good!" My wife's parents.

In short, this music and its peer recordings helped fill in pieces of our emotional identities. In this set we hear lots of 16 year olds pouring out their hearts into diaries via girl-group doo-wop. From the Righteous Brothers, a more mature, wistful kind of heartbreak with full choirs of strings. And from Ike and Tina, my god - River Deep, Mountain High has enough emotional energy to blow a bank of Marshalls, a clear high-point on a collection of high points.

The 96-page booklet is almost worth the price of the box. I didn't need the lyrics - many of them, goofy, saccharine, maudlin, trite as can be, are grafted into my brain, courtesy of that Chevy speaker - but the photos of those wonderful, innocent, vibrant faces, the essays (one by Tom Wolfe), and the discography are all splendid.

So: if you've ever loved this music - that's a significant qualifier: my kids (all in 20s and 30s) think it's virtually unadulterated corn (with the exception of River Deep, Loving Feeling, and a few other tracks) - forget about the atrocious remastering. (I'll bet Rhino will take care of that, sooner or later, and we'll hear these in gorgeous, layered monaural.) Just buy this now while you can get all four discs, the big booklet, and the huge box for 20 dollars or less. Then boogaloo or slow-dance your baby to these legendary tunes.

5 out of 5 stars Essential Musical History.......2007-05-13

With his name in the news, it is easy to dismiss Phil Spector for current accusations, but you can never deny his place is Rock'N'Roll pantheon of musical touchstones.

This collection is an absolute must have for all those who love great rock and roll and the extras in this box are phenomenal. The booklet documenting these historic recordings is amazing, as are the collection musicians that sat in on these sessions (Sonny Bono, Brian Wilson, Leon Russell, etc.).

Just having the classic recordings of The Ronettes (Be My Baby, Walkin' In The Rain, Baby I Love You), The Crystals, Darlene Love -- along with Ike and Tina Turner's "River Deep, Mountain High" (referred to by George Harrison as the greatest single ever made) and the complete "Phil Spector's Christmas Album" -- makes this collection indispensable!!!
A Girl Like Me
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Reggae n Rihannah
  • A Girl Like Me - actually 3.5 stars
  • Rihanna- A Girl Like Her Is What We Need!
  • A very good r&b album in a very bad r&b world
  • good offering of r&b/pop/reggae music here
 A Girl Like Me
Rihanna
Manufacturer: Def Jam
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ASIN: B000EQ4G5K
Release Date: 2006-04-25

Tracks:

  1. SOS
  2. Kisses Don't Lie
  3. Unfaithful
  4. We Ride
  5. Dem Haters
  6. Final Goodbye
  7. Break It Off
  8. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
  9. Selfish Girl
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  11. A Girl Like Me
  12. A Million Miles Away
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With A Girl Like Me, the Barbadian teen-queen Rihanna is looking to transfer all claims of royalty to the summertime pop charts. If anybody's going to rule them, she pretty much proclaims by way of "SOS," a song no less irresistible, intoxicating, and all-out cool than 2005's "Pon de Replay," off her debut, she's it. That's not to say this new disc is anything like its predecessor overall. Where Music of the Sun was mostly what its title suggests--a romp through an anglo-friendly island with no sunscreen required--A Girl Like Me is more reflective and a little rueful; you get the sense it was crafted in part to show her range, with executive producer Jay-Z guiding her through it gracefully. "Unfaithful" is a noir-ish testing of the R&B waters, and it goes so well that Rihanna wastes no time skinny-dipping her way into the deep end--"Final Goodbye," "P.S. (I'm Still Not Over You)," and "A Million Miles Away" all betray juicy bits of Beyonce. Back in barefoot bikini-girl land, though--a territory that covers roughly half this disc--the party's still going strong. Rihanna gives dancehall legend Sean Paul a run for his money with the bouncing "Break It Off," and "We Ride" makes you want to roll down the windows and stick your head out the passenger side. Crank it up and keep the sunglasses handy. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Reggae n Rihannah.......2007-07-25

This is an awesome CD if you love pop and reggae. A lotta of the songs I've noticed have the same beat. SOS is one-of-a-kind though on the cd. I find it's great to relax n chill out to.There are some sad songs though like the popular "Unfaithful" and others such as "Million miles away" "Final goodbye". Hope this helps!

