Listen to the Music [CD-single] [Import]

Listen to the Music [CD-single] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Listen To The Music (Radio Edit)

2. Listen To The Music (Ski Oakenfull Vs Para: Diso Remix)

3. Principles Of Love

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Taken from the acid jazz act's 2004 album 'Adventures In Black Sunshine'. Two non-LP tracks, 'Listen To The Music' (Radio Edit & Ski Oakenfull Vs Para-Diso Remix) are b/w the album track 'The Principles Of Love'. Dome.

Tracks:

Overture
Too Much Exposition
Urinetown
It's A Privilege To Pee
Mr. Cladwell
Cop Song
Follow Your Heart
Look At The Sky
Don't Be The Bunny
Act One Finale
What Is Urinetown?
Snuff That Girl
Run, Freedom, Run!
Why Did I Listen To That Man?
Tell Her I Love Her
We're Not Sorry
We're Not Sorry (reprise)
I See A River

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"How about a bad title?" wonders Spencer Kayden's Little Sally in "Too Much Exposition." "That could kill a show pretty good." It's a tribute to the skill deployed by the Urinetown creative team (Mark Hollman, music and lyrics; Greg Kotis, book and lyrics) that its title doesn't kill the show. Set in a near-future in which water depletion has led to a ban on private toilets, this may be the only musical in history in which one of the leads makes a fortune on pee. But the show (which originated Off-Broadway before graduating to the big league) limits its subversive intent to subject matter and is refreshingly classic in approach and structure--think Weill-meets-Lewis Carroll. Backed by a small ensemble, the cast (with John Cullum in a turn nothing short of brilliant as the evil urinal magnate) has a field day with Kotis and Hollman's frequently hilarious score. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

An Amazing Find.......2007-04-03

I just recently discovered this gem of a musical. It's a stand out show with a unique touch. If heard a few outside musicals (The Rocky Horror Show, Hedwig and the Angry Inch...) but this one stands out from them. The music is amazing, the lyrics are creative, and the humor is ripe.

With a chamber music-esque overture, the tone is set. 'Too Much Exposition' is a great introduction to Urinetown (the musical). Officer Lockstock addresses the audience about what they should expect from the show. Little Sally wants to let the audience in on the water shortage but Lockstock stops her. ("You're too young to understand it now, but nothing can kill a show like too much exposition." "How 'bout bad subject matter? Or a bad title, even? That could kill a show pretty good.")

I've read what others have written: you don't get the whole humor of the show unless you've seen it. I haven't seen it, but this recording is enough to get me see it. (That is, if a production nearby, even a high school production, is put on.)

The songs that I find myself listening to over and over are:

Too Much Exposition (not really a song, but still...)
Urinetown
It's A Privilage to Pee
Mr. Cladwell (a wonderfully sweet villain song)
Cop Song (a wonderfully fun villain song)
Follow Your Heart
Don't Be the Bunny
Act 1 Finale
What Is Urinetown?
Run, Freedome, Run!
Why Did I Listen to That Man?
We're Not Sorry (a great 20's sound, reminds me of 'Chicago')
I See A River (I really love this song... the feeling gotten across, before Lockstock comes out to comment, is 'Oh, everything is going to be okay', but Lockstock informs us that all is NOT well)

With a cry of "Hail Mathus!" the show ends. I just have to listen again, after making a trip to the bathroom.

Urinetown the Musical.......2007-03-10

This CD has all the songs from the show. The show is great and this rendition is about the best.

Not for Everyone.......2006-12-28

This musical is a great piece for the 21st century no doubt, that being said it takes some getting used to. The musical cannot be taken at face value, there are lots of things happening under the surface and it takes some bites at things musical theater doesn't usually take, like itself. On the surface it is strange, and not really something people would listen to over and over. However, once you figure it out, it's fun to listen to it again to find all the things that are really going on. It is very funny, and says some good things about the current state of the world. For musical theater fans this is questionable, if you just like the toe-tapping happy go lucky feel, this isn't it. But if you like the social commentary that goes along with that toe tapping, this is a must. NOT FOR FIRST TIME BROADWAY LISTNERS. Favorite Song: "Look at the Sky"

"DON'T BE THE BUNNY!".......2006-12-04

My son, a high school senior, told me his first show of this year's theatrical season was going to be "Urinetown". My response was something like ... No, really, what shows are you doing this year? Then he brought home a recording of it, and I was hooked right away by the lyrics. Over the years my son has been involved in many performances, but he and the rest of the cast had a real blast preparing for, and performing, this show! He wanted Lockstock, but was cast as Cladwell ... Owned it ... Loved it!
I am no Broadway expert by any stretch of the definition, but this show is wonderfully entertaining! You will see (and hear) snippets from other shows, you will pick up on some of even the more subtle stabs at musicals as a whole, you will groan, you will laugh and you will enjoy ... But only if you try not to take it too seriously.
Get past the title (in this case I certainly think it did not "...kill a show pretty good"), relax, and be entertained. And for goodness sake, if you have a chance to see it performed live, do so! A musical that pokes fun at itself? Yes, a refreshing departure from the norm, and worth the price of admission.

Now my favorite CD, EVER!.......2006-10-03

After reading Urinetown (never having seen it), I wondered what on earth it sounded like. Most of the book is just lyrics, and I had no idea what they sounded like. When I finally listened to the music, I found an incredibly complex, catchy, and moving CD.

The music isn't so much complex as it is creative and works with the lyrics. Keep in mind this is a comedy, but this comedy does have soaring melodies and very great simulataneous singing moments (I can't remember what that is specifically called, but think of "Tonight Reprise" from West Side Story). These songs not only entertained me, it moved the story along.

My favorite song is "Why Did I Listen to that Man?" as it is the song where everything comes together and reaches the climax (both in story-line and musically). However, I have a soft spot for every Cladwell song (and I haven't found a person yet who doesn't love "Don't Be the Bunny) as well as every song. What's best about this musical is the range of genres (but not so much as one would find in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat).

The cast is truly talented and can perform these songs. It's a very strong recording for what I feel (after finally getting to see it) is the best contemporary musical to date. Not only will your sides split, but you'll learn something too. Best of all, it's a musical for everyone. Unlike other equally hilarious comedies (*cough*The Producers*cough*), Urinetown never relies on "unappropriate" and "adult" material to deliver laughs, although you will have to get over the "really awful title."

