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Average customer rating: a classic that stands the test of time Collins' rock record "WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES": JUDY COLLINS' FOLK-ROCK MASTERPIECE A Landmark FolkRockin

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Tracks:

1. Hello, Hooray
2. Story Of Isaac
3. My Father
4. Someday Soon
5. Who Knows Where The Time Goes
6. Poor Immigrant
7. First Boy I Loved
8. Bird On The Wire
9. Pretty Polly

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By the time this 1967 title hit the racks, Judy Collins was earning a deserved reputation for having an ear for promising songwriters. The album's predecessor, In My Life, provided early exposure to a couple of young songsmiths named Leonard Cohen and Randy Newman. With Who Knows, the folkie princess turned her luminous gaze toward up-and-coming British folk-rockers Sandy Denny (who penned the title track) and the Incredible String Band's Robin Williamson ("First Boy I Loved"). Toss in the hit version of Ian Tyson's "Someday Soon," a couple more Cohen numbers ("Story of Isaac" and "Bird on a Wire"), and Collins's own "My Father," along with a crack crew of players (including Van Dyke Parks and Stephen Stills), and you have an estimable early singer-songwriter record. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

a classic that stands the test of time.......2007-07-15

The second you hear the first chords of "Hello Hooray" you know you're in for something great. I don't know if I'd call it folk, more like modern American Standards (Dylan and Leonard Cohen, indeed). Judy Collins uses her seemingly flawless vocals to conjure up a patchwork of rich emotions -- taking you through optimism, sadness, regret, longing and innocent hope. That's typical for Judy Collins though. What seems unique about this album is that she sings in a lower register and with more definite phrasing, so she sounds more like a story teller than on other albums (a lot like in the 9/11 tribute song she wrote). The stories become rich under her command, so we are grabbed by the urgency of "Story of Isaac", the hope in "Someday Soon" and the mixed pensive sentiment in the beautiful "My Father". If you've ever liked Judy Collins but perhaps aren't familiar with the songs on this album, give it a try -- she sounds great.

Collins' rock record.......2007-05-09

Recorded live in the studio, and what a dream team for the sessions! The heaviest cat, of course, is Stills - right between Buffalo Springfield and CSN - and his guitar work rates with the best of his career. (His coda solo on "First Boy I Loved" must have been on Mark Knopfler's turntable for weeks.) "Hello Hooray," later covered (perhaps nuked) by Alice Cooper, is splendid fun - and shows off just what a great singer Collins was. Her own compositions are, justifiably, a bit simpler with the rock context than other, arty and orchestrated sessions. Not as wonderous as In My Life or Whales and Nightingales but this record is another quintessential piece of the Sixties jigsaw - of which Collins played a major part.

"WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES": JUDY COLLINS' FOLK-ROCK MASTERPIECE.......2007-01-17

Judy Collins' 1968 release "Who Knows Where The Time Goes" is a true folk-rock masterpiece which may very well have set the standard and was the template for the modern folk-rock wave that took hold of the music scene by by dawning of the 1970s. Filled with masterly covers of songs by Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Fairport Convention, The Incredible String Band and Ian Tyson, "Who Knows Where The Time Goes" has a country-rock edge to it and a smattering of her classical inclinations mixed into its folkiness.

The album starts out with "Hello, Hooray", a rousing number about performing, something the hard-working Collins knows quite a bit about.

Next up is Cohen's bizarre tale, "Story Of Isaac", with its religious overtones and its haunting harpsichord accompaniment. On this album, she's also covered (what I feel) is the premier cover of his "Bird On A Wire", done in a countrified style, as is Ian and Sylvia's "Someday Soon", a hit for Judy.

Collins' beautiful soprano floats on Dyaln's "Pity The Poor Immigrant" and The Incredible String Band's "First Boy I Loved".

The title track is by the late Sandy Denny of Fairport Convention and is a shining example of how Judy Collins' artistry can make a song her very own.

The eerie "Pretty Polly" (a "traditional" song and, again, I don't know where Collins digs up some of these interesting things she's recorded over the years) is a staggering account of physical abuse and murder with a moral to it.

Her own composition, "My Father", is truly magnificent and shows what a polished songwriter and keyboardist she is.

"Who Knows Where The Time Goes" really moves and is another album from Judy Collins' pinnacle of fame that has stood the test of time, sounding as modern as ever amidst the new trend of Americana-flavored music which has made headway in recent years and is a great example of the influence she has had on the music world.

A Landmark.......2005-06-11

On this album, Judy Collins interprets a varied collection of the most memorable songs of the time. This masterful album still rates amongst her very best, although in style it veers towards pop and rock, a step away from her folkie repertoire. The opener, Hello Hooray, even sounds like music hall. The playing and the arrangements here are of the highest order.

She exquisitely renders Leonard Cohen's Story Of Isaac and Bird On A Wire (also check out her album of Cohen covers). Her own composition, the autobiographical My Father, is stately and poignant. Other highlights include the masterpiece Who Knows Where The Time Goes (first recorded by Fairport Convention) and First Boy I Loved, written by Robin Williamson of The Incredible String Band. Someday Soon also stands out, a wistful and yearning song of lost love and hope.