3 out of 5 stars A Girl Like Me - actually 3.5 stars.......2007-07-21

I was pleasantly surprised while listening to this disc - after hearing the first 2 singles, SOS & UNFAITHFUL, I wasn't sure what to expect but this is a terrific offering of pop with a dash of the island sounds so prevalent on her debut album.

I was worried that the label was rushing out another album too quickly and that it would be horrible & filler heavy but with an "artist" like Rihanna, this is proving to be a smart tactic - she is not a great vocalist but the producers & writers she's working with ARE adept at creating catchy singles that top the charts.

In addition to the two singles, I mentioned earlier other standout tracks are: KISSES DON'T LIE - I love the bass played throughout the song; FINAL GOODBYE - I love the guitar solo, she sounds really good on this track; BREAK IT OFF - nice dance track but Rihanna sounds like a guest on a Sean Paul track; PS (I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU) - nice chilled down groove; A MILLION MILES AWAY - pretty spare ballad; IF IT'S LOVIN THAT YOU WANT, PT II - I love the beats used on this track & WE RIDE - light r&b/pop track that makes good use of her vocals.

Rihanna is not a powerhouse vocalist but overall this is a well-produced, fun album that I really enjoy listening to.

4 out of 5 stars Rihanna- A Girl Like Her Is What We Need!.......2007-06-23

This review is a little late since Lil' Miss Sunshine has brought out her third album but thought I'd get it in anyway. Coming off the major impact she had with her debut album Music of the Sun, Rihanna came back at us quickly within an eight month period with her sophomore CD called A Girl Like Me. On this album, it sticks with what made her such a sensation stateside with the dance grooves and party songs. But you can see the transition into more emotional songs and ballads to try and show her vulnerable side. Even though a couple of songs I could have done without, there were moments where she really came through.

With S.O.S. which samples from the 80s song Tainted Love, she had a great opening and hit song to draw to her album. But that only tipped the iceberg. Unfaithful took sometime to grow on me, but you can see that she was making that effort to show off her vocals and that life isn't always a party. A couple of songs that helped to do that even more was Selfish Girl and A Million Miles Away, a song based on a relationship that is on the verge of breakup and can feel each other drifting apart even when they are near one another. That was a splendid song in my opinion. She still also keeps with the Carribean flavor and upbeat feel with her beats and production in songs like Break It Off featuring one of the lead men of dancehall in Sean Paul and We Ride. The song that really did it for me on this CD and made me fall for her even more was P.S.(I'm Still Not Over You). I mean, Wow! It talks of maybe her writing a love letter to an ex and recalling moments in their relationship that she still hangs onto and how she has never really let go and may never will. It may be a true essence of what happens when we let someone that we truly care for and love so much get away, whether more than likely the one that left is the one that will be hurting the most in the long run. Truly amazing song in the way she wrote it, how the beat catches you and how the whole track just flows!

This album in my opinion is much better than her debut CD, which was a instant smash to say the least. As I said, she sticks with what got her here in the upbeat, happy-go-lucky feeling tracks but starts to take a chance in standing out on a limb with some deeper under the surface songs that come from the heart. It's a mixture that start to display what type of talent we may have on our hands. If only they would have stuck to that on her following album a little more... but for this go round, it really worked out brilliantly!

4 out of 5 stars A very good r&b album in a very bad r&b world.......2007-05-20

If you have heard her singles SOS, Unfaithful, We ride and you like them, you will love the album because these tracks are not the best songs on the album.For me two better tracks are P.S. (I'm Still Not Over You) and A Girl Like Me. You also have the good reggae track Break It Off feat. Sean Paul, the other reggae tracks like Crazy little thing called love and Dem Haters are ok.

4 out of 5 stars good offering of r&b/pop/reggae music here.......2007-04-22

rihanna is like the west indian version of beyonce, blending in elements of pop, r&b and reggae/dancehall. I can't wait to hear her next cD, umbrella is a fabulous track that sounds 80's
The Girl In The Other Room
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Exceptional album
  • Brava! The woman behind the music - revealed.
  • great effort
  • Love it, love it, love it
  • Modern Jazz, Modern Songs - The very best of Diana Krall
 The Girl In The Other Room
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ASIN: B000148KK2
Release Date: 2004-04-27

Tracks:

  1. Stop This World
  2. The Girl In The Other Room
  3. Temptation
  4. Almost Blue
  5. I've Changed My Address
  6. Love Me Like A Man
  7. I'm Pulling Through
  8. Black Crow
  9. Narrow Daylight
  10. Abandoned Masquerade
  11. I'm Coming Through
  12. Departure Bay

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Singer/pianist Diana Krall breaks new ground interpreting modern standards by Tom Waits, Mose Allison, and Joni Mitchell, as well as compositions by herself and new husband, Elvis Costello. Krall's piano-jazz cred comes through loudly and clearly on her Count Basie-styled version of the Bonnie Raitt staple "Love Me Like a Man" (written by folk-bluesman Chris Smither). But it's the collaborations with her spouse that unearth untapped emotional nuances of her velvet voice; many are reminiscent of Bill Evans's moody, impressionistic pieces. The title track, "Narrow Daylight," "Abandoned Masquerade," and "I'm Coming Through" all deal with love and loss. "Departure Bay," a picturesque ode to her hometown of Nanaimo, B.C., proves that this is the start of something big, and that two heads--and hearts--are better than one. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Exceptional album.......2007-05-10

Exceptional performances, material, and production.
Krall/Costello collaborations are my favorites - title cut in particular.
No weak cuts on the album, but alot of talent.

5 out of 5 stars Brava! The woman behind the music - revealed........2007-04-12

I have been following and enjoying Diana Krall's career since her debut at the Monterey Jazz Festival. Her amazing talent has been stunning and her ability to interpret and re-interpret jazz classics in immensely pleasing to her fans. I always wondered if she was really enjoying her gifts as much as her fans. This album reveals a multidimensional original talent, exploring her talent and finding her creative voice. I loved it the moment I heard a couple of tracks. I hope we hear many more original and collaborative pieces in the future. This seems like an intimate glimpse into the artist and is a gift to us all.

5 out of 5 stars great effort.......2007-03-16

I liked this cd very much. The best tracks are Love Me Like a Man and Temptation. Real toe tapping, jumping music.

5 out of 5 stars Love it, love it, love it.......2007-03-12

Put this CD on for an evening of great jazz. This is smooth jazz to unwind with filled with intimate feeling and sets a melancholy mood. Diana Krall has a great voice and these songs suit her voice well. A good one to have in your collection if you like to kick your feet up and relax with quiet jazz music.

5 out of 5 stars Modern Jazz, Modern Songs - The very best of Diana Krall.......2007-02-27

In this album Diana moves past the stilted hero-worship and bland retro-staged recreations of years past, and creates her own sound. If your idea of ideal jazz is that which recreates the same arrangements, with the same songs as 1950, then you won't like it.

As a jazz musician and composer there's nothing more stifling than the idea that the genre stopped 40 years ago. Its funny to hear comments like the songs on this new album are just "pop music", when in the golden years of jazz, it *was* popular music! Jazz artists through the decades have always taken the best current songs and made them their own, even in the bop years.

Sure, there's lots of modern jazz that is "smooth" pap, not worthy of the name, but this is the opposite of that trend. For all of the complaints this album has a traditional acoustic jazz combo orchestration and sound, but with an energy and push that is lacking in her other albums.



Broadway, My Way
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Linda Eder - Great Voice
  • Not a voice.......an instrument
  • the best female singer of the great american standards.
  • The powerful and beautiful voice of Linda Elder
  • Linda Eder shines with her Broadway album
 Broadway, My Way
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ASIN: B000088E4T
Release Date: 2003-02-18

Tracks:

  1. I Am What I Am (from "La Cage aux Folles")
  2. Anthem (from "Chess")
  3. On The Street Where You Live (from "My Fair Lady")
  4. What Kind of Fool (from "Stop The World I Want to Get Off")
  5. Some People (from "Gypsy")
  6. I'll Be Seeing You (from "Right This Way")
  7. Gold (from "Camille Claudel")
  8. Don't Rain On My Parade (from "Funny Girl")
  9. The Impossible Dream (from "Man of La Mancha")
  10. A New Life (from "Jekyll & Hyde")
  11. Edelweiss (from "The Sound of Music")
  12. Unusual Way (from "Nine")
  13. Man of La Mancha (from "Man of La Mancha")