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Sit Down And Enjoy 3 New Tracks and Performance Versions
Great introduction to this band, nice mellow date music
Could it Be?
Great Crossover!!

Sit Down and Listen To
Hooverphonic
Manufacturer: Sony International
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ASIN: B00013D3XM
Release Date: 2003-12-01

Tracks:

Antarctica
One
Inhaler
Jackie Cane
My Autumn's Done Come
2 Wicky
Frosted Flake Wood
Eden
Vinegar
Sad Song
Someone
World Is Mine
Sometimes
Last Thing I Need Is You [*]

Album Details

2003 Issued Collection of Live Theater Recordings that Includes the Bonus Track "The Last Thing I Need is You".

Customer Reviews:

Sit Down And Enjoy 3 New Tracks and Performance Versions.......2006-05-23

Really liked this album, the new tracks and my old favorites in a naked, simpler or more unfinished version of tunes I like. I started with Hooverphonic's first album in '97 or so, but in the last few months, remembered and looked for more, this was one of the last, and More Sweet Music/No More Sweet Music, and I liked this better than the other two. 2Wicky, the other CDs are complex mixes of sounds, rich, while this is not typical of what came before or since. Recommend this CD. My favorite of other releases is "The Magnificent Tree", I believe is the best, "A Stereo Sound Spectacular", "Blue Wonder Power Milk", "...Presents Jackie Cane" and the two mix/discs "Sweet" and "No More Sweet" - can hear a progression, I'll buy more but they seem to be waning. I like New, complex, fun, much is dark when you listen to/read the words. Other stuff I like, Garbage, Poe (2 cds), The Crystal Method, and Classics like Pink Floyd, Jimi, jazz & blues, a lot of Frank Zappa's music. I buy what I like and want to hear more of, but do buy blind based on cover art, recommendations of friends. Hooverphonic moves me most when the music sends chills up my spine or makes me want to cry. Frosted Flake Wood is my favorite on this CD and Tree.
- Tomcat bluepuma

Great introduction to this band, nice mellow date music.......2006-03-22

This is my first Hooverphonic album; others' recommendations were spot on, the acoustic ensemble arrangements of their songs on this disc give the album a very coherent and mellow mood. Favorites include "Jackie Cane," "Antarctica," "Someone," "2 Wicky." If you're a big fan of their studio recordings, or the stuff you've heard licensed for car and cell phone ads, you might be taken aback - these performances are as if the band stepped into a smoky nightclub and played with Kurt Weill's backup string quartet. Recording quality is crisp and the sound presence on my hi-fi is great. I broke my Sony boycott for this one, and I don't feel a tinge of guilt.

Could it Be?.......2005-05-09

Could it be that this, their fifth CD, far from being a rehash of their earlier releases, is the most accomplished, rich and satisfying of all their efforts? YES!

Though I love all their CDS, each one contain a few tracks that are throw-aways, too similar in melody and production to the other songs on the same CD. NOT SO WITH "Sit Down and Listen To: The Live Theatre Recordings."

It's title a line from the tune, "Lullaby of Broadway," this disc plays like Hooverphonic Unplugged meets 1960's French Cinema Soundtracks to produce one hell of a super chilled jazz-vocal menu on half the songs, and Edith Piaf meets Dusty Springfield to serve up smoldering torch songs on the rest!

ALL the best songs from "A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular," "The Magnificent Tree" and "Jackie Cane" are represented here; the only mar being the short shrift given "Blue Wonder Power Milk," arguably Hooverphonic's best CD before "Sit Down." After hearing these haunting reworkings, I longed to hear "Magenta" in a similar vein.

The best of these rearrangements is "2Wicky," from their debut, in which Geike Arnaert kindles the tension in this song with a staccatto phrasing that eventually breaks into an all-consuming, feverish singing! Running a close second is "Sometimes" from their fourth release, a stripped-down, peppier version that mines the essential sunniness is this previously snowy song. Finally, "Vinegar & Salt" from "Magnificent Tree," turns a saucy song into a dirge delivery of chilling proportions, building into a bonfire of a eulogy!

All is not brilliant retread, however. Two previously unreleased tracks, "My Autumn's Done Come" and "The Last Thing I Need Is You" buttress an already rock-solid album. Shockingly, "The Last Thing" could be an Alanis Morrissette song, with it's frank lyrics and get-back attitude! But it's still essentially Hooverphonic -quirky lyrics, odd time-signatures and minor-key melodies. If this is the sign of things to come, this spunky triphop, then I will be sitting down and listening for a long time to come!

Great Crossover!!.......2004-11-10

Hooverphonic leaves aside their electronic-trip hop-drum & bass style and plays excellent jazzy-chillout versions of their most famous songs. Ideal to relax or.......

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Perhaps "Listen to your Heart" is appropriate for paticular times
Gorgeous Music
I love to listen to this CD in my car
One hit wonder, well remake one hit wonder.
i love "listen to your heart"!!!

Listen To Your Heart
D.H.T.
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Everytime We Touch
Listen to Your Heart
Everytime We Touch
The Ballad Hits
Heaven

ASIN: B0009VNBYM
Release Date: 2005-07-19

Tracks:

Listen To Your Heart (Furious F. EZ Radio Edit) (3:48)
I Go Crazy (3:44)
At Seventeen (4:08)
I Miss You (3:52)
Someone (3:11)
Driver's Seat (2:52)
I Can't Be Your Friend (4:08)
My Dream (3:53)
Sun (3:09)
Why (3:20)
Depressed (5:32)
Listen To Your Heart (Edmee's Unplugged Vocal Edit) (4:28)

Album Description

Featuring the Billboard Top 10 smash hit "Listen To Your Heart"

Customer Reviews:

Perhaps "Listen to your Heart" is appropriate for paticular times.......2006-10-28

Okay, listen to what I have to say and take it with a grain of salt. I was alive and kickin' when I bought the Beatle's White Album. 'Nuff said. I am not touting myself as the great musical critic guru just because I'm older than dirt; however, this album does have some highly emotional and relevant songs for those of us who are leaving a phase and/or relationship in our lives to move onto another plane. There is much more to just listening appeal or popularity of lyrics in an album. Sometimes there is something that touches you personally and you realize this album will help you process another challenge life throws your way.

