Blue Valentine

Blue Valentine

Track Listings

1. Real Freaks (Scooper & Sticks Remix)

2. I Need A Man

3. Real Freaks (UK Gold's Fourplay Remix)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Waits' long player originally issued on Aelektra/Asylum in 1978. Packaged in a gatefold sleeve featuring all the lyrics.

Tracks:

My Funny Valentine
Someone To Watch Over Me
Moonlight Becomes You
This Is Always
I'm Glad There Is You
Time After Time
Sweet Lorraine
It's Always You
Let's Get Lost
Moon Love
Like Someone In Love
I've Never Been In Love Before
Isn't It Romantic?
I Fall In Love Too Easily

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Chet Baker was at the height of his popularity, the epitome of cool jazz, when these tracks were recorded for Pacific Jazz between 1952 and 1954. While Baker could hold his own in bop settings, the emphasis in this collection is squarely on his lyrical approach to ballads, whether singing or playing trumpet, with just a rhythm section or an added string orchestra. His vocals were absolutely distinctive, sung in a high-pitched, even fragile voice seemingly drained of emotion and yet possessing an inherent charm, a detachment that might be both the antithesis of style and its definition, whether it's heard as sensitivity or indifference. The singing is a double of his trumpet playing here, spare and barely present but achieving much through nuance and suggestion. Pianist Russ Freeman is an almost constant partner, supplying deft chords and harmonic daring, amplifying Baker's ideas. Their empathy is especially evident in the beautiful instrumental "Moon Love," but it's just as significant on signature Baker songs such as "My Funny Valentine," "Let's Get Lost," and "Like Someone in Love." --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

My Funny Valentine - Chet Baker.......2007-06-08

Dreadful shame this man died so young. So much talent both singing and playing the trumpet. A smooth, easy listening cd. Highly recommended

Sweet and Sultry and Simply Spectacular!.......2007-01-05

This music is perfect for a rainy day curled up on the couch by the fire with your significant other by your side. It's a shame they don't make music like this anymore. My favorite of all Chet's albums and one of my all-time favorites period. His rendition of "My Funny Valentine" is my personal favorite (even trumping Sinatra's wonderful version). There is not one song that disappoints, the whole CD is an absolute treasure. The man knew his limitations as a singer, and although he wasn't blessed with a voice like 'Ol Blue Eyes' or Johnny Hartman it's the raw emotion that he puts into the songs and the way he is able to phrase them (ala Billie Holiday) that makes it so special. Also his trumpet playing is absolutely superb as usual. One of the most romantic albums you will ever hear! I promise you will not be disappointed. Now go out and buy it now and play it on that special date with the woman (or man) of your dreams.

The right product at the right time.......2006-11-10

The product I had ordered arrived within the announced expected lead time.

Beautiful.......2006-07-30

Saw an old video clip of Elvis Costello and Chet Baker on Utube and have read stories where EC raves about him. He is right. Beautiful songs and voice and horns. Highly recommended.

Top-notch..like a soft blanket that wraps around you.......2006-07-27

My Funny Valentine is an excellent collection of standards. The vocals are stunning. Give a listen - should be on any music lovers shelf.

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Some of Tom Waits Best.
Waits in fine form...
A jazzy, story-telling classic
Romeo is Bleeding is a masterpiece. The album has gems just not all throughout.
so worth looking back

Blue Valentine
Tom Waits
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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ASIN: B000002GWJ
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Tracks:

Somewhere
Red Shoes By The Drugstore
Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis
Romeo Is Bleeding
$29.00
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Whistlin' Past The Graveyard
Kentucky Avenue
A Sweet Little Bullet From A Pretty Blue Gun
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More hard-boiled tales from Tom Waits, who manages to sing lines like "Everyone I know is either dead or in prison" in a raw, whiskey-soaked rasp that sounds both comical and deadly serious. Waits doesn't break any new creative ground here, but continues to refine his down-and-out ham-and-egger persona. It's booze and broads, sex and violence, laughs and heartbreak. This 1978 album opens with an astonishingly desperate version of "Somewhere" (from "West Side Story"), performed like Louie Armstrong with a migraine. From there it's the usual Waits mix of crackpot wordplay and the cocktail lounge jazz likes of "Romeo Is Bleeding." --Steve Appleford

Customer Reviews:

Some of Tom Waits Best........2007-07-06

I would highly recomend this album for the Tom Waits fan and the Tom Waits curious.
I am a big Tom Waits fan myself, and this album is one of my favorites. It's from his earlier stuff, and shows us a bit of a transition from his crooner stuff, to the more weird and wacky. the songs are great, at times like orchestra crooner stuff, and at times real jazzy.
I recomend this to the person Curious about Tom waits because it shows his unique side, yet it is still very accessable to someone used to more mainstream stuff.
Great Album! Get it!

