My Promise [Import]

My Promise [Import]

Track Listings

1. Where Do You Go

2. Kiss You All Over

3. Don't Make Me Live Without You

4. When I Die

5. Please Don't Go

6. Bonita

7. My Promise to You

8. D'Yer Mak'er

9. Missing

10. This Masquerade

11. In and Out

12. Who Do You Love

13. That's How Much I Love You

14. Part of Me

15. Where Do You Go [Trip House Mix][*]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Miami Dudes Singing Cover Songs. Pretty Big on Radio and Clubs.

Tracks:

Piano Concerto No. 1 - Andre Previn
Intermezzo - Philharmonia Orchestra
Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini - Sir Simon Rattle
O Mio Babbino Caro - London Symphony Orchestra
Viola Da Bamba Sonata In G Minor - Ton Koopman
Beim Schlafengehen - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Schindler's List Theme - Tasmin Little
Clair De Lune - Dame Moura Lympany
Symphony No. 5 - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana - Philharmonia Orchestra
Moonlight Sonata - Dame Moura Lympany
Violin Concerto No. 1 In G Minor - Yehudi Menuhin
E Lucevan Le Stelle - Georges Pretre
Nocturne In C Sharp Minor - Maria Tipo
Adagio For Strings - Philadelphia Orchestra
Cello Concerto - English Chamber Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 2 In F - English Chamber Orchestra
Va Pensiero - Bernard Haitink

Tracks:

Adagio In G Minor - Sir Neville Marriner
The Heart Asks Pleasure First / The Promise - Michael Nyman
Time To Say Goodbye - Orchestra
Goldberg Variations - Maria Tipo
Barcarolle - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Piano Concerto No. 2 - Sir Simon Rattle
Nimrod - London Symphony Orchestra
Vissi D'art - Maria Callas
Cavatina - Manuel Barrueco & Steve Morse
String Quintet In C - Laszlo Varga
J'ai Perdu Mon Eurydice - John Eliot Gardiner
Etude In E 'Tristesse' - John Ogdon
Addio Del Passato - London Symphony Orchestra
Double Violin Concerto - Bath Festival Orchestra
Queen Symphony - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 1 - Garrick Ohlsson
In Paradisum - English Chamber Orchestra
My Heart Will Go On - Orchestra
Rhapsody In Blue - Andre Previn

Customer Reviews:

a terrific compilation for beginners.......2006-02-07

I agree with P. Grupe-for classical music lovers, it is a let down to listen to cut tracks of well-performed classical greats, like Chopin's 1st piano concerto in this collection. Nonetheless, this is a terrific compilation for people beginning to get interested in classical music. This compilation is an eclectic mix of the familiar (Beethoven's moonlight sonata, Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini variation no. 18, Myer's Cavatina, Barber's "Adagio for Strings, etc.), the contemporary (Michael Nyman's The Promise, Horner's My Heart Will Go On), and the truly moving (Bach's Double Violin Concerto, Bruch's Violin Concerto, Schubert's String Quintet in C)-relatively obscure pieces usually left out in less inspired and mediocre classical music compilations. It is gratifying to see that opera music has not been left out. Get this cd if only for the Maria Callas tracks, Lucia Popp's performance of Strauss' Beim Schlafengehen, and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's Addio del passato.

"Classical heartbreakers" broke my heart.......2004-06-27

I am an avid listener of classical music, and I purchased this CD expecting to get some of the best classical music ever composed. I guess I expected a bit much though. Although the recording is filled with high quality performances of fantastic pieces, I was disappointed to find that only about half of the pieces are contained in their entirety on this 2-disc set. Songs such as Rhapsody in Blue and Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata were not recorded in full for this album, which caught me off guard and bothered me quite a bit.

Anybody who is unfamiliar with classical music will appreciate this album. Since it features some of the most moving classical pieces ever written, it is sure to entrance listeners. And by not placing entire 10-minute pieces on the CDs, it will not run on and bore those unaccustomed to the length of most classical music. However, if you are already well-versed in classical music and can listen to entire symphonies with ease, I would advise against buying this album. I now feel a desire to go out again and find the full versions of some of these pieces, since I feel I was cheated by only getting introductions or short movements on most of the album. Guess I should have paid a little more attention to what I was buying.

