One in a Million

Track Listings

1. Too Close

2. Where Love Rules

3. Amazing Grace

4. Saved

5. Old Rugged Cross

6. Lord Will Make a Way

7. No Not One

8. Pass Me Not

9. In the Holy Name of Jesus

10. None But the Righteous

Tracks:

Beats 4 Da Streets (Intro)
Hot Like Fire
One In A Million
A Girl Like You
If Your Girl Only Knew
Choosey Lover (Old School/New School)
Got To Give It Up
4 Page Letter
Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Giving You More
I Gotcha' Back
Never Givin' Up
Heartbroken
Never Comin' Back
Ladies In Da House
The One I Gave My Heart To
Came To Give Love (Outro)

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She has already jammed with Gladys Knight in Las Vegas, eloped with influential R&B mogul R. Kelly, and scored two platinum albums--and she's just barely graduated from high school. No, she is not your average teenager, nor is she just another pretty soul singer. On One in a Million, Aaliyah expands on the smooth grooves of her massively successful debut album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number, and shows that all the life experiences have not gone to waste. The production and songwriting talents of Tim 'Timbaland' Mosley and rapper Missy Elliot give the songs on One In A Million a seductive edge with laidback grooves and cool hip-hop licks; but what really makes this album rise above is the full-grown singer at the controls. On the title track, a magical ballad, Aaliyah casts a cool spell with layered voices and a smoky delivery. With the assistance of Slick Rick, she turns Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up" into a funky hip-hop jam for the end of the millennium. While with "4 Page Letter," one of the album's high points, she intricately details the end of love affair. Artists twice her age could only hope to create a work of such clarity and resonance. --Aidin Vaziri

Customer Reviews:

I Like this!!!.......2007-06-11

I like this It was giving to me by A family member. it looked it was played ALOT!!! NO CASE OR ALBUM ARTWORK just the CD. i like it even Thought it first time out when i was like 5 Now, Im 16 and love it. I also Have The album "Aaliyah" and "Ain't Bit A Number" and "I Care 4 U" all Three with the case and Artwork lol! A big thing for me. I just love Aaliyah!!!!

An Album That Defines An Era.......2007-03-30

The year was 1996, Urban R&B and Hip Hop had really gone from being in the backround with Gangsta Rap and New Jack Swing to the top of the mainstream charts with a more commercial sound that appealed for a broader audience. Blackstreet, Mary J Blige, Fugees, R. Kelly and Puff Daddy. Aaliyah was 17 at the time and almost about to graduate from highschool. She already had one album in her bag "Age Ain't Nothing But A Number" produced and written by R. Kelly that she also ended up marrying, but since she was underage the marraige was shortly annuled and they both went seperate ways. On Aaliyah's second album titled "One In A Million" she teamed up with a bunch of diffrent producers, which was quite rare at the time. Jermaine Dupri, Rodney Jerkins and the completely unknown producer Timothy Mosley, better known as Timbaland. Mosley had previously worked with Missy Elliott's band "Sista" but with limited resources and not much success. He and Missy (who hadn't released her debut album yet) teamed up together and wrote/produced 7 of the songs of Aaliyah's second album. The result would be revolutionary and differ from anything that was on the radio at the time. Timbaland created a unique sound that would take R&B closer to mainstream with "stuttering bass-heavy bounce beats offset resounding high-end synth stabs" and often making cameos on his productions but no sampling, everything was created by himself. All this was known simply as the "Timbaland Sound" and 10 years later he would not only be a super-producer but the greatest procucer of his generation. Aaliyah had also matured, at only 17 she sound much older and experienced and she's was now a complete singer that can stand on her own feet and the overall result is a more satisfying effort then her debut. It's also fulpacked with hits, apart from the wonderful title track produced by Timbaland, he also produced the hits "Hot Like Fire", "If Your Girl Only Knew" and "4 Page Letter". A Diane Warren penned ballad called "The One I Gave My Heart To" reached top 10 on the charts. Other then that, we'll also find some fine remakes, like Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up" with old skool rapper Slick Rick and Isley Brothers "Choosey Lover", later used by R.Kelly and Nas for a remix for "Street Dreams" and Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkin's "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" and Dupri's "I Gotcha Back". Intro and Outro included you get 17 songs of class and depth, and that is more then anyone could ask for, especially from someone so young. "One in A Million" is equally good as her third eponymous album and should end up in any music fan's collection. Sadly Aaliyah died in a plane crash in 2001 and the music world lost one of the most talented, beautiful and charismatic singers and I often wonder what she would have amount to in the future, it really looked so bright for her. Looking back 10 years in time I can clearly say that this album was something above the ordinary. R&B came closer to mainstream music, production was starting to have a bigger impact in music and Aaliyah made the best R&B album of the year together with Ginuwine's "The Bachelor" that was produced by...You know who.