Why this album? I am leaving my husband in order to strike out on my own and follow what my heart has been telling me is the right thing to do for several years. Complete honesty: I only really listened to this song for the first time tonight in a local pub that had on VH-1. The words were relevant, tremendously healing, and allowed me to have perspective on the path I have chosen to follow. Okay, now you can bash the comments made by some old broad .... LOL!!!

Gorgeous Music.......2006-07-05

I wound up getting this album because of the song Listen To Your Heart, and wound up falling in love with it for the other songs. A wonderful mix of techno and ballads. While the remake of Roxette's classic is just a great song to get up and dance to, I'm more prone to listening to the slower songs- "I Miss You," which almost makes me want to cry when I hear it. The music and the voice of Edmee, sorry if that is misspelled, are just wonderful. If one doesn't like the words, then they might love the music to it. It makes it a great dance track while still being heart wrenching like some of my favorite ballads.

At Seventeen, probably my least favorite track on the album, is still a great song to listen to. Especially if you like older sounding songs. I realize that it is a cover as well, but it's not as well done as Listen to Your Heart. Fortunately, the other songs make up for it in my opinion.

I love to listen to this CD in my car.......2006-06-26

I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked D.H.T.
Eventhough, they remade quite a few of the songs, I enjoyed their remake just as much or better than the originals. If you like synthesized music and a dance beat then this music might be something you might be interested in checking out.

One hit wonder, well remake one hit wonder........2006-04-20

Listen To Your Heart is a good song, when i first heard it I thought it was accoustic version of Roxette. Then later I found out it was some people called DHT. What the hell does DHT stand for anyway and what kind of name is Edmee? Furthurmore, how did they get such airplay out of this song and then release such a horrible CD? Far as I know it didnt even crack the top 1000. These songs sound like their lost from the 80's and the ballads put you to sleep. Let's face it, this band was doomed to start with. They don't have a snowballs chance in hell, goodnight and goodbye!

i love "listen to your heart"!!!.......2006-03-29

i really do!!! i try to look for that song on the radio all the time!!

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Gorgeous voice, beautiful record
'Listen To My Heart; and 'What's Good About Goodbye'
one great, others good
simply the best
Discovering Nancy

Listen to My Heart
Nancy Lamott
Manufacturer: Midder Music
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ASIN: B000005AAZ
Release Date: 1995-12-12

Tracks:

Listen To My Heart
It Feels Like Home
The Lady Down The Hall
Have You Got Any Castles, Baby?
Not Exactly Paris
We Can Be Kind
I Got The Sun
Out Of This World / So In Love
The Secret O' Life
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Customer Reviews:

Gorgeous voice, beautiful record.......2007-07-09

What a wonderful album! The songs are superb, and Nancy's voice is as good as it gets here. Her ability to express the lyric, and set a mood is top notch. The title song is pure bliss-a Broadway style, soaring show-stopper that has a heartfelt lyric and near-perfect vocal. I'm a big fan of Nancy's emotional, tender approach, and the control she uses over that big voice, making it sweet and small in all the right places. My great regret is that I never got to see her perform live. During her busy years, 1985-94 I myself was a full-time working singer (professional name Lynn Randall), and I was in Atlantic City at the same time as she was several times-singing 6 days a week left no time to catch her act-what a shame for me. I sing "Listen To My Heart" myself, and tell Nancy's story when I do.

'Listen To My Heart; and 'What's Good About Goodbye'.......2007-05-06

If you have not heard the voice of Nancy LaMott, you really must treat yourself to one of her six CDs. She died in 1995 at the age of 43 and for a number of years her recordings were out of print and were not available.. However, there is a dealer in California who is a genius at finding really hard to find music and he managed to get five of her CDs and one tape for me . Since at last they are available (thanks to years of effort by those who worked with her)I was able to get the one I had on tape and 'Listen To My Heart' for a friend.
Her story is not as sad as it sounds as she accomplished more toward her life long dream in those 43 years than you could imagine. Go on line and read about her amazing life. And then buy some of her music and know how good life can be.

one great, others good.......2006-11-10

One great song, some other pretty good songs. Who knows what she might have done had she not died just as she was breaking out??

simply the best.......2006-11-10

nancy lamott had the voice of an angel which is captured so beautifully in this cd- the entire cd is magnificent- listen to my heart, the title track,is one of the most beautiful songs ever written and nancy does it more than justice- i simply love this cd and play it all the time

Discovering Nancy.......2006-03-26

Today Nancy LaMott was a passenger in my car singing to me as I drove on the New York parkways for an hour. A delightful way via this CD to really "listen to her heart" as it touched mine. Very few of us who love pop songs of yesterday knew Nancy. I discovered her from the broadcasts of Jonathan Schwartz, who played her records often on his weekend radio shows. He claims, and I agree, that she is one of the very best songstresses of the 20th Century. What a pity she died so tragically (but heroically) while yet so young.

Sondheim - A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992 Concert Cast)

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Inconsistent, but mostly excellent
"Celebration" is not strong enough a word
A maginificent evening, a magnificent album

Sondheim - A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992 Concert Cast)
Stephen Sondheim , Betty Buckley , Paul Gemignani , Patti LuPone , Liza Minnelli , and Bernadette Peters
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ASIN: B000003FDW
Release Date: 1993-02-23

Tracks:

Symphonic Sondheim: Sweeney Todd--orchestra, Jerry Hadley ("Johanna"), Eugene Perry,Herbert Perry ("Pretty Women")
Evening Introduction--Bill Irwin
Loveland/Getting Married Today--Ensemble, Jeanne Lehman, Mark Jacoby, Madeline Kahn
Waiting for the Girls Upstairs--George Lee Andrews, Michael Jeter, James Naughton/Love, I Hear--Michael Jeter/Live Alone and Like It--James Naughton
Someone Is Waiting--Richard Muenz/Symphonic Sondheim: Barcelona--orchestra
Being Alive--Patti LuPone
Good Thing Going--The Tonics
Losing My Mind/You Could Drive a Person Crazy--Dorothy Loudon
Our Time--Boys Choir of Harlem/Children Will Listen--Betty Buckley
Anyone Can Whistle--Billy Stritch
Water Under the Bridge--Liza Minnellli, Billy Stritch
Back in Business--Liza Minnellli, Billy Stritch, Ensemble

Tracks:

Symphonic Sondheim: Comedy Tonight--Bill Irwin, orchestra
Sooner or Later--Karen Ziemba
Pretty Lady--Mark Jacoby, Eugene Perry, Herbert Perry
Green Finch and Linnet Bird--Harolyn Blackwell
The Ballad of Booth--Patrick Cassidy, Victor Garber
Broadway Baby--Daisy Eagan
I Never Do Anything Twice--BETTY
With So Little to Be Sure Of--Jerry Hadley, Carolann Page
Not a Day Goes By--Bernadette Peters
Remember?--Ron Baker, Peter Blanchet, Carol Meyer, Bronwyn Thomas, Blythe Walker (Quintet)/A Weekend in the Country--Kevin Anderson, George Lee Andrews, Mark Jacoby, Beverly Lambert, Maureen Moore, Susan Terry, Quintet
Send in the Clowns--Glenn Close
Old Friends--Liza Minnelli
Sunday--Bernadette Peters, Broadway Chorus

Customer Reviews:

Great CD.......2006-08-06

This is a wonderful double CD of fabulous musical numbers performed by theatre greats and directed by a legandary musical director.

Simply the Best.......2005-06-29

First, to the person who criticizes the recording b/c of "Broadway Baby." Daisy Egan (who sings in in this recording) sounds like she's 10 becuase she IS young. She had just appeared on Braodway in Secret Garden and won a Tony for it. It's a joke...Broadway BABY...hello, it's a joke.

In a compilation of songs like this you're always going to have tracks that you prefer over others, but the majority of the renditions in this CD are great. This is simply one of the best collections of Sondheim out there. You get interpretations that span from "classical" (Green Finch), to bordering on insane (Anything Twice). This is to demonstrate how versatile this composer really is.

In my opinion, some of the best renditions are "Not a Day Goes By," "Anyone Can Whistle", "Girls Upstairs Medley," "Losing My Mind/Drive a Person Crazy," and "Weekend inthe Country." Makes me wish I had been there to witness it first hand.

If you love Sondheim and enjoy hearing Broadway performers, get this CD. A great recording.

Inconsistent, but mostly excellent.......2004-03-21

I am sure no knowledgeable person would deny how absolutely perfect all these songs are. However, the performances on this album are extremely inconsistent. It will go from an excellent rendition (Waiting for the Girls medley, Sunday, With So Little To Be Sure Of, Sooner or Later, Green Finch, Send in the Clowns, Pretty Lady) to the weird (I never Do Anything Twice), to the bad (Broadway Baby, Our Time). I still have absolutely no idea how they managed to butcher one of the best songs ever written--Good Thing Going--and turn it into smooth jazz elevator music. Why would they give Broadway Baby to someone who sounds like she's 10? That said, Liza Minelli, Glenn Close, Karen Ziemba, Dorothy Laudon and the "Waiting for the Girls" performers are all very good. And ending with Bernadette Peters and "Sunday" ends the set on a absolutley fabulous note.

"Celebration" is not strong enough a word.......2003-04-30

This review is by Crosley.

I have been a major Sondheim fan for quite some time, and I finally obtained a copy of this album. I was blown away by the excellent cast and phenomenal selection of music. It is obvious how much work went into this production, considering that this is the live recording of a one time show, and it's flawless. The songs cover all of his shows with the exception of "Passion," which was released 3 years after this show. Also, the shows for which he wrote only lyrics are ommited, like West Side Story, Gypsy, etc. Thus, you can find material from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Anyone can Whistle, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Merrily we Roll Along, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, and Assassins.

There are two striking things about this CD (besides the music and performers themselves). First of all, some of the songs are completely stylistically reworked. The most obvious are "Good Thing Going" and "I Never do Anything Twice." Both are traditionally very ballady with a piano accompaniment, but here they have been redone as jazzy tunes. The result is excellent. Such reworkings demonstrate that Sondheim writes music for virtually any style, and in these cases, across several styles. It's a great example of his variety. The other interesting thing is how many songs have overlapping melodies of songs from different shows. Case in point, "Our Time" and "No one is Alone" are sung seperately by the Harlem Boys Choir and Betty Buckley (the original Grizabella in Webber's atrocious "CATS," although Buckley was excellent) respectively, and then combined. Putting these two songs together offer different meanings to each, and the music is only enhanced. Another example, the trio of "Waiting for the Girls Upstairs," "Love, I Hear," and "Live Alone and Like It" are sung in that order, and then the latter two are combined. Again, the meanings of the songs change, this time in an almost narrative style, and offering different takes on love in the same montage. Lastly (at least for this review, there are more), Dorothy Laudon's (the original Ms. Hannigan in Annie) combination of "Losing my Mind" and "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" is brilliant. Those who are familiar with these songs will wonder how exactly they fit, but trust me, they do. She swtiches back and forth between melodies to create a number that starts poignant and beautiful, and soon moves to become uproariously funny. Both the song reworkings and overlapping melodies of unrelated songs are all for the better.

I recommend this recording to anyone wanting to get better acquainted with some of Sondheim's best work, or those already familiar who want to hear a tour de force of phenomenal music. It has been said that Sondheim is a masterful lyricist (which he is), but lacks real talent for music. This CD is the final proof that such critics are wrong. His music may take a few listenings to get into, contrary to Webber or Wildhorn, but unlike those two, he doesn't cater to the audience. He challenges them to think outside of traditional musical theater in a glorious repertoise of shows that reach for a smarter, more sophisticated form.

A maginificent evening, a magnificent album.......2001-12-16

There's something to be said for the first concert you ever see at Carnegie Hall. I was fortunate enough to have this be my first. This entire evening was devoted to his genius and the performers did not disappoint.

This wonderful double CD shows off the best and brightest of the musical theatre composer and it is, as one person put it, "an embarassment of riches." With songs from his finest works done in amazing arrangements (listen to that harmony in "We Had a Good Thing Going"!) combined with fabulous performers this is a Sondheim lovers delight.

