Patience [CD-single]

Patience [CD-single]

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1. Patience [Radio Edit]
2. Patience [Remix Radio Edit]
3. Patience [LP Version]

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Patience [CD-single]
Courage & Patience & Grit - Great Big Sea In Concert [CD/DVD Combo]
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • They sound tired
  • WONDERFUL GOOD!!!!!!
  • Different, though enjoyable
  • Courage & Patience & Grit - Great Big Sea In Concert [CD/DVD Combo]
  • Arrr!! This be a hardy bit of the good stuff, matey!
 Courage & Patience & Grit - Great Big Sea In Concert [CD/DVD Combo]
Great Big Sea
Manufacturer: Zoe Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000JJRIPC
Release Date: 2006-11-21

Tracks:

  1. Captain Kidd - Great Big Sea
  2. Jack Hinks - Great Big Sea
  3. Sweet Forget Me Not - Great Big Sea
  4. Billy Peddle - Great Big Sea
  5. Concerning Charlie Horse - Great Big Sea
  6. I'm a Rover - Great Big Sea
  7. A Boat Like Gideon Brown - Great Big Sea
  8. The Mermaid - Great Big Sea
  9. The River Driver - Great Big Sea
  10. Scolding Wife - Great Big Sea
  11. Old Polina - Great Big Sea
  12. Shines Right Through Me - Great Big Sea
  13. When I'm Up - Great Big Sea
  14. The Night Pat Murphy Died - Great Big Sea
  15. When I Am King - Great Big Sea
  16. Danny Boy - Great Big Sea
  17. Run Runaway - Great Big Sea
  18. General Taylor - Great Big Sea
  19. Sea of No Cares - Great Big Sea
  20. Helmet Head - Great Big Sea
  21. Consequence Free - Great Big Sea
  22. Mari-Mac - Great Big Sea
  23. Ordinary Day - Great Big Sea
  24. Excursion Around the Bay - Great Big Sea
  25. Fortune Set - Great Big Sea
  26. Old Brown's Daughter - Great Big Sea

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Since they emerged in the early 90s, Newfoundland's own Great Big Sea have gradually consolidated a reputation as one of the greatest neo-Celt bands, from anywhere in the Six Nations or, as in this case, beyond. Drawing upon their homeland's strong Irish and Scottish ancestry and centuries-old seafaring heritage, they have fashioned a roistering, danceable sound and a live presence not unlike a bar-band but operating on a massive scale. But for all their good-time, party-hearty extroversion, they also demonstrate a rare affinity for love songs and more introspective types of material. Recorded in spectacular sound before adoring audiences, this "kitchen party," as one band member described it, is at once intimate and grand, folkloric and modern, acoustic and electric. Traditional instruments like fiddle, tin whistle, accordion are fused seamlessly with electric guitars and trap drums, plus tight and charismatic lead and harmony vocals, creating a spiraling energy that takes the crowd by storm and hurtles from living room speakers like a conquering wave. The CD is accompanied by a must-have DVD, which not only includes 26 tracks of concert footage but four essential music videos, one of which, "Lukey," features a collaboration with the Chieftains. --Christina Roden

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Since they emerged in the early 90s, Newfoundland's own Great Big Sea have gradually consolidated a reputation as one of the greatest neo-Celt bands, from anywhere in the Six Nations or, as in this case, beyond. Drawing upon their homeland's strong Irish and Scottish ancestry and centuries-old seafaring heritage, they have fashioned a roistering, danceable sound and a live presence not unlike a bar-band but operating on a massive scale. But for all their good-time, party-hearty extroversion, they also demonstrate a rare affinity for love songs and more introspective types of material. Recorded in spectacular sound before adoring audiences, this "kitchen party," as one band member described it, is at once intimate and grand, folkloric and modern, acoustic and electric. Traditional instruments like fiddle, tin whistle, accordion are fused seamlessly with electric guitars and trap drums, plus tight and charismatic lead and harmony vocals, creating a spiraling energy that takes the crowd by storm and hurtles from living room speakers like a conquering wave. The CD is accompanied by a must-have DVD, which not only includes 26 tracks of concert footage but four essential music videos, one of which, "Lukey," features a collaboration with the Chieftains. --Christina Roden

Album Description

Specially priced 2-disc set! Having sold millions of albums in their native Canada, Great Big Sea is now one of that country's most popular exports. Courage & Patience & Grit: Great Big Sea in Concert features a 26-song DVD with traditional live favorites such as "Jack Hinks," "Scolding Wife," and "Captain Kidd," plus Great Big Sea originals "When I'm Up," "Consequence Free," "Sea of No Cares," and many more, all presented in stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound. The DVD also includes 4 music videos, including a rare clip for "Lukey," a song the band recorded with The Chieftains. This specially priced package also includes a separate audio CD of 22 of the concert's 26 tracks (only 22 would fit on one CD!). "Great Big Sea has been more successful than any other contemporary North American band in bringing Anglo-Celtic folk sounds into rock clubs." - Dirty Linen

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars They sound tired.......2007-07-23

This one is just disappointing. I absolutely love GBS but this offering is not up to snuff. They sound raspy, worn-out and tired. This is evident by Alan's changing several melodic lines to avoid signing high. The energy of both the band and the crowd are not near as high as in the Great Big DVD. This is nice to have the more recent songs, but I wish it would've been a better performance.

Nonetheless, an average performance by this band is still better than most bands playing today.

5 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL GOOD!!!!!!.......2007-07-04

I will admit that I was a bit slow in learning of this excellent group and discovered them quite by accident. I love Celtic music and had recently heard them singing Capt. Kidd on Pandora. I went straight to Amazon and ordered Courage & Patience & Grit. It not only has 20 something songs on the CD, but extra tracks on the DVD portion for the live concert. These guys, Sean, Alan & Bob, are not only extremely musically talented but smart, witty and funny as well. VERY well worth every penny!!!!! I plan on buying more of their product!!!!!

4 out of 5 stars Different, though enjoyable.......2007-05-24

To be honest, they have added a little weight, lost a little pep and seem to be focusing on a little older crowd. These are all just little perceptions that a long time fan would pick up. Some of the songs are done very well, some not so well. I loved Gideon Brown (which is not on the Hard & The Easy CD) but other favorites came off a little flat. I missed Tickle Cove Pond, which I thought would be included surely. Coupled to these disappointments is the fact that Sean seemed to make comments bordering on inappropriate for youngsters during the video performance. Did I enjoy it, yes. As much as the Great Big DVD? No. Their performances in that video may not ever be matched. The music on the Hard & The Easy CD is EXCELLENT and I must suggest you get that CD coupled with this 2 disc set to experience it completely. Great Big Sea is always able to provide truly amazing value with their releases. A video DVD and CD are included in quite a few releases and I look forward to the next one. In summary, this was a good addition but not quite up to par with past presentations.

4 out of 5 stars Courage & Patience & Grit - Great Big Sea In Concert [CD/DVD Combo].......2007-04-12

Good Canadian-Irish group with a distinctive flair for regional music and traditional Irish music. The CD is good, the DVD is better. You get a much better feel for the group and the music by watching it first.

4 out of 5 stars Arrr!! This be a hardy bit of the good stuff, matey!.......2007-03-09

Grab yer sword, pass the jar, stomp yer feet! If ye wurnt a pirate beforehand, ye will be after ye listen to these collecktion of tunes!
Patience
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Pop Culture Icon
  • Lacking in excitement
  • G M, Where Are You?
  • Near Flawless
  • Very impressed
 Patience
George Michael
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00020SHH6
Release Date: 2004-05-18

Tracks:

  1. Patience
  2. Amazing
  3. John And Elvis Are Dead
  4. Cars and Trains
  5. Round Here
  6. My Mother Had A Brother
  7. Flawless (Go to the City)
  8. American Angel
  9. Precious Box
  10. Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song)
  11. Freeek! '04
  12. Through

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It must be hard being a George Michael fan. Patience is only his fourth studio effort in the 18 years since Wham! split, so its release must be some cause for celebration. There always seems to have been something preventing him from releasing a new album--from arrests for lewd behavior, protracted battles with record companies, or prolonged periods of grieving for departed family and friends. Thankfully, Patience is pretty good.

