R.S.V.P.

Track Listings

1. Bedroom

2. I Never

3. Only One

4. All the Way

5. Guilty

6. I Never (Interlude)

7. Do Your Thang

8. Like a Fool

9. I Can't Sleep

10. Best in You

11. Another Level

12. Like a Fool (Outro)

R.S.V.P.,Ol Skool,Universal,New Jack Swing,Pop,R&B,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues,Urban

R.S.V.P.

Tracks:

An Older Man Is Like An Elegant Wine
Day In, Day Out
Why Did I Choose You
I Wish I'd Met You
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
Goodbye
How About Me
Minds Of Their Own (Dois Corregos)
Little Green Apples
You'll See
That's All
Blame It On My Youth

Customer Reviews:

Still in Love with Nancy!.......2005-12-11

I'll keep my review brief and simple. I've been a fan of Nancy Wilson since the Fall of 1963. It's as if every song she's ever recorded, every live performance she's ever given and every one of her practice sessions for the past forty plus years have been just warm ups to R.S.V.P. Some reviewers are commenting on technicalities of midrange vibratos, etc. That's not the point of listening to a CD (unless you're a professional reviewer which none of us here should be). Every song on this CD is perfection. Her accompanists (both vocal and especially instrumental) are also incredible. I've lost track of how many times I've listened to it (often with headphones to pick up every nuance of her voice). Buy it. Share it. Love it.

Always a class Act!.......2005-10-05

Nancy Wilson has always delivered a consistant and dependable great performance. I love the material chosen for this collection as well as most of the collaberations. Bravo to Ms. Wilson again!

Finally- back to what she sings best .......2005-06-29

This is a great jazz album. The selections, arrangements and vocals are all top notch. I am glad she has gotten back to what she does best instead of all of those "contemporary" albums with mediocre material she seemed to be doing for a while.

A Gorgeous Effort.......2005-01-28

The New Yorker lists this as one of the ten best albums of the year. I respect their opinion, though I don't agree with it. But it is a 5-star album, and one worth owning.

This album is gorgeous. It consists of Nancy Wilson, now a senior citizen, dueting with numerous musicians, principally jazz musicians. But the concept of the album is quite different than Sinatra's, Bennett's, or Brother Ray's career-end albums of duets with various singers. Here, except for two singers (Kenny Lattimore and Ivan Lins) the musicians are instrumentalists; and the guest artists really are accompanying Ms. Wilson. The whole album has the feel of a glass of dubonnet by candlelight, at the end of a very good day. In particular, "Minds of their Own", "Little Green Apples", "Why Did I Choose You", and "You'll See" are just drop-dead gorgeous.

So, why do I not quite agree with The New Yorker? Sadly, as in the case of Tony Bennett and Jimmy Scott, Ms. Wilson in her golden years has lost the tightness in her voice which governs vibrato. She still has fabulous breath control, and can power a loud note; but when she's singing at midrange in a mezzo voice, her vibrato goes wide all over the place and misses the center of the note. It's noticeable throughout.

So when I say that this is a Gorgeous Effort, I mean that literally: this album is gorgeous; and it--unlike her seminal albums from 40 years ago with Cannonball Adderly and George Shearing--is an effort.

5 stars nevertheless. RC

Boss Lady.......2005-01-04

After listening to this latest Nancy Wilson offering a few more times, I'm revising my rating from 4 to 5 stars. Initially I was probably disappointed that on none of the tunes does she body slam me to the floor (I'm still shaking from her incredible performance of "Hello, Like Before" from the late 90s). But with the exceptions of the two vocals she shares with Kenny Lattimore (an androgynous duet that goes nowhere) and Ivan Lins (who sounds like a rank amateur compared to Ms. Wilson), this is no less than a perfect collection by inarguably the world's greatest living jazz singer.

"Day In, Day Out" is the only up-tempo tune on the album and Nancy naturally kicks butt on it. But the control she exhibits on the ballads is no less impressive. No one but she could do justice these days to Gordon Jenkins' "Goodbye." With that uncanny sense of pitch that is hers alone (she must think exclusively in terms of micro-tonality), she requires no more than a phrase to take us from a plaintive lament to a sense of comforting reassurance.

As for "Blame It On My Youth," she's probably the first singer since Sinatra to get the song's tempo (it's usually taken way too slow) along with its sense of self-mocking irony right. And she risks the high note at the end, hanging on despite a trace of waver that would not have been there 5-10 years ago.

While the guests include a number of venerable all-stars--ranging from the comparatively "youthful" Gary Burton to those ageless wonders, George Shearing and Toots Thielemans, Nancy doesn't give them an inch. This is her session, and her supportive musicians, no less than we the listeners, are privileged to be along for the ride.

Average customer rating:

Exceptional Collection

Bedroom Adagios

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Midnight Adagios
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ASIN: B0000BWVBV
Release Date: 2003-09-09

Tracks:

Concerto For Harpischord, Strings, And Continuo No. 5 In F Minor, BWV 1056 - Raymond Leppard
Concerto Grosso In B Minor, Op. 6, No. 12 - The Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields
Pavane For A Dead Princess - Steve Erquiaga
Romance For String Orchestra - The Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields
Carnival Of The Animals - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 - Alexandre Lagoya
En Bateau - l'ochestre de la suisse romande
Humming Chorus - BBC Concert Orchestra
Sicilienne - Steve Erquaiaga
Italiana - The Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields
Una Furtiva Lagrima - BBC Concert Orchestra
Chanson De Matin, Op. 15, No. 2 - BBC Concert Orchestra
Suite In E Major For Lute, BWV 1006A/1000 - Eduardo Fernandez
Touch Her Soft Lips, And Part - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Suite for Cello Solo No. 3 In C Major, BWV 1009 - Pepe Romero
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Julian Lloyd Webber
Pavane - Nicholas Kraemer
Serenade For Strings In E Major, Op. 22 - The Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields

Tracks:

O Mio Babbino Caro - BBC Concert Orchestra
Cavatina - Goran Sollscher
La Fileuse - L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
Flower Duet (Sous Le Dome Epais) - BBC Concert Orchestra
Pied-En-L'Air - Nicholas Kraemer
Arioso - Steve Erquiaga
Two Aquarelles - English Chamber Orchestra
In Paradisum - Stephen Cleobury
After A Dream - Steve Erquiaga
Suite For Cello Solo No. 1 In G Major, BWV 1007 - Mischa Maisky
My Bonny Boy - The Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields
Concerto For Guitar In D Major, RV 93 - Eduardo Fernandez
Un Bel Di - BBC Concert Orchestra
Holbert Suite, Op. 40 - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Concerto For Oboe In D Minor, BWV 1059 - Heinz Holliger
Vissi D'Arte - BBC Concert Orchestra
Sheep May Safely Graze - William Bennett
Fantasia On Greensleeves - William Bennett

Customer Reviews:

Exceptional Collection.......2003-12-31

I have heard many, many classical "mood" collections, and this is one of the best, with many surprise selections.
It is consistently restful and calming.
I recommend it highly.

Average customer rating:

not to great
Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$
You get what you pay for.
Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ...

100 Favorite Patriotic Songs

Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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American Pride: Sixteen Stirring Patriotic Themes
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ASIN: B0000A1HT8
Release Date: 2003-08-12

Tracks:

America the Beautiful
All Quiet on the Potomac Tonight
Ballad of the Green Berets
On Top of Old Smokey
Coyote Warrior
Semper Fidelis
Breeze from Alabama
Onward Christian Soldiers
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
Patriot
Sweet Betsy from Pike
Marines' Hymn
America Is
When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home
Happy the Soldier
American Trilogy
Home Sweet Home
Washington Post March
Enraptured I Gaze
Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
Yellow Rose of Texas
Over There
Simple Gifts
Liberty Bell
Star Spangled Banner

Tracks:

God Bless the USA
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Katy Cruel
I Vow to Thee My Country
King Cotton
Beautiful Dreamer
America
American Patrol
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Beauty
Mohican Dream
Red, White and Blue
Some Folks
Liberty Song
Pomp and Circumstance
Hail to the Chief
Bennington Rifles
Peace on the Battlefield
I've Been Working on the Railroad
Under the Double Eagle
Red River Valley
My Country 'Tis of Thee
Camptown Races
Wild Blue Yonder
Hands Across the Sea
Fanfare for the Common Man

Tracks:

Stars and Stripes Forever
Living in America
Home on the Range
Old Colony Times
Clementine
Invincible Eagle
Ring Ring de Banjo
Yankee Doodle
Largo from "The New World"
To a Wild Rose
Hail Columbia
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Gettysburg
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
Capitan
Prairie Daughter
Little Brown Jug
Marching Through Georgia
Entertainer
Steamboat Around the Bend
Revolutionary Tea
Cassions Keep Rollin' Along
Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
Amazing Grace
Grand Old Flag

Tracks:

God Bless America
National Emblem
Soldier, Soldier Won't You Marry Me
Anchors Away
Oh, Susannah
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Toast
Dixie
St. Louis Blues
Appalachian Spring
Bonnie Blue Flag
Old Hundreth
Swanee River
Battle Cry of Freedom
U. S Field Artillery
Sidewalks of New York
Chester
Auld Lang Syne
Kingdom Come
My Old Kentucky Home
Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Shenandoah
Abraham's Daughter
This Land Is Your Land

Customer Reviews:

not to great.......2007-04-04

We were disappointed with this CD, but for the price I guess we can't expect much. I didn't care for the new style presentation of the songs. I like a more traditional rendering.

Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$.......2005-06-22

I red the comments of two other people who have bought this 4 CD BOX SET and it is not really so bad. I will even add that there are some excellent tunes. However, I must agree with the fact that few tunes seem to have been recorded 40 or 50 years ago, mainly when you hear the scratches of an old turntable but it is just 2 or 3 tunes. Furthermore, if you do not know American music, it is a good BOX SET to buy if you consider that you received 4 CD for 4$ including 100 tunes. On these 4 CD, I have heard some orchestration that I have never heard before and I consider that they are different but interesting. Any way, after hearing these 100 tunes, you will say to yourself that you like this tune, this other tune, this other tune and so on and you will be able to buy a more expensive CD with the tunes that you like. However, I have bought many CDs in the last few weeks and as you know, there are always some tunes that you like and some tunes that you do not like on every CD that you will buy. So, don't buy it at 25$ but at 4 or 5$ dollars, it is a very good choice for 100 tunes.

You get what you pay for........2004-07-04

You get what you pay for. The singers put their own spin on the singing of each song. If you didn't hear the words you would not recognize some of them. Even some of the music sounds like a bad recording of music played on a turntable. Definitely not worth the price.

Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ..........2004-07-04

I wish this review had been here when I was thinking of purchasing it. I guess you get what you pay for. If you are thinking of buying this, you are better off recording your own CDs (or at least buying one that you can listen to a sampling of the songs). This album includes songs that were mere recordings of the songs playing on an old record player. It's almost so unbelievable that it is funny.

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At Long Last The Precursor To Spooky Tooth Appears!

The Complete V.I.P.s
The V.I.P.s
Manufacturer: Repertoire
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Live at the BBC: 1967-1970

ASIN: B000K2RD3K
Release Date: 2006-11-27

Tracks:

Don't Keep Shouting at Me
She's So Good
Mercy Mercy
That's My Woman
Wintertime
Anyone
I Wanna Be Free [Mono Vervion]
Don't Let It Go
Straight Down to the Bottom
In a Dream
Smokestack Lightning [Mono Version]
Back into My Life Again
Every Girl I See
Stagger Lee
Rosemarie
Late Night Blues

Tracks:

I Wanna Be Free [Stereo Version][Version]
Smokestack Lightning [Stereo Version][Version]
You Don't Know Like I Know [Live]
Stagger Lee [Live]
No Use Crying [Live]
I Wanna Be Free [Live]
Fannie Mae [Live]
Talk About My Babe [Live]
Grapes of Wrath [Live]
I Got a Woman [Live]
Blue Feeling [#]
Sad Story [#]

Album Details

The Complete Recordings Including Several Rarities. Booklet with Authoritative and Extensive Liner Notes by Chris Welch. Includes an Interview with Group Founder Mike Harrison.

Customer Reviews:

At Long Last The Precursor To Spooky Tooth Appears!.......2007-01-08

I should start by stating that this disc should appeal to (1) diehard fans of that extraordinary 1968-1970 version of Spooky Tooth (most of whom probably have these recordings already), (2) to fans of blue-eyed British soul (like the early Spencer Davis Group), and (3) to those curious about the lesser-knowns of the Sixties British Music Scene.

Although the line-up of the Carlyle-based (Brum region) V.I.P.s or Vips changed with some frequency (including Keith Emerson briefly), the mainstays of the group included gravel-voiced Mike Harrison, bass Greg Ridley, and the somewhat under-rated Mike Hernshaw. This group consistently failed to make a true impact on the British charts despite several solid singles including the Spooky-Tooth like "I Wanna Be Free" (1966).

In fact they found their greatest success in France (where most of these tracks were actually released on a series of now-rare EPs) and Northern Germany, where they played at the Star Club in Hamburg and in a series of military-base clubs for British soliders. Just as their luck seemed to be running out, the line-up of Harrison, Ridley, drummer Mike Kellie, and newcomer Luther Grosvenor found favor with Island Records and producer Guy Stevens and thanks to a quick name change to Art and a beefed up quaisi psychedelic sound, recorded a one-off album that began to attract a bit more local attention. In 1968 Chris Blackwell and producer Jimmy Miller introduced American expatriot Gary Wright to the group and the rest, as they say, is history (= Spooky Tooth).

As to these recordings: the sound quality varies considerably. They were definitely recorded under less-than-optimal conditions, and often, it would seem, in a single take with little or no overlays or dubbing. The playing is at times very ragged, and they only occasionally signal the brilliance that was to become eveident in Spooky Tooth's albums like "It's All About" and "Spooky Two." The truth is, one clearly sees the reason for the lackluster response to this band, and why they remained obscure for so long. Still, after years of only being able to obtain their recordings via suspect re-issues (both vinyl and CD) or via the over-priced original European releases, it is nice that the German Repertoire label has done what it so admirably does now, and re-issue the entire output on a single disc.

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R.S.V.P.
The Invitations
Manufacturer: EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FPX0LG
Release Date: 2006-07-19

Tracks:

Nani Waimea
Pretty Red Hibiscus
Ka Makani Kaili Aloha
Mr. Wonderful
Hawaiian Hospitality
Invitation
Sweet Someone
Princess Poo-Poo-Ly
Hawaii Calls
Susie Anna E
Mauna Loa
Lei Aloha, Le! Makame

The String Quartet Tribute to Massive Attack

Average customer rating:

A Mess
Nice, although it's not Massive's way...

The String Quartet Tribute to Massive Attack

Manufacturer: Vitamin Records
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ASIN: B0006HBZJM
Release Date: 2005-01-04

Tracks:

Angel
Hymn Of The Big Wheel
Risng Son
Better Things
Safe From Harm
Inertia Creeps
Sly
Teardrop
Three
Weather Storm
Unfinished Symphony
Oto

Product Description

1. Angel
2. Hymn Of The Big Wheel
3. Rising Son
4. Better Things
5. Safe From Harm
6. Inertia Creeps
7. Sly
8. Teardrop
9. Three
10. Weather Storm
11. Unfinished Symphony
12. Oto (Original Composition)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

A Mess.......2006-08-25

There was huge potential in this project, but it's really not been realised.

They dogmatically attempt to reproduce notes and harmonies from the songs 'as is' rather than rework creatively to achieve an overall flow. Songs are also over-complicated rather than seeking a purity of sound and harmony. This really jars, as this is where Massive Attack excel. It also feels over-produced (trying to make up for poor composition?).

I was hoping for something intelligently re-worked to fit the instruments used, such as Christopher O'Riley did superbly with Radiohead. Instead, this seems to be cashing in on the name rather than getting to the heart of the music.

Nice, although it's not Massive's way..........2005-10-09

The intention is good, but it is clear that Massive Attack has not been involved in this project. They are all good covers of Massive Attack, but I miss their style in the songs...

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Second Rate Civil War Music

Blue and Gray: Songs of The Civil War
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Altissimo Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00007JXQU
Release Date: 2002-11-26

Tracks:

Blue And Gray Medley 1 includes: Girl I Left Behind, Aura Lee, Hail Columbia
Yankee Doodle
Battle of Shiloh March
Blue And Gray Medley 2 includes: Maryland, My Maryland, Tenting On The Old Campground, John Brown's Body, Battle Hymn Of The Republic
The Story of "The Battle Hymn Of The Republic"
Turkey In The Straw
My Old Kentucky Home
Blue And Gray Medley 3 includes: Battle Cry Of Freedom, Dixie, When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Long Time Ago
Shenandoah
Taps
Taps with Orchestration
Amazing Grace

Album Description

Favorite Songs of the Civil War as perfomed by The United States Army Field Band, The United States Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants, The United States Marine Band, The United States Navy Band and Sea Chanters Chorus.

Customer Reviews:

Second Rate Civil War Music.......2004-07-17

This potporri of Civil war tunes played by a selection of US service bands falls short on many levels. For one thing the CD is under 60 mins and yet is a top priced item. Also, many of the selections on here are copied from other Altissimo titles. So there is not much original music here. Its hard to know why "Amazing Grace" is here other than just for additional filler. Yes, the tune was known back then, but its hardly Civil War era music! Altissimo! just threw it in to add a few minutes more to this CD. The linear notes are an improvement from the none-existant ones of the past, but overall this is a second rate Civil War CD. The modern arrangments of the music also do not carry very well.

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What a voice! and what an artist!

R.S.V.P.
Richard Sinclair
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000024DUB
Release Date: 1998-09-01

Tracks:

What's Rattlin'
My Sweet Darlin'
Videos
Barefoot
Outback in Canterbury
Over from Dover
Out of the Shadows
Where Are They Now?
Bamboo
What in the World

Customer Reviews:

What a voice! and what an artist!.......2003-12-08

Sinclair has one of the most enjoyable voices of contemporary music (my other favorites are Wyatt, Beefheart, Howlin Wolf and Peter Hammill). But he is also an interesting composer and lyric writter, and a very good bass player too. In this cd he joins many friends ( Kit watkins from Happy the Man, Hugh Hopper from Soft machine, Tony Coe from the english jazz scene, etc) to offer us a great and satisfying album. Excellent, personal and yes (those two feared words!) original 'progressive music'. Thanks Richard!!