A Fantastic Compilation.......2004-05-01

Most of the musical pieces in this compilation are from versions as they appear in various movies. This is Classical music from classic movies such as: Somewhere in Time, Schindler's List, English Patient, The Piano, Platoon, et al. But make no mistake; the music is what's really worth mentioning here.

The title says it all. It claims to have "the most moving Classical music of all time," and they certainly have a case, as it is chock full of the kind of emotional pieces that can easily bring you to tears. This double CD compilation with 37 passionately beautiful pieces is a steal at $16.99.

If you've ever recorded your favorite songs on to tape, or burned them on to a CD, you'll see that this compilation is exactly what EMI Records has done. It is like a greatest hits, volume 1, of poignant Classical music. Almost all of the musical pieces are classic favorites, though there are a few contemporary ones also.

I found the music on this CD powerful and moving as advertised, and I think that Classical music fans should truly enjoy it. It is well worth the price it's being sold for, and I highly recommend it.

Since there is some missing information as to who the composers and artists are, here they are:

Disk 1

Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor Op.23: I. Allegro Non Troppo E Mol; Andre Previn; Horacio Gutierrez; The London Symphony Orchestra

Mascagni - Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana) {Raging Bull}; Riccardo Muti; The Philharmonia Orchestra

Rachmaninov - Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini - Variation #18 {Somewhere in Time}; Cecile Ousset; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Sir Simon Rattle

Puccini - O Mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicchi) {A Room with a View};
Montserrat Caballe; The London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Charles Mackerras

Bach - Viola da Gamba Sonata in G Minor BWV1029 - II. Adagio (Opening) {Truly, Madly, Deeply}; Jordi Savall; Ton Koopman

Richard Strauss - Beim Schlafengehen (Vier Letzte Lieder) {The Hours}; Klaus Tennstedt; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Lucia Popp

Williams - Schindler's List (Theme) {Schlinder's List}; Iain Sutherland; New World Philharmonic; Tasmin Little

Debussy - Clair de Lune {Frankie and Johnnie}; Dame Moura Lympany

Mahler - Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto (Conclusion) {Death in Venice}; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir John Barbirolli

Catalani - Ebben? Ne Andrò Lontana (La Wally) {Diva}; Maria Callas; The Philharmonia Orchestra; Tullio Serafin

Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor "Moonlight" Op. 27/2 - I. Adagio S; Dame Moura Lympany

Bruch - Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor - II. Adagio (Opening) Sir Yehudi Menuhin; The Philharmonia Orchestra; Walter Susskind

Puccini - E Lucevan le Stelle (Tosca) {The Man Who Cried}; Carlo Bergonzi; Georges Pretre; Orchestre De La Societe` Des Concerts Du Conservatoire

Chopin - Nocturne in C Sharp Minor Op. Posth {The Pianist}; Maria Tipo

Barber - Adagio for Strings {Platoon} Eugene Ormandy; Philadelphia Orchestra

Elgar - Cello Concerto in E Minor Op. 85 - I. Adagio - Moderato (Opening) {Hilary and Jackie}; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Norman Del Mar; Robert Cohen

Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Op.102 - II. Andante Dmitri Alexeev; English Chamber Orchestra; Jerzy Maksymiuk

Verdi - Va, Pensiero (Chorus of Hebrew Slaves) (Nabucco) {The Godfather, Pt. 3}; Bernard Haitink; Covent Garden Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Disk 2

Albinoni - Adagio in G Minor (Realised Giazotto) [Extract] {Gallipoli}; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Sir Neville Marriner

Nyman - Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise {The Piano}; Unknown artist

Quarantotto & Sartori - Time to Say Goodbye; David Abel

J.S. Bach - Goldberg Variations - Aria {The English Patient}; Maria Tipo

Offenbach - Barcarolle (Les Contes d'Hoffmann) {Life Is Beautiful}; Choeurs Rene Ducios; Clu; Elisabeth Schwartskopf; Jeannine Collard; Orchestre De La Societe` Des Concerts Du Conservatoire

Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor - II. Adagio Sostenuto (Opening) {Brief Encounter}; Cecile Ousset; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Sir Simon Rattle

Elgar - Nimrod ("Enigma" Variations) {Elizabeth}; The London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Adrian Boult

Puccini - Vissi d'Arte (Tosca); Georges Pretre; Maria Callas; Orchestre De La Societe` Des Concerts Du Conservatoire

Myers - Cavatina {The Deer Hunter}; Manuel Barrueco; Steve Morse

Schubert - String Quintet in C D956 - II. Adagio (Opening) {Carrington}; Hungarian Quartet; Laszlo Varga

Gluck - J'Ai Perdu Mon Eurydice (Orphée et Eurydice); Anne Sofie Von Otter; John Eliot Gardiner; Orchestre De L'Opera De Lyon

Chopin - Étude in E "Tristesse" Op.10/3; John Ogden

Verdi - Attendo, Attendo...Addio del Passato (La Traviata); Dame Kiri Te Kanawa; Myung-Whun Chung; The London Symphony Orchestra

Bach - Double Violin Concerto in D Minor BWV 1043 - II. Largo Ma Non Tanto {Children of a Lesser God}; Bath Festial Orchestra; Christian Ferras; Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Kashif - Queen Symphony - III. Adagio {Who Wants to Live Forever - Save Me}; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Tolga Kashif

Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor - II. Romance (Larghetto) (Opening) {The Truman Show}; Garrick Ohlsson; Jerzy Maksymiuk; Polish National Symphony Orchestra

Faure - In Paradisum (Requiem) {The Thin Red Line}; Cambridge Choir of Kings Choir; English Chamber Orchestra; Stephen Cleobury

Horner - My Heart Will Go On {Titanic}; David Abel

Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue (Conclusion) {Manhattan}; Andre Previn; The London Symphony Orchestra

Classical Chillout
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Classical Chillout
Various Artists
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Tracks:

Platoon: Adagio For Strings - William Orbit
My Dinner With Andre: Gymnopedie No.1 - Angela Brownridge
Delta Airlines TV Ad: Adiemus - Miriam Stockley
Farewell - Leszek Mozdzer
A Room With A View: O Mio Babbino Caro - Angela Gheorghiu
Gallipoli: Adagio - Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner
The Bridges Of Madison County: Norma: Casta Diva - Maria Callas/Chor Of La Scala, Milan
Spiegel Im Spiegel - Tasmin Little/Martin Roscoe
British Airways TV Ad: Lakme: Flower Duet - Mady Mespie/Danielle Millet
The Piano: The Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise - Michael Nyman
Babe: Cantique De Jean Racine - Orfeon Donostiarra Orchestre Du Capitole Du Toulouse/Michel Plasson
The Civil War: The Ashokan Farewell - Jay Ungar/Molly Mason
This Is Not America - Ahn Trio
Frankie And Johnny: Clair De Lune - Dame Moura Lympany
Angela's Ashes: Miserere Mei, Deus - Timothy Beasley-Murray/Gerald Finley/Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury

Tracks:

Titanic: My Heart Will Go On - David Abel
Perpetuum Mobile - Penguin Cafe Orchestra/Simon Jeffes
Con For Violin & Oboe In D Minor - Yehudi Menuhin/Leon Goossens
Symphony No.3: Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs - Zofia Kilanowicz
The Lark Ascending - Hugh Bean
Chocolat: Gnoissienne No.1 - Anne Queffelec
Nagoya Marimbas - Colin Currie/Sam Walton
Violin Concerto No.1 In G Minor - Yehudi Menuhin
Song For Athens - Winchester Cathedral Choir/David Hill
The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe - Ennio Morricone And His Orchestra
Weather Storm - London Session Orchestra/Craig Armstrong
The Life & Times Of David Lloyd George: Chi Mai - Ennio Morricone And His Orchestra
The Thin Red Line: In Paradisum - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/Jose-Luis Garcia/Peter Barley
Diva: Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana - Maria Callas
The Four Seasons: Winter - Giullio Franzetti
Hannah And Her Sisters: Piano Concerto No.5 - Andrei Gavrilov
Lorenzo's Oil: Ave Verum Corpus - Stockholm Radio Chorus/Stockholm Chamber Choir

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A great collection

Pure Cinema Classics

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ASIN: B000091AIR
Release Date: 2005-01-31

Tracks:

American Beauty: Any Other Name - Nikolaj Bloch
Barry Lyndon: Sarabande - Academy Of St Martin In The Fields
The Shawshank Redemption: The Marriage Of Figaro - Canzonetta Sull'aria - Bernard Haitink
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone: Hedwig's Theme - Nic Raine
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet - City Of Prague Philharmonic
The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe - Ennio Morricone And His Orchestra
Breakfast At Tiffany's: Moon River - Nic Raine
The Piano: The Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise - Michael Nyman
Dances With Wolves: John Dunbar Theme - Nic Raine
Jean De Florette: Jean De Florette Theme - Orchestre De Paris
Ocean's Eleven: Clair De Lune - Dame Moura Lympany
The Godfather: The Godfather Waltz - Nic Raine
Pearl Harbor: Heart Of The Volunteer - Nic Raine
Face/Off: 'Raindrop' Prelude No.15 In D Flat - Dmitri Alexeev
A Room With A View: O Mio Babbino Caro - Philharmonia Orchestra
You Only Live Twice: Main Theme - Nic Raine
The English Patient: As Far As Florence Rupert Bear - Kenneth Alwyn
Raging Bull: Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo - Paul Bateman
Traffic: An Ending (Ascent) - Brian Eno
2001 - A Space Odyssy: The Blue Danube - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Tracks:

The Deer Hunter: Cavatina - Manuel Barrueco
Titanic: My Heart Will Go On - Orchestra
Amelie: La Valse D'Amelie - Yann Tiersen
Midnight Cowboy: Main Theme - Nic Raine
Gladiator: Gladiator Suite - Nic Raine
The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring: The Fellowship - Nic Raine
Chocolat: Gnossienne No.1 - Anne Queffelec
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence: Main Theme - Mark Ayers
Ghost: Unchained Melody - Nic Raine
Cinema Paradiso Love Theme - Ennio Morricone & His Orchestra
Le Reine Margot: Lullaby - Nic Raine
Elizabeth: Nimrod ('Enigma' Variations) - London Symphony Orchestra
Hannibal: Goldberg Variations - Aria - Maria Tipo
Edward Scissorhands: Main Title/Ice Dance - Paul Bateman
Diva: Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana - Philharmonia Orchestra
Billy Elliott: Swan Lake, Act II, No.10 Scene - Andre Previn
The Man Who Wasn't There: 'Pathetique' Sonata - II. Adagio Cantabile - Walter Gieseking
The Big Blue: Overture - Eric Serra Gilbert Dal'Anese
The Killing Fields: Etude - Mike Oldfield

Customer Reviews:

A great collection.......2004-02-28

This is a really fabulous collections of songs. There is a great balance of old and new. This isn't a collection from one single genre and the diversity keeps the mix interesting. It's great to hear songs that wouldn't normally be noticed while a movie is playing and it's also great to hear those easily recognizable tunes from popular movies.

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Magnificent

Gershwin: Porgy And Bess/Blue Monday

Manufacturer: Telarc
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ASIN: B000007OMA
Release Date: 1998-05-26

Tracks:

Introduction
'Summertime'
'A Woman Is A Sometime Thing'
'Gone, Gone, Gone'
Overflow
'My Man's Gone Now'
Leavin' For The Promise Lan'
'I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
'Bess, You Is My Woman Now'
'Oh, I Can't Sit Down'
'I Ain't Got No Shame'
'It Ain't Necessarily So'
'I Loves You, Porgy'
Opening Scene
Lonely Boy
'Oh Bess, O Where's My Bess'
'Oh, Lawd, I'm On My Way'
Blue Monday - CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY CHORUS

Customer Reviews:

Magnificent.......2002-02-21

If you have ever been, or think you might ever be, a fan of the music of George Gershwin, opera, musical theatre, jazz, powerful, triumphant singing by trained African-American voices, orchestral music, historical/cultural documents layered in innovative artistry, hearing the next generation of Opera Grand Dammes and Divos before the sun also rises on their already international careers...all of this and more is to be found on this CD. One might say I'm a little biased, as my ex-fiancee/best friend (Angela Brown, Soprano) and a number of friends of mine in the business are on this CD. But you don't have to know them to love them when they sound like this.

Angela, who has one of the most powerful voices in the industry (she recently covered AIDA at the Met for an all of a sudden slightly nervous and miraculously recovered from illness [upon hearing Angela warm up on stage] Debra Voigt), sings PORGY's "My Man's Gone Now" about as well as I've ever heard her--which is by definition (trust me) better than most of the sopranos of the last century, BAR NONE...the master Greg Baker, who has done Amonasaro and John The Baptist at the Met to incredibly deserved acclaim, performs excerpts from his signatue role Crown and Porgy at the top of his game...the rich tones of Marquita Lister, whose debut as Bess in the Goetz Friedrich production of PORGY in the Theatre Des Westens of Berlin in 1993 was a shot to all established divas heard 'round the world (now singing with her on that stage at that time was FUN, let me tell you), sounds like a ringy, milk chocolate/black velvet version of the milky, white velvet Rene Fleming...Diva Harolyn Blackwell, not to be outdone, rings and soars in everything she does...

This CD would be a treat even without the introduction of BLUE MONDAY, the DNA of PORGY AND BESS work that gives us a window into the creative mind of George Gershwin, and the embryonic existence of PORGY AND BESS itself. BLUE MONDAY gives us much of the thematic material and revolutionary artistic ideas that led to Gershwin triumphantly blurring the lines separating grand Musical Theatre in the tradition of Jerome Kern (think SHOWBOAT) from the high art of Wagnerian/Verdian/Russian Opera with PORGY; influencing everyone from Richard Rogers to Leonard Bernstein to Stephen Sondheim in American composition thereafter. BLUE MONDAY, in its simple, deceptive beauty (with parts sung immaculately by Angela and Marquita) gives you the clue to just how powerfully Gershwin planned to shake up the world with the debut of PORGY and BESS in 1935--and did.

And can you even imagine how it feels to hear the voice of Cab Calloway, linking every conceivable strand of High African-American music, American musical theatre, American opera and Jazz of the 20th century together with every word he says? Could there have been a better Sportin' Life? (Gershwin actually wrote the part of Sportin' Life in PORGY both for and based on the personality and artistry of Calloway--the friend of Ellington and biggest influence on the music and personality of Dizzy Gillespie--while he played in Harlem's Cotton Club in the 1930's.)

But this CD is not a Museum piece made for music academics or an excuse for me and others in the business to party with singer friends (I don't need this good an excuse for that!). This is absolutely beautiful music that will sweeten your home and soul on the first hearing.

This could easily be like Miles Davis' KIND OF BLUE for all enthusiasts of good music who (smartly) don't lay claim to liking, being an "expert" of or sticking to one particular style. Just as anyone who kind of likes any of the jazz they've heard loves KIND OF BLUE, if you have ever heard strong American music sung with powerful American voices over a tight orchestra, but had too much fun listening to it to call it "opera", you will love this CD.

