Best Ones

Track Listings

1. Real Thing

2. He Never Changes

3. Basics of Life

4. Couldn't We Stand

5. Measure of a Man

6. Why?

7. Where There Is Faith

8. Wings

9. Before the River Came

10. Message

11. Great Awakening

12. Lay It All on the Line

13. Center of the Mark

14. For Future Generations

Tracks:

It's Getting Better
Dream A Little Dream Of Me
Make Your Own Kind Of Music
Words Of Love
New World Coming
Move In A Little Closer, Baby
One Way Ticket
The Good Times Are Coming (From The Motion Picture 'Monte Walsh')
Easy Come, Easy Go
Don't Let The Good Life Pass You By
Ain't Nobody Else Like You
A Song That Never Comes

Amazon.com

She wasn't the cute one, but, damn, she certainly could sing her ample rear off. Featuring only one track with the Mamas & the Papas--the hit "Words of Love"--this unfortunately titled collection spotlights Elliot's solo career, from the ancient Tin Pan Alley gem "Dream a Little Dream of Me" through Top 40 treats like "New World Comin'" and "Make Your Own Kind of Music" (recently covered by Paul Westerberg). Actually, only 5 of the 12 tracks can be considered big ones--but that voice was simply perfect pop and pure ear candy. Pity she left when she did. --Bill Holdship

Customer Reviews:

SHE LEFT US TOO SOON..DAMN!.......2007-05-07

Cass Elliot, alongside Karen Carpenter, Janis Joplin and Florence Ballard, are some of my favorite female singers who left us too damn soon.
Her voice is amazing, she had it all, but for god's sake, why did she had to die so young? Maybe God needed another angel? Simply beautiful!

Gotta Love It!.......2007-02-18

Mama Cass has always been a favorite of mine and I believe that I had this LP in the 80's. It is just as good as I remember and my (relatively) untrained ear thinks the recording is just fine. Enjoy!

MAMA'S BIG ONES: Merle Haggard Says, "Buy `Em.".......2006-10-06

Despite this collection's title, MAMA'S BIG ONES, which is obviously a double entendre and an invitation for every low class reviewer to crack a bunch of cheap MAmMAry gland jokes, I refuse to stoop that low. I will not succumb to the temptation because the music found here deserves better; it should not be subjected to rude remarks from some plebeian guttersnipe. I'm going to address it with civility and good taste because I'm a high-minded individual who never sacrifices a million dollar opportunity for a ten cent laugh. It's not like I'm a dog which is governed by instinct; I'm a man and I have self-control and the power to make choices. And I choose to keep this review principled. It's as simple as that!

"MAMA" CASS ELLIOT was, of course, a member of that fine Pop choral group of the late `60s and early `70s, The Mamas And The Papas. She was a part of team Mama, if memory serves me well. Mama Cass had limited vocal range but a "sweet" voice and she really knew how to put a song over, how to caress a melody. Ah yes, remember when music had melody? Several of the twelve songs on this compilation are culled from The Mamas And The Papas archives. How good were The Mamas And The Papas?...

From 1972 to 1986, I had a real good friend named Andy - as loyal a friend as I ever knew - but Andy was something of a character. He listened to NOTHING but Country-Western (unusual in L.A.) and I don't mean stuff like Dwight Yoakam and Garth Brooks - not THAT kind of Country! Heck, Andy couldn't stand those "longhaired hippies" Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson! No, I'm talkin' REAL hard-core Country-Western like The Sons Of The Pioneers and Hank Williams (the dead one!) Andy was certain that Merle "Okie From Muskogee" Haggard was god. His most famous saying was: "You know what Merle Haggard says...%#&! `em!"

Through the years I'd try to turn Andy onto some more contemporary music - try to get him into the 20th Century a little bit - but he was having none of it: "Check it out, Andy, these guys are good. They're called Thin Lizzy."

"You know what Merle Haggard says...%#&! `em!"

One night while we were cruisin' Mulholland Drive in his 1954 Chevy truck (Andy rebuilt the engine himself), I quietly slipped a Mamas And Papas Greatest Hits cassette into his player, afraid that Smith And Wesson's greatest hits would be playing next (Andy was usually armed and dangerous), but.....nothing. No gun, no "Merle Haggard says"...nothing. I left the tape in the truck when he dropped me off that night and faster than you can say, "I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee", Andy was a dyed-in-the-wool Mamas And Papas fan. Merle was still god, of course, but the Mamas and Papas were angels.

