Dolly [Import]

Track Listings

 
1. Je N'Veux Pas Rester Sage
2. Quand l'Herbe Nous Dévore
3. Fin d'Époque
4. Mots
5. Joe
6. Partir Seule
7. Killing Time
8. Garde Moi
9. Si Nous Déposions les Armes
10. Monde Sauvage
11. J'Attends
12. Love and Money

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Stardust... The Great American Songbook, Vol. III
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • So nice
  • Rod Stewart Revisited
  • Nice listening tunes
  • igottaview
  • If works once - do it over and over and over....
Stardust... The Great American Songbook, Vol. III
Rod Stewart
Manufacturer: J-Records
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ASIN: B0002X94Y8
Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

  1. Embraceable You
  2. For Sentimental Reasons (feat Dave Koz)
  3. Blue Moon (feat Eric Clapton)
  4. What A Wonderful World (feat Stevie Wonder)
  5. Stardust
  6. Manhattan (duet with Bette Midler)
  7. S'Wonderful (feat Dave Grusin)
  8. Isn't It Romantic (feat Dave Koz)
  9. I Can't Get Started
  10. But Not For Me
  11. Kiss To Build A Dream On (feat Arturo Sandoval)
  12. Baby, It's Cold Outside (duet with Dolly Parton)
  13. Night And Day
  14. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

Amazon.com

It's a little hard to take Rod Stewart seriously when, on the first track of this third installment in his Great American Songbook series, he sings ruefully about his love life being "lean" ("Embraceable You"). But otherwise, Stardust...Volume III is as note-for-note solid as its predecessors--a cozy-up-to-the-fire treat that's also a pleasant reminder of these songs' staying power. "S'Wonderful" settles on the ears winningly, and Stewart's scratchathon voice scalpels the cobwebs off of "Isn't It Romantic" in a way that compels the average listener to reconsider thinking it dopey. In addition, the parade of high-wattage pals recruited to pitch in continues here, resulting in a couple of must-hear combinations. Eric Clapton delivers a rather un-Clapton-like guitar solo on "Blue Moon" and Stevie Wonder blows harp like he means it on "What a Wonderful World," but it is the duets--"Baby It's Cold Outside" with the unsinkable Dolly Parton and "Manhattan" with the indomitable Bette Midler--that the dazzle most. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars So nice .......2007-07-16

I have played this cd over and over and enjoy it so much. It is wonderful for those of us who know those songs and just enjoy beautiful music. Just nice to hear lovely music once again.

5 out of 5 stars Rod Stewart Revisited.......2007-05-07

A nostalgic trip to the romantic past. Who would ever think Rod Stewart of "Hot Legs" fame could do such justice to these "Oldies but Goodies"?

4 out of 5 stars Nice listening tunes.......2007-04-01

I received a defective CD and Amazon promptly sent me a new one ... great customer service.

5 out of 5 stars igottaview.......2007-03-08

There is only 1 ROD STEWART and this album WILL NOT DISAPPOINT his fans! AWESOME! TIMELESS!

1 out of 5 stars If works once - do it over and over and over...........2007-03-05

I really like this music! Truly! And I'm only 25... It scares me that the ones who are gonna open "my generation" to this music are Rod Stewart & Westlife!
The choices of songs are good and the orchastration on the firts 2 are more the okey. But his torn old tired voice over these beautiful musical settings just doesn't do them justice. And why bring in Dolly Parton & Cher? They're both fantastic singers but jazzsingers they're NOT!
Why buy this when there's an limitless world of original jazz singers/musicians to choose from? It's just beyond me!
If you still want someone contemporaray - stick to Natalie Cole, Madeleyne Peyroux or my favourite: Stacey Kent (check her out - you WONT regret it!!!)
Back to Rod: The last effort (number 4 in the series) was so hastily put together the tracklist isn't even correct. I could just see him: "Alright people! I have an hour to record this, so just gimme the mic so I can get back to chasing women! How many millions is this cd gonna make me?! Really!? Great! We'll make another next month! Just throw something together - they'll buy anything!"
No - stick to the originals people!
Trio
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE - Anniversary release????
  • Trio
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  • Gift
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Trio
Dolly Parton , Emmylou Harris , and Linda Ronstadt
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002LAC
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. The Pain Of Loving You
  2. Making Plans
  3. To Know Him Is To Love Him
  4. Hobo's Meditation
  5. Wild Flowers
  6. Telling Me Lies
  7. My Dear Companion
  8. Those Memories Of You
  9. I've Had Enough
  10. Rosewood Casket
  11. Farther Along

Amazon.com essential recording

"Appalachia circa 1907" is the way they described it in the postgame interviews. It wasn't, of course, but it was as close as you could come in 1987 and still hope to sell the million copies that this ended up selling. The "Three Tenors" of country music juggle leads, complement each other to often haunting effect, and subjugate their egos to a greater cause. The songs run the gamut from primordial country favorites like "Rosewood Casket" and "Hobo's Meditation," to '50s pop (a rather anomalous "To Know Him Is to Love Him"), and mainstream country. The instrumentation is restrained, the vocals are unfailingly lovely, and the result is a trio that is more than the sum of its parts. --Colin Escott

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE - Anniversary release????.......2007-05-23

It goes without saying this is a classic recording and is mentioned numorous times in articles and reviews comparing other recordings to it. I haven't heard any rumors but it would be fitting if Rhino planned a 20th Anniversary deluxe release - remastered and expanded to 2 discs. Trio definitely qualifies as an obvious choice for a new remastered release. I can only hope it is being kept a secret given the little advance information given out for most Rhino releases - the upcoming Emmylou rarities box set included.

5 out of 5 stars Trio.......2007-03-12

Wonderful music by three very talented ladies. I play it frequently. Received in excellent conditoin.

5 out of 5 stars Good Harmony.......2007-03-09

This is one of the best country ladies harmony record I have heard in a long time. The solo's are very good and from two ladie's one doesn't hear to much from.
It is to bad the songs in this cd are sad and kinda depressing but the music is great.

5 out of 5 stars Gift.......2007-01-09

This was a gift, but I got a lot of credit for getting. I have heard the CD though I thought it was very nice.

3 out of 5 stars Only Somewhat Impressed.......2006-08-10

I enjoyed the harmony of the singers and a few of the songs, but to really enjoy the CD, you need to be an OLD folk songs enthusiast.
BJF
Songcatcher: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Songcatcher
  • Disappointed
  • Not very authentic, but a couple of good songs
  • Songcatcher - The real soundtrack
  • Bad
Songcatcher: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
Roseanne Cash , Dolly Parton , Emmylou Harris , Maria McKee , David Mansfield , Patty Loveless , Allison Moorer , Emmy Rossum , David Patrick Kelly & Bobby McMillen Hazel Dickens , and Pat Carrolls
Manufacturer: Vanguard Records
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ASIN: B00005B50H
Release Date: 2001-05-08

Tracks:

  1. Fair And Tender Ladies - Roseanne Cash
  2. Pretty Saro - Iri DeMent
  3. When Love Is New - Dolly Parton & Emmy Rossum
  4. Barbara Allen - Emmy Rossum
  5. Barbara Allen - Emmylou Harris
  6. Moonshiner - Allison Moorer
  7. Sounds Of Loneliness - Patty Loveless
  8. All My Tears - Julie Miller
  9. Wayfarin' Stranger - Maria McKee
  10. Mary Of The Wild Moor - Sara Evans
  11. Wind And Rain - Gillian Welch, David Rawlings & David Steele
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  13. Score Suite #1 - David Mansfield
  14. Conversations With Death - Hazel Dickens, David Patrick Kelly & Bobby McMillen
  15. Score Suite #2 - David Mansfield
  16. Single Girl - Pat Carrolls

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Maybe they should have subtitled this album O Sister, Where Art Thou? Like the music from the Coen brothers' O Brother... movie, Songcatcher celebrates the emotional purity of mountain music, the acoustic balladry of the Appalachians--only this soundtrack features an all-female assemblage. Among the luminaries who shine the brightest: Rosanne Cash, who sets the tone with the album-opening "Fair and Tender Ladies"; Julie Miller, whose original "All My Tears" could pass as an old spiritual; Patty Loveless, who returns to her Kentucky roots with "Sounds of Loneliness"; and Gillian Welch, who leads an a cappella rendition of "Wind and Rain." Of the more familiar material, Emmylou Harris seems like she's coasting through the oft-revived "Barbara Allen" while Maria McKee sounds like she's singing for her life on "Wayfarin' Stranger." Yet the emphasis throughout is less on vocal virtuosity than on the stark simplicity of the songs, the album more impressive as an ensemble piece than a showcase for individual singers. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Songcatcher.......2007-05-30

This CD is absolutely fantastic. If anyone that enjoys mountain music will
certainly be crazy about it. And if you enjoy the CD, you will diffiently enjoy the DVD of the Songcatcher.

1 out of 5 stars Disappointed.......2007-05-25

I should have paid more attention to the fine print. Mostly, this is not a soundtrack album. If I want to listen to all the songs as they are performed in the film, it seems I will have to get the DVD.

If you want to listen to the soundtrack performances of all the songs, then do not get this CD.

2 out of 5 stars Not very authentic, but a couple of good songs.......2007-01-17

This is an okay album if you are just looking for some listenable music, but in general the songs are overdone and not authentic-sounding (as in, they don't sound like mountain music but like something produced in some fancy studio). The exception is Iris DeMent's "Pretty Saro," which is an absolute gem and perhaps makes the album worth buying for just this one song!!! There are some good songs on here, but if you are looking for real Appalachian tunes, you'll not find much of that. Of course, many of the singers have fantastic voices, so that's one plus. There are a lot of really good authentic albums out there, but this isn't one of them.

5 out of 5 stars Songcatcher - The real soundtrack.......2007-01-16

My mother loves this CD so much I had to buy her another, one for her home & one in the car. My grandmother and aunt loved the music & movie too, and now my 9 year old is singing some of the quirky songs too. They highly recommend it for people that like the movie or this type of music.

1 out of 5 stars Bad.......2007-01-02

Nothing good to say about this... overproduced and does not capture spirit of the movie. Get "Songcatcher II" instead.
The Most Relaxing Piano Album in the World...Ever!
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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The Most Relaxing Piano Album in the World...Ever!

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B000059Q4Q
Release Date: 2001-03-27

Tracks:

  1. II: Andante - Stephen Hough
  2. I: Adagio Sostenuto - Dame Moura Lympany
  3. Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude (Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring) - Dame Moura Lympany
  4. Nocturne No. 2 In E Flat - John Ogdon
  5. Clair De Lune - Dame Moura Lympany
  6. II: Adagio - Cecile Ousset
  7. Tango - Dame Moura Lympany
  8. Liebestraum No. 3 In A Flat - John Ogdon
  9. Waltz No. 9 In A Flat - Dmitri Alexeev
  10. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini - Cecile Ousset
  11. Traumerei - Dame Moura Lympany
  12. La Maja Y El Ruisenor - Magda Tagliaferro
  13. Nocturne No. 5 In F-sharp Minor - Maurizio Pollini
  14. Gymnopedie No. 1 - Aldo Ciccolini
  15. Fur Elise - Dame Moura Lympany
  16. Etude In E 'Tristesse' - John Ogdon
  17. Fruhlingslied - Daniel Adni
  18. II: Andante - Dmitri Alexeev

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  1. II: Adagio Cantabile - Walter Gieseking
  2. II: Romanze - Annie Fischer
  3. Aria - Maria Tipo
  4. II: Romance (Larghetto) - Garrick Ohlsson
  5. Granada - Gonzalo Soriano
  6. Waltz No. 15 In A Flat - Maura Lympany
  7. II: Largo - Andrei Gavrilov
  8. An Den Fruhling - Daniel Adni
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  10. II: Adagio Un Poco Mosso - Walter Gieseking
  11. La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin - Dame Moura Lympany
  12. Cancons I Dansas No. 1 - Gonzalo Soriano
  13. II: Adagio Sostenuto (Opening) - Cecile Ousset
  14. Prelude No. 15 In D Flat 'Raindrop' - Dmitri Alexeev
  15. Gnossienne No. 1 - Aldo Ciccolini
  16. Berceuse - Jean-Philippe Collard
  17. Minuet In G - Dame Moura Lympany
  18. Berceuse In D Flat - Peter Donohoe

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars something to have.......2007-03-14

These CD's are filled with all the awesome relaxing songs for the evening when you need it. It is just one of those must have items in your CD collection.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Music.......2007-02-19

This album was a "try and see" purchase but I love it. It makes great dinner music, great music to drift off to sleep with, or just nice background filler during social events needing a softer tone. It is not all solo piano music if that s what you are after; the other instruments blend very well however and don't challenge the piano playing. It is a piano album after all!

5 out of 5 stars buy now.......2006-09-01

Want to know why I think the piano is the best musical instrument ever invented? Because no matter how the piano is played, it will always sound good. Whether the music is fast, slow, quiet or loud, it ALWAYS delivers with an appealing sound. This is something you need to buy.

5 out of 5 stars Lovely.......2006-02-22

This is a beautiful calming cd. The playing is excellent and the pieces are well chosen.

5 out of 5 stars Aesthetically Pleasing.......2005-09-14

I simply love piano music. If you're looking to relax, enjoy a peaceful time, then you must check out this album. If you truly enjoy piano music, this album is by far one of the best you can purchase.

As it says....it is the "Most Relaxing Piano Album in the World...Ever..." Well, I haven't listened to all piano albums in the world, but I don't need to, this one is just perfect for me, and I think you will agree!

I would say the pianists' are extremely accomplished. At times, I would admit-it's a bit 'spine tingling'!

Ultimate Dolly Parton
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Hello Dolly
  • Consummate Performer
  • Ultimate Dolly Parton CD
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  • A must have
Ultimate Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Manufacturer: RCA
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000099T49
Release Date: 2006-11-03

Tracks:

  1. Joshua
  2. Coat Of Many Colors
  3. Jolene
  4. I Will Always Love You
  5. Please Don't Stop Loving Me
  6. Love Is Like A Butterfly
  7. The Bargain Store
  8. Here You Come Again
  9. It's All Wrong, But It's All Right
  10. Heartbreaker
  11. I Really Got The Feeling
  12. You're The Only One
  13. Starting Over Again
  14. Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You
  15. 9 To 5
  16. But You Know I Love You
  17. Tennessee Homesick Blues
  18. Islands In The Stream
  19. To Know Him Is To Love Him
  20. Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Hello Dolly.......2007-06-12

What can I say; you either love Dolly Parton or not. Me I love her and could not think of a better way to get a lot of her hits other than the "Ultimate Dolly Parton" CD. Buy this one for you and your friends, you will not be sorry.

5 out of 5 stars Consummate Performer.......2007-03-13

I haven't taken the CD out of the player since I received it 3+ weeks ago. It reminds me of why Dolly will eternally be country. A definite must for any country music lover.

5 out of 5 stars Ultimate Dolly Parton CD.......2007-02-07

This CD contained almost all of the songs I was hoping to get on one unit and none that I did not want. These span most of Parton's career and demonstrate her unique talent.

5 out of 5 stars Dolly Pardon CD.......2007-01-09

Received CD in q quick timeframe and it came on perfect condition!

5 out of 5 stars A must have.......2006-11-22

This is exclusivley Dolly! What a talent, songwriter, and career. If you do not know Dolly, get this album and you will fall in love with how talented this artist is. This is the most comprehensive choice of music in years. It clearly shows you why she is the Queen of all country music and respected in all genre of music. The critics love her.
Trio II (Two)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Fantastic!
  • Weak sequel
  • Really Good Follow Up To "Trio"
  • Powerful voices
  • This Version of "After the Goldrush" is Breath-taking!!
Trio II (Two)
Dolly Parton , Emmylou Harris , and Linda Ronstadt
Manufacturer: Asylum Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000F1D2
Release Date: 1999-02-09

Tracks:

  1. Lover's Return
  2. High Sierra
  3. Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
  4. After the Gold Rush
  5. The Blue Train
  6. I Feel the Blues Movin' In
  7. You'll Never Be the Sun
  8. He Rode All the Way to Texas
  9. Feels Like Home
  10. When We're Gone, Long Gone

Amazon.com

This long-awaited, highly anticipated follow-up to 1987's much-loved initial Trio offering doesn't disappoint. On Trio II, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, and Dolly Parton weave a spell that's equal parts traditional and contemporary, country and folk, vision and voice. It's their seamless musical blend of these counterpoints--as in the sweet, sweeping harmonies on Neil Young's "After the Gold Rush" or the instrumentally spare acoustic presentation of the Carter Family's "Lover's Return"--that makes these songs such treasures. When individual voices soar and fuse together to create distinct new voices, when instinct leads the way for artistry to follow, the result is perfect harmony, pure magic. --Alexandra Russell

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic! .......2007-06-27

Some people are complaining about the duplication of songs on this cd and Linda Ronstadt's Feels Like Home cd. When these tracks were recorded, there were conflicts with schedules and an argument took place between Ms. Parton and Ms. Ronstadt (I remember reading an article that Dolly told the details). After the feud, the recordings were shelved and it looked very grim that this cd would ever be released. Ms. Ronstadt's company was pushing for a cd to release and since there didn't seem to be any hope of another Trio recording, she used the tracks of her and Ms. Harris (and in her linear notes on her cd, she thanks Ms. Harris for her loyalty because of the feud between her and Dolly.) They decided to record other singers for the 'Trio' affect, they recruited Alison Krauss (a frequent Dolly collabirator). Dolly used one track for her Treasures cd and also used Ms. Harris but also used a third singer for the 'Trio' affect. After several years, things worked out so that they could release the Trio cd but of course some of the tracks were released on previous cd's. When the trio was promoting the cd, you could sense some tension between Ms. Parton and Ms. Ronstadt.

Even with all the drama, the cd is terrific and they sound perfect together. The original concept was to have each lady take lead on a cd. The first one has Dolly being lead on most songs and the second one has Linda taking lead on most songs. Doubtful that a third cd will be released using Emmylou as the lead, which is a shame because these ladies combined can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned. Angelic is the word that comes to mind when I hear the three of them harmonizing.

2 out of 5 stars Weak sequel.......2007-06-19

Despite the beautiful voices, especially Linda's and Emmylou's, this album is a real disappointment. As good as the song selection was on "Trio", the same can't be said about this turkey. Mostly blah songs that are totally uninspiring. Spend your money on Emmylou's anthology or some of Ronstadt's other albums. Their version of "After the Gold Rush" does have its moments though.

5 out of 5 stars Really Good Follow Up To "Trio".......2006-05-08

The album is so great, I can't believe I never knew about this one earlier. The album is so moving, the music & the singers on here are totally haunting. The songs get to where they never leave your mind and it gets you where your listening to it over & over again, of course the most haunting and beautfully sad song on here is "After The Goldrush", I really can't understand what it's about, but all I know is that's the one song that sticks in my mind. "Trio II (2)" also gives you three different kinds of music, there's Country, Bluegrass, & a little bit of rock/pop especially on "5. The Blue Train", "8. He Rode All The Way To Texas" & "9. Feel's Like Home". Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt are the lead singers on here & their great, But! Dolly Parton (one of my favorite's ever!) only sings for the leads on track 4 & 8, the rest is either back vocals are all together. Overall it's an A- album.

5 out of 5 stars Powerful voices.......2003-12-05

This album might not have been as successful as the original TRIO album from 1987, but I think it's even better. The song selection is very strong, and the songs suit these ladies very well. The harmonies are beautiful. There's nothing more I could ask for from this album. It opens with the beautiful "Lovers Return", which is a Carter Family song. "High Sierra" is a beautiful song, Linda sounds wonderful on this song. Emmylou takes the helm in a cover of Dolly's "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind". They do a great version of Neil Young's "After The Goldrush" which is just stunning. Linda is lead on "The Blue Train", which is a very nice song. Other highlights include "When We're Gone, Long Gone", "Feels Like Home", "You'll Never Be The Sun" and "He Rode All The Way To Texas". This album was originally recorded in 1994 but there was problems with the release and other factors, so it wasn't released until early 1999. Definately a gem!

4 out of 5 stars This Version of "After the Goldrush" is Breath-taking!!.......2003-06-20

I bought the first Trio CD when it came out and enjoyed most of the songs there. I have to admit, I only bought this second Trio release because of one song "After the Goldrush". This has to be one of the most beautiful, breath-taking, chills-down-your-spine song ever recorded. Most remakes usually aren't as good as the originals, but I beg to differ on this one. This is one of those songs that I crank up as loud as my speakers and ears can stand it - I feel like I'm hearing music and vocals from heaven. It's just astounding. I did finally give the rest of the CD a listen to, and it's fairly decent. But, even if all these other songs sucked, to me, it would have been worth the price just to have "After the Goldrush".
Classic Country: Great Duets
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Classic Country: Great Duets
  • Missing Some Major Duets!!
Classic Country: Great Duets
Johnny Cash & June Carter , Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn , Bill Anderson & Jan Howard , Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton , and David Frizzell & Shelly West
Manufacturer: Time Life Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006419N2
Release Date: 2004-10-26

Tracks:

  1. Jackson -- Johnny Cash with June Carter
  2. Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man -- Loretta Lynn with Conway Twitty
  3. Golden Ring -- George Jones with Tammy Wynette
  4. Don't Let Me Cross Over -- Carl Butler and Pearl Butler
  5. Holding On to Nothin' -- Porter Wagoner with Dolly Parton
  6. Loose Talk -- Buck Owens with Rose Maddox
  7. For Loving You -- Bill Anderson with Jan Howard
  8. We've Got Tonight -- Kenny Rogers with Sheena Easton
  9. You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma -- David Frizzell with Shelly West
  10. Suspicious Minds -- Waylon Jennings with Jessi Colter
  11. My Elusive Dreams -- David Houston with Tammy Wynette
  12. A Place to Fall Apart -- Merle Haggard with Janie Fricke
  13. Feelin's -- Conway Twitty with Loretta Lynn
  14. Islands in the Stream -- Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton
  15. You and I -- Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal gayle
  16. Meet Me in Montana -- Marie Osmond with Dan Seals
  17. If I Were A Carpenter -- Johnny Cash with June Carter Cash
  18. We're Gonna Hold On -- George Jones with Tammy Wynette
  19. I Will Always Love You -- Dolly Parton with Vince Gill
  20. We Believe in Happy Endings -- Earl thomas Conley with Emmylou Harris

Album Description

Johnny & June. George & Tammy. Kenny & Dolly. Conway & Loretta. Individually they're stars, but together these artists are stellar. These unforgettable pairings of distinctive voices produced No. 1 chart toppers in the '60s, '70s and '80s—and only the biggest hits made it on Classic Country: Great Duets.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Classic Country: Great Duets.......2007-01-22

This is one of the best I've heard if you like country & duets... Absolutely wonderful!

4 out of 5 stars Missing Some Major Duets!! .......2005-07-26

These tracks are all excellent but frankly several major country duets are not here!! Where on earth are Kenny Rogers and Dottie West?? Instead we get Rogers with Sheena Easton and the Rogers/Easton combo makes it almost entirely a pop recording and it should not be on this package. Buck Owens & Rose Maddox have a track but where is Buck with his far more famous duet partner Susan Raye? The Merle Haggard - Janie Fricke track should not have been included since she really only just sings harmony on the record. Why aren't Jimmy Wakely & Margaret Whiting who started the male/female star duet craze in 1949 with Slipping Around here or Kitty Wells & Red Foley, the first superstar duet? And where are Ferlin Husky & Jean Shepard, Jack Greene & Jeannie Seely, David Houston & Barbara Mandrell, Bobby Bare & Skeeter Davis, Roy Drusky & Priscilla Mitchell, Don Gibson & Dottie West, Johnny Duncan & Janie Fricke, to name just a few of the famous country duos of yore. Instead we have too many tracks with the same artists here. It's a very good package but it should have been a great and classic one.
The Essential Dolly Parton
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • The Essential Dolly Parton
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  • Wonderful!!
The Essential Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0009S2THU
Release Date: 2005-06-28

Tracks:

  1. Dumb Blonde
  2. Just Because I'm A Woman
  3. My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy
  4. Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No.8)
  5. Joshua
  6. Coat Of Many Colors
  7. Touch Your Woman
  8. My Tennessee Mountain Home
  9. Jolene
  10. Please Don't Stop Loving Me
  11. I Will Always Love You
  12. Love Is Like A Butterfly
  13. The Bargain Store
  14. The Seeker
  15. We Used To
  16. All I Can Do
  17. Light Of A Clear Blue Morning
  18. It's All Wrong, But It's All Right

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  1. Here You Come Again
  2. Two Doors Down
  3. Heartbreaker
  4. I Really Got The Feeling
  5. You're The Only One
  6. Starting Over Again
  7. Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You
  8. 9 To 5
  9. But You Know I Love You
  10. Single Women
  11. Hearbreak Express
  12. Islands In The Stream
  13. Save The Last Dance For Me
  14. Tennessee Homesick Blues
  15. God Won't Get You
  16. To Know Him Is To Love Him
  17. Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That
  18. Rockin' Years
  19. Shine

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars The Essential Dolly Parton.......2007-04-06

Pleased with the purchase. It was what I was looking for, arrived on time and in good shape. It was cheaper than if I had purchased it at a local store.

5 out of 5 stars THE BEST.......2007-01-20

I bought this item for my brother as he couldn't find it anywhere in stores. He loved it and plays it in his truck constantly.

4 out of 5 stars A must have.......2006-11-29

If you're a Dolly Parton fan (even somewhat of a fan), this is a must have for your collection. It will NOT disappoint!!

4 out of 5 stars Not much on country, but it's pretty good.......2006-10-14

I listened to this, and it took me back to days of listening to WRCP in Philadelphia, PA. in the backseat of my parent's car. Especially with the older material, and I feel her voice was one of innocence in those earlier tunes, and I know that I have to separate all of this from my own wonders of the Southern culture. I began to notice a couple of tunes dealt with Biblical Themes: "Joshua", and "Coat Of Many Colors". I know that the south is the Bible Belt, but I have to wonder where the Bible ends, and Southern Traditions begin, and how they're supposed to be intertwined. I also see how country is starting to sound more like early r&b from the seventies, and I just would like to sit down with some of these southern musicians like Dolly and The Statler Brothers, and see where thier faith lies, and what leads them to record songs like "Dumb Blonde", and "Why'd You Come In Here Looking Like That?", and then there's the attitude of "If You Can't Beat Them Join Them." Where I found this on the last song on the album where she covers the songs like Collective Soul's "Shine?" I know that I used to work in a truck company, and everyone there was flabbergasted when I requested a block of the Doobie Brothers for my birthday on a rock station, and it was because they were staunch country and western lovers, so what happens? I am just filled with so many questions about this, and I also want to take time here to commment of "Mule Skinner Blues" I feel it's one of the worst songs ever written let alone recorded. By far, and I'm sorry to say Dolly's was the worst. It was like eating french cut green beans, and the slivers going down your throat. It was like waking up one morning, and have your parents yelling and screaming at you for no reason, it just leaves you with a impending feeling of depression for the rest of your day, week, your life. I just hate it because it's a bad tune, and when I think of Mule Skinning it's pain where mules are skinned alive to make whatever product would make you rich, and while I'm not an animal's rights activist I do feel the pain of a mule when it was skinned because that's what I feel I'm going through when hearing this song. I just have so many questions pertaining to the southern musicians, but I want to keep this separate from the stuff on here that's actually good. I feel that Dolly is talented, so that's what I choose to focus on here, and perhaps I'll have a chance to talk with her sometime to find out what the south is all about.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful!!.......2006-07-02

This is a wonderful collection of original Dolly Parton recordings. Very enjoyable!!! I love it!!
The Very Best of Dolly Parton
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Dolly at her best
  • Fantabulous!
  • DOLLY PARTON
The Very Best of Dolly Parton
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Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import
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ASIN: B000MTOQAY
Release Date: 2007-03-19

Tracks:

  1. 9 to 5
  2. I Will Always Love You
  3. Islands in the Stream - Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers
  4. Jolene
  5. Coat of Many Colors
  6. My Tennessee Mountain Home
  7. Here You Come Again
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  18. Dumb Blonde
  19. Applejack
  20. Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You

Album Details

20 Track Anthology that Concentrates More on the Tennessee Country Queen's Pop Chart Successes, a Truer Set of "Greatest Hits" Than Other Collections that have Apeared on the Market. This One Includes "9 to 5", "i Will Always Love You", "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", "Islands in the Stream" (With Kenny Rogers), "Here You Come Again", "Baby I'm Burning", "Potential New Boyfriend", "to Know Him is to Love Him" (With the Trio)", "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" and Many More!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Dolly at her best.......2007-08-07

Great CD - a pleasure to listen to. It's truly the best of Dolly Parton.

5 out of 5 stars Fantabulous!.......2007-07-22

Dolly is the greatest country singer ever! This CD contains her very best and coupled with the second volume (The Very Best Of Dolly Parton Volume 2) you have a fantastic collection of wonderful music. By all means, go ahead and buy them both (like I did)! You will not regret this purchase. Enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars DOLLY PARTON.......2007-03-29

ONE OF DOLLY PARTONS BEST CD,ALL HER HITS WERE ON THE CD AND ANYONE THAT LIKES DOLLY SHOULD BUY YHIS CD
Hello, Dolly! (1964 Original Broadway Cast) (Deluxe Edition)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Wonderful Soundtrack
  • DOLLY WILL NEVER GO AWAY
  • The excitement is there, but.....
  • Goodbye, Dolly!
  • Toxically Corny!!!!
Hello, Dolly! (1964 Original Broadway Cast) (Deluxe Edition)
Jerry Herman , and Carol Channing
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
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ASIN: B000099SZ0
Release Date: 2003-06-03

Tracks:

  1. Prologue
  2. I Put My Hand In
  3. It Takes a Woman
  4. Put on Your Sunday Clothes
  5. Ribbons Down My Back
  6. Motherhood
  7. Dancing
  8. Before the Parade Passes By
  9. Elegance
  10. Hello, Dolly!
  11. It Only Takes a Moment
  12. So Long Dearie
  13. Finale
  14. I Put My Hand In [*] - Mary Martin
  15. Before the Parade Passes By [*] - Pearl Bailey
  16. Hello, Dolly! [*] - Pearl Bailey
  17. So Long Dearie [*] - Mary Martin
  18. Love, Look in My Window [*] - Ethel Merman
  19. World, Take Me Back [*] - Ethel Merman
  20. On Recording Hello, Dolly! [*] - Carol Channing
  21. When Did You Sense That Hello, Dolly! Would Be a Hit? [*] - Carol Channing
  22. On the Title Number [*] - Carol Channing
  23. "Dolly Changed Me..."; the Book [*] - Carol Channing
  24. Plot [*] - Carol Channing
  25. Optimism, And Finding One's Character [*] - Carol Channing
  26. Prime of Life [*] - Carol Channing

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Sitting in the balcony at the final preview of this 1964 Jerry Herman show, still very much in school and long before my career as a critic began, I knew somehow that I was witnessing theatrical history. Even as that callow youth, I was certain that Carol Channing had been born to play the role of Dolly Gallagher Levi, the meddling turn-of-the century New York widow who had been adapted from Thornton Wilder's straight play The Matchmaker. Channing has proved me right by playing the role ever since, of course, miraculously only improving with age. Beyond Dolly herself, however, the musical emitted a synergistic exuberance (at least five years before we used the word "synergy"). The supporting cast, including David Burns, Eileen Brennan, and Charles Nelson Reilly, were terrific. Herman's tunes and lyrics were sublimely crafted both to create their characters and stand alone. (The title song took on a life of its own.) The show's designers, librettist Michael Stewart and director Gower Champion, combined to transport the audience to 60 years earlier in little old New York. This wasn't all just my opinion: Hello, Dolly! won a record 10 Tonys. The original cast recording can still take you to that other time and place, even if you didn't see the original show. But, at the risk of offending my inner adolescent, the 1994 revival, naturally starring Channing, was even better--both on stage and on disc. --Robert Windeler

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful Soundtrack.......2007-06-27

This is the original recording, with all of the best names included. Wonderful, wonderful music.

5 out of 5 stars DOLLY WILL NEVER GO AWAY.......2007-05-17

Great re-mastering of original BWay cast album with wonderful other Dollys, particularly Pearl Baily who makesHello, Dolly! (1964 Original Broadway Cast) (Deluxe Edition) the title tune her own. It is still a great score and a delight to own.

4 out of 5 stars The excitement is there, but............2007-01-24

Hello Dolly is one of my favorite shows. When you listen to the cast album, you really do--as others have said--feel the excitement of being there on opening night when Broadway history was being made. The wonderful RCA cast album has been a best seller for 43 years. But while I do feel it is necessary for any musical fan to have this cast recording in their collection, this is not personally my "Dolly" album of choice. I have three of the 5 major DOLLY recordings in my collection; this Original Cast, the Barbra Streisand movie soundtrack, and the Mary Martin London cast on LP (the others I do not have are the Pearl Bailey cast album and the Carol Channing revival). My preferred recording is a tie between the movie soundtrack and the Mary Martin album, with this one trailing (not far) behind. As far as the supporting cast are concerned, the original cast wins hand down. But HELLO DOLLY is really about the star, and in my opinion, Carol Channing can't sing...err, croak...her way out of a cardboard box. I realize that that is Channing's trademark, but it just doesn't work for me. As I said, this album is required equipment in any serious musical lover's collection, but I think that I too will "stick with Streisand." And for God's sake, I wish RCA would get off their rump and get the Mary Martin cast album out on CD, and reissue the Pearl Bailey cast album too while they're at it!

2 out of 5 stars Goodbye, Dolly!.......2005-10-30

This Deluxe Edition of the orginal "Hello, Dolly!" has three distinct problems.

For starters, this is not the classic musical that afficianados would have you believe, nor is it Jerry Herman at his best (that honor goes to "Mame"). Rather, this is a fair to middling score with three socko numbers (title tune not included), three rather fine songs (title song included) and the rest either average or inadequate. "Put On Your Sunday Clothes" and "Before the Parade Passes By" are two of the most galvanizing songs ever written for the Broadway stage and no singer can detract from their euphoric energy (though Carol Channing tries -- more on that later). "So Long, Dearie", though slower in tempo than Barbra Streisand's definitve rendition, is a showstopping character song that's both clever and compelling. These three numbers are what gives "Dolly" it's class and they are three of the best things Herman ever wrote. Then we have "Dancing", "Elegance" and (gulp!) the by now overly familiar title song, each an accomplished tune that propels the plot with, well, elegance. The song "Hello, Dolly!" may now annoy as a Broadway warhorse, but it was as fresh as daffodils when it first premiered. The rest of the score, sadly, isn't up to these standards. "It Takes a Woman" and "It Only Takes a Moment" are indistinguished at best, and "Ribbons Down My Back" is downright annoying. Worse still, "I Put My Hand In" is a lackluster opener that pales in comparison to "Just Leave Everything to Me", its replacement in the movie and a bonifide Jerry Herman rouser. And "Motherhood" sounds like exactly what it was, a stage wait for the scenery to move in. Totally expendable.

The second problem here is that this may be the worst sung original cast recording in Broadway history. Charles Neslon Reilly's wobbly tenor struggles to maintain pitch, Eileen Brennan's stilted soprano sounds more like light operetta than musical comedy, and David Burns makes his movie counterpart, Walter Matthau, sound like Mario Lanza in comparision. Then there is Dolly, the incomprehensibly overrated Carol Channing. From her first froggy notes in "I Put My Hand In" you know it's going to be rough sledding and, sure enough, she croaks and screeches her way through one song after another, rendering most of what she sings unlistenable. Channing's voice is thin, harsh and completely unequalized throughout its range and she effectively saps all of the charm out of "...Sunday Clothes" and "Parade". By the time the recording has ended, you want to banish this CD to a deserted island. But wait, there's more! An almost unrecognizable Mary Martin starts the "extras" on this disc with a shock. Some of her last recordings, these "Dolly" numbers unfortunately display how Martin's once lovely instrument had deepened and thickened over the years. A full throttle but somewhat tremulous Ethel Merman fairs little better on some poorly recorded songs added to the show when she took over. These two giants actually make the songs Pearl Bailey does on this disc seem all the more astonishing. While arguably not as talented as Martin or Merman (although, in reconsidering this recording and her career, I think I'm entirely wrong in that observation), Bailey hits a home run on each of her renditions and her recording of the title song is absolutely definitive. Someone should quickly get the cast recording of her "Dolly" back in circulation. "She" and "we" deserve it.

The final problen here is a lengthy recent interview with Ms. Channing that has to be heard to be believed. Does she actually think we're buying the idea that she was doing high kicks in the studio while recording her songs? Please! She barely catches her breath between phrases. And her comparing her premonition that the show would be a hit to a passage in the bible is as laughable as it is sacriligious. Yes, she may have done the show over 5000 times, but she lucked into a classic without earning her own classic status. No wonder all she could do was repeat herself for the rest of her career. Stick with Streisand.

And I guess from the reviews of THIS review, disliking Channing is sacriligous. I better watch my back.

1 out of 5 stars Toxically Corny!!!!.......2005-01-22

A lot of my friends wonder why I violently detest Broadway Musicals so much. Well, this particular recording is at least one reason why. Exposed to this piece of Toxic Schlock at a very young age (about 4 I reckon), and ever since, for me it has epitomized EVERYTHING I detest about musicals, the thin corny plots, even cornier songs, people breaking out into song at the most ridiculous times and so much glitz that my system nearly went into toxic shock. The worst part of it all, CAROL CHANNING!!!! This woman CANNOT SING TO SAVE HER LIFE, PERIOD!!!

I've even asked people who DO like B'way what is the deal with her? I hear it's that she has charisma. OK, since when does charisma equal talent (I honestly believe they are NOT the same thing).

And I have even tried to listen to other musicals over the years, and I just CANNOT get the appeal of it on ANY level! I guess this is well-done as these things go (there is work involved), but I just CANNOT understand what the fuss is all about.

Signed,

One perplexed Owl.



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