Flitting between fraught ballads and up-tempo adult pop (the misguided sample-laden single "Freeek!" being the unnecessary exception), George here returns to the structure and mood of 1990s Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1. Patience is at its most delicate and moving with its title track, the intense, tabloid-attacking "Through" and the painful family memories of "My Mother Had a Brother." To balance this, hearts will be raised by "Amazing," with its echoes of the Bee Gees, "Round Here," in which George remembers his early days scampering around Bushey with Andrew Ridgley, and "Cars and Trains," which celebrates the kind of lifestyle that so riled the LAPD back in 1998. That's the thing about George Michael these days. Love him or loathe him, he is unapologetically himself. And fans should be very grateful for that. --Dominic Wills

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Pop Culture Icon.......2007-06-28

I have had a crush on George Michael since middle school. I have grown to respect him as a singer. He is a great singer and has the hardest working butt in show business {and I mean that with the greatest respect}



This is a very solid CD with good songs. I just wish that he would not wait as long between CDs.

3 out of 5 stars Lacking in excitement.......2007-04-08

Problem #1 - this cd is too long. Please give me forty-five minutes of good quality. Just because a cd can accommodate seventy plus minutes doesn't mean that it is required that every available second be utilized.

Problem #2 - the average length of a song is over five minutes. This is clearly too long for the kind of music GM is making. It is not like he is singing narratives that require time (Harry Chapin, Dylan) or anthems with changes of pace (Stairway).

Problem #3 - the ballads are lyrics driven and same-paced. So, just as the disc loses steam about half way through so do the individual songs.

GM's vocals remain as impressive as ever. He has always had a strong and distinctive voice. The production and musicianship are as one would expect - first-rate. There are no technical problems of which one could possibly complain. I admire GM as an artist and a person. BUT, and this is a pretty large but, this record just doesn't hold my interest, even in relatively small doses. I don't dislike any of it. I just don't love it. However, I wouldn't argue with those ardent long-time fans who do.

3 out of 5 stars G M, Where Are You?.......2007-01-20

If I was a certain type of fan, I'd rap on GM's door: "George, where are you?" Even though, as usual, GM excels at the autobiographical lyrics, here he falters as too many of the songs are not "universal" enough - i.e., can be easily personalized by any listener. So the selections and tempos come off as self-indulgent, even if well-meaning. Gone are the rapturous vocals of a truly superlative singer or the energy yet anger contained within a song like FREEDOM '90. There is no soaring ONE MORE TRY or A DIFFERENT CORNER, nor a can't-keep-me-from-dancing ditty like FAITH. Instead we have many mildly (and therefore mildly annoying) synchopated productions, GM's beautiful voice obscured a little too often, and ill-deserved to his fans who thrill to his vocals. There is no stretch of vocal ability at all, in fact, and the numbers which succeed, tellingly, are the more basic thread-bare productions on track 1 as well as the ode to his current-American partner - the only song I recall directly refers in the lyrics to his partner as being male. Again, at a certain point in his recording past, GM clearly departed from boy-girl references to deliberate - yet more universal - avoidance of pronouns. Ordinarily I would be against such a track that is so personal the audience can't relate to it, at least in its whole, if not in its sentiments, but AMERICAN ANGEL is so sweetly done it's one of my favorite tracks. Because of his skill as a songwriter - possibly the greatest living songwriter, in fact - and a singer - one of my all-time favs - I give PATIENCE 3 stars: But if it had been anyone but the greatest, GM, I would have given it two, for effort, and the fact it overall is too mellow to suit my taste. Maybe in ten years I'll rediscover it and find it excellent, but I think this is more for certain moods or certain tastes. For someone who enjoys his earlier career achievements this is a slide for GM. Have to agree with Elton John on this one: It's a "disappointment." But it's still a keeper, as it's still George Michael and there's far too little of that.

4 out of 5 stars Near Flawless.......2006-08-28

i have listened to George Michael since Wham, and have always been a fan. My main reason for buying this album was the song flawless, which happens to be my favorite song from this album. I think this song can sum it up for anyone who feels down about where they are and seem to be going in life.

5 out of 5 stars Very impressed.......2006-07-30

Due to some of the reviews on this site and elsewhere, I wasn't expecting much from Patience, especially since I've never been a hardcore fan of George. When I finally got around to listening to it, I was very pleased with the production and relaxed, moody vibe of the album. Yet none of the songs stood out. After a second listen, however, I was hooked. Almost every song is strong (and most of them contain solid hooks, despite what other reviewers say). The lyrics are personal and heartfelt. There are the fat, funky dance tracks like 'Freeek' and 'Shoot the Dog' and the moody, dreamy tunes like 'Precious Box', 'American Angel' and 'Cars and Trains' as well as often gorgeous ballads like 'Through' and 'My Mother Had a Brother'.
Again, I am not a hardcore fan, and thought a lot of his 1996 album Older was just plain boring. This is a stronger album, and a compulsive listen. Do yourself a favor and give it a chance before you pass judgement.
The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan Collection
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Well worth the price
  • Not Exactly "The Ultimate" Collection...
  • Where's the chicks?!?!
  • Not quite the ultimate....
  • Great Music - Questionable Selection
 The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan Collection
Arthur Sullivan , Isidore Godfrey , Royston Nash , New Symphony Orchestra of London , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , Colin Wright , Donald Adams , George Cook , Gillian Knight , Jean Hindmarsh , Jeffrey Skitch , John Ayldon , John Reed , Joyce Wright , Kenneth Sandford , Lyndsie Holland , Owen Brannigan , Pauline Wales , Peggy Ann Jones , Thomas Round , Valerie Masterson , and D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000007OU0
Release Date: 1998-06-09

Tracks:

  1. H.M.S. Pinafore: We Shall Sail The Ocean Blue
  2. H.M.S. Pinafore: I'm Called Little Buttercup
  3. H.M.S. Pinafore: My Galant Crew, Good Morning
  4. H.M.S. Pinafore: I'm The Monarch Of The Sea
  5. H.M.S. Pinafore: When I Was A Lad
  6. H.M.S. Pinafore: Nevermind The Why And Wherefore
  7. H.M.S. Pinafore: Kind Captain, I've Important Information
  8. H.M.S. Pinafore: Carefully On Tip - Toe Stealing
  9. H.M.S. Pinafore: For He Is An Englishman
  10. The Pirates Of Penzance: I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major - General
  11. The Pirates Of Penzance: When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment
  12. The Pirates Of Penzance: With Cat Like Tread
  13. The Sorcerer: My Name Is John Wellinton Wells
  14. The Gondoliers: Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes
  15. Patience: If You're Anxious To Shine
  16. The Mikado: If You Want To Know Who We Are
  17. The Mikado: A Wand'ring Minstrel I
  18. The Mikado: Behold The Lord High Executioner
  19. The Mikado: As Someday It May Happen
  20. The Mikado: Three Little Maids From School Are We
  21. The Mikado: The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
  22. The Mikado: Here's A How - De - Do!
  23. The Mikado: From Ev'ry Kind Of Man Obedience I Expect
  24. The Mikado: A More Humane Mikado Never Did In Japan Exist
  25. The Mikado: The Criminal Cried As He Dropp'd Him Down
  26. The Mikado: The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring, Tra La
  27. The Mikado: On A Tree By A River A Little Tom Tit
  28. The Mikado: There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast
  29. The Mikado: For He's Gone And Married Yum-Yum

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Well worth the price.......2006-04-13

I love this CD. No, despite its name it is not the "ultimate" collection, as scarcely could be expected from a single CD. It is heavy on Mikado, as others have stated. It leaves out things I would have included and includes things I would have left out. But the performances are wonderful, traditional and all you expect from G&S. Considering the low price, it is well worth including in your G&S collection ... as PART of your collection. After the disappointment of the godawful Opera World video series (Don't buy it!) this CD is a joy and a relief.

3 out of 5 stars Not Exactly "The Ultimate" Collection..........2004-12-23

It seems that a collection of Gilbert & Sullivan music that has the name "The Ultimate Collection" in its title would boast a wide range of music, but I found the selection disappointing. Half of the tracks are songs from The Mikado, and the other half is divided between five... yes, FIVE other operettas. This means that the representation from each operetta is awfully scant. I would have liked to see less Mikado and more of everything else, and perhaps some highlights from the more obscure operettas (Princess Ida and The Sorcerer, namely).

In addition, while most of the music is very well performed, some of the vocalists either go a bit overboard or, at the very opposite end, seem to lack expression. For example, this Nanki-Poo (in The Mikado) seems to be overly occupied with vibrato. Katisha's voice is annoying, and The Mikado's low voice often seems to lack feeling and humor. The other idiosyncracies, like the very frightening evil laughing during "A More Humane Mikado" and hissing during "Three Little Maids" really bug me.

