For Once in My Life

Track Listings

1. For Once in My Life

2. Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day

3. You Met Your Match

4. I Wanna Make Her Love Me

5. I'm More Than Happy (I'm Satisfied)

6. I Don't Know Why

7. Sunny

8. I'd Be a Fool Right Now

9. Ain't No Lovin'

10. God Bless the Child

11. Do I Love Her

12. House on the Hill

For Once in My Life,Stevie Wonder,Motown / Pgd,Motown,Pop,Pop-Soul,Pop/Rock,R&B,Soul,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues

For Once in My Life

Tracks:

For Once In My Life - Vonda Shepard
Home Again - Vonda Shepard
Don't Think Twice It's Alright - Vonda Shepard
Chances Are - Vonda Shepard and Robert Downey Jr.
Every Breath You Take - Robert Downey Jr. and Sting
You And Me - Vonda Shepard
Snakes - Robert Downey Jr.
Reason To Believe - Vonda Shepard
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Al Green
When The Heartache Is Over - Tina Turner
You're the First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White
Love Is Alive - Anastacia and Vonda Shepard
Alone Again (Naturally) - Vonda Shepard
Can We Still Be Friends - Vonda Shepard

Amazon.com

On this third installment of the Ally McBeal soundtracks series, featured performer Vonda Shepard delivers another solid collection of emotive blues- and country-inflected power ballads. The surprises here are the three tracks sung by the TV show's guest thespian Robert Downey Jr. If this soundtrack was intended to be a star vehicle, it's a jalopy. Downey's contrived rasp, hardened vocals, and awkward phrasing fail to impress (proving that the elongating line of talented actors with musical aspirations should confine their singing fantasies to the shower). On his dumbed-down duet with Sting on the Police classic "Every Breath You Take," Downey sounds like he's straining to emulate Sting, and Sting approaches the song as a walk-through. Fortunately, Barry White's mirror-ball hit "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" and Tina Turner's anthemic "When the Heartache Is Over" provide some much-needed uptempo relief from the album's sluggish middle section. The collection heads home with Shepard and label newbie Anastacia covering Gary Wright's "Love Is Alive" in dance-floor-lite funk (although it suffers the unfortunate coincidence of being released in proximity to Joan Osborne's superior rendition from One Night at McCool's). The CD closes with Shepard's well-orchestrated interpretation of Todd Rundgren's "Can We Still Be Friends," and Ally McBeal fans, despite the Downey debacle, should be able to answer affirmatively with little hesitation. --Beth Massa

Customer Reviews:

Good grooves, chill and enjoy.......2004-08-22

I enjoyed this cd more than I thought I would - not being that much of an Ally McBeal fan. Vonda Shepard has an impressive voice and Robert Downey Jr was surprisingly good also! Al Green, Sting and Tina Turner topped it off perfectly. Good kick back and chill music.

Great CD, especially for Ally McBeal fans!!.......2004-01-03

I really liked the songs on this CD as they relate to the show Ally McBeal of which I was a big fan.

I think Robert Downey Jr. is extremely talented musically and wish he would make his own CD. He has showcased his talent in many of his films and plays musical instruments and writes music as well. He has joined Elton John in concert recently. I think he doesn't get enough credit for his abilities both as an actor and a singer.

This CD is great, especially to Ally McBeal fans as I can picture scenes from the show when I hear the songs and it is like reliving some of the great episodes.

If you like Ally you'll love this one.......2004-01-01

It is impossible to listen to these songs without recalling the various episodes in which they were featured. That, of course, is one of the mysterious qualities of music - the evocation of past time, places and events. This really is a good collection of songs, especially from the bitter-sweet entry/exit of Robert Downey, Jr.

I disagree with the Amazon.com reviewer who criticized the performance of both Downey and Sting. I thought them both magnificent. It was quickly apparent that Downey was not a professional singer but the attempt was valiant and almost heroic. I think of all the action that occurred in that bar, how integral it was to the storyline. It was more important than the office in many ways. Barry White and Al Green shined in their solos performances but it is Vonda who carries the day, she being a star unto herself. Great album.

OOOH!! Robert Downey Jr!.......2003-04-12

The duet with Robert Downey Jr. is divine! The rest of the CD isn't bad either! Great gift for any Ally lover.

The Music With Everything.......2003-03-15

David E. Kelley's hit Fox show, "Ally Mcbeal" had everything- romance, heartbreak, comedy, life lessons, joy and sorrow. It was a very human show, a realistic show for all the computer generated illusions and fantasy sequences. The show itself could have been a Broadway musical, for it was brought to life by songs and expressive music of a wide range of emotions. In its fourth season, Ally Mcbeal experienced her second love- with actor Robert Downey Jr. character Larry Paul. Ally and Larry's love was witty, warm but not without its conflict. Larry was previously married and with a daughter and eventually, his life runs a different course and he leaves Ally. The music in this compilation perfectly expresses the experience.

Tracks:

Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears
My Wild Irish Rose
Love Thee Dearest
Forty Shades of Green
Courtin' in the Kitchen
The Stone Outside Dan Murphy's Door
I'll Tell My Ma
Macushla
Slievenamon
The Green Fields of France
Trasna Na Dtonnta (Over The Waves)
Oro Se Do Bheatha Bhaile (Long Life to You on Your Homecoming)
An Poc Ar Buile (The Mad Goat)
The Rose of Tralee
The Old Bog Road
How Are Things In Glocca Morra
The Croppy Boy
A Nation Once Again
Let There Be Peace
Danny Boy
God Bless America

Product Description

1. Isle Of Hope, Isle Of Tears
2. My Wild Irish Rose
3. Love Thee Dearest
4. Forty Shades Of Green
5. The Courtin Medley
A. Courtin, In The Kitchen
B. The Stone Outside Dan Murphy s Door
C. I ll Tell My Ma
6. Macushla
7. Slievenamon
8. The Green Fields Of France
9. The Irish Medley
A. Transna Na Dtonnta (Over The Waves)
B. Oro Se Do Bheatha Bhaile (Long Life To You On Your Homecoming)
C. An Poc Ar Buile (The Mad Goat)
10. The Rose Of Tralee
11. The Old Bog Road
12. How Are Things In Glocca Morra
13. The Croppy Boy
14. A Nation Once Again
15. Let There Be Peace
16. Danny Boy
17. God Bless America

Format: CD

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The Irish Tenors' fourth album sees the trio of Anthony Kearns, Ronan Tynan, and Finbar Wright paying a sentimental musical tribute to Ellis Island, the hallowed landmark that met the majority of immigrants entering the United States at the beginning of the 20th century. Needless to say, the Tenors' repertoire this time around is full of reflective ballads of love, loss, and homesickness, including the original "Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears" that opens this disc. Throughout this studio recording, the Irish Tenors are in fine form and backed by a soft-hued orchestra that never interferes with their soaring vocals. Traditional tunes include "My Wild Irish Rose," "How Are Things in Glocca Mora," and, of course, "Danny Boy" (the last sung by all three tenors, with refreshingly simple solo piano accompaniment). Thankfully, the threesome didn't forget that the immigrants had fun, too, as evidenced by some lighthearted fare; "The Courtin' Medley" features the Tenors at their most upbeat and comical. Ellis Island is a moving aural portrait of the struggles and triumphs of the Irish émigrés and a must-have for fans of the threesome. Newcomers may enjoy the Tenors' debut disc even more, as the earlier live album is a slightly more upbeat and spirited affair. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Three Cheers for the Irish!!!.......2007-05-30

A glorious concert in a historic setting, with all involved in top notch form. Finbar finds a great old Johnny Cash number, Ronan sings a Glocka
Mora to end all, and Anthony Kearns sings murderously difficult versions
of Macushla and The Croppy Boy like an angel. And their Courtin' and Irish
Medleys, and their "Nation Once Again" trios are simply glorious glees.

With the benefit of a grand theme, this is perhaps the best, and best balanced, of all their programs.

Ellis Island song brings tears to my eyes.......2006-03-17

This magical album crosses oceans and centuries and puts me in touch with my Irish ancestry. The title song tells a story similar to my greatgrandmother's and even though I've heard it many times now, I still weep for her.

How Are Things In Glocca Morra?.......2004-04-16

Long a fan of Irish music, I have turned to a series of artists to satiate my appetite. Bing Crosby and John McCormick have been succeeded by the Irish Tenors.

This CD has a bit more of an Irish American theme as "Isle Of Hope, Isle Of Tears" and "God Bless America" illustrate. Interspersed among these tunes are traditional Irish tunes such as "Macushla" and "Croppy Boy", along with newer songs, such as "The Green Fields Of France" and "How are Things In Glocca Morra?"

The singing is excellent, the words understandable. I appreciate the inclusion the lyrics of the songs contained on the insert of the cover. These are songs you will want to learn, whose stories you will want to research. I have. Listen again and again!

How Are Things In Glocca Morra?.......2004-04-16

Long a fan of Irish music, I have turned to a series of artists to satiate my appetite. Bing Crosby and John McCormick have been succeeded by the Irish Tenors.

The Best Historical CD Ever!.......2003-11-21

I think this is best CD since Live in Belfast! it also has 2 songs not included on the video! it's a unique album of how the immigration to Ellis Island and New York turned out. It also has songs of the war such as The Green Fields Of France (The Best One) or, the croppy boy. I would recommend this to anyone!

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Great Sampling Collection
Six Decades of Film Music
Excellent collection with fine performances
"essential film scores from 1939 to 2004 ~ Incredible Music"

The Incredible Film Music Box

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Great Sampling Collection.......2007-07-29

Over the past thirty years, my father and I have been collecting film music on various formats--vinyl, tape, reel-to-reel, CD, recording it from the movie, even. This collection is a great starter for someone who wants to start owning movie music. Lots of big hitters, including Hermann, Barry, Conti, Mancini, and Goldsmith as well as some contemporary scores that are great, too. This is the type of collection I would make for a friend who asks "what scores should I start with?"

Six Decades of Film Music.......2007-05-13

This is film music for the classical music lover. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra presents excellent arrangements of a number of classic film themes (although several pieces of the 56 film classics selected for this 4 CD set are not orchestral arrangements, but rather specialty arrangements). Besides great film composers such as John Williams, Elmer Bernstein, Ennio Morricone, and James Horner, classical composers such as Richard Strauss and Pietro Mascagni make an appearance. On several of the numbers the Crouch End Festival Chorus adds the human voice to the power of the full symphonic orchestra to create true movie magic. If you like the sound of a full symphony orchestra playing some of the most recognized themes ever written, you'll love these CDs.

Excellent collection with fine performances.......2007-03-28

Silva Screen Records, based in England, has been issuing some fine collections of film scores, more in one box than we have the right to expect. This four-CD box contains scores by many of the best writers, including Max Steiner, Bernard Herrmann, Dimitri Tomkin, Kenneth J. Alford (The Bridge on the River Kwai), Elmer Bernstein, Maurice Jarre, Ennio Marricone, John Barry, Nino Rota, John Williams, James Horner, and more. We can all think of additional film scores we wished were included, but then there's no way this collection could be all-inclusive. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, supplemented by Crouch End Festival Chorus on some numbers, does a very competent job...The liner notes give the basic information without any commentary, and as far as I can see, contain only one error. Am I wrong or are tracks 9 and 10 on the fourth CD mislabeled? Track 9, which runs 7:33, seems to have the excitement of "Pirates of the Caribbean" (which I did not see) and track 10, which runs 4:22, the more sedate "The Girl with the Pearl Earring (which I also did not see). Listings seem to have them reversed.

"essential film scores from 1939 to 2004 ~ Incredible Music".......2005-05-16

When I think of the "Golden Age" of Hollywood, many composers come to mind...you gave the usher your ticket in the theater and sat down, knowingly you were going to get your moneys worth...when the curtain opened and you heard those first few notes...you sat back, watched and listened as the film score and orchestra worked their magic...now we have the ultimate from Silva Screen Classics "The Incredible Film Music Box", featuring a four disc set of the essential film scores of the past 60 years...covering several decades from 1939 through and up to the present 2004

There are compilations and then there are "Compilations" beginning with a classic that even the youngsters today recognize "GONE WITH THE WIND" (1939) (Max Steiner), sweeping score that captures the tragic history of the South during the Civil War, one great cue after another, it doesn't get any better than this, nominated by the Academy for Best Original Score...and closing on Disc 4 with "THE INCREDIBLES" (2004) (Michael Giacchino), the big hit in computer animation from Walt Disney & Pixar that once again pit Super-Heroes against the forces of evil...our family of five Supers prove crime doesn't pay, but box-office receipts do...gotta love it!

Silva Screen Classics as usual, has put quality into this 4-CD-Set featuring The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus conducted by Kenneth Alwyn, Bill Ashton, Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick, Mario Klemens, Derek Wadsworth, and Nic Raine. Recorded in "Dolby Surround" with the new technology of "HDCD", this is a "film-score-buffs" dream, one to treasure now and years to come.

Some selections are missing, but when you think of what Silva has included, it is impossible to please everyone...was happy to see "TOUCH OF EVIL" (1958) from composer Henry Mancini, as I feel this composer deserves all the recognition that has been overlooked recently in the music world...This collection is aimed directly at the "Serious Film Score" music fans and collectors...Silva is as always, perfect in every way...just the way we like 'em!

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stevie steps up the groove in 1968
An Early Wonder Masterpiece!
No Match For Stevie
Pretty Good but you feel something Greater awaits
Great example of Stevie's early work

For Once in My Life
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For Once In My Life
Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day
You Met Your Match
I Wanna Make Her Love Me
I'm More Than Happy (I'm Satisfied)
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I'd Be A Fool Right Now
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God Bless The Child
Do I Love Her
The House On The Hill

Customer Reviews:

stevie steps up the groove in 1968.......2004-11-26

stevie wonder's 1967 album "i was made to love her"was lackluster
because it only contained 4 originals and a large platter of remakes.that was the way of the era 4 motown albums.however, in
1968,stevie steps up the groove considerably with this smash album entitled "for once in my life" an album that runs like an
hit factory by itself.wonder remade the tune 'for once in my life' and made it all his own into an upbeat nice number.and like the "i was made to love her" album before it-it has remakes-
but only a handfull of them such as 'sunny'and billie holiday's
'god bless the child'/but the main treasures of this album are
the wonder originals-featuring funky numbers such as 'shoo-be-doo-be-doo-da-day'(it's flipside of the original 45 single contains the very soulful gospel influenced number entitled 'why don't you lead me to love'which was co-written with the beautiful sylvia moy,lula hardaway?,and henry cosby.it is very strange for motown not to include this original number in the album with the other wonder originals of which they instead chose 'god bless the child'and 'sunny'in it's place)/'you met your match'-a biting tale about a cheating lover and also getting even in return in the game of love.other funky numbers include 'i wanna make her love me'/'i'm more than happy(i'm satisfied)'/ the dark mysterious 'i don't know why'and the very fast paced 'the house on the hill'/and of course there are the relaxed numbers(even though they are slightly upbeat)featuring the cool 'i'd be a fool right now'which has nice strings,musical bells and nice background vocalists.but what makes this song so different from all the other tracks on this album is how stevie transformed his voice to a sparkling echo effect in the studio.'do i love her'is the last of the relaxed originals is a love tale about wanting 2 regain the beautiful love of mrs.jones daughter."for once in my life"is the first album that wonder uses the clavinet to expand and enhance his musical sound from the late 1960s into the 1970s.i would call stevie's "for once in my life" album the original 'clavinet album' that started it all 4 him that laid the foundation 4 his classic 70s albums.yes indeed 1968 was a ground breaking year 4 stevie wonder...

An Early Wonder Masterpiece!.......2004-07-23

On 'For Once In My Life' Stevie utterly reinvents the
schlockly showtune-ish sound of the original and blows it out
the window on the title cut,following that with the classics
"Shoo-Be-Do-Be-Do-Da Day" and "You Met Your Match"-the greatest
1,2,3 punch on a Motown album at this point!And along with the
classic "I Don't Know Why I Love You" mark the first uses of clavinet in his music!And it only gets better with the wonderful "I'd Be A Fool Right Now" and the soulful raver "The House On The Hill".And guess what?NO FILLER!Stevie Wonder succeeds at producing an album with all quality material within the Motown style.He'd redifine it later but his own self-reliant artistic muse first shows up here!

No Match For Stevie.......2001-02-14

For Once In My Life is a very good Stevie Wonder from 1968. As was the theme for Motown albums from the era, it contains a couple of hit singles, covers of non-Motown songs and covers of Motown songs. "For Once In My Life" shows off Mr. Wonder's beautiful voice. "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" is fiery number that has a southern soul style and "You Met Your Match" is in the same vein. Some other good songs include "I Don't Know Why", "God Bless The Children" & "Do I Love Her"

Pretty Good but you feel something Greater awaits.......2000-03-31

Stevie Wonder in the 60's was Pretty Good but you don't feel the full Voltage of his Genius.The Material Here is Promising but You get the feeling that the best was yet to come.Still it is Worthy just seeing an Artist that Has Been Bad for So Long.Stevie WOnder Has Been a Genius&a Legend for so Long you forget how Long he has been Around.

Great example of Stevie's early work.......1999-11-07

I bought the LP of this a few days ago, It's really good. It's not "Songs on the key of life", but if you are a person that likes Stevie's eariler work, this is for you (if you ever bought the LP "Looking Back", the three record set and liked it, you should get this.) Everything that Stevie has done is great, this album is no exception. I only have the LP, so I don't know if the CD version is messed up, but Motown is pretty good about re-releasing things.

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5 STARS AND THEN SOME !!
Pretty Sad,
I FELL IN LOVE WITH JULIE ALL OVER AGAIN
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5 STARS AND THEN SOME !!.......2006-02-10

Oh Julie, the songs you sang on this CD are superb. I wish you could still give us that joy. If you can only sing in the low registers, give us jazz!! You can do it I just know you can!!

Pretty Sad, .......2005-10-27

Hollywood veteran Julie Andrews has had a glorious career, but not without its downsides. Her legend is built on "The Sound of Music" and "Mary Poppins" and other glorious roles. Her abilities as a singer were never impressive or great, her voice often sounded weak, but she always knew how to sing around her very limited vocal range. On this collection she performs some of the greatest Broadway tunes ever written and even though she does a good job, her voice just doesn't hold up against many of these tunes. Her warmth is felt all over the album, in "Here I'll Stay" she wraps her gentle, but narrow, voice around it and in "My Funny Valentine" she sticks to the lower register of her voice. However, in the re-recording of her classic "Sound of Music" and in "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" her voice fails her, it often sounds thin and airy and it's actually quite sad to listen to. When all is said and done Julie Andrews remains a great talent, and most of that talent is largely due to her amazing capability as a performer and her genuine warmth.

I FELL IN LOVE WITH JULIE ALL OVER AGAIN.......2005-06-25

As a young kid growing up in the Philippines I remember my Dad playing his state-of-the-art Aiwa tape recorder back in the 60s and hearing Julie Andrews' voice - truly the voice of an angel! Now, hearing these songs again with adult ears I fell in love with her voice all over again !

A Great Julie Andrews CD.......2002-01-27

If you are a fan of Dame Julie's and musicals, this is the cd for you. It is a compilation of songs from prevously released albums; The King and I, The Music of Richard Rodgers, Here I'll Stay, and Victor/Victoria, Original Broadway Cast Recording.
I found the material to be very well put together giving the listener selections from My Fair Lady, Camelot, The Sound of Music, Victor/Victoria and others. What more could you want?
As for Ms. Andrews, she is superb. There is simply no one like her. I have heard comments that prior to the infamous throat surgery she was unable to handle the difficult material and hit those high notes. This is just not true. All you have to do is listen to these songs recorded in the early 90's to know that she still had a marvelous voice. Lets hope that one day she will be able to sing and record again. If not, these may be her last recordings so treasure them.

The My Fair Lady suite is wonderful and Ms. Andrews definitely hit the high note at the end of "I Could Have Danced All Night".
Her version of "Edelweiss" and "The Sound of Music" are lovely.
Also worth listening to is "Living in the Shadows" written for the Broadway production of Victor/Victoria so you won't find it on the movie soundtrack. The lyrics are by Leslie Bricusse who also penned "Crazy World", which is another great selection on this cd.

Overall this is a cd worth having in your collection, so buy it today. Otherwise you are missing out.

Climbing Every Mountain with Mary Poppins.......2002-01-22

Julie Andrews and her music have been an inspiration to me
every since I stepped into a theater and watched Mary Poppins
(many years ago). I admire her talent and her voice on this CD. I know it is not as clear a voice as she used to have but I still enjoy listening to her. I listen to this CD when I want a "pick me up" and am proud to have it as part of my collection.

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Brow Italiano
Who else, but Buti

Bella Ragazza
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Brow Italiano.......2007-01-10

It is great to have this material to play in any motor vehicle. Most newer vehicles do not have cassette any more. My new Kia Amanti has both a cassette and a CD making all my old favorites possible to play.

Who else, but Buti.......2003-01-18

Among opera singers there is often a role associasted with a singer (for example, Callas/Tosca, Bastianini/Carlo Gerard, Gobi/Scarpia)..But in time others attempt the same role with various degrees of success, and sometimes even unseat the front runner!...Not so with Carlo Buti...there will never be another popular song interpreter like him, who has been imitated but never equaled. Every song in this collection - some of which are very hard to find - is recommended 100% by one who has heard him in person as well as in recordings. Bravo Buti, Bravissimo!

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Remaindered
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It Must Be Him/For Once in My Life
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Vikki Carr - Greatest Hits
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ASIN: B000066JEL
Release Date: 2002-05-21

Tracks:

It Must Be Him
Can't Take My Eyes Off You
One More Mountain
A Million Years Or So
So Much In Love With You
Tunesmith
A Bit Of Love
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Look Again (Theme From "Irma La Douce")
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Days
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With Pen In Hand
Some Of These Days / After You've Gone
For Once In My Life
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Never My Love

Album Description

2 on 1 includes It Must Be Him & For Once In My Life. Along with the original 'It Must Be For Him' this original Capitol set includes live versions of 'With Pen In Hand', 'This Girl's In Love With You' & other big hits of the day. 26 tracks including 2 bonus 'The Lesson' & 'Never My Love'.

Customer Reviews:

Remaindered.......2007-05-06

I used to listen to this a lot many years ago and was happy to find it on CD.

I bought this CD new from Amazon. The copy they sent me was remaindered and had a notch cut out of the bottom of the jewelbox's spine.

Two Great Albums on one CD!.......2006-12-03

This CD is one of my all time favorites. I especially love tracks 12 thru 23 which were recorded Live at the Persian Room - makes you feel like you are right there! It also includes two bonus tracks - "The Lesson" and "Never My Love". There's even a little something written by
Ed Sullivan! Thank you Collectables, for giving us this little gem.

It it must be him and for once in my life.......2006-08-25

Great--as I use to see her in Sacrmento.

Two on one.......2005-11-28

Tracks 1-11 are studio recordings from "It Must Be Him". Tracks 12-23 are recorded "live" from the album "For Once In My Life" Tracks 24 and 25 are studio recordings. Why can't someone else who wrote a review say something so obvious.

An Exceptional Lass.......2005-09-09

I guess I was busy raising a family when Vicki Carr was on the scene: I've just discovered how really good she was (is). This is a very complete CD, one which shows her ability to sing various types of selections.

Kurt Weill: Life, Love, & Laughter--Dance Arrangements, 1927-50

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SAIL ON, KURT!
Not at All Vile Weill
ELEVATOR MUSIC

Kurt Weill: Life, Love, & Laughter--Dance Arrangements, 1927-50
H.K. Gruber , and Palast Orchestra
Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000055YBR
Release Date: 2001-02-12

Tracks:

Mile After Mile
Bilbao Song
Stay Well
Life, Love And Laughter
My Ship
Green-up Time
The Little Gray House
Blues Potpourri
September Song
All At Once
Le Roi d'Aquitaine (Waltz)
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Lied Der Jenny
Speak Low
It Never Was You
What Good Would the Moon Be
Tango Ballade
Kanonen-Song

Amazon.com

Here's a disc of 19 familiar and unfamiliar Kurt Weill songs arranged for dance band and played by an expert group of specialists in Roaring Twenties band music. They're led by singer-conductor-composer H.K. Gruber, whose previous recordings include Weill's Die Dreigroschenoper. The result is a start-to-finish delight. From the first notes, you're beamed back in time to one of those sleek transatlantic passenger liners, sitting in an art deco ballroom watching elegant couples in tuxedos and ball-gowns swirl by while the band plays hits from Weill's German and Broadway triumphs. Sure, the venom is leached from the originals, but who needs agitprop when you're on a dance floor? The arrangements are by a variety of hands, hired by Weill's European and American publishers with his approval to get more mileage from his musical theater works. They're delightfully square rhythmically and formulaic in transferring Weill's music to conventional dance bands, but the music still holds up and is fun to hear in its new clothes. A special treat is the eight tracks with Max Raabe, whose light tenor and falsetto singing preserve the spirit of Weill's songs, as well as perfectly mimic the boy band singers of times gone by. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

SAIL ON, KURT!.......2006-04-23

I wouldn't take offence here oh, Weill purists! These reconstructions are charming and harmonically reverent to their originals, more than could be said for many versions of the Weill Songbook through the decades, including Lou Reed's friendly `adaptation' of the September Song's chord progression and melodic line!

Shoenberg and Webern expressed their disdain of Weill's music; curiously, Arnold had also disclosed a secret wish of having his own audiences walk back home "whistling his tunes", oh, don't ask why... You can certainly whistle, hum and sway your partner now, as the transatlantic's bouncy dancehall sails on just as Kurt, Lotte and the lot of them did when escaping the lethal hounds of early 30s Berlin.... the-next-little-dollar bound.

Not at All Vile Weill.......2001-08-13

The ever versatile HK Gruber has done it again digging up these gorgeous dance arrangements for Weill's music--proving, if anything, Weill's versatility. Anyone familiar with the Capriccio historical Weill recordings will be aware of the long tradition of dance bands taking Weill's music as the lead for dance music or pop music incarnations (all the way up through the more obvious appropriations familiar to Americans: Mack the Knife and September Song). Hardly MUZAK arrangements (listen to the delicate violin in track 17's "What Good Would the Moon Be" to hear what I mean), this generous helping of 19 songs offers a chance to see Weill through a delightfully different but entirely compatible lens. Max Raabe provides the ideal vocal compliment on 8 of the tracks, his tenor floating effortlessly into his head voice suggesting a "period" sound reminiscent of Bing Crosby. The import title for this disc is "Charming Weill," and that modest adjective expresses the least of its virtues.

ELEVATOR MUSIC.......2001-05-23

This is a very strange CD: why would anyone want to take the quirky rhythms and melodies of the great Kurt Weill and "tame" them into dance arrangements? Certainly one has listened to (& even perhaps admired) dance arrangements of composers from Victor Herbert to Cole Porter to Jerry Herman, but these are all, if you will, main stream composers-- men whose music sounds good in original Broadway or Hollywood arrangements and just as good (or almost as good) as played by a dance band...think "Begin The Beguine" as done by Fred Astaire on film or "Begin The Beguine" done by Jo Stafford with the Paul Weston Orchestra.

But Weill was an innovator: a man who can still be listened to experiencing the thrill of something fresh and new. One immediately thinks of his collaborations with Bertolt Brecht in Germany: "Threepenny Opera" and "The Rise & Fall Of The City of Mahagonny" or "The Seven Deadly Sins", etc. his American opera, "Street Scene" with Langston Hughes or his American musical plays: "One Touch of Venus" with Ogden Nash or "Love Life" with Alan Jay Lerner, etc. The songs on this CD all deserve great recordings from the "Alabama Song" to "September Song" but they turn into a kind of flattened elevator music instead of having fresh interpretations or even more traditional ones. What happens is that the longing in "What Good Would the Moon Be" and the romance of "Speak Low" and the raucousness of "Bilbao Song" are all much too similar and much too easy.

It's a little weird to think of husbands whispering to their wives," Listen, honey, they're playing 'As You Make Your Bed' from "Mahagonny".........let's fox trot!"

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Hickory Holler reviewed.

Hickory Holler Revisited: For Once in My Life

Double Whammy From A Great Singer.

Hickory Holler Revisited: For Once in My Life
O.C. Smith
Manufacturer: Collectables
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ASIN: B00007JGTW
Release Date: 2003-01-21

Tracks:

The Son Of Hickory Hollers Tramp
Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay
Main Street Mission
By The Time I Get To Phoenix
Long Black Limousine
The House Next Door
Little Green Apples
Take Time To Know Her
Honey (I Miss You)
The Best Man
Seven Days
Isnt It Lonely Together
For Once In My Life
Hey Jude
Wichita Lineman
Promises
I Aint The Worryin Kind
Melodee
Stormy
Cycles
Keep On Keepin On
Sounds Of Goodbye
Friend Lover Woman Wife (Bonus Track)

Album Description

Full Title - Hickory Holler Revisited/For Once In My Life. 'The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp', 'Take Time to Know Her' and O.C. Smith's signature tune 'Little Green Apples' grace these two albums (1968 & 1969) from the vaults of Columbia Records. Collectables. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Hickory Holler reviewed........2007-08-03

Heard the title song on Saturday mornings 'Sounds of the sixties' on Radio 2. Searched my complete (and not insubstantial) record and cd collection and couldn`t believe that I did not own a copy.
So I did what I always do.... tracked it down on the ever faithful Amazon, it was shipped out to me and received in perfect condition, well within the estimated delivery date.
Double CD- REVISITED/FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE. Not disappointed. What a great
easy listening CD. OC`S HITS and perfect covers of songs made famous by other people. Country/ rock at its best.

Hickory Holler Revisited: For Once in My Life.......2006-07-06

My husband and I have enjoyed all the songs sung by O.C. Smith on this C.D. for years it was a joy to find it again.

Double Whammy From A Great Singer........2003-05-16

I've been waiting for years to find 'Hickory Holler Revisited' issued in the cd format and lo and behold here it is with another great album from o c 'For Once In My Life'.
This man was hard to categorize - was he jazz, country, blues or pop?? It really doesn't matter because he had a big powerful voice for any genre.
Lots of tearjerkers here including 'Son of Hickory Hollers Tramp', 'Long Black Limousine' etc. As an added bonus to the 22 tracks on this cd is Mac Davis' 'Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife'.
Unfortunately, O C passed away last year but he left an important legacy for all of us.

For Once in My Life: Songs of Stevie Wonder Live

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The best pop voice in Europe
for ones in my live by trijntje
Going Dutch with Wonder Trijntje

For Once in My Life: Songs of Stevie Wonder Live
Trijntje Oosterhuis
Manufacturer: Bmg/Ariola
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ASIN: B00004TRQV
Release Date: 1999-12-06

Tracks:

You Will Know
I Wish
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Pastime Paradise
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For Once in My Life
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Album Details

The Lead Singer of Total Touch Steps Out on her Own with a Tribute Album of Stevie Wonder Songs. Her Outstanding Voice is an Instrument to Be Treasured.

Customer Reviews:

The best pop voice in Europe.......2001-10-09

Being a cross between Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, Trijntje has the voice as well as the soul. She comes from a group in the Netherlands call 'Total Touch'. Unfortunately, this is her only import into America of 3 albums of which I know, but what a brilliant export. She brings great power to these timeless Stevie Wonder tracks. Enjoy!!

for ones in my live by trijntje.......2001-05-19

Trijntje Oosterhuis proves with cd again that she the best singer of the world. On this album she sings the songs of stevie wonder. Trijntje has sang some songs even better that Stevie did years ago. On this album she shows how much Trijntje can do with her great voise. Al the tracks are a pleasure to listen to. They really entertain you. I know it for sure, we will hear more from her!

Going Dutch with Wonder Trijntje.......2001-01-12

What a voice, that Dutch Trijntje Oosterhuis, and what splendid (Dutch) musicians accompany her (great drums/bass, great sax/trumpet, great backing voice, etc.) I can say this is a fine collection of & tribute to Stevie Wonder songs. In the old days I bought at least 6 LP's of Stevie. Just collecting them again on CD and bumped into this Trijntje... and my-oh-my.... really: As good, on occassions even better, than the original (sorry Sevie !). Splendid new arrangements and small funky/funny musical tricks ! I just ordered this CD, after hearing it at friends, and DO want my own. Strange to say, that I have to order this (import) CD in the USA (living in holland myself): hard to get over here, so I tried the good old Amazon, smile .

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