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The people who felt betrayed when Linda Eder covered several pop songs on 2002's Gold will be relieved that her follow-up, Broadway My Way, is a return to the Great White Way. As if to prove that she isn't limited to either the songs of Frank Wildhorn or ballads, Eder tackles some well-known show tunes. The ballads tend to be overwrought, so it's best to look for the uptempo numbers. The singer's take on "Some People" is technically fine but so va-va-voom showbiz that it lacks the deranged edge that makes the song so compellingly dramatic. Things work a lot better on "I Am What I Am": while Eder doesn't take it to the top (or rather over the top), this is as close as she gets to Mermanizing a number. Elsewhere, "Don't Rain on My Parade" (immortalized by Streisand) and "Man of La Mancha" are appropriately brassy and triumphant, with Eder roaring her way through both songs. Fans of both Eder and Wildhorn should note that the singer reprises her Svengali's "Gold," the title track from her previous album, and an excerpt from his long-in-the-works Camille Claudel. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

On the eagerly awaited Broadway My Way, Atlantic recording artist and acclaimed Broadway sensation Linda Eder performs classics including 'On the Street Where You Live' (from My Fair Lady), 'Edelweiss' (from The Sound of Music), 'Don't Rain On My Parade' (from Funny Girl) and 10 other great broadway songs performed in a whole new voice. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Linda Eder - Great Voice.......2007-07-06

This lady has one great voice. She can certainly sell a song. My only reservation about her is that she's a bit cocky. I think she could use some humility.

5 out of 5 stars Not a voice.......an instrument.......2007-02-17

Unbelievable breath control, phrasing, and style. My 10 yr. old Granddaughter who heretofore has listened and loved the usual rap
and hip-hop, heard me playing this disc and begged me to buy her
one........and I did, and she plays it all the time, and to her
friends. Linda Eder exceeds the Streisand mystique by far.

5 out of 5 stars the best female singer of the great american standards........2006-07-24

i am turning 60 years old this year. i went to my 1st.broadway
musical in 1960. over the years i have had the honor to see
almost all of the giants of american song, garland, streisand,
patti lupone, lena horne, betty buckley, barbaracook etc. in
"broadway, my way" linda eder cements her place as the best of the best. from an anthem like "i am what i am" to the lovely
"on the street where you live" captures you body and soul.
i loved this album, and don't ever miss a chance to see her live. JOHN POWER

5 out of 5 stars The powerful and beautiful voice of Linda Elder.......2006-02-23

A great selection of songs. Tremendous amount of energy in Linda's voice. I just love it.

5 out of 5 stars Linda Eder shines with her Broadway album.......2006-02-18

Wow! Linda Eder has an outstanding voice. She sells Broadway in the styles of Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand. After hearing this you will want more.
Dirty Dancing
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Whoa!!!! Dirty Dancing Rockssssss!!!
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  • Twenty years of Dirty Dancing!
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ASIN: B000E6EJAW
Release Date: 2007-05-01

Tracks:

  1. Be My Baby - The Ronettes
  2. Big Girls Don't Cry - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
  3. Merengue - Michael Lloyd & Le Disc
  4. Trot The Fox - Michael Lloyd & Le Disc
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  11. Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
  12. Wipeout - The Surfaris
  13. Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen
  14. Overload - Zappacosta
  15. Hey Baby - Bruce Channel
  16. De Tode Un Poco - Michael Lloyd & Le Disc
  17. Some Kind Of Wonderful - The Drifters
  18. These Arms Of Mine - Otis Redding
  19. Cry To Me - Solomon Burke
  20. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
  21. Love Is Strange - Mickey & Sylvia
  22. You Don't Own Me - The Blow Monkeys
  23. Yes - Merry Clayton
  24. In The Still Of The Night - The Five Satins
  25. She's Like The Wind - Patrick Swayze
  26. Kellerman's Anthem - The Emile Berstein Chorale
  27. (I've Had) The Time OF My Life - Jennifer Warnes

Album Description

All original music from the film, sequenced as it appears in the original movie! Also contains previously unreleased bonus track, "Gazebo Waltz." Includes new artwork from Lions Gate 20th Anniversary DVD. 27 tracks on one CD!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Whoa!!!! Dirty Dancing Rockssssss!!!.......2007-07-23

I bought this CD hoping some changes in the sound quality with the original version. It really sound better and the quality is great. If you are a Dirty Dancing fan, you will enjoy this version and of course these classic songs. It worth it every buck!!!.