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Philadelphia vol. 1 FEATURING: Archie Bell & the Drells, Jerry Butler, Dee Dee Sharp, Bunny Sigler, The O'Jays, The Trammps, Teddy Pendergrass, Patti LaBelle, Norman Harris, Lou Rawls, MFSB, Bobby Rush, Jean Carn, The Jones Girls
Don't Let Love Get You Down - Archie Bell & the Drells / Best Love I Ever Had - Jerry Butler / Easy Money - Dee Dee Sharp / Somebody Loves You - Bunny Sigler , Let's Clean Up the Ghetto / Big Gangster - The O'Jays / Promise Me - The Trammps / You and Me for Right Now - Teddy Pendergrass , Need and Want You - Patti LaBelle / You Make Me Feel Brand New - Norman Harris / Family Reunion - Lou Rawls / Use to Be My Guy - MFSB Love , and I Wanna Do the Do - Bobby Rush / If You Wanna Go Back - Jean Carn / Keep It Comin' - The Jones Girls / Rhythm Talk
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A Season's Promise
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A wonderful affirmation of American invention

A Season's Promise

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Tracks:

Ave Maria - Wayne Oquin
While All Things Were in Quiet Silence - Ned Rorem
The Shepherds and the Kings - Ruth Fox Hume and Paul Hume
Carol (Neighbors on this frosty tide) - Joan Morris and William Bolcom
I. Three Nativity Carols: The Holly and the Ivy - Stephen Paulus
II. Three Nativity Carols: This Endris Night - Stephen Paulus
III. Three Nativity Carols: Wonder Tidings - Stephen Paulus
Lo, The Messiah - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
So Blessedly It Sprung - Libby Larsen
O My Deir Hert - Virgil Thomson
O Magnum Mysterium - Morten Lauridsen
Wishes and Candles - Stephen Paulus
Sing Christmas! - Philip Lasser
Deep in the Night - Jennifer Higdon
Behold the Star - Thomas Cabaniss
A Seasons Promise - Dave Conner
All Together - Lance Horne

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The towering tree at Rockefeller Center, midnight mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Bing Crosby singing White Christmas—these are among the core snapshots of an American Christmas. A holiday that fuses the sacred and secular, high-gloss entertainment and deep spiritual meaning, Christmas in the United States is built on longstanding rituals at the same time as new riffs are continually being invented. It has its own distinct identity, and in one of the most culturally diverse societies on the globe, a Christian holiday has risen as the country's most prominent.

The striking array of works conducted by Judith Clurman on this recording open a window onto the many facets of a contemporary Christmas. Most of these compositions were first performed at one of the annual Christmas-tree-lighting ceremonies at Lincoln Center, where Clurman has directed music-making since 1992, and many were commissioned for those events.

Customer Reviews:

A wonderful affirmation of American invention.......2001-09-30

Judith Clurman knows how to work with singers, and the sound of her chorus is sumptuous on this CD. Just what you might want to have playing as the family is gathering for the holidays. And in a time of questioning and re-examination of what makes us Americans, the fact that this CD represents a wide variety of American composers doing their best to connect to beloved traditions makes this CD a winner. Hats off to New World for making a CD the record companies never would have...

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Best. Song. Ever. Period
I LOVE IT!!
I'm Okay With This Single (I Promise)

I'm Not Okay (I Promise), Pt. 2
My Chemical Romance
Manufacturer: Wea International
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Taken from their sophomore album Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, the single proves that My Chemical Romance have what it takes to become one of the biggest rock bands in the world. The title track is backed with 'You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison' (BBC session) & 'I'm Not Okay (I Promise)' live on MTV $3 Bill. Warner. 2005.

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My Chemical Romance re-release their single `I'm Not Okay (I Promise)'.

Customer Reviews:

Best. Song. Ever. Period.......2006-06-10

I'm Not Okay is the most frantic, angst ridden and unrelenting modern anthem of disaffected youth and teenage angst you will find!

It simply rocks

I LOVE IT!!.......2006-05-25

OMG! I bought this song off iTunes and almost all of the other My Chemical Romance songs ever and they all rock! I love MCR! You should definitely buy this song. I also recommend Panic at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, Simple Plan, the Used, Switchfoot, Foo Fighters, the Veronicas, and Greeen Day 'cause they all rock!

I'm Okay With This Single (I Promise).......2006-02-04

This great single CD was taken from my all time favorite album "Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge", released in June of 2004. Anyway, this single CD is awesome and I'll give all three tracks a review:

I'm Not Okay (I Promise)- This song is insane. I remember watching MTV2 as a 13 year old in summer 2004 and this video coming on and I was amazed! This is the first of now three singles from 'Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge' and is ultimately the most popular of the three. I love this song, and I probably always will. If you've gone through a recent break up or like someone alot this will appeal to you as it did me.

You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison (Live)- Awesome! If I had the insanely hard decision of picking a favorite song on 'Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge', this would be somewhere in the top 3. Cap some insane guitars, with quite possibly the best intro ever, and you've got an awesome song. You can also hear Bert McCracken from The Used scream with Gerard on this song (on the original version).

I'm Not Okay (I Promise) [Live At MTV2's $2 Bill]- Another insane song (The Amazon description is wrong, it's $2 Bill not $3 bill; I know I watched this back in March of 2005)! This is quite possibly the best live band I've ever heard, because they get the crowd with so much energy, and their songs sound close to what they do on the original record. Though I do prefer the original version, this version is great as well.

Like I said, this single CD is great. If you like this, definitely pick up 'Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge', if you haven't already. Also, on March 21, My Chemical Romance comes out with 'Life On The Murder Scene', which is a documentary/Live CD, including live versions of "I'm Not Okay (I Promise), "Thank You For The Venom", and "Helena", each with a 'making-of' of each. THEN, if you like those two, MCR is scheduled to release a third studio album at some point of this year. So, as a footnote I'll say 'Three Cheers For The Best Band Ever!'!

Average customer rating:

Smashing Album
Great singers, not so great music
Once again, unsung perhaps, but often wonderful
A Must-Have for Musical Fans

Unsung Musicals II (Studio Cast)

Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
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Lost in Boston III
Lost in Boston, Vol. 4

ASIN: B0000014VL
Release Date: 1995-03-14

Tracks:

Stomp The Blues Away - Melba Joyce, Armsted Christian, Victor Pond, Dori Rosenthal, Kimberlee L. Wertz
Roadside - Lynnette Perry, Guy Haines
Lawyers - Gregory Jbarra, Lee Wilkof
One Promise Come True - Glory Crampton
That Man Is Doing His Worst To Make Good - Debbie Shapiro Gravitte
Sleep, Baby, Don't Cry - Sally Mayes
Everything In The World - Jolie Jenkins, Harry Groener
For A Moment Of Your Love - Rebeca Luker
Smashing New York Times - Jason Graae
When It Happens To You - Lynne Wintersteller
The Memory Of Tonight - Carolee Carmello, Gregg Edelman
I Took My Time - Liz Larsen
Run, Run, Run Cinderella - Liz Callaway
Beyond My Wildest Dreams - Michelle Nicastro
The Phantom Of The Opera - Davis Gaines

Customer Reviews:

Smashing Album.......2005-11-11

Any album that gives us Jason Graae singing "Smashing, New York Times" is worth having.

Great singers, not so great music.......2001-12-26

I love hearing songs from forgotten and lost musicals, and I enjoyed Unsung Musicals I, but I was disappointed with this one. "Lawyers" is easily the best song on the CD. Most of the other songs are ballads, and dull ones at that. (Admittedly, I am not a big ballad fan.) Looks like Bruce Kimmel's song selection process kind of flattened out here. Why, for example, did they choose a ballad from Foxy, when by all accounts the songs originally sung by Bert Lahr in that show were a lot of fun? On the other hand, the singers are very respectable and always worth listening to. Glory Crampton definitely needs more leading roles! My advice is to listen to the song snippets first, to determine if these songs are your thing.

Once again, unsung perhaps, but often wonderful.......2001-02-15

This is the second fine CD in the series of three. These selections may be songs that are not well known from shows in the same category, but some of these are real gems, sung by fine show singers. My favorites are "Lawyers" (from A Broadway Musical), "Everything in the World" (The Yearling), "Smashing New York Times" (also A Broadway Musical), "Run Cinderella" (Foxy), and "Phantom of the Opera" (title song from the Rupert Holmes show). There was a third CD in this series. If its not longer available, they should reissue it. Its on a par with the other two in the series.