Then again, I'm new to Gilbert and Sullivan, and was introduced to the music through the Topsy Turvy soundtrack, which has a noticeably less operatic style, and hardly includes "stage noise"... so perhaps all this is the norm. Do listen to the tracks for yourself, though, before you purchase the CD. Personally, I find that the Topsy Turvy soundtrack, while considerably less ecompassing, is much lighthearted and easier listening.

2 out of 5 stars Where's the chicks?!?!.......2003-05-15

It wouldn't be G&S if not for the ladies - so where are they? How could they leave out Mabel's aria - or Josephine's!? The only female aria included on this disc comes from Mikado, which is the least exciting (if G&S could be un-exciting) of the three! Everything else on the recording is great, but I am still quite disappointed.

5 out of 5 stars Not quite the ultimate...........2002-03-25

This is a great collection, but unfortunately it doesn't have songs from all the works of G&S. Most notably, there is nothing from the "Yeoman of the Guard". I still reccommed it however as John Reed is wonderful!!

4 out of 5 stars Great Music - Questionable Selection.......2002-02-05

It's an ongoing challenge to find a recording of Gilbert and Sullivan that combines premium musicality and great theatrical performance. This recording is a true gem on both fronts. My only complaint is that for a "Best of" collection, this compilation is Mikado-heavy and scarcely touches on highlights from other masterpieces, particularly The Pirates of Penzance. This would be my favorite G&S CD of all time, of only it included tracks like "When the Foeman Bares his Steel," "Poor Wand'ring One," and "Dry the Glist'ning Tear," but then again, I guess there's no real consensus as to which are Gilbert and Sullivan's best works, and there are too many to fit on one CD.
Patience
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Gary Who?
  • Take Four?
 Patience
Take That
Manufacturer: Universal/Polydor
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000JYWG36
Release Date: 2006-11-21

Tracks:

  1. Patience
  2. Trouble With Me

Album Details

First Single from the Reformed Band's 2006 'beautiful World' Full Length.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Gary Who?.......2007-01-09

Alrighty then.
Mr Barlow and co. have finally seen the light, the tail lights of Robbies train. "OI!," Gary said "I should round up the boys and we could make some lucre off this Robbie bloke!"
How sad MR. Barlow, how f&*(#$g sad.
I have heard most of this album and think that it sounds great, for a new Robbie Williams cd. Didn't like Rudebox? Well Gary and the boys are here for ya.
If this CD does make it in America, it will be because Mr. Williams has primed the market for some two-bit hacks to step in and steal his spotlight.
TAKE THAT!

4 out of 5 stars Take Four?.......2006-11-29

Some people may remember the cheeky Britpop boy band "Take That" and their most high profile member Robbie Williams. (Most people probably won't)

This single is an advance taste of the group's comeback album "Beautiful World", and the new Robbie-less sound is more mature than before, and that's a good thing.

This CD has the songs "Patience" and "Beautiful Morning", both quite good pop ballads, and extremely radio-friendly. It would be quite ironic if the group's new album succeeds in the USA, something Mr. Williams has been trying (unsuccessfully) to do for years.


Amanda Richards, November 28, 2006
The Best of Patience and Prudence
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • At last we can have this album !!!
  • Patience and Prudence--this single compilation CD says it all...
  • All I could hope for
  • Five Stars For A Trip Down Memory Lane
 The Best of Patience and Prudence
Patience and Prudence
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
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ASIN: B0001CKREG
Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

  1. Tonight You Belong To Me
  2. A Smile And A Ribbon
  3. Gonna Get Along Without You
  4. The Money Tree
  5. We Can't Sing Rhythm And Blues
  6. Dreamer's Bay
  7. You Tattletale
  8. Very Nice Is the Bali Bali
  9. Witchcraft
  10. Over Here
  11. Heavenly Angel
  12. Little Wheel
  13. All I Do Is Dream Of You
  14. Your Careless Love
  15. Tom Thumb's Tune
  16. Golly Oh Gee
  17. Should I
  18. Whisper Whisper
  19. Didn't I
  20. Apples On The Liliac Tree
  21. Tonight You Belong To me
  22. How Can I Tell Him
  23. A Smile And A Ribbon
  24. Tonight You Belong To Me

Product Description

1. Tonight You Belong To mE
2. Smile & A Ribbon, A
3. Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now
4. Money Tree, The
5. We Can't Sing Rhythm & Blues
6. Dreamer's Bay
7. You Tattletale
8. Very Nice Is Bali Bali
9. Witchcraft
10. Over Here
11. Heavenly Angel
12. Little Wheel
13. All I Do Is Dream Of You
14. Your Careless Love
15. Tom Thumb's Tune
16. Golly Oh Gee
17. Should I
18. Whisper Whisper
19. Didn't I
20. Apples On The Lilac Tree
21. Tonight You Belong To Me
22. How Can I Tell Him
23. Smile & A Ribbon, A
24. Tonight You Belong To Me


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Delicious Ear Candy - The Cover Art Says It All.......2007-07-17

Patience McIntyre was quoted as saying that there would be two types of people interested in this CD: collectors who like it for their own reasons, and people who like it because it reminds them of a happy time in their life. I don't qualify on either count--I wasn't even born until 1961, never heard of Patience and Prudence until a few months ago, and since I haven't bought a music CD in ten years, I hardly qualify as a collector. One morning on my way to work, I happened to hear "Tonight You Belong To Me", and about six bars into the song, I realized I had a big smile on my face for no apparent reason. Then, a few weeks later, I heard "Gonna Get Along Without You Now" and had the same reaction. It's been a long time since a musician did that to me once, much less twice, so naturally I had to find out who that was, why I'd never heard them before, and whether there was more.

It wasn't easy. It took a call to the station and a lot of time with a search engine to find out who and what I was hearing and where I could get it, and since the rest of the tracks on the CD apparently didn't do well commercially, I wasn't sure whether I'd be disappointed when I found it. I decided that I wanted it anyway, even if only for the two big hits and the cover art (nice job, Patience), and I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I really, really liked the whole thing. It could be their harmony, the gentle quality of their voices, the catchy pop arrangements, or the unpretentious style that does it for me, or maybe it's enough to say they made a unique and really nice sound together and just leave it at that. It's true that a couple of the songs are a bit lyrically challenged ("Should I comb my hair back, baby? Should I? Whaddya say?"), but even those sound good. This music is one of those things that exist just for pure sensory delight, like furry cats and ice cream sodas.

One hidden treat was probably not apparent to anyone but the recording engineer at the time: because the girl's voices were soft and gentle, they were miked very closely. The best part of that probably got lost on vinyl, but if you download the CD to your favorite MP3 player and listen to the earlier tracks through a pair of ear buds, the effect is like having the songs whispered in your ear. Delicious! On later tracks, you can hear their voices mature and mellow a bit, and although that's a slightly different sound, I think I like it even better. My favorites from this group were "Heavenly Angel" and "Whisper Whisper". Some people don't care for the more up-tempo rock and roll, but I found that I even liked that too. "Didn't I" and "How Can I Tell Him" always stay in my head for awhile after I've heard them.

My only real complaint? Pictures! We want pictures. I only found two with all that searching, one of which is a muddy reproduction from TIME magazine (March 1957) on microfilm. A clip of their TV appearance would be a real bonus.

I'll confess that I was a little disappointed when I found out that the two "kids" who made me smile that day are in their early sixties, mostly because it means that this collection is all there is and there isn't going to be any more. But I'm really pleased that both Patience and Prudence and their music are still with us. Thanks, ladies, for the smiles.

5 out of 5 stars At last we can have this album !!!.......2007-07-05

I am 64 now. Well, When I was 15 years old in 1958 I remember having been dancing with my first love and guess what I was listening to ... It was Dreamer's Bay sung by Prudence and Patience !!! So now that I bought this beautiful CD, I listen to this song and you can just imagine how I feel !

I love it !!! It was great that somebody with a good taste released at last this jewel of the 50's

4 out of 5 stars Patience and Prudence--this single compilation CD says it all..........2007-04-16

Patience and Prudence McIntyre scored a huge success with their awesome hit entitled "Tonight You Belong To Me." Rumors flew that they were really two grown women because their voices sounded just that good. However, after an appearance on The Perry Como Show, the public got their proof that Patience and Prudence were indeed little girls with big talent.

