Claudine Longet - A & M Digitally Remastered Best [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Digitally remastered reissue from Japan of A&M's 'best of' for this '60s female lounge/ pop vocalist. 24 tracks, including 'Hello, Hello', 'A Man And A Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme)' and covers of The Beatles' 'Good Day Sunshine' &'Here There And Everywhere'. 1998 A&M release.

Tracks:

Hello, Hello
White Horses
Meditation (Meditacao)
Am I Blue?
Look of Love
Lazy Summer Night
Manha de Carnaval
Small Talk
Man and a Woman
Both Sides Now
Dindi (Jin-Jee)
Walk in the Park - Tommy LiPuma, Claudine Longet
I Love How You Love Me
Sleep Safe and Warm
Creators of Rain
How Insensitive (Insensatez)
Hurry on Down
Everybody's Talkin'
Man in a Raincoat
Love Is Blue [L'amour Est Bleu]
I Think It's Gonna Rain Today
Think of Rain
It's Hard to Say Goodbye
Snow
I Don't Intend to Spend Christmas Without You

Album Description

Collection of Claudine's finest moments, including the songs 'The Look Of Love', 'Man in A Raincoat', 'Walk in The park' and more. All songs have been remastered. Rev-Ola. 2005

Customer Reviews:

I like it.......2007-02-15

All songs in this album are so warm...Claudine's performance is almost fantastic...I like it very much..

remember.......2006-11-12

It has been25 years since I have heard the unusual childlike voice with the infantile r .I fell in love with Claudine when I first heard her sing and the CD rekindled the romance.

One of many "Best of" recordings.......2006-03-11

Any performer's "Best of" collection is a matter of opinion. I do like every one of Claudine's songs that appear on this CD. However, there are a few of her songs that do not appear on this recording that, in my opinion, would be a better representation of her best work. That said, this collection would be an excellent choice for anyone looking to own a wide representative sample of her work without buying every album that she ever made. The quality is excellent and you will enjoy it if you decide to purchase this collection.

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FRANKLY, THIS CUTESY COVER PHOTO GIVES ME THE CREEPS...
interesting
Claudine Painting Music In "Colours"
Claudine's very best work

Colours
Claudine Longet
Manufacturer: Lilith
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Very Best of Claudine Longet

ASIN: B000E0VL6S
Release Date: 2006-02-06

Tracks:

Scarborough Fair/Canticle
Pussywillows, Cat-Tails
Catch the Wind
Colours
For Bobbie (For Baby)
I Believed It All
Am I Blue?
Hurry on Down
Let It Be Me (Je T'Appartiens)
Both Sides Now
I Think It's Gonna Rain Today

Customer Reviews:

FRANKLY, THIS CUTESY COVER PHOTO GIVES ME THE CREEPS..........2007-03-31

... especially knowing that she's a murderess who shot and killed her fiancee "Spider" Sabich back in '76.

interesting.......2006-06-28

Historically this is very very 60's in a very kitschy and endearing way. Not anything more unfortunately

Claudine Painting Music In "Colours".......2006-05-07

"Colours" -- the title of this album of songs interpreted by and delivered by the French songstress Claudine Longet describes the music as well as the performer artist Herself!

While Claudine's magical mystical whispy vocal style is mesmerizing on all of Her recorded works, THIS album, "COLORS" may be Her finest album of them all.

Of the eleven tracks included, all of them being more than enjoyable, i might single out several: Two Donovan penned songs -- "Catch The Wind" and "Colours" (which Claudine captured the spirit of the songs purrrrfectly!) . . . "For Bobbie (For Baby)" . . . and "Am I Blue".

My personal all-time favorite song on this or on any of Claudine's albums is "I Believed it All (Didn't You?)" -- what a poetic wistful nostalgic reminiscence of childhood and its hopes and fears and dreams! Claudine's magic makes this song seem so much like it could be any of our childhoods being re-presented. The album is worth gettijg just for this track alone . . . and all the other ten tracks are absolute gold-mine bonuses! :)

Claudine is a beautiful woman . . . making beautiful music . . . singing beautiful songs . . . beautifully!

Thank You Claudine Longet for all the great recordings You have gifted us with . . . and especially for this magical collection of "Colours"! :)

Claudine's very best work.......2006-03-05

Until now, the only way for Claudine Longet fans to hear the Colours album would have been to buy one of the outrageously expensive Japanese import copies. Well, finally Colours is available again and at a very reasonable price. It should be noted up front that this recording is also an import. This time it's from Russia. Who knew that Claudine had fans in Russia? I do have to admit to being surprised and anxious about the anticipated quality of a Russian recording. However, I'm pleased to report that the quality is excellent. This CD is an exact copy of the original A&M Records recording (SP 4163). There are no bonus tracks on this CD. Accordingly, playing time by modern standards is somewhat short at a little over 31 minutes (11 songs). But what a 31-minute collection. In my opinion, Colours is Claudine's finest album. Claudine's low key performances are a welcome counterpoint to the volume blasting vocals of TV contestants that are being passed off as talent today. The CD comes with a booklet that I presume tells you about Claudine's life and recordings. Unfortunately, it's in Russian. I also presume that the Japanese CD comes with a booklet that is in Japanese. Oh, by the way, have no fear, her songs are sung in English.

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tHE HAUNTING SOUNDS OF CLAUDINE LONGET
Claudine's back in jail again
A nice collection but not very representative
Viva La Longet! - but, sadly, not here
IT'S BEEN A LONG LONG TIME, LONGET

The Very Best of Claudine Longet
Claudine Longet
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004SGYH
Release Date: 2000-05-09

Tracks:

Hello, Hello
We've Only Just Begun
God Only Knows
Here, There And Everywhere
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry
Small Talk
(They Long To Be) Close To You
Sleep Song
Guess Who I Saw In Paris
Walk In The Park
Every Night
All Alone Am I
Look What They Done To My Song, Ma
As If You Walked Away
Sugar Me

Customer Reviews:

tHE HAUNTING SOUNDS OF CLAUDINE LONGET.......2006-03-07

From the moment I first heard her music, I was enthralled. What a gem! On poor material she sounds so, so. But on good material she sines brillantly with her soft vocal style. I do believe A & M records did their very best to show case her style and provided the very best accompany ment of musicians and arrangements. I have tracked down five of her albums in the past and often put them on single cds to listen to my favorites. My only regret is that she is no longer making sweet music!!!

Claudine's back in jail again.......2005-08-15

...she only does it at weekends
Claudine
po' po' Claudine
well ol' Spyder ain' talking 'bout it is he?

A nice collection but not very representative.......2005-03-31

This collection is good as a moderately priced CD of Longet's songs. But I hardly would call it her "very best": most tracks on the disc are taken from the 1969-72 period, leaving out a great deal of her album songs from 1967 and 1968 that made her style so distinguished. I would recommend to buy this CD together with "A&M Digitally Remastered Best" that covers her A&M albums, which personally I find her truly best.

Viva La Longet! - but, sadly, not here.......2004-02-22

There's an undeniable magic when Claudine Longet has her way with an arrangement by Nick DeCaro. It's four parts camp to one part brilliance, and it can really hook you if you keep an open mind. This collection, however, is not a best-of or even the place to start. Get Claudine's "Love is Blue" album which has most of her all-time greats - Randy Newman's "Snow," "Small Talk," "Happy Talk," a hysterical "Falling In Love Again," the Bee Gee's "Holiday" (you have to hear it!) and - I swear to God - a love song to a seal. There's never been anything quite like her....

IT'S BEEN A LONG LONG TIME, LONGET.......2003-05-06

"The Very Best Of Claudine Longet" is a very pleasant and enjoyable musical experience. The album does not reflect Claudine's "best" which are scattered throught the albums of her recording career but it is truly representational of the "Claudine Experience". Her mellow whispy voice evokes quiet intimate warmth.
Perhaps her most famous recording opens this album: "Hello Hello"! This was my first introduction to the person and music of Ms Longet a way back when. She does a unique rendition of the Beach Boys "God Only Knows" which certainly does Brain Wilson proud.
My personal favorite on this collection is "As If You Walked Away". There is a sad melancholy aura that permeates this song and lingers with you long when it's over.
I can't imagine the late sixties/early seventies without the musical soundtrack of Claudine Longet. I'm happy she came along and recorded the tracks she did. . . and now we can listen to them all these years later with that same naive joy we had way back then.
I don't know if Claudine will ever or plans ever to record again, but I would be glad if she would. Thanks Claudine for all the beautiful songs and thanks for all the happy memories of youthful years. You're a beautiful woman who made beautiful music singing beautiful songs.

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Cuddle Up With Claudine
Claudine Longet
Manufacturer: Vampi Soul
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000083EC4
Release Date: 2003-12-02

Tracks:

They Long To Be Close To You
Broomstick Cowboy
Mucho Tiempo Mas (Long Long Time)
Weve Only Just Begun
Ill Be There
Aint No Mountain High Enough
Look What They Done To My Song Ma
Cry Me A River
Como La Luna (Electric Moon)
God Only Knows
Every Night
Hey Thats No Way To Say Good-Bye
Wake Up To Me Gentle
Medley - Jealous Guy/Dont Let Me Down
Birds
Remember The Good
Sleep Song
Lets Spend The Night Together
Guess Who I Saw In Paris
You Dont Have To Be A Baby To Cry
All Alone Am
Sugar Me
You Set My Dreams To Music
As If You Walked Away

Album Description

Subtitled - The Complete Barnaby Records Sessions 1970-1974. Includes all the tracks from 'We've Only Just Begun' except 'Make It With You', all the tracks from 'Let's Spend the Night Together' except 'When I Loved Him', 'Epilogue/While You're Sleeping' & 'Prologue/While You're Sleeping', & six tracks ('Guess Who I Saw in Paris', 'You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry', 'All Alone Am I', 'Sugar Me', 'You Set My Dreams to Music' & 'As If You Walked Away') from the 'Sugar Me' rarities album. 24 tracks in all, packaged in digipak format. Vampi Soul. 2003.

We've Only Just Begun/Let's Spend the Night Together

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Great new songs

We've Only Just Begun/Let's Spend the Night Together
Claudine Longet
Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007US7PI
Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

(They Long to Be) Close to You
Peace Will Come According to Plan
Broomstick Cowboy
Long Long Time
We've Only Just Begun
I'll Be There
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
What Have They Done to My Song, Ma
Cry Me a River
Make It With You
Electric Moon
Prologue / While Youre Sleeping
God Only Knows
Every Night
Hey Thats No Way To Say Goodbye
Wake Up To Me Gentle
Jealous Guy / Dont Let Me Down
When I Loved Him
Birds
Remember The Good
Sleep Song
Lets Spend The Night Together
Epilogue / While Youre Sleeping

Customer Reviews:

Great new songs.......2005-10-25

I was a Claudine fan in the days of vinyl. If you liked her in the 70's, I think you'll like this album better still. "Peace Will Come" is excellent, as is "Electric Moon," "Wake Up to Me," and "Remember the Good." These could have been chart songs, could have given her a reputation as a serious interpreter of very interesting unusual songs, that none of her 60's - 70's songs ever could have done. They aren't just pretty, breathy songs in the Claudine style - they are great writing presented in a way that really brings out what the song writer must have had in mind - and, they are songs that you probably haven't heard elsewhere. Of course, a number of her covers on this CD are forgettable. But get the CD (because iTunes has never heard of her) and copy off the best songs.

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Best of A&M Years
Claudine Longet , and Chris Montez
Manufacturer: Universal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MV92ZQ
Release Date: 2007-04-02

Tracks:

Hello,Hello/ Claudine Longet
Meditation(Meditacao)/ Claudine Longet
Here There & Everywhere/ Claudine Longet
Good Day Sunshine/ Claudine Longet
Man And Woman(Un Homme Eto Une Femme)/ Claudine Longet
Look Of Love(From The Columbia Picture"Casino Royale")/ Claudine Longet
Think Of Rain/ Claudine Longet
Small Talk/ Claudine Longet
I Love How You Love Me/ Claudine Longet
Love Is Blue(L'amor Est Bleu)/ Claudine Longet
Happy Talk(From "South Pacific")/ Claudine Longet
Walk In The Park/ Claudine Longet
It's Hard To Say Goodbye/ Claudine Longet
Sleep Safe & Warm (Theme From "Rosemary's Baby",A Paramount Picture)/ Claudine L
Am I Blue?/ Claudine Longet
Hurry On Down/ Claudine Longet
Let It Be Me(Je T'appartiens)/ Claudine Longet
Both Sides Now/ Claudine Longet
I Think It's Gonna Rain Today/ Claudine Longet
Everybody's Talkin'/ Claudine Longet
Lazy Summer Night/ Claudine Longet
Love Can Never Die/ Claudine Longet
Snow/ Claudine Longet
I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You/ Claudine Longet
Because Of You/ Chris Montez
Call Me/ Chris Montez
More I See You/ Chris Montez
There Will Never Be Another You/ Chris Montez
You Can Hurt The One You Love/ Chris Montez
Nothing To Hide/ Chris Montez
Day By Day/ Chris Montez
Fly Me To The Moontaken From The A&M Album "The More I See You"/ Chris Montez
One Note Samba/ Chris Montez
Time After Time/ Chris Montez
Our Day Will Come/ Chris Montez
Going Out Of My Head/ Chris Montez
Sunny/ Chris Montez
Just Friends/ Chris Montez
Elena/ Chris Montez
Foolin' Around/ Chris Montez
Girl Talk/ Chris Montez
I'm Glad There Is You(In This World Of Ordinary People)/ Chris Montez
I Didn't Know What Time It Was/ Chris Montez
Once I Loved(O Amor Paz)/ Chris Montez
I Will Wait For You/ Chris Montez
Love Is Here To Stay/ Chris Montez
Face I Love/ Chris Montez
Look Of Love/ Chris Montez
Where Are You Now/ Chris Montez