Corner of the Earth [Import] [CD-single]

Corner of the Earth [Import] [CD-single]

Track Listings

1. Corner Of The Earth (Radio Edit)

2. Bad Girls (Live At The Brits With Anastacia)

3. Love Foolosophy (Mondo Grosso Love Acoustic Mix)

4. Titan (Live)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Taken from the 2001 album, A Funk Odyssey. Four non-LP tracks, 'Corner Of The Earth' (Radio Edit), 'Bad Girls' (Live At The Brits With Anastacia), 'Love Foolosophy' (Mondo Grosso Love Acoustic Mix) & 'Titan' (Live at Telewest Arena). 2002.

Tracks:

She Will Find Me
Scythe Song
Rescue Me
Rite Of Passage
All Together
Green Grow The Rashes
Ready For The Storm
Feel So Near
Talking With My Father
Singing Land
Caledonia
This Love Will Carry

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Over the years, Dougie MacLean has played in the seminal Scottish folk bands the Tannahill Weavers and Silly Wizard, composed music for numerous TV and movie soundtracks, including The Last of the Mohicans, and written a piece for chamber orchestra called "Perthshire Amber." But even though MacLean has been successful in every musical setting he's entered, he is still best known for his songs. On Live: From the Ends of the Earth, he performs a dozen of his most famous compositions--including "Ready for the Storm," the song that introduced him to American audiences when it was covered by Kathy Mattea--backed only by his own delicately fingerpicked guitar. He also sings a moving, understated version of "Caledonia," which has become something of an anthem for the supporters of Scottish independence. MacLean's melodies retain echoes of the ancient music of Scotland, but his lyrics have a universal appeal. His songs have been covered by singers such as Mary Black and Dolores Keane, played by orchestras and marching bands, and even remixed with drum loops and techno backbeats, but MacLean's intimate renditions included here are destined to become the definitive versions. --Michael Simmons

Customer Reviews:

Ancient voice.......2007-04-04

At first this music may seem a little commersial, countrylike, but when listening to the lyrics and the way Dougie MacLean performs the songs, it's like listening to a voice from forgotten times, when man and nature was close and connected. Beautiful songs, lovely voice, but not too sweet to sound authentical. My favourites are "Feel so near," and "Caledonia."

Live: From the Ends of the Earth.......2006-10-29

Excellent voice, tunes, and feelings. Clear and easy to understand lyrics that touch the heart and the mind. I barely listen to anything else these days--replacing Neil Young as my number one artist.

Great music, great performer.......2005-08-31

I've only recently been introduced to Dougie MacLean's music, and after hearing "Caledonia" I decided to purchase the Live CD.
I think definitely that the entire CD is great, with only one possible weak tune (All Together).
A great place to start on the CD if you aren't familiar with Dougie's music is with the song "Ready for the Storm" which is a strong tune with a great guitar pick, in the style of the '70s singer/songwriters like James Taylor, Dan Fogelberg and many of the others from that era. Another great tune is "Scythe Song" which again has a great pick, but also has great sentimental lyrics about a boy learning how to work the scythe from his father. I also really loved the song "Green Grow the Rashes" which is from Robert Burns' poem, adapted by Dougie MacLean. Again nice guitar. A little difficult to understand the words, because it is in the original Scottish language..(what does tapsalterie mean?). I found myself singing this one to myself for days after hearing it for the first time. The highlight of the entire CD is the song "Caledonia" which is now an anthem in Scotland and just a great overall song. I think that back in the '70s, that this song could have been a great hit in the U.S. if it was released here.
Other songs that I felt were highlights were "Talking With My Father" which again has a nice guitar pick and nice words about a man when he realizes he is becoming his father. Also highlights were the opening song "I know She Will Find Me", the final song "This Love Will Carry" and "Feels So Near"

In many of the songs, Dougie gets the audience involved with singing the words with him, a la Fogelberg with "There's a Place in the World for a Gambler" during his concerts or Harry Chapin with "Circle" during his performances. These were "Rescue Me", which also has a cute story that went with the song, "Green Grow the Rashes", "Feels So Near", "All Together", "Singing Land" and "This Love Will Carry". Sometimes it gets to be a little bit too much, but you can't help but sing with Dougie on this CD.

All in all, a great artist, a great CD and performance. I'm looking forward to purchasing more of his material and seeing him in concert in Oshkosh, WI this November.

An album for coma sufferers!.......2004-12-23

I have been acquainted with Dougie's music for some years. His best period was in the early 90's when his band had some talent. I have never cared much for his lazy languishing vocals, but this album will bore you in to a coma. No wonder he has slipped into obscurity.

Hauntingly Beautiful........2004-02-22

I'll make this review simple. Hauntingly beautiful melodies. Deeply poetic lyrics. My favorites tracks are "Talking With My Father", and "She Will Find Me." If you're a folkie this CD will touch your soul. If you're not a folkie yet, after a few minutes of Dougie Maclean you just might become one.

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Sweet Singing In The Choir

Hymns and Descants

Manufacturer: Gmn.Com
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005BI4L
Release Date: 2001-04-24

Customer Reviews:

Sweet Singing In The Choir.......2002-12-01

I love to hear these lovely descants...with the organ being played by a good organist...these songs are very lovely..they can be enjoyed any where..people tends to draw near to hear these tunes...these tines are not normally heard regularly..so they songs very good....

Jacob Avshalomov: Symphony of Songs, etc.

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Music of Individual Character

Jacob Avshalomov: Symphony of Songs, etc.

