His Greatest Favourites [Import]

Track Listings

 
1. I'm The Ukulele Man
2. Leaning On A Lamp Post
3. Aunti Maggie's Remedy
4. With My Little Stick Of B
5. Window Cleaner (When I'm
6. Mr Wu's A Window Cleaner
7. Chinese Laundry Blues
8. Do De O Do
9. Blue Eyed Blonde Next Doo
10. Like The Big Pots Do
11. Window Cleaner No 2
12. I Don't Like
13. Easy Going Chap
14. Noughts & Crosses
15. Lancashire Hot Pot Swinge
16. You Can't Go Wrong In The
17. Who Are You A Shoving Of
18. I'm The Husband Of The Wi
19. Hitting The Highs Pots
20. Kiss Your Mansy Pansy
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Essential Mozart: 32 Of His Greatest Masterpieces
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Gorgeous music, bad quality cd.
  • Great music, low quality reproduction
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  • Mozart is the reference point for good classical music.
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Essential Mozart: 32 Of His Greatest Masterpieces

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ASIN: B00005A8JZ
Release Date: 2001-03-13

Tracks:

  1. Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K525: Allegro - Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields
  2. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K467: Andante - Radu Lupu
  3. Le nozze di Figaro: Voi che sapete - Cecilia Bartoli
  4. Clarinet Quintet In A Major, K581: Largetto - Peter Schmidl
  5. Ave verum Corpus, K618 - James Vivian
  6. Vesperae solennes de confessore in C major: Laudate Dominum - Emma Kirkby
  7. Concerto For Flute And Harp In C Major: Andantino - Lisa Beznosiuk
  8. Le nozze di Figaro: Overture - London Philharmonic Orchestra
  9. Cosi fan tutte: Trio: Soava sia il vento - Renee Fleming
  10. Symphony No.39 in E-flat Major, K495: Andante con moto - Chicago Symphony
  11. Horn Concerto: Rondo - Barry Tuckwell
  12. Don Giovanni: Serenade Deh, vieni alla finestra - Bryn Terfel
  13. Contredanse In C Major, K609 No.1 'Non piu andrai' - Vienna Mozart Ensemble
  14. German Dance, K605 No.3 'Sleigh Ride' - Vienna Mozart Ensemble
  15. Piano Concerto No.23 In A Major, K488: Adagio - Vladimir Ashkenazy
  16. A Musical Joke, K522: Presto - Vienna Mozart Ensemble

Tracks:

  1. Symphony No.40 In G Minor, K550: Molto allegro - Vienna Philharmonic
  2. Piano Sonata No.16 In C Major: Allegro - Andras Schiff
  3. The Magic Flute: Queen Of The Night: Der Holle Rache - Sumi Jo
  4. Clarinet Concerto In A Major, K622: Adagio - Franklin Cohen
  5. Don Giovanni: La ci darem la mano - Cecilia Bartoli
  6. Serenade in Bb Major, K361: Adagio - London Wind Soloists
  7. Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja - Hermann Prey
  8. Le nozze di Figaro: Dove sono - Kiri Te Kanawa
  9. Violin Concerto No.3 in G Major, K216: Adagio - Joshua Bell
  10. Requiem, K626: Lacrimosa - Vienna Philharmonic
  11. Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento: Dulcissimum convivium - Margaret Marshall
  12. Piano Sonata No.11 In A Major, K331: Rondo alla turca - Andras Schiff
  13. Don Giovanni: Champagne aria: Fin ch'chan dal vino - Bryn Terfel
  14. Divertimento No.17 in D Major, K334: Minuet & trio - Vienna Mozart Ensemble
  15. Exsultate, jubilat, K165: Alleluja - Leontyne Price
  16. Symphony No.41 In C Major, K551 'Jupiter': Finale: Molto allegro - Vienna Philharmonic

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Gorgeous music, bad quality cd........2007-04-13

The music is Mozart's and is fantastic. The last piece on the first disc
stutters halfway through, and seizes up my system. I don't have time to return items to Amazon. On the positive side, most of the time Amazon provides quality products and service. I gave 3 stars because I love the music.

3 out of 5 stars Great music, low quality reproduction.......2007-01-30

this is a great collection of his work... the only problem i have found so far is that my copy has irritating "clicks" over the recording.

5 out of 5 stars A nice introduction.......2006-02-22

This is a good well rounded collection to dip you into the classical world of Mozart.

5 out of 5 stars Mozart is the reference point for good classical music........2005-10-20

A good collection of his best work and I find it helps me focus when I'm writing or contempating life.

"We exposed these animals [rats] in utero and then sixty days after birth to different types of auditory stimulation and then we ran them in a spatial maze. And sure enough, the animals that were exposed to the Mozart completed the maze faster and with fewer errors. And now what we're doing is we're removing their brains so we can slice them and see neuro-anatomically precisely what has changed as a function of this exposure. So it may be that this intense exposure to the music is a type of enrichment that has similar effects on the spatial areas of the hippocampus of the brain." --Dr. Frances Rauscher

Dr. Frances Rausher sums up what I feel happening when I expose myself to this incredible composer (Mozart).

