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Average customer rating: Martina comes through again. Music lover Sparkling melodies and lyrics on Martina's newest CD ! Martina! Great songs

Waking Up Laughing Martina McBride Manufacturer: RCA/Sony/BMG ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection Let It Go Big Dog Daddy Live at Texas Stadium 5th Gear ASIN: B000NOKAPI Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

1. If I Had Your Name
2. Cry Cry (Till The Sun Shines)
3. Tryin' To Find A Reason
4. For These Times
5. Anyway (Album & Digital Single Version)
6. How I Feel
7. I'll Still Be Me
8. Beautiful Again
9. Everybody Does
10. House Of A Thousand Dreams
11. Love Land

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Martina McBride has long been a champion of music as social consciousness, particularly for abused women ("Independence Day") and children. On Waking Up Laughing, her ninth album and the follow-up to Timeless, her platinum-selling album of country classics, she advances the theme while expanding it. While two songs explore the issue of unwed mothers (particularly the exquisite "Love Land," which closes the album), and another, "Beautiful Again," touches on child sexual abuse, her overall repertoire embraces the wholeness of family, and of standing strong together in the face of adversity and defeat. Musically, McBride has always proved to be an elegant thorn--her song selection is often inspired (and here, she co-wrote three tunes, including the skyscraping single "Anyway"), but she has tended to use her huge, ride-the-wave soprano full-tilt, without employing the subtle shadings that would make her even more emotionally resonant. On Waking Up Laughing she seems to have worked on the problem, yet in her second foray as solo producer, she still tends to gild the lily instrumentally--inflating string bridges between choruses, for example, or loading the opening country-pop track, "If I Had Your Name," with a Southern-rock guitar break, a listen-to-me fiddle showcase, a Celtic guitar intro, and a close that brings to mind George Harrison's sitar in play-it-backward mode. That said, she makes fine use of what sounds like a black female choir on the uplifting "For These Times," and wisely keeps the haunting break-up ballad "Tryin' to Find a Reason" (with Keith Urban's harmony vocals and guitar solo) lean and affecting. As McBride works to refine her pastiche of creativity, commerciality, and social awareness, she slyly takes more chances than one might think, all the while rallying old fans and making new ones. --Alanna Nash

Album Description

After 16 million in sales and 22 top 10 singles, some artists might be afraid to tinker with success and tempt fate. But not Martina McBride. Following up on her platinum-selling Timeless album, a poignant collection of country classics representing her first effort as solo producer, she's at the production helm again for her ninth studio release, Waking Up Laughing. Since her debut in 1992, McBride has maintained a consistent presence on the country charts, including six number one singles, and has also enjoyed crossover success in the pop and adult contemporary genres. Always striving for new artistic heights, McBride is breaking new ground by serving as producer, writer and artist for her latest album, which includes three songs she co-wrote with the Warren Brothers and other top songwriters.

Customer Reviews:

Martina comes through again........2007-08-06

This is a great CD from Martina. All the songs provide very good listening. I loved the CD the first time it played through (unlike some others that had many songs that had to 'grow on me'). It's easy to see why Martina is one of the favorite female country artists of our time. If you liked her previous hits, you'll love this new album.

Music lover.......2007-08-01

I love this CD! I've listened to it over and over again! Martina really struck a chord with this one! ;-)

Sparkling melodies and lyrics on Martina's newest CD !.......2007-07-05

I first became acquainted with Martina McBride's beautifully expressive voice through listening to her sing "Valentine" on one of Jim Brickman's albums... Instantly smitten, I began buying her music and have been happily listening every since then... This newest CD has a wealth of good music... with the incredibly lyrical "Beautiful Again", "House Of A Thousand Dreams" and "Anyway"... as with any new CD, I kept waiting for the few songs that I didn't care for... but this never happens to me with Martina's insightful song selection and soaring vocals -- I find myself listening to this album for hours at a time... and know that it is indeed a golden nugget for Martina to cherish always...! Most impressive A++++++!

Martina!.......2007-06-27

I just love this CD! Martina McBride has appropriately named this CD "Waking Up Laughing". After listening to it I feel upbeat and happy. She's the best to come along in many years!

Great songs.......2007-06-27

I love Martina McBride. This cds have lots of good songs. It's a must buy for any fan of hers. She's awesome in her concert I just went to a few weeks ago...

Average customer rating: Shows why Martina is a Star Martina's greatest hits New to country music The World of McBride - Magnificent OK CD VERY SLOW

Martina McBride - Greatest Hits Martina McBride Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Martina Waking Up Laughing Timeless Shania Twain - Greatest Hits Real Fine Place ASIN: B00005NP04 Release Date: 2001-09-18

Tracks:

1. My Baby Loves Me
2. Life #9
3. Independence Day
4. Strangers
5. Safe In The Arms Of Love
6. Wild Angels
7. Valentine (with Jim Brickman)
8. A Broken Wing
9. Happy Girl
10. Wrong Again
11. Whatever You Say
12. I Love You
13. Love's The Only House
14. There You Are
15. When God-Fearin' Women Get The Blues (intro)
16. When God-Fearin' Women Get The Blues
17. Where Would You Be
18. Concrete Angel
19. Blessed

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In the abstract, there are two Martina McBrides heard in this ample collection, which features 14 hits from the Kansas-born singer's studio albums, along with four inspired new cuts. At one extreme there's the demure cover-girl-pretty warbler who serves up fervent and endearing love pledges like "Wild Angels," "Safe in the Arms of Love," and "I Love You." Then there's the mature, poised, socially conscious mother of two who grapples with darker topics like poverty and inequality ("Love's the Only House") and child and spousal abuse (the wrathful "Independence Day" and the ineffably sad "Concrete Angel"). There are certainly impressive samples of both Martinas on this anthology. On other cuts--like the bluesy, naughty new track "When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues" and the angry "Life #9"--the forces of light and darkness, anger and felicity, commingle in a manner that's no less intriguing and provocative. --Bob Allen

Customer Reviews:

Shows why Martina is a Star.......2007-07-09

This is a great collection of Martina's stuff through 2001. Martina has a powerhouse of a voice. This album was a big part in my coming to accept country singers, instead of just rock or pop. Here are just the best tunes:

My Baby Loves Me - great intro tune, a salute to unconditional love

Life #9 - another high energy hit. Martina tells roaming man he is down to his last chance

Independence Day - stirring song about tragic effects of domestic violence

Safe in the Arms of Love

Wild Angels

Happy Girl - very fun and energetic song

Whatever You Say

Love's the Only House - social commentary by Martina

When God Fearing Women Get the Blues - a funny and energetic song about a straight-laced woman who just cuts loose one day

With 19 songs, most of them winners, this CD is a great buy for the fan and an excellent intro to Martina and modern female country for others.

Martina's greatest hits.......2007-05-20

Country music is a genre I usually tend to avoid like the bubonic plague. I find the majority of it annoying to the nth degree. I will though make the rare occasion with Johnny Cash, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kasey Chambers, Lucinda Williams, and Martina McBride. I will admit that at one point I even owned a couple of Martina's cds over the years before my musical tastes evolved into something edgier, darker, and more aggressive.

I recently got a hold of Martina's greatest hits from a several years ago. I almost forgot just how great of a singer she is compared to a lot of female artists nowadays (regardless of genre). I do though wish that "The Time has Come" from Martina's first album was on the album. Other than missing that particular song, I enjoyed listening to Martina's greatest hits especially "Independence Day" which for some ODD reason has kept Martina off some country radio's playlists to this very day. I guess the truth hurts. I am still emotionally moved by the lyrics. I don't know why since I have never been the victim of domestic abuse but the song resonates with me. I also still love "My Baby Loves Me" and "Safe in the Arms of Love" and "Wild Angels". As sappy as "Valentine" is, I actually like the song. Big guilty pleasure with me. A lot of the songs on the cd are new to me. I particularly like "Wrong Again". Great melodies.

What I like about Martina's music is that it is never obnoxiously twangy which is why I hate most country music. Martina really has great taste in picking which songs she will put on her albums. The heartfelt lyrics, catchy melodies, and her powerhouse vocals are an excellent combination.

New to country music.......2007-05-07

I am new to this genre of music, having some familiarity with Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, LeAnn Rimes, Shelby Lynn. I found Martina to have great vocals and sound. This ablum is highly recommended.

The World of McBride - Magnificent.......2007-04-20

For someone who isn't even much of a modern country-music fan, I was just blown away by the sheer artistry and song choice on this incredible Greatest Hits Compilation.

You know, Greatest Hits compilations are tricky things, because, as you may have personally experienced, they can sometimes be surprisingly bland and weak (Shania Twain's compilation for instance - why exactly was that album so boring), or unexpected gifts (like both of Tim McGraw's Hits Compilations - who knew he had such quality work under his belt?).

Martina's Greatest Hits CD falls firmly into the category of `classic'. I mean, theres just no other way to describe it. Granted, that rare `Hope Floats' track isn't there (and what a track that was!) but every other one of her amazing hits is here, alongwith 4 quality new tracks (though they DO pale in the face of her more critically successful work). The best songs here are of course "I Love You" and the incomparable "Independence Day".

The only `commercial' track here is "Valentine" with Jim Brickman (never can stand that song for some reason - too sappy), but this is all made up for by the other great torch songs Martina has sung.

Martina is more of a country vocalist than a country singer, which is why I guess the album is heavier on the slower songs. But not to worry, every song is a gem, and I whole-heartedly recommend this album to everyone, even if you're NOT a country fan.

This is the perfect road trip album. One of the few CDs you can play all the way through. I have it on my Itunes and its about the second or third album I've ever played all the way through without skipping tracks. Commendable!

OK CD VERY SLOW.......2007-04-17

THIS CD IS NOT MARTINAS BEST. I LIKE HER A LITTLE SO FOR ME I GUESS ITS THE FACT OF NOT BEING A BIG FAN. MY FAVORITE SONG ON THIS CD IS CONCRETE ANGEL.

Average customer rating: Great songs Best CD Since Her Fist Martina McBride sings country Perfectly Pieced MCBRIDE BRINGS BACK THE OLD COUNTRY

Timeless Martina McBride Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music $8.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $8.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Real Fine Place Reba #1's Martina McBride - Greatest Hits Waking Up Laughing Fireflies ASIN: B000BDGW6M Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

1. You Win Again
2. I'll Be There
3. I Can't Stop Loving You
4. (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden
5. Today I Started Loving You Again
6. You Ain't Woman Enough
7. Once A Day
8. Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
9. I Don't Hurt Anymore
10. True Love Ways
11. Til I Can Make It On My Own
12. I Still Miss Someone
13. Heartaches By The Number
14. Satin Sheets
15. Thanks A Lot
16. Love's Gonna Live Here Again
17. Make The World Go Away
18. Help Me Make It Through The Night

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In paying tribute to her roots, Martina McBride doesn't merely cover a selection of classic country favorites, she conjures an entire era. You'd swear that was Floyd Cramer playing piano on the album-opening "You Win Again," and Chet Atkins picking guitar on the following "I'll Be There." The steel guitar featured so prominently throughout Timeless recalls a time when country sounded distinctly--and proudly--different from rock, while the background chorale on "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "Once a Day," as well as the soaring strings on "Rose Garden," remind one of the "countrypolitan" crossover sound. Except for a delicate rendering of Johnny Cash's "I Still Miss Someone," McBride's versions don't really add anything to the originals, because these songs weren't missing anything. But she makes "I Don't Hurt Anymore" sound as fresh and pure as it did when Hank Snow recorded it more than a half-century ago, while her rendition of "Till I Can Make It on My Own" has all the brittle conviction that Tammy Wynette invested in it. --Don McLeese

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Customer Reviews:

Great songs.......2007-06-27

I love Martina McBride. I went to her recent concert and loved it. I love most of the song on her cd. If you're a fan definitely worth it.

Best CD Since Her Fist.......2007-05-06

I just bought this [...] this morning, and I'm telling you right now, this is the best CD Martina McBride has done since her first one. She almost makes you forget that these classic songs were originally done by other singers. I know of nobody else who would be able to handle Connie Smith's 1964 hit "Once A Day" so well.
Another thing, this CD is actually Country (I mean the "real" thing) and it's really great to see how Martina handles the real stuff.
Buy this one if you're a Martina McBride fan... or if you're a fan of REAL Ccountry Music like it was back in the day!
As I said, I loved Martina anyway, but after this CD, I have a whole new respect for her and her music.

Martina McBride sings country.......2007-03-09

LOVED IT.....she sings the kind of country music we have enjoyed over the years and sounds just like the original artists....

Perfectly Pieced.......2007-01-12

This album is retro of today in the fact that it is still the same today as it was when the original recordings were made. The songs chosen for this classic tribute blend together in a fitting mixture.None of them is extremely the opposite of another.

Martina's voice may have a bit of twang at points it really is very charismatic and beautiful. This is interesting in some ways. In songs like "Heartaches By The Number" and "I Can't Stop Loving You" she hits those songs ,with a high pitch attractiveness that draws the listener to hear. For songs(originally Don Gibson & Kris Kristofferson)with depressing themes that's 100% feat.

"Once A Day" has a sadness to it,and yet it tickles my funny bone ,too.
How happy is a person who is now only sad"once a day all day long",and "once a night from dusk to dawn."? She sings it in a meaningful way which I love.

"You Ain't Woman Enough" and"Thanks A Lot " are bold and sassy.Again the vocals make them easy to visualize."Thanks A Lot"captures hurt and sadness in a bold,angry way. "You Ain't Woman Enough" is a bold confrontational song about a hopeful to be a mistress at the least,and an angry ,loving wife .

The songs chosen were aces,and Martina McBride did just that in her classic country tribute.

MCBRIDE BRINGS BACK THE OLD COUNTRY.......2006-10-19

MCBRIDES SONGS ARE TIMELESS IN THE CONTENCT AND ARTISTS WHICH MADE THEM FAMOUS. HER STYLE, BRIGHT, BOUNCY RENDITIONS ARE REMENISSENT OF THE GRAND OLD OPRY ON SAT. NIGHT...... ONE OF THE FEW "NEW" "COUNTRY" SINGERS WHO KNOW WHAT COUNTRY SOUNDED LIKE WHEN IT WAS THE OLD COUNTRY.

Average customer rating: Buffett grabbed me into his crazy little world with this one Escapism via Buffett A Bit Heavy On The Country For Me To much country Good Buffett duets

License to Chill Jimmy Buffett Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Meet Me In Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection Take the Weather With You A-1-A Songs You Know by Heart : Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hit(s) Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads ASIN: B00029P9X2 Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

1. Hey Good Lookin' (with Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait)
2. Boats To Build (with Alan Jackson)
3. License To Chill (with Kenny Chesney)
4. Coast Of Carolina
5. Piece Of Work (with Toby Keith)
6. Anything, Anytime, Anywhere
7. Trip Around The Sun (with Martina McBride)
8. Simply Complicated
9. Coastal Confessions
10. Sea Of Heartbreak (with George Strait)
11. Conky Tonkin' (with Clint Black)
12. Playin' The Loser Again (with Bill Withers)
13. Window On The World
14. Someone I Used To Love (with Nanci Griffith)
15. Scarlet Begonias
16. Back To The Island

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Country music's infatuation with the puka-shell rock of Jimmy Buffett has been one of the genre's less fortunate indulgences. Most of Nashville's hat acts do little more than dip their toe in the water and do nothing to build upon Buffett's signature sounds. That's why License to Chill, which features a plethora of Music City guests (Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney, Clint Black, George Strait, Martina McBride, Toby Keith) along with Bill Withers and Nanci Griffith, seems like a bad idea. But the album, on which the Key West hedonist performs his favorite "bar gig" songs, as he calls them, often delights. As someone who began his songwriting career in Nashville (and who's also recorded more than half his albums there), Buffett isn't just slumming, as his choice of covers (from such writers as Guy Clark, John Hiatt, Hank Williams, and Jerry Garcia) proves. What could have been little more than a lark, then, ends up being a showcase for Buffett the serious songwriter and song finder. Although he does indulge in the occasional beach-minded thong-writing, Chill is a surprisingly satisfying album aimed less at the Parrothead crowd and more toward an audience who remembers the Buffett of 30 years ago, a man who struggled to make his mark among Nashville's most revered tunesmiths. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews:

Buffett grabbed me into his crazy little world with this one .......2007-07-01

Jimmy Buffett may be into "chilling out" more these days, but his songs on "Licence to Chill," made in collaboration with numerous talented country artists, indicate a man who is hardly resting on his musical laurels. In fact, this CD not only sparked my interest in Buffett's storied career, but it also endeared me to the genre of country-western music much more. Before this CD, my main connection with Buffett was checking out the Boat Drunks live (see the Drunks' album Wahine Man). Truthfully, I used to regard JB and his followers as little more than binge-drinking mainstream Americans whose idea of good music was what came out of the jukebox at the local Perkins restaurant. I stand corrected, though, thanks to this amazing CD.

A rousing cover of Hank Williams' "Hey Good Lookin' " (recorded with several big-named country artists) was the perfect ditty to lead off this album, but the song's carefree sound and attitude don't fully define "License to Chill." Many of these tunes take the time to reflect on life, aging, love and heartbreak. The title track, however, like the opening song, has all the reflection of a Budweiser commercial. Still, that's OK. Buffett seemed to be making some statements in creating this CD: First off, he's earned his right to chill royally, and second, he wanted to get back to his apparent country roots, which he certainly accomplished in spades.

The more mesmerizing and harmonic tunes from this CD are the slower-paced ones such as "Boats to Build" (with Alan Jackson), "Coast of Carolina," "Anything Anytime Anywhere," "Trip Around the Sun" (with Martina McBride), "Coastal Confessions" and "Sea of Heartbreak" (with George Strait), all beautiful compositions that shocked me into truly respecting Buffett's outlook and musical talent. My personal favorite from this plethora of amazing tunes is "Window on the World," a mid-tempo, down-home country song if there ever was one. On it, Buffett's voice is severely baritone (purposely hungover-sounding?), while his lyrics are candid, philosophical and resigned, but also convey a hint of mischievousness and sparkle for life. A great slide guitar and solid acoustic guitar work also enhance this most tuneful of tunes.

There's some cool, more rugged tracks as well. The confident and self-knowing "Piece of Work" (with Toby Keith), the humorous and true-to-life "Simply Complicated," and "Conky Tonkin" (with Clint Black) would each satisfy the insatiable restlessness of any true country fan. Meanwhile, bona fide Buffett fans will take heart with the album's last two songs, "Scarlet Begonias" and "Back to the Island," which are full of enough lighthearted lyrics and islandlike sounds to make one realize JB would never totally abandon the seaside fluff he's so aptly made a great living at. From slow-dancing prom songs to organic country to a rollicking good time, "License to Chill" is a fantastic piece of work from top to bottom, by a longtime musical artist who managed to erase my condescending scorn and attain my utmost respect with one fell swoop of a CD. In the end, "License to Chill" also accomplishes what it perhaps set out to do: help others enjoy life, despite its bothersome inadequacies and travails.

Escapism via Buffett.......2007-01-31

This is a great albumn to kick back with a frosty beverage and relax. If you've ever experienced a warm salty breeze and sand between your toes it'll bring back a lot of good memories too. Definately a must to take along on any trip to a warm beach somewhere.

A Bit Heavy On The Country For Me.......2006-11-15

Much to the surprise of just about everyone including Jimmy himself, Buffett makes one of the most remarkable commercial comebacks in the last few decades with the release of "License To Chill". The album became a smash hit and sat at the number one spot on the album chart for weeks, and was nominated for a Grammy. The album spawned several huge country singles including a cover of Hank Williams "Hey Good Looking" and "Trip Around The Sun" a duet with Martina McBride. I believe it is his best selling album ever. For this to happen to a performer in his late 50's is truly remarkable. The comeback actually began before the release of this album. Country crooner Alan Jackson asked Buffett to appear on the song "It's 5 O'clock Somewhere" which became a huge smash. Buffett had been mulling over the possibility of doing a pure country album and decided to strike while the iron was hot. "License" is loaded with gust appearances from a who's who list of country music stars. Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, George Straight, Martina McBride, Bill Withers and Nancy Griffin all put in an appearance. So the question is.......is the album any good? I guess it depends on your perspective. Not being a huge fan of country music this is far from my favorite Buffett album, but it does have its moments. I tend to like his more traditional non country oriented tracks on this album the best. "Coast Of Carolina" is simply one of the best love songs he has ever written. This song really gets to the heart of his marriage and tells the history of it's ups and downs. I am not usually big on love songs but this one resonates with me for some reason. "Coastal Confessions" is a cool tune. His cover of John Hiatt's "Window On The World" works well. Another highlight for me is the cover of the Grateful Dead's "Scarlet Begonias" which I like better than the original and seems to be another perfect song for Buffett to tackle. The album closer "Back To The Island" is another nice track. Of the country stuff, "License To Chill", "Boats To Build", "Trip Around The Sun" are all good ones. When I saw Buffett in Chicago a few years ago Martina McBride came out and sang "Trip" with Buffett. She has an awesome voice. The rest of the album is ok, country fans probably like it more than I do.

To much country.......2006-11-12

This was just to much country for this parrothead. I liked one song, Piece of Work and that was about it.

Good Buffett duets.......2006-11-04

Although i am not a hugh country music fan,this album is a good listen very well done nice songs

Average customer rating: More than expected First Time Martina Listener Martina Pleased My daughter and I

Martina Martina McBride Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Martina McBride - Greatest Hits Waking Up Laughing Timeless Evolution Emotion ASIN: B0000CABGH Release Date: 2003-09-30

Tracks:

1. So Magical
2. She's A Butterfly
3. City Of Love
4. This One's For The Girls
5. How Far
6. Reluctant Daughter
7. Wearing White
8. When You Love Me
9. In My Daughter's Eyes
10. Learning To Fall
11. God's Will
12. Over The Rainbow

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Martina McBride is something of a marvel. Throughout her career she has managed to walk a tightrope between Nash-Vegas commercial concerns and the high art of well-crafted songwriting and serious singing that makes up modern country at its best. Her hits in the Nineties ("Wild Angels," Independence Day," "Life #9," "Safe in the Arms of Love") were beacons of light in a darkness of clichéd and over-produced cowboy-disco tunes. Martina continues her tradition of tasteful tune picking and powerful but never over-the-top vocals. "This One's for the Girls" mines much missed Mary Chapin Carpenter territory, while tunes like "In My Daughter's Eyes" and "So Magical" (with its scenes of rural bliss) stay safely this side of excessive sentimentality thanks to McBride's considered performances. Even pop tunes like "When You Love Me" and "Learning to Fall" are kept country with an emphasis on guitars, fiddles, and steels over syrupy synthesizers. Throughout, producers Paul Worley and McBride herself give Nashville lessons on how to make a record that is shiny but never slick. Finally, her live performance of "Over the Rainbow" is a lesson on delivering a show-stopping vocal with minimal melisma and maximum soul. --Michael Ross

Customer Reviews:

More than expected.......2007-07-20

This CD came fast. "In My Daughter's Eyes" was played at my daughter's wedding. It was a surprise from the DJ and I wanted the Martina McBride CD. I was willing to wait the normal mailing time, but it was delivered 2 days later. I enjoy all the songs on the CD.
the bride's mom

First Time Martina Listener.......2007-03-20

This CD is excellent. I love her songs and her voice. It's worth a listen, especially if you have not previously checked Martina out.

Martina.......2007-03-09

My 15 year old daughter and I really love this CD. The music has a folksy, soothing sound and it's fun all at the same time. I bought the CD for In My Daughter's Eyes, but was pleasantly surprised that it also contained This One's for the Girls and enjoy all the other songs as well. Martina has an amazing voice. It's a CD that will appeal to all age groups.

Pleased.......2007-01-12

I love Martina's singing voice and particularly love this CD,as it is geared for women of all ages and the lyrics are so inspiring.

My daughter and I.......2007-01-10

There is a song on this cd for mothers to their daughters. It will make you cry everytime. I played the song at my wedding and the tears flowed freely all around the room.

Average customer rating:

Forever Cool (CD/DVD) Dean Martin Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Collection - Vol. 2 (You're Never Too Young / Artists and Models / Living It up / Pardners / Hollywood or Bust) Photograph: Very Best of Ringo Starr (CD/DVD) My December Frank Call Me Irresponsible ASIN: B000RHRGOY Release Date: 2007-08-14

Tracks:

1. Who's Got The Action (with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy)
2. Ain't That A Kick In The Head (with Kevin Spacey)
3. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (with Chris Botti)
4. Baby O (with Paris Bennett)
5. Who Was That Lady (with Orchestra)
6. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone (with Robbie Williams)
7. I Can't Believe That You're In Love (with Joss Stone)
8. Just In Time (with Dave Koz)
9. Baby It's Cold Outside (with Martina McBride)
10. King Of The Road (with Kevin Spacey)
11. You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You (with Shelby Lynne, Big Bad Voodoo
12. Arrivederci Roma (with Tiziano Ferro)
13. Everybody Loves Somebody (with Charles Aznavour)
14. Lullaby (Dean Martin acoustic)

Album Description

Special Edition CD/DVD contains 25 minute "making of" & interview documentary.

Average customer rating: Not Bad At All, Country at its best! Slow, maybe, but Beautifully Slow A real blessing! very good, but I like Volume 2 better

Amazing Grace - A Country Salute to Gospel, Vol. 1 John Anderson , Lari White , Charlie Daniels Band , Emmylou Harris , Martina McBride , and Allison Krauss Manufacturer: Sparrow ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music Traditional Country | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Compilations | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: Amazing Grace, Vol. 2: A Country Salute to Gospel Amazing Grace, Vol. 3: A Country Salute to Gospel Country's 20 Classic Gospel: Songs of the Century Good Old Country Gospel Just a Closer Walk with Thee ASIN: B000005KXK Release Date: 1995-07-03

Tracks:

1. Amazing Grace - Lari White
2. Peace In The Valley - John Anderson
3. Blessed Assurance - John Berry
4. How Great Thou Art - Martina McBride
5. In The Garden - Billy Dean & Susan Ashton
6. Mansion Over The Hilltop - Paul Overstreet
7. Beulah Land - Shenandoah
8. I'd Rather Have Jesus - Alison Krauss & The Cox Family/Suzanne Cox
9. Kneel At The Cross - Charlie Daniels Band
10. Precious Memories - Emmylou Harris

Amazon.com

Amazing Grace, a compilation of well-known gospel standards, brings together some of country music's brightest stars. From Lari White's understated delivery of the title track to Martina McBride's mandolin led version of "How Great Thou Art" to the Charlie Daniels Band's soulful rendering of "Kneel at the Cross," Amazing Grace is a real treat for fans of both secular country music and white Southern gospel. Accompanied by a full band including a bittersweet fiddle and a steel guitar, Paul Overstreet kicks up the tempo with "A Mansion Over the Hilltop," while Shenandoah's "Beulah Land" recalls both Glen Campbell's take on high-lonesome balladry as well as the tight harmonies of Alabama. And sung by the sweetest voices of the genre, two of the loveliest tracks on the record are born of the bluegrass gospel tradition: "I'd Rather Have Jesus" and "Precious Memories," performed by Alison Krauss and the Cox Family and Emmylou Harris, respectively. --Paige La Grone

Customer Reviews:

Not Bad At All,.......2006-08-26

This is a pretty decent cd. The music is beautifully done and it is awesome. It might be a little slow, but it is relaxing. there is only one song i really liked on this cd and it is, Wich Of Couse, Amazing Grace.

Country at its best!.......2005-01-29

This Cd is awesome I've had it for quite some time. Shenandoah does one of my fav versions of Beulah Land. A blessing everytime I listen to it......STILL!

Slow, maybe, but Beautifully Slow.......2004-05-08

I honestly don't understand why anyone would want to hear "Amazing Grace" any other way but slow. Lari White sings it beautifully, with reverence. That's the way most of these tracks are. The females are the highlight. Lari White, Martina McBride, Susan Ashton, Allison Krause, and of course Emmylou. The production values are better than you can find on any country gospel album. I think Martina McBride's "How Great Thou Art" is being played on loudspeaker at the pearly gates for eternity. I'm not overly religious or emotional, but this album sooths my soul and brings a tear to my eye.

A real blessing!.......2003-07-05

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! This TRADITIONAL version of these timeless classics really brings back the memories. What wonderful rendtions performed with the original scores and at a worshipful and appreciative tempo. This is not a youthful exciting version of the classics, this is the GOOD STUFF! The way I remember them, you can hear the sincereity and praise in the artists voices! This is a vocal and spiritual homecoming.

very good, but I like Volume 2 better.......2002-12-21

I bought Volume 2 first, and liked it so much, I bought volume 1, but given the choice, I'd pick volume 2. This CD does have a much slower pace, but every song is quite lovely. You can't beat John Berry's "Blessed Assurance". A good choice if these are some of your favorite songs.

Average customer rating: Possibly my favorite original Martina album martina mcbride a wild angel!!!!!

Wild Angels Martina McBride Manufacturer: Bmg Special Product ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Way That I Am The Time Has Come Evolution Emotion Waking Up Laughing ASIN: B00064AGAO Release Date: 2004-09-07

Tracks:

1. Wild Angels
2. Safe in the Arms of Love
3. Phones Are Ringin' All Over Town
4. Great Disguise
5. Swingin' Doors
6. All the Things We've Never Done
7. Two More Bottles of Wine
8. Cry on the Shoulder of the Road
9. You've Been Driving All the Time
10. Born to Give My Love to You
11. Beyond the Blue

Customer Reviews:

Possibly my favorite original Martina album.......2006-01-06

Only two of the tracks here - the title track and Safe in the arms of love - were included on Martina's Greatest hits collection, but this is a fine collection of songs, so many of which sound like they ought to have been hits.
Martina McBride has recorded many fine albums, but I find this one particularly appealing is the use of traditional instruments (steel guitar, mandolin, fiddle) together will all the instruments normally to be found on nineties pop-country albums. Listening to this, nobody can be in any doubt that Martina is, at heart, a country singer, even if her music has plenty of pop mixed in with it.

The only oldie on here is Two more bottles of wine, a song written and first recorded by Delbert McClinton but which became better known after it was covered by Emmylou Harris. Emmylou's version first appeared on Quarter moon in a ten-cent town and was also a major country hit for her. Because of that, it has appeared on several Emmylou compilations.

All the other songs are originals and the general feel of the album on first listen is upbeat, partly because the songs are so catchy that any sadness is not always obvious from the music. There are sad songs here, notably Phones are ringing all over town and A great disguise. A song that sounds as if it ought to be sad, All the things we've never done, is actually not at all sad, but reflective and looking forward to a bright future.

You've been driving all the time is about female domination, but as is so often the case with such songs, it is immediately followed by a song expressing a woman's need for a man - in this case, Born to give my love to you.

This is a very entertaining album that clearly demonstrates why Martina is one of the finest and most successful pop-country singers around. Now re-issued at a budget price, it's even better value for money.

martina mcbride a wild angel!!!!!.......2005-12-09

wooowwww, i love this album! everyone should buy this album!

Average customer rating: Finally released Good CD the muppet christmas carol cd Holiday Classic with Kermit , Miss Piggy, and Michael Caine Awesome

The Muppet Christmas Carol Manufacturer: Disney ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Disney | Children's Music | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Disney Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: The Muppet Christmas Carol - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition A Christmas Together The Muppets - A Green and Red Christmas The Ultimate White Christmas It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie ASIN: B000BRD72K Release Date: 2005-11-22

Tracks:

1. Overture (Instrumental) - Paul Williams
2. Scrooge - Cast
3. Room In Your Heart - Honeydew And Beaker
4. Good King Wenceslas - Muppet Brass Buskers
5. One More Sleep 'Til Christmas - Kermit
6. Marley And Marley - Marley And Marley
7. Christmas Past (Instrumental) - Paul Williams
8. Chairman Of The Board - Sam Eagle
9. Fozziwig's Party - Dr. Teeth And The Electric Mayhem
10. When Love Is Gone - Belle
11. It Feels Like Christmas - Ghost Of Christmas Present
12. Christmas Scat - Tiny Tim
13. Bless Us All - Tiny Tim And Family
14. Christmas Future (Instrumental) - Paul Williams
15. Christmas Morning (Instrumental) - Paul Williams
16. Thankful Heart - Scrooge
17. Finale:When Love Is Found/It Feels Like Christmas - Various Artists
18. When Love Is Gone - Martina McBride

Amazon.com

For right-minded buyers of the reissued Muppet Christmas Carol soundtrack, the odds of disappointment are about as remote as Miss Piggy's chances with Kermit. If you loved the movie, you will love the loopy mayhem of the Muppet Brass Buskers ("Good King Wenceslas"), the cartoonish malice of the black-hearted misanthropes Marley & Marley ("Marley & Marley"), and the hope-swollen harmonies of Tiny Tim and Family ("Bless Us All"), Muppeted here to hilariously humble effect. If, on the other hand, your interest in this disc has more to do with its inclusion in the way-narrow Christmas-record-for-kids category--if the spirit of the season doesn't extend, for you, to the magic of the Muppets--you may want to keep browsing, as it's a soundtrack first (overture, instrumentals, and all) and a Christmas CD second. That's not to suggest you're stuck with an un-fun disc should it land on your holiday stack without a prior screening, though. Miles Goodman's score sweeps and inspires, and certain tracks--"One More Sleep 'til Christmas" and "Fozziwig's Party"--are future classics. (Note to the right-minded: After a misstep on the original release, Martina McBride's version of "When Love is Gone" is back.) -Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

Finally released.......2007-05-23

If your Christmas isn't complete without listening to this music, this CD is a must buy. The audio quality is excellent despite the age of the film. Michael Cain and Belle come out crystal clear in their solo and ensemble work. The surprise of this album is the inclusion of two tracks (one by Beaker and Bunson and one by Scrogge's primary school teacher) that are not in the film. They are fun but unexpected. I could only ask that the CD last longer with such beautiful traditional music, but alas there is no more music to include. Maybe they could market Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island together in the future?

Good CD.......2007-02-14

My wife has been looking for this soundtrack for years. We were very happy to find it and get it so fast. This has some of the best music ever written for a movie.

the muppet christmas carol cd.......2007-01-19

Amazing the songs are so cleaver and i have bee waiting for this for a long time, it has been out of print great cd and the movie is so awesome!!

Holiday Classic with Kermit , Miss Piggy, and Michael Caine.......2007-01-12

The score from The Muppet Christmas Carol is full of the spirit of Christmas. The familiar story by Dicken's is given new life with the great score (mostly written by Paul Williams). Great energy is relayed to the listener as Scrooge (Michael Caine)is painted in words and as Bob Cratchet (Kermit the Frog) sings with his co-workers 'One More Sleep 'Til Christmas'. The love song duet between Scrooge (Michael Caine) and his fiancee during a ghostly vision brings great pathos to the character. For lovers of the Muppets and or Dickens, there is no better way to enter into the spirit of the season.

Awesome.......2007-01-08

These are some of the most heartwarming songs. I even find myself singing the ones about poor Mr. Scrooge.

Average customer rating: My favorite Martina album! Dominant Effort Her best.... It's Martina! Possibly The Best

Evolution Martina McBride Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Emotion The Time Has Come Wild Angels Timeless Martina ASIN: B000002X49 Release Date: 1997-08-26

Tracks:

1. I'm Little But I'm Loud
2. Happy Girl
3. Be That Way
4. A Broken Wing
5. Wrong Again
6. Keeping My Distance
7. Still Holding On
8. Whatever You Say
9. I Won't Close My Eyes
10. I Don't Want To See You Again
11. Some Say I'm Running
12. Here In My Heart
13. One Day You Will
14. Valentine

Amazon.com

Martina McBride's fourth RCA album may not be her best work, but it remains a state-of-the-art '90s pop-country album, filled with insouciantly catchy melodies, flawlessly smooth production, and some genuinely memorable material. The 1997 set is balanced between earnestly romantic tunes like "Here in My Heart," midtempo acoustic songs like "Be That Way," and quasi-feminist numbers like "A Broken Wing," which rivals "Independence Day" for her most focused, soulful performance to date. The album might have benefited from more judicious editing: the cutesy opening snippet, the superficial "Keeping My Distance," and the gooey "Valentine" feel out of place on this mostly well crafted, emotionally sung work. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

My favorite Martina album!.......2007-04-26

I really love this cd, especially the song "A Broken Wing." There is also the opening gem I am Little But Loud.

Dominant Effort.......2006-12-09

If vocal perfection, lush production, and uptempo breakdowns are guilty pleasures, then consider me convicted. This is good clean fun, and good to test the speakers with.

One way to get a "5 Star" rating from me is to make a recording that I think anyone should be able to appreciate. This is such an album. I really believe that if you cannot appreciate this album, you have problems.

Her best...........2005-11-12

In response to the "It's Martina" review from Sam, the beginning and end of this CD was not done by her kids. It was Martina at a very young age.

I always thought that this album was her best. Each of her albums obviously has some great songs, but for me, Evolution was the album that made me the Martina fan that I am.

It's Martina!.......2005-10-16

I only found a couple of songs that I really liked.

Did not like the beginning and end of the CD at all. Must be her kids.

Her last CD was much better.

Possibly The Best.......2005-01-13

I'm a big martina fan. i dont have all her albums, but i do have a decent collection. i think she has an incredible voice, and seems to always find the greatest songs to match it.

This album, in my opinion, is likely her greatest original release. there is not one song that i don't like. and aside from her greatest hits (which i love cuz it has most of my faves), this would be my fave. a very powerful album vocally and lyrically.

i definetly strongly recommend adding this one to your collection.

World Music:

1. Masterpieces of Chinese Folksongs
2. Me...
3. Merci [Import]
4. Mood Swings
5. No Projeto Pixinguinha [Import]
6. Octavons [Import]
7. Passe Moi Le Ciel [Import]
8. Perfil [Import]
9. Piccadilly Nights: British Dance 1920's
10. Poetas del Tango

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Czeryny: Chamber Music

Chansons Italiennes [Import]

Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em

DragonBall Z Best Of Volume 4 [Soundtrack]

Cuba: The Charanga

Everybody's in Showbiz [Hybrid SACD] [Hybrid SACD]

Damaged Goods

Ecstasy [Import]

Brazilian and Spanish Piano Works

Cool Bossa: New Beginning [Import]

En Ce Temps-La

Bring the Noise 2000, Vol. 1

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Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise