Noel Coward Album [Import]

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Budget Anthology of the Recordings of One of the 20th Century's True Great Artists. Coward was a Master Showman, Witty Songwriter and Playwright. Here is the Best of his Long Illustrious Career.

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Noel Coward Album: Noel Coward Live From Las Vegas & New York
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    Noel Coward
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    ASIN: B000027RK1
    Release Date: 2004-02-16

    Tracks:

    1. I'll See You Again
    2. Dance, Little Lady
    3. Poor Little Rich Girl
    4. Room With a View
    5. Someday I'll Find You
    6. I'll Follow My Secret Heart
    7. If Love Were All
    8. Play, Orchestra, Play
    9. Uncle Harry
    10. Loch Lomond
    11. Bar on the Piccola Marina
    12. World Weary
    13. Nina
    14. Mad Dogs and Englishmen
    15. Matelot
    16. Alice Is at It Again
    17. Room With a View
    18. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
    19. I Like America
    20. Louisa
    21. Half-Caste Woman
    22. I Went to a Marvelous Party
    23. Time and Again
    24. Why Must the Show Go On?
    25. What's Going to Happen to the Tots
    26. Sail Away
    27. Wait a Bit, Joe
    28. Twentieth Century Blues
    29. Party's Over Now

    Album Description

    Australian pressing. Budget anthology of the recordings of one of the 20th Century's true great artists. Coward was a master showman, witty songwriter and playwright. Here is the best of his long illustrious career. 29 tracks. Sony Classics. 2003.

    Album Details

    Budget Anthology of the Recordings of One of the 20th Century's True Great Artists. Coward was a Master Showman, Witty Songwriter and Playwright. Here is the Best of his Long Illustrious Career.
    Twentieth Century Blues: Songs of Noel Coward
    Average customer rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars
    • Coward Spinning in Grave
    • A disgraceful Travesty
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    • NOEL COWARD: ALMOST UNKILLABLE...
    		 Twentieth Century Blues: Songs of Noel Coward
    Sola Ama w/Craig Armstrong , and Robbie Williams
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    ASIN: B00005Y1T0
    Release Date: 2002-02-05

    Tracks:

    1. Introduction - Twentieth-Century Blues
    2. Parisian Pierrot - Texas
    3. I've Been To A Marvelous Party - The Divine Comedy
    4. A Room With A View - Paul McCartney
    5. Sail Away - Pet Shop Boys
    6. Someday I'll Find You - Shola Ama
    7. There Are Bad Times Just Around The Corner - Robbie Williams
    8. I'll See You Again - Bryan Ferry
    9. Mad About The Boy - Marianne Faithfull
    10. Mad Dogs And Englishmen - Space
    11. Poor Little Rich Girl - Suede
    12. I'll Follow My Secret Heart - Sting
    13. London Pride - Damon Albarn
    14. Don't Put Your Daugheter On The Stage Mrs Worthington - Vic Reeves
    15. Twentieth-Century Blues - Elton John

    Customer Reviews:

    1 out of 5 stars Coward Spinning in Grave.......2007-05-12

    Amy resemblance beween the witty, ironic, cutting-edge music of Noel Coward and this CD is negligible, except in the title song. The musicians had no concept of these songs and probably had never heard them before. The people singing could not read music. (I.e., the melodies were wrong.) The percussion totally drowned out everything else. The musical director and producer of this CD had no clue what they were doing. The arrangements are among the worst I have ever heard of anybody's literate music. I play the piano and specialize in 20th century Broadsway, London, and Hollywood music. This was the worst CD of its kind I have ever heard. (And it didn't have to be this way -- the cenntennial recording of Cole Porter's similar music, "Red Hot & Blue," nicely updated, sung, and arranged by then contemporary singers, was a wonderful introduction for the uninitiated to the sophisticated music of people like Kern, Porter, Coward, Weill, etc. -- the musical giants of the 20th century.)

    1 out of 5 stars A disgraceful Travesty.......2006-07-05

    Words cannot describe the disgust I feel for what this group of "artists" has done to the work of Noel Coward. Avoid it like poison.

    1 out of 5 stars Forget it...Forget it...Forget it..........2005-04-04

    The idea is not bad. Contemporary pop performers doing classic Noel Coward songs. Unfortunately, despite some talented individuals, the songs are almost without exception ruined by interpretations that destroy Cowards' sense of melody, tempo and lyric.

    The word abysmal comes to mind. Coward was understated, subtle, mischievous, sentimental and melodic in his music. These characteristics are undiscovered on these performances.

    Paul McCartney is one of the few who tries to do Coward justice and seems to at least have the musical sensibilty to understand what his song is about. Even Elton John, who has the ability and talent to do better, sadly disappoints on Twentieth Century Blues.

    If you want contemporary Noel Coward, look at the cast CD of All For Love, the 1999 show featuring Twiggy and Harry Groener. They get it right!

    1 out of 5 stars Twentieth Century Blues: Songs of Noel Coward.......2004-05-28

    I was extremely disappointed in this recording. If someone had tried to destroy the music of this famous British composer they could not have done a better job. A couple of the tracks we OK, Paul McCartney and Sting tried to sing the songs as they were meant to be sung and are the only saving grace and the reason I will keep this CD, but otherwise the artists did a poor job. Mad Dogs and Englishmen was absolutely destroyed and the witty piece Don't Put Your Daughter on the Stage was sung as a Rap song, it was horrible. The beautiful wartime song London Pride, that could bring tears to the eyes of a Londoner, was unrecognizable. Do not buy this CD, if you long to hear the songs as they were intended to be sung.

    3 out of 5 stars NOEL COWARD: ALMOST UNKILLABLE..........2002-06-04

    It's a 'cute' sort of idea -- take a group of current 'pop' music icons and have them personalize, as it were, the rather creaky songs of the late Noel Coward. It's also cute to have such artist as Paul McCartney, Marianne Faithful, and Elton John slug their way through Coward's sophisticated lyrics, and even the inclusion of (Oh, my!) The Pet Shop Boys, Sting, Texas, and Suede, can't really deter the almost unkillable Coward music. A universally recognized theatre artist, Coward's plays have survived for decades (note the current Broadway hit of his "PRIVATE LIVES"), but except for cabaret and revue type treatments, his musicals are very rarely revived and, I believe, rather unknown to the general public. One of the reasons for this is because his works were rarely recorded by others and few came into the 'popular' market. Coward's music (not unlike most all his work) was often times created for himself and his voice -- at least in terms of nuance, delivery and style -- and few others have been able to 'get away' with that. For the novice 'Coward' fan the cd is a suitable menu of Coward's work, and it should be noted that the endeavor is a not-for-profit release with proceeds going to the Red Hot AIDS Charitable Trust, so no harm done. However, the die-hard fans of that eclectic listing of artists who get this cd because of them, will probably be disappointed if not down-right befuddled. The recording itself (technically, the sound, etc.) is Mah--velous!
    Noel Coward Album: Noel Coward Live From Las Vegas & New York
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      Noel Coward
      Manufacturer: Sony
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      ASIN: B000008END
      Release Date: 1991-07-26

      Tracks:

      1. I'll See You Again
      2. Dance, Little Lady
      3. Poor Little Rich Girl
      4. Room With a View
      5. Someday I'll Find You
      6. I'll Follow My Secret Heart
      7. If Love Were All
      8. Play, Orchestra, Play
      9. Uncle Harry
      10. Loch Lomond
      11. Bar on the Piccola Marina
      12. World Weary
      13. Nina
      14. Mad Dogs and Englishmen
      15. Matelot
      16. Alice Is at It Again
      17. Room With a View
      18. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
      19. I Like America
      20. Louisa
      21. Half-Caste Woman
      22. I Went to a Marvelous Party
      23. Time and Again
      24. Why Must the Show Go On?
      25. What's Going to Happen to the Tots
      26. Sail Away
      27. Wait a Bit, Joe
      28. Twentieth Century Blues
      29. Party's Over Now
      Twentieth-Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Mad about Noel
      • Loved it!
      		 Twentieth-Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward
      Various Artists
      Manufacturer: MMC
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      ASIN: B0000088RP
      Release Date: 1998-01-01

      Tracks:

      1. Introduction
      2. Parisian Pierrot
      3. I've Been to a Marvelous Party - The Divine Comedy
      4. Room With a View - Paul McCartney
      5. Sail Away - Pet Shop Boys
      6. Someday I'll Find You - Shola Ama, Craig Armstrong
      7. There Are Bad Times Just Around the Corner - NoCoward
      8. I'll See You Again - Bryan Ferry
      9. Mad About the Boy - Marianne Faithfull
      10. Mad Dogs and Englishmen - Space
      11. Poor Little Rich Girl - Raissa,
      12. I'll Follow My Secret Heart - Sting
      13. London Pride - Damon Albarn
      14. Don't Put Your Daughter on the Stage, Mrs. Worthington - Vic Reeves
      15. Twentieth Century Blues - Elton John

      Album Description

      15 track HIV/ AIDS fundraiser compilation for the Red Hotfoundation featuring top British acts from the past &present covering the legendary songwriter's best. Features:Paul McCartney 'A Room With A View', Elton John '20thCentury Blues', Sting 'I'll Follow My Secret Heart', BryanFerry 'I'll See You Again', Pet Shop Boys 'Sail Away', etc.1998 EMI Records release. The full title is 'TwentiethCentury Blues The Songs Of Noel Coward'.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Mad about Noel.......2001-08-30

      I bought this CD as a novelty item, but ended up loving practically every song. The Pet Shop Boys 'Sail Away' is a great (albeit unusual) rendition that modernized the song and captures a bit of Coward's persona.
      Sting, Paul McCartney, Marianne Faithful, and Elton John do a good job with more traditional versions of NC's work, and there are some fun dance mixes too.

      5 out of 5 stars Loved it!.......1998-09-29

      If you like the songs of Noel Coward you will love this CD. They have been updated but still maintain their period quality. Such artist as Paul McCartney, Elton John, Bryan Ferry, Pet Shop Boys, etc. Marianne Faithfull's rendering of Mad About The Boy is outstanding.
      Twentieth-Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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      		 Twentieth-Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward
      Various Artists
      Manufacturer: Ichiban Old Indie
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      ASIN: B00002SWSD
      Release Date: 1999-11-16

      Tracks:

      1. Introduction - Neil Tennant
      2. Parisian Pierrot - Texas
      3. I've Been To A Marvelous Party - The Divine Comedy
      4. A Room With A View - Paul McCartney
      5. Sail Away - The Pet Shop Boys
      6. Someday I'll Find You - Shola Ama
      7. There Are Bad Times Just Around The Corner - Robbie Williams
      8. I'll See You Again - Bryan Ferry
      9. Mad About The Boy - Marianne Faithfull
      10. Mad Dogs And Englishmen - Space
      11. Poor Little Rich Girl - Suede
      12. I'll Follow My Secret Heart - Sting
      13. London Pride - Damon Albarn
      14. Don't Put Your Daughter On The Stage Mrs Worthington - Vic Reeves
      15. Twentieth-Century Blues - Elton John

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars A pop surprise.......2001-03-04

      I think this compilation is marvelous. With covers by the Pet Shop Boys, Marianne Faithfull, Robbie Williams, Sting, Elton John, and a host of others, this CD is pure pop pleasure. I bought it for the Robbie Williams track, and I've found every track enchanting. If you like the "Red Hot +" CDs, then this will certainly suit your fancy.

      5 out of 5 stars Cool Coward.......2000-01-20

      A great CD. The artists and the songs are a perfect match. Texas and Pet Shop Boys really shine on this one. I've been listening to it non-stop and each time I find something new to admire. This tribute would make Coward proud. Neil Tennant has pulled together all the elements and has helped produce a memorable CD.

      4 out of 5 stars a good place to begin for younger listeners.......2000-01-13

      As someone who was introduced to noel coward by the pet shop boys, ("if love were all"), I think this is a great album and can only help to introduce more people, previously unaware or unfamiliar with coward, to his work. if we only listened to the snobs, coward's music would be dead, as would classical and opera, all of which i listen to and was introduced to by the more "popular" artists. How do the music snobs know that this cd would kill an already dead noel coward? Maybe he'd be thrilled with it! The best songs on the album are the beautiful "Sail Away" by the event's organisers, the Pet Shop Boys; "There are Bad Times Just Around the Corner," by Robbie Williams, and Divine Comedy's "Marvelous Party," which reminded me a little of Underworld's "Born Slippy." The worst performance has to be the one phoned in by Sting. Elton John's cut was a bit disappointing as well. But all in all, it was a delightful collection.

      5 out of 5 stars COOL BRITANNIA.......2000-01-08

      Icons need violence done to them occasionally, just to wake 'em up. I never was a great Coward fan (too glib, too slight, too precious) but something interesting happens upon repeated listening to these songs: those traditionally rendered remain sweet little time capsules, while the wild ones come right up to date! Vic Reeves and The Divine Comedy are particularly good. Who are these people?

      1 out of 5 stars We should have learned from Red Hot and Blue.......2000-01-05

      This CD would have sent Mr. Coward to the grave, or at least to court for character assasination. Some songs are very well done. Sting, Paul McCartney and Maryanne Faithful are delightful. Texas is tolerable. Robbie Williams, Suede/Raissa, and Vic Reeves are not. The Divine Comedy is neither.

      The good songs are good. The bad ones are so bad that they are not worth listening to get to the next good one.

      This compilation makes me think of Picasso repainting the Sistine Chapel. A great artist in his own right, but most definitely not cut for that particular job.

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