I have yet to grow tired of any of the tracks yet, but I will invest in more of his work soon.

4 out of 5 stars Mozart's music.......2005-10-17

This is a review of Mozart's music, not the cd. Mozart is praised to the skies by all and sundry, including most musicians, including my father, who no doubt has his reasons. But my feeling about Mozart has always been that there is nothing in Mozart's music that is other than music. There is no logical impressionism, there are no events that seem to be transpiring as in, for example, Beethoven. Mozart is just music. Mozart is to music as pure mathematics is to science. It hints of nothing else and has no application. I find some of his music irritatingly trivial, for example, Eine Kleine Nachtmuzic. This is mechanical music that one can imagine being piped in by a totalitarian government that insists everyone be cheerful. If Disneyland was an eighteenth century totalitarian state, Mozart would be its Muzak. The populace would be awakened, like Chinese train passengers, at 6AM by the strains of some allegro. They would arise and busy themselves with their ablutions in a state of thoughtless cheer, never for one moment leaving the surface of things. That being said, the second movement of Mozart's clarinette concerto is the music that one will hear on going into heaven.
Jim Croce Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Jim Croce Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits
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ASIN: B000002JUC
Release Date: 1995-09-19

Tracks:

  1. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
  2. Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)
  3. Photographs & Memories
  4. Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)
  5. Time In A Bottle
  6. New York's Not My Home
  7. Workin' At The Car Wash Blues
  8. I Got A Name
  9. I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
  10. You Don't Mess Around With Jim
  11. Lover's Cross
  12. One Less Set Of Footsteps
  13. These Dreams
  14. Roller Derby Queen

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Until his untimely death, Jim Croce was a force to be reckoned with on radio playlists. Photographs & Memories repackages some of his best work. Romantic acoustic-oriented songs were his hallmark, and songs like "Time in a Bottle," were huge hits because of their easy sentimentality. "I Got a Name" was the singer as well-worn folk traveler, while "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" and even "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" followed standard boogie chord progressions, albeit with Croce's softer rock feel. There wasn't much really separating the overt emotions of "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" and "Operator" from his sap-dripping contemporaries, but there was just enough of an edge in Croce's warm voice to elevate his love songs to another level. Like a, oh, moderately priced wine, Croce remains a classic--accessible, affordable, and easy to enjoy. -- Steve Gdula

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Croce's best.......2007-01-12

This CD has all of what I consider to be Croce's best known songs on it and is really worth buying. The sound quiality is great and if you're a Croce fan or just want to check him out, this is the CD to buy. The only bad thing is that he's not around to put out more great tunes like those on this CD.

5 out of 5 stars A man lost in time........2006-05-10

Right after he died, he was everywhere on the radio. Since then he have disappear from the musical face of the earth. "Time in a Bottle", "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown","Don't Mess around with Jim" and "I got a name" are just the tip of this musical iceberg. His songs range from the touching "Photograph and Memories" to the fun hearthed "Car Wash Blues" and "Roller Derby Queen".

This album hits everything that you need from one of the Great Singer/Songwriter of the 70s. There are a lot of imposters out there, this is really the top of the chart and the only Croce ablum you need. The tragic is that his career was cut so short by his untimely death.

5 out of 5 stars You Don't Mess Around With Jim.......2006-05-09

As with any greatest hits album you get someone else's idea of greatest hits. Yet if you only intend to buy one Jim Croce album you can not go wrong with this one. At least it has my favorites. In case you have not heard Jim before, the album is a mixture of fast and slow paced songs; yet all of them have his signature voice and style. These are his later recordings and were released just before he was killed in a plane crash. You may also want to pick up am album of his earlier recordings to see how he progresses through the years.

4 out of 5 stars I wouldn't listen to the fact that he was genius.......2006-01-29

I'm probably like most guys who weren't around when Croce made his music. I know a handful of hits and thought the rest of this would be pleasant but bland folkish pop. (The disc is actually my wife's.) Once I found the time to sample this, I was pleasantly surprised for the most part. Croce seems able to both write convincing uptempo pop-rockers as well as melancholy balladry with an eye for the telling detail that marks the best lyricists.

HIGHLIGHTS:
"Bad,Bad Leroy Brown" was a man 'meaner than a junkyard dog' who meets his comeuppance when he dallies with the wrong man's wife. "Operator" is told stream of consciousness style..Croce trying to call and make amends with the woman who ran off with his best friend and faltering again and again ("Operator/oh could you help me place this call/'cause i can't read the number that you just gave me/There's something in my eyes/You know it happens every time/I think about the love that I thought would save me..") "Rapid Roy" combines Croce's musical attempt at an acoustic rendering of the classic Chuck Berry riff with a character study of an ex moonshine runner turned racer. Croce's wit is apparent here. ("He got a tattoo on his arm that says "Baby"/He got another one that just say "Hey") "Time in a Bottle" is a transcendent expression of love that deserves every bit of the airplay it gets. Anyone who argues this is "sappy" is devoid of heart. "Workin' at the Car Wash Blues" is rapid fire wordplay with a fantastic opening line. ("Well, i had just got out from the county prison/Doin' 90 days for non-support..") It's a shaggy dog tale of a man trying to pick up the pieces at a thankless job. "I Got a Name" is a classic plea for recoginition of self-worth amid the sea of people that is our world. "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" is another catchy tale of a tough guy being done in. Despite repeating the theme of "Leroy Brown" more or less, it's still a keeper. "Lover's Cross" is Croce's refusal to become a martyr for the sake of a woman.