Rest in peace Aaliyah.

They Suck!!!.......2007-01-12

I can't give a positive review about this product, because I never received it. They not only sent it to the wrong address even after I emailed them and told them about it, I couldn't get a refund either. I didn't receive it on time for Christmas, and to make matters worse, I have to find this CD elsewhere because I NEVER RECEIVED IT AND COULDN'T GET A REFUND!!!!

aaliyah best album .......2006-10-27

i would give this cd 4 star not five because when this i remeber this cd drop in the 90,s it,s aaliyah best album up to date i think this cd brought aaliyah to the point where some people would know her for time she open for 112 when this cd come back in 94 she for open gloria estefan she wasn,t big as gloria she,s was liked sade i disagge she wasn,t the next donna summer when she was lived she compare to sade people said she was the street verison of sade not a household name but cd has good tracks on. aaliyah was frist nomanated for awards when came out i got a change to see tim and late missy i already know that brandy was friend of the late aaliyah . this album shows a lot grow from her frist to this one but is also sad that aaliyah was around for seven years and nobody give her respect that she wanted i followed aaliyah from day one when she tour with brandy until she died their are very few artists that i know from the beinging besides mya and jo jo i knew her work . people know brandy and moncia even christnia but if you were to ask who she only a minortiy could tell because she come frist in the list of teen singers she was the most underrated singer of the ninetys .

aaliyah best album .......2006-10-27

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Clair De Lune
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Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
The Pizzicato Violin
Pizzicato Polka
In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
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The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
Hungarian Dance No.4
Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
Bolero
Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
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Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
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Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
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Introduction To The Viola
Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
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Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
Cypresses (No.9)
The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
The 'Period' Viola In Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
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A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
Flamenco
Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
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Introduction To The Double-Bass
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
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Elegy No.1 In D Major
The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
Capriccio Di Bravura
Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

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Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
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Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
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The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
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Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
Sax-O-Phun
The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
Bolero
The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
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The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
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Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
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The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
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Hosannah
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Symphony No.5 (Finale)
The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
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The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
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The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

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Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
Den Hoboecken Dans
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Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
Gymnopedie No.2
The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
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Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
The Birth Of The Bongo
Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
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Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
Taking Advantage Of Tunability
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
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Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
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The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
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The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
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Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
Carmen Suite (Introduction)
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Introducing The Celeste
The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
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The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
Petrushka (Russian Dance)
The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
Mahler's Sleighbells
Symphony No.4 (Opening)
A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
Nocturnes
Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
The Oboe As Duck
Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
A Thunderstorm In A Million
Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
Octet In F (Mvt 3)
The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
Canzon 28
Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
Symphony No.5 (Finale)
From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
Images (Gigues)
A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.

Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music
Average customer rating:

Awesome Set!

Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection

Overall a strong Goldsmith sampler

Jerry Goldsmith - 40 years of pleasure

Almost the perfect compilation

Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009KIYDG
Release Date: 2005-08-09

Tracks:

Blue Max, The
Blue Max, The
Blue Max, The
Blue Max, The
Blue Max, The
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: Doctor Kildare / Room 222 / Waltons, The / Barnaby Jones / Television Themes Medley
In Harm's Way
The Sandpebbles: Chinatown / Patch Of Blue, A / Poltergeist / Papillon / Wind And The Lion, The / Motion Pictures Medley
Generals, The
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Wild Rovers, The
Pursuit
Wind And The Lion, The