Manufacturer: Albany Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Praises From The Corners Of The Earth: I. John Donne, Holy Sonnets xxiii
Praises From The Corners Of The Earth: II. Chief Joseph Strongwolf - III. The Koran, Surah xciii
Praises From The Corners Of The Earth: IV. e.e. cummings - I. John Donne Repeats
Raptures For Orchestra On The Madrigals Of Gesualdo: Moro, lasso, al mio duolo
Raptures For Orchestra On The Madrigals Of Gesualdo: Mille vilte il di moro
Raptures For Orchestra On The Madrigals Of Gesualdo: lo pur respiro
Symphony Of Songs: I. Fed By My Labors
Symphony Of Songs: II. Adieu, Farewell Earth's Sweet Bliss
Symphony Of Songs: IIIa. Answer July - IIIb. The Watch
Symphony Of Songs: IV. Who Is My Shepherd
Symphony Of Songs: Va. The Smile - Vb. The Grain Of Sand

Customer Reviews:

Music of Individual Character.......2001-06-08

Born in Tsingtao, China, in 1928, Jacob Avshalomov came to the United States in the 1930s, studied with Ernst Toch, won a prize for his opera "The Taking of T'ung Kuan" in 1952, and later settled in for a long, long stint as conductor of the Portland Youth Philharmonic - the ensemble heard in the Albany CD under review. Avshalomov leads the young players in a trio of his own works. A word first about the performances, all of which were recorded in concert. It's a "youth symphony," not a fully professional orchestra; it sometimes shows intonation problems and can be slow to pick up cues from the baton. As training orchestras go, however, it's pretty good. I remember a CRI LP of Avshalomov and the PYP doing Ernest Bloch's Trombone Symphony and his Suite Classique. Those are thorny scores and the musicians did a convincing job with them. They do the same here. Avshalomov's music resembles Bloch's, assimilating Jewish, Chinese, American-Indian and other influences in a neo-Romantic idiom spiced by occasional bitonal harmonies; he orchestrates with an ear for attractive sonorities. "Praises from the Corners of the Earth" (1964), a symphony for orchestra and chorus, sets texts taken from John Donne, the Koran, e. e. cummings, and Chief Joseph Strongwolf. It's the kind of music that would make a good impression in the Hollywood Bowl on a warm night, not only because the texts laud the beauties of the fair earth, but because the openness of the music suggests the ethos of clear air and a beneficent nature. I find it immediately attractive. "Raptures for Orchestra on the Madrigals of Gesualdo" (1982) directly quotes its source, using the chorus, at the beginning of each of its three movements and then develops Gesualdo's music instrumentally and chorally in Avshalomov's idiom. The technique is related to that in William Schuman's "New England Triptych" after hymns of William Billings and might owe something in conception to Ottorino Respighi's Gregorian pastiches of the 1920s and 30s. Only modesty prevents Avshalomov from calling "Raptures" a symphony; it is a better organized and more pleasing score than many another under the name of symphony. Purely instrumental, the "Symphony of Songs" (1994) takes its title from the fact that each of the five movements develops the material of one of Avshalomov's voice-and-keyboard songs. At thirty minutes, "Symphony of Songs" beats the two other works in scale, although it strikes me as slightly less distinctive (or less pithy) than its companion-pieces. Nevertheless, it has its merits, enough of them to have made me listen through it twice in succession. This disc reminds us that there are dozens of American composers of the mid-century who wrote attractive music that is now unknown or all but unknown. Thanks to the people at Albany for making this music, in these performances, available.

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Corner of the Earth
Jamiroquai
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music

Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00006I9KW
Release Date: 2002-09-02

Vlla I Vogel Bote Malle Little Brother Big World

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Vlla I Vogel Bote Malle Little Brother Big World

Manufacturer: Heady Media, Inc.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | International | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CACYUW
Release Date: 2002-09-24

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Corner of the Earth 2
Jamiroquai
Manufacturer: Sbme Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music

Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00006AL49
Release Date: 2003-03-04

Tracks:

Corner Of The Earth (Radio Edit)
Bad Girls (Live At The Brits 2002 With Anastacia)
Titan (Live At The Telewest Arena)
(Multimedia)

Album Details

Features a Duet with Anastacia of Donna Summers' Disco Classic "Bad Girls" and an Enhanced Section with the Video for the Single.

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Corner of the Earth

Manufacturer: Sony International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00006AO3K
Release Date: 2003-02-25

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full tracks

Corner of the Earth 1
Jamiroquai
Manufacturer: Sbme Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music

Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music

Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music

Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000069RDX
Release Date: 2003-04-25

Customer Reviews:

full tracks.......2007-07-17

1. Corner of the earth~~~2. Main vein-Knee Deep classic mix~~~3. Main vein Deep Swing's jazzy thumper mix.

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Hidden Colours
Rees-Williams Trio
Manufacturer: BBC Legends
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Music For A While
Sonatine II
Jesus, Meine Zuversicht
Picardy
When I Am Laid In Earth
Nun Komm; Der Heiden Heiland
Notturno
Prelude, Fugue And Variation
Libera Me
The Snow Is Dancing
Music For A While (Alternative Version)

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Corner of the Earth
Jamiroquai
Manufacturer: Sbme Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music

Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000068TIT
Release Date: 2002-07-30

Tracks:

Corner Of The Earth (Radio Edit)
Bad Girls (Live At The Brits With Anastacia)
Love Foolosophy (Mondo Grosso Love Acoustic Mix)
Titan (Live)

Album Description

Taken from the 2001 album, A Funk Odyssey. Four non-LP tracks, 'Corner Of The Earth' (Radio Edit), 'Bad Girls' (Live At The Brits With Anastacia), 'Love Foolosophy' (Mondo Grosso Love Acoustic Mix) & 'Titan' (Live at Telewest Arena). 2002.

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