She had few hits (I remember only Amazing Grace and Send In The Clowns), but Collins made an enormous contribution in the pure folk, pop and the art singer genres. She stands out, along with luminaries like Joan Baez and Emmylou Harris, as one of truly great female singers of the last 5 decades. I also highly recommend the compilation Forever, a 2-disc set of the very best of her magic.

FolkRockin.......2005-03-25

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe this is the only album of it's kind in Judy's entire catalog. At the time of this album's making, Judy was living with Steven Stills, pre CSN. The music shows, as Mr. Stills stripped down the production, and gave Judy a broader canvas to paint not only her folk hooks on, but importantly her Rock hooks as well. This direction wasn't fully used after this one lp, but showed that Judy was in very strong form vocally, straying from her trademark falsetto singing, to really push her deep rich alto voice. Some songs suggest she listened to Grace Slick and Mama Cass in this time period to great effect. Check out Hello-Horray,latered covered by Alice Cooper! and the great climax of Pretty Polly. Should Ms. Collins chose this path, she could have become one of the defenative Female rockers of the sixties. Check this out to see what could have been. Collins alto voice was as powerful as any in the period and boy could she rock!

Average customer rating: Judy's two best albums

Wildflowers/Who Knows Where the Time Goes Judy Collins Manufacturer: Wea International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Folk | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Fifth Album/In My Life Maid of Constant Sorrow/Golden Apples of the Sun Whales & Nightingales Judy Collins #3/Judy Collins Concert True Stories and Other Dreams ASIN: B000E97YZG Release Date: 2006-02-20

Tracks:

1. Michael from Mountains
2. Since You Asked
3. Sisters of Mercy
4. Priests
5. Ballata of Francesco Landini (Ca. 1335-1397) Lasso! Di Donna
6. Both Sides Now
7. Chanson des Vieux Amants (The Song of Old Lovers)
8. Sky Fell
9. Albatross
10. Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye
11. Hello, Hooray
12. Story of Isaac
13. My Father
14. Someday Soon
15. Who Knows Where the Time Goes
16. Poor Immigrant
17. First Boy I Ever Loved
18. Bird on the Wire
19. Pretty Polly

Album Description

Import single-disc coupling of Judy's 1967 album Wildflowers with Who KNows Where The TIme Goes (1968). Includes the song's 'Pretty Polly', 'Hello, Hooray', 'Both Sides Now' and 'Since You Asked'. Warner. 2006.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Issue of Two Original Classic Albums from the Singer/Songwriter's Classic Elektra Records Catalog on a Single CD. "Wildflowers" was the Album that Made Collins a Household Name in the 1960's, Thanks to the Chart Topping Single "Both Sides Now", Written by Joni Mitchell. It was the First Time that Both Mitchell and Leonard Cohen Songs Had Been Covered on an Album Marketed to a Mainstream Audience. Both of These Albums also Presented Collins' First Self Penned Songs, "Since You Asked", "Sky Fell", "Albatross" from "Wildflowers" and the Touching "my Father" and "Hello Hooray" (Later Covered by of all People, Alice Cooper!) from "Who Knows....". The Other Songs on Both Albums were Carefully Chosen from the Canons of the Aforementioned Leonard Cohen, Jacques Brel, Bob Dylan, Sandy Denny and More. Collins Treated Each One with Tender Care and the Performances Here Most Assuredly Rank Among the Best of her Career.

Customer Reviews:

Judy's two best albums.......2007-02-23

I own each of these albums separately and have just discovered that they are now combined into one. If you don't already know these albums, I highly recommend them.
Judy is well known as the champion of Leonard Cohen's songs, and she does them beautifully. My favorites ones by Leonard Cohen - on these albums - are "Priests" and "Bird on the Wire".
Judy can write songs, too. Note especially "My Father".
Sandy Denny's song "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" is my all-around favorite - one of the greatest songs and performances of all time, IMO.

Average customer rating: "It Is That Part That Is Learning To Turn The Lemons Into Champagne And Caviar" She's still got the touch. . . . The emergence of maturity, class & style HAVING FUN NATALIE COLE'S WAY Like fine wine -- getting better with age!

Ask a Woman Who Knows Natalie Cole Manufacturer: Umvd Labels ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Stardust Take a Look Leavin' "Natalie Cole - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" Snowfall on the Sahara ASIN: B0000646GK Release Date: 2002-09-17

Tracks:

1. I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do
2. Tell Me All About It
3. Ask a Woman Who Knows
4. It's Crazy
5. You're Mine You
6. So Many Stars
7. I Told You So
8. Soon
9. I'm Glad There Is You
10. Better Than Anything
11. The Music That Makes Me Dance
12. Calling You
13. My Baby Just Cares For Me

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In the 1970s, Natalie Cole made a spectacular debut. And, after a number of personal and professional setbacks in the '80s, she bounced back with her splendid 1991 rendition of her daddy's hit, "Unforgettable," where she electronically performed a "duet" with her father. This CD reunites Cole with producer by Tommy LiPuma, who produced "Unforgettable" and was the hit maker behind George Benson and Diana Krall. This collection is a classic blend of jazz-inflected pop, with the best and the brightest in the business. Backed by a plethora of stars, including trumpeter Roy Hargrove, bassist Christian McBride, pianist Joe Sample, and drummer Lewis Nash, Cole's lithe, Ella Fitzgerald-tinged vocals are showcased in a number pleasing settings. Whether it's the Brazilian sound of Sergio Mendes's "So Many Stars," the scat-happy "My Baby Just Cares for Me," or the big band swing of "It's Crazy" and "Soon," courtesy of the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra, Cole projects her aura on these songs once sung by Sarah Vaughan, Barbra Streisand, Nina Simone, and Dinah Washington. Natalie Cole is a jazzy soul survivor in the literal sense of the term, and this recording represents her finest hour. --Eugene Holley Jr.

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"It Is That Part That Is Learning To Turn The Lemons Into Champagne And Caviar".......2006-10-14

"My journey through life has rarely been a boring one and I must say I have always had a rather interesting appetite when it comes to both life and the music it inspires. A few things I have learned along the way: When life gives you candy, savor every moment . . . When life gives you lemons, you'd better learn how to make lemonade! I have put together a selection of songs that reflect a particular part of me - the part that has loved and lost and kept on loving in spite of it. It is that part that is learning to turn the lemons into champagne and caviar." ~ Natalie Cole ~

I've been a Natalie Cole fan as far back as I can remember and have collected most of her remarkable works of art that really impressed me, "Stardust," "Unforgettable With Love," "Take A Look," "Holly & Ivy," "Anthology," "Everlasting," "I've Got Love On My Mind" and this lovely CD "Ask A Woman Who Knows," which is filled with the most beautiful songs ever recorded. I've had this since it first came out and never fails to listen to the beauty of this recording every now and then and enjoy every minute of it. The next best thing to enjoy her artistry is watching her perform live in concert, which I did in August of 2005 at the Hollywood Bowl. She's not only a great vocalist but also a total performer and she has an absolutely terrific stage presence.

My number one choice is a charming song composed by Bossa Nova icon Sergio Mendes and the creative husband-and-wife-songwriting-pair Alan and Marilyn Bergman, "So Many Stars." It starts off with a dreamy dramatic effect that Rob Mounsey sublimely arranged. Ms. Cole sings it radiantly with her flawless phrasing and talking about the arrangement - it is so beautiful! I listen to it repeatedly before listening to the rest of the tracks (a friend of mine calls it "The Rebecca Style of Listening").

"The wind is filled with songs
So many songs
Which one is mine?
One must be right for me
Which song of all the songs?
When there's a song for every star
And there are oh so many stars
So many stars."

Another stunner is a gem of a song by Jimmy Dorsey and Paul Madeira "I'm Glad There Is You." Its arrangement by Alan Broadbent is a testament that he's not only a fine pianist but also a great arranger and orchestrator.

Michael Franks' "Tell Me All About It" is one of my highlights and another Rob Mounsey arrangement with a samba flavor.

I also love her cover on "Soon," one of Gershwin Brothers musical treasures but seldom recorded. The legendary jazz diva Ella Fitzgerald had recorded it and so with Michael Feinstein, who himself a lover of Gershwin music. You'll enjoy its jazzy and upbeat arrangement by John Clayton with the fabulous Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra, along with Jeff Hamilton, and the regular musicians Joe Sample, Rob Mounsey, Russell Malone and Larry Bunker.

The duet with Diana Krall "Better Than Anything" by Bill Loughborough and David Wheat is a delight to listen to. These two divas' awesome voices blend so well and validate their dedication and enthusiasm in singing.

One thing I love about Natalie Cole's liner notes is that they are all personally written with heartfelt thoughts and praises to our Lord, Jesus Christ and she ended it with...

"Lastly and most important: Thank you to my creator, my heavenly Father, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He is my all in all, and it is through Him that I can do all things. I am so grateful for His many blessings. Enjoy . . . with love, Natalie Cole."

My overall rating is not five but ten stars. A classy CD to add to your collection. Very, very highly recommended.

She's still got the touch. . . ........2006-09-17

Unlike the flaccid 1996 "Stardust" (another album of standards which seemed to run out of steam), "Ask A Woman Who Knows" is a seamless, heartfelt continuation of the kind of pop-jazz so fondly associated with her father. "Ask A Woman" finds a singer still in good voice! She's as comfortable with torch songs (e.g., the title track, "I Told You So," "I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do" and an airy version of Sarah Vaughn's "So Many Stars") as she is tossing off playful uptempo tracks like the brilliant bossa nova version of Michael Frank's "Tell Me All About It" and the Ella Fitzgerald-inspired "It's Crazy." That said, her voice has also taken on a more nasal quality than was previously evident in her glory days during the 1970's. With repeated listenings, this quality can sometimes grate on the ears.