It was The Mamas And The Papas that finally brought Andy up-to-date: From there he discovered the very, very early, pre-disco Bee Gees, and then Loggins And Messina. One day in 1983, while quaffing Lone Star beer (you know what Merle Haggard says about the makers of Budweiser) and watching MTV, Andy showed no small amount of enthusiasm for a Journey song. That's when I knew that things had gone too far and I threatened to play him Samuel Colt's greatest hits next. But hey, if MAMA (and her band mates) could reform a lost cause like Andy, just think what she'll do for you!

There's not a song on MAMA'S BIG ONES that I don't like. And despte the comments from a couple of other reviewers, the sound quality on my copy is perfectly fine. (Maybe they got discs from a bad batch?) Aside from Mama's lovely voice and memorable melodies, there's some real sweet lyrics found here, too; words to live by. And none sweeter than those from DON'T LET THE GOOD LIFE PASS YOU BY:

Did you ever lie and listen to the rain fall?
Did you ever own a homemade apple pie?
Did you ever watch a child while he was praying?
Just don't let the good life pass you by
Did you ever hold a hand to stop its trembling?
Did you ever watch the sun desert the sky?
Did you ever hold a woman while she's sleeping?
Friend don't let the good life pass you by
Man was made for loving not for buying
Gold can't give the things we really need
Just look my friend there's happiness in living
Somewhere between broke and being free
Did you ever see the funny side of losin'?
Did you ever sit right down and have a cry?
Did you ever take the time to help your neighbor?
Just don't let the good life pass you by

In closing, let me just say that I have been enjoying this Mama Cass compilation for fourteen years and I'm sure that you too will find MAMA'S BIG ONES to be hugely entertaining. How huge?
Thirty-eight, Double D. Dang it! I almost made it. I got SO close!

LOST brought her back into the spotlight.......2006-09-14

After her song "Make Your Own Kind of Music" was featured on the second season of LOST I couldn't get it out of my head. VERY talented woman. I'm only 25 but I already knew her from her dominant presence in Mamas and Papas but she continues to amaze me...

Too bad Mama could not have lived on.......2005-11-27

This is great and time to feel upbeat CD by the one and only Mama Cass. These songs give you the kind of feeling that you just can't find in much of today's music. Like so many songs of the era, there is a kind of hope and happiness for the future even though things were not necessarily that great during that time with the Vietnam War and the social unrest. I have never felt that Mama Cass has received the recognition that she deserved, but obviously she does live in history or we would not have this compilation of her best. Of course, there is an obvious lack of the rest of the Mamas and Papas, but ole Mama did very well on her own. The obvious stand out of the CD is "Dream A Little Dream of Me" which definitely should be always listed as a classic song. This song shows the ability that she had and could have developed if only she would have had more time. Other notables are "Make You Own Kind Of Music", "The Good Times Are Coming", and "Ain't Nobody Else like You." So, you are probably asking why I am only giving this CD three stars. Well, it is good, but I am a hard reviewer and I cannot put this into the five star categories. That category only exists for what I consider the very best. This is a good CD, but obviously not the best. However, I am very glad I have it in my collection and you will too if you enjoy the upbeat and positive music of this golden era and the magic voice of Cass.

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Weird and Wonderful Experience...
5 Stars is Underrated, They Deserve 7
I have to confess that...
Who Would've Thought......
Big hits, near misses.

The Best of Dramarama: 18 Big Ones
Dramarama
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B00000347E
Release Date: 1996-10-29

Tracks:

Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)
Scenario
Emerald City
Steve & Edie
It's Still Warm
Wonderamaland
No Regrets
Last Cigarette
Haven't Got A Clue
What Are We Gonna Do?
Train Going Backwards
Classic Rot
Work For Food
Incredible
Senseless Fun
7 Minutes (More Or Less)
Sincerely
Goin' Blind