Tracks:

Welcome To The Suck
Raining Oil
Battery Run
Mirage Bedouin
Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
No Standard Solution
8 Men 5 Camels
Full Chemical Gear
Unsick Most Ricky-Tick
Morning Glory
Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T-Rex
Desert Storm
Desert Sunrise
Zoomies
Horse
Pink Mist
Jarhead For Life - Naughty By Nature
O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature
Dickskinner
Permission To Fire
Dead Anyway
Scuds
Listen Up - Public Enemy
Fight The Power - Public Enemy
Soldier's Things - Tom Waits

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For his third collaboration with director Sam Mendes (after American Beauty and The Shawshank Redemption), composer Thomas Newman has come up with one of his finest scores. The music mixes modern atmospheric quasi-rock touches with Middle Eastern influences (with particularly great success on the tracks "Welcome to the Suck" and "Zoomies."). The latter manifest themselves in both the beats and the instrumentation--the credits include soloists on exotic instruments such as the bowed cumbus (a type of banjo-like lute) and the processed xaphoons (a sax made of bamboo). All the more jarring, then, when the CD's handful of songs pop up. (It's quite a jolt to hear Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy" after four eerie instrumental tracks.) The other song picks are obvious but well chosen: T-Rex's "Bang a Gong (Get It On)," "Naughty by Nature's "O.P.P.," Public Enemy's "Fight the Power," and Tom Waits's "Soldier's Things." Still, it's Newman's work that propels this CD, not the pick-up songs. Surprisingly, Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries," which figures in one of the movie's most memorable scenes (when soldiers watch Apocalypse Now), isn't included here. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

You fools!.......2006-10-27

I am reading all the negative reviews of this soundtrack, and most of them mention the absence of Kanye West's "Jesus Walks." One reviewer gives the album one star because he was "misled" into buying the album.

Um, hello? This is an instrumental score for the film! NOT a Various Artists soundtrack! This is, you may have noticed, an album that falls under the name of Thomas Newman! If anyone bought this expecting other music, then it's entirely their own fault. It even says on the front: "MUSIC BY THOMAS NEWMAN."

That said, I'd also like to correct Amazon on something - they said this is Newman's third outing with Mendes, the other two being "Shawshank Redemption" and "American Beauty."

Shawshank was directed by Frank Darabont, NOT Sam Mendes.

Mendes' other pairing with Newman was actually on 2002's "Road to Perdition," which is another great soundtrack I'd heartily recommend purchasing.

Missing Theme Song - but otherwise not bad.......2006-03-01

If you've watched the previews for this film, you're likely expecting a song called Jesus Walks by Kanye West to be on the soundtrack but it's not there - very annoying. But otherwise it's a pretty good CD of music to listen to while you work out or drive fast.

Fine score, but a consumer warning for the CD.......2006-01-20

Thomas Newman's original music for JARHEAD is not only typically daring with many unconventional sounds (utilizing samples, electronic treatments and exotic percussion), but one of his most stirring, rock-influenced efforts as well (as with the opening track, "Welcome to the Suck"). At first I thought there were no melodies as memorable as "Dead Already" from AMERICAN BEAUTY or "Road to Chicago" from ROAD TO PERDITION, but the 3/4-time march used in both "Raining Oil" and "Desert Storm" has grown on me. Of course the CD is recommendable for Newman's score alone. But...

...while one doesn't buy a CD of this nature primarily for the extra songs, one does expect the extras to be competently presented when they appear. So I was taken aback to hear Public Enemy's "Fight the Power" at a faster tempo and higher pitch than usual, as though mastered from a sped-up tape. I can't think of any intentional reason for this, so I'm assuming it was a mistake, but either way I found it not only annoying in itself but because of "Fight the Power"'s thematic significance, with its reference to the Bobby McFerrin tune heard earlier in the movie. ("'Don't Worry Be Happy' was a number one jam/Damn if I say it you can slap me right here".)

So then, while I like the Thomas Newman score a lot, I'm docking the CD a star for the sped-up "Fight the Power". Caveat emptor.

Thomas Newman is a Genius!.......2006-01-07

Thomas Newman is brilliant as always and delivers beautifully. Having read the book prior to the motion picture, Thomas Newman truly brings Swofford's tale to life. If you enjoyed The Horse Whisperer or the Shawshank Redemption score, then you'll thoroughly enjoy Jarhead.

Almost perfect for the film, loses points as a cd.......2005-12-23

Make no mistake - Jarhead proves Thomas Newman's abillity to write music for film. He is not making the music in order to show off his amazing talents, he is making the music so it is perfect for the film. Whereas some composers might score depressing scenes with grand sweeping movements trying to make themselves look like complex composers, Newman knows what will enhance the scene and what won't, and what can convey the message required.

Ultimately, this describes Jarhead perfectly. I have seen the movie and music is seamless and perfect for it. For the most part, there is a sonic texture created, with guitars and drums to represent the bravado of the characters. If you are a fan of Newman's stirring orchestral works this is definitely not something you would like. Newer fans of "American Beauty" and the like will find things to enjoy here, but not in as vibrant or pleasing a way as in that album. The score on it's own is just not as exciting or involving as it could be. It is interesting in it's own right, but not very pleasing to hear. However, there are many good tracks interspersed throughout the score to take you to the good spot.

Overall, Jarhead warrants a 4.5/5 for the film, but on a cd, it's score drops to 3/5. It is pleasant at times, and mostly an interesting CD, but there are too many Newman masterpieces to consider this one high on your buying list. Then agan, if you are a Newman fan, this CD should satisfy you're urge to see what the guy is up to. Final score? Three out of five.

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Missing Key Tracks
Dreamy and Hypnotic; Outstanding New Wave Rock
IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!!!!
Their best.
Yes, incomplete... although blissful this was re-released!

Listen
A Flock of Seagulls
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ASIN: B0002ZDW80
Release Date: 2004-10-12

Tracks:

Wishing
Nightmares
Transfer Affection
What Am I Supposed To Do
Electrics
The Traveller
2:30
Over The Border
The Fall
(It's Not Me) Talking
Committed (Extended Version)
Quicksand
I Ran (Live)

Album Description

The Grammy-Award winning band's 1983 album finally makes its compact disc debut in the United States. A Billboard Top 20 album, Listen features four hit singles: "Wishing (I Had a Photograph of You)", "Nightmares", "Transfer Affection", and "(It's Not Me) Talking". Three bonus tracks have been added, including the 80s alternative radio classic, "Committed". All songs are newly digitally remastered and the booklet contains complete lyrics for the first time. Furthermore, journalist Stephen "Spaz" Schnee has compiled new liner notes based on a 2004 interview with Mike and Ali Score.