Tracks:

QB VII
QB VII
QB VII
QB VII
QB VII
Waltons, The
Papillon
Police Story
Omen, The
Capricorn One
Swarm, The
Boys From Brazil, The
, The (First) Great Train Robbery
Alien
Star Trek The Motion Picture

Tracks:

Masada
Poltergeist
First Blood - Rambo II
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Under Fire
Under Fire
Under Fire
Under Fire
Gremlins
Baby - Secret Of The Lost Legend
Legend
Lionheart
Rambo III
Total Recall

Tracks:

Star Trek Voyager
Basic Instinct
Russia House, The
Gremlins II
Medicine Man
Shadow, The
Forever Young
First Knight
Powder
Airforce One
L.A. Confidential
Mummy, The
Haunting, The

Album Description

Jerry Goldsmith's death in 2004 marked the end of one of the greatest careers in film composing. This lavish 57 track 4 CD set traces the path of his astonishing achievements and includes recordings conducted by Goldsmith himself. Featuring The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, The Philharmonia Orchestra, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, and The Daniel Caine Orchestra. Includes over 280 minutes of music.

Customer Reviews:

Awesome Set!.......2007-07-01

I am a huge fan of Jerry Goldsmith. They did a great job preserving his vision. I can listen to this collection for hours. Great music!

Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection.......2006-11-03

This is compilation of hit film music from one of the greatest composers in motion pictures. What is surprising though is the music not included like the Ghost And The Darkness, the 13th Warrior, Rudy and others. To be sure, 4 discs are not enough for a composure of this stature. THe recording, however, is an "engineering masterpiece" which makes the music even more enjoyable than when you first heard it at the movies. When are we ging to get the music that was omittd from this compilaton?

Overall a strong Goldsmith sampler.......2006-04-11

Okay, this is a CD review, so the focus is on music, but I've got to say this first: this has got to be a contender for the ugliest cover art ever. I mean, come on...instead of a tribute to the composer, the cover looks like someone spilled a glass of merlot over a NASA photo.

Fortunately, even an ugly cover will not ruin good music. And the good news is that I'd say about 75 percent of the music is good....and on a 4 cd set, that's a lot. Like other Silva compilations, the strength of this compilation is the variety. There are selections from the big releases (Star Trek, Omen, Rambo), but there is also a healthy dose of tracks from the smaller releases(Under Fire, Lionheart, The Swarm).

Two examples come to mind. Capricorn One and The Great Train Robbery are two movies that are not exactly household names today, but are dominated by two of Goldmith's finest main themes. The City of Prague Philharmonic come through with terrific renditions. And there are plenty of other strong performances...a few being concert versions conducted by Goldsmith himself. Suprisingly, "The Wind and the Lion" works, which is no small accomplishment given the ferentic original performance of "Raisuli Attacks".

It's not a complete success. A few of the performances fall flat, particularly some of the more inventive scores. Total Recall is just bad, mangling the performance with poor percussion and synthesizer choices to boot. Also a letdown is the Klingon Attack from the first Star Trek movie. The Prague Philhamonic attempt doesn't sound bad--it's just that once you've heard the original soundtrack's "blaster beam" with enough bass to rattle your teeth...well let's just say Silva's version is a little tinny in comparison.

But I shouldn't dwell on the negative. Overall, this is a strong sampler of Goldsmith's variety. There are plenty of quality performances here, and despite a few omissions (noticeably Planet of the Apes)this is a very good release from Silva.

Jerry Goldsmith - 40 years of pleasure.......2006-02-22

It was wonderful to hear Mr. Goldsmith's music that went all the way back to The Man from UNCLE, The Waltons, Dr Kildare, etc. And then to hear his music up to the present. The man was a genius!

Almost the perfect compilation.......2005-12-31

Age has its value.... This sweeping collection of compositions brings back so many great memories. This collection shows how significant Goldsmith was for both the movie screen and the small screen. With such a grand collection, every reader can be assured that at least one movie or TV program they like or remember had Goldsmith's contribution. It was an amazing life and the collection well worth having.

