Shine

About the Artist
A classically trained singer and harpist, Katie studied at the Royal Irish Academy of Music and Trinity College, Dublin. The Irish Times described her as having a voice "so sublime it reminds one of poetry, purity, and perfection." A former member of the acclaimed Irish choir, Anuna, she has sung with a variety of artists ranging from Hector Zazou to Barry Manilow. Katie is the original voice of the international hit show Riverdance. She is the featured vocalist on "Riverdance-The Album" and appears in all of the available home videos of the show.

Product Description
Katie McMahon, Irish singer / harpist, former member of the Irish vocal group, Anuna, and original voice of the international hit show, Riverdance, has recorded her new release for Swallowtail Records, "Shine". This is a beautiful album highlighting Katie's magnificent soprano voice and exquisite harp skills. Katie is joined on this recording by some of her fellow Irish transplants and outstanding Midwest musicians in putting together this wonderful combination of traditional Irish songs and original compositions.

Shine,Katie McMahon,Swallowtail Records,Celtic/Irish,Int'l & World Music,Irish Folk,Pop,Traditional Celtic,World Music

Average customer rating: Wow! Boney has done it again. Not a bad album but... Boney's finest work yet Boney James Does it Again He Gets Better and Better with Each Album...

Shine Boney James Manufacturer: Concord Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Givin' It Up X Playin' Favorites Dressed to Chill Stay with Me ASIN: B000GPIPHY Release Date: 2006-09-26

Tracks:

1. SHINE (featuring Esthero)
2. THE TOTAL EXPERIENCE (featuring George Duke)
3. AQUAS DE MARCO (WATERS OF MARCH)
4. LET IT GO
5. IN THE RAIN (featuring Dwele)
6. GONNA GET IT (featuring Faith Evans)
7. BREATHE
8. LOVE SONG (featuring Phillip Bailey)
9. HYPNOTIC (featuring George Benson)
10. THE WAY SHE WALKS
11. DEDICATION
12. SOFT (featuring Ann Nesby)

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Smooth jazz star Boney James's first album for Concord is loaded with guest contributors: old guard pros including Philip Bailey, George Duke, George Benson, and Wah Wah Watson; and young stalwarts including Faith Evans, Ann Nesby, Dwele, Esthero, and Christian Scott. You don't need to be told it's a sleekly produced affair, replete with real strings as well as synthesized ones and vocal choruses, and that it showcases James's candy-sweet sound on saxophones. But James, who produced the album, tilts more than usual toward contemporary R&B, with the Evans-sung "Gonna Get It" taking top honors. He also reaches into the Antonio Carlos Jobim songbook with "Waters of March," covered not long ago by Cassandra Wilson, and with Nesby doing the emoting, animates the Chuck Mangione ballad, "Soft," with rippling keyboards. In striving to expand his appeal, though, he doesn't sell his fans short.  --Lloyd Sachs

Album Description

After fourteen years, over 2 million records, four Gold Albums, a Soul Train Award, and two consecutive Grammy nominations, Boney James begins the next chapter of his musical career. His Concord Records debut, Shine, features guest appearances by hip-hop/soul diva Faith Evans, jazz-guitar icon George Benson, R&B vocalists Dwele and Phillip Bailey, keyboard wizard George Duke, alternative-pop singer Esthero and Sounds of Blackness powerhouse Ann Nesby.

More Boney

Trust	Sweet Thing	Body Language
Shake It Up	Ride	Pure

Customer Reviews:

Wow! Boney has done it again........2007-07-15

I love this CD. He pairs up with various other artists in a little different sytle but it works. Having Boney and George Benson on the same track, is amazing and HYPNOTIC is my favorite cut. Absolutely a must for any smooth jazz listener.

Not a bad album but..........2007-05-20

if you happened to buy the six albums before this you gonna be a little disappointed.If you want him at his finest pick up Body Language and Sweet Thing.

Boney's finest work yet.......2007-05-19

Boney does it again with his first Concord release "Shine". Not only does it feature Boney's sensuous sax playing, but it does offer a bevy of guest artists such as George Duke, George Benson, even Ann Nesby (the grandma of American Idol finalist Paris Bennett). He sounds best on the tune "The Total Experience", which is heard on smooth jazz stations nationwide. I would certainly recommend this CD. Now if Boney would release a standards album a la Chris Botti, Maybe he can get Renee Olstead as a guest artist, or even Michael Buble.

Boney James Does it Again.......2007-05-12

This CD is one of Boney's finest. Being an avid Boney fan since Trust, I have gone to many Boney James concerts, most recently in March 07 at the Spreckels Theatre in San Diego, CA. Boney was magnificent! Listen to track number 2 and you will be awe struck. The entire CD is great, he has many great guest vocalists on this CD complimenting his magnificent saxophone playing. This is a must have CD, but nothing is like the real thing. You must see Boney James in concert. I have seen him at the Greek Theatre a couple of times, in the windy desert of Palmdale,CA outside at night and I have had the pleasure of meeting him in the airport and getting a super autographed photo. He is very humble and down to earth and one h*ll of a sax player.

He Gets Better and Better with Each Album..........2007-05-08

Just when you think you've heard the best c.d. by Boney James, he hits with you with another c.d. that captivates your mind, body, and soul leaving you spellbound and wanting more. This is by far my favorite c.d. by Boney James. He has the incredible ability to partner with the right mega-stars of various genres of music, creating some of the best sounds in jazz. My personal favorites are "Shine" featuring Esthero, "The Total Experience" with George Duke, the classic-soul hit "In the Rain" with the always sensual and smooth vocals of Dwele, "Gonna Get It" featuring the hip-hop lady of soul Faith Evans, "The Way She Walks" and last but definitely not least "Hypnotic" with one of the all time jazz greats, George Benson. This c.d. is a must have for any and all Boney James fans...you will surely not be disappointed with it.

Average customer rating: Why are you considering buying this album? Shining Before Babylon Best of the Best

Shine: The Best of the Early Years David Gray Manufacturer: Astralwerks ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Life In Slow Motion Lost Songs 95-98 White Ladder The EP's 92-94 Sell, Sell, Sell ASIN: B000MRA7RC Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

1. Shine
2. Late Night Radio
3. Coming Down
4. Birds Without Wings
5. The Light
6. Everytime
7. A Century Ends
8. Lullaby
9. Faster, Sooner, Now
10. Wisdom
11. Falling Free
12. Sell, Sell, Sell
13. Debauchery
14. Flesh
15. Hold On To Nothing

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This is not the first collection of David Gray's "pre-success" recordings, but it is the best one. Unlike many such collections of early works by noted artists, you're not seeing the artist's abilities in their infant state--each of these 15 songs is already great. The Mancunian musician's performing abilities were well developed by the time he first recorded in the early '90s; one might even argue that they sound best in the often stripped-down, more raw state on display here. The songs themselves, however, have definitely matured since Gray hit the alt-adult-contemporary big time with the electronica-tinged White Ladder in 2000; such songs as "Wisdom" and "Birds Without Wings" do show the marks of other singer-songers (notably Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan). These days, of course, David Gray is himself often used as an adjective, to describe all the other scruffy-bearded blue-eyed songsters reaching for the sensitive crooner's crown. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

Why are you considering buying this album?.......2007-07-01

David Grey's early work is a treasure trove of brilliance. Some otherwise good performers put out hit-and-miss albums, and it's best to wait for the anthologies to grab the good tracks. Not here. The albums this anthology draws from are all stunning, from the first track to the last.

I'm not a DG fanatic; I'm just saying they are good. Very very good. So please, do youself a huge favor, and go pick up "A Century Ends", "Sell, Sell, Sell", and "Flesh". You're already here on Amazon, so go on. Consider it an investment in your soul, and you'll save shipping costs to boot. Because, after you hear these songs, you're just going to want to come back and hear all the tracks you're missing, like "Gathering Dust" and "Let the Truth Sting".

So buy this album if you must, but consider yourself warned: You'll love it.

Shining Before Babylon.......2007-05-17

This English singer-songwriter took a while to catch on in America, but he had released several acclaimed albums and EPs prior to achieving success in the U.S. This release is a compilation of the best tracks from these early British albums, and while these albums are now available themselves in the U.S., I get the feeling that this album is a pretty effective representation of the best efforts of those previous releases. Also, these tracks are relatively unadorned compared to those on Gray's recent releases, so the actual songs come through quite strongly in these recordings. Standout tracks: "Late Night Radio", "Everytime", "Debauchery", and the title track of his debut album, "A Century Ends".

Best of the Best.......2007-04-03

I used to have a mixtape of my favorite David Gray songs -- my "Best of." This CD is nearly an identical mix of that tape. These are the best of the early years. They are the best of David Gray. Usually, on a "Best of" compilation, there are always a few question marks in the eyes of fans that already have all the songs, but this one doesn't have any. One flawless CD.

Average customer rating: Second Album Shine On is a Charm by JET 70's revisited More Cowbell Solid as rock A little Beatles, a little Supergrass, a little Stones.

Shine On Jet Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sam's Town Get Born Revelations The Information Wolfmother ASIN: B000H30BCM Release Date: 2006-10-03

Tracks:

1. L'esprit D'escalier
2. Holiday
3. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
4. Bring It On Back
5. That's All Lies
6. Hey Kids
7. Kings Horses
8. Shine On
9. Come On Come On
10. Stand Up
11. Rip It Up
12. Skin And Bones
13. Shiny Magazine
14. Eleanor
15. All You Have To Do

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On their second full-length recording, Australian retro-rockers Jet show they've got more tricks up their sleeve (they can, like, write songs and stuff!)--not to mention a bigger and better record collection--than most of their garage rock peers. Shine On displays swaggering but intelligent boogie rock à la Humble Pie, an ability to tear the roof off like their countrymen AC/DC, and Americana-thieving swagger rock that brings to mind the Rolling Stones. They do this rather unpretentiously; they are not pretending that anything they're doing is revolutionary or "new" in the slightest. The song titles themselves all have a ring of deja vu to them: "Bring It on Back," "Shine On, "Rip It Up," "Stand Up." Heard it all before? You bet. The thing is, every once in a while a rock band plugs into the Platonic ideal of rock & roll and actually gets it all totally right. Jet does this, and it makes them sound almost as original and exciting as the people they're stealing from. --Mike McGonigal

Album Description

Shine On not only fills a void for hungry rock fans but sets the bar for what today's rock bands can aspire to be. Jet flawlessly brings together classic rock influences with a modern rock edge.

Customer Reviews:

Second Album Shine On is a Charm by JET.......2007-07-17

This album is a great second album, really surpassing their first album, Get Born, in consistency. Yes, it is retro, it is fashionable, it is likeable and really, quite lovable. This album ROCKS and will quickly become a timeless classic album of rock ages. You can feel all the influences of the Beatles, Stones, and all those great bands from the 60's-70's. And yet, quite current and refreshing from this young Aussie Band. An album you will not tire of listening to. Really.

70's revisited.......2007-06-20

Jet remains the most successful 70's revivalist bands (Wolfmother is another up-and-comer) with bluesy guitars playing over huge, bombastic drums.

I didn't find this as immediately enjoyable as the debut, but it's not bad.

More Cowbell.......2007-04-23

Power chords, a backbeat so strong white boys can dance.
All that is missing is the cowbell.

Solid as rock.......2007-04-06

If you liked Get Born, its near impossible not to like Shine On. Jet doesn't take to many risks on this cd and keeps if safe, sticking to their retro rock style. This album is a little softer than their debut, and the soft ones shine bright, Shine On and Kings Horses are brilliant. Overall Shine On is pretty solid, but it feels as though it's missing something, some sort of progression or evolution maybe? But then again it just wouldn't be Jet.
Key tracks: Stand Up, Rip It Up, Holiday, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, Kings Horses, Come On Come On, and Shine On

A little Beatles, a little Supergrass, a little Stones........2007-03-24

What a great album from a some first-rate songwriters. My son turned me on to this group and I've got them going round and round and round in my car, my computer, the home stereo, the iPod.

Average customer rating: A combination of blues, jazz and hard rock Burn to Shine is a fantastic all purpose album....(4.5 stars) Rockin Magnificent Masterpiece For All Burned and Shines!

Burn to Shine Ben Harper Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fight for Your Mind The Will to Live Welcome to the Cruel World Diamonds on the Inside Both Sides of the Gun ASIN: B00001IVI6 Release Date: 1999-09-21

Tracks:

1. Alone
2. The Woman In You
3. Less
4. Two Hands Of A Prayer
5. Please Bleed
6. Suzie Blue
7. Steal My Kisses
8. Burn to Shine
9. Show Me A Little Shame
10. Forgiven
11. Beloved One
12. In The Lord's Arms

Amazon.com's Best of 1999

Harper's soulful musical mix continues to defy genre categorization and his growth as an artist continues to amaze. Burn to Shine is his most ambitious work to date, tapping a multitude of styles and moods and revolving as usual around his incredibly expressive vocals and searing guitar work. --Marc Greilsamer

Amazon.com essential recording

Ben Harper's musical eclecticism has been well established, but what often goes unnoticed is that few musicians possess such an expansive emotional range. And those complex, unsettled emotions never seem to come one at a time; instead, they are layers to be peeled and reassembled. When the mood is ominous, you still sense an urgent hopefulness around the bend, and even on a jaunty Dixieland number like "Suzie Blue," with its playful trombone and clarinet, you can see the clouds on the horizon. The tension may not always be overt, but it's never lower than just below the surface. Angry, aggressive metal rants; bruising, bombastic, operatic rockers; lighthearted Caribbean grooves; strutting Southern boogie; deep country soul; and delicate acoustic folk play out like scenes within a Byzantine film. Harper's soulful moans, agonized groans, and earth-shaking whispers narrate this battle between shadows and light, and his sonic war zone is as dynamic, detailed, and diverse as it's ever been. As weighty as but more personal than its three predecessors, Burn to Shine has the sensation of grandeur that seems to accompany all of Harper's work, but it's more than a delusion. --Marc Greilsamer

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Fight for Your Mind	Diamonds on the Inside	Welcome to the Cruel World
Live From Mars	The Will to Live	Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Customer Reviews:

A combination of blues, jazz and hard rock.......2006-08-17

I love Ben Harper and this has to be his most creative CD yet. You can find Bens classc acoustic sound to high gain slide guitar to the delta blues and even some jazz. It is one of my favorites now.

Burn to Shine is a fantastic all purpose album....(4.5 stars).......2005-10-18

Most of us in our mid-20's went through that Ben Harper phase around 2000 when he started touring campuses around the nation and the buzz built. Some of his other albums have come and gone but Burn To Shine is his masterpiece that will forever endure. It's his most even album and I still listen to it semi-regularly 5 years later.

Harper's music is guitar driven poetry. It's mellow with the occasional upbeat tempo thrown in to liven things up. There are many immitators out there but I think what separates Ben from the rest is the raw emotion he emits not just from his angelic voice, but also from his ingenious guitar. At times subtle, at times barraging, he wears his heart on his sleeve through every song.

The great thing about this album is that it can stand alone with a glass of wine or can be great in a background setting. It's not overpowering (except perhaps the best song - Please Bleed) and I often read or do work with this on in the background.

Bottom Line: Great for all music lovers. Appropriate for all ages. For the younger crowd looking for some music they might have missed out on....this is disc you must have for your collection.

Rockin.......2005-03-09

I had heard "Steal Your Kisses" on the radio and fiogured I'd see what the whole album sounded like. I am not disappointed. What a great artist. You can really feel the emotion in his music.

Magnificent Masterpiece For All.......2005-02-07

Working on a college radio broadcasting team - we continually obsessed with playing the song "Always Have To Steal My Kisses" on a regular basis - as it's upbeat gutair sequence and drum kicks mix perfectly for a sort of southern type sound, with pop written all over it, always put us in a good mood.
Thinking it not be the style of my more hard-rocking mates I was suprised to look into their CD case and see a giant collection of Harper CD's. This intreged me to buy "Burn To Shine"

As soon as I flipped it into the CD player I was already impressed with the army-like drumming to introduce the first song "Alone" a song that I immediately fell in love with. The song sounding a bit more sinister and darker than the rest of the album, a good kick start.
Following this album was the almost Hendrix-type-soul, "The Woman In You" this song is tremendously laced with Harpers voice and strong lyrics.
Just a few tracks away stands the best track of the album "Two Hands of A Prayer" 7 minutes and 50 seconds of pure brilliance of a song - this is what a song is all about.
Other strong points along the album are "Suzie Blue" which inspires from a jazz-blues type area, and the awesome track "Forgiven" which is probably the easiest song on the ears as far as the lyrics are decent - and the rock of the song will keep you listening.
Track 11 and 12 is a strong way to finish too - "Beloved One" is a piano, and violin backed song that I listened to probably eight times continually when I first really got into it - and continually do now - on a regular basis.
And "In The Lords Arms" is Harper all over, easy voice and decent lyrics.
Apart from some - B Grade songs such as "Less" and perhaps "Please Bleed" (although I wont skip the track) the album is top notch all the way, Ben Harper as a music writer - covering almost every style possible (and making each style seem like it's his front style) and The Innocent Criminals have put together another masterpiece - this probably being his best in my opinion.

Get A Hold of it. Don't miss out......

Burned and Shines!.......2004-10-08

It gets tiring hearing the same bands who play the same songs over and over again 12 times and call it an album. This Album is the exact oposite. It provides proof that you can always distill the essence of Rock and Roll down to a solitary man alone with his guitar and concience. It is inventive, yet firmly rooted in the blues-rock singer/songwriter/guitarist tradition.

Ben's music taps into the soudns and souls of musicians that have lived before him and explodes histories of oppression, love and courage. Harper's music enables me to listen to something

Average customer rating: One Great Song After Another--A Top Album Classic JT No Frozen Man Is James Taylor! JT revisited JT's Intro to the 90s

New Moon Shine James Taylor Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD 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 Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Never Die Young Hourglass [Enhanced CD] That's Why I'm Here October Road In the Pocket ASIN: B000002726 Release Date: 1991-10-01

Tracks:

1. Copperline
2. Down In The Hole
3. (I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That
4. Shed A Little Light
5. The Frozen Man
6. Slap Leather
7. Like Everyone She Knows
8. One More Go Round
9. Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha
10. Native Son
11. Oh Brother
12. The Water Is Wide

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Ol' Sweet Baby James is known for his gentle coo-ing about life's little joys and tragedies (he's seen fire *and* he's seen rain) and for surrounding himself with the best studio musicians money can buy. Steve Jordan and Steve Gadd on drums ensure the rhythm is solid and guitarist Danny Kortchmar and saxophonist Michael Brecker are top flight cats who keep things in place. Taylor himself is in fine form, penning an immediate audience favorite, "Copperline," and getting playful with Sam Cooke's hit, "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha," which initially seems incongruous but over time makes sense as more blue shirt soul from Martha's Vineyard's favorite boy. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

One Great Song After Another--A Top Album.......2007-06-27

From "Copperline," which is a catchy tune which lyrics recall an earlier time in the singer's life "down on Copperline," to the politically critical message of "Slap Leather," to the sad and beautiful "Down In the Hole," to the tender and morally reflective "The Frozen Man," to the advice of "Brother Oh Brother," to the gentle, yearning for true love in "The River is Wide," to every other song therein, "New Moonshine" is a top album that will not disappoint old and new fans of Mr. Taylor. Highly recommended.

Classic JT.......2007-02-01

My favourite song on this album is "Frozen Man." If you like JT, then you should definitely have this in your collection. Every album is like a slice of the man's life -- reflecting where he was at the time, and the issues he faced that we all eventually face.

No Frozen Man Is James Taylor!.......2006-05-22

The awesome thing about JT is his brilliance in allowing the listener to enjoy his music on a light, bright, joyful level. But since music - great music like this - tells the truth (musically & lyrically as Art), JT is also there for those who want to seek out life's meaning with their soul. And this is precisely what makes this Audio CD a masterpiece. "Frozen Man" is a good example. Yeah, he could be talking about some poor guy dug up like they do from time to time. But he also challenges us about letting oneself go to seed spiritually by becoming 'dead' to love, life - everything around us. "The River Is Wide" (Traditional) is another amazing track. Too few artists/musicians, in my humble opinion, are willing to take on classics like this one and render it as fresh as today. You'll love this entire Audio CD - because quite simply - JT does it all.

JT revisited.......2005-09-21

If you think you already know JT, listen again! Catchie tunes, amazing messages and of course, ingenious musicianship.
These songs enter my head at random and flow out my heart and lips....."Lord, have mercy on the frozen man"........

JT's Intro to the 90s.......2005-03-21

Taylor entered the 1990s with his first album to be limited to CD and cassette tape releases (no vinyl LP): "New Moon Shine". I have to admit that upon receiving this album, I was under the impression that the entire disc as a whole album was on the weak side, reading several negative reviews. I knew the songs "Copperline", "Shed A Little Light" and "The Frozen Man" from the "Pull Over" DVD concert, but didn't have any other knowledge beyond those tracks. Nothing really caught my attention on the first listen, but on subsequent times through, it slowly grew to become my favorite start-to-finish album by JT.

"New Moon Shine" continues the sound of "World Music" (I believe that's what they call it) for the majority of the tracks. JT started to use this style of music on "That's Why I'm Here" and again on "Never Die Young". As good as those two recordings are I believe he perfected the sound of the genre on this disk.

First comes the nostalgic "Copperline", which will make you reminisce about your childhood with a good felling. The singer returns to his old home at the end of the song to find it's just not the same anymore, which is something many of us can relate to. Next we have "Down in the Hole", which is an analogy about how loosing a love can make you feel insignificant. "(I've Got to) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That" is an upbeat song that is also about a lost love, and the singer seems to be driving himself crazy trying to forget his ex. The fourth track ("Shed a Little Light") is a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., and carries a great message. After that comes a song with a unique concept: "The Frozen Man". The lyrics tell us a story about a man who was lost at sea many years ago and became frozen in the water. We are told of his discovery and how he is able to walk to earth years ahead of his time. The mood is broken with a political rocker, "Slap Leather". After that comes a buried treasure and a highlight to the album; "Like Everyone She Knows" begins as a song about a girl loosing self confidence, but soon evolves into a great message: No matter what anyone tells you, never give up on a love. "One More Go Round" may indeed be filler, but it's by no means a bad track and doesn't hurt the album. Next comes a Sam Cooke cover "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha", which deals with a dilemma: The singer's date does not know the dance, and that's all that's being played at the event. The situation is resolved with him teaching her the dance, and she ends up performing it better. "Native Son" is another contender for the best track on the disc. The song deals with the relief of a war ending and the returning to the comforts of home after a long battle. The disc finishes out with "Oh Brother", followed by another obscure JT gem: "The Water is Wide", which is an arrangement of a traditional song. It's a great song to just close your eyes and indulge in the great sound, and one of JT's best album finales.

The album cover is one of JT's most unique. Lyrics and band credits are also included with several more photos on a horizontal foldout. This is the original CD release from 1991, as the majority of the album was digitally recorded, so a re-master probably isn't necessary.

This album is probably not the right intro to JT's music. Perhaps you should go with "Sweet Baby James", "Mud Slide Slim" or a greatest hits compilation first. If you already have prior knowledge of JT's work and are satisfied, I strongly recommend the album that is "New Moon Shine".

Average customer rating: Not a Bad Song on This Album Great CD Reissue From An Underrated Band The Ozark's, 'It'll Shine When It Shines' Great 70s Sound Keep on Shining

It'll Shine When It Shines Ozark Mountain Daredevils Manufacturer: New Era (Burnside) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Ozark Mountain Daredevils The Car Over the Lake Album Men From Earth Don't Look Down (U.S. Release) Lost Cabin Sessions ASIN: B0000VJFRS Release Date: 2003-11-11

Tracks:

1. You Made It Right
2. Look Away
3. Jackie Blue
4. Kansas You Fooler
5. It Couldn't Be Better
6. E.E. Lawson
7. Walkin' Down The Road
8. What's Happened Along My Life
9. It Probably Always Will
10. Lowlands
11. Tidal Wave
12. It'll Shine When It Shines

Product Description

After many years of being out of print, the highly requested album "It'll Shine When It Shines" by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils is now available on CD for the first time ever in the United States. This is the most requested album of all by the group's fans, and the Gold Record from A&M that hails the smash hit, "Jackie Blue". This album also features many of the bands best works, and showcases the various styles and feel that made The Daredevils a name in popular music. With the reissue of this classic 1974 album (produced by Glyn Johns), fans old and new will have a chance to enjoy what has made the Ozark Mountain Daredevils one of America's most original and enduring bands.

Customer Reviews:

Not a Bad Song on This Album.......2007-07-14

I bought this album back in, well, I don't remember when, but it was a very long time ago. Since it was vinyl, it has been sitting in a box in my closet for the better part of 30 years.

I have wanted to listen to it on numerous occasions since then. Unfortunately everything, including my music, is now on CD and "It'll Shine" was not available on CD. In order to listen to it, I would have had to pull out my old turntable, find a place to put the turntable in my current audio system, and hook it up. A real pain in the arse. So, the album stayed where it was, in the closet.

As soon as I saw "It'll Shine When It Shines" was available on CD, I bought it. Oh, the joy!! Nearly brought tears to my eyes. By the end of the first song, "You Made it Right", I was back in full Daredevil mode. "Jackie Blue", arguably their most recoginizable commercial hit, was as pure and purty as ever. Such memories!

If you like you country with a pinch of Bluegrass, a helpin of folk, and a big dollip of rock, you can't go wrong with this album. If I could give it 10 stars I would!

Great CD Reissue From An Underrated Band.......2007-07-03

IT'LL SHINE WHEN IT SHINES is a great CD reissue of a 1974 album by Missouri's Ozark Mountain Daredevils, a Southern rock band who weren't quite in the same league as the Allman Brothers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker, or the Outlaws, but who was? These guys were, nevertheless, still a great band with a unique sense of humor, and, as on the predecessor and the followup, most of the songs here feature lots of harmonica and guitar (ironically, only the big hit, "Jackie Blue", doesn't). It's great that this album has been reissued, as this band were among the worst-served by their record company. But I guess that when you support stern justice in a high profile kidnapping case (as these guys did regarding the Elizabeth Smart case), everybody's desperate to reissue your out-of-print albums on CD. If you get this CD, the self-titled debut, and THE CAR OVER THE LAKE ALBUM, you'll have everything you need by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils.

The Ozark's, 'It'll Shine When It Shines'.......2006-03-04

This is the Ozark's brilliant 2nd album. The playing and muscianship is second to none with perfect timing. The harmonies of the group are up there with CSN&Y. For me there is only one song which I am a bit complacent about and that is Jackie Blue. It is the more populist of all the songs and at the time got a lot of air play on radio which probably explains my lack of enthusiasm for it. All the other tracks are unique and faultless. If you love this brand of country rock which is infused with bluegrass and roots derivitives, then you have to add this to your collection.

Great 70s Sound.......2005-09-30

After listening to this CD, I felt like I was a teenager again. The music is still good today. I loaned it to some younger friends who enjoyed it also.

Keep on Shining.......2003-12-24

The ozarks remain one of country rocks best kept secrets. Although the New Musical Express here in the UK described them as 'One of the finest bands of the '70's in any field' they are not well known - but they should be.

Hailing from Springfield, Missouri the band are amongst the most eclectic in rock, almost every band member wrote material, sang and played an array of instruments. Their harmonies certainly equalled the Eagles, and their sound incompassed 'down at home' bluegrass, FM rock, melodic folk country, but also more experimental arrangements such as 'Colorado Song' on their debut release.

'It'll shine' is the ozarks second offering and it's great to get it on CD. There was a trend for bands in the early 70's to get back to the country, well the ozarks never really left it recording the material at a pre Civil War farmhouse with Glynn Johns producing.

There is a real joy on this disc, of a band in tune with nature and each other playing to their strengths. Everyone will know Larry Lee's 'Jackie Blue' which was a big hit for the band and is good straight pop rock, but not entirely representative of the rest of the material, although 'Look Away' and 'tidal wave' show the band can rock.

For me it's the lighter and rootsy material that make it. 'You made it right' with its southern gospel feel, 'Lowlands' with its magnificant harmonies and the slightly zany 'EE Lawson' typical of steve Cash's work.

The disc closes with the title track leaving on a sentimental, and uplifting note. This disc is waiting to be discovered by any serious music fan - give it a try.

Average customer rating: Raffi is the one I love this cd! This album is pretty good Rise and Shine Rise and Shine

Rise and Shine Raffi Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Folk Music | Children's Music | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Baby Beluga One Light One Sun Singable Songs for the Very Young: Great with a Peanut-Butter Sandwich Everything Grows The Singable Songs Collection ASIN: B0000003HG Release Date: 1996-10-15

Tracks:

1. Rise And Shine
2. Walk, Walk, Walk
3. Thumbelina
4. Wheels On The Bus
5. Daniel
6. Five Little Ducks
7. He's Got The Whole World
8. Big Beautiful Planet
9. I'm In The Mood
10. Something In My Shoe
11. Michaud
12. Nursery Rhyme Instrumental
13. Tete, Epaules
14. The Numbers Rumba
15. Ducks Like Rain
16. Row, Row, Row
17. This Little Light Of Mine

Product Description

Rise and Shine with music from Raffi. 1. Rise And Shine 2. Walk, Walk, Walk 3. Thumbelina 4. Wheels On The Bus 5. Daniel 6. Five Little Ducks 7. He's Got The Whole World 8. Big Beautiful Planet 9. I'm In The Mood 10. Something In My Shoe 11. Michaud 12. Nursery Rhyme Instrumental 13. Tete, Epaules 14. Let's Do The Numbers Rumba 15. Ducks Like Rain 16. Row, Row, Row 17. This Little Light Of Mine Manufacturer: New Sound Music

Customer Reviews:

Raffi is the one .......2007-04-11

I really like Raffi win I was a kid a had some on Cossets Tapes and still remember the memories we had! Raffi is the one for kids!

I love this cd!.......2007-01-16

I'm previewing cds from the library before purchasing for my new grandson. I listened to this today, and it's a keeper!

I loved Walk, Walk, Walk - a song about walking to school. The Numbers Rhumba would be a fun song to sing and dance along with your child. All of the songs were easy for adults to listen to, and fun to sing along with. The lyrics are exceptionally sensory - Something in my Shoe, for example. And the words are simple and visual. I highly recommend this cd.

This album is pretty good.......2005-11-15

I listened to this album today in math class at school. My teacher was trying to introduce my classmates to Raffi, and she succeeded.
One thing I did not like about this album is that it has "Wheels on the Bus" on it which causes anxiety. I feel uncomfortable when I listen to that song, so I do not reccomend this album to anybody.

Rise and Shine.......2004-08-04

My boys are 14 and 18 and they were reminiscing about all of the Raffi tapes we had; Rise and Shine, Everything Grows, Singable Songs for the Very Young, More Singable Songs for the Very Young...and all of the others. For years, Raffi was the only music that played in our car. Today, the boys still remember the words to to songs...what a nice memory. We still have the tapes and I hope to share them with my grandchildren some day. I have to say that Raffi is one of their best childhood memories.

Rise and Shine.......2003-12-22

My two year old and I both love these infectious, toe-tapping songs! A collection of sweet, charming songs.

Average customer rating: Simply amazing Gloria: Sacred Music of John Rutter

Gloria: The Sacred Music of John Rutter Manufacturer: Collegium ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Rutter | Rutter, John | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Requiem & Magnificat/Rutter, Cambridge Singers John Rutter Collection John Rutter: Te Deum and Other Church Music The John Rutter Christmas Album Be Thou My Vision ASIN: B000AA4JBG Release Date: 2005-09-20

Tracks:

1. First Movement: Allegro Vivace
2. Second Movement: Andante
3. Third Movement: Vivace E Ritmico
4. All Things Bright And Beautiful
5. Cantate Domino
6. O Clap Your Hands
7. Wedding Canticle
8. The Lord Is My Shepherd
9. A Gaelic Blessing
10. Hymn To The Creator Of Light
11. Arise, Shine
12. Praise Ye The Lord
13. For The Beauty Of The Earth
14. God Be In My Head
15. Open Thou Mine Eyes
16. A Prayer Of Saint Patrick
17. The Lord Bless You And Keep You

Customer Reviews:

Simply amazing.......2007-06-16

If I do make it to heaven, I don't know what it will look like, but I do know what it will sound like - listen to the vocals in the Second Movement: Andante . They are worth the price of the whole CD.......
a miracle, really.

Gloria: Sacred Music of John Rutter.......2007-05-14

Outstanding music and outstanding recording. A musical treat as soon as you put in the disc. This is a must for anyone interested in choral music by Rutter.

Average customer rating: All the Hits! Better than caffene to wake you up!!!!! Shine Great Newsboys collection Perfect Introduction to a Top Christian Band

Shine: The Hits Newsboys Manufacturer: Sparrow ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Go Adoration: The Worship Album He Reigns: The Worship Collection Thrive Intermission: The Greatest Hits ASIN: B00004ZDML Release Date: 2000-10-24

Tracks:

1. Shine
2. I'm Not Ashamed
3. Breakfast
4. Reality
5. Take Me To Your Leader
6. Joy
7. Entertaining Angels
8. Praises
9. Spirit Thing
10. Woohoo
11. Step Up To The Microphone
12. God Is Not A Secret
13. Where You Belong/Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
14. Who?
15. Believe
16. I Got Your Number
17. Mega-Mix

Amazon.com

Eight releases, 14 No. 1 radio hits, top reputation as a live act--not bad work if you can get it. That's what the Newsboys have accomplished in 14 years, and the scope and breadth of their success is documented well on this 17-track hits collection. In songs like "Shine," "Take Me to Your Leader," "Spirit Thing," and "Step Up to the Microphone," the Newsboys magically melded a modern pop beat with a strong, spirit-filled message. The end results were endearing radio hits that sounded fresh, vibrant, and nonapologetic for their religious zeal. And that explains why these lads from Australia garner such a buzz in the Christian pop world. The Newsboys never met a pop hook they didn't like, a fact all too apparent when listening to this collection. But they do it so well. Longtime Newsboys fans will appreciate the remake of "God Is Not a Secret," featuring a blistering rap from DC Talk's Toby McKeehan. Three new tracks--"Joy," "Praises," and "Who?"--give listeners a hint of what's to come. --Michael Lyttle

Customer Reviews:

All the Hits!.......2007-05-14

What a mix this is for the Newsboys!

I got all my favorite songs in one CD. Captain Crunch (Breakfast), Shine...Wooyoo!

It is a delight to just spin their hits!

Better than caffene to wake you up!!!!!.......2007-02-10

These guys are great: full of fun, full of faith, full of great music. In trying to keep up with my son's love of contemporary Christian music, I fell in love with the style of the "Newsboys" and bought this album. Yeah, their music is quirky and loud, but I'm not dead yet, so I like to have fun with my "tunes." This is soooo NOT "Rock of Ages," but soooo honors Jesus! It's guaranteed to get you smiling, tapping your feet, and banging your head in praise of God. And these are only some of the Newsboy's hits! Look around, there's a new album out called "GO" with the best song yet.

Shine.......2006-12-01

The Newsboys have got to be the BEST music group in the world. Phill (one of the Newsboys)has such a high vocie that in Blessed be your name I did not relize the high voice was Rebeca Saint James. Almost all the Newsboys come from austraila, but they are a whole bunch of different people God put on earth the give him glory and spread the good news.

Great Newsboys collection.......2006-11-19

I allways love newsboys but and the only reason why I did not give this CD five stars the collection fell a little short becasue it did not have any of their songs from love, liberty disco (this CD came out in 1999 the newsboys greatest hits came out in 2000). There were good songs on the love,liberty disco CD for example Beautiful sound or the self title song love,liberty disco. I had to make my own best of news boys cd to have these songs inclued.

Perfect Introduction to a Top Christian Band.......2006-11-04

The Newsboys have been one of the top Christian artists in the last 10 years. A greatest hits collection should serve as a thorough introduction to what a band is all about, and this collection does this as well as any you will hear. Their early work is represented as well, but wisely this album focuses on their best three albums, 1995's "Going Public", 1996's "Take Me To Your Leader" and 1998's "Step Up To The Microphone". If you have heard a song or two of the Newsboys and want to know more about their sound, this collection is an outstanding way to start. The Newsboys' lyrics and topics have always been trendy, clever and challenging - particularly the super-cool "Reality" - and they carry a message everyone needs to hear.

Average customer rating: Great compilation - and that's just the first half. The best of Elfman!!! Great Collection, A LIttle Too Eclectic What Great Music super

Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. 1: Film & Television Music Manufacturer: Fontana Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Elfman, Danny | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music The Simpsons | Specialty Stores | Music Music | The Simpsons | Amazon.com Stores | us-stores Similar Items: Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. 2: Film & Television Music Serenada Schizophrana So Lo Sleepy Hollow: Music from the Motion Picture Beetlejuice: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ASIN: B000002OEB Release Date: 1990-10-15

Tracks:

1. Excerpts From: Pee Wee's Big Adventure
2. Excerpts From: Batman
3. Excerpts From: Dick Tracy
4. Excerpts From: Beetlejuice
5. Excerpts From: Nightbreed
6. Excerpts From: Darkman
7. Excerpts From: Back To School
8. Excerpts From: Midnight Run
9. Excerpts From: Wisdom
10. Excerpts From: Hot To Trot
11. Excerpts From: Big Top Pee Wee
12. Excerpts From: The Simpsons
13. Excerpts From: Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Jar
14. Excerpts From: Tales From The Crypt
15. Excerpts From: Face Like A Frog
16. Excerpts From: Forbidden Zone
17. Excerpts From: Scrooged

Customer Reviews:

Great compilation - and that's just the first half........2005-09-14

I first got this on cassette in the summer of '94 and listened to it every day, drawn by its thematic range and compositional depth. And that was just side-one.

Elfman pioneered the sound that drives today's movie adaptations of comic-books and darker-themed children's stories. Side-One kicks things off with a rollicking, hyper-cartoonish theme from the first Pee-Wee movie - the one where Pee-Wee searches for his beloved bike. Elfman's theme contains layers of different rides - on tightropes, highways, in the middle of a NASCAR rally - which rudely yet melodically crash into each other.

The Batman entry actually contains several pieces - the opening credits, the extended sequence in the cathedral and the climax - which show Batman's darkened extreme at its "Frank Miller" best. (Dir. Tim Burton couldn't sustain the mood in the next sequel, and the franchise took a turn towards the camp of the TV series with the next 2 movies.)

The theme for "Dick Tracy" is perhaps the most romantic on this disc, a quality that surpasses the theme's comic-book origins, but ends on an ironic note that's pure Elfman.

"Beetlejuice" (opening & closing credits) gives Elfman's childish ID a chance to stretch its legs, or in this case, slam-dance.

"Nightbreed" is an enigma wrapped in a dark mystery, and that's just Elfman's score. Elfman's work on this movie is as good as the movie wasn't, having a more powerful narrative than the script - easily the best track on the entire disc, one likely to exceed the movie in its dose of chills.

"Darkman" doesn't quite rise to the occasion, though the score may be hobbled by the movie itself, which seldom surpassed one of the many "Batman" clones of the early 1990's. "Darkman" (the movie, I mean) excelled as a parody of many comicbook staples (the wronged hero, the relentless villain, the scientific breakthrough with just one flaw), but not enough to escape being largely anonymous. Within those constraints, it's still a moving if scary piece.

When is Elfman not like Elfman? When he was in the mid-late `80's and scored "Back to School" (A Rodney Dangerfield vehicle) and "Midnight Run". Horns in "School" bring it closer to Elfman's over-the-top style, while "Run" sounds like a love-theme for the run-down, out-of-the-way parts of America that seldom appear in Elfman-movies. "Run" is a fun score for a fun movie - it's nothing like Elfman's previous work but it perfectly captures the on-the-road-without-a-map craziness of the movie.

To this day, I don't know why I never ventured to Side-two, but it's irrelevant. Even half this disc is worth it

The best of Elfman!!!.......2005-09-05

I was obsessed about getting this CD right from when I heard about it. I found it at the library and was so excited about it, and it didn't let me down. In fact, it was a lot better than I expected. It's a fun and creepy (strange mix, but it really works!) collection of Danny Elfman's film and television soundtracks. The first track, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, is probably my favorite. Also, I really like Batman and Wisdom. Batman is creepy and dark, and Wisdom is just weird, in the best possible way.
I'd recommend this to anyone who likes film music, or everyone who is even the tiniest bit an Elfman fan. It's amazing!

Great Collection, A LIttle Too Eclectic.......2003-08-19

You should be able to tell from the movies and TV shows listed here whether or not you'd be interested in this collection. It's a little too eclectic for my tastes (hence only 4 stars) but better than volume 2. I think thatthe miscellaneous collected ites here along with the previously unreleased stuff should make this worth buying. Especially if you're a fan of Elfman's movie soundtrack work.

What Great Music.......2003-05-11

I fell in love with the music of Danny Elfman when Beetlejuice came out. There was something different about the music that he made. When Edward Scissorhands, and then Nightmare Before Christmas - I knew this man was a musical master. Its the verbal form of surrealism.

super.......2003-04-17

What a great CD. Danny's music is so original and inventive. this CD contains his pre 90's quirky, gothic music. it's all very well written and beautifully orchestrated. batman and darkman contain some really excellent long, dark, gothic cues that really take u away from reality. in my opinion no one, apart from howard shore, is as inventive and original as danny in the world of filmmusic. he far surpasses the repetitive works of williams or horner. buy this, and volume two, and keep supporting one of the greatest film composers of all time.ohh...and buy fellowship of the ring and two towers by howard shore....amazing work!

World Music:

1. String Instruments of Vietnam
2. Superfett - Die 17 Schärfsten Extrabreit - Lieder [Import]
3. Torkaman
4. Trouble [Import]
5. Un Ange, Un Ferre, Une Soeur [Enhanced] [Import]
6. Un Dernier Slow [Import]
7. Under the Olive Tree
8. Viola Caipira [Import]
9. Viola Caipira [Import]
10. Voulzy Tour [Import] [Live]

World Music

world music

World Music

Go for Your Life [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Organ Music from Israel

Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen: Symphony-Antiphony; Karl Aage Rasmussen: Symphony in Time

Choices

Sleeping Madness [Import]

Top Tunes Karaoke CDG 80's Vol. 2 TT-112

Mendocino [Import]

Reunion [Explicit Lyrics] [Import]

Property Of Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band XXL [Enhanced]

Poulenc, Saint-Saens, Britten, Dutilleux, Hindemith: Works for Oboe and Piano

Smack Up

Practice Tracks: Jazz for Bass Players

Reggae for Kids

Classical Evolution: Bach Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, 6

Canciones del Solar de Los Aburridos