Nevertheless, at this stage in her career, Natalie Cole has virtually nothing left to prove, having repeatedly demonstrated considerable versatility, skill and talent (Cole is, by the way, one of those rare vocalists who sounds even better live than on record). What better way to celebrate the approaching twilight of her career with mature, age-appropriate music that continues to stand the test of time? . . .

The emergence of maturity, class & style.......2005-10-23

A disclaimer: I WAS NEVER A NATALIE COLE FAN. Accept for very few songs, I usually found her music to be trite and poorly produced. Natalie Cole is a NATURALLY AWESOME talent that was burdened by 2nd-rate songs, and hacked by inept producers and music capitalists. However, in spite of all that...

THE "ASK A WOMAN" CD IS AN ABSOLUTE GEM!! Rob Mounsey's orchestral and rhythm arrangements seamlessly weave big band, swing, and light jazz into up-tempo songs and ballads. Ms. Cole's voice is complemented by these arrangements as another pure orchestral instrument itself. And the combination is magic: "I Haven't Got Anything Better", "Calling You"(!), "Tell Me About It", "Music That Makes me Dance", "I Told You So". And there's not a music clunker on the entire cd.

"Ask A Woman" is a much-needed depature from the mindless pop songs Natalie sang in the 80's. After being mishandled, mis-categorized and mass produced for far too long, "Ask A Woman" is the true emergence of artistic maturity, class and style that is so deserving for the vocal talent and caliber of Natalie Cole. In her own right, Ms. Cole has the classic voice of an old-school, first rate crooner. And regardless of commercial appeal, crooning is what she should have been doing all along. Like father, like daughter: that's the niche! And all of us are very fortunate to see (and hear) her finally claim it!

I cannot believe that I would ever get this psyched about a Natalie Cole cd. Early on, I bought two copies; one each for my home and office. Since then I've purchased several more as gifts for friends. (And by the way, Cole's "Stardust" cd is a worthy runner-up!!)

I wonder if devout Natalie Cole fans will cross-over with her singing a different genre. Regardless, she definitely deserves a new fan base.

HAVING FUN NATALIE COLE'S WAY.......2005-08-27

Natalie Cole has been accused many times of "covering" songs her dad Nat King Cole made famous - but she does have a great voice of her own and she proves it here. These are songs from her own heart. From the start of "I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do" until "My Baby Just Cares For Me", Natalie has her "way" with us Natalie sings with "gusto". When a song needs the caressing of a phrase her voice lowers to the needed whispered pitch. Yet she can just as well put a note "to the back of the room" as she belts out a great phrase. Natalie teams with Diana Krall in the duet "Better Than Anything", and it is better than anything I have heard lately. When listening to this CD, I could not help but believe Natalie was having the time of her life. I highly recommend this CD.

Like fine wine -- getting better with age!.......2005-01-11

An old friend emailed me today to say that, at that very moment, her husband was listening to this version of "The Music That Makes Me Dance" --- my favorite performance of an almost forgotten Bob Merrill song.

And who was Bob, you ask? Well Merrill wrote musicals that deserved to succeed (such as "Take Me Along" Jackie Gleason, Walter Pigeon) plus some fifties 'gimmick' songs like "How Much is that Doggie in the Window? . . . and, eventually, such magnificences as "People" (with Jule Styne). Where was I? Oh yes, Natalie Cole.

To my ears, this beautiful woman is best songstress since Ella Fitzgerald, who as everyone-should-know-by-now was the female equivalent to Frank Sinatra -- the greatest-ever interpreters of the Great American Song Book.

What would Nat Cole say of this album? I close my eyes and see Nat nodding in agreement, that his daughter's voice is even more beautiful, athletic and expressive than his own.

Nat was of course a jazz giant who played better piano than practically anyone (other than Oscar and Bill). But I believe in my heart he would agree his little girl turned out to be an even better singer.

Some specifics about this wonderful album, Natalie's "best yet" (and there've been three great ones before this). For those who may still care "Who wrote that song?" this album could have used some liner notes! (So here are mine.)

1. "I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do" - from Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance, who wrote some popular hits in the 50s including "Catch a Falling Star" (first Number 1 for Perry Como) plus bits of fluff like "Johnny Angel" (for Shelly Fabares) and the much better "My Little Corner of the World." (Oh yes, and who could forget their "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"?) Well the Pockriss/Vance `estate' has waited four decades for someone of Natalie's magnitude to finally do justice to this previously uncovered gem. Strong melody, great lyrics!

2. "Tell Me All About It" - Pretty Bossa Nova tune; what follows, however, is more substantial:

3. "Ask a Woman Who Knows" - Title track written by Vic Abrams. (Who is/was Vic? No list of songwriters up to 1995 lists him!) Talk about a 'Standard-Just-Waiting-to-Happen.'

4. "It's Crazy" - Co-written by comedian Timmie Rogers---a childhood friend of Nat Cole's in the 1930s who talked Earl "Fatha" Hines' band arranger (Cecil Irvwin) into parting with a copy of an arrangement (of Hine's theme song "Rosetta") which Rogers handed over to his ever-grateful, teenaged friend "Nathaniel Coles" (correct, Coles with an `s'). It's so fitting that Nat's daughter chooses to introduce this undiscovered gem from 1926 to a 21st Century audience. The brass arrangement here by John Clayton is utterly new and fresh---unlike anything you've heard before.

5. "You're Mine You" - Another 'Should-Have-Been-a-Standard' written by Johnny (Body & Soul) Green and a great 1930s lyricist, Edward Heyman.

6. "So Many Stars" - A Brazilian 60s hit for Sergio Mendes and the Bergmans (Alan and Marilyn); this treasure never received better treatment. If you're young, and you've never heard this one before, well---how I envy you!

7. "I Told You So" - Amazing! Natalie introduces yet another 'standard-waiting-in-the-wings.' (Who is composer Duncan Lamont? He's gifted, that's for sure!) Six years after Sinatra's passing, who but Natalie could have done this song so well?

8. "Soon" - I Love a Gershwin tune, how about you? And who but Natalie, to pluck from relative obscurity this seldom-played gem.

9. "I'm Glad There Is You" - A haunting Jimmy Dorsey/Paul Madeira Latin-influenced ballad from 1941--- ignored by everyone since the fifties. (Old-timers will immediately recognize this beautiful tune.) This time the orchestra is arranged by the (almost) incomparable Alan Broadbent. (If Sinatra were still with us, he'd be doing albums with Alan.)

10. "Better Than Anything" - A refreshingly new jazz waltz devoted to, of all things-`Women Shopping.' Guest Diana Krall seems in perfect agreement that spending money is the best thing in life ("better than honey on bread, better than breakfast in bed"----lyrics Cole Porter could have written and would have loved).

11. "The Music That Makes Me Dance" - Written by the "People" people---Jule Styne and Bob Merrill (for 1964's "Funny Girl").

12. "Calling You" - The saddest, most melancholy song here: Alas, a forgettable melody by someone named Robert Telson: I defy you to hum this tune---no matter how many times you play it! (The only weak link on the entire album.)

13. "My Baby Just Cares For Me" - The only standard here whose title is immediately recognizable----from Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn (introduced in long-ago 1930 by Eddie Cantor). A playful arrangement with deep, swinging syncopation --- from great (young) musicians who would have been loved by Nat and Frank, and Ella - the only singers who could have delivered these songs so well as 'Nat's little girl.' To borrow from my favorite lyric here:

"I know she's around, when the sky and the ground started ringing
I know that she's here by the thunder I hear in advance!
Her words, and her words alone, are the words that can start my heart singing
And hers is the only music that makes me dance!"

Average customer rating: Arguably "The Best" English "Merry Widow "

Léhar: The Land of Smiles; The Merry Widow; The Count of Luxembourg (Highlights) Manufacturer: Class. for Pleas. Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; The Gypsy Baron (Highlights) Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld / Burgess, Watson, etc (Highlights) The Best of Operetta, Vol. 3 Offenbach: La Belle Helene; Orpheus in the Underworld; La Vie Parisienne (Highlights) The Merry Widow ASIN: B00009KHY2 Release Date: 2003-09-02

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Arguably "The Best" English "Merry Widow ".......2006-09-12

This is the "Merry Widow" with English translation by Christopher Hassel sung by June Bronhill. I loved this rendition ever since I first heard it in about 1960. What's to love? First the translation is the best I've heard. The language doesn't sound "stilted" as some others. And, you can understand almost every word sung. Plus, the famous song, "Vilja" has some wording that moves me every time I hear it: The soprano sings, "Love me and I'll DIE for you!" with the word "die" somewhat emphasized. I don't know, there's just something "powerful" about someone saying they'd "die" for love! AND, at the end of "Vilja" the chorus and soprano raise to a crescendo hitting a high note together. In many renditions the chorus is heard but not the soprano on the final high note. In THIS version, the soprano, June Bronhill, can be heard rising to the final high note with an incressing crescendo and fortissimo louder than the chorus and holding the final high note---which gives a very thrilling effect as she holds that final note, I assure you!

The "problem" is that this June Bronhill, Reid, and Hassel version is hard to find on CD. For example, this CD is made in Holland and "there is one left" so it says on Amazon. But, if you can find it, I think it would be very much worth a listen. Then, after hearing it, if you think there's a "better" Merry Widow, please let ME know! Thanks. Email:boland7214@aol.

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Songbird of the South Kate Smith Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Best of Kate Smith The Encore Collection The Columbia Years 1940-1946 Two Dozen Roses The Voice of America ASIN: B00006RSMJ Release Date: 2003-01-21

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The Ultimate Cole Porter, Vol. 3 Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ultimate Cole Porter, Vol. 4 Ultimate Cole Porter, Vol. 1 Ultimate Cole Porter, Vol. 2 Rodgers & Hart, Vol. 1 The Ultimate George Gershwin, Vol. 1 ASIN: B00008XS3Q Release Date: 2003-05-20

Tracks:

1. Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye (Orig. Cast) [O Mistress Mine] - Pierre Fresnay,
2. Who Knows? ( of Orig. Cast) [Rosalie] - Nelson Eddy
3. I've a Strange New Rhythm in My Heart ( of Orig. Cast) [Rosalie] - Marjorie Lane
4. Rosalie ( of Orig. Cast) - Nelson Eddy
5. It's De-Lovely ( of Orig. Cast) [The Fleets Lit Up] - Frances Day
6. River God - Todd Duncan
7. Most Gentlemen Don't Like Love ( of Orig. Cast) [Leave It to Me] - Mary Martin
8. My Heart Belongs to Daddy ( of Orig. Cast) [Leave It to Me] - Mary Martin
9. Do I Love You? [Dubarry Was a Lady] - Frances Day
10. But in the Morning, No! [Dubarry Was a Lady] - Frances Day, Bud Flanagan
11. Friendship [Dubarry Was a Lady] - Bert Lahr, Ethel Merman
12. Most Gentlemen Don't Like Love (Of Orig. Cast) [Black Velvet] - Pat Kirkwood
13. My Heart Belongs to Daddy ( of Orig. Cast) [Black Velvet] - Pat Kirkwood
14. My Mother Would Love You (Of Orig. Cast) (Panama Hattie) - Ethel Merman
15. I've Still Got My Health (Of Orig. Cast) (Panama Hattie) - Ethel Merman
16. Let's Be Buddies (Of Orig. Cast) (Panama Hattie) - Joan Carroll, Ethel Merman
17. Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please (Of Orig. Cast) (Panama Hattie) - Ethel Merman
18. Everything I Love (Of Orig. Cast) [Let's Face It] - Mary Jane Walsh
19. I Hate You Darling [From Let's Face It] - Mary Jane Walsh
20. Farming (Of Orig. Cast) [Let's Face It] - Danny Kaye
21. Let's Not Talk About Love (Of Orig. Cast) [Let's Face It] - Danny Kaye
22. Ace in the Hole (Of Orig. Cast) [Let's Face It] - Mary Jane Walsh
23. Farming (Of Orig. Cast) [Let's Face It] - Mary Jane Walsh
24. Let's Be Buddies [Black Vanities] - Chesney Allen, Bud Flanagan

Average customer rating: A very nice listening experience for Sandy Denny fans. Essential Sandy, Earthangel A FITTING RETROSPECTIVE TO ONE OF THE GREATS Will never be forgotten

Who Knows Where the Time Goes Sandy Denny Manufacturer: Hannibal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Hannibal Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Folk | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Folk Rock | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: A Boxful of Treasures All the Roadrunning ASIN: B00000064N Release Date: 1991-12-06

Tracks:

1. The Lady
2. Listen, Listen
3. Next Time Around
4. Farewell, Farewell
5. The Music Weaver
6. Tomorrow Is A Long Time
7. The Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood
8. The Pond And The Stream
9. One Way Donkey Ride
10. Take Away The Load (Sandy's Song)
11. One More Chance
12. Bruton Town
13. Blackwaterslide

Tracks:

1. Tam Lin
2. The Banks Of The Nile
3. Sail Away To The Sea
4. You Never Wanted Me
5. Sweet Rosemary
6. Now And Then
7. Autopsy
8. It'll Take A Long Time
9. Two Weeks Last Summer
10. Late November
11. Gypsy Davey
12. Winter Winds
13. Nothing More
14. Memphis, Tennessee
15. Walking The Floor Over You

Tracks:

1. When Will I Be Loved?
2. Whispering Grass
3. Friends
4. Solo
5. After Halloween
6. For Shame Of Doing Wrong
7. Stranger To Himself
8. I'm A Dreamer
9. John The Gun
10. Knockin' On Heaven's Door
11. By The Time It Gets Dark
12. What Is True?
13. The Sea
14. Full Moon
15. Who Knows Where The Time Goes?

Amazon.com

Known Stateside principally as the female voice on Led Zeppelin's "Battle of Evermore" and the author of the Judy Collins- covered "Who Knows Where the Time Goes," Sandy Denny's stature has continued to grow since her accidental death in 1978. This three-CD set has been distilled into a single disc (The Best of...) that makes for a great first date with the Brit folk goddess, but her artistry demands the depth of a box. Cherry-picked from her solo recordings and stints with the Strawbs, Fairport Convention, and Fotheringay, this collection beautifully balances her reworkings of trad songs ("Tam Lin," "Banks of the Nile"), covers (from Bob Dylan, Richard Farina, and Ernest Tubb), and meditative originals. --Ben Edmonds

Customer Reviews:

A very nice listening experience for Sandy Denny fans........2005-06-28

`Who Knows Where the Time Goes' is a 3 CD collection of material from various phases of Sandy Denny's career, beginning with The Strawbs in the last third of the 1960s, followed by four albums with Fairport Convention with Richard Thompson, then her own group, Fotheringay and solo appearances. She died (I believe, by suicide) in 1978 and is still fondly remembered, especially for her Fairport Convention work and the title song of this collection.

One only has to look at Joni Mitchell's career to imagine what Sandy Denny could have done in the last 27 years. Instead, we have one great song, a few very good songs, and a body of very talented vocals comparable to Mitchell in power, if not quite up to Joan Baez in purity of sound.

While this album is something of an historical collection, including several previously unreleased cuts, the music on its three CDs is organized more for pleasant listening than for tracking the artist's career chronologically. There is a nice mix of traditional songs, Sandy Denny compositions, and compositions by other modern songwriters such as Bob Dylan (`Knockin' On Heaven's Door') and Richard Thompson.

The value of this album is based a lot on how many other albums you have with Sandy Denny performances. If you have all her Fairport Convention and Fotheringay recordings, you will get a lot of overlap. If you have none of these, or at least have none on CD, and Sandy Denny is what you like best about Fairport Convention, then this album is a pretty good buy. If you are unsure of how much you like Sandy Denny, then I strongly suggest you get Fairport Convention's `Unhalfbricking' first, as it has her best performance of her signature song, which is the title of this album.

Essential.......2002-04-11

First, one minor caveat (and the only reason for 4 instead of 5 stars rated). A few of her most popular songs here do not appear in their classic form, most notably the title track, in a live version, not Fairport's studio version. It's especially confusing if you are coming to this set from the rykodisc Best of collection, which has all tracks in studio versions, but seems to be a one-disc condensation of "Who Knows". I don't want to give this too much weight, however. The collection is full of rare and wonderful delights, and any Kate Rusby, Loreena Mckennitt, or even Natalie Merchant fan should check it out, Sandy Denny was the template for all anglo (and anglophile) folk rock women singers who followed. I'm not sure there was even such a category before her. And how many other women have sung with both The Who and Led Zeppelin?

Sandy, Earthangel.......2000-11-05

While many will remember her as the soaring voice in Led Zep's "Battle of Evermore" (which was my unexpected introduction to her as well), Sandy Denny's best works were in her self-penned songs. This is the very best compilation of her work and at a very good price. A voice of truly timeless beauty...

A FITTING RETROSPECTIVE TO ONE OF THE GREATS.......2000-06-20

Sandy remains in my mind, nearly as influential as Joni Mitchell. She wrote her own wonderfull material, as well as doing incredible interpretations of traditional folk songs of the British Isles. She could also rock with the best of them, though she rarely did. There are quite a few tracks here that I hadn't heard prior to listening to this. Some are somewhat muddy sounding live recordings and yes, there are a few tracks that seem conspicuously absent, but these are minor qualms. I have to agree that she possessed one of those rare voices that could send shivers up your spine. "Now And Then" is a prime example of the way another reviewer descibed her ability to adorn her vocal phrasing with such difficult ornaments, and yet make it sound as nartual as breathing itself. She had the abilty to convey sadness with an inner strength like nobody ever did before or has been able to do since.

Will never be forgotten.......2000-05-29

Having listened once again to this instantly recognizable voice, feeling the shivers up and down the spine, it becomes obvious: Excellent female vocalists abound, singing excellent songs. But there was only one Sandy Denny. And the expression she formed, well documented in this compilation, sounds stronger, deeper and more relevant now than ever. All this talk about morbid death cults of Sandy Denny and Nick Drake misses the mark: They were, and are, irreplacable. Deeply missed - all the more privileged we are to have a documentation of what we lost in Sandy Denny, and the opportunity to let this voice tug at heart strings, over and over again.

Average customer rating: Omit Grapevine 30 years on, Fairport is better than ever

Who Knows Where the Time Goes? Fairport Convention Manufacturer: Green Linnet ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Folk Rock | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Before the Moon Over the Next Hill Old-New-Borrowed-Blue Expletive Delighted! The Wood and the Wire ASIN: B000005CUL Release Date: 1998-01-13

Tracks:

1. John Gaudie
2. Sailing Boat
3. Here's To Tom Paine
4. The Bowman's Retreat
5. Spanish Main
6. The Golden Glove
7. Slipology
8. Wishfulness Waltz
9. Life's A Long Song
10. Dangerous
11. Heard It Through The Grapevine (Live From Cropredy 1995)
12. Who Knows Where The Time Goes? (Live From Canterbury Marlowe Theatre, March 1997)

Customer Reviews:

Omit Grapevine.......2000-02-27

This album, with such great songs as "John Gaudie", "Wishfulness Waltz" and "Dangerous," is marred by the inclusion of "Heard It Through the Grapevine." The Grapevine song, while perhaps fun, is jarring & out of place -- otherwise I'd give the album 5 stars.

30 years on, Fairport is better than ever.......1999-11-24

This 1997 recording of the chaps is fantastic! The songs are well chosen and played as only the kings of British folk-rock can. This recording kicks off with a tune by Chris Leslie, John Guadie that is lively and lots of fun. With two fiddle players as Ric Sanders and Chris Leslie and great vocals and guitar played by Simon Nicol, songs such as the wonderful Sailing Boat and Fairport's version of Jethro Tull's; Life's a long song make this a very good addition to your music library. The CD closes with the band's version of heard it through the grapevine sung by Richard Thompson at Cropredy 95 and the classic Sandy Denny tune Who knows where the time goes. This is a fantastic disc and if you enjoy great music played by a great band (see them live!) don't pass this up.

Average customer rating:

Angels Running After Cheryl Bliss Manufacturer: Grab a Mic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Alternative Pop | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005AM9M Release Date: 2001-02-20

Tracks:

1. Angels Running After
2. All I Was With You
3. Spinning
4. Lucy
5. My Love Stays
6. Trust
7. Fresh Water
8. The Hunger
9. Spilling Gold
10. Rest

Album Description

Lush, creative, intuitive, and evocative, Cheryl's voice draws you inside the music--a great place to wander about. Angels Running After showcases a delicate way with words, simply hypnotic voice and an eclectic spirit.

Average customer rating: Finally someone sings Argento!

To Be Sung upon the Water: Song Cycles by Dominick Argento Dominick Argento , Ralph Vaughan Williams , Patrice Michaels , Larry Combs , and Elliott Golub Manufacturer: Cedille ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Argento | Argento, Dominick | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dominick Argento: Walden Pond William Sharp Thomas Adès: Living Toys ASIN: B0000018ZJ Release Date: 1996-10-30

Tracks:

1. Frédéric Chopin (3:55)
2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (3:07)
3. Franz Schubert (4:51)
4. Johann Sebastian Bach (3:39)
5. Claude Debussy (3:28)
6. Giacomo Puccini (2:29)
7. Robert Schumann (4:36)Songs About Spring (10:45) - DOMINICK ARGENTO
8. I. who knows if the moon's a balloon (2:11)
9. II. Spring is like a perhaps hand (2:50)
10. III. in Just-spring (1:31)
11. IV. in Spring comes (1:34)
12. V. when faces called flowers (2:26)To Be Sung Upon the Water (27:22) - DOMINICK ARGENTO
13. I. Prologue: Shadow and Substance (3:33)
14. II. The Lake at Evening (3:08)
15. III. Music on the Water (3:15)
16. IV. Fair is the Swan (1:38)
17. V. In Remembrance of Schubert (3:43)
18. VI. Hymn Near the Rapids (2:43)
19. VII. The Lake at Night (3:59)
20. VIII. Epilogue: De profundis (5:00)Three Vocalises for Soprano and Clarinet (4:02) - RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
21. I. Prelude (1:52)
22. II. Scherzo (0:40)
23. III. Quasi menuetto (1:25)selections from Along the Field (10:36) - RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
24. II. Along the Field (2:49)
25. VI. Good-Bye (2:24)
26. VII. Fancy's Knell (3:41)
27. VIII. With Rue My Heart is Laden (1:33)TOTAL TIME (79:34)

Album Description

The disc includes the world premiere recording of Argento's Songs about Spring for voice and piano, based on poems by e.e. cummings. "This first recording . . . should serve as a model for all future performances," the composer says. Argento composed this song cycle (his first) while still an undergraduate at Baltimore's Peabody Institute of Music. Here, too, is the only available CD recording of Letters from Composers for voice and guitar. Based on letters and fragments of letters written by Chopin, Mozart, Schubert, Bach, Debussy, Puccini, and Schumann, they illustrate a wide range of personal problems having almost no relevance to their compositional careers. The musical settings show Argento's understanding of each composer's expressive style. To Be Sung Upon the Water (Wordsworth settings scored for high voice, clarinet, and piano) is available in only one other version -- a reissue from the 1970s. The cycle is noteworthy for the subtle and sensitive use of clarinet and bass clarinet (performed here by Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal clarinetist Larry Combs). The clarinet reappears in Vaughan Williams' Three Vocalises for Soprano and Clarinet, one of the composer's last works. Vaughan Williams' love of early English folk music is evident in the song selections from Along the Field, his settings of A.E. Housman poems for the unusual combination of voice and violin. These are the only available CD versions of these songs and vocalises. Miss Michaels studied composition with Argento at the University of Minnesota. They share a fondness for intimate vocal forms and a distinct literary sensibility. "Argento's works impress on the listeners a strong musical personality, a result of his being drawn perpetually to the human voice" (New Grove Dictionary of American Music). For her part, Miss Michaels told Fanfare magazine (September / October 1996) in an interview: "I've always been attracted to the literary impulse behind the music." Besides producing musical sounds, she wants to tell stories.

Customer Reviews:

Finally someone sings Argento!.......2001-05-07

Well, I'm sure you recognize me as the serial Patrice reviewer (I promise-I'll branch out a little bit sooner or later!). Oh, but Argento! How fun his works are! I've seen recitalists perform these pieces. The obvious highlight for me is the Mozart letter, especially when sung this well, and with such humor. It is rare to hear such warmth so consistently in interpretation of such contemporary (yet distinctly historical in style) vocal works. Brava to Patrice for continuing to champion the talented underdogs (herself included, I suppose) of the music world.

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