Customer Reviews:

Missing Key Tracks.......2006-08-14

The reissue of A Flock Of Seagulls brilliant second album "Listen" disappoints for a number of reasons. First, why has the album never included the beautiful 9:38 version of "Wishing" that was released as a 12 inch single in the UK? Even the US promo EP has a 6:05 version that has the same gorgeous intro as the UK 12 inch. (The US album version clocks in at 5:30, this has been the version issued ad nauseum, except for the seriously truncated 3:58 US 45 version). Second, where are "Rosenmontag" and "The Last Flight of Yuri Gagarin"? I have a former edition of the CD, released in 1992 by Beehive Trading Limited (perhaps UK?) which has these two tracks, as well as "Quicksand", but no "Committed", which I only have on the aforementioned US EP and UK 12 inch. Buy this disc for what's here; the rating is for the "business" end of things, not for the fantastic music.

Dreamy and Hypnotic; Outstanding New Wave Rock.......2005-04-18

Dreamy and Hypnotic; Outstanding New Wave Rock

All right, I'll admit, maybe this band from Liverpool, England, took themselves just a little too seriously in 1983, what with the silly hairstyles and odd fashion sense. Maybe they let the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental in 1982 go to their hair-do's. And maybe my 4-Star rating might be just a bit inflated, being that I've been an undying fan of AFOS since their first record, which is still today one of my all-time favorite albums. But cast all that aside, and you'll find that this is a darn good album, difficult as that may be for the casual listener to believe. While "Listen" departs from the harder-edged sound of the debut LP, it does find its own groove within a somewhat softer and more techno-fied atmosphere. Don't get me wrong; a few songs still rock pretty good, highlighting the work by amazing lead guitarist Paul Reynolds. But for the most part, the in-your-face guitar licks of the first album are relegated to the middle-ground, or background completely, while the drums and keyboards are pushed forward (could it be that the Score brothers; singer and keyboardist Mike, and drummer Ali, wanted their handiwork to overshadow that of Reynolds and bassist Frank Maudsley? Who knows.). In general, the formula works, in the context of the album as a whole. "Wishing" is brilliant, except for the annoying "buzz" sound heard on every single drum beat of the song (too bad that wasn't eliminated for the remastered release). "Nightmares" reminds one of how it felt to be eight years old and alone in the dark. "Transfer Affection" is a lovely ballad, found also on the Flock's "Best Of" CDs. "What Am I Supposed To Do?" is a fast-tempo tune, but does evoke sadness from the listener, as the song is about a painful breakup. "Electrics", "The Traveler", "Over The Border" and "It's Not Me Talking" are all New Wave-Rock oriented, while "2:30" seems to be really not much of anything; just synth effects that open with what sounds like an earthquake. Only "The Fall" causes me to hit the skip button. It's not all that bad, just a bit too slow and a bit too monotonous, even for the `Gulls. Two of the three bonus tracks are worth the price of the disc alone. The grunge-like "Quicksand" could have been a rock-radio favorite, had the group used it as a single instead of a b-side. It still stands up as one of the Flock's very best rock songs. And the live version of "I Ran" (the b-side of "It's Not Me Talking", at least in the U.S.) manages to capture the raw energy of the original studio recording. For some reason, there are two songs from the original CD and cassette releases that are missing from this reissue; "Rosenmontag" and "The Last Flight of Yuri Gagarin." Both were weird techno-flavored instrumentals, which tells me that AFOS, along with other British synth-rock bands and artists (like Gary Numan), were musical visionaries rather than One Hit Wonders. So if you're reading this you must be thinking about buying the CD. Do it, and also what the title suggests.

IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!!!!.......2005-02-15

In the year 1983, we were introduced to (among other things)both Listen by A Flock of Seagulls AND the CD. So why it took 22 years for Listen to come out on CD (and why we were stuck with nothing but 'best hits' albums by A Flock on CD during this time)is quite beyond my comprehension. But as they say, better late than never. Now I have to agree that it would have been FAR better to include the omitted songs than get another version of I Ran (like you can't find this song in enough places already). But I guess we just have to take what we can get. And an actual CD beats scratchy old vinyl (or a CD-R made from scratchy old vinyl) ANY DAY. If you like A Flock Of Seagulls, or if you just like New Wave in general (Admit it, you do. After all, you entered A Flock Of Seagulls as a search parameter. And Deftones and Linkin Park fans don't do this!), this CD is a must-have. Give your turntable a rest and hear this album WITHOUT the pops and scratches!

Their best........2004-11-18

Oh my gosh! Am I dreaming? This can't be! Just as I was fixing to leave the record/electronics last week after being there for 2-3 hours, it suddenly occurred to me that I almost forgot to check the bin for my favorite band of all time, A Flock of Seagulls. And, lo and behold, what do I find but a CD reissue (!) of 1983's "Listen", as well as a copy of "Platinum and Gold". I couldn't help but get 'em both!

In fact, I still have their first 3 TAPES--their self-titled debut, "Listen", and "The Story of a Young Heart". I think most AFOS fans would agree that "Listen" was the best of their 4 records. (The 4th album was "Dream Come True", apparently a really bad one.) They sound more mature on it with better songwriting, whether it's the dance groove of "Over the Border", the techno-punk fun of "Electrics", the dreamy vocal of "Nightmares", or the adventurous "Traveller". Flock's sound was/is so unique that one should admit that no one has sounded like them since. A song like "Wishing", with it's clashing synth/guitar/bass chords, still sounds rather exotic 20 years onward. You just don't hear such originality nowadays.

Speaking of tapes, the outside of my original tape of "Listen" says it contains 3 extra songs, "Rosenmontag", "Quicksand", and "The Last Flight of Yuri Gagarin". However, they're not on the tape itself. I have the Jive/RCA version, maybe that's why. The other tapes say Jive/Arista. Anybody know what gives? Of the 3, "Quicksand" is featured on this reissue and is actually one of their 'heavier' moments with the deepest groove of any AFOS song.

Yes, incomplete... although blissful this was re-released!.......2004-11-14

I am in agreement about the missing tracks "Last Flight of..." and "Rosemantag". Those were two hellaciously alternative songs, given the time of its original release. I will miss them.

I have waited many years to hear this CD again. I originally had the cassette when first released, but after taking that damn cassette everywhere I went for many years, it faded with the scenery. I have looked for the CD version on ebay and every so often one can find one going for $80 out of some remote village half way around the globe. Now that it is rereleased and two very important tracks were omitted I will still wait for that day I can get the original CD on ebay for $50.