"Tonight You Belong To Me" starts off the CD; and this truly was their biggest hit. The sisters sing beautifully with a piano accompaniment; and they harmonize so well you will be stunned. Other sweet and cute songs follow this title track using the same formula: the two girls singing with relatively simple musical accompaniments to highlight the lovely sound of the two girls' voices. "A Smile And A Ribbon" makes good use of the chimes in the musical arrangement; and "The Money Tree" boasts an infectiously catchy melody. Their vocals were enhanced even further by an overdubbing of their voice to give the vocals a full, lush feeling. Many of these tracks also feature Ray Leatherwood on bass; Barney Kessel or Alan Reuss on guitar and either Alvin Stoller or Nick Fatool on drums.

Other gems on this CD include the gorgeous ballad "We Can't Sing Rhythm And Blues;" "All I Do Is Dream Of You" and "Over Here."

As time passed the girls' parents thought of mixing the girls with the rock arrangements of Mike Clifford. These tracks don't work as well for me--and they didn't score hits with the public, either. The sweet sounds of the girls' vocals and the really rockin' sounds of Mike Clifford create a type of cacophony that is unpleasant to the ear. I must take off a star for this to make this a four star review. Actually, it's really too bad I can't give it three and one-half stars because that's probably what its worth in my estimation. The singing sisters with Mike Clifford weigh down the album.

The CD ends with two previously unreleased and unedited versions of "A Smile And A Ribbon" and "Tonight You Belong To Me." This interests me because here we get the chance to hear what the girls actually sounded like before the mixing machines were used to enhance their vocals. The younger of the two, Prudence, occasionally sings a note or two flat and their vocal strength is lacking without studio mixing. Yet I liked to hear what they sounded like naturally anyway.

One reviewer notes that on this CD we get three versions of "Tonight You Belong To Me;" and they are right. The first commercially released version starts off the CD; then comes the version Patience and Prudence recorded with Mike Clifford and finally the CD ends with the unedited version of the song. Interesting indeed!

The liner notes include a lengthy essay about Patience and Prudence along with some discussion about their parents; this essay was written by Brian Gari. You get the song credits, too.

If you want a solid retrospective of Patience and Prudence, look no further: This CD is your best bet! I hope you enjoy it.

5 out of 5 stars All I could hope for.......2006-12-02

Mostly, the girls were too busy concentrating on their harmonies to be stagy or precious. It's a good thing. Their sound is really pretty, and sometimes verges on simply beautiful. My favorites in this respect are "Gonna Get Along Without You Now" and "Dreamers' Bay."

The Chattahoochie recordings were trying to reinvent the wheel. The only thing that made Patience and Prudence interesting was their sound, which the Chattahoochie recordings sometimes drowned out by adult backup singers and rock music. The lyrics to one of the Liberty releases said it best:

We are up a tree and can't ignore it
You see, we haven't got the voices for it
It's mighty sad sad news
We can't sing rythym and blues

Even so, those recordings weren't too bad.

The only really lame recordings on the CD were "Tom Thumb's Tune" and "A Smile and a Ribbon." Don't listen to those. They're horrid. You've been warned.

5 out of 5 stars Five Stars For A Trip Down Memory Lane.......2006-05-01

I wanted to offer up 5 stars for K. Lloyd's poetic review of The Best of Patience and Prudence. Although everyone's life experience is vastly different, hopefully we can all appreciate the sentiment behind "a gentle reminder of the way things used to be." Thank you!
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    ASIN: B000K2Q962
    Release Date: 2006-12-11

    Tracks:

    1. Patience
    2. Beautiful Morning
    3. Trouble With Me
    4. Patience (Video)

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    After a Hugely Successful 2006 Reunion Tour which Saw them Play to Over Half a Million People, Take that Unveil their First Single and Studio Album for Over Ten Years.
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    ASIN: B00008BXGM
    Release Date: 2003-04-07

    Tracks:

    1. Overture (The Yeomen Of The Guard)
    2. When Maiden Loves She Sits And Sighs
    3. Tower Warders Under Orders
    4. When Our Gallant Norman Foes
    5. Alas I Waver To And Fro
    6. Is Life A Boon
    7. Heres A Man Of Jollity
    8. I Have A Song To Sing
    9. How Say You Maiden Will You Wed
    10. Ive Jibe And Joke
    11. Til Done I Am A Bride
    12. Were I Thy Bride
    13. Oh Sergeant Meryll Is It True
    14. Forbear My Friends
    15. Aye Hug Him Girl
    16. The Prisner Comes To Meet His Doom
    17. My Lord My Lord I Know Not How To Tell
    18. Night Has Spead Her Pall Once More
    19. Oh A Private Buffoon Is A Light Hearted Loon
    20. Hereupon Were Both Agreed
    21. Free From His Fetters Grim
    22. Strange Adventure
    23. Hark What Was That Sir
    24. Like A Ghost His Vigil Keeping
    25. A Man Who Would Woo A Fair Maid
    26. When A Wooer Goes A Wooing
    27. Rapture Rapture
    28. Comes The Pretty Young Bride
    29. Leonard My Loved One
    30. Overture (Patience)
    31. Twenty Love Sick Maidens We
    32. Still Brooding On Their Mad Infatuation
    33. I Cannot Tell What This Love May Be
    34. The Soldiers Of Our Queen
    35. If You Want A Receipt For That Popular Mystery
    36. In A Doleful Train
    37. Now Is Not This Ridiculous
    38. When I First Put This Uniform On
    39. Am I Alone And Unobserved
    40. If Youre Anxious For To Shine
    41. Long Years Ago
    42. Prithee Pretty Maiden
    43. Let The Merry Cymbals Sound
    44. Stay We Implore You
    45. Oh Fortune To My Aching Heart Be Kind
    46. I Hear The Soft Not Of The Echoing Voice
    47. But Who Is This
    48. Sad Is That Womans Lot
    49. Turn Oh Turn In This Direction
    50. A Magnet Hung In A Hardware Shop
    51. Love Is A Plaintive Song
    52. So Go To Him
    53. Its Clear That Medieval Art
    54. If Saphir I Choose To Marry
    55. When I Go Out Of Door Im A Waterloo House Young Man
    56. Finale

    Album Description

    A must for the hundreds of thousands of Gilbert & Sullivan fans. Fabulous historic recordings under the personal supervision of Rupert D'Oyly Carte. Remastered for best possible sound quality. Conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent. Discs one & two, 'The Yeoman Of The Guard', were recorded in 1928 & discs three & four, 'Patience', were recorded in 1930. Standard jewel cases housed in a slipcase. Castle Pulse. 2003.

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    4 CD box set

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great G&S re-issues at rock-bottom price.......2005-03-03

    Source: The first electronic recordings of "The Yeomen of the Guard" (1928) and "Patience" (1930). The comic operas would originally have been issued in albums of about twenty-four sides, each.

    Sound: Amazingly good mono, considering the great age of the performances, and not so very different from some first-generation LPs. There is some low but easy-to-ignore hiss that probably appeared in the original matrices, and moments of overloading on a few of the biggest ensembles. The voices of the soloists are very well captured. The choruses sound fine, although a little distant and slightly compressed. If the orchestra seems a bit confined by digital era standards, the sound is nevertheless good and full of detail. The CD tracks tend to follow the three-and-a-half minute takes of the original 78s. Reflecting the original sides, there is often, but not always, a brief roll-off into dead silence at the end of a number before the next begins. This edition seems to be a direct transfer of original sides with little or no remastering. In at least one place in the first act finale of "Yeomen," a couple of orchestral bars that served to make a neat end to one side were repeated to start up the following side. The repeat is carried onto the CD.

    Microphone placement was still at a rough and ready stage in those long-ago early electronic days. In the first act finale of "Patience," the mike must have been right in front of the tenor, for the massive concerted ensemble assumes the character of a tenor solo with choral accompaniment.

    Text: No dialogue. The performing text and the order of pieces is that established by W. S. Gilbert and used on stage by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company throughout most of the 20th Century. In "Yeomen" that means that the Second Yeoman is the first male soloist to sing and that the First Yeoman does not utter a word until the first act finale. In accordance with D'Oyly Carte performing practice at the date of the recording, the duet, "Rapture, Rapture," is present, although it would be omitted in the stage performances of the immediately following decades. I haven't consulted the score, but I think that the only omission in "Patience" is a fanfare that comes just before the second act finale.

    Format: Four discs, with two disks per opera, one for each act. Each disk is in its own plastic case and all four cases are boxed together. I found this such a space waster that I went out and spent a buck for a pair of double cases and repackaged the disks on the day after they arrived.