Waits in fine form..........2007-01-29

"Blue Valentine" has a tendency to be dismissed as a so called "transitional" album, being that it is sandwiched into the period between Waits' critically acclaimed early albums and his mid-career foray into the unique instrumentation and free form music of his "Rain Dogs" period. In my opinion when Waits' career is viewed as whole, every one of his albums could be classified as "transitional" works, because the man is constantly moving forward with his music and moving into new territory with each record he puts out. That being said, "Blue Valentine" is a great and underrated album. In my opinion the title track is one of the most desperate songs Waits ever recorded, and the spare instrumentation and Waits' gravelly voice perfectly captures the mood of paranoia he sings of. The lyrics to the song "Blue Valentines" are one of the best examples of Waits' talent as a songwriter, as he describes a man who abandoned his lover and was tracked down by her and continues to receive her letters. The lines "it feels like theres a warrant out for my arrest, you've got me checkin in my rearview mirror, and I'm always on the run, thats why I changed my name, and I didn't think you'd ever find me here", and his descriptions of a blind and broken heart and nights full of whiskey are true genius. The song has remained one of my favorites of his over the years. I also think that Waits' voice was at it's best on this album and "Heartattack and Vine". The grit and rasp of his pipes on these two albums are unbelievable. The other thing about "Blue Valentine" that stands out to me is "$29.00", a straight up slow blues jam that goes on for a little over eight minutes. To hear Waits use his voice in a pure blues setting is rare, and he spits out the lyrics with his acid growl in a way that would make Howlin' Wolf blush. All the instrumental solos on that song are tight, and I find myself continuing to play that song again and again. "Wrong Side Of The Road" and "Whistlin' Past The Graveyard" are two others where his voice is unbelievable. The classic "Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis" is another of Waits' tales of down and out individuals, and has a jazzy piano accompaniment. I also think that "Kentucky Avenue" is one of Waits' best ballads, and always gives a tug at my heartstrings when I hear it. To me, the only turnoff to this album is Waits' rendition of "Somewhere" from West Side Story. While it was definitely an interesting choice for him as far as cover tunes are concerned, it just never grabbed me, although I wouldn't say it's bad. While critics may say that Waits didn't break any new ground on this album lyrically or musically, I think they missed the boat. This is a solid album, and Waits melded the blues, jazz, and symphonic music onto one disc and somehow managed to tie it all together in a way that makes sense. While this may not fall into the category of essential Tom Waits, this is good music. I can't make it any simpler than that.

A jazzy, story-telling classic.......2007-01-02

On first listen (as with many Waits records), BLUE VALENTINE comes off as overly complicated, a mixture of various instruments and lyrics telling rather depressing stories, including the one about a prostitute begging a former lover for money, or the one about a crippled boy's dreams, or the one about a girl lost in the big city who gets taken advantage of. All of it told in that menacing growl, a voice that seems to demand that you NOT listen to these stories, that they are real and thus too disturbing for you.

But that's just the point: the songs on this album ARE disturbing at times--but at the same time, there's poetic irony and satire that almost makes you laugh. Romeo may be bleeding, "but not so's you'd notice." And good ol' Santa Claus is "drunk in the ski room." There's also some vague, hesitant tenderness: "Tell that little girl to let go of my sleeve/You'll be a woman when I catch you/As you fall in love with me." Waits's cast of characters is, as always, dragged from the trenches of real life, and their stories unfold as would yours or mine, if we happened to find ourselves in their situations. Hopefully, we'd have someone as talented as Waits to tell our tales.

Romeo is Bleeding is a masterpiece. The album has gems just not all throughout........2006-03-27

I always considered this and Heart Attack and Vine as his two lesser 70's works (with Closing Time even less, yet all filled with beauty). However, there's some songs on here that are some of his best ever:
Somewhere is one of the great covers of all time. He finds all the emotion in this song. Stunning.
Red Shoes he's done for years live. Nice.
Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis is a true story taking us in the mail from brave face to honesty. Touching.
Romeo Is Bleeding is one of his finest songs. Period. A touch of Spanish, almost a West Side Story feel to the song. This song always moves me when I hear it.
A Sweet Little Bullet From A Pretty Blue Gun. I love the sound of this song. The title is typical of his way with words that sound even better in the context of his unique musical style.
Blue Valentines is another song with heart.