The song Committed was a treat for me since I only had a sound snippet memorized in my head from the one time I had heard the song back in 83. Thanks for the memories.

Anyway, get this CD. It, in my humble opinion, is a work of art. The songs are strong and good. THe Production is very much unique for the time, the reverb fills up your speakers and gives an unmistakeable sense of place while you 'listen'. I wish they would have graced the bottom end of the sound spectrum a bit on the remaster, but then it wouldn't true to how Mike Howlett produced it. I guess I can just use my stereo's EQ.

Listen to My Heart: The Songs of David Friedman

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One track was enough for me!
Great music sung by a great cast

Listen to My Heart: The Songs of David Friedman
Various Artists
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ASIN: B00063MC98
Release Date: 2004-10-26

Tracks:

Trust the Wind - Allison Briner, Joe Cassidy, David Friedman, Michael Hunsaker, Alix Korey, Anne Runolfsson
You're Already There - Michael Hunsaker
What I Was Dreamin' Of - Anne Runolfsson
My White Knight - Allison Briner
He Comes Home Tired - Alix Korey
If You Love Me Please Don't Feed Me - Joe Cassidy
I'm Not My Mother - Alix Korey
You'll Always Be My Baby - Allison Briner
Two Different Worlds - Anne Briner, Michael Hunsaker
Open You Eyes to Love - Allison Briner, Joe Cassidy, David Friedman, Michael Hunsaker, Alix Korey, Anne Runolfsson
Live It Up - Allison Briner, Joe Cassidy, David Friedman, Michael Hunsaker, Alix Korey, Anne Runolfsson
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Listen to My Heart - Allison Briner, Joe Cassidy, David Friedman, Michael Hunsaker, Alix Korey, Anne Runolfsson

Tracks:

Gift of Trouble - Allison Briner, Joe Cassidy, David Friedman, Michael Hunsaker, Alix Korey, Anne Runolfsson
Catch Me - Joe Cassidy
I Can Hold You - Michael Hunsaker
My Simple Wish (Rich, Famous & Powerful) - Alix Korey
We Can Be Kind - Anne Runolfsson
Only My Pillow Knows - Allison Briner
Nothing in Common - Anne Runolfsson
What I'd Had in Mind - Michael Hunsaker
If I Were Pretty - Alix Korey
We Live on Borrowed Time - Allison Briner
You're There - Joe Cassidy
As Long as I Can Sing - Allison Briner, Joe Cassidy, David Friedman, Michael Hunsaker, Alix Korey, Anne Runolfsson
Help Is on the Way - Allison Briner, Joe Cassidy, David Friedman, Michael Hunsaker, Alix Korey, Anne Runolfsson
I'll Be There With You - David Friedman

Customer Reviews:

One track was enough for me!.......2007-07-18

This CD gets played fairly often on my Broadway Internet radio connection. The one track they play ad nauseum is: Help Is on the Way. After hearing this track probably more than 75(!) times, I have to say I am not interested in listening to the rest of this CD, or that particular track probably ever again! I even mute the sound when it comes on again. The singing is literally bombastically overblown and out of tune throughout. The piano accompaniment sounds tinny and echoy, apparently from the live venue in which it was recorded. No matter, the piano part gets nearly completely obliterated under the heavy, obnoxious, self-absorbed, individual voices which have so much distasteful vibrato it's unreal! I know it's cabaret-ish, and off-Broadway-ish, but I still expect quality for those genres! Blend is so important in choral singing, and when you're a so-so diva in a sea of other egotistical divas, it's very noticeable. The high soprano on "Help ..." (whoever she is) REALLY grates on my ears like a meat grinder, and the male performers are not much better, poking through the texture to get themselves out there in front of the other singers, no, I mean hackers! There is no dynamic contrast whatsoever, just loud, louder, loudest all the way to the end. I can't believe the audience raved at the end of that track! We must not be on the same planet as listeners! As for the song itself, nothing new or exciting there either. This type of songwriting has been overdone to the hilt (YAWN!). As an avid B'way and cabaret collector, I highly do NOT recommend this CD. You will probably be disappointed as well.

Great music sung by a great cast .......2005-03-11

I have been playing this cd non stop for the past few days. I was fortunate to see the show before it closed, and I am grateful they recorded a cast album.

David Friedman's lyrics are heartwarming and inciteful. Any one who has ever listened to the late, great Nancy LaMott knows this; she gave life to so many of his songs.

Highlights for me on this cd include: I'm Not My Mother, If I Were Pretty, You're There, and I suppose so many more. The cast is wonderful with my two favorites being Alix Kory and Joe Cassidy. There are some great comedic songs along with heart tugging ballads. If you like David Friedman's music, you will love this cd.

And for those who don't know Nancy LaMott's work, run, don't walk to Amazon or any other place to order her cds. After an eight year legal battle, her cds are once again available to the public. She was one of the most natural singers, with a sincerity and vocal clarity and focus that was truly a gift from God. It's fortunate for us that before she died at 43, she left us with a legacy as she did.

This double cd is worth every penny. It includes pictures of the show and also the lyrics to the songs. A wonderfully produced cast album for any David Friedman fan.

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Mixed feelings
Your love for this superb collection will be here to stay...
He's done it again
Absolutely 'S WONDERFUL!
A beautiful 2 disc CD-another hit for Michael

The Michael Feinstein Anthology

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Release Date: 2002-05-21

Tracks:

Nice Work If You Can Get It
Isn't It Romantic
Swinging On A Star
Ask Me Again
Rhode Island Is Famous For You
'S Wonderful
Wonder Why
Too Marvelous For Words
Where Do You Start
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You Are There
Sophisticated Swing
Love Can Change The Stars
Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are
Half Of April (Most Of May)
Marianne
They Can't Take That Away From Me
I Love A Piano

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That's Entertainment
My Favorite Year
Ten Feet Off The Ground (With Rosemary Clooney)
I Never Felt Better
Someone To Watch Over Me
Kiss Her Now
The Ugly Bug Ball
For You, For Me, Forever More
The Mole People
And So To Bed
You're All The World To Me
Old Friend
Isn't It A Pity (with Rosemary Clooney)
Pattisserie
Open Your Eyes
For Love Alone
I Won't Send Roses/Time Heals Everything
Get Out And Get Under The Moon (with Page Cavanaugh)
My Romance
Love Is Here To Stay
Violin (with Liza Minnelli)

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The line between evangelist and entertainer has always been somewhat indistinct. But as showcased on this 43-track, double-disc collection culled from his '87-'96 recordings for Elektra/Nonesuch/Atlantic, Michael Feinstein's dedication to spreading the gospel of the American song often blurs it beyond recognition. While the singer's pedigree for the task is impeccable (a long-term stint as Ira Gershwin's assistant and early career sponsorship by Liza Minnelli), his interpretations often succeed by playing off a tense axis of fervent emotionalism and a joyous sense of irreverence.