5 out of 5 stars Love!.......2007-07-17

If you love the movie then you will love this cd...when you listen to it,it makes you feel like your watching the movie and it gives you that little fuzzy feeling inside...then you want to go and watch the movie haha..I love how the songs are played in the order they were on the movie also!

5 out of 5 stars Twenty years of Dirty Dancing!.......2007-05-03

The Vestron film DIRTY DANCING is already twenty years old,in the aspect of production. August 14 marks the twentieth anniversary of its theatrical release. This CD features at least most of the material from the two soundtrack albums,including MORE DIRTY DANCING. The most memorable track,of course,is the Bill Medley/Jennifer Warnes duet (I'VE HAD THE)TIME OF MY LIFE. For more information,chack my review of the DIRTY DANCING soundtrack CD.
Red Dirt Girl
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Voice still lovely; not country any more; sound complex, muddy
  • art with blemishes
  • Emmylou Atmosphere
  • Production is weak
  • Emmylou Rocks
 Red Dirt Girl

Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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ASIN: B00004WZOJ
Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

  1. The Pearl
  2. Michaelangelo
  3. I Don't Wanna Talk About It Now
  4. Tragedy
  5. Red Dirt Girl
  6. My Baby Needs a Shepherd
  7. Bang the Drum Slowly
  8. J'ai fait tout
  9. One Big Love
  10. Hour of Gold
  11. My Antonia (featuring Dave Matthews)
  12. Boy from Tupelo

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Consider this Emmylou Harris's emancipation proclamation--an album that confirms that 1995's adventurously atmospheric Wrecking Ball wasn't an aberration, but a preview of more radical changes to come. Long the godmother of alternative-country's traditionalist wing, Harris here writes songs with Luscious Jackson's Jill Cunniff, sings a duet with Dave Matthews ("My Antonia"), and recruits Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa to provide harmonies on the album's most compelling ballad ("Tragedy"). The production by Malcolm Burn applies sonic treatments of drum machines, shimmering guitars, and echoed vocals to a song cycle by Harris that is largely original and deeply personal, filled with dream imagery and evocations of a spiritual quest. While material such as "Michaelangelo" and "Bang the Drum Slowly" suffers from an arty ponderousness, it's doubtful that Harris has ever recorded an album that means more to her than this one. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Voice still lovely; not country any more; sound complex, muddy.......2007-06-22

I have been a fan of Emmylou Harris for years. I loved her music back in the 1970s. She has one of the purest and most beautiful voices in country music. She also always had a wonderful simplicity and directness to her style.

I am not sure how to react to this new music. Her voice is still lovely. This is obviously a sincere, well-crafted effort.

However:

It is not county any more. I am not quite sure what it is, but she has left her country roots behind her with this. That is not necessarily a bad thing, but I, frankly, have trouble following the logic of where she is going. Her back up sound has become very complex. To put a positive spin on it, it is lush. To be negative about it, it is muddy. To me, she has lost the beautiful simplicity of her earlier music. Is her new direction worth the loss? I will listen to the music some more. Maybe there is more here than I am hearing. But, so far, she is losing me.

4 out of 5 stars art with blemishes.......2007-05-27

I recently came to Emmylou through her work with some of my heroes, Mark Knopfler and Neil Young. I've been digesting this disk and several of her others. In reading the comments, I see that some people just love this album and others love it but hate the production and the sound. I'm here to say that the complainers have a point: the purity of Emmylou on this album is marred by some immature over-production, and a few lurches over the line into pop, e.g., it is a little heavy on the drum machines. But it is just a scratch. I can also say that it does not sound as good as the later Stumble Into Grace, but the sound is not unusually bad either. And it is still well worth the price of admission. There is not a weak track on the disk. The title track is essential and note-perfect, and I would not be without several of the others. Emmylou is the real deal, and these are her songs. Do not be deterred.

4 out of 5 stars Emmylou Atmosphere.......2007-05-07

The Daniel Lanois production on "Wrecking Ball" must have really tickled Emmylou Harris, because in the five years between that album and "Red Dirt Girl," she hired on Lanois associate Malcolm Burn to give "Red Dirt Girl" the same murky, gauzy production that the prior album had. While purists who wonder why Emmylou 'abandoned' her old sound may protest the rich atmospherics of the new CD, it really does give her a handsome frame from which to hang this new batch of songs.