However, as sweepig as it is, there are a few holes in the selection. "First Contact", one of the sweetest and richest compositions from the Star Trek is absent. "The Ghost and the Darkness" is missing and the "Medicine Man" music should include the theme song. By dwelling on several selections from the Blue Max, these were squeezed out. Three full and important movie themes got the axe.

However, all but "The Ghost and the Darkness" are readily available and not overly expensive as is the "Ghost" CD. This is a must have for the TV and movie music fan.

Before there was Hans Solo there was Napolean Solo, before ER there was Dr. Kildare. Jerry Goldsmith IS Sci-Fi. "Resistance is futile.. you MUST assimilate this CD collection."

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Taking Me Back
My favorite CD
Let's not get it twisted
Kiss mi neck
UNSTOPPABLE LOVER'S ROCK SPECIAL

One In A Million: The Best Of Sanchez
Sanchez
Manufacturer: Vp Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001TM1
Release Date: 1997-07-08

Tracks:

One In A Million
Old Friends
Loneliness
Give It A Chance
Here I Am
Soon As I Get Home
I'm Never Gonna Fall In Love
I Can't Wait
Love Mi Girl Bad
Brown Eyes
I'm Missing You
Let Me Love You Down
Fall In Love
Never Dis The Man
Are You Still In Love With Me
Wild Flower
Brown Eye Girl
Unchained
Wherever I Lay My Hat

Customer Reviews:

Taking Me Back.......2004-11-05

Man I had to buy this cd because anyone that was a teen in the 90's will remember every one of these tracks from when dancehall was blowing up. I can name at least 5 other songs with the same riddim and thats what dancehall was about back then..Remember when they played one riddim and then dropped 7 different tracks? sanchez was my favorite singer..he soothes me and ive been playing the LIFE outta this cd...I wish that tune around the corner was on this track because that was beautiful but to be honest i love it all.

My favorite CD.......2004-09-23

I love this CD! Sanchez's voice calms me down after a rough day. However, there are some songs that I would have included on this CD, such as Call Me on the Phone, Stuck on You and Hands of Time. I like Beres and Wayne Wonder, but Sanchez is in a category of his own. This is a CD that I can put on and track after track makes me smile.

Let's not get it twisted.......2003-08-16

Sanchez is no Beres. Sanchez sometimes sings to a whole different beat, octave, sound than the record is playing. I like the album and all, but come on star, comparing to BERES? Cho! Dat a just foolish business. Beres is a true entertainer. He writes and produces (original) music. Doesn't cover the latest R&B trend and turns down awards if he feels pigeon hold into a category he doesn't belong. His "music is life." Big it up!

Kiss mi neck.......2003-08-13

dis ya one a killa, if you want a irie sound fi enjoy on a nice day, you haffi get this!

UNSTOPPABLE LOVER'S ROCK SPECIAL.......2002-10-28

Iman's all time favorite disc, fer sure. True, True. Iman love every minute of dis fine style collection. A must for the bwoys who gwan trip de light fantastic wit dat special ONE. Sometimes me a burn dis onna REWIND 5 times inna row. Dat's how lovely dis soun'.

Iman seen SANCHEZ at a REGGAE ROUNDUP an him a burn 'em all down.

Tracks:

Pre- Historic: One Million Years B.C.
The Ancient World: The Ten Commandments
The Ancient World: Alexander
The Ancient World: Sodom And Gomorrah
The Ancient World: The 300 Spartans
The Ancient World: Troy
The Ancient World: Alexander (Eternal Alexander)
The Might Of Rome: Quo Vadis
The Might Of Rome: The Robe
The Might Of Rome: Demetrius And The Gladiators
The Might Of Rome: Cleopatra
The Might Of Rome: Antony And Cleopatra
The Might Of Rome: Gladiator (Suite)
The Might Of Rome: Gladiator (Now We Are Free)

Tracks:

The Fall Of Rome: Masada
The Fall Of Rome: Spartacus (Main Theme)
The Fall Of Rome: Spartacus (Love Theme)
The Fall Of Rome: The Fall Of The Roman Empire (Pax Romana)
The Fall Of Rome: The Fall Of The Roman Empire (Overture)
Biblical Epics: The Greatest Story Ever Told
Biblical Epics: Jesus Of Nazareth
Biblical Epics: Ben-Hur (Parade Of The Charioteers)
Biblical Epics: Ben-Hur (Love Theme)
Biblical Epics: The Silver Chalice
Biblical Epics: The Passion Of The Christ
Medieval Europe: The War Lord
Medieval Europe: El Cid (Love Theme)
Medieval Europe: El Cid (Overture)
Medieval Europe: The Vikings (Suite)

Tracks:

Medieval Europe: Flesh & Blood
Medieval Europe: The Last Valley
Medieval Europe: Prince Valiant
Medieval Europe: Taras Bulba
Pirates & Swashbucklers: The Sea Hawk
Pirates & Swashbucklers: The Crimson Pirate
Pirates & Swashbucklers: Pirates Of The Caribbean
Pirates & Swashbucklers: Captain Blood
Kings & Queens: The Lion In The Winter
Kings & Queens: Henry V (1989)
Kings & Queens: Henry V (1944)
Kings & Queens: Mary Queen Of Scots
Kings & Queens: The Private Lives Of Elizabeth And Essex

Tracks:

Heroes: Excalibur - O Fortuna
Heroes: First Night
Heroes: The Adventures Of Robin Hood: March Of The Merry Men
Heroes: Braveheart
The New Worlds: Mutiny On The Bounty
The New Worlds: 1492 - Conquest Of Paradise
The New Worlds: Captain From Castle
The New Worlds: The Mission
The New Worlds: The Alamo
The British Empire/The Orient: The Charge Of The Light Brigade
The British Empire/The Orient: Lawrence Of Arabia
The British Empire/The Orient: Zulu
The British Empire/The Orient: The Last Samurai
The British Empire/The Orient: Exodus

Customer Reviews:

EPICS THAT DO NOT DISAPPOINT.......2007-05-14

WHAT A BRILLIANT IDEA TO TAKE HOLLYWOOD'S COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL EPIC MOVIES, EXTRACT THE BEST PORTIONS OF THE SCORES AND COMBINE THEM FROM THE DAWN OF MAN TO THE RECENT PAST. I PARTICULARLY ENJOY THE SUITES FROM GLADIATOR, BRAVEHEART AND THE VIKING. THE REPRODUCTION OF THESE SCORES BY THE CITY OF PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS IS BRILLIANT, AND THE RECORDING WAS EXCELLENT. I ONLY WISH THERE WERE EIGHT DISCS INSTEAD OF FOUR TO COVER THE VOLUMES OF SCORES THAT COULD NOT BE INCLUDED. LET'S HOPE FOR A VOLUME II.

Interesting selections . . ........2006-12-15

This compiiation album makes an excellent gift for that person wanting to discover great, epic scores. I'm surprised, however, that Vangelis' Alexander is included in this one. Not bad, just surprised.

The reason I give this album 4 out of 5 stars is because of the swashbuckler section. How is it that CutThroat Island - one of the greatest epics in history - was scrubbed out of the list? Pirates of the Caribbean is included on the selection but nothing from Debney's masterpiece?!

Yes, that is a huge compilant. If you haven't discovered CutThroat Island, I suggest you get it then you'll understand my frustration. Still, this album is a great buy and worth looking into!

"Epics featuring The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra ~ 60 years of film scores".......2005-09-07

When I think of the "Golden Age of Hollywood", many composers come to mind...you gave the usher your ticket in the theater and sat down, knowingly you were going to get your moneys worth...when the curtain opened and you heard those first few notes...you sat back, watched and listened as the film score and orchestra worked their magic...now we have the ultimate from Silva Screen Classics "EPICS:THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HOLLYWOOD", featuring a four disc set of the essential film scores of the past 60 years...covering several decades right and up to the present 2005.

There are compilations and then there are "Compilations" beginning with a classics that even the youngsters today recognize...sweeping scores that capture the drama, mystery, adventure, action and romance...one great cue after another, it doesn't get any better than this...many nominated and winners by the Academy for Best Original Score...