    Documentation: This is very much a barebones, cookie-free re-issue. No libretto. Cast list. Single page summary of the plot of each act. The accompanying documentation fails to identify some soloists. They are Walter Glynne and L. Gowings as the First Yeoman and Henry Millidge as the Second Yeoman.

    These two comic operas were recorded at the transition point between the ends of the performing careers of the second generation of Savoyards, some of whom had been directed by W. S. Gilbert, himself, and the beginning of the third. Sir Henry Lytton--imagine, being knighted for doing G&S!--the chief comedy man who had been performing since the 1880s, was still with the company but on his way out. HMV did not care for the way his rather high-pitched voice recorded, so he did not record either Jack Point in "Yeomen" or Bunthorne in "Patience." His place was taken in the studio by the articulate and stronger-voiced George Baker, who was never a regular member of the D'Oyly Carte Company. (Lytton's great successor, the incomparable Martyn Greene, was already on hand, though, singing the small part of the Major in "Patience.") More than thirty years after these recordings were made, Baker would be back before the microphones, recording many of the comic patter parts for Sir Malcolm Sargent's stereo G&S series.

    These recordings were made under the personal supervision of Rupert D'Oyly Carte, whose father, Richard, had founded the opera company and been a partner with Gilbert (stormily) and Sullivan (happily). His step-mother, Helen, had succeeded to control of the company, and his daughter, Bridget, would continue to run it with a whim of iron well past the middle of the 20th Century. Rupert must have been a pretty odd duck, since P. G. Wodehouse, a schoolmate, always insisted that he was the model for PGW's first great fictional character, the remarkable Psmith (pronounced "Smith.") Whatever the eccentricities of the D'Oyly Cartes, this early series of recordings must be regarded as definitive in setting out the core of English G&S performance tradition.

    These performances of "The Yeomen of the Guard" and "Patience" have the virtues of all D'Oyly Carte Company recordings: excellent, rigidly disciplined choruses and soloists with superb English diction. Alas, the soloists also suffer from the curse of English vocal training.

    George Baker is quite good but somewhat generic in his assumption of the two leading comic roles. Being accustomed to Baker the elder statesman in the stereo sets of the 1960s, I found it enlightening to hear the strong and youthful Baker of the 1930s. If anything, he sounds too strong, even robust, for poor, disappointed, delicate Jack Point in "Yeomen."

    It is given wisdom among many hardcore G&S fans that Derek Oldham was the best tenor who ever recorded a Savoy opera. Don't believe them. Oldham was all right, and better overall than his D'Oyly Carte Company successors of the 1960s and later, but the finest actor ever to take the lead tenor parts was Oldham's immediate successor, Leonard Osborn, and the finest singer was probably Richard Lewis, who recorded in Sargent's stereo series. Oldham is passable as the Duke of Dunstable in "Patience," and better as Colonel Fairfax in "Yeomen."

    Bertha Lewis was a classic English hooting contralto. Gilbert was notorious for making unkind fun of middle-aged, hefty women--the parts she normally played. As Lady Jane in "Patience," she is subjected to Gilbert's heaviest bombardment, but through Sullivan's music, Katisha-like, she rises triumphant over all.

    The other soloists are very, very British--markedly more so than their counterparts in later years.

    Malcolm Sargent, in this younger and more lively iteration, leads the orchestra in both recordings, just as he would more than thirty years later, when he labored ponderously under the heavy weight of his knighthood. In 1928 and 1930, he was rhythmically sensitive and did a fine job keeping things moving.

    This set presents two G&S comic opera masterpieces at a rock-bottom price. They offer surprisingly good sound and first-class performances, all my nitpicking to the contrary. It is a must-have for a serious lover of G&S. For those of you who care about performance quality, it's a steal! For the rest of you who must have DDD sound or suffer the vapors, walk away, this is not for you.

    Five stars, no question about it.
    The Best of Gilbert & Sullivan
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    ASIN: B00004W5AD
    Release Date: 2000-08-08

    Tracks:

    1. H.M.S. Pinafore: Ov - Orch Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr/John Owen Edwards
    2. H.M.S. Pinafore: We Sail The Ocean Blue - Tom McVay/Gordon Sandison/Yvonne Barclay
    3. H.M.S. Pinafore: Never Mind The Why And Wherefore - Tom McVay/Gordon Sandison/Yvonne Barclay
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    8. Iolanthe: When I Went To The Bar - Richard Suart
    9. Iolanthe: Strephon's A Member Of Parliament! - Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
    10. Iolanthe: When Britain Really Rul'd The Waves - Lawrence Richard/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
    11. Iolanthe: Finale Act Two: Soon As We May - Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
    12. The Pirates Of Penzance: Ov - Orch Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr/John Pryce-Jones
    13. The Pirates Of Penzance: Poor Wand'ring One - Marilyn Hill Smith/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
    14. The Pirates Of Penzance: I Am The Very Model - Eric Robertson/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
    15. The Pirates Of Penzance: When The Foeman Bares His Steel - Simon Masterton Smith/Marilyn Hill Smith/Patricia Cameron/Eric Robertson/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte...
    16. The Pirates Of Penzance: With Cat-Like Tread - Gareth Jones/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
    17. The Mikado: If You Want To Know Who We Are - Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
    18. The Mikado: The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring - Bonaventura Bottone/Eric Roberts/Deborah Rees/Thora Ker/Malcom Rivers
    19. The Mikado: On A Tree By A River - Eric Roberts
    20. Patience: The Soldiers Of Our Queen - Donald Maxwell/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
    21. Patience: If You Want A Receipt For That Popular Mystery - Donald Maxwell/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
    22. Patience: Am I Alone And Unobserved - Simon Butteriss
    23. Patience: If You're Anxious For To Shine - Simon Butteriss
    24. The Gondoliers: We're Called Gondolieri - David Fieldsend/Alan Oke
    25. The Gondoliers: From The Sunny Spanish Shore - Richard Suart/Jill Pert/Elizabeth Woollett/Philip Casey
    26. The Gondoliers: For Ev'ry One Who Feels Inclined - David Fieldsend/Alan Oke/Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr
    27. The Gondoliers: Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes - David Fieldsend
    28. The Gondoliers: Dance A Cachucha - Chor Of The D'Oyly Carte Opr

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars The best? I think not........2004-01-11

    This disc includes some songs that, while I like them, are not what people might consider the "best" of G&S. Of course, anything by G&S is good, it's still not the "best of the best."

    There has got to be something that better represents the G&S canon.

    1 out of 5 stars can't understand the words.......2004-01-08

    Don't know about those other reviewers, but I just can't make out very much of the lyrics. Maybe those folk have better CD players or better hearing, but it's pretty much a blur to me. I strongly recommend "The Ultimate Gilbert and Sullivan" instead.
    Operas of Gilbert and Sullivan
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    ASIN: B0001E5U8C
    Release Date: 2004-04-20

    Tracks:

    1. HMS Pianfore: Overture
    2. HMS Pinafore, Act One: We Sail the Ocean Blue
    3. HMS Pinafore, Act One: Hail, Men O' War's Men
    4. HMS Pinafore, Act One: I'm Called Little Buttercup
    5. HMS Pinafore, Act One: But Tell Me, Who's the Youth
    6. HMS Pinafore, Act One: The Nightingale Sighed for the Moon's ...
    7. HMS Pinafore, Act One: A Maiden Fair to See
    8. HMS Pinafore, Act One: My Gallant Crew, Good Morning
    9. HMS Pinafore, Act One: I Am the Captain of the Pianfore
    10. HMS Pinafore, Act One: Sir, You Are Sad
    11. HMS Pinafore, Act One: Sorry Her Lot Who Loves Too Well
    12. HMS Pinafore, Act One: Over the Bright Blue Sea
    13. HMS Pinafore, Act One: I Am the Monarch of the Sea
    14. HMS Pinafore, Act One: When I Was a Lad I Served a Term
    15. HMS Pinafore, Act One: A British Tar Is a Soaring Soul
    16. HMS Pinafore, Act One: Refrain, Audacious Tar
    17. HMS Pinafore, Act One: Can I Survive This Overbearing?
    18. HMS Pinafore, Act One: Oh Joy, Oh Rapture Unforeseen
    19. HMS Pinafore, Act One: This Very Night
    20. HMS Pinafore, Act One: Let's Give Three Cheers
    21. HMS Pinafore, Act One: Entr'acte
    22. HMS Pinafore, Act Two: Fair Moon to Thee I Sing
    23. HMS Pinafore, Act Two: Things Are Seldom What They Seem
    24. HMS Pinafore, Act Two: The Hours Creep on Apace
    25. HMS Pinafore, Act Two: Never Mind the Why and Wherefore
    26. HMS Pinafore, Act Two: Kind Captain, I've Important Information
    27. HMS Pinafore, Act Two: Carefully on Tiptoe Stealing
    28. HMS Pinafore, Act Two: Pretty Daughter of Mine
    29. HMS Pinafore, Act Two: He Is an Englishman
    30. HMS Pinafore, Act Two: In Uttering a Reprobation
    31. HMS Pinafore, Act Two: Farewell My Own
    32. HMS Pinafore, Act Two: A Many Years Ago
    33. HMS Pinafore, Act Two: Oh Joy, Oh Rapture Unforeseen