The modernness of the sound also shows that Emmylou, as a kind of elderstateswoman, is willing to embrace new things. Think of her spate of guest vocals in the past few years. She's appeared with everyone from Bright Eyes and Steve Earle to a fantastic tour with Elvis Costello.

Emmylou also must have been biding her time in an effort to craft some fine new songs. All these titles are written (or co written) by her, a switch from "Wrecking Ball's" selection of suitors. Rodney Crowell and Guy Clark each take a credit for songwriting and a pair of winners. Crowell's tragedy adds a couple of familiar voices, as Bruce Springsteen and his wife Patty Scialfa add harmonies. And that is Dave Matthews' voice duetting on "My Antonia."

However, "Red Dirt Girl" belongs to Emmylou. The cloudy of the production adds a emotional haunt to the title song, reminiscent of Peter Gabriel's best albums. Same with "Michelangelo," which really does have that Gabriel/U2 vibe around it. It makes "Red Dirt Girl" a thoughtful and provocative album from Emmylou.

4 out of 5 stars Production is weak.......2006-12-09

This is an outstanding album, one of her best, except for the production. The producer mixed in heavy distortion and gimmicks (a phone ringing). Emmy Lou Harris does not need gimmicks, or distortion. Her voice is wonderful, the lyrics outstanding, the musical scores superb, and that's more than anyone can hope for. Why she chose to let this producer push distortion and gimmicks is beyond me. I wish she would remix it! As it stands, it is one of my favorite CDs but is unlistenable. So sad.

5 out of 5 stars Emmylou Rocks.......2006-11-04

What a beautiful voice! She's great solo doing her own songs although I really like her teamed with Mark Knopfler. A must have for lovers of great music.
Live from Austin, TX
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • ok.. not her best
  • What A Songbird
  • This generation's Patsy Cline
  • In Case of Neko
  • great songs and a unique voice
 Live from Austin, TX
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ASIN: B000KCI9U6
Release Date: 2007-01-09

Tracks:

  1. Outro
  2. Outro with Bees
  3. Behind the House
  4. Ghost Wiring
  5. Deep Red Bells
  6. Knock Loud
  7. Hex
  8. Maybe Sparrow
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  12. Buckets of Rain
  13. Look for Me (I'll Be Around)
  14. Alone and Forsaken

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What k.d. lang branded "torch and twang" might serve as a starting point for a description of Neko Case's music, but the uniqueness of a style that incorporates country roots, punk attitude, and supper-club sophistication defies classification. Her 2003 debut performance on the Austin City Limits series (also available on DVD) showcases Case's artistry in a stripped-down setting, with stand-up bassist Tom Ray serving as a one-man rhythm section, Jon Rauhouse providing multi-instrumental virtuosity on banjo and a variety of guitars, and Kelly Hogan supplying impeccable harmony support. Case was touring at the time behind her Blacklisted album, though the setlist strays farther. On "Hex," written by Freakwater's Catherine Irwin, Case and Hogan could pass as the Louvin Sisters, while Bob Dylan's "Buckets of Rain" receives a languid reading punctuated by Rauhouse's Hawaiian lap-steel guitar. "Deep Red Bells" emphasizes the western side of country & western, with the more experimental "Maybe Sparrow" combining banjo and edgy atmospherics. Throughout, the bare-bones arrangements let the songs breathe and Case's voice soar. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars ok.. not her best.......2007-07-26

This cd is nicely done but does not contain any uptempo songs which while maybe not what she hangs her hat on are still very enjoyable. This cd grows on you but has no songs that leap out and grab you. I rate this the weakest of her cd's to date.

5 out of 5 stars What A Songbird.......2007-05-23

Beautiful album from a wonderful singer. She mixes country and folk as well as anyone. You would never believe this is a live recording. Don't nit-pik - just listen and enjoy.

5 out of 5 stars This generation's Patsy Cline.......2007-03-26

Neko Case is this generation's Patsy Cline only with more attitude. Her appeal crosses over multiple genre's but you can't quite categorize her. Pick up any of her catalog and you'll find yourself searching for more.

4 out of 5 stars In Case of Neko.......2007-03-24

For some stupid reason I thought the songs would be new. Imagine my chagrin when I learned this was taped in 2003! Anyway, she is definately talented and I love her voice. However, Fox Confessor is my favorite of hers. Live at Austin is a good buy and I would recommend it or anything by her to anyone.