A Must-Have for Musical Fans.......2000-03-25

The Unsung Musicals albums are a treasure for those who are "mega-fans" of musical theatre. All the songs share the tragic fate of being in a musical that just never made it on the Great White Way.

Some of the songs are somewhat cloying, such as "One Promise Come True." However, there are also some real gems, such as "Lawyers," which has some clever rhymes and a catchy tune. You also get the added bonus of hearing some great singers perform such as Sally Mayes, Rebecca Luker and Davis Gaines.

Tracks:

Never An Absolution
Rose's Theme (My Heart Will Go On-Solo Piano Version)
Distant Memories
Southhampton
Titanic (1996 Mini-series) - Lennie Niehaus
Rose
The Proposal/The Night Was Alive - Maury Yeston
Main Title/Epilogue - William Alwyn
No Moon - Maury Yeston
Titanic (1953 Film) - Sol Kaplan
Autumn - Maury Yeston
A Promise Kept
Rose's Theme (My Heart Will Go On)
Nearer My God To Thee - James Horner J
A Life So Changed/An Ocean Of Memories
My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion

Amazon.com

Sinking-ship soundtracks from diverse media coalesce in this well-produced olio of pleasant renditions conducted by Randy Miller and orchestrated by Donald Johnston. The selections include music to the now historical James Cameron film, including "My Heart Will Go On" in both a solo piano and as a grand easy-listening instrumental. Similar respectful treatments are also provided in the fanfare from Jean Negulesco's 1953 film composed by Sol Kaplan, some of William Alwyn's score to Roy Baker's 1958 British film A Night To Remember, Maury Yeston's compositions for the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, and Lennie Niehaus's score for the 1996 television miniseries. Included also is the sentimental favorite "Nearer My God to Thee," which historians have determined was not played when the real ship went down. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Titanic Rocks!.......2001-01-21

Titanic is my favorite movie. I first saw it during my visit to Paris. I have collected alot of titanic merchandise, And This CD is an excellent addition to my collection. My Favorite song are "Never an Absolution" and "Southhampton."

Titanic Rock!.......2001-01-21

What an inspiring musical masterpiece!.......1999-11-22

This compilation finally gives us access to a piano version of "my heart will go on", which is to say the least the most beautiful way to listen to the melody. Everytime you play track 2, you feel an epiphany running through your body. Let us thank James Horner's genius for the melody, and those at Varese Sarabande for putting together such a wonderful CD. Hello from Caracas.

I HAVE THE CD AND I LISTEN TO IT OFTEN. I REALLY LOVE IT........1999-05-09

I LOVED THE, CD VERY, VERY MUCH . THE FIRST NIGHT THAT I GOT THE CD I LISTENED TO THE THEME SONG. THEN I REMEMBERED IT. THE CD WAS THE TALK OF THE SCHOOL FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF.

Excellent Supplementary Soundtrack to JH's Original.......1998-07-13

Varese Sarabande has put together an excellent compilation and should help hold over Titanic music fans until James Horner's 2nd Titanic Album arrives in September. The album has a number of instrumental tracks to the James Cameron movie as well as music from the Broadway show, the TV Miniseries from '96 (starring Catherine Zeta Jones), the 1958 British Film "A Night to Remember", and the 1953 Hollywood Film (starring Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyck). Even if one has only seen the recent movie, the soundtrack is worthwhile to add to your collection especially if one likes movie instrumental music and Titanic in particular. There are excellent full orchestra versions of the rousing "Southhampton" and "My Heart Will Go On." There is also an excellent piano version of "Rose's Theme" and an excellent old fashioned dance waltz of "Rose"..."A Life So Changed" is my favorite - the inspiring message of living and thriving after the death of a loved one is very poignant...Other tracks are excellent: "Nearer My God to Thee" is sad and elegiac while Lennie Niehaus's "Titanic" is atmospheric and moody...Overall, a very good instrumental album; worth buying!