    Tracks:

    1. Ruddigore: Overture
    2. Ruddigore, Act One: Fair Is Rose as Bright May Day
    3. Ruddigore, Act One: Sir Rupert Murgatroyd
    4. Ruddigore, Act One: If Somebody There Chacned to Be
    5. Ruddigore, Act One: I Know a Youth Who Loves a Little Maid
    6. Ruddigore, Act One: From the Briny Sea
    7. Ruddigore, Act One: I Shipp'd d'Ye See, In a Revenue Sloop
    8. Ruddigore, Act One: My Boy, You May Take It from Me
    9. Ruddigore, Act One: If Well His Suit Has Sped
    10. Ruddigore, Act One: In Sailing O'er Life's Ocean Wide
    11. Ruddigore, Act One: Cheerily Carols the Lark
    12. Ruddigore, Act One: To a Garden Fulls of Posies
    13. Ruddigore, Act One: Welcome Gentry for Your Entry
    14. Ruddigore, Act One: Oh, Why Am I Moody and Sad?
    15. Ruddigore, Act One: You Understand?
    16. Ruddigore, Act One: Hail the Bride of Seventeen Summers
    17. Ruddigore, Act One: When the Buds Are Blossoming
    18. Ruddigore, Act One: Hold, Bride and Bridegroom
    19. Ruddigore, Act One: Oh, Happy the Lily
    20. Ruddigore, Act Two: I Once Was as Meek as a New-Born Lamb
    21. Ruddigore, Act Two: Happily Coupled Are We
    22. Ruddigore, Act Two: In Bygone Days I Hade Thy Love
    23. Ruddigore, Act Two: Painted Emblems of a Race
    24. Ruddigore, Act Two: When the Night Wind Howls
    25. Ruddigore, Act Two: He Yields! He Yields!
    26. Ruddigore, Act Two: I Once Was a Very Abandoned Person
    27. Ruddigore, Act Two: My Eyes Are Fully Open
    28. There Grew a Little Flower
    29. Ruddigore, Act Two: Oh, Happy the Lily

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    1. Patience: Overture
    2. Patience, Act One: Twenty Lovesick Maidens We
    3. Patience, Act One: Still Brooding on Their Mad Infatuation
    4. Patience, Act One: I Cannot Tell What This Love May Be
    5. Patience, Act One: The Soldiers of Our Queen
    6. Patience, Act One: In a Doleful Train...Twenty Lovesick Maidens We
    7. Patience, Act One: When I First Put This Uniform On
    8. Patience, Act One: Am I Alone and Unoberved?
    9. Patience, Act One: Long Years Ago, Fourteen Maybe
    10. Patience, Act One: Prithee Pretty Maiden
    11. Patience, Act One: Let the Merry Cymbals Sound
    12. Patience, Act One: Now Tell Us, We Pray You
    13. Patience, Act One: Your Maiden Hearts
    14. Patience, Act One: Come Walk Up and Purchase With Avidity
    15. Patience, Act One: True Love Must Single-Hearted Be
    16. Patience, Act One: I Hear the Soft Note...But Who Is This?
    17. Patience, Act Two: Sad Is That Woman's Lot
    18. Patience, Act Two: Turn, Oh Turn in This Direction
    19. Patience, Act Two: A Magnet Hung in Hardware Shop
    20. Patience, Act Two: Love Is a Plaintive Song
    21. Patience, Act Two: So Go to Him and Say to Him
    22. Patience, Act Two: It's Clear That Medieval Art Alone Retains Its Zest
    23. Patience, Act Two: If Saphir I Choose to Marry
    24. Patience, Act Two: When I Go Out of Door
    25. Patience, Act Two: I'm a Waterloo House Young Man
    26. Patience, Act Two: After Much Debate Internal
    27. Mikado: Overture

    Tracks:

    1. Mikado, Act One: If You Want to Know Who We Are
    2. Mikado, Act One: Gentlemen, I Pray You Tell Me
    3. Mikado, Act One: A Wand'ring Minstrel, I
    4. Mikado, Act One: Our Great Mikado, Virtuous Man
    5. Mikado, Act One: Young Man, Despair
    6. Mikado, Act One: And Have I Journey'd for a Month
    7. Mikado, Act One: Behold the Lord High Executioner!
    8. Mikado, Act One: As Some Day It May Happen
    9. Mikado, Act One: Comes a Train of Little Ladies
    10. Mikado, Act One: Three Little Maids from School
    11. Mikado, Act One: So Please You, Sir, We Much Regret
    12. Mikado, Act One: Were You Not Ko-Ko Plighted?
    13. Mikado, Act One: I Am So Proud
    14. Mikado, Act One: With Aspect Stern
    15. Mikado, Act One: Your Revels Cease!
    16. Mikado, Act One: The Hour of Gladness
    17. Mikado, Act Two: Braid the Raven Hair
    18. Mikado, Act Two: The Sun, Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
    19. Mikado, Act Two: Brightly Dawns Our Wedding Day
    20. Mikado, Act Two: Here's a How-De-Do!
    21. Mikado, Act Two: Miya Sama, Miya Sama
    22. Mikado, Act Two: A More Humane Mikado
    23. Mikado, Act Two: The Criminal Cried
    24. Mikado, Act Two: See How the Fates Their Gifts Allot
    25. Mikado, Act Two: The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring
    26. Mikado, Act Two: Alone, And Yet Alive!
    27. Mikado, Act Two: Hearts Do Not Break
    28. Mikado, Act Two: On a Tree by a River a Little Tom-Tit
    29. Mikado, Act Two: There Is Beauty in the Bellow of the Blast
    30. Mikado, Act Two: For He's Gone and Married Yum-Yum

    Tracks:

    1. Trial by Jury: Hark the Hour of Ten Is Sounding
    2. Trial by Jury: Now, Jurymen, Hear My Advice
    3. Trial by Jury: Is This the Court of the Exchequer?
    4. Trial by Jury: When First My Old, Old Love I Knew
    5. Trial by Jury: Silence in Court...All Hail, Great Judge
    6. Trial by Jury: When I, Good Friends, Was Called to the Bar
    7. Trial by Jury: Swear Thou the Jury
    8. Trial by Jury: Where Is the Plaintiff?
    9. Trial by Jury: Comes the Broken Flower
    10. Trial by Jury: Oh, Never, Never, Never
    11. Trial by Jury: May It Please You, M'Lud!
    12. Trial by Jury: That She Is Reeling Is Plain to Me
    13. Trial by Jury: Oh Gentlemen, Listen
    14. Trial by Jury: That Seems a Reasonable Proposition
    15. Trial by Jury: A Nice Dilemma We Have Here
    16. Trial by Jury: I Love Him, I Love Hin
    17. Trial by Jury: The Question, Gentlemen Is One of Liquor
    18. Trial by Jury: Oh Joy Unbounded
    19. Pirates of Penzance: Overture
    20. Pirates of Penzance, Act One: Pour, Oh Pour the Pirate Sherry
    21. Pirates of Penzance, Act One: When Frederic Was a Little Lad
    22. Pirates of Penzance, Act One: Oh, Better Far to Live and Die (I Am ...)
    23. Pirates of Penzance, Act One: Oh, False One, You Have Deceived Me!
    24. Pirates of Penzance, Act One: What Shall I Do?...Climbing Over ...
    25. Pirates of Penzance, Act One: Stop, Ladies, Pray!
    26. Pirates of Penzance, Act One: Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast?
    27. Pirates of Penzance, Act One: Oh, Sisters, Deaf to Pity's Name
    28. Pirates of Penzance, Act One: Poor Wandering One
    29. Pirates of Penzance, Act One: What Ought We to Do?
    30. Pirates of Penzance, Act One: Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses
    31. Pirates of Penzance, Act One: Here's a First-Rate Opportunity
    32. Pirates of Penzance, Act One: Hold, Monsters!
    33. Pirates of Penzance, Act One: I Am the Very Model of a Modern ...
    34. Pirates of Penzance, Act One: Oh, Men of Dark and Dismal Fate
    35. Pirates of Penzance, Act One: I'm Telling a Terrible Story
    36. Pirates of Penzance, Act One: Oh, Master, Hear One Word
    37. Pirates of Penzance, Act One: Pray Observe the Magnanimity