I wouldn't buy this album first. If you want a 70's Tom Waits album get either Heart of Saturday Night or Small Change or Nighthawks at the Diner first. If/when you love any or all three of them, then you have permission to get this and Heart Attack and Vine, two solid but less consistent albums. chrisbct@hotmail.com

so worth looking back.......2006-01-22

First off, I'm a Tom Waits junkie. So if I appear slightly biased, it's because I am.
I have been acquiring all the Tom Waits music I can and have everything that's available. Since I had most of the songs on this cd on other cds, I had passed this one by. What a mistake! If the only song on the cd was "Kentucky Avenue" it would be well worth the cost and the effort. This song sung by someone else, without the voice and the sincerity of Mr. Waits might have sounded like a cheap effort to bring on the tears, but his delivery is so touching I feel like I'm eavesdroping on a special and private conversation. It's a story really of what would seem to be a 9 year old or so talking to a friend, sharing gossip and making big plans. The love and tenderness being shown by one friend to another is devestating. It goes beyond touching the listener's heart, and goes straight to the listener's soul.
The same goes for "$29 and an Alligator Purse", "Blue Valentine" -- there's not a bad song in the bunch. The background music is some of the best blues ever played.
I can't imagine anyone buying this cd and being dissappointed with it.

Menuhin & Grappelli Play Berlin, Kern, Porter & Rodgers & Hart

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A really Fine Romance
A Musical Treat

Menuhin & Grappelli Play Berlin, Kern, Porter & Rodgers & Hart

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ASIN: B000002SDR
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Cheek To Cheek
Isn't This A Lovely Day?
The Piccolino
Change Partners
Top Hat
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Heat Wave
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Pick Yourself Up
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Night And Day
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A really Fine Romance.......2007-07-05

It doesn't get any better than these two playing these guys! Some of it was recorded at Abbey Road Studios. Use your imagination... It's all just swell.

A Musical Treat.......2006-01-08

"The true mission of the violin is to imitate the accents of the human voice, a noble mission that has earned for the violin the glory of being called the king of instruments." ~ Charles-Auguste De Bériot ~

Yehudi Menuhin and Stéphane Grapelli together had made some of the most beautiful music ever-recorded. And I believe that this is one of the many successful albums they recorded together. In this recording, both violinists have showed their excellent musicianship and interpretative eloquence as well, making it one of my most cherished CDs from my collection.

These are the main ingredients of a perfectly-made CD for your listening pleasure: mix violins, piano, bass and drums together, combine two terrific violinists, season with the best melodies in the 20s, 30s and 40s from Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter and Rodgers & Hart. Add the musical talents of Nelson Riddle, Max Harris, Martin Taylor, Eddie Tripp, Alan Clare and the rest of the studio musicians. Now all you have to do is to sit back, relax and savor these stunning melodies coming from your CD player. Listen to it in full-volume and fill your music room with the sheer beauty of these classics.

One of my favorite musical instruments is violin. With its four strings, it gives a whole wide range of musical versatility and I simply love the fascinating sound it produces.

My personal highlights are the best tunes from Jerome Kern - "The Way You Look Tonight" (Nelson Riddle arranged this particular track and conducted the Woodwind and Brass section), "A Fine Romance," "Pick Yourself Up," "Why Do I Love You?" and "All The Things You Are."

My choices from Irving Berlin's gems are - "Isn't It A Lovely Day?" featuring the great artistry of Nelson Riddle in arranging and conducting, "Cheek To Cheek" and "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm."

The Cole Porter repertoire represented his musical sophistication in "Night And Day," "I Get A Kick Out Of You" and "Just One Of Those Things."

The choice cuts from the talented and creative team of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart are "My Funny Valentine" and "Thou Swell."

Listening to this CD is so delectable and equivalent to having my favorite dessert - be it Tiramisu, New York Cheesecake, Black Forest Cake, Chocolate Soufflé, Créme Brulee, Chocolate Mousse or Chocolate-Coated Strawberries! ;)

A musical treat.

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Most beautiful music

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Most beautiful music.......2005-08-17

This is happy music.
Just plain happy, instrumental music.
Highly recommend to everyone.

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"classical music's greatest Ambassador...Arthur Fiedler!"

Arthur Fiedler Valentine

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Release Date: 2001-01-09

Tracks:

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Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
Michelle
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Love Is Blue
Love Me Tender
Days Of Wine And Roses
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Star Dust
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Customer Reviews:

"classical music's greatest Ambassador...Arthur Fiedler!".......2001-07-14

When you think of classical music, Boston Pops and all-around-good listening...only one name rose above the rest ~ Arthur Fiedler! Not only did he have the best arrangements...but kept up with the times...everything from The Beatles, Gershwin, Henry Mancini, Carmichael, Stevie Wonder, Kern and Raksin...the list could go on...Fiedler brought classical into another dimension, before only the adults were the fans...with his imagination and personality...looked into the hearts of young Americans...and yes, you guessed it...won them over!

This CD is living proof...take a group of popular standards...Richard Hayman (arranger) and the rest will fall into place...Fiedler and the Pops give each tune life, exciting and beautiful melodies prevail...never before had such popularity with concerts and appearances, combining classical with tunes of today existed...but with the waving of his wan a new standard was born.

This recording is 1956 to 1974 performances...the entire 18 track selections are outstanding...leaving a rich legacy for all to enjoy now and years to come...this album is a rarity with you the music-lover in mind.

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My Funny Valentine - Elvis Costello
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Rabekin - Light Rain
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My Funny Valentine - Chet Baker
My Funny Valentine - Marvin Laird
Ray One From Creative Force - John Zeretzke
Curtain Calls - Van Dyke Parks
My Funny Valentine - Kronos Quartet
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Blue Snake & Zebras - Van Dyke Parks

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Writer/director Robert Altman's predilection for complex character studies has focused a jaundiced eye on everything from Nashville to the fashion industry. Here the director explores the interactions of a contemporary ballet troupe, set to a diverse pop/classical score that's anything but predictable. The dominant theme that runs throughout is the American songbook staple "My Funny Valentine," given four distinctly different idiomatic turns here by Elvis Costello, Chet Baker, the Kronos Quartet, and the piano/cello duet of Marvin Laird and Clay Ruede. The remaining source tracks range from the expected classical roots (Bach and Saint-Saens) to Twin Peaks vocal icon Julee Cruise and the world music of Light Rain, but it's left to veteran songwriter/composer/arranger Van Dyke Parks to weave those disparate influences together in his orchestral score, a task the included excerpts argue he's accomplished with typical wit and considerable charm. --Jerry McCulley

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Good CD.......2007-01-09

If you have seen the movie, this CD includes all the songs from all the dances in the movie. I'm a dance teacher, and this CD has been used in my classes many, many times.

Could have been great.......2005-02-14

This CD follows the all-to-common practice of presenting a dozen of the "most marketable" pieces, leaving off the more unique music. Where is the great electronic composition from the beginning, the wonderful practice piano music, and the other instrumental selections? A complete soundtrack, given courage and dedication by the CD producers, would be more unique, engrossing, and worth owning than this selection.

where is the electronic song.......2004-11-04

The sound track is great... but where is the song at the beggining of the movie? That strange electronic song? If anyone knows who did that song please email me! Thomasology@yahoo.com

"My Funny Valentine takes center stage ~ Rodgers & Hart".......2004-03-03

From director Robert Altman we have the ultimate ballet film "The Company", featuring Nerve Campbell, Malcolm McDowell, James Franco, Barbara Robertson, William Dick and actual members of Joffrey Ballet. Very effective camera work captures the poise and brilliance of the ensemble during their key ballet performances.

One of my all time favorite songs by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart "MY FUNNY VALENTINE", is presented in four different performances ~ in this order we have Elvis Costello, Chet Baker (a classic interpretation by a very talented young artist at the peak of his career), Marvin Laird (piano) and Clay Ruede (cello), Kronos Quartet ~ brings to the fold popular and classical performers ~ each approaching this standard cue with all melodic magic they can muster.

Stand outs in my book is "CURTAIN CALLS" and "BLUE SNAKE & ZEBRAS", both composed by Van Dyke Parks with extraordinary orchestration and counter parts ~ "THE WORLD SPINS", from composers Angelo Badalmenti and David K. Lynch, performed by Julee Cruise is intoxicating and thrlling, with no hangover ~ let's mention "MENUETT" (J.S. Bach) and "APPALACHIA WALTZ" (Mark O'Connor), performed by the one and only renown cello player who is recognized world wide, Yo-Yo Ma ~ "RABEKIN" (Russ Guthier), wonderful cue that rings so true for the film, a meaningful fantasy instrumental, blending Middle Eastern rhythms from world fusion group, Light Rain...gotta love it!

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Manhattan - Ben Selvin & His Orchestra
Mountain Greenery - Frank Crumit
The Girl Friend - George Olsen & His Music
The Blue Room - The Revelers
My Heart Stood Still - Jessie Matthews/Hutch
Thou Swell - Ben Selvin & His Orchestra
You Took Advantage Of Me - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
With A Song In My Heart - Hutch
Ten Cents A Dance - Ruth Etting
Isn't It Romantic - Jeanette MacDonald
Lover - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
You Are Too Beautiful - Frank Sinatra
Blue Moon - Glen Gray & His Casa Loma Orchestra
It's Easy To Remember - Bing Crosby
My Romance - Dinah Shore & Frank Sinatra
There's A Small Hotel - Hal Kemp & His Orchestra
Where Or When - Lena Horne
My Funny Valentine - Mary Martin
Johnny One Note - Wynn Murray
The Lady Is A Tramp - Sophie Tucker
Falling In Love With Love - Allan Jones
This Can't Be Love - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra/Martha Tilton
I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Margaret Whiting
Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered - Doris Day

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A strange experience...
Menuhin&Grappelli
always a winning pair

Menuhin & Grappelli Play

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Release Date: 1999-11-02

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Fascinatin' Rhythm
Soon
Summertime
Embraceable You
Liza
A Foggy Day
'S Wonderful
The Man I Love
I Got Rhythm
He Loves And She Loves
They Can't Take That Away From Me
They All Laughed
Funny Face
Our Love is Here to Stay
Lady, Be Good
These Foolish Things
Laura
April In Paris
Autumn Leaves
Autumn In New York

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Cheek To Cheek
Isn't This A Lovely Day?
Change Partners
Top Hat, White And Tails
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Heat Wave
The Way You Look Tonight
Pick Yourself Up
A Fine Romance
All The Things You Are
Why Do I Love You?
I Get A Kick Out Of You
Night And Day
Looking At You
Just One Of Those Things
My Funny Valentine
Thou Swell
The Lady Is A Tramp
Blue Room
Jealousy
Skylark

Customer Reviews:

A strange experience..........2003-11-03

They're both brilliant violinists but in very different genres, and Menuhin by his own admission never learned to improvise (unlike many of today's classical performers): he was trained in the post-Liszt, pre-jazz window when improvisation had died out in classical music and even cadenzas followed the score strictly (if Beethoven didn't write one, play Kreisler's). And it shows, rather painfully. He achieves a brilliant tone but that's about it: he plays these Broadway tunes completely "straight", and any student could do that equally well.

The CD is worthwhile for its curiosity value, but you'd get much better musical value buying Grappelli's jazz and Menuhin's classical recordings separately.

Menuhin&Grappelli.......2002-08-17

Music just does not get any better than this CD! I am a musician and hearing these two artists is a thrill. This is a CD for all music lovers. You will not be sorry if you purchase this CD

always a winning pair.......2001-01-29

You simply can't go wrong with a combination of two of the most talented violinists of our time. This cd is a wonderful showcase for them both and the choice of music is the greatest classics. It's a fun, winner of a cd.

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Each Day Is Valentine's Day
Chet Baker
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Release Date: 2006-01-10

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The Nearness Of You
I Remember You
You Don't Know What Love Is
How Long Has This Been Going On
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Moonlight In Vermont
Come Rain Or Come Shine
Long Ago And Far Away
My Funny Valentine

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Brilliant
Best I've heard in Years

Valentine Roadkill
Ronny Elliott
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Do Angels Ever Dream They're Falling
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Mr. Edison's Electric Chair
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Walk To The End Of The World
Powder And Lead
When Idols Fall
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War-Scarred Horses
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Customer Reviews:

Brilliant.......2006-03-21

Ronny Elliott is simply amazing. He makes his own brand of country/folk/rock with sharp, sharp lyrics that reflect an acerbic wit. Get this. You'll listen to it over and over and over again.

Best I've heard in Years.......2005-08-21

I first heard Ronny Elliott on The Kennedy's show on Sirius Folktown, The Dharma Cafe. I was floored. I ordered it, and think it has some of the most powerful songs I've heard in a long time. A couple of them, "No More War" and "I Don't Hear Freedom Ring Anymore" are as good as I've ever heard.

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When I Was a Kid [Explicit Lyrics] [Live]

Wish You Were Here [Import]

Who's Been Sleeping in My Brain?

Wave [Import]

The Spirit Of The Renaissance

Walkin' On The Sun [CD-single] [EP] [Import]