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"Rock and roll's a loser's game," goes a Mott the Hoople line borrowed for an epigram for this best-of. It invokes the story of this New Jersey band on two levels. First, these guys were smart enough to draw on slightly left-field influences while remaining sufficiently modern to gripe about the FM stranglehold of "Classic Rot." Second, like Mott's Ian Hunter, they bet big and lost big. This collection of semi-hits and obscurities might well have been titled "Work for Food." Singer John Easdale wrote that song for Hi-Fi Sci-Fi, the outfit's 1993 swan song. Imagining himself a few years past his minor stardom, Easdale sang of pushing a shopping cart full of Dramarama memorabilia, aluminum cans, and his baby blanket. The song roared with power chords, bitterness, and resignation, flipping the rock cliché "keep on rollin'" onto its side. Girls who don't count sleeping with the radio on as being alone, non sequitur rhetorical questions, promises of everything, all tied up with bashes and riffs and madly catchy hooks--these are the stuff of Dramarama songs. Typically, 18 Big Ones comes a day late and a dollar short--maybe the same buck Easdale passes to a street-corner denizen in "Last Cigarette." But it also stands as testament to the fact that, whatever else, Dramarama lived up to its end of the bargain. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Weird and Wonderful Experience..........2007-05-19

I don't own this greatest hits album, yet I feel that I can assign it the 5 starts it surely deserves... As others have mentioned here, I first heard Dramarama on the Rodney on the ROQ radio show on KROQ, in LA, in the late eighties. (That was the best show, and I miss Rodney!) Anyway, I grew from childhood into adulthood with this band. I saw them play live 7 times - amazing. I met them once at the Edge in Palo Alto when I was college, and they game me and my friends free tickets to see them the following night at Slim's in San Francisco - how cool. So the other night, I was searching online to see if the new episode of The Office was available for download yet, and my search term was simply "office". Among the results was "Box Office Bomb" - Dramarama's second album. I clicked on it, knowing that I already owned it, and then checked my CD shelf - I lost this album years ago, and actually had forgotten about all the good songs on it. I bought another copy and realized I still remember all the lyrics. If you don't have this one, get it. I just needed to share this, as I've been listening to it all week, and it's really made me realize that this was one of the best bands ever. Oh yeah - here's what I originally meant to tell everyone. If you like Dramarama, be sure to pick up the Bent Backed Tuplis album "Lookingthrough" - the "Bent Backed Tulips" are in fact Dramarama's answer to a record label who would not let them release certain material as "Dramarama". It's them, and it's really good. I just saw a few used copies here on Amazon, so hop to it!

5 Stars is Underrated, They Deserve 7.......2006-10-22

I bought this album soleley for "Anything, Anything." I heard it on the radio and thought, 'wow, a new band. They must be awesome.' And to my surprise, it was at least a decade old. I'd never heard any of these songs before and at first I wasn't really feeling it because they weren't as upbeat as "Anything, Anything." But as I kept listening, I began getting all kinds of fantastic riffs and hooks stuck in my head for days. And then you start listening to all the lyrics, and you think, 'wow, they're really clever. And soon you become addicted to this album. I mean, you could eat, sleep, breathe this album, it's that good. 7 Minutes (More or Less) is hands down my favorite, because it's always some obscure song at the end of the album that becomes near and dear. Even if you've never heard of this band, don't recognize any of their songs, maybe only like 1 or 2 of them even, just buy it. It's one of those fantastic CDs that only has room to grow on you until eventually you're ranting and raving over how incredible their music is and how you can't get enough and you're trying to persuade perfect strangers that this is one of the greatest bands ever, upset because no one's heard of them and they should have.

I have to confess that..........2006-04-11

I am ready to give my wife away to anyone who can bring this band in my city for a gig.
My favorite band of all time.

Who Would've Thought.............2006-03-15

Who would've ever thought that these guys would have a best of compilation. Well deserved for this band that put out great albums in the late '80's and early '90's. I think they should've included "70's TV" and their great version of Mott's "I Wish I Was Your Mother", but let's not nitpick. "Anything, Anything" is one of the greatest rock songs of all time and I never tire of hearing it. I hope some of Dramarama's music sticks around and doesn't eventually fade into the abyss of obscurity. I'm still smoking that "Last Cigarette"

Big hits, near misses........2005-08-29

"Dramarama? Who are they?"

"Um, 'Anything, Anything'? 'Last Cigarette'? Maybe you heard 'Haven't Got a Clue' on MTV?"

"Oh, _them_..."

Yeah, them. At their best, Dramarama combines great guitar work, infectious rhythm, and clever lyrics with a wit and sense of irony you almost never see in the post-grunge pop/rock top-40 world.

At their worst... Well, the irony and cynicism sink into whininess, exaggerated pathos, and/or absurdity, and instead of an effective hook you get an overly simplistic musical line that gets hammered into the ground.

"Hey! You gave the album four stars! What's with the-"

Well, I want to be honest here. There's maybe one or two songs that grated on me after a couple of playings. Everything else is perfectly listenable, and half a dozen or so of the eighteen are flat outstanding, including the aforementioned "Cigarette", "Anything", and "Clue". I've paid more than $10 for albums that contained less music I liked. If you want some good, solid rock with strong guitar and higher than usual intelligence, this is a good addition to your collection.

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Great compilation, very few weak spots
Two standout songs, but not enough else
***** NEVER in my life have I heard such music . . . *****
Excellent CD!
Definitely Not One Hit Wonders

Best Ones
4Him
Manufacturer: Benson
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Basics of Life

ASIN: B00000I9DF
Release Date: 1999-03-23

Tracks:

Real Thing
He Never Changes
Basics Of Life
Couldn't We Stand
Measure Of A Man
Why
Where There Is Faith
Wings
Before The River Came
The Message
Great Awakening
Lay It All On The Line
Center Of The Mark
For Future Generations

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Great compilation, very few weak spots.......2006-07-11

One of the things I enjoyed most about 4Him is that they didn't have whiny songs that unfortuntely often plague CCM. These are a group of talented artists and have some amazing voices, particular Andy Chrisman. It's worthwhile to have in your collection if you like CCM but don't want repetitive "praise him praise him praise him" tracks. I particularly like For Future Generations and Basics of Life. Mark Harris is another who will also have a good career post-4Him.

Two standout songs, but not enough else.......2006-03-16

This album features two brilliant songs: For Future Generations and Measure of a Man. Both songs have strong and inspirational lyrics and lively and catchy music. The other songs on this album were disappointing, though; see if you can find other recordings of the two standouts.

***** NEVER in my life have I heard such music . . . *****.......2005-06-17

OK, here's my story . . . I knew that 4Him was always pretty popular since the early 90s, but I never understood why?? I mean I thought that they were totally "praise and worship" and there was no way I would ever be into them considering the type of music I usually like! BUT, one morning my Christian Radio Station was playing Measure of a Man, and now I am SO thankful to that song because it has got me into the absolute BEST Christian group ever! Measure of a Man is definitely #1 on my top 100 favorite song list! After I heard that song that morning, I went straight to the computer to look up 4Him. I found that it was on their 2 "best of" type CDs. I listened to samples of the other songs and I immediately feel in love with their music! I purchased both CDs (Best Ones AND Chapter One . . . A Decade) online, and now I think my CD player and definitely my sisters are absolutely sick of them - but I'M certainly not and will never be! I can't begin to explain how wonderful these songs are, but I will do my best. Here are my favorites . . . Real Thing, Measure of a Man, Why, Where There Is Faith, Wings, Before the River Came, The Message, Lay It All on the Line, For Future Generations

4Him's songs are so different from any other artist's songs . . . they don't repeat the same words over and over again and their songs have so much thought and are so different from each other . . . from tune to words they're just fantastic! Most other Christian artists seem to think the same cheap way of writing music, but these artists put so much thought into the lyrics naturally making themselves the very best Christian group by far! Even if you absolutely don't like this type of music - 4Him will MAKE you get into theirs! You wouldn't think that I would love 4Him at the age of 13 and being into more "pop/contemporary" type music! But, 4Him HAS become my favorite CCM group and I know I won't find another like it! Andy Chrisman, Mark Harris, Kirk Sullivan, and Marty Magehee have the talent of a million artists put together and even more! They were a wonderful group set out to spread God's word through their creative and brilliant music! I wish they would have stayed together longer though, but now Andy Chrisman and Mark Harris have done solo albums which are also excellent, but not as terrific as all 4 together as 4Him! Andy, Mark, Kirk, and Marty combined 4 wonderful talents into one group which makes it bursting with quality! The group wouldn't have been the same without Andy Chrisman's absolute phenomenal voice or Mark's superb songwriting and . . . the list goes on and on. So, if you're looking into 4Him - FIRST I'd like to assure you that you won't be disappointed OR sorry once you get it and will wish that you'd have done it sooner and SECOND . . . you should definitely get THIS CD! I have always liked "best of" CDs if an artist has done a lot of music and this is absolutely no exception! Get this CD as soon as possible, and thanks for taking the time to read my review . . . I do hope it helps!

Also, please visit: www.friendsof4him.net and www.heismyvision.net . . .they're both excellent 4Him fan sites!

Excellent CD!.......2004-04-08

The cd is an excellent collection of one of the more popular Christian groups around. The songs included are the best ones from 1991-1996 and reflect the group's staying power.

My personal favorites in the cd are: Where There is Faith, Measure of a Man, Lay It All on the Line, Couldn't We Stand, and For Future Generations. Regardless of what your personal favorites are, the cd is highly recommended!

Buy and enjoy!

Definitely Not One Hit Wonders.......2003-05-04

4 Him exploded on the Christian music scene in 1990 and continued to be at the top of the charts for the next decade. This CD collects 14 of their #1 songs in one place for easy access. It offers a mix of songs from all 6 projects released before this came out.

Even the casual listener to Christian radio during the 90's will recognize some of the classics collected here. "Basics of Life," "Where There is Faith," "Why?," and "For Future Generations" are just some highlights of this CD stuffed full of great songs that will be familiar to everyone.

Like any best of project, loyal fans (like me) will have some argument with the song selection. My biggest complaint here is that the song selection leans toward the newer recordings, with 9 of the 14 from their last three CD's. This leaves little room for their early hits. "Basics of Life" is only represented by the title song, but there were lots of great songs on it. And how could they leave out "Man You Would Write About" from their second CD? Still, I do find myself listening to this CD more then enough times to justify the money I spent on it.

4 Him's balance of solid lyrics with great harmony earned them a legion of well deserved fans. Anyone interested in their music will love this CD, a collection of one of Christian music's classic acts.

Another Girl Another Planet: The Best of the Only Ones
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Another Girl Another Planet: The Best of the Only Ones
The Only Ones
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2006 Digitally Remastered Anthology of Recordings by the Beloved Postpunk Band Fronted by Sneering Vocalist Peter Perrett and featuring Guitarist John Perry. Over the Course of Three Outstanding Albums Issued at the End of the 1970's, the Group Created a Legacy that Influenced Countless Others who Followed in their Wake Like the Replacements, Blur, Nirvana, the Libertines and Blink 182. This Disc Provides a Concise Overview of their Albums, Appropriately Titled for their Signature Hit and also Including "oh Lucinda", "Why Don't You Kill Yourself", "Lovers of Today", "Trouble in the World", "Out There in the Night".

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The Knocks
Jay Tee , N2Deep , and Latino Velvet
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Hang Five!!! The Best of the Lively Ones

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Hang Five - Stars That Is!
Rockin' good time

Hang Five!!! The Best of the Lively Ones
The Lively Ones
Manufacturer: Del-Fi Records
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Release Date: 1995-01-17

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High Tide (Tranquilizer)
Walkin' The Board
Goofy Foot (Surf Battle)
Surf Rider
Misirlou
Chicken Scratch
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Exodus
The Caterpillar Crawl
Telstar (Surf)
Mr. Moto
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Livin'
Guitarget (Hotdoggen)
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Bustin' Surfboards
Rawhide
Shootin' The Pier
Forty Miles Bad Surf
Rik-A-Tik
Happy Gremmie
Night & Day (Smash Single #1880)
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Customer Reviews:

Hang Five - Stars That Is!.......2003-09-15

The Lively Ones were an aptly named group, since they played every song with enthusiasm and passion. Many surf instrumental groups only lasted long enough to put out a few singles or one album. The Lively Ones recorded five albums in little more than a year. This generous collection of 24 songs clocks in at one hour and four minutes. "High Tide (Tranquilizer)" starts out as anything but tranquil. The saxophone compliments the main melody played by the guitar, much like a background singer sings harmony. "Walkin' The Board," "Goofy Foot (Surf Battle)" and "Guitarget (Hotdoggen)" rock along like a surfer riding the curl of a big wave. In their rocking version of Dick Dale's "Misirlou," the saxophone plays the trumpet's part to great effect. The Lively Ones are best known for their outstanding rendition of the song "Surf Rider," which was featured on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack. That song was written by Nokie Edwards of the Ventures and recorded by the Ventures, as well as several other groups. The arrangement and performance of "Surf Rider" by the Lively Ones remains the definitive version. I highly recommend this lively collection of great surf instrumental songs!

Rockin' good time.......1999-10-25

If you're lokking for some sappy beach music with a mellow mood, then this is not the CD for you. But you like stacotto guitar lines, driving beats, and some great sax work-- this is for you! Wow, when I bought this CD, I didn't know what to expect since much of the music was from the early 1960s. I'm not into "golden oldies". Not to worry, this CD rocks! If you like the guitar work from new wave bands like the B52s or the Go Gos, you may really dig this band and this CD. Surf's up!

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Best
Wild Ones
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Release Date: 2006-10-09

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Raised From the Dust
Ansel Matthews
Manufacturer: self release
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ASIN: B0006H4ONG
Release Date: 2004-11-04

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Raised from the Dust
The Thang that You Do
Taken my Time
In the Image
My Love has Turned on Me
Distant Thunder
Ever the Changing You
Covered in Blue
Listening
Erasing the lines
Raised Reprise

Album Description

Acoustic yet powerful, soulful and soothing, this album takes the best elements from American root oriented music and combines them in a flavorful stew. If you're dying for a great musical massage then lie back and enjoy the magical honey sweet sounds of Ansel Matthews

Average customer rating:

Best of Christmas
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
ASIN: B00006L3JD
Release Date: 2002-10-08

Tracks:

O Holy Night - The Sacrum Chamber Choir
Joy To The World - The Sacrum Chamber Choir
Ave Maria - The Sacrum Chamber Choir
O Christmas Tree - The Sacrum Chamber Choir
We Three Kings Of Orient Are - The Sacrum Chamber Choir
A Child Is Born In Bethlehem - The Sacrum Chamber Choir
Shepherds Left Their Flocks A-Straying - The Sacrum Chamber Choir
O Christmas, You Season Of Childlike Delight - The Sacrum Chamber Choir
Thy Little Ones, Dear Lord, Are We - The Sacrum Chamber Choir
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - The Sacrum Chamber Choir
Dear Nightingale Awak - The Sacrum Chamber Choir
Ding, Dong, Merrily On High - The Sacrum Chamber Choir
You Green And Glittering Tree, Good Day - The Sacrum Chamber Choir
While By My Sheep I Watched At Night - The Sacrum Chamber Choir

Tracks:

Deck The Halls
Coventry Carol
The Friendly Beasts
Amen
I Saw Three Ships
Cherry Tree Carol
He Is Sleeping In A Manger
Blest Are The Pure In Heart
As Lately We Watch
Little Jesus Lay A-Sleeping
Angels O'er The Fields Were Singing
Christmas
The Cricket's Christmas
Ring Little Bells
Above On The Mountain
When Christmas Morn Is Dawning
The Christmas Tree With Its Candles Gleaming
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Come Running, You Shepherds
How Brightly Shines The Morning Star
We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Tracks:

Silent Night, Holy Night
What Child Is This?
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Jolly Old St. Nicholas
A Virgin Unspotted
Sleep, O Sleep My Lovely Child
Touro-Louro-Louro
What Is This Perfume So Appealing?
Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
On Christmas Night
Away In A Manger
La Marche Des Rois
Whom Of Old The Shepherds Praised
Maria Wanders Through The Thorn
I Am So Glad On Christmas Eve
Hark The Herald Angels Sing
Angels We Have Heard
O Holy Night
I Hear The Bells On Christmas Day
O Thou Joyful Day

Average customer rating:

Heads Up: Best of 2
Lively Ones
Manufacturer: Del-Fi Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music

Surf Guitar | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music

Oldies & Retro | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Rock Guitarists | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00005YJR0
Release Date: 1999-04-20

Music:

Music

Music

1. Real Thing
2. He Never Changes
3. Basics of Life
4. Couldn't We Stand
5. Measure of a Man
6. Why?
7. Where There Is Faith
8. Wings
9. Before the River Came
10. Message
11. Great Awakening
12. Lay It All on the Line
13. Center of the Mark
14. For Future Generations