5 out of 5 stars great songs and a unique voice.......2007-03-14

This is my first Neko album and boy what an introduction! Neko has a unique voice with a little country twang in some songs and a sultry blues sound in others. It tough to identify her style, but if I had to I would say its bluegrass. I can't wait to get another one of her albums.
All American Bluegrass Girl
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • All American Bluegrass Girl
  • All American Girl
  • Rhonda is Awesome!
 All American Bluegrass Girl
Rhonda Vincent
Manufacturer: Rounder / UMGD
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ASIN: B000F7CEDO
Release Date: 2006-05-23

Tracks:

  1. All American Bluegrass Girl
  2. Forever Ain't That Long Anymore
  3. Heartbreaker's Alibi
  4. God Bless the Soldier
  5. Rhythm of the Wheels
  6. Midnight Angel
  7. Till They Came Home
  8. Don't Act
  9. Jesus Built a Bridge to Heaven
  10. Prettiest Flower There
  11. Ashes of Mt. Augustine
  12. Precious Jewel

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"All my life they told me 'you're pretty good for a girl,'" Rhonda Vincent sings on this album's title track--a sly dig at the notoriously patriarchal culture of bluegrass, and at critics who qualify her as a "female bluegrass singer." But like Alison Krauss and Dolly Parton (who adds harmony vocals to the rocking "Heartbreaker's Alibi"), Vincent is one of the elite artists in the genre--period. She's got the awards and Grammy nominations to prove it, but mostly she has her voice--a flawless, instantly recognizable instrument that releases all of the emotion from durable gospel standards like Roy Acuff's "Precious Jewel" and the more contemporary-styled "Forever Ain't That Long Anymore." And she's got her band, the Rage, who rip through train songs like "Rhythm of the Wheels" or instrumentals like "Ashes of Mt. Augustine," which serves to remind us what a hot mandolinist she can be. Along with the archetypal bluegrass themes of home, death, and country, Vincent also has current conflicts on her mind. She covers Byron Hill and Mike Dekle's "Till They Come Home," which captures the impact of war on military families, walking the line between patriotism and unquestioning nationalism. On "God Bless the Soldier," however, she crosses that line with a strained analogy between Christian and military sacrifice. But her sentiments are nothing if not genuine--and she's got the vocal and instrumental chops to bring those emotions all he way home. --Roy Kasten

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Album Description

Dubbed "The New Queen of Bluegrass" by The Wall Street Journal, Rhonda Vincent delivers a mature collection of hard-driving bluegrass and soothing ballads including three originals on 'All American Bluegrass Girl.' Six-time International Bluegrass Music Association "Female Vocalist of the Year," Vincent continues to create her traditional bluegrass music with a contemporary edge. Joined by her award-winning band The Rage, with very special guest appearances by gal pal Dolly Parton and bluegrass legend Bobby Osborne, this collection delivers fresh, exciting bluegrass from start to finish. Rhonda Vincent is the 'All American Bluegrass Girl.'

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely Great!.......2007-07-22

Ordered this CD for a friend, but after listening to it, got one for myself. Loved it! Had two beautiful songs on it that made me cry. If you haven't heard Rhonda Vincent sing, you definitely need to get this CD.

1 out of 5 stars Gets on my nerves.......2007-04-29

After about three songs this album gets on my nerves...big time! What the hell is this...all of the songs sound the same. Try Dale Ann Bradley and Claire Lynch, their blue grass albums are not annoying like this one.

5 out of 5 stars All American Bluegrass Girl.......2007-03-09

Ms. Vincent is a credit to bluegrass. Every collection needs to include this CD, as it will warm your heart with its soul, and stimulate your appreciation for the quality of the music.

5 out of 5 stars All American Girl.......2007-02-18

I know Rhonda personally, and what you see is what you get.
She is a real star and a nice person to meet.
She was in music a long time before the rest of the country
knew her, but we in the Iowa, Illinois, Missouri area have
known Rhonda for a long time, and she is real!

5 out of 5 stars Rhonda is Awesome!.......2007-01-04

Rhonda Vincent's latest is absolutely impeccable. It's a fabulous collection of her fantastic songwriting and musicianship! God Bless Her in the New Year!

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