    Tracks:

    1. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: Oh, Dry the Glistening Tear
    2. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: Then, Frederic, Let Your Escort ...
    3. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: When the Foeman Bares His Steel
    4. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: Now for the Pirates' Lair!
    5. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: Young Frederic!
    6. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold
    7. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: Away, Away! My Heart's on Fire
    8. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: All Is Prepared
    9. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: Stay, Frederic, Stay!
    10. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: Ah, Leave Me Not to Pine
    11. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: In 1940 I of Age Shall Be
    12. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: No, I'll Be Brave!
    13. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: Though in Body and in Mind
    14. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: When a Felon's Not Engaged in His ...
    15. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: A Rollicking Band of Pirates We
    16. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: With Cat-Like Tread
    17. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: Hush, Hush! Not a Word
    18. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: Sighing Softly to the River
    19. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: And What Is This, And What Is That?
    20. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: Frederic Here! Oh Joy!
    21. Pirates of Penzance, Act Two: Poor Wandering Ones
    22. Iolanthe: Overture
    23. Iolanthe, Act One: Tripping Hither, Tripping Thither
    24. Iolanthe, Act One: Iolanthe!
    25. Iolanthe, Act One: Good Morrow, Good Mother
    26. Iolanthe, Act One: Fare Thee Well, Attractive Stranger
    27. Iolanthe, Act One: Good Morrow, Good Lover
    28. Iolanthe, Act One: None Shall Part Us from Each Other
    29. Iolanthe, Act One: Loudly Let the Trumpet Bray!
    30. Iolanthe, Act One: The Law Is the True Embodiment
    31. Iolanthe, Act One: My Well-Loved Lord and Guardian Dear
    32. Iolanthe, Act One: Of All the Young Ladies I Know
    33. Iolanthe, Act One: Nay, Tempt Me Not
    34. Iolanthe, Act One: Spurn Not the Nobly Born
    35. Iolanthe, Act One: My Lords, It May Not Be
    36. Iolanthe, Act One: A Shepherd I
    37. Iolanthe, Act One: When I Went to the Bar as a Very Young Man

    Tracks:

    1. Iolanthe, Act One: When Darkly Looms the Day
    2. Iolanthe, Act One: Oh, Shameless One, Tremble!
    3. Iolanthe, Act One: In Babyhood Upon Her Lap I Lay
    4. Iolanthe, Act One: For Riches and Rank That You Befall
    5. Iolanthe, Act One: To You I Give My Heart
    6. Iolanthe, Act One: Tripping, Hither, Tripping Thither
    7. Iolanthe, Act One: The Lady of My Love
    8. Iolanthe, Act One: Go Away, Madam
    9. Iolanthe, Act One: Oh, Chancellor Unwary
    10. Iolanthe, Act One: Young Strephon Is the Kind of Lout (With ...)
    11. Iolanthe, Act Two: When All Night Long a Chap Remains
    12. Iolanthe, Act Two: Strephon's a Member of Parliament
    13. Iolanthe, Act Two: When Britain Really Ruled the Waves
    14. Iolanthe, Act Two: In Vain to Us You Plead
    15. Iolanthe, Act Two: Oh, Foolish Fay
    16. Iolanthe, Act Two: Though P'r'aps I May Incur Your Blame
    17. Iolanthe, Act Two: Love, Unrequited, Robs Me of My Rest
    18. Iolanthe, Act Two: When You're Lying Awake With a Dismal Headache
    19. Iolanthe, Act Two: If You Go in, You're Sure to Win
    20. Iolanthe, Act Two: If We're Weak Enough to Tarry
    21. Iolanthe, Act Two: My, Lord, A Suppliant at Your Feet I Kneel
    22. Iolanthe, Act Two: He Loves! If in the Bygone Years
    23. Iolanthe, Act Two: It May Not Be
    24. Iolanthe, Act Two: Soon as We May
    25. Gondoliers: Overture
    26. Gondoliers, Act One: List and Learn, Ye Dainty Roses
    27. Gondoliers, Act One: Good Morrow, Pretty Maids
    28. Gondoliers, Act One: For the Merriest Fellows Are We
    29. Gondoliers, Act One: Buon'giorno, Signorine
    30. Gondoliers, Act One: We're Called Gondolieri
    31. Gondoliers, Act One: And Now to Choose Our Brides
    32. Gondoliers, Act One: Thank You, Gallant Gondolieri

    Tracks:

    1. Gondoliers, Act One: From the Sunny Spanish Shore
    2. Gondoliers, Act One: In Enterprise of Martial Kind (The Duke of ...)
    3. Gondoliers, Act One: O Rapture When Alone Together
    4. Gondoliers, Act One: There Was a Time
    5. Gondoliers, Act One: I Stole the Prince
    6. Gondoliers, Act One: But, Bless My Heart
    7. Gondoliers, Act One: Try We Life-Long
    8. Gondoliers, Act One: Bridegroom and Bride
    9. Gondoliers, Act One: When a Merry Maiden Marries
    10. Gondoliers, Act One: Kind Sirm You Cannot Have the Heart
    11. Gondoliers, Act One: Do Not Give Way
    12. Gondoliers, Act One: Then One of Us Will Be a Queen
    13. Gondoliers, Act One: Replaying, We Sing
    14. Gondoliers, Act One: For Everyone Who Feels Inclined
    15. Gondoliers, Act One: Come, Let's Sway
    16. Gondoliers, Act One: Then Away We Go to an Island Fair
    17. Gondoliers, Act Two: Of Happiness the Very Pith
    18. Gondoliers, Act Two: Rising Early in the Morning
    19. Gondoliers, Act Two: Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes
    20. Gondoliers, Act Two: Here We Are, At the Risk of Our Lives
    21. Gondoliers, Act Two: Dance a Cachucha, Fandango, Bolero
    22. Gondoliers, Act Two: There Lived a King
    23. Gondoliers, Act Two: In a Contemplative Fashion
    24. Gondoliers, Act Two: With Ducak Pomp and Ducal Pride
    25. Gondoliers, Act Two: On the Day When I Was Wedded
    26. Gondoliers, Act Two: To Help Unhapppy Commoners
    27. Gondoliers, Act Two: Small Titles Abd Orders
    28. Gondoliers, Act Two: I Am a Courtier Grave and Serious
    29. Gondoliers, Act Two: Here Is a Case Unprecedented
    30. Gondoliers, Act Two: Now Let the Loyal Lleges Gather Round
    31. Gondoliers, Act Two: The Royal Prince

    Tracks:

    1. Yeomen of the Guard: Overture
    2. Yeomen of the Guard, Act One: When Maiden Loves
    3. Yeomen of the Guard, Act One: Tower Warders, Under Orders
    4. Yeomen of the Guard, Act One: When Our Gallant Norman Foes
    5. Yeomen of the Guard, Act One: Alas, I Waver to and Fro
    6. Yeomen of the Guard, Act One: Is Life a Boon?
    7. Yeomen of the Guard, Act One: Here's a Man of Jollity
    8. Yeomen of the Guard, Act One: I Have a Song to Sing, O!
    9. Yeomen of the Guard, Act One: How Say You, Maiden, Will You Wed?
    10. Yeomen of the Guard, Act One: I've Jibe and Joke
    11. Yeomen of the Guard, Act One: 'Tis Done! I Am a Bride!
    12. Yeomen of the Guard, Act One: Were I Thy Bride
    13. Yeomen of the Guard, Act One: Oh, Sergeant Meryll, Is It True?
    14. Yeomen of the Guard, Act One: Forbear My Friends
    15. Yeomen of the Guard, Act One: The Prisoner Comes to Meet His Doom
    16. Yeomen of the Guard, Act Two: Night Has Spread Her Pall Once More
    17. Yeomen of the Guard, Act Two: Oh! A Private Buffoon Is a Light-Hearted
    18. Yeomen of the Guard, Act Two: Hereupon We're Both Agreed
    19. Yeomen of the Guard, Act Two: Free from His Fetters Grim
    20. Yeomen of the Guard, Act Two: Strange Adventure!
    21. Yeomen of the Guard, Act Two: Hark! What Was That, Sir?
    22. Yeomen of the Guard, Act Two: A Man Who Would Woo a Fair Maid
    23. Yeomen of the Guard, Act Two: When a Wooer Goes A-Wooing

    Tracks:

    1. Yeomen of the Guard, Act Two: Comes the Pretty Young Bride
    2. Yeomen of the Guard, Act Two: Hold, Pretty One!
    3. Yeomen of the Guard, Act Two: All Thought of Leonard Meryll Set Aside
    4. H.M.S. Pinafore
    5. Yeomen of the Guard
    6. Di Ballo: Overture - Birmingham Symphony Orchestra,
    7. Pineapple Poll Ballet Suite, Scene One: Opening Dance
    8. Pineapple Poll Ballet Suite, Scene One: Poll's Dance and Pas de Deux
    9. Pineapple Poll Ballet Suite, Scene One: Belaye's Solo
    10. Pineapple Poll Ballet Suite, Scene One: Pas de Trois
    11. Pineapple Poll Ballet Suite, Scene One: Finale
    12. Pineapple Poll Ballet Suite, Scene Two: Poll's Solo
    13. Pineapple Poll Ballet Suite, Scene Two: Jasper's Solo
    14. Pineapple Poll Ballet Suite, Scene Two: Belaye's Solo and Sailor's ...
    15. Pineapple Poll Ballet Suite, Scene Two: Poll's Solo
    16. Pineapple Poll Ballet Suite, Scene Two: Entry of Belaye With ...
    17. Pineapple Poll Ballet Suite, Scene Two: Reconciliation
    18. Pineapple Poll Ballet Suite, Scene Two: Grand Finale

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Not the best sung but among the best in characterization.......2005-07-09

    Between 1949 and 1951, the D'Oyly Carte Company was very busy recording nine of the Gilbert & Sullivan works onto mono LPs for the Decca label (or the London, as it was known over here), with comic lead Martyn Green in all but "Trial By Jury." After he left the company, Green was supplanted by Peter Pratt, who recorded the comic lead roles in "The Sorcerer" and "Princess Ida." All of these have waited a long time to appear on CDs and several companies have taken advantage of the copyright lapse to issue them at very high prices and at least one at very budget ones.


    But now I find that all of the 1949-1951 sets are available on the Avid Entertainment label as a boxed set of 10 discs (AMSC 780-789). To keep things compact, the Avid people unavoidably had to place on the same disc Act I of one opera after Act II of the one before. There is also orchestral bonus material towards the end including orchestral selections from "Pinafore" and "Yeomen of the Guard," Sullivan's salute to the dance "Overture Di Ballo," and the entire score of the G&S-based ballet "Pineapple Poll."


    Green is good and even better are the bottomless basso of Richard Watson, the most famous Mikado of them all Darrell Fancourt, and the sympathetic contralto of Ella Halman. Only tenor Leonard Osborne does not come over very well on recordings, although he was very good on stage. No true "Savoyard" will want to be without this collection.


    Those who are perfectly happy with less will want "Gilbert & Sullivan: Highlights and Overtures" (AMSC 800), a double-CD set in which there are 27 selections from the complete recordings and the 9 overtures, plus "Overture Di Ballo." A great starter kit to introduce newcomers to the magic of the G&S team.
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    Release Date: 2003-05-13

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Don't underestimate those "unknown" Operettas!!.......2005-07-07

    This is, as far as I know - the only way of buying the "official" recordings of "The Grand Duke" and "Utopia" - which seem to be otherwise out of print!! Several of the others are not that easy to get either.

    In any case - most people getting this set will already have the Mikado, and very probably Pirates and Pinafore for that matter, so you're really getting it for the others.

    So just for the record - someone has to say this!

    The Mikado is (of course) a wonderful piece, but it enjoys its long running status as the most successful of all the G&S operettas very largely for "extra-musical" reasons. It is visually so wonderful, with all those great authentic costumes, and the whole idea of satirising English institutions by pretending they are Japanese is of course brilliantly funny.

    Again, Pirates and Pinafore enjoy a lot of their acclaim simply because we have heard them so often. And at least part of the initial success of these (admittedly very funny and entertaining) pieces was the vogue for "nautical drama" on the popular Victorian stage.

    Iolanthe, Ruddigore, and Yoemen are all MUCH stronger musically than any of what another reviewer here keeps calling the "trilogy". Patience, Princess Ida, and the Gondoliers all excel either "nautical" operetta, at least musically, although not, perhaps, the Mikado. And I have had a lot of fun listening to my recording of the Sorcerer - although I think most at least of the other G&S operettas are even more interesting.

    As for "Trial by Jury" it is really another thing altogether - but in its kind the most perfect thing either Gilbert or Sullivan had anything to do with!

    This leaves Utopia and the Grand Duke.

    Both of these were produced after the long running friendship between G&S had soured, and they have been sadly neglected ever since. Utopia is none the less both musically beautiful and very funny, and well worth taking an effort to come to grips with. The main point of the satire (which many commentators and reviewers seem to miss) is the way that the English language and British (especially English) institutions were being adopted, often rather uncritically, by countries around the world (most, but not all, of them members of the British Empire, of course). India is perhaps the country Gilbert had most in mind, but you could set it in any of a dozen other countries. The residual problems this has left in the post-colonial world ensure that this work is still far from dated. In some ways this operetta is about globalisation! What could possibly be LESS dated than that!

    The Grand Duke, on the other hand, is a bit of an odd man out - I suppose you still have to say it is the weakest of all the G&S efforts. It's the ONLY one that didn't score a very respectable run on its first outing. Surprisingly, however, if an attempt is made to duplicate the musical and (especially) dialogue cuts that G&S would have done themselves if they had not by this time been at each other's throats all the time, a very entertaining piece can be made of it. I was very agreeably surprised by the Ohio Light Opera recording, which does just that - and I am coming round to the idea that the only thing really wrong with the Duke is that it is too long.

    ANYWAY:

    For all people (especially callow youth) who remain convinced that G&S only wrote three operettas worth listening to - all I can say is, buy this set, and give the lesser known ones a chance. Make sure you have a libretto in your hands as you listen, of course. It may even just need a single hearing in some cases, but otherwise, be patient. In the meantime, you really cannot have any conception of what you are missing.

    5 out of 5 stars A few details.......2004-03-28

    This 24-CD album consists of 12 plastic cases, each with a thin booklet giving background and plot summaries for the works on its 2 enclosed CD's. Most of the album consists of 15 operettas, 2 of which (Cox and Box, The Zoo) have texts not by Gilbert and 7 of which (The Sorcerer, Princess Ida, The Mikado, Ruddigore, Yeomen of the Guard, Utopia Limited, The Grand Duke) omit most of the spoken dialogue. Before listening to any of these operettas that you don't know well, you'll want to obtain a copy of its text so you can read along and not miss any of the words or the wit.

    4 out of 5 stars Wonderful set, if a little inconsistent at times........2003-07-07

    If you thought that the Sargent set of G&S opera recordings was gargantum enough, then this D'Oyly Carte cycle is even more gargantum. Although it is more expensive (because of the four extra operas that the Sargent cycle did not include), this complete 24-CD set is like a joy to behold. There is a debate as to whether this is better than the Sargent cycle, but I like to think that this is a delight from first disc to last, because of the idiomatic sense of polish that these recordings seem to have, and are given a life that makes them able to breathe well. This is all thanks to Isidore Godfrey and Royston Nash's conducting. I know that the performances may not be entirely consistent (this is evident when you compare the performance and recording quality of Mikado and Pirates with those of Gondoliers and Pinafore), but this is only a matter of personal preference. The 1960s performances were given more sumptuous and well-detailed recordings than the 1970s recordings, made when the performing style was not so fresh. But anyway, I still think that this is definitely a good buy for anyone who loves G&S. Even with the consistency of Sargent's cheaper EMI set, I would still say: do go ahead to invest in the set because of the liveliness and style in this complete G&S cycle that Sargent never (hardly ever) tackles. The only thing is: I would also like to suggest complementing it with the 1957 Decca D'Oyly Carte recordings of Mikado and Pirates, recently released by the Sounds on CD label, so that these recordings can do justice to the enormous spirit of these operas.

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