Silva Screen Classics as usual, has put quality into this 4-CD-Set featuring The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus conducted by Kenneth Alwyn, Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick, Mario Klemens and Nic Raine. Recorded in "Dolby Surround" with the new technology of "HDCD", this is a "film-score-buffs" dream, one to treasure now and years to come...this collection is aimed directly at the "Serious Film Score" music fans and collectors...Silva is as always, perfect in every way...just the way we like 'em!

Total Time: 4-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1170 ~ (9/6/2005)

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The Blueprint for Modern R&B : An Underrated Masterpiece
This edition SUCKS!
the REAL princess of hip hop and R&B
aaliyah forever missed
A Very Worthy Re-Issue

One in a Million
Aaliyah
Manufacturer: Edel
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ASIN: B00018QJ88
Release Date: 2004-03-01

Tracks:

Beats 4 da Streets (Intro)
Hot Like Fire
One in a Million
Girl Like You
If Your Girl Only Knew
Choosey Lover (Old School/New School)
Got to Give It Up
4 Page Letter
Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Giving You More
I Gotcha' Back
Never Givin' Up
Heartbroken
Never Comin' Back
Ladies in da House
One I Gave My Heart To
Came to Give Love (Outro)
Come Over

Album Description

2004 reissue of Aaliyah's 1996 album features 18 tracks including 1 bonus track, 'Come Over' (feat. Tank). Blackground Records/Edel.

Album Details

2004 Reissue of the Late R&B Star's Second Full Length Album that features Production Work by Jermaine Dupri, Carl So Lowe, Vincent Herbert, Kay-gee, Craig King, Rodney Jerkins and More. The Majority of Tunes were Co-written by Missy Elliot. Among the Standout Tracks Are "One in a Million", "if Your Girl Only Knew" and "The One I Gave My Heart To". Also Includes the Bonus Track "Come Over" that Did Not Appear on the Original Edition as Well as Enhanced Material.

Customer Reviews:

The Blueprint for Modern R&B : An Underrated Masterpiece.......2007-05-02

First of all, let me just say that this my favorite R&B Record of all Time. Nothing else even comes close. Aaliyah did with this one album what generations of women after her have tried and failed (Ashanti, Tweet, Amerie, even Lauryn Hill to an extent) - and not even Aaliyah could top this album in her later career.

Note that this album was the first album to ever feature Missy Elliot and Timbaland, and its because of this CD that they were even noticed by the music industry. Credit Aaliyah for that.

We're talking music history here, so please take the time to go through this review in detail.

As an RnB teen star, Aaliyah is, or at least was, a more intruiging proposition than the other light-skinned, thin-voiced females who pose for men's magazines and sing hooks for young men more prone to enthusiastic bursts of offputting elitism than actually making good music. But just why is unclear and difficult to articulate. She may have possessed a slightly superior voice than her (more popular, until her immortalisation due to a tragic death) successors and contemporaries, but her beats-orientated songs rarely proved testament to this fact (exception: "At Your Best"- see her first album). She is often said to have had an intangible air of mystique and intruige- she rarely shed clothing in her videos (exception#2: "We Need A Resolution"), and this seeming modesty, coupled with an uncommonly mesmerising charisma and the moody, Timbaland-led production infused in her last two records, is perhaps why. Or maybe it's just the unshakeable R Kelly (commercial RnB's sinister answer to the Pied Piper) rumour and her premature death.

Either way, if you're looking for a rarely demanding, enjoyable slice of millenial RnB, look no further. This will please the MTV crowd and more discerning listeners simultaneously. As long as you don't go in expecting a Miseducation-style sonic revelation, you won't go far wrong.

"One In A Million", Aaliyah AKA Babygirl's sophomore effort, begins not with the titular chanteuse's vocals, but with "Beats for da Streets", a track rapped by Missy Elliott, at this stage a behind-the-scenes entity and not the rump-shaking, unlikely but loveable icon of 2003. This is highly appropriate (as is the fact that, in her own intro, Aaliyah is reduