Is Your House [Import]

Is Your House [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Australia exclusive from Melbourne DJ producers Sean Quinn & Kasey Taylor features ten tracks including a cover of the Tears For Fears' tune 'Shout' featuring Aya Larkin (ex-Skunkhour) on guest vocals. Global. 2004.

Is Your House,Our House,Dance

Live...This Is Your House
Average customer rating:

A must for your Praise Collection

Wonderful!!

Amazing worship experience...

Nice Music

Live..This is your house

Live...This Is Your House
Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Manufacturer: Integrity Media
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2003-11-11

Tracks:

I Made It
Lord I Believe
Jesus I Love You
This Is Your House
Danny Velasco's Testimony
Saved
Saved Reprise
Keep On Making A Way
Holy Are You Lord
Holy, Holy,Holy (Instrumental)

Tracks:

Because OF Who You Are
I'm Going With Jesus
You Are Holy
Suzan Greaves' Testimony
We Are Not Ashamed
We Are One
Pastoral Remarks By Pastor Jim Cymbala
Days OF Elijah
Days OF Elijah (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

A must for your Praise Collection.......2006-05-07

This is one of my favorite praise CD sets. Truly inspirational songs sung from the heart by a spirit led church. It will lead you into worship.

Wonderful!!.......2006-01-25

As usual, the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir has managed, by the grace of God, to produce a cd that serves as an instrument to worship- not entertainment. You can hear their love for the Lord in every song and every testimony- I love them!! You WILL enjoy this CD.

Amazing worship experience..........2005-12-13

This choir is amazing. I love this CD because I feel the presence of my lord while i listen to it. My favorites songs are "Lord I believe in you", "Saved" , "We are not ashamed" and "Days of Elijah". You have to own one to your worship collection. I gave it an A+.

Also I recommend their latest release "Im Amazed".

Nice Music.......2005-09-13

I like to listen to this kind of music. You get two discs with this one, and it's definitely worth it. It lifts you up after a bad day.

Live..This is your house.......2005-05-27

One of the most inspirational cd's I have ever listened to...truly sung by people who love the Lord and have a heart to worship Him through their songs

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Handel: The Masterworks (Box Set)

Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00062FLI8
Release Date: 2004-11-30

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Phew.
Organic Ambient Trance Funk
what i expected
Clean and Beautiful: A prelude to the live experience
Eclectic Electric Jazz Electronica

Nomad
Lotus
Manufacturer: Harmonized
ProductGroup: Music
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Release Date: 2004-09-21

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Suitcases
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Plant Your Root
Travel
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Customer Reviews:

Phew........2006-01-29

What gets me about Lotus isn't just that their sound is crisp and their melodies beautifully composed. What gets me is that their songs--often relaxed, very chill, meandering through a song almost effortlessly--can be so infectious and bring you to a completely different mental plane. Nomad is an incredible studio synthesis of their talent. Seeing them live is the best way to go (it's incredible) but Nomad really gives you a great scope of their talent... although, they are also this tight in person.

Organic Ambient Trance Funk.......2005-08-16

I just had to write this review because this cd deserves an average rating of 5 stars. This is a very sophisticated interpretation of Lotus's live sound. No self-indulgent meandering, just very tastful, structured compositions. However, i don't think everyone has the capacity to appreciate the aesthetic value of this music, along with the overall musicianship.

This cd jams, but in a subtle way. Lotus leaves out alot of the uneeded tension in alot of music today and replaces it with a easy vibe that is equally relaxing as it is danceable. The music is part ambient so its not music that demands to be listened to. It fits well in the background at a party or in the car. Its not all about the individual solos, instead more about the vibe the music, as a whole, gives off. It is as equally interesting as it is ignorable. It's downtempo electronica that perfectly combines organic jams with ambient textures. This is one of my favorite albums i own, and i'd recomend it to anyone who appreciates good music.

what i expected.......2005-08-15

Someone told me about lotus so I checked them out. The "live drum and base/jam techno" scene is on the rise and Lotus along with bands like MFA, djnotadj, and signal path is certainly one of the pioneers. The cd sounds great with many varied explorations into different styles of the live techno genre. Check it.

Clean and Beautiful: A prelude to the live experience.......2005-05-13

Yo ladies N gents, I go to college in PA, and the first time I really heard anything about Lotus came when a kid on my floor bought this disc and I spun it in my room. First and foremost, this album is totally righteous. If youre into classical improv and jamming, this is for you, and also, if youre into dance/trance this is for you as well. Furthermore, if youre into funk, they lay it down in kingly fashion. I've seen lotus twice this year, and the first time they were awesome, and the second time (a mere 3 months later) they were completely unreal. Whoever wrote that B/S about STS9 being better than lotus has obviously not seen them live, or was candy flippin too hard to understand. Sound tribe is a complete and utter joke compared to this band; in fact, there is no comparison. Please do yourselves the favor and go see Lotus live, and while youre at it, get this disc. Peace

Eclectic Electric Jazz Electronica.......2005-03-28

You may have heard the buzz about this band. They
are truly a formally well-educated musical band
that likes to improvise off the audience's energy.
The use of improvisation, as well as certain music
phrases, or riffs, classifies them as jazz
performers. Rolling Stone magazine calls their
music "Loose, spontaneous Jam Rock instrumentals.
Funk and Latin influences surface in both the guitar
figures and the overall rhythms, while the drums
show a real jazz-inflected approach to dynamics and
may be the group's strong point." The drummer,
Steve Clemens (related to Samuel Langhorne?) is
indeed dynamic and delivers a great sound. But I
think the melodic/harmonic interplay between the
guitarist (Mike Rempel) and keyboard man (Luke
Miller) sustains the compositions over the length
of the musical program.
The music ranges from Smooth Jazz to Grateful
Dead concert jamming--definitely an eclectic mix.
In fact it seems at times that Mike is channeling
Jerry Garcia (not a bad contact)!
So, if you like instumental music that is great
to listen to (for both background and fore) pick
up this CD. The samples provide good examples of
the sound quality and dynamics of Lotus'
material.

Average customer rating:

i HEART amber
A fun, catchy pop album
The Best Dance Album Ever!!!!
ONE MORE NIGHT SHOW ME THINGS THAT I NEVER KNEW...
Very Good Dance/Pop.... a Club Classic from Germany

This Is Your Night
Amber
Manufacturer: Tommy Boy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1997-01-28

Tracks:

This Is Your Night
Move Your Body
Colour Of Love
You Are The One
One More Night
Push It To The Limit
Being With You
Hold My Body Tight
Can You Feel The Love
Losing Myself In Your Love
Let It Rain
This Is The Right Time
This Is Your Night (House Mix)
Colour Of Love (House Mix)

Customer Reviews:

i HEART amber.......2006-02-28

Any debut album is almost always gonna be slightly awkward, and when it comes from someone who is now a powerhouse comparison is just brutal. However, this album is still really good. The album starts us off right away with the single which sent Amber into the public's eye and gets us moving. There are numerous cutesy pop songs on here and you just can't help but smile and bounce with them. I highly recommend getting this because the world sometimes just needs to get cute and bubbly every now and again! And there is nothing cuter or bubblier than "Color of Love", my favorite song of the album.

A fun, catchy pop album.......2004-11-26

Back in the mid to late '90s when I was still in college, I was a big fan of euro-pop music. One of my favorite euro-pop artists was Amber. I loved her first two albums. Her debut album "This is Your Night" was an album chockful of some of the catchiest pop songs I had ever heard. I especially loved the singles "This is Your Night" (which was found all over various dance compilations at the time) and "Colour of "Love". I especially loved the second single "Colour of Love", probably because it didn't get as much as airplay as "This is Your Night" which quickly got overplayed. "This is Your Night" isn't completely flawless. Some of the songs were really silly lyrically like "Move Your Body", "Push It to the Limit", and "Hold My Body Tight". If the silly, cheesy lyrics weren't enough, I wasn't that big of the songs that had a more of an r&b influence like "Move Your Body" but then again I did like "One More Night". My favorite song on the cd has to be "Can You Feel the Love". I just love the synthesized beats and the melody of the song. It still remains as one of my favorite songs by Amber to this very day. Even though my taste in music has changed, I still enjoy listening to Amber from time to time to break the monotony.

The Best Dance Album Ever!!!!.......2004-10-03

I first got wind of this CD durring my freshman year of high school. To this day it remains my fav album in my endless music library. I'm the sort of guy who loves music with loads of guitars. This album does have that, however it is hiden very well benieth the over sampled pop melody and Ambers' sultry vocals. For me personally it's a great CD for anyone who wants to turn down his/her blinds and dance aroud their room like ideots. Also, it does have those overly romantic ballads that I am a sucker for. Sample lyric from "One More Night" One more night this time/I hold your hold your body very close to mine. Other choice cuts include the overly sexed up ballad "Let It Rain", and the dancy title track "this is Your Night". In sum if you want a great CD to totally dance out to or get intimately close to that special someone, this album is for you.

ONE MORE NIGHT SHOW ME THINGS THAT I NEVER KNEW..........2004-08-14

Amber's debut album was a clear example of how can a dance album could be consistent and provocative well done. Produced mainly by The Berman Brothers, "This Is Your Night" became a cherish house dance album for any club lover. The best track are the ones that falls in the cliche of topic song in club anthemic tracks like "This Is Your Night" the title track has become one of the representers of the 90's dance music, almost available in any dance collection that it's out there. It's obvious what the hit was all about, the thing is that the song, worked, works, and will work, a great dance tune, "Colour Of Love" was a more pop in tune oriented, very cheesy, but still danceable, "One More Night" sad that the hit dance version it's not available in the album, since it's one of the best hits of Amber. The slower ballad soulful version it's included here, not bad, but not good. Still the lyrcis own that magical message. "Push It To The Limit" it's a euro-dance track repetitive but it just infatuates you, great tune. "Being With You" it's another pop tune, average. "This Is The Right Time" Junior Vasquez put his hands on this, a great midtempo dance track, "Let It Rain" very nice slow jam, a very emotional one. Above all Amber debut album feature a moving dance club reacord, that would be remember as a move foward to Amber since she keep a consistent career in the dance club after this album, and is one of the most recognized voices in America's joints.

Very Good Dance/Pop.... a Club Classic from Germany.......2004-02-19

Thanx to this Musical Blockbuster, her voice is forever engraved in my mind, and what a Great Voice it is.

It's a Club/Dance album, and a well crafted Pop album at the same time. Songs here have Irresistible Melody Hooks, Beats, and Nice Synths; Lyrics are sometimes a little simplistic being about Love, and a bit Repetitive.

This album had quite a rotation on my CD player in mid 90's and my repeat button was working some overitme on many tracks here! So this album always takes me back to that time.

This album was produced by Berman Brothers (who produced Real McCoy, and She Moves). Most songs here were written by them and Amber MC Cremers.

Songs range from Fast EuroDance songs with great Techno Beats, typical Berman Brothers stuff at that time. These are:

1. "This is Your Night"
2. "Move Your Body"
8. "Hold My Body tight"
9. "Can You Feel The Love"
3. "Color Of Love"
6. "Push It to the Limit"

The two remixes were nothing special though.

Now there are also some really nice slower songs on this one, and these are very Soulful:

4. "You are the one".
5. "One More Night" - a Beautiful slower song, for a slower dance.
10. "Losing Myself In Your Love"- written by Joel kipnis.
12. "This is the Right Time" - prduced by Junior Vasquez

And there are also some covers on this CD that are OK:
"Being with You"
"Let It Rain"

Overall this is a Great, Melodic, and Soulful album that will pick up your spirits anytime. A Must-Have, if you like Commercial dance music!

Tracks:

Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer (CWM Rhondda) - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
Land of My Fathers - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
Dies Irae
Men of Harlech
You'll Never Walk Alone
Cadwyn O Emyn Donau Cymreig: Joanna (Trad./Elfion Wyn)/Crugybar (Trad.
Old Folks at Home
Il Liza Jane
Faust/Soldier's Chorus - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
Vergine Degli Angeli
Ballard of Rourke's Drift - Cwt-Y-Collen Choir
My Hero
God Bless the Prince of Wales - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
German Mass/Gloria
German Mass/Sanctus
Misbles/Master of the House/On My Own/Drink with Me/Empty Chairs at
All Through the Night - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
Arwelfa
Invictus
Softly as I Leave You

Tracks:

Diolch l'R L
Hine E Hine (Maori Lullaby)
Pererin Wyf (Amazing Grace)
Tribute to the USA: America the Beautiful (Ward/Bates)/God Bless ...
Memories of Martha
I Lombardi/The Crusaders' Chorus - Treorchy Male Choir
Myfanwy - Treorchy Male Choir
Tales of Hoffman/Barcarolle
Creation's Hymn
In the Spirit!
Shall We Gather at the River
Nos a Bore
Very Best Time of Year
Soon Ah Will Be Done
Thanks Be to God
Flower That Shattered the Stone
Rhys - Treorchy Male Choir
Where Shall I Be?
Bywyd y Bugail
Lord's Prayer

Tracks:

Ave Maria
Pearl Fishers/Divine Brahma
She Was Beautiful (Cavatina) - Treorchy Male Choir
Cymru Fach
Nidaros
Jacob's Ladder - Treorchy Male Choir
Watching the Wheat
Pan Ddaw y Saint (When the Saints Go Marching In)
Misbles/Stars
Rachie
Pirates of Penzance/With Cat-Like Tread - Treorchy Male Choir
There Is a Balm in Gilead
Rise Up Shepherd and Foller
My Lord, What a Mornin'
Bryn Myrddin
Jesus Christ Superstar/Medley: Jesus Christ Superstar/Hosanna/The Last
Finnish Forest (Suomen Salossa)
Nabucco/The Glory of Israel
Ride the Chariot
Tydi a Roddaist - Treorchy Male Choir

Tracks:

Y Nefoedd
Phantom of the Opera/Think of Me
Morte Christe (When I Survey the Wondrous Cross)
By Babylon's Wave
I'm Gonna Sing
Where Could I Go But to the Lord?
Holy City - Treorchy Male Choir
Mefistofele: Ave Signor, Degli Angeli
Senzenina (Zulu Chant)
That's All I Want from You
Deep Harmony - Treorchy Male Choir
Give Me Jesus
Just a Closer Walk with Thee
My Wish for You
Jeptha/Waft Her Angels
Mose in Egitto/Prayer
Be Still My Soul (Finlandia Hymn)
God's Choir in the Sky
Floral Dance - Treorchy Male Choir
Smilin' Through

Tracks:

Calon Lan
True Love
Mor Fawr Wyt Ti (How Great Thou Art)
Aberystwyth
Comrades in Arms
Cats/Memory
They Led My Lord Away
State Fair/It's a Grand Night for Singing
When I Fall in Love
Let's Face the Music and Dance
Windmills of Your Mind
How Soon
Non Nobis Domine
Rhythm of Life
Kalinka
Sound an Alarm
Neapolitan Trilogy: It's Now or Never (Di Capua/Schroeder/Gold)/Mo ...
Turandot/Nessun Dorma
Christus Redemptor
Ann Evening's Pastorale

Album Details

Choirs Include the Morriston Orpheus Choir, the Pontadrddulais Male Voice Choir, the Caerphilly Male Voice Choir, the Cwrt-y-gollen Choir, the Treorchy Male Choir and the Lucknow Male Voice Choir.

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Loved this CD
I LOVE this CD!
Costello Partners with Hubris and Yields Variable Results
what's so funny about peace, love, and understanding?
No life in her (pop) art

For the Stars
Anne Sofie von Otter , and Elvis Costello
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Release Date: 2001-04-10

Tracks:

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Broken Bicycles / Junk
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For The Stars

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At a time when popular music has been micro-marketed to the far side of ad nauseam, Declan MacManus, a.k.a. Elvis Costello, has traded on his reputation as the brightest songwriter to emerge from the new wave era to foster any number of delightful, cross-genre/generation musical surprises, including soundtracks and collaborations with the Brodsky Quartet, Paul McCartney, jazz artist Roy Nathanson, and songwriting legend Burt Bacharach. The latest fruit of that generous, insatiably curious artistic spirit is this elegant partnership with Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne-Sofie von Otter. Though an admitted pop novice, Otter couldn't have picked a better confederate than Costello, an artist whose taste in songs has seldom been tainted by trend.

Together, they weave material from disparate sources--including a slate of compelling Costello material, a pair of Brian Wilson's evocative "Pet Sounds" confessionals, a Tom Waits song from Francis Ford Coppola's One from the Heart (oddly, though effectively, coupled in medley with McCartney's "Junk"), an Abba song, and the Beatles' "For No One"--into a musical tapestry of stately power and grace. Costello sparingly uses his voice as seasoning throughout, though his masterful touch is everywhere. Otter's novice pop singing reveals an easy knack for jazz phrasing that should tempt further explorations and a warmth that belies the rigidity that's so often a byproduct of classical training. Most gratifying of all, this album ultimately achieves what's become one of the loftiest plateaus in Pop music: common ground. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Loved this CD .......2006-06-13

Who would pair Costello and an opera singer?? Elvis, and somehow it works. I really love the tone and moodiness of it and lyrics that talk about love and life, failure and success. It's soulful, in a contemplative way, music for those tucked away, rainy days .

I LOVE this CD!.......2005-09-01

Finally, an opera singer who knows how to channel her Classical training into a sound that is, as one critic aptly described it, "what pop singers would sound like if they could actually sing"! Although Elvis Costello does not join Ms. von Otter very often in the vocals, when he does they harmonize beautifully. With great melodies (some beautiful, some catchy) and sensitive (but not sappy) lyrics, this album makes a fine addition to any CD collection.

Costello Partners with Hubris and Yields Variable Results.......2005-05-08

Having just heard Elvis Costello's masterful collaboration with Burt Bacharach, "Painted from Memory", for the first time this past month, I had high hopes for this equally unusual partnership with mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter released in 2001. This time, however, Costello acts as arranger and producer, and it is von Otter who is front and center on vocals. She is among the most revered of singers on the opera and recital stages, and she has impressed me in the past, in particular, with her Dejanira in the 2002 Marc Minkowski-led performance of Handel's "Hercules", among many other roles she has embodied. Here she is called upon to be a pop chanteuse, and while the beauty of her voice is inarguable in any setting, her ability to interpret the diverse lyrics in these songs is far more debatable. This is where a Marianne Faithfull, a Blossom Dearie or even a Joni Mitchell could capture more of the underlying feeling with a fraction of the vocal power von Otter can provide but with twice the nuance. There is a rather sterile sameness to the performances here, somewhat jazz-inflected in a cocktail lounge manner at times and at other times, rather morose and dirge-like.

Take, for example, her rendition of Brian Wilson's "Don't Ask (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)" from the legendary "Pet Sounds" album. It moves so glacially that it actually extricates the romantic subtext almost surgically. The same can be said for Jessie Mae Robinson's "The Other Woman", which has at least Magnus Persson's vibraphone to provide relief from the tedium. She's better on the other "Pet Sounds" classic, "You Still Believe in Me", where she cannily soars with the chorus, though Costello damages it by adding some odd, muffled rapping in the background. Ironically, it is on the Costello compositions where the recording most noticeably flails. The opener "No Wonder" starts as a "Greensleeves"-like madrigal and then turns into Beatlesque pop; "Baby Plays Around" seems to suffer from exhaustion by all parties; the two Fleshquartet collaborations, "Rope" and "Just a Curio", sound somewhat like extraterrestrial hymns done in a series of minor keys; and the closing title track, "For the Stars" includes peppy, Beach Boys-sounding harmonies which escape her grasp. In fact, "Just a Curio" would have been a more appropriate title for this entire recording.

On the other hand, the Gallic flavor of Benny Andersson's accordion effectively informs her rendition of Tom Waits' "Broken Bicycles", which melds perfectly with Costello's vocal on Paul McCartney's "Junk". Speaking of Andersson, a fellow Scandinavian, von Otter admirably covers a piano-led ABBA ballad, "Like an Angel Passing Through My Room". She also displays a meticulously casual bounce on Lennon-McCartney's "For No One", though it stops rather abruptly. Von Otter acquits herself surprisingly well on the jazzy "Shamed into Love", written by another unlikely duo, Costello and Rubén Blades, and performed as almost a smokier variation of Bacharach's "Alfie". And speaking of Bacharach, she does a nice turn on the lovely "This House Is Empty Now" from the 1998 Bacharach-Costello disc. Costello and von Otter are masters of their craft, but I think some of the collaborations reflect simply irreconcilable differences. While Costello seems to have an insatiable desire to expand musically, his hubris here appears to constrain the often preternatural vocal skill von Otter displays on the opera and recital stage. Consequently, what we have here is a nice album, a generous one with eighteen tracks, that doesn't seem to capitalize on either contributor's talent fully.

what's so funny about peace, love, and understanding?.......2004-04-22

Nothing's funny about this boring duo. I picked this up FREE at my library and it didn't take me too many tracks to see why it was donated. The musical arrangements are hapless and dull, and her voice is Dion without the Vegas power finale. Come to think of it, the lyrics remind me of Dion; they are as saccharine as anything Dion has ever sung. I wasted a blank CD on this limp, sleepy pairing of two otherwise good artists.

No life in her (pop) art.......2004-03-15

I am a big fan of both artists and wanted very much for this combination to work. It avoids the traditional trap of "oversinging" the pop material. But a few years after its release, in these American Idol era, is that really such a terror for pop music any more? So-called oversinging seems pretty popular these days!

The big problem is that von Otter has not found a way to communicate any emotion in this scaled-down form of singing. All her classical techniques are stripped away, and there's nothing to replace them. Sure, her voice is gorgeous, but it sounds exactly the same no matter what the lyrical content. The songs could have been made up of nonsense syllables for all the emotional life she communicates.

Tracks:

America the Beautiful
Bound for the Promised Land
This Land Is Your Land
Shenandoah
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Distant Land
They, The Builders of the Nation
House I Live In
America, The Dream Goes On
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor
God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand
Hymn for America
Pledge of Allegiance
Cohan's Big Three: Yankee Doodle Dandy/Give My Regards to Broadway
Goin' Home
God Bless America - Craig Jessop, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, The Orchestra
Star-Spangled Banner
Call of the Champions

Customer Reviews:

beautiful patriotic music.......2003-08-28

This is an excellent CD. The music, both voices and orchestra, is superb. The content of the lyrics is inspiring. It reminds me of so many reasons I'm proud to be American.

All new recordings, with a strong patriotric theme.......2003-07-16

Surprised that no one has reviewed this yet. Amazon.com doesn't give much info on this release, so I thought I'd rectify that. This is the second brand-new release on the "Mormon Tabernacle Choir" label, following their April 2003 release of "Consider the Lilies." Again, several of the arrangements are by Mack Wilberg, with direction by Craig Jessop and accompianment by the Orchestra at Temple Square. The track list is as follows:

1 America the Beautiful
Music: Samuel A. Ward

Text: Katherine Lee Bates
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 4:30

2 Bound for the Promised Land
Music: American folk hymn.
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 2:35

3 This Land is Your Land
Music: Woody Guthrie
Text: Woody Guthrie
Arrangement: Percy Faith & Michael Davis 2:40

4 Shenandoah
Music: American folk song.
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 4:48

5 Battle Hymn of the Republic
Music: William Steffe
Text: Julia Ward Howe
Arrangement: Peter J. Wilhousky (Carl Fischer, Inc.) 5:19

6 Distant Land
Music: John Rutter
Text: John Rutter
Arrangement: John Rutter (Hinshaw Music, Inc - ASCAP) 4:41

7 They, the Builders of the Nation
Music: Alfred M. Durham
Text: Ida R. Alldredge
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Deseret Book Co.) 3:28

8 The House I Live In
Music: Earl Robinson
Text: Lewis Allen
Arrangement: Michael Davis 3:26

9 America, the Dream Goes On
Music: John Williams
Text: Alan and Marilyn Bergman 3:18

10 Give My Your Tired, Your Poor
Music: Irving Berlin
Text: Emma Lazarus
Arrangement: Roy Ringwald (Shawnee Press, Inc. - ASCAP)
Orchestration: Michael Davis 3:01

11 God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand
Music: George W. Warren
Text: Daniel C. Roberts
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 4:12

12 Hymn for America
Music: Stephen Paulus (Paulus Publications)
Text: Michael Dennis Browne 3:08

13 The Pledge of Allegiance
Music: Charles Osgood
Text: Francis Bellamy
Arrangement: Michael Davis 2:39

14 Cohan's Big Three (Yankee Doodle Dandy, +below)
Music: George M. Cohan
Text: George M. Cohan
Arrangement: Floyd E. Werle
+Give My Regards/Brdway, You're a Grand Old Flag 3:53

15 Goin' Home
Music: Antonin Dvorak
Text: William Arms Fischer
Arrangement: Jay Welch 4:36

16 God Bless America
Music: Irving Berlin
Text: Irving Berlin

Arrangement: Roy Ringwald (Shawnee Press, Inc. - ASCAP)
Orchestration: Michael Davis 3:44

17 The Star-Spangled Banner
Music: John Stafford Smith
Text: Francis Scott Key
Arrangement: Robert Russell Bennett 2:21

18 Call of the Champions
Music: John Williams
Text: Olympic Motto 4:47

Tracks:

Star Spangled Banner (National Anthem) - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
God Bless America - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
America The Beautiful - John Williams
You're A Grand Old Flag - Carl Davis
Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree - Mantovani & His Orchestra
This Land Is Your Land - John Williams
Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean - Eric Rogers Choir And Orchestra
Bless This House - Benjamin Luxon
You'll Never Walk Alone - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Liberty Fanfare - John Williams
The Caissons Go Rolling Along - The Band Of The Grenadier Guards
Anchors Aweigh - The Band Of The Grenadier Guards
The Air Force Song - The Band Of The Grenadier Guards
Semper Paratus - The Band Of The Grenadier Guards
The Marine's Hymn - The Band Of The Grenadier Guards
Semper Fidelis - Donald Hunsberger
National Emblem March - The Band Of The Coldstream Guards
The U.S. Field Artillery - Frederick Fennell
Washington Post - Frederick Fennell
The Stars And Stripes Forever - Donald Hunsberger

Customer Reviews:

Good choice of tunes and songs.......2005-06-24

This CD contains a good choice of American patriotic tunes and songs. The recording is good and the price is affordable. If it is your first CD of American patriotic tunes and songs, it is a good choice. However, if you prefer the same tunes and songs played or sung by an other orchestra, band or choir, just shop on Amazon; there are hundred of different versions.

Average customer rating:

Bravos belong to beloved baritone Howard Keel

Bless Yore Beautiful Hide

Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

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General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0007KTBH6
Release Date: 2005-03-08

Tracks:

My Defences Are Down - Adolph Deutsch, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
Girl That I Marry [From Annie, Get Your Gun] - Adolph Deutsch, Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
They Say It's Wonderful [From Annie, Get Your Gun] - Adolph Deutsch, Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
Anything You Can Do [From Annie, Get Your Gun] - Adolph Deutsch, Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
Pagan Love Song [From Pagan Love Song] - Adolph Deutsch, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
House of the Singing Bamboo [From Pagan Love Song] - Adolph Deutsch, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
Tahiti [From Pagan Love Song] - Adolph Deutsch, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
Make Believe [From Show Boat] - Adolph Deutsch, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
You Are Love [From Show Boat] - Adolph Deutsch, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
Why Do I Love You? [From Show Boat] - Adolph Deutsch, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
Young Folks Should Get Married [From Texas Carnival] - Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra,
Lovely to Look At [From Lovely to Look At] - Carmen Dragon, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
You're Devastating [From Lovely to Look At] - Carmen Dragon, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
Touch of Your Hand [From Lovely to Look At] - Carmen Dragon, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
Higher Than a Hawk [From Calamity Jane] - Ray Heindorf, Howard Keel,
I Can Do Without You [From Calamity Jane] - Doris Day, Ray Heindorf, Howard Keel,
So in Love [From Kiss Me, Kate] - Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra, Andrrevin,
Were Thine That Special Face [From Kiss Me, Kate] - Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra, Andrrevin,
Wunderbar - Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra, Andrrevin,
I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua [From Kiss Me, Kate] - Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra, Andrrevin,
Where Is the Life That Late I Led? [From Kiss Me, Kate] - Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra, Andrrevin,
Right Place for a Girl [From Rose Marie] - Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra, Georgie Stoll's Trio
Rose Marie [From Rose Marie] - Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra, Georgie Stoll's Trio
Bless Yore Beautiful Hide [From Seven Brides for Seven Brothers] - Adolph Deutsch, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
Sobbin' Women [From Seven Brides for Seven Brothers] - Adolph Deutsch, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra
When You're in Love [From Seven Brides for Seven Bothers] - Adolph Deutsch, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra, Jane Powell
Your Land and My Land [From Deep in My Heart] - Adolph Deutsch, Howard Keel, MGM Studio Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Bravos belong to beloved baritone Howard Keel.......2005-08-30

Travel back in time to an era when songs were created to enjoy like a rich desert that your mom would make. Howard Keel and his various duet partners have done just this! This CD has a wonderful selection from the great musicals of the 1950's and makes you smile....sigh....and seek to hear them again and again. I would encourage you to add this to your collection as I have. I've even shared it with many of my friends who have come back with the same remarks of great music from one of the great singers of our recent past.