If his readings of romantic standards can sometimes tend toward the precious, they're often balanced here by sheer dramatic power and telling insights ("Isn't It Romantic" fairly bristles with ironic chauvinism) and a few loopy curves ("The Mole People," the Sherman Brothers' "The Ugly Bug Ball," and the previously unreleased "Rhode Island Is Famous for You"). Feinstein's dedicated song archaeology is also showcased on several gems: "Violin," a duet with Liza Minnelli; "My Favorite Year," a rejected ballad for the film of that name; the sublime "lost" Gershwin classic "Ask Me Again."

Sprinkled with live performances (the forum where Feinstein's talents seem most energized) and studio outtakes and featuring a lengthy print interview with the singer, the set chronicles both the pioneering efforts of one of pop music's most successful revivalists and, crucially, the cream of his beloved American songwriters, from stalwarts Gershwin, Berlin, and Porter to later legends like Herman, Styne, Lane, Martin, and Mercer. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

The definitive collection of performances by the Grammy nominated singer features 43 tracks from 14 albums released by Elektra, Elektra Nonesuch, and Atlantic labels from 1987-1996. Plus 8 previously unreleased live tracks only available here 'Rhode Island is Famous For You', 'S Wonderful', 'Alexander's Ragtime Band', 'I Love A Piano', 'Patisserie', 'Get Out And Get Under The Moon' (with Page Cavanaugh), 'Love Is Here To Stay' & 'Violin' (with Liza Minnelli). 2 Digipacks housed in a slipcase with a booklet. Rhino Records. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Mixed feelings.......2005-10-05

This album has some GREAT songs on it; sophisticated swing being one of my favorites. However many of the other songs are too operatic and lame. I give three stars but this album is definatly worth it just for some of the better songs.

Your love for this superb collection will be here to stay..........2002-07-18

The magnificently talented Michael Feinstein has made one wonderful album after another for nearly two decades. Now that Elektra and Rhino have put together this anthology, I am blown away by the versatility and diversity in Feinstein's recorded output. Such amazing rare gems, combined with the most beloved favorites in the history of American Popular Song. Assembled with wit, intelligence, and obvious affection on the part of the record company, this set is a keeper. You'll love it!

He's done it again.......2002-07-15

Is there anything this man can't sing? This collection is so varied as to be the definitive collection of songs for any occassion.

This is perfect background music for a dinner party for a whole group but especially for two. Light, romantic and just gorgeous. You just can't go wrong when Michael Feinstein is your musical choice.

Way to go Michael, you've done it again!

Absolutely 'S WONDERFUL!.......2002-06-10

There are very few contemporary performers who can hold their own with the truly great interpreters of American popular song. Michael Feinstein is truly the ONLY performer of the "younger" generation who really understands what these songs are all about. His incredible knowledge of this music, and his enthusiasm and passion for it have fueled his career. Rhino Records has done a truly outstanding job of putting together an anthology that exemplifies why Mr. Feinstein has become so beloved by audiences around the world. The packaging is excellent, and filled with interesting photos and background information about many of the selections.

This collection not only contains all the favorites one would expect, but a neat group of surprises too. I especially love the duets with people like Liza Minnelli and Rosemary Clooney, and the various collaborative efforts with songwriters like Jule Styne and Burton Lane accompanying Michael at the piano.

This collection is a classic to be treasured. Bravo Michael!
Bravo Rhino!

A beautiful 2 disc CD-another hit for Michael.......2002-06-09

I have every CD Michael has ever made and this is by far one of the best ones because of Michael's range in singing and his wonderful singing voice. I love his duets with Rosemary Clooney and Liza Minelli. He is a wonderful performer on this double CD and am looking foward to the next CD.

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CD arrived in excellent condition. : )
Listen to Your Heart
A song for people who still believe in romance in love
Is this the same DHT ??
BUY THIS

Listen to Your Heart
D.H.T.
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Listen to Your Heart [Hardbounze Extended Mix]
Listen to Your Heart [Extended Hardstyle Mix]

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CD arrived in excellent condition. : ).......2007-05-09

CD arrived in excellent condition! : )

Listen to Your Heart.......2006-08-07

Great CD. Has the original tract from the radio music, plus other versions that enhance the song.

A song for people who still believe in romance in love.......2006-05-27

I know if you read the other reviews you would think that this group did something so wrong they must be driven from the earth, but when I hear this CD, all I can do is weep like a little boy who has lost his mommy.

Was that an uncomfortable statement? I bet coming from a grown man it is but you have to understand that I bought the CD right before being hit with a surprise divorce when I was out of the country. All divorces are though but a military divorce is very tough.

When I hear track 3 which is the least of the power driven mixes all I hear is the perfect love of a women who is confused and looking for something more but not realizing what she has and instead is listening to other people and is NOT listening to her hart and as a result is passing on her true love.

In the real world the fight is daily and life is hard and when you are fighting everyday just to live you get down on yourself and other people and shut out or deny your feelings.

When I hear this song I think about my wife when we first got married not the wife of ten years later who left me alone still loving her but not measuring up to her future potential meter that was given to her by her new friends.

DHT I think understand the grief and raw emotion that comes with a breakup and you cannot do anything but realize that a good thing is over and you have to pick yourself and start to look again for someone to spend the rest of your life with.

I think this is a good buy if you can understand the lyrics and not get wrapped around the technical/recording issues and instead focus on how it makes you feel which other men seem to miss.

Is this the same DHT ??.......2006-01-17

that does the song "White Power"? As far as I can tell, it is. Just something to think about before you buy. Any group that promotes racism, doesn't deserve my money.

BUY THIS.......2006-01-02

LISTEN TO YOUR HEAST CD SINGLE IS FAR MUCH BETA THAN SOMEONE. BUY THIS.

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