LOWS:
"These Dreams" is a great lyric about breaking up ("Once we were lovers/But that was long ago/We lived together then/And now we do not even say hello..") but the melody comes off like an attempt to re-write "Time in a Bottle". "Roller Derby Queen" suffers from the same fate, sounding like a carbon copy of "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" musically. The lyric's also not terribly memorable.

BOTTOM LINE:
I've underestimated Croce. "Rapid Roy" and "Lover's Cross" are likely to become favourites of mine with more play, and I already knew I loved the "radio stuff" (Operator,You Don't Mess Around with Jim,Bad Bad Leroy Brown, Time in a Bottle) A nice collection from an underrated singer-songwriter.

5 out of 5 stars Super Singer/Songwriter!.......2005-12-24

When Billy Joel wrote "Only the Good Die Young" Jim Croce could have easily made the list of the greats called back to God's house in the prime of their careers. Photographs and Memories Jim Croce's Greatest Hits is still to this date a big seller. This was his first Hit's CD. Jim was just scratching the surface of being a star. By producing 8 top 40 hits and released 3 #1 albums in a 2 year span, TV appearances, radio talk shows and a cartoon version of Bad Bad Leroy Brown (which can be seen on his DVD "Have You Heard Jim Croce Live" a very likeable artist. Could you imagine what this guy could have done if his career was able to continue? Great collection of hits.
Paul Davis ~ Sweet Life - His Greatest Hit Singles
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Paul Davis ~ Sweet Life - His Greatest Hit Singles
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ASIN: B00001NTR1
Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

  1. Cool Night
  2. Sweet Life
  3. '65 Love Affair
  4. I Go Crazy
  5. A Little Bit Of Soap
  6. Thinking Of You
  7. Superstar
  8. Darlin'
  9. Ride 'Em Cowboy
  10. I Won't Take Less Than Your LOve
  11. Keep Our Love Alive
  12. Love Or Let Me Be Lonely
  13. Do Right
  14. You're Still New To Me

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4 out of 5 stars Paul Davis ~ Sweet Life - His Greatest Hit Singles.......2007-06-02

Sweet Life, '65 Love Affair were simply outstanding songs, I give them 5+ stars. This man definitely had talent and put out some good music in the 80's. Overall, four stars for this collection!

5 out of 5 stars Cool Songs!.......2007-02-14

Hi...I bought this CD for my favorite song of all time...Cool Night. I've only heard this song once or twice on the radio in my lifetime...What a damn shame its one of the best songs ever & because Paul Davis is an outstanding singer who seems to have been forgotten (except for the few of us who really appreciate good music).

I also loved I go Crazy which I'm very familiar with & is my second most favorite song of his.

5 out of 5 stars Paul Davis; Sweet Life: This CD Is Fantastic!.......2006-10-26

Ya know......Some three years ago or so; I decided to start using the internet (namely Amazon) to find and purchase old music I had previously owned and I not only have been doing that but I have also been finding and purchasing some old music that I unfortunately missed the first time around and one of those artists is Paul Davis. What is so neat though is that it was like I had owned this CD all along because I remember every song. These songs are 70s and 80s memories at their very best. This guy is a class act. From the first track to his duet with Marie Osmond (which is the last track); this Disc is definitely Sweet. His covers of the Beach Boys classic, Darlin, (featuring Susan Collins) and, Love Or Let Me Be Lonely, are excellent. The Friends Of Distinction version of, Love Or Let Me Be Lonely, which charted some twelve to thirteen years earlier (around 69-70) is even better; but barely. What songs are my favorites on this CD?.....Ah Man.....That would have to go to, Cool Night, I Go Crazy, and Sweet Life. Thanks Amazon. I highly recommend this Disc. My opinion of it is.....Wow!.....Bom! Bom! Bom! Bom!.....LOL!
Final Note: Once you hear, Love Or Let Me Be Lonely, you will know where the Bom! Bom! Bom! Bom! Comes from. .....LOL Again!.....Great Tune and this CD is a Winner.

3 out of 5 stars Paul Davis.......2006-08-24

I didn't realize so much of it was country. Get past his hits and it was minly C&W.

5 out of 5 stars Good Music.......2006-07-23

I myself like all the songs on this CD. I think they sound as ggod as they did on my vinyl records. Ride 'Em Cowboy brings back a lot of memories. Cool Nights is a very good mellow song that reminds me of a late June evening under the stars with the one you love. Love Or let Me Be Lonely and '65 Love Affair are my favotite songs of Paul Davis. Sweet Life also brings back a lot of good memories.
A very good CD for all music lovers.
If you do not like the music here then please do not waste your time writing bad things about Paul Davis and his music, PLEASE!!!
Engelbert Humperdinck - His Greatest Hits
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Engelbert Humperdinck - His Greatest Hits
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ASIN: B000009POA
Release Date: 1998-08-04

Tracks:

  1. Release Me
  2. Quando Quando Quando
  3. Les Bicyclettes De Belsize
  4. Spanish Eyes
  5. Am I That Easy To Forget
  6. A Man Without Love
  7. There Goes My Everything
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  10. The Last Waltz

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Engelbert Humperdinck, who at the circa 1968 height of his career shared a manager with fellow hunk Tom Jones, has never enjoyed the campy appreciation that has come to Jones in recent years--mostly because he's way too earnest compared to the teasingly all-man singer of "What's New Pussycat" and "She's a Lady." Humperdinck certainly deserves a place on some space-age bachelor's mix tape with the quietly ebullient "Quando Quando Quando," the quietly invitational "Winter World of Love," and the quietly fatalistic "Les Bicyclettes de Belsize"--maybe yours. Or at least your dad's. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great album!!.......2007-04-28

I actually ordered this with with another item, this album has reach me, but the other item is still waiting for stock i presume..

Anyway, i am always a fan of oldies, but, i oftenest prefer compilation albums with various artist rather than a single artist.

But this album is an exception, it has all the songs that we all know.., such as "Release Me", "Quando, Quando, Quando".., "Am I That Easy To Forget ", "A Man Without Love", "There Goes My Everything", and my most favourite "The Last Waltz"..

The sound quality is awesome, it's an original recording remastered.., based on the info, it was first released back at the year of 1974, a good work for remastered this one.

Get one today for your oldies collection!

5 out of 5 stars engelbert humperdinck - his greatest hits.......2007-02-13

i grew up together with engelbert's songs - i'm born in 1942...this cd was gift to my cousin - she was missing this record so i bought it for her birthday...

4 out of 5 stars His Of His Prime In One Collection.......2006-07-25

This CD is a re-issue of an album originally released on the Parrot label in the US in the early 70's and contains most of Engelbert's Top 40 hits and more memorable album cuts. Licensing conflicts between record companies lead to the exclusion of some early 70's material that was (like this album) originally issued on the Parrot label but overall this one disc set captures about 85 percent of Engelbert's most memorable hit material. This set does pre date 1976's "After The Lovin" album and single so that material is not included. Among the radio hits featured are Top 20 staples like "A Man Without Love", "Am I That Easy To Forget", "Winter World Of Love", and of course his break out hit "Release Me". For the casual fan or the budget conscious this is a good set.

5 out of 5 stars The knight of the crooners!.......2005-11-01

Engelbert Humperdinck `s name has remained for almost five decades in the great musical stages. In Spain there is a term that fits so well to describe his magnetism: Duende.

He shone with radiant intensity in the Age of the great crooners, the most difficult, indeed: Frankie, Tony Bennet, Andy Williams, Dean Martin, Matt Monroe, Bobby Vinton, Booby Goldsboro, Glenn Campbell, O.C. Smith, Otis Reading, Pat Boone, Kenny Rogers, Paul Anka and Neil Diamond (from time to time) among the most remarkable ones.

His peculiar style has deserved him the best acknowledgments all over the world. His multifacetic repertoire and elegant voice confers him presence and conviction every time he appears on stage.

His name is now a legend. Go for this admirable collection, you will enjoy it over and over.

5 out of 5 stars E's Greatest Hits CD.......2005-09-26

Merchandise came as promised, in good condition and I received what I expected to receive. Am pleased with my purchase.
Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Performances
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Amazing Grace: His Greatest Sacred Performances
Elvis Presley
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Release Date: 1994-10-25

Tracks:

  1. I Believe
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  4. It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)
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  10. In My Father's House
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  16. Working On The Building
  17. Crying In The Chapel
  18. Run On
  19. How Great Thou Art
  20. Stand By Me
  21. Where No One Stands Alone
  22. So High
  23. Farther Along
  24. By And By
  25. In The Garden
  26. Somebody Bigger Than You And I
  27. Without Him
  28. If The Lord Wasn't Walking By My Side
  29. Where Could I Go But To The Lord

Tracks:

  1. We Call On Him
  2. You'll Never Walk Alone
  3. Only Believe
  4. Amazing Grace
  5. Miracle Of The Rosary
  6. Lead Me, Guide Me
  7. He Touched Me
  8. I've Got Confidence
  9. An Evening Prayer
  10. Seeing Is Believing
  11. A Thing Called Love
  12. Put Your Hand In The Hand
  13. Reach Out To Jesus
  14. He Is My Everything
  15. There Is No God But God
  16. I, John
  17. Bosom of Abraham
  18. Help Me
  19. If That Isn't Love
  20. Why Me Lord (Live Version)
  21. How Great Thou Art (Live Version)
  22. I, John (Previously Unreleased)
  23. Bossom Of Abraham
  24. You Better Run (Previously Unreleased)
  25. Lead Me, Guide Me
  26. Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus/Nearer My God to Thee (Previously Unreleased)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Gaylr R. Donham.......2007-05-14

This is a very good product.I liked it so much I ordered a second one for a friend of mine.

5 out of 5 stars Gospel music at its best.......2007-05-13

I have never heard the Lord's praises sung more beautifully. Highly recommended collection. The live version of "How Great Thou Art" from 'Elvis In Concert' is a powerful take on the recorded version.

5 out of 5 stars I was singing bass, but he covered me up. He wiped me out........2007-01-26

Did you know that Elvis Presley's four Grammy nominations (and two wins) for "Best Sacred or Inspirational Performance" were his ONLY Grammy nominations? Yes, it's true. Elvis' gospel recordings are among his most heartfelt performances. This two CD collection features all the songs from the Peace in the Valley EP, the His Hand in Mind LP, the How Great Thou Art LP, the He Touched Me album and most of his other gospel recordings; including a previously unreleased jam session between Elvis and the Stamps, which was filmed for the documentary Elvis On Tour. Great stuff, but I would recommend getting the three CD collection called Peace in the Valley: The Complete Gospel Recordings. That collection has everything from this collection, plus: the gospel songs from the Million Dollar Quartet jam session, several home recordings, four songs from Elvis movies, "Peace in the Valley" live on the Ed Sullivan Show, "Who Am I?", "Life", "I Got a Feelin' in My Body", two songs from Las Vegas rehearsals, the live version of "Help Me", the "Gospel Medley" from the 1968 Comeback Special, an off-the-cuff performance of "The Lord's Prayer" and the live version of "How Great Thou Art" from the Elvis in Concert television special. Whew! But if you don't want those songs, this collection will be good enough for you.

5 out of 5 stars AMAZING GRACE: ELVIS SACRED PERFORMANCES.......2007-01-09

I loved all of Elvis's music; however, this is the most moving music I HAVE EVER HEARD. When he sings How Great Thou Art -- there isn't any artist that could come close to performing the song as he does. He is magnificient.

5 out of 5 stars Amazing Grace.......2007-01-05

I didn't know whether I'd like "religious music" by Elvis, I'd only heard his movie tunes & of course the songs we all know - Hound Dog, etc. I bought this while persuing my personal religious journey, I like Elvis, figured this would be okay to get inspired with. Whoah!!! Elvis usually takes a song makes it his own, sometimes you don't recognize it. He doesn't do that with sacred music. What he does do is enter the Kingdom through song. He sings with intensity, longing & you do not doubt his own religious conviction. I especially love the gospel tunes of his southern upbringing. My favorite songs are Milky White Way & Lead Me, Guide Me. This is a lot of music on 2 cd's, well worth the money.
Ray Stevens - His All-Time Greatest Comic Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Ray Stevens - Greatest Comic Hits
  • Ray's first for CURB
  • great songs
Ray Stevens - His All-Time Greatest Comic Hits
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ASIN: B000000CTI
Release Date: 1990-06-12

Tracks:

  1. The Streak
  2. Shriner's Convention
  3. Would Jesus Wear A Rolex
  4. Mississippi Squirrel Revival
  5. Gitarzan
  6. It's Me Again, Margaret
  7. Ahab, The Arab
  8. In The Mood
  9. Freddie Feelgood
  10. Bridget The Midget

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Ray Stevens - Greatest Comic Hits.......2005-08-11

I enjoyed this CD very much. Ray is a very funny fellow.
I have also seen and enjoyed his video of the same name.

5 out of 5 stars Ray's first for CURB.......2003-02-05

this was the first CD that was released on Ray from CURB Records, the label he joined after he left MCA after five huge years (1984-1989). this CD spotlights 10 comedy songs with the album cover shot looking like a promo for one of the songs, "It's Me Again, Margaret". all in all, this CD went GOLD primarily because of the last track: "Bridget the Midget", a 1970 satire on go-go dancers that hit #50 pop and #2 in England. in the CD age, "Bridget the Midget" was new to collector's. for fans who joined the Ray Stevens bandwagon in 1984 at the height of "Mississippi Squirrel", hearing older songs were a rare treat. this is the CD in which introduced me to "Bridget..." and it made me hunger for more of his older songs because the way i saw it, if a song of his is this great and i've never heard of it talked about before, i wonder how many OTHER great songs are hidden on his albums that critics or reporters don't talk about? i played my hunch and as of 2/5/03 i have everything he's recorded since 1967 on vinyl or cassette format.this 1990 CD is only necessary for new fans. CURB shrewdly compiled six comedy songs off 1987's "GREATEST HITS", added three from 1987's "GREATEST HITS, VOL. TWO", and they end it with 1970's "Bridget the Midget" not found on any CD compilation at the time as an added feature. prior to it's arrival on CD format, you had to go all the way back to a 1977 vinyl compilation entitled "THE MANY SIDES OF RAY STEVENS" to even find "Bridget the Midget" on an album! the song was THAT rare! since 1990, other CD's on Ray have greatly dwarfed this CD's importance but it's still worth checking out for those who want to complete your collection.

5 out of 5 stars great songs.......2000-06-22

ray stevens is a great comedian and in is songs you can picture what he's talking about. Plus there really funny and great to listen to
Babyface - A Collection of His Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • YO FACE
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Babyface - A Collection of His Greatest Hits
Babyface
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ASIN: B000051XVX
Release Date: 2000-11-14

Tracks:

  1. For The Cool In You
  2. It's No Crime
  3. Whip Appeal
  4. Never Keeping Secrets
  5. Every Time I Close My Eyes
  6. When Can I See You
  7. Reason For Breathing
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  14. When Men Grow Old

Amazon.com

Screw Barry Manilow--it was Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds who really wrote the songs the whole world sings. From the late '80s to the mid-'90s, no single artist owned the R&B and pop charts with a tighter or more fluid grip than Babyface (and his then partners L.A. Reid and Darryl Simmons), and this Greatest Hits collection is proof of this singer-songwriter/producer's way with romance and rhythm. The catch is that this CD contains only the smashes Face kept for himself: a definitive collection of the songs he handed to others would constitute a box set. This CD covers his solo efforts, from the tangy "Whip Appeal" to the aching "Every Time I Close My Eyes" and the understated "When Will I See You" (arguably the first R&B acoustic power ballad). With two new cuts and a live version of the Grammy-winning "Change the World," these 14 tracks sum up an era in R&B when wearing one's heart on one's sleeve and reaching for the most nuanced of melodies was an act of creative revolution. Sure, some called his act corny, but, as this CD proves, Babyface made minor classics that sound just as gentle and persuasive today as they did back then. --Amy Linden

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Babyface - Greatest Hits.......2007-03-09

If you like Babyface -- this is a must. All the hits on one C.D. No need to look through your C.D. collection to find that special Babyface song. Betcha ten to one, that song is on this C.D.

5 out of 5 stars YO FACE.......2007-01-10

This brought me back to high school.
Loved it. Was nice to hear a live song of his.

5 out of 5 stars goooood music.......2007-01-09

still gives me the mushy feelings i got when i heard these songs growing up.

5 out of 5 stars Love this CD.......2007-01-09

I have always loved Babyface and have some of his earlier cassette tapes...I think I just aged myself. Anyway I was pleased to see that I could get almost all of my favorites on one very excellent CD. I listen to this CD on a weekly basis, sometimes daily if I'm having a difficult week at work. It has just the right music to help me get through the work day and calms me down for the drive home. Heck, I even listen to it on the weekends while I'm cleaning or relaxing. I highly recommend purchasing this CD if you love Babyface

5 out of 5 stars baby face greatest hits.......2006-08-22

A very beautiful album, good for a chill out kinda night with a little bit of romance in the mix! simple lovely, glad i found it at Amazon.com
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Glenn Miller's All Time Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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Glenn Miller's All Time Greatest Hits
Glen Miller and His Orchestra
Manufacturer: Sounds of Yesteryear
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ASIN: B000HOJTG0
Release Date: 2006-10-17

Tracks:

  1. Moonlight Serenade
  2. Johnson Rag
  3. It Happened In Sun Valley
  4. Kalamazoo
  5. In The Mood
  6. Juke Box Saturday Night
  7. Little Brown Jug
  8. Sunrise Serenade
  9. Carribean Clipper
  10. Pennsylvania 6-5000
  11. Chattanooga Choo Choo
  12. A String Of Pearls
  13. Tuxedo Junction
  14. SNAFU Jump
  15. American Patrol
  16. My Prayer
  17. The Trolley Song
  18. Slip Horn Jive
  19. We Can Live On Love
  20. King Porter Stomp
  21. The Lady's In Love With You
  22. The Chestnut Tree
  23. Pagan Love Song
  24. Oh Johnny Oh Johnny Oh
  25. Tiger Rag

Tracks:

  1. Bugle Call Rag
  2. On A Little Street In Singapore
  3. Solid As A Stonewall Jackson
  4. When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano
  5. Oh So Good
  6. Anchors Away
  7. Yes My Darling Daughter
  8. Song Of The Volga Boatmen
  9. Limehouse Blues
  10. I Dream't I Dwelt In Harlem
  11. Flying Home
  12. Boog It
  13. Cherokee
  14. Russian Patrol
  15. The More I See You
  16. Accentuate The Positive
  17. Beer Barrel Polka
  18. Dipper Mouth Blues
  19. Poinciana
  20. Long Ago And Far Away
  21. You Walk By
  22. Hallelujah
  23. Put Your Arms Around Me Honey
  24. Sun Valley Jump
  25. South American Way

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars glen miller.......2007-05-14

I found this product to be very good. It was exactly what I expected. The quality was good, and it arrived now I pictured it.
Funny Girl
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B00005V3WI
Release Date: 2002-01-29

Tracks:

  1. Overture
  2. I'm The Greatest Star
  3. If A Girl Isn't Pretty
  4. Roller Skate Rag
  5. I'd Rather Be Blue Over You (Than Happy With Somebody Else)
  6. His Love Makes Me Beautiful
  7. People
  8. You Are Woman, I Am Man
  9. Don't Rain On My Parade
  10. Sadie, Sadie
  11. The Swan
  12. Funny Girl
  13. My Man
  14. Finale

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars cd heaven.......2007-01-19

cannot buy cd's cheaper at any store. this is an oldie but a great christmas gift for an oldie.

5 out of 5 stars Nothing Rains on this Parade.......2007-01-04

"Funny Girl" was one of the greatest musicals and cast recordings to come ouf of broadway and it created one of the world's greatest performers ever. Happily Barbra Streisand successfully transported herself to film and out came one of the most enjoyable soundtracks ever produced for a film. The film score is so minutely different, the show's composers Styne and Merrill had to take out a couple of songs from the show and wrote the beautiful "Funny Girl" in it's place for the film. This soundtrack tends to in my opinion be more authentic than the original cast recording because they put in non-original material such as "I'd Rather Be Blue Over You (Than Happy with Somebody Else)" written by Billy Rose who would much later marry Fanny Brice and it fits the early 1900's era for which "Funny Girl" is set and Barbra's comedic skills are timeless on this song you may not see it but you can hear it in her voice such as with "The Swan" .Another song they use at the film's climax is "My Man" not only was it a staple in the real Fanny Brice's act it is a power-house. Barbra insisted to sing the first part live on screen and record the latter part it is so effective and you do get all the advantages of this on the soundtrack. One more bonus to this recording is the overture composed for the film is gorgeous and they never played it in the film only on the soundtrack, interestingly they used the the opening theme music from the film as the closing music to the soundtrack. Definitely get this soundtrack it is one of the most delightful scores to one of Hollywood's greatest musicals adapted from the stage and that can't be said too often. "Funny Girl was also one of the last great musicals ever produced out of Hollywood and the linear notes in the CD are informative and fun for musical lovers.

5 out of 5 stars Streisand in prime vocal condition.......2006-09-16

Barbra Streisand will forever be linked to the autobiographical Fanny Brice, a role she originally made her own on Broadway in 1964 and in London the following year; immortalised onscreen four years later (earning an Academy Award as well as countless other trophies). On the original soundtrack album, Ms Streisand is in prime vocal condition, though I do prefer her performance on the OBC album just a little bit more, for she is more brash and unkempt and far more vulnerable with her spin on Fanny. In the film, she is more confident and showman-like.

The film score of FUNNY GIRL does vary greatly from it's Broadway counterpart. The roles of Mrs Brice and Eddie Ryan don't get much to sing (with the deletion of "Who Taught Her Everything?" and "Find Yourself a Man"). Fanny's solo numbers "Who Are You Now?" and "The Music That Makes Me Dance" were abandoned in favour of numbers that the real Fanny was famous for ("I'd Rather Be Blue" and "My Man"). I believe the producers committed the cardinal sin with the deletion of "The Music That Makes Me Dance", a ballad far more memorable and moving than the show's big number "People" (and I know a lot of others feel the same way). Nevertheless, the film soundtrack of FUNNY GIRL is the perfect sonic representation of Streisand's greatest hour on celluloid.

I own the earlier Sony CD pressing (which is full of analogue hiss, reverb and noise), yet from what I hear about the more recent "remaster", the quality of the overall recording is virtually the same. Highly-recommended, but don't expect miracles with sound quality.

5 out of 5 stars Needs more songs. Missing SECOND HAND ROSE........2006-08-08

The soundtrack is good to excellent, but it makes me very
unconfortable that important songs are MISSING. Can you
imagine SECOND HAND ROSE is missing, and Barbra sings it a little
different from the version she did in MY NAME IS BARBRA TV special. I also love the part where Barbra sings " Mr Anstein,
Mr. Arnstein, what a beautiful name". Those two sequences could be combined into a song. I also would have loved a little spoken
comedy in this soundtrack, such as Barbra as Baby Snooks scene,
where she meets the reporters and ends with "the name is Arnstein". Barbra is marvelous in this comedy scene. Barbra is
perfect as a stand-up comedienne, and she would be great
acting such a part in a film.
Barbra recorded the song PEOPLE countless times over the last
decades. Why was SECOND HAND ROSE left out of the soundtrack.
There is enough space on the Audio CD to include this song, as
well as additional ones. A few Bonus songs of Barbra singing
Fanny Brice songs that were considered but that were left out
of the film, would be most welcomed. Looking forward to the next
edition of this soundtrack. hoping that it will be the definite
edition. We Barbra Streisand fans deserve the best.

5 out of 5 stars Ladies & Gentlemen - The Greatest Star.......2005-09-11

This is the first Barbra Streisand album that I had purchased. The experience of seeing the movie, Funny Girl, in September 1968, forever changed me. By the age of 10, I already had an innate sense of the popular music of the day. Being the youngest of three, I had been exposed to the Beach Boys, the Beatles and every pop song since I was born. But I had yet to experience complete awe and adulation for a singer -- that was until Funny Girl and Barbra Streisand. Not only had I never heard vocals so utterly astounding, I never experienced such an array of emotion from a singer. My virgin ears finally heard perfection and it was the first time I got those famous Streisand goose bumps that so many people had talked and written about.

The brilliant score was written by the legendary Jule Styne and Bob Merrill and included such Streisand classics as "I'm The Greatest Star," "Don't Rain On My Parade" Streisand's signature song, "People."

Ten of the fourteen tracks were sung by Streisand with the exception of "If A Girl Isn't Pretty" and "Roller Skate Rag." "You Are Woman, I Am Man" is an hysterically funny duet with Omar Sharif, and two songs that weren't written by Styne and Merrill; "I'd Rather Be Blue Over You (Than Be Happy With Somebody Else)" and "My Man," a song closely identified with Fanny Brice and Barbra Streisand, demonstrate the depth and range of Streisand's emotion. She could be cooing and joking at one moment on the famous bride number; "His Love Makes Me Beautiful," breaking your heart on the Oscar-nominated title cut written specifically for the film, and send your head reeling with her gutsy and explosive vocals on "Don't Rain On My Parade." All of the songs showcase Streisand's versatility as the actress who sings.

Purists might say the Original Broadway Cast Album from 1964 was better, maybe because they were there to witness the 22 year-old ingénue unknown named Barbra Streisand. But when you take a listen to the vocals and the arrangements on this soundtrack, it's hard to argue with aforementioned songs such as "I'd Rather Be Blue," "People," Don't Rain On My Parade" and the finale of all finale's "My Man." At 25 years old, Streisand never sounded stronger or with sang with more conviction.

How many singers can you name that can belt a song like "I'm The Greatest Star" and get away with it?

Percy Faith's Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Percy Faith's Greatest Hits
Percy Faith & His Orchestra
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ASIN: B0000024RH
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. The Theme From : 'A Summer Place'
  2. Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget)
  3. Till
  4. All My Love (Bolero)
  5. Jamaican Rhumba
  6. Delicado
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  9. They Can't Take That Away From Me
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  11. The Syncopated Clock
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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars I wish this guy's name wasn't Percy........2007-03-25

If you are an early baby boomer like me and like movie themes and other more conservative music from the 50's and 60's (and think that most of today's music is c__p), you probably will appreciate this CD. Actually, I was surprised at the number of great songs, many of which I had long forgotten, that are on this set of recordings. Still, I am sorry to say that it was difficult for me to buy a CD of songs from a guy named Percy.

5 out of 5 stars Percy Faith's Greatest Hits.......2007-03-08

I purchased this CD as a gift for my husband. His favorite song is "The Theme from Moulin Rouge". All of the songs on the CD are good and bring back alot of memories. If you are a baby boomer you will definitely enjoy this!

5 out of 5 stars Reaching for the stars.......2006-09-18

What can you say? Percy Faith's "Theme From A Summer Place" sends you into orbit if you have any concept at all of those halcyon days of the late 50s-aearly 60's.

Even if you don't like it, you have to admit it's soothing & almost edifying, especially in today's morass of worldy troubles.

4 out of 5 stars Theme For A Summer Place.......2006-08-13

During the late 1960's here in Houston when I was a little boy, one of the network television affiliates used PERCY FAITH's fantastic "THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE" as their music theme for their afternoon matinee movies[reruns] which featured many of Hollywood's classic movies in glorious Black & White from the era of the 1930's, 1940's and into the 1950's - the Golden Age of Hollywood Films. I got to see some of the greatest classic films of all time and many remain personal favorites to this day, and especially the sound of "THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE", which was played relentlessly during commercial breaks and has become such a great memory. Those were the days indeed: Mae West; The Marx Brothers; Laurel & Hardy; Gregory Peck; Judy Garland; Original WWII Era movies and much more, which I actually got to see long after their heydays, but, better late than never! It took me years to figure out what orchestra played on this dynamic recording, but, eventually, I discovered Percy Faith, and what a grand artist he was - God Bless Him. Everytime I hear this wonderful theme song, it takes me back to those long gone, but not forgotten, Saturday or Sunday mid-afternoon TV Movie matinees from my childhood. This collection includes many other memorable and golden treasure recordings from Percy Faith and His Orchestra.

5 out of 5 stars Everyone should appreciate Percy Faith.......2006-03-27

This cd is wonderful. It provides the warmth of the music performed at the time it was created. I enjoy it tremendously.

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  6. Kings of Kings volume 2
  7. Live at Slim's Y-Ki-Ki [Live]
  8. Lo Mejor de la Sonora Tropicana, Vol. 2
  9. Lona Acustica [Import]
  10. Maracatamba [Import]

International Music

International Music