How I Feel

About the Artist
Biography
Russell Thomas
Singer / Songwriter / Producer

… The Complete Package….

Russell Nicholas Thomas was born on the luscious Caribbean Island of St. Lucia on January 23 1969. Tucked away in-land amid the green tropical forest canopy at the southwestern end of the island, Russell started singing in the church choir, at age five.

By age ten Russell was performing at local events with various local bands. Russell developed a passion for composing and at age fifteen won the calypso Monarch title, using his own composition at St. Mary’s College in St. Lucia. Between 1986 and 1993 Russell gained entertainment experience by performing to national audiences in excess of 50,000 at various concerts. In 1992 Russell was voted entertainer of the year. From November 1992 to November 1993, Russell entertained international audiences on several luxury cruise liners while performing as the lead vocalist of the renowned St.lucian Band “Onyx”. The cruise ships included the 2500 passenger Monarch of the Seas and Sovereign of the Seas of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines the 1500 passenger Zenith and Horizon of Celebrity cruises.

After moving to the United States in November of 1993, Russell took a break from entertainment and enlisted in the US Military where he served six years as a US Paratrooper. During his last two years in the military, stationed at Aberdeen Proving grounds, Russell was the official National Anthem singer for military ceremonies.

During his tenure in the military Russell never stopped composing music. He meticulously planned his entrance into the US music industry by registering the name “Volcanic Records” two years before exiting the military and studying all he could about the industry. Russell stayed sharp by frequently performing at Karaoke bars.

Russell is focused on completing the production of his first CD for release this summer. Russell will release his work on his own label “Volcanic Records”. This versatile recording artist’s musical style is a mixture of his influences.

Russell is able to sound like any member of Boyz II Men; does an authentic Bob Marley; executes country music like Brooks and Dunn and can take you back in the day with influences of the Platters and Nat King Cole.

Russell is indeed… the Complete Package…. as an Entertainer, songwriter and producer. Look out R. Kelly! Look out! Shaggy! Russell Thomas is about to make it HOT!

Contact Info: 302-322-4797 Email: Volcanic@netzero.net

Product Description
Volcanic Records is the brainchild of Russell and Stephanie Thomas. Established in June of 2001, Volcanic Records is and Independent Label focusing on new talent in the area of Adult Contemporary music. Russell who currently works in marketing for a major credit card firm will utilize his expertise in using grass roots innovative promotional techniques to market the company's first product piece, a CD Single entitled How I feel. A shoe string start-up, Russell has produced this project using his music production skills thus overcoming the customary costs associated with releasing such products.

Realizing the necessity for global presence Volcanic Records will use the services of Amazon.com as its main distribution hub. Also in the mean time, Russell with the aid of legal council who has existing relations with major labels will attempt to tap into the Independent distribution services offered by existing major labels.

Existing marketing and promotions firms in the local Delaware and Pennsylvania area will be utilized to ensure market awareness, penetration and sales.

Though there are currently no other investors, Volcanic Records welcomes prospects who are interested in its future endeavor. Russell Vision for Volcanic Records is to form a music group of existing established independent labels with ready for market product in the Delaware area, covering the genre's of Reggae, Hip Hop, R&B, Gospel and Jazz.

How I Feel,Russell Thomas,Volcanic,Reggae/hip hop vibe that will have you bouncing with its familiar dance hall beat.

Average customer rating: Robeson on wax The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving Robeson at his best some of the greatest songs of the last century

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Tracks:

1. Balm in Gilead
2. Chassidic Chant
3. Quiet Flows The Don: From Border To Border
4. Quiet Flows The Don: Oh, How Proud Our Quiet Don
5. Elijah, Op. 70: The Lord God Of Abraham
6. The Purest Kind Of Guy
7. Joe Hill
8. The Peat-Bog Soldiers
9. The Four Insurgent Generals
10. Native Land
11. Song Of The Plains
12. Cradle Song
13. Within Four Walls
14. By An' By
15. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
16. John Henry
17. Water Boy
18. My Curly Headed Baby
19. Mah Lindy Lou
20. Wagon Wheels
21. The House I Live In
22. Showboat: I Still Suits Me
23. Sylvia
24. Showboat: Ol' Man River
25. Porgy And Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So

Amazon.com

There was nothing like the Robeson sound, ever. To describe his deep, rich, perfectly equalized instrument is futile. Go instead to "Balm in Gilead," the opening track, and see if you can listen to the last pianissimo phrase without falling to pieces. Robeson was at his best when the music was slow and the words contained spiritual or social messages. Faster, lighter fare like Kern's "I Still Suits Me" or Gershwin's "It Ain't Necessarily So" find the serious-minded singer out of his element, lacking irony and swing. "Old Man River," though, gets a simple, dignified treatment. It's Songs of Free Men, though, that will just keep Robeson's artistry rolling along, especially in Sony's astonishing transfers. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

Robeson on wax.......2007-06-19

I found this album in a thrift store last week, for a couple of dollars. It's the original pressing on four 78 RPM records, in a gatefold format. It's in pristine condition. I really bought it for the incredible cover art, although I hope to be able to listen to it in this format at some point.

The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation.......2004-09-24

Put this on your stereo and if it is good enough the depth and richness of Robeson's voice will make your fillings rattle and your chest rumble. The power of his voice is awesome. This CD is superbly recorded with no audible noise at normal listening levels.

A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving.......2002-09-01

"Red diaper babies" have greeted this disc with nostalgic joy, and it captures a time and an aesthetic and a political belief with precision. Anyone interested in the emotional life of the pro-Soviet left of the 1940s should buy this disc. It's something like Henry Wallace set to music. There is much more to Robeson than that, however, and Sony has given us Robeson whole: there are songs by American masters of the musical, there are labor songs, religious songs, as well as the kind of faux-folk songs which the butcher supreme Josef Stalin encouraged and which were not taken seriously inside the USSR (except at gunpoint!!) but which were taken up by dupes around the world. This is Robeson at his least savory - willing propagandist for a vile mass murderer. Songs such as "Native Land" (fittingly, Robeson is referring to the Soviet Union) and the Red Army song are the equivalent of the "Horst Wessel Song", anthems of murder, and it is difficult to listen to the worst of them without retching. On the other hand, Robeson's commitment to American folk culture was real. "Balm in Gilead" is deeply beautiful; "John Henry" is heroic; "By an' By" is both resigned yet hopeful. "Joe Hill" captures an era in labor history. Anyone interested in American popular song should hear these. Turning to Broadway, his "Old Man River" is very fine, though Robeson changed the lyrics for political reasons and Leonard Warren has done the song better. I disagree with the editorial reviewer: "I Still Suits Me" is wonderfully playful and shows Robeson using his gorgeously rich voice to tease and poke fun. However, Marc Blitzstein's "Purest Kind of a Guy" is beyond saving - another example of Robeson recording an unworthy song by a political fellow-traveller. Ugh. But for every miss there are two hits. Robeson performs Mendelssohn's Elijah with nobility, and sings his favorite song, "Water Boy", with joyous pride: "There ain't no hammer that's on these mountains that rings like mine, boys, that rings like mine."
No one need have any fears about the mono sound quality. The orchestra in the second half of the program is at times a little dwarfed by Robeson's voice, but it generally sounds clean and colorful, and the great artist's voice rings like no other.

Robeson at his best.......2000-05-12

It's hard to believe that most of these recordings pre-date the advent of magnetic tape: the CD transfer is superlative. The songs and performance are beyond reproach. Notable is the imaginative packaging in miniature 'record album' format, complete with the original cover art, and a replica of the original Columbia record label applied to the CD.

In response to a previous question: Robeson's performance of Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) can be found on the Vanguard LP entitled "Robeson" (VRS-9037).

some of the greatest songs of the last century.......2000-05-05

In the 1940s, before rabid McCarthyism and racism had taken its toll on him, Robeson made these wonderful recordings of spirituals, classics and pop tunes. Accompanied by the solo piano of the incomparable Lawrence Brown, or by an orchestra, the songs ring out with pride, dignity, skill and unmatched integrity. The shameful treatment that Robeson was subject to from American authorities certainly seem grotesquely absurd to a modern listener. The wonderful version of "The House I Live In" included on this cd should forever kill off any suspicion that Robeson did not love his country deeply. This album ought to be heard by millions of people, world wide. Robeson's voice is nothing less than a glorious high point in 20th century music, and it's hard to think of any recording capturing it to greater advantage.

Average customer rating: The Price Club A living legend not your daddy's old timey spiritual Immaculate Vocals of Leontyne Price Great Gospel Stuff

The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Price, Leontyne | ( P ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Gershwin, George | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Gounod, Charles | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Schubert, Franz | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anonymous | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Price, Leontyne | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Leontyne Price: The Ultimate Collection Leontyne Price Christmas Songs Chants de Noel.Weihnachtslieden Wiener Philharmoniker Herbert Von Karajan Spirituals in Concert Amazing Grace: Jessye Norman Spirituals ASIN: B000003FWE Release Date: 1997-01-14

Tracks:

1. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
2. Let Us Break Bread Together On Our Knees - Various Artists
3. His Name So Sweet - Various Artists
4. 'Roun' About The Mountain - Various Artists
5. Swing Low , Sweet Chariot - Various Artists
6. Sit Down, Servant - Various Artists
7. Were You There - Various Artists
8. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - Various Artists
9. Deep River - Various Artists
10. Honor! Honor! - Various Artists
11. My Soul's Been Anchored In De Lord - Various Artists
12. On Ma Journey - Various Artists
13. A City Called Heaven - Various Artists
14. Ride On, King Jesus - Various Artists
15. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Various Artists
16. Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass - Various Artists
17. Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Various Artists
18. There Is A Balm In Gilead - Various Artists
19. Let Us Cheer The Weary Traveler - Various Artists
20. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
21. My Way Is Cloudy - Various Artists
22. Nobody Knows The Touble I've Seen - Various Artists
23. I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray - Various Artists

Tracks:

1. Holy, Holy, Holy - Leontyne Price
2. Lead, Kindly Light - Leontyne Price
3. Blessed Assurance - Leontyne Price
4. Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
5. What A Friend We Have In Jesus - Leontyne Price
6. Amazing Grace - Leontyne Price
7. The Lord's Prayer - Leontyne Price
8. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior - Leontyne Price
9. The Church's One Foundation - Leontyne Price
10. Bless This House - Leontyne Price
11. I Need Thee Every Hour - Leontyne Price
12. Schlesische Volkslieder: Fairest Lord Jesus - Leontyne Price
13. I Wonder As I Wander - Leontyne Price
14. Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
15. Porgy And Bess: Summertime - Leontyne Price
16. America The Beautiful - Leontyne Price
17. Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing - Leontyne Price
18. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - Leontyne Price
19. Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Leontyne Price

Customer Reviews:

The Price Club.......2005-04-28

"I am here," said Leontyne Price when interviewed as she opened the new Metropolitan Opera with Samuel Barber's underrated ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, "and you will know that I am the best and will hear me. The color of my skin or the kink of my hair or the spread of my mouth has nothing to do with what you are listening to." Back in the 1960s Price was one of the greatest divas in all of opera, and it wasn't just her voice but her magnificent stage presence, combined with her social activism. All of the above come into play in this collection of secular songs and ditties, some of them traditional plantation chanties and others, art songs and a scattering of pop music. And some of them, like Gershwin's "Summertime," cross the ever-permeable boundaries between Broadway and classical. These recordings were made at different times in Price's career, and her voice, while always angelic, has different shadings and reaches a different range of timbre in each separate recording date, but there is no question that, as time goes by, she is able to impart a richness of life experience noticeably absent from some of her earlier work.

"Ave Maria" sounds heavenly no matter which way you slice it, and as for "I Wonder As I Wander," it brings tears to your eyes. If you have a heart that's beating you will be moved by this rendition. "Ein feste Burg" is pretty strong, but Price seems more comfortable with the traditional spirituals, though perhaps it is the slightly off-kilter sounds of the Ambrosian Singers (what a name) who back her up on many of these tracks, that detract slightly from the experience. Compare "Lead Kindly Light" for a clear sense of what constitutes authority vs. what is a wee bit overproduced. If you had this compilation, and perhaps one of Leontyne Price's Christmas albums, you could attain nirvana any time you wanted to, just flip a switch and close your eyes, let her lift you up on wings of song.

A living legend.......2005-03-10

Leontyne Price (still alive) and already passing into immortality amongst vocal artists, both classical and popular. Leontyne Price stands at the pinnacle of her classical art, but those who only know her work in La Forza del destino or the Verdi Requiem are in for a heart rending treat with this album where Leontyne Price goes home to her roots in Mississippi and gives an unabashed account of the classic spirituals she sang as a young woman. Like John Mc Cormacks rendering of Irish songs there is a personal longing and devotion expressed here that reveals a side of the artist not known in the bulk of their "classical" repetoire. A sense of going home like Citizen Kane's rosebud, or as Dorothy Gale observes at the end of the Wizard of Oz "everything I could ever have wanted was right in my own backyard "

not your daddy's old timey spiritual.......2004-06-23

Agreed this is a good cd for a beautiful voice, but this is not, repeat not, for someone who wants to hear that old-timey religious fervor that you think of when you've been to a Black Baptist hand-clapping, standing, swaying, and singing service.

Immaculate Vocals of Leontyne Price.......2003-12-31

IMMACULATE, SUPERB vocal range and style! There's no other words that can complement Miss Leontyne Price's vocal arrangements. Miss Price's voice is strong, and shrills very nicely to the instruments played on many songs listed on this double CD which is a joy to treasure; every song listed are songs I was raised to hearing and singing. Miss Price is the reason why many of these songs remain in popularity and presently used. Miss Leontyne Price has been incredible in many of her past performances. This is my fourth CD of Miss Price and I am glad to own this particular CD forever and ever. Many thanks to the executors who found this remarkable album and upgraded it to a CD format! **Angi**

Great Gospel Stuff.......2001-04-12

This is a great CD. The only problem I have with it is that on some of the selections there is a boy's choir screaming in the background, and this takes away (a bit) from her performance. That said, her best selections are those that are either unaccompanied or those where her voice is not buried. Songs that strike me are - His Name So Sweet, He's Got The Whole World, Were You There, I Wonder as I Wander, Lift Every Voice and Sing, and my all time favourite Summertime. Enough said.

Average customer rating: Ever-reigning Queen of Sopranos Lucia Popp Lucy: The Reigning Queen of Opera

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Tracks:

1. Song To The Moon
2. Should I Ever Learn
3. How Confused I Feel
4. Solveig's Song
5. Solveig's Cradle Song
6. Amor Volat Undique
7. Stetit Puella
8. In Trutina
9. Vier Letzte Lieder
10. Vier Letzte Lieder
11. Vier Letzte Lieder
12. Vier Letzte Lieder
13. Symphony No. 4 In G
14. Tatiana's Letter Scene

Tracks:

1. Un Cenno Leggiadretto
2. Ho Perduto Il Caro Sposo
3. O Had I Jubel's Lyre
4. Laudate Dominum
5. Welche Wonne, Welche Lust
6. Porgi, Amor
7. Voi Che Sapete
8. Giunse Alfin Il Momento...Deh Vieni, Non Tardar
9. Crudele?...Non Mi Dir
10. Come Scoglio
11. Una Donna A Quindici Anni
12. Der Holle Rache
13. Ach, Ich Fuhl's
14. Crucifixus
15. Die Forelle
16. Gretchen Am Spinnrade
17. An Sylvia
18. Zueignung
19. Es Lebt' Eine Vilja
20. Klange Der Heimat

Customer Reviews:

Ever-reigning Queen of Sopranos.......2007-05-28

Listening through these two discs, one thought kept leaping up to mind: will ever there be another soprano as versatile and accomplished as Lucia Popp? Died in 1994 at the early age of 54, the operatic world hadn't really mourned her enough.
People are still lingering on Maria Callas, the 'star' soprano with all her glamour and legendary life could offer.
Real listeners, however, could not give up the memory of Lucia Popp's terrific artistry and almost supernatural voice.
Her Rusalka, her Solveig, her Susanna, Zerlina, Despina in the da Ponte/Mozart trio, her terrific Queen of the Night (unsurpassed by ANY subsequent sopranos up till now), and ALSO her Pamina in the same opera. In any language you ask her to sing, and she excelled. I marvel at the Letter Scene in Eugene Onegin - only if Lucia had the chance to perform the whole opera during her short life! The joy, the expectation, the emotional tribulations, so vividly captured in girlish and pure timbre. No one will ever beat her; not even Fleming and Netrebko.
"Weird and wonderful" - that's what Elisabeth Schwarzkopf said of Lucia Popp's singing. We today would modify it to 'wonderful and unsurpassable'.
This 2-CD set is an absolute must have, even if you have never heard of Lucia Popp before.

Lucia Popp.......2006-01-12

This is a wonderful album showcasing the very best of Lucia Popp (as the title suggests). Her voice was absolutely beautiful. She could sing the slavic languages like no one else. Her version of Dvorak's Song to the Moon is unbeatable. I dare anyone to find a better performance! Also, the song from Die Zauberflute -Ah Ich fuls (sp?) is outstanding. I've yet to hear a better version. Her diction was fantastic and while she wasn't the highest soprano around - she knew what worked for her voice. This is album is a keeper!

Lucy: The Reigning Queen of Opera.......2004-07-12

Lucia Popp is one of the best sopranos to ever grace the operatic/classical voice stage. This CD compilation shows her progression through lyric Handel to lyric and dramatic Mozart (her Der Holle Rache from Magic Flute is unrivaled) to tender art song and operetta literature. The first disc also showcases her adeptness with 20th Century literature as well as the ability to step out of the traditional four languages of opera. Any avid music fan MUST have this CD compilation.

Average customer rating: A Splendid Souvenir to Remember a Spectacular Performance! god moves in a peculiar way.........i am god...... Orpheus in the Underworld Excerpts Highlights or total Opera?

Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld / Burgess, Watson, etc (Highlights) Manufacturer: Jay Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne; Orpheus in the Underworld; Voyage to the Moon Offenbach - Orphée aux Enfers / Dessay, Naouri, Fouchécourt, Beuron, Podles, Petibon, Smith, Gens, Cole, Minkowski Gluck - Orphée & Eurydice (Berlioz version) / von Otter, Barbara Hendricks, Fournier, Gardiner Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice (Berlioz version) / Larmore, Upshaw, Hagley, Runnicles Léhar: The Land of Smiles; The Merry Widow; The Count of Luxembourg (Highlights) ASIN: B00001O2XK Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

1. Orpheus In The Underworld: Prelude
2. Orpheus In The Underworld: Hello, I'm Public Opinion
3. Orpheus In The Underworld: Eurydice Is All A-flutter!
4. Orpheus In The Underworld: So That's The Game
5. Orpheus In The Underworld: I Feel A Cool Intoxication
6. Orpheus In The Underworld: We, The Watchdog Of The People
7. Orpheus In The Underworld: Tzing, Tzing, Tzing, Tzing!
8. Orpheus In The Underworld: A Night On The Town
9. Orpheus In The Underworld: Remember What You Did To Leda
10. Orpheus In The Underworld: Look Out, Look Out, Move Over There!
11. Orpheus In The Underworld: He Is Coming, Oh, How Boring
12. Orpheus In The Underworld: Oh, Oh, Look At That Look He's Giving Me
13. Orpheus In The Underworld: Though I Was King Of All Beotia
14. Orpheus In The Underworld: We Can Tell She's In Hell
15. Orpheus In The Underworld: My Little Spies Uncover
16. Orpheus In The Underworld: There You Are, You Look So Neat
17. Orpheus In The Underworld: It's Strange, But A Touch Seemed To Wake...
18. Orpheus In The Underworld: Do Not Look Back Or All Will Be Lost
19. Orpheus In The Underworld: ...He Is The Only God
20. Orpheus In The Underworld: Infernal Gallop

Customer Reviews:

A Splendid Souvenir to Remember a Spectacular Performance!.......2003-10-30

Having been fortunate to have seen the English National Opera's production in 1988 of "Orpheus" with Wilson and Pountney's outrageously naughty English text, this highlight CD serves as an audio souvenir. Too bad the ENO didn't have the foresight to film the production-would have made a great DVD. The CD booklet does have a few photos of the sets designed by Gerald Scarfe (who also designed Pink Floyd's "The Wall" album artwork) so you get a taste, combined with the CD selections, of what the production was like.

god moves in a peculiar way.........i am god.............2002-01-17

Offenbach is great anyhow, but this recording is riotous. The translation into English is first-rate, really funny stuff, and the singing is pretty good, too. Very worthwhile.

Orpheus in the Underworld.......2000-03-17

The rewritten lyrics, in English, are some of the wittiest and wicked in operetta. Wilson and Pountney have recaptured the spirit of naughtiness, not a small accomplishment in our licentious times. Though delighted to have the highlights, I wished a CD set or video of the full production were available.

Excerpts.......1999-12-23

This is a collection of excerpts. It is in English and is quite good. The performance of the entire operetta has been discontinued and it is a pity.

Highlights or total Opera?.......1999-11-01

I would like to know if this is highlights from the opera or the total opera.

Average customer rating: Timeless....................Awesome!!! How I Feel peace and blessings Simply Amazing Wow!

How I Feel Maurette Brown Clark Manufacturer: Verity ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: By His Grace The Dream Thank You for the Change Heart & Soul Everlasting Love ASIN: B000009S3Y Release Date: 1998-08-25

Tracks:

1. Breaking Of Day
2. Follow Me
3. No Rocks
4. I Look to Jesus
5. Without You
6. Oh How I Love Jesus
7. Dance
8. Speak
9. Must Be Love
10. Something Out Of Nothing
11. Do It Today

Customer Reviews:

Timeless....................Awesome!!!.......2007-07-16

I felt compelled to write a review now, even though I've had this CD for a few years. I've been browsing for new CD's to buy and I came across her new release this year (which I plan to get) and wanted to do justice to this artist.
How I feel is one of those CD's which is timeless. I NEVER want to skip any of the tracks. This CD saw me thru some of the darkest times in my life and kept my hope alive. You would be doing yourself and injustice if you DIDN'T buy this CD.
Be blessed!

How I Feel.......2006-01-04

This is awesome, you don't have to skip a song. It's truly a blessing to your spirit, and she's for real. If your tired of the 2006 upbeat music, get this you won't regret it. Both of her CD's are excellent. They actually take you to another level

peace and blessings.......2004-11-05

I am new fan of maurette. Her music is amazing. it really touches your heart and i plan on sharing this cd with my friends. The whole cd will minister to you. Check it out for those of you who don't know.

Simply Amazing.......2001-10-09

I bought this CD because it ministers to my inners, my Spirit-man. Maurette's music honors God in a unique way. I can hardly wait for your next release. I can especially relate to "Without You" because I know that I could not make it without God. Maurette Brown Clark is the only artist I can truly say that I enjoy every song on every tape. I don't have to scan the music in the store to see what songs I like, I can buy with confidence that every song will be a blessing, because the quality of her music is simply Amazing.
Darlene Cleveland

Wow!.......2001-03-28

We speak to each other daily at our sons' school. I had no idea how gifted and blessed you are! Keep on sharing God's gift to you. I am sure you will help to SAVE some lives. I am looking forward to the new CD. YOU'VE TOUCHED ME ...

Average customer rating: Simply amazing... A dynamic, fun performance I will buy every CD he makes!

Tell You How I Feel Michael Kaeshammer Manufacturer: Alma Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: No Strings Attached Strut ASIN: B000059WNS Release Date: 2001-09-11

Tracks:

1. Doodlin'
2. Move It on Over
3. Sweet Georgia Brown
4. I'll Always Love You
5. On the Sunny Side of the Street
6. John Brown's Body
7. Caravan
8. Jivin' With Dal
9. Basin Street Blues
10. Air Mail Special
11. Same Old Blues

Customer Reviews:

Simply amazing..........2005-08-24

I have listened to this CD hundreds of times and never tire of it. Each song is different and played to perfection. If you like piano, you'll love this cd.

A dynamic, fun performance.......2004-04-10

I had never heard of this young Canadian pianist until I took a chance and went to his live concert in Maine. What a terrific show! I immediately bought his first three albums (this is the second album)and recently I bought the fourth. All are good, though this and the third album, "No Strings Attached," are my favorites. Kaeshammer is a dynamic pianist, whether playing solo (the first album, "Blue Keys") or in a group. He plays with some fine side men. He loves to play boogie woogie style, but plays well in other jazz styles too. I like his lively renditions of classics on this album (e.g. Caravan, Sweet Georgia Brown, Basin Street Blues), but the newer numbers on his more recent albums are great too. This is fun music, and it will help you get into a good mood. It's some of my favorite cookin' and dishwashin' and cruisin' in the car music!

I will buy every CD he makes!.......2003-03-05

I just discovered the music of this exceptionally talented pianist. I have all 3 of his CDs in my changer and I bought a second copy for my car! I can hardly believe that someone can play the piano as fast and rollicking as he can. His music makes me laugh and can bring tears to my eyes, the sound is so beautiful. Your toes will tap and if you are driving, set the cruise!

Average customer rating: Beauty, power, and clarity Not traditional American Negro spirituals mostly. Great opera, not spiritual style I thought title suggested. A Glorious Burgeoning Diva! Classical music with heart and soul

Mosaic: A Collection of African-American Spirituals With Piano and Guitar Manufacturer: Albany Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs Italian Songs for Tenor and Piano Cecilia Bartoli ~ Opera Proibita (Handel · Scarlatti · Caldara) / Les Musiciens du Louvre · Minkowski ASIN: B0006A9FUU Release Date: 2004-11-30

Tracks:

1. Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit
2. Roun'about de Mountain
3. Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Cryin'
4. My Soul's Been Anchored
5. City Called Heaven
6. Give Me Jesus
7. O Glory
8. Come Down Angels
9. He Never Said a Mumblin' Word
10. Watch and Pray
11. Walk Together Children
12. Deep River
13. This Little Light of Mine
14. Lord, How Come Me Here?
15. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
16. Ride Up in the Chariot

Customer Reviews:

Beauty, power, and clarity.......2007-05-06

Buy this CD for her rendition of "He Never Said a Mumbalin' Word" alone --- truly lovely, simply brilliant.

Not traditional American Negro spirituals mostly........2005-10-24

If you are looking for the soulfull melodic or jubilation of traditional American Negro spirituals, this is not it. But it is masterful musicianship.

Great opera, not spiritual style I thought title suggested........2005-09-08

This is a very good classical collection. The rating would have been higher if the description had suggested the actual style of the music. I am giving it 3 stars because this is a very good OPERA style collection - not the spiritual style I was hoping for. Given the title and simple instruments, I thought it would be different - more relaxed. I wish a sample of the music had been available. If you want spirituals sung in an OPERA style you will love this. She is an amazing talent.

A Glorious Burgeoning Diva!.......2005-05-07

Though this particular selection of songs may not be one the recital lover would choose, MOSAIC introduces to the recording audience the magnificent voice of Angela M. Brown, a gifted singer whose career has been nurtured by appearances with small opera companies until her highly successful Metropolitan Opera debut in 'Aida' last year. Now this intelligent singer is currently replacing the indomitable Jessye Norman in a Detroit Opera premiere and even in that vulnerable position of comparison she is making a triumphant statement.

MOSAIC is pleasant enough recital of African American Spirituals with sensitive piano and guitar accompaniment. But it is in the few unaccompanied songs that the splendor of this very large voice with a seemingly bottomless register is best displayed. Brown has a glowing top as well as a lush bottom in her register and her attention to the control of the cascade of sound is simply thrilling. Brown knows this repertoire well and is convincing in her delivery of not only the message but the depth of emotion of each song.

Hopefully a recording of songs and arias will follow soon, especially as her opera reputation grows. But for now, MOSAIC is a fine introduction to a voice whose destiny seems assured. Grady Harp, May 05

Classical music with heart and soul.......2005-03-01

Daniel Alexander Payne, sixth bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church worked tirelessly to purge emotionalism from African American modes of worship, and derided spirituals as "corn field ditties." Starting with the Fisk Jubilee Singers and into current century, composers such as Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Moses Hogan and Joseph Joubert have sought new, classical interpretations of these timeless, soulful songs.

I must confess, I've never been a big fan of classicised spirituals. Spirituals ARE emotional, expressions of unbearable pain, of longing, of optimism and ultimate belief in salvation. To strip them of that by prettying them up is to deny their very reason for being.

But having said all that: I absolutely loved MOSAIC! Angela Brown does not let her classical training get in the way of putting a song over with heart and soul. She obviously loves these songs, and her rich voice moved me to tears on several occasions. The instrumental accompaniments (Joseph Joubert on piano, Tyron Cooper on guitar) are gorgeously subtle and supportive.

The sound quality of this disc is superb, a fitting tribute to the many African American composers represented here. Highly recommended!

Average customer rating: Terri's Third album Terri Clark - How I Feel Feels Like A Winner Luv it Best Album

How I Feel Terri Clark Manufacturer: Mercury Nashville ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Fearless Just the Same Terri Clark Pain to Kill Life Goes On ASIN: B000006NX6 Release Date: 1998-05-19

Tracks:

1. I'm Alright
2. Now That I Found You
3. Everytime I Cry
4. That's How I Feel
5. You're Easy On The Eyes
6. Getting Even With The Blues
7. Till I Get There
8. Not Getting Over You
9. This Ole Heart
10. Cure For The Common Heartache
11. That's Me Not Loving You
12. Unsung Hero

Amazon.com

While Terri Clark's first two albums were solid affairs, they too often placed this Canadian in the position of living up to an "Emotional Girl" image with emotionally superficial material. How I Feel, though, takes a significant step forward with smart anthems of survival and soaring, plainspoken ballads that are more likely to express complex emotions than to simply proclaim them. The spunky "You're Easy on the Eyes" sounds like her playful earlier hits, while "I'm Alright" and the bluesy "Getting Even with the Blues" place her music somewhere between the traditionalism of Patty Loveless and the singer-songwriter pop of Mary-Chapin Carpenter. Even accounting for the clichéd and treacly sentiments that appear on the album's closing tracks, this is easily Clark's best album yet. --David Cantwell

Customer Reviews:

Terri's Third album.......2003-09-25

Terri Clark's third album HOW I FEEL is my favorite Terri Clark album. The album had many hits, such as the beautiful ballad "Now That I Found You", the uptempo rocker "You're Easy On The Eyes", and other songs like "Every Time I Cry", "Unsung Hero". "Unsung Hero" is a cover of a Tina Arena song, and Terri does it justice, it was a single only in Canada. "Every Time I Cry" has a serious subject matter, about spousal abuse. Terri wrote a number of these songs and they are great. She also manages a great cover of Kim Richey's "I'm Alright", which stands as one of the best on the album. The title track is a nice midtempo country song. The album is very country, unashamed, and that's what's refreshing about it. Around this time Faith and Shania were crossing over, and Terri was keeping it country. Other highlights include "Not Getting Over You", "This Ol Heart", "Till I Get There" and more.

Terri Clark - How I Feel.......2003-01-28

Terrific. First of all, she has a very distinctive voice that you couldn't compare to any other with the exception maybe of that of Patty Loveless. Nevertheless, this is her best album. While her previous efforts showed Terri has a tough and proud woman unafraid of any man, this set shows her a little softer and, I guess, more mature musically. The song that made me buy this CD is the first single, "Now That I've Found You", which was contemporary enough to get her into Billboard's Top 3 but still had enough emotion and I thought it was quite better than most of the songs at no. 1 around that time. There are better songs on this set, though, like the traditional Melba Montgomery-written song, "Cure For The Common Heartache", "Unsung Hero". Another single that did it for me here is the rockin' "You're Easy On The Eyes" ("but hard on the heart"). All songs are top-rate. She's a great singer and this is a great album, her best actually.

Feels Like A Winner.......2002-07-28

After two albums that admittedly sounded a little too much like the other for their own good, Terri Clark takes a slightly different approach for her third set, and the ensuing outcome results in her best album up to that point. HOW I FEEL doesn't completely abandon Clark's affinity for uptempo radio fare(the superb 'Everytime I Cry' and the opposingly bad 'You're Easy On The Eyes'), but she also thinks outside the narrow confines of typical Nashville fare, offering up Patty Loveless-inspired hardcore country('Cure For The Common Heartache') and more than doing justice to Kim Richey's excellent 'I'm Alright'. The set also showcases her richest, most unaffected vocal work to date, particularly on the low key 'Now That I Found You' and 'That's How I Feel'. An excellent set-up for her impending fourth(and best)effort FEARLESS.

Luv it.......2002-03-10

It's country, rocky, and bluesy all in one. Fun tunes like "Your Easy on the Eyes" combined with ballads like "I'm Alright" combined with "Now That I found You" along so many others. It's hard to catorigize. It comes off as an "I lost in love; I found love; and I lost love again" type album. One of my favorites because of the different styles on one album.

Best Album.......2001-07-09

How I Feel is Terri's best album. She expresses so many emotions and feelings, and does it rather tastefully and well. "Now That I Found You" is a beautiful ballad which should be a favorite at weddings and for couples. "I'm Alright" should have been a single, about rebounding from the fall of a relationship. The album is quite country, but its excellent. "Easy On The Eyes" is one of those fun songs people will instantly love and sing along with. "Everytime I Cry" is a honest song about domestic abuse, a definite highlight here. "Getting Even With The Blues", "Not Getting Over You", and "Cure For The Common Heartache" all share similar theme, but both showcase the emotional outpouring of Terri muscially, and emotionally. "This Ol Heart" and "That's Me Not Loving You" are very country, but some of the best material she's done along with most of this album. The album closes nicely with the cover of the Tina Arena hit "Unsung Hero" which was a single in Canada, very inspiring. Terri takes you on an emotional journey with this cd, its her best album and a must have.

Average customer rating:

The Musicals: The Best Of Manufacturer: Solid Gold ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rodgers, Richard | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B000BFH4OO Release Date: 2005-11-01

Tracks:

1. Lion King/The Circle of Life
2. Fiddler on the Roof/Sunrise Sunset
3. Man of la Mancha/The Impossible Dream
4. Sweet Charity/Big Spender
5. Aida/Elaborate Lives
6. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/Any Dream Will Do
7. Chicago/Mr. Cellophane
8. Beauty and the Beast/If I Can't Love Her
9. South Pacific/Some Enchanted Evening
10. West Side Story/Something's Coming
11. Annie Get Your Gun/Anything You Can Do
12. Camelot/How to Handle a Woman
13. Thoroughly Modern Millie/Thoroughly Modern Millie
14. Cats/Memory
15. Cabaret/Maybe This Time
16. Rent/One Song Glory
17. Ragtime/Back to Before
18. Mame [From Mame]

Tracks:

1. Chicago/All That Jazz
2. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang/Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
3. Mamma Mia/Dancing Queen
4. My Fair Lady/On the Street Where You Live
5. Chess/Anthem
6. Jubilee/Begin the Beguine
7. Phantom of the Opera/Masquerade
8. Staurday Night Fever/What Kind of Fool
9. Miss Saigon/Why God Why?
10. Bombay Dreams/Shakalaka Baby
11. Guys and Dolls/Luck Be a Lady
12. Lion King
13. Miserables/I Dreamed a Dream
14. Mary Poppins/Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
15. Phantom of the Opera/All I Ask of You
16. Oliver!/As Long as He Needs Me
17. Anything Goes/Anything Goes
18. We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions

Average customer rating:

This Is How I Feel About Jazz Quincy Jones Manufacturer: Grp Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music GRP | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Big Band Bossa Nova Wave ASIN: B000003N6E Release Date: 1992-07-07

Tracks:

1. Walkin'
2. Stockholm Sweetnin'
3. Evening In Paris
4. Sermonette
5. A Sleepin' Bee
6. Boo's Blues
7. Dancin' Pants
8. Be My Guest
9. Kings Road Blues
10. Bright Moon
11. The Oom Is Blues
12. Ballad Medley: What's New/We'll Be Together Again/Time On My Hands/You Go To My Head/Laura

International Music:

1. I Have His Promise
2. J'ai Rendez-Vous Avec Vous [Import]
3. Kathe Balkoni Exei Alli Thea [Import]
4. Kemuri/Attitude [CD-single] [Import]
5. Kultschlager [Original recording reissued] [Import]
6. La Festa [Import]
7. Last Time I Saw Paris [Import] [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered]
8. Le Belle Di Sanremo [Import]
9. Live in Harmony [Live]
10. Lonely in Paris [CD-single] [Import]

International Music

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