In a Special Way

Track Listings
1. Be My Lady
2. Stay With Me
3. Time Will Reveal
4. Need Somebody
5. Love Me in a Special Way
6. Queen of My Heart
7. Baby, Won't Cha Come Quick
8. I Give up on You
9. Dream

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In a Special Way

In a Special Way
A Day to Remember - Instrumental Music for Your Wedding Day
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Beautiful Wedding
  • Wonderful!
  • Good CD for Wedding
  • A Day To Remember--Instrumental Music for Your Wedding Day, O'Neill Brothers
  • great choice!
 A Day to Remember - Instrumental Music for Your Wedding Day
O'Neill Brothers
Manufacturer: O'Neill Brothers
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000066RG3
Release Date: 2002-04-25

Tracks:

  1. Falling in Love - Tim and Ryan O'Neill
  2. Wachet Auf - J.S. Bach
  3. Air on a G String - J.S. Bach
  4. Air (from Water Music) - Handel
  5. Reminiscent Joy - Tim and Ryan O'Neill
  6. Canon in D - Pachelbel
  7. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - J.S. Bach
  8. The Wedding Song (There is Love) - Stookey
  9. Ave Maria - Schubert
  10. I Will Be Here - Steven Curtis Chapman
  11. The Gift of Love (Water is Wide melody)
  12. Spring (from The Four Seasons) - Vivaldi
  13. Ode to Joy - Beethoven
  14. From This Moment On - Shania Twain
  15. The Way You Look Tonight - Kern
  16. Forever in Love - Kenny G

Album Description

After performing at more than 200 weddings, Tim and Ryan O'Neill recorded this beautiful CD of favorite wedding songs. It features a full hour of instrumental piano, string quartet, flute, and guitar music that can be played at your ceremony or reception.

It also gives suggestions for music at your wedding, including a special bridal website!
*Over 1,000 song titles listed
*Listen to samples of songs
*More ideas for each part of your ceremony, reception, and dance

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Wedding.......2007-07-10

This CD made all the difference in our wedding celebration. The songs were simply beautiful. The CD was delivered promptly. I would definitely buy from this vendor again.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful!.......2007-03-23

This is exactly what I was looking for for my wedding day. It's a beautiful cd, absolutely perfect.

5 out of 5 stars Good CD for Wedding.......2007-03-21

All great music for weddings. It really does have all the music I want to use!

5 out of 5 stars A Day To Remember--Instrumental Music for Your Wedding Day, O'Neill Brothers.......2007-02-07

The music was just perfect for our wedding--not too formal, not too simple.

5 out of 5 stars great choice!.......2007-01-10

There are so many different songs to choose from on this cd and it's a great buy. whether you want to play it while eating dinner at the wedding, to walking down the isle, it's wonderful!!!!
Kiss Me, Kate (1948 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Wish I had seen the actual Show!!!!
  • The best and maybe the last CD of this great musical.
  • Beautiful remastering of historic original cast recording
  • the peerless original cast
  • Who Put The Shake In Shakespeare?
 Kiss Me, Kate (1948 Original Broadway Cast)
Cole Porter , Alfred Drake , and Patricia Morison
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000007OHT
Release Date: 1998-06-02

Tracks:

  1. Act I: Overture
  2. Act I: Another Op'nin', Another Show
  3. Act I: Why Can't You Behave?
  4. Act I: Wunderbar
  5. Act I: So In Love
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  13. Act II: Always True To You (In My Fashion)
  14. Act II: Bianca
  15. Act II: So In Love (Reprise)
  16. Act II: Brush Up Your Shakespeare
  17. Act II: I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple
  18. Act II: Finale: Kiss Me, Kate
  19. Kiss Me, Kate Overture

Amazon.com

Opening at the tail end of 1948, Kiss Me, Kate became an instant classic--and amazingly didn't receive a full-scale revival until 1999. All the more reason to revel in its original version. With its cunning play-within-a-play premise (a musical update of The Taming of the Shrew reverberates in backstage feuds), brilliant mix of high and low comedy, and of course some of Cole Porter's better-known songs--"So in Love," "I Hate Men," Too Darn Hot," "Always True to You (In My Fashion)"--Kiss Me, Kate remains a funny, zesty hall of mirrors. Hard as you may try to find a fly in the ointment, there's no fault with the cast either--Patricia Morison, for instance, is a perfectly petulant Lilli Vanessi. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Wish I had seen the actual Show!!!!.......2007-08-01

I wish I was about 20 when Kiss Me Kate opened so I could have witnessed this body shaking, gut bursting work of Cole Porter. This is the first time I've heard it. I can still feel the voices and music pumping through my blood stream with pleasure. You have to get it to get it so get it. You'll be more than greatful you did. Pardon me, I'm going to listen to it again!

4 out of 5 stars The best and maybe the last CD of this great musical........2006-02-20

Now is the perfect time to buy the CD of this.

Sony's transfer engineers used state-of-the-art restoration software to remove the roughness and surface noise from the originals, but (thankfully) they resisted the urge to tart-up the sound with artificial reverb, faux stereo, and thundering bass. This is by far the best-sounding CD of this ever released, and it may be the last.

The age of music ownership in America could be drawing to a close. Five years from now, this music may only be available by download, you might only be "borrowing" it, and it probably won't come with the the authentic cover art or the 26-page booklet.

(See also the original broadway CD of Out of This World.)

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful remastering of historic original cast recording.......2004-05-24

Recorded in January 1949, this album of KISS ME KATE has remained in print adn a steady best-seller for over 50 years now.

The sound on this newly remastered CD is crisp and clear and easily surpasses all previous issues. Sony even uses the original artwork from the very first LP release.

The performances remain as fresh as ever. Alfred Drake was Broadway's top leading man and sounds just glorious. Pat Morrison had less of a career but sounds just perfect as Lilli. Lisa Kirk is wonderful as Lois, and Harold Lang makes the most of his few moments on the record as her boyfriend, Bill. In an unusual move these peopel reunited 10 years later to re-record the score for Capitol in true stereo. They still sound great on that recording (on CD as part of the Broadway Angel series) but the performances are fresher on this recording made just 2 weeks after KIS ME KATE had opened on Broadway to rave reviews.

The CD booklet has good info about the show, though curiously, no synopsis. There are, however, a half dozen pictures of the original production. This edition featureds longer takes of "We Open in Venice", "I Hate Men" and "Too Darn Hot" though the total extra music adds but a minute to the album's running time. A bonus track of the Overture dates from a 1958 stereo recording by Lehman Engle.

KISS ME KATE was the first Tony Award winner for Best Musical (1949). The 1999 revival won a Tony for Best Revival.

5 out of 5 stars the peerless original cast.......2004-03-04

KISS ME KATE is still regarded as Cole Porter's greatest musical; a charming backstage story detailing feuding ex-spouses Lilli Vanessi and Fred Graham as they star in a musical version of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew".

Very rarely has the score been bettered than the original 1949 cast album, reissued here on the Columbia Broadway Masterworks label. Patricia Morison plays Lilli, with Alfred Drake (OKLAHOMA!, KISMET, GIGI) as Fred, the feuding, ego-ridden leads. Lisa Kirk (ALLEGRO, MACK AND MABEL) is the sexy young starlet Lois, with Harold Lang (PAL JOEY) as her caddish boyfriend Bill.

KISS ME KATE opened at the New Century Theatre on Broadway in 1949, making history in its run of over 1000 performances. Patricia Morison is perfectly-suited to the role of Lilli. She offers a glowing rendition of "So in Love", whilst her duet with Alfred Drake in the tongue-in-cheek "Wunderbar" is sublime. Lisa Kirk gets three of the big showstoppers ("Why Can't You Behave?", "Tom Dick or Harry" and "Always True to You in My Fashion"), and nails each and every one. Harold Lang was a better dancer than he ever was as a singer, but is quite good on this disc.

A must-own.

5 out of 5 stars Who Put The Shake In Shakespeare?.......2001-04-11

Who put the 'shake' in 'Shakespeare'? Cole Porter, of course! Kiss Me Kate is the best of his musicals, and this recording is the best of the recordings! The original Broadway cast performs with much old-style, vaudeville jazz!

The story is set in a Baltimore theatre where a divorced couple, Fred Graham and Lilli Vannessi, are in the two leading roles of a musical version of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. Fred currently dates a colorful light-heart named Lois Lane, while Lilli is about to head off to get maried in the south. Lois, by the way, will 'always be true' to her boyfriend, the gambling player Bill Calhoun. The story takes off from there!

The show originaly opened on Broadway in 1948. It's timelessness has still not worn off after so many years. The classic script by Bela and Sam Spewack, and the best music of Cole Porter, we cannot fail! The show has been performed since then in many many countries, and has been performed in many languages! It has only recently been revived on Broadway.

Kiss Me Kate has become a staple of classic Broadway, and this is the cast that will not be outdone. Patricia Morrison is a perfect, operatic, Lilli Vanesi. She is strong, yet thoughtful. Her voice fills the CD with a lively 'Wunderbar' and the raging 'I Hate Men.' Alfred Drake is a manly and appealing Fred Graham who will have you laughing out loud! His 'Where Is the Live...?' is yet to be surpassed. Harold Lang is a sexy, and hypnotic Bill Calhoun. He takes the role for himself, and his 'Bianca' is done to the point of perfection! His voice is misty and self-confident, and has the qualities all Bill Calhoun's should. And of course, there will be no one as good as Lisa Kirk for the role of Lois Lane! Her tongue-in-cheek performance on this CD is flawless! She is teasing, sympathetic, funny, and has the right voice to win her part! I can't imagine anyone who can do what she has done with 'Alway True to You' and 'Why Can't You Behave.' The classic character songs are very nice! The balladic, and melodic 'So In Love' will ring in your head. 'We Open In Venice' will make you dance! And 'Brush Up Your Shakespeare'(performed with much humor by Jack Diamond and Harry Clark) will give you a laugh the next time you read 'Romeo.' You won't be disapointed!

The nostalgic quality of the 40's is alive and well in this recording. Columbia has done a great job restoring the work, and the scratching that were a part of the original releases. The sound quality is crisp and clear, and the music sounds wonderful! The magic hasn't worn out yet!

There have been a few more recordings of the work, including a complete London recording, and the new Broadway revival cast. None can do as well as the original recording, however. In the revival recordng, however, they come close. Brian Stokes Mitchell has the voice for Fred, but runs through his lines a bit fast, and without much enthusiasm. And the orchestrations for the new recording are a bit overdone, and they sound more like PBS's Jazz, than Broadway.

Altogether, this is great recording. I was very pleased with my buy, and hope that you will add it to your collection right away! It's time to Brush Up Your Shakespeare!
Bride's Guide to Wedding Music
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Middle of the road wedding music
  • just what I was looking for
  • Most Chosen Selections
  • Another Great Reference CD
  • A Nice CD
 Bride's Guide to Wedding Music

Manufacturer: Angel Records
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ASIN: B000002SOG
Release Date: 1993-09-14

Tracks:

  1. Three Lute Dances: Prelude: Courante
  2. Sonata In E-Flat: Prelude: Adagio
  3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 In G: Prelude: Allegro
  4. Water Music: Prelude: Suite No. 1- Air
  5. Processional: Trumpet Voluntary (The Prince Of Denmark's March)
  6. Te Deum: Processional: Prelude
  7. Processional: Canon In D
  8. Processional: Trumpet Tune
  9. Lohengrin: Processional: 'Wedding March'
  10. Cantata 147: Ceremony: 'Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring'
  11. The Four Seasons: Ceremony: 'Spring' - Allegro
  12. Ceremony: 'Ave Maria'
  13. Five Mystical Songs: Ceremony: 'The Call'
  14. Ceremony: 'Sheep May Safely Graze'
  15. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Recessional: 'Wedding March'
  16. Solomon: Recessional: 'Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheeba'
  17. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F: Recessional: First Movement
  18. Organ Symphony No. 5: Recessional: Toccata

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Middle of the road wedding music.......2007-01-20

I bought this cd because I had everything in my wedding planned to the last tiny detail except the ceremony music. All the songs on the cd are nice traditional wedding songs. I did not use any of the music from the cd, but I am glad I bought it because it helped me realize that traditional wedding music was not what I wanted. All and all a nice classical music cd but not for brides who really want a personal ceremony. BTW I went with Enya and Lorena McKennitt.

5 out of 5 stars just what I was looking for.......2007-01-10

We wanted traditional wedding music and found it in this CD. I'm no music expert, but the arrangements and performances seemed fine. I would definitely recommend this CD for any bride looking for a concise collection of traditional wedding pieces.

5 out of 5 stars Most Chosen Selections.......2006-03-13

As a wedding officiant, my wife and I are often asked to assist the couple with other services for their ceremony, such as music. For this, we have a very large selection in our music library to choose from. We have put together a catalog of cd's that we loan out to the couple for their review, and most often, their selections come from BRIDE'S GUIDE TO WEDDING MUSIC.

If you're planning a traditional or formal wedding on a budget, this cd has it all. There are even two selections of Wagner's "Wedding March" to choose from. Only two of the selections have vocals, the rest are all extraordinary instrumental selections.

Often, even around the house or in my car, I find myself listening to this cd. The music is soothing, refreshing, uplifting and most enjoyable. I recommend this cd over all other wedding music cd's.

4 out of 5 stars Another Great Reference CD.......2006-01-09

This is a great compilation, CD, along with Bride's Guide to Wedding Music Volume 2, to use as a reference for some of the more popular wedding songs; just about everything on here is standard fare for weddings. All of the musicians are generally superb, and the sound quality is very good. However, this is most useful if you are playing the CD at your wedding, or using it as a reference CD to talk over potential music selections with an organist, a string quartet, etc. Like my review for Volume 2, I only gave it four stars based on practicality, not on quality. If it were just quality, I would give it five stars. I purchased this CD since I am in the process of making my own wedding CD (I am a professional, freelance violinist), and this was nice to listen to, even just as background music for dinner. BTW: beware of reviewers who don't use their names, especially "A music fan." This is most likely the producer of the "Wedding Traditions" CD and he slanders other CDs so his will look better. You'd think that in the wedding music business people would have better ethics, but unfortunately, that's not always the case. The best advice I can give, as a classical musician myself, if to take time to listen to the sound clips, and if possible, try to find them on iTunes where they might sound higher quality. This is the only real way of knowing whether the CD is right for you.

4 out of 5 stars A Nice CD.......2005-12-30

This is a very nice CD.
Our daughter used some of the songs on this CD
and some of the songs that are on the
"Classical Wedding Traditions" CD for the wedding.
She also used many of the songs on the
"New Wedding Traditions Volume I" CD
Amazon is a great place to find good wedding music
The Cowboy Way
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Family Favorite
  • Still My Favorite
  • Hardcore Fans Only
  • Too much palaver
  • This IS the Cowboy Way!
 The Cowboy Way
Riders in the Sky
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ASIN: B000002PDH
Release Date: 1999-08-24

Tracks:

  1. Texas Plains
  2. Back In The Saddle Again
  3. Riders In The Sky
  4. Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie
  5. Mr. Sincere (State Fair Burnout)
  6. Concerto For Violin And Longhorns
  7. Lonely Yukon Stars
  8. The Salting Of The Slug
  9. When Pay Day Rolls Around
  10. My Oklahoma
  11. Reincarnation
  12. Miss Molly
  13. Ridin' Down The Canyon (When The Desert Sun Goes Down)
  14. That's How The Yodel Was Born
  15. Happy Trails

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Family Favorite.......2007-05-08

My family loves this CD! Riders in the Sky provide entertaining family-friendly takes on new and classic songs. It's a CD that the kids can listen to, and yet the parents will still enjoy.

5 out of 5 stars Still My Favorite.......2005-06-29

I originally purchased this recording on vinyl LP and I still have it. When I am traveling this is one CD that is always with me. This is simply Riders at their best -- live. My familiy and I have seen Riders live several times and this recording is what we always listen to on the way home. This work captures the experience, atmosphere and feel of a live Riders show.

Ride on Saddle Pals!!

2 out of 5 stars Hardcore Fans Only.......2003-09-19

This album is for hardcore Riders in the Sky fans only. It has a few well-sung songs framed with boring humor, self-mockery, and pointless patter. The phrase "the cowboy way" never fails to elicit a laugh from their in-studio audience. If YOU think the phrase is hilarious, you should buy this. Otherwise, skip it.

2 out of 5 stars Too much palaver.......2003-07-18

This may be a fine way to relive your concert experience with these cowboys, but if you're looking for music, and something you can listen to over and over, I'd skip this album. Frankly, I don't care if this is their first major label album, nor do I want to hear corny patter for over half the CD. I want the music that made them famous in the first place. I wish I could send this one back.

4 out of 5 stars This IS the Cowboy Way!.......2001-01-31

This is a live recording - just "Woody Paul" on fiddle, "Too Slim" on bass, and "Ranger Doug, the Idol of American Youth" on guitar. All three singing and carrying on. It should be listed in the "comedy" section as well - IT IS FUNNY!

The Riders in the Sky play COWBOY music. Pure cowboy music, in the tradition of Sons of the Pioneers, Tex Ritter, Roy Rogers. None of the synthesizer-washed, big-production, string-section, countrified "pop" music that passes for "Western" music nowadays!

The title refers to their frequently-repeated axiom, "It might be the easy way, but it wouldn't be the Cowboy Way." The recording is full of comedic moments - "Mister Sincere," in which Too Slim gushes to the audience about how much they are loved by the group, and "The Salting of the Slug," a daring tale of adventure. But by and large, it is a recording of top-notch, genuine cowboy music, by three guys who know it well and love what they're doing.

If Riders in the Sky come to a state fair near you, DON'T MISS `EM! In the meantime, treat yourself to this recording, that really captures the essence of those live performances.
Three Guys Naked From The Waist Down (1985 Original Off-Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Best Off Broadway Show
 Three Guys Naked From The Waist Down (1985 Original Off-Broadway Cast)
Jerry Colker
Manufacturer: Jay Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005BGQ
Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

  1. Overture-Promise Of Greatness
  2. Angey Guy/Lovely Day
  3. Don't Wanna Be No Superstar
  4. Operator
  5. Screaming Clocks (The Dummies Song)
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  7. Dreams Of Heaven
  8. Don't Wanna Be No Superstar (Reprise)
  9. Kamikaze Kabaret
  10. The American Dream
  11. What A Ride
  12. The 'Hello Fellas' TV Special World Tour
  13. A Father Now
  14. 'Three Guys Naked From The Waist Down' Theme
  15. Dreams Of Heaven (Reprise)
  16. I Don't Believe In Heroes Anymore
  17. Promise Of Greatness (Finale)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Best Off Broadway Show.......2001-03-14

This show is a blast! It's a very funny story about some comics trying to make it in the big leagues. The music is so entertaining and the guys are hilarious. If you like comedy, you'll love Three Guys.
Wedding Collection
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • wedding songs
 Wedding Collection

Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000KGE
Release Date: 1997-06-03

Tracks:

  1. Wedding Chor From 'Lohengrin' - Choir Of Belgrad Nat Opr
  2. Matrimonial Benediction in F, Op.9 - Joseph Berger
  3. 'A Midsummer Night's Dream': Wedding March - LPO/Alfred Scholz
  4. The Beautiful Blue Danube: Waltz Op.314 - Vienna Opr Orch/Carl Michalski
  5. Wedding March: Mazurka Op.20a - London Festival Orch/Alberto Lizzio
  6. Champagne Polka From 'The Bat' Op.211 - RPO London/Frank Shipway
  7. Flower Waltz Op.71a/8 - London Festival Orch/Alberto Lizzio
  8. Str Qt Op.13: Menuett in A - Stuttgart CO/Bernhard Guller
  9. Radetzky March Op.228 - Vienna Opr Orch/Carl Michalski
  10. Menuett in D - Stuttgart CO/Bernhard Guller
  11. Emperor Waltz Op.437 - Vienna Opr Orch/Peter Falk
  12. Ave Maria - Ernst Riedlinger

Tracks:

  1. I Finally Found Someone
  2. Power Of Love
  3. Tonight I Celebrate My Love For You
  4. Unchained Melody
  5. Just The Way You Are
  6. You Are So Beautiful
  7. My Love
  8. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
  9. You're In My Heart
  10. Always
  11. Love Is All Around
  12. Enless Love

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars wedding songs.......2005-10-12

I don't think this CD is for weddings....I personaly didn't care for it. It's to circus like music...
Kiss Me, Kate (1993 London Studio Cast)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Conspicuous Extravagance
  • A decent chance to hear the complete score
  • Really helpful learning CD
  • Every note exactly as it was written - Fabulous!
  • I never made it past disc one.
 Kiss Me, Kate (1993 London Studio Cast)

Manufacturer: Jay Records
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  1. Sweet Charity (1995 Studio Cast)
  2. Kiss Me, Kate (1999 Broadway Revival Cast)
  3. Kiss Me Kate (Broadway Revival - PBS Great Performances)
  4. The King and I (1992 Hollywood Studio Cast)

ASIN: B000005BHS
Release Date: 1996-06-18

Tracks:

  1. Overture - NSO/John Owen Edwards
  2. Another Op'nin, Another Show - Shezwae Powell/Original Cast
  3. Why Can't You Behave? - Diane Langton/Graham Bickley
  4. Wunderbar - Diana Montague/Thomas Allen
  5. So In Love - Diane Montague
  6. Padua Street Scene/We Open In Venice - NSO/Diana Montague/Thomas Allen/Graham Bickley/Diane Langton
  7. Tom, Dick or Harry - Michael Bauer/Graham Bickley/Paul Manuel/Diane Langton
  8. Rose Dance - NSO/John Owen Edwards
  9. I've Come To Wive It Wealthily in Padua - Thomas Allen/Original Cast
  10. I Hate Men - Diana Montague
  11. Were Thine That Special Face - Thomas Allen
  12. I Sing Of Love - Diane Langton/Graham Buckley/Original Cast
  13. Dance/Tarantella - NSO/John Owen Edwards
  14. Finale Act One - Thomas Allen/Diana Montague/Brian Greene/Original Cast

Tracks:

  1. Entr'acte - NSO/John Owen Edwards
  2. Too Darn Hot - Paul Collis/Original Cast
  3. Where Is The Life That Late I Led ? - Thomas Allen
  4. Always True To You In My Fashion - Diane Langton
  5. Bianca - Graham Buckley/Original Cast
  6. So In Love Reprise - Thomas Allen
  7. Brush Up Your Shakespeare - Brian Greene/Matt Zimmerman
  8. Pavane - NSO/John Owen Edwards
  9. I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple - Diana Montague
  10. Shrew Finale/Grand Finale - Diana Montague/Thomas Allen/Original Cast
  11. Can Can Overture - NSO/John Owen Edwards
  12. Jubilee Overture - NSO/John Owen Edwards
  13. Out Of This World Overture - NSO/John Owen Edwards

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Conspicuous Extravagance.......2004-09-08


It takes much more than this generally lack-luster performance delivers to overcome the intrinsic embarrassments of 'Kiss Me Kate'. While minor misogynies were then more or less default, if not de riguer, it is doubtful even the nudge-nudge friendly audiences of the 1940's and `50's would have put up with Cole Porter's stale, striving, prep school vulgarities had he not possessed an uncommon lyric gift.

And the set is too long. No one (except, apparently, devotees unwilling to settle for less than every note) needs instrumental reprises and variation-less dance numbers--especially when no purpose is discernable beyond running up a second disc. Most CD players have a Repeat mode. (At least the McGlinn/Barstow/Hampson EMI effort offers up some interesting out-takes to pad the second side; this one kicks in 15'' of overtures.)

Barring the two leads, the cast is ho-hum, and while Thomas Allen has his moments, he will not be remembered for his Fred Graham.

Notwithstanding all of the above, one is tempted to declare it all worth putting up with just to hear Diana Montague sing 'So in Love'--possibly Porter's loveliest song. (Why has no one thought of doing the reprise as a duet?) She even renders listenable the insufferably adolescent 'I Hate Men'. There's just not enough for her to sing in this show. Unless money is no object, go--for Montague alone--for the highlights disc.


4 out of 5 stars A decent chance to hear the complete score.......2003-12-11

Until you've heard the complete score to "Kiss Me, Kate" with Robert Russell Bennett's original orchestrations recorded in good, modern sound, you don't know what you've been missing. Matchless as the original Broadway leads were, neither of the recordings they made satisfy completely. Both the original Columbia and the Capitol remake are missing huge chunks of the score and neither adequately conveys the quality of the orchestrations even in the parts that are recorded.

So it is slightly frustrating that there have been two complete recordings of "Kiss Me, Kate" in modern sound featuring the original orchestrations, and both of them have significant problems. The earlier recording, an EMI release conducted by John McGlinn, is not currently available in the U.S., while this JAY release is conducted by John Owen Edwards. Even though the EMI is not available, I'm going to compare the two, for those who are interested.

Both recordings are well-conducted, but I feel McGlinn gets more out of the score than does Owen Edwards. McGlinn can often be a bit stodgy, but his "Kate" is just gorgeous. He does a better job of bringing out all the neat touches in the orchestration than does Owen Edwards, and he's also better in the jazzier sections. Owen Edwards does a good job, but it's sad to hear him completely miss some moments, like when he fails to slow down sufficiently for the crucial second "And you're mine, dear" in "Wunderbar." Overall, McGlinn just points things better without getting too fussy. If only the same could be said for his cast.

But both recordings fall down in their casts. As Fred/Petruchio, McGlinn's Thomas Hampson is completely at sea. The music doesn't lie well for him, seeming to mostly sit in the least attractive part of his range. And his readings of the dialogue that is included is labored and self-conscious. Thomas Allen, on this JAY release, sounds older than Hampson, but his basic sound seems more attractive to me, the music lies better for him, and his dialogue, if not great, is at least not painful.

It must be said, though, that Hampson has been coached thoroughly in the role, and is aware of every nuance. The trouble is that he overdelivers on every nuance, whereas Allen almost sounds like he's sight-reading some of the score. Still, he's preferable to Hampson. I wish, though, that the JAY people had realized that they were using the bowdlerized British edition of the score. In "I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua," Allen sings "doggone nose" instead of "goddamned nose." It's just not the same.

As Lilli/Kate, EMI's Josephine Barstow tries hard, perhaps a bit too hard, but what she does seems to me mostly suitable for the role. She does well everywhere except "I Hate Men," in which her vocal style just doesn't work, and she is further hampered by some lyrics not usually heard, and with good reason. The rest of the time, she puts out 110 percent. I suspect some may find her a bit too operatic, but I'm convinced by her. JAY's Diana Montague sings well, but is a bit pallid and humorless. She could use more of Barstow's spunk.

And so it goes. As Lois/Bianca, EMI's Kim Criswell is a bit pinched and colorless. JAY's Diane Langton sounds a bit old for the role, with some of her top notes a tad frayed, but brings more humor and brio to the role in general, especially "Always True to You in My Fashion," and this is one song on which Owen Edwards surpasses McGlinn.

As Bill/Lucentio, EMI's George Dvorsky is OK but a little staid, with "Bianca" oversung. JAY's Graham Bickley is more winning, even if his British accent shows through at moments. Without oversinging "Bianca," he still sounds like he has a voice that might have been good for Fred/Petruchio, and I suspect he would have better in the role than either Hampson (well, I'm sure of that) or Allen.

On the other hand, EMI's gangsters, Robert Nichols and David Garrison, are a hoot, surpassing JAY's pair, who are certainly good enough. And the other supporting roles tend to be a bit better on the EMI, with Davis Gaines and John Mark Ainsley particularly funny in their introductory sections to "Tom, Dick or Harry," while their counterparts on JAY don't seem to realize they could be funny. On JAY, Shezwae Powell does a good job with "Another Op'nin'," but with McGlinn's fabulous conducting, Karla Burns is even better on EMI. Similarly, Paul Collis does a nice job on "Too Darn Hot" on JAY, but Damon Evans really sizzles on EMI.

EMI also has more interesting filler, with cut songs from "Kate," although JAY's filler of the overtures to "Can Can," "Jubilee," and "Out of This World" is certainly nice to have.

So, on balance the EMI is perhaps a little bit better, if you can get past Hampson. But as long as it's not available, this JAY version will serve adequately.

5 out of 5 stars Really helpful learning CD.......2003-03-11

As an MD for an amateur production of Kiss Me Kate, I found this recording useful as it contains not only every single note in the score, but also every encore as well. It was really helpful in learning the orchestration, as the score was a piano reduction. It certainly saved a lot of time in rehearsal trying to work out who has what tune etc. - I could do it from memory in that I knew the trumpet had the tune there etc. The choreographer used this recording to estimate how long each dance was - something very important as other shows I have done the Choreographer was using a different version of the show (such as the broadway revival of Kiss Me Kate).
Singers can listen to this and know exactly what they will hear from the pit - which is always a helpful thing!! And less experienced singers (or non singers!!) can learn by ear.
I agree with another review that dislikes the singing - however my use was only for learning. The voices don't seem well suited for the parts, however they are not so bad that you cringe in horror - I think stopping after the first disc is a bit excessive!

5 out of 5 stars Every note exactly as it was written - Fabulous!.......2002-05-09

Great CD - Don't be fooled by other 'jazzed up' versions - this is how it was written and how you'll normally hear it performed. A very gutsy and earthy performance all round. The original Broadway album, sounds great but has alot of "enhancements" which the composer never wanted put in and disapproved of. Go for this one if you want the true Kiss Me, Kate in it's full version - NO CUTS or HIGHLGHTS!

2 out of 5 stars I never made it past disc one........2000-07-04

It's a shame the John McGlinn recording on EMI is out of print, because this travesty is no compensation at all. The singers are really, really bad. And the conductor fails to capture the swing of the score, leaving it sounding dull and lifeless. Run, don't walk, away from this CD.
Body Talk: The Language of Love 1965-1995 - Just for You
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    		Body Talk: The Language of Love 1965-1995 - Just for You
    Various artists , Whitney Houston (S)/The One That You Love - Air Supply (S)/If Ever You're In My Arms Again - Peabo Bryson (S)/Without You - Harry Nilsson , Slow Hand - Pointer Sisters (S)/Even Now - Barry Manilow (S)/Suddenly - Billy Ocean (S)/Do What You Do - Jermaine Jackson , 4:52 edit)/Midnight Blue - Melissa Manchester (S)/Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight - James Taylor (S)//I'll Always Love You - Taylor Dayne (S)/A Woman Needs Love Sailing - Christopher Cross (S)/All By Myself - Eric Carmen (S , Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio (S)/Living Inside Myself - Gino Vannelli (S)/La La Means I Love You - Delfonics , Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me - Gladys Knight & Pips (S)/Songbird - Kenny G (S)/I Knew You Were Waiting , Aretha Franklin & George Michael (S)/Seasons Change - Exposé (S)/Sara Smile - Daryl Hall & John Oates , and This Way Again - Dionne Warwick (S)/Dream Weaver - Gary Wright (S)/Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia
    Manufacturer: Arista Special Products
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000NHUFF0

    Product Description

    R834-02 (Arista Special Products 14511) - Body Talk: The Language of Love 1965-1995 - Just for You - Various Artists [1996] (2-CD set) Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston (S)/The One That You Love - Air Supply (S)/If Ever You're In My Arms Again - Peabo Bryson (S)/Without You - Harry Nilsson (S)/Slow Hand - Pointer Sisters (S)/Even Now - Barry Manilow (S)/Suddenly - Billy Ocean (S)/Do What You Do - Jermaine Jackson (S)/Sailing - Christopher Cross (S)/All By Myself - Eric Carmen (S, 4:52 edit)/Midnight Blue - Melissa Manchester (S)/Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight - James Taylor (S)//I'll Always Love You - Taylor Dayne (S)/A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do) - Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio (S)/Living Inside Myself - Gino Vannelli (S)/La La Means I Love You - Delfonics (S, original stereo mix)/Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me - Gladys Knight & Pips (S)/Songbird - Kenny G (S)/I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - Aretha Franklin & George Michael (S)/Seasons Change - Exposé (S)/Sara Smile - Daryl Hall & John Oates (S)/I'll Never Love This Way Again - Dionne Warwick (S)/Dream Weaver - Gary Wright (S)/Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia (S
    DRG 25th Anniversary Show Stopping Performances
    Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
    • Great compilation
    • A disappointment
    		 DRG 25th Anniversary Show Stopping Performances

    Manufacturer: Drg
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005Q6IN
    Release Date: 2001-10-23

    Tracks:

    1. A Day In Hollywood A Night In Ukraine: Just Go To The Movies - Priscilla Lopez/David Garrison/Frank Lazarus/Stephen James/Peggy Hewett/Kate Draper
    2. Babes In Arms: I Wish I Were In Love Again - Christopher Fitzgerald Jessica Stone
    3. Pal Joey: Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered - Patti LuPone
    4. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend - KT Sullivan
    5. Nunsense: I Just Want To Be A Star - Christine Anderson
    6. Louisiana Purchase: Wild About You - Debbie Gravitte & New York Voices
    7. Oil City Symphony: Beaver Ball At The Bug Club - Mike Craver/Mark Hardwick/Debra Monk/Mary Murfitt
    8. Falsettoland: The Baseball Game - Michael Rupert/Chip Zien/Faith Prince/Janet Metz/Heather MacRae/Stephen Bogardus
    9. Very Good Eddie: Isn't It Great To Be Married? - Virginia Seidel/Spring Fairbank/Charles Repole/Nicholas Wyman
    10. The Fantasticks: A Perfect Time To Be In Love - Harvey Schmidt
    11. Call Me Madam: You're Just In Love - Tyne Daly/Lewis Cleale
    12. Taking My Turn: Fine For The Shape I'm In - Margaret Whiting/Marnie Nixon/Cissy Houston
    13. A Party With Betty Comden & Adolph Green: The French Lesson - Betty Comdon/Adolph Green
    14. The Madwoman Of Central Park: Better - Phyllis Newman
    15. Greenwillow: Never Will I Marry - Anthony Perkins
    16. Song Of Singapore: I Can't Remember - Loretta Swit & Company
    17. Tintypes: Elite Syncopation/I'm Goin' To Live Anyhow, 'Til I Die - Lynne Thigpen
    18. I Love My Wife: Someone Wonderful I Missed - Joanna Gleason/Ilene Graff
    19. The Good Companions: The Pleasure Of Your Company - Malcolm Rennie/Christopher Gable
    20. Forbidden Broadway 20th Anniversary: Liza One-Note - Christine Pedi
    21. Meet Me In St. Louis: The Trolley Song - Donna Kane & Ensemble

    Tracks:

    1. 4 Guys Named Jose...And Una Mujer Named Maria!: Feel It - Philip Anthony/Henry Gainza/Allen Hidalgo/Ricardo Puente
    2. Fame - The Musical: There She Goes!/Fame - Natasha Rennalls & Ensemble
    3. Do Re Mi: What's New At The Zoo? - Heather Headley/The Animal Girls
    4. High Society: Once Upon A Time/True Love - Melissa Errico/Daniel McDonald
    5. Tenderloin: Artificial Flowers - Patrick Wilson
    6. State Fair: Driving At Night/Our State Fair - Company
    7. Kiss Me, Kate: Were Thine That Special Face - Brian Stokes Mitchell
    8. Black And Blue: Black And Blue - Linda Hopkins/Ruth Brown/Carrie Smith
    9. The Green Bird: O Foolish Heart - Company
    10. Out Of This World: From This Moment On - Marin Mazzie/Gregg Edelman
    11. The Boys From Syracuse: This Can't Be Love - Davis Gaines/Sarah Berry
    12. Snoopy!!!: Poor Sweet Baby - Pamela Myers
    13. SeesawNobody Does It Like Me - Michele Lee
    14. March Of The Falsettos: I Never Wanted To Love You - Michael Rupert/Stephen Bogardus/Alison Fraser/Chip Zien/James Kushner
    15. Lunch: Perfectly Alone - Carol Burnett
    16. 3hree: Foolish Dreamin'/Something Beautiful/Real Enough To Change My Mind - Jessica Molaskey/Will Gartshore/Rachel Ulanet
    17. Lucky In The Rain: Love Me As If There Were No Tomorrow - Barbara Cook
    18. Godspell: All Good Gifts - Sal Sabella & Company
    19. The Act: Walking Papers - Liza Minnelli & Company

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Great compilation.......2002-05-10

    I don't actually own this particular compilation, however, since I own nearly every recording represented on these discs...I think I'm qualified to comment. This is a wonderful representation of the high quality of work that DRG Records does.
    The previous review is way off the mark. This is definitely not a waste of time or money. This is 25 years of preserving Broadway shows, Off-Broadway shows, studio recordings (mostly from the city center concerts), etc. So what if they "aren't as good as the original", DRG is preserving many recordings and artists that other mainstream labels don't or won't. You have wonderful recordings from Brian Stokes Mitchell, Nathan Lane, Debbie Gravitte, Tyne Daly, Anthony Perkins, Joanna Gleason, Marin Mazzie, Carol Burnett, Heather Headley, Patti LuPone, Barbara Cook, etc., and many of these are from Original Cast Recordings just as they appeared on Broadway. This is an excellent sampler of the work going on at DRG. No...I'm not an employee...just an avid listener and collector of theatre recordings.

    1 out of 5 stars A disappointment.......2001-12-15

    There's a reason you've probably never heard of most of the songs and shows on this album, not to mention most of the artists. This is a second-rate collection of second-rate numbers performed by mostly second-rate artists. In the case of the shows that were revivals, the performances on the original cast recordings were better. Don't waste your money.
    Sounds of the Eighties: 1986
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      		Sounds of the Eighties: 1986
      Various Artists Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer/Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung/Don't Get Me Wrong - Pretenders/Sara - Starship/So Far Away - Dire Straits/Rock Me Amadeus - Falco , Talk To Me - Stevie Nicks/Invisible Touch - Genesis/Glory Of Love - Peter Cetera/Walk This Way - Run-D.M.C./Word Up - Cameo , The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3/Venus - Bananarama/Mad About You - Belinda Carlisle/Kyrie - Mr. Mister , and Burning Heart - Survivor/Life In A Northern Town - Dream Academy/No One Is To Blame - Howard Jones
      Manufacturer: Warner Special Products
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000NPKEU8

      Product Description

      R988-04 (Warner Special Products OPCD-2730) - Sounds of the Eighties: 1986 - Various Artists [1994] All tracks stereo. Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer/Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung/Don't Get Me Wrong - Pretenders/Sara - Starship/So Far Away - Dire Straits/Rock Me Amadeus - Falco/Talk To Me - Stevie Nicks/Invisible Touch - Genesis/Glory Of Love - Peter Cetera/Walk This Way - Run-D.M.C./Word Up - Cameo/The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk 3/Venus - Bananarama/Mad About You - Belinda Carlisle/Kyrie - Mr. Mister/Burning Heart - Survivor/Life In A Northern Town - Dream Academy/No One Is To Blame - Howard Jones

      Soul Music:

      1. Instrumentals from Back in Da Day
      2. Jointz From Back In Da Day
      3. Jointz From Back in da Day
      4. Just Another Way to Say I Love You [Original recording remastered]
      5. Lawdy!
      6. Lifestyles of the Slow and Low, Vol. 2
      7. Live
      8. Live at the London Palladium [Live]
      9. Live! [Live]
      10. Live: P-Funk Earth Tour [Live]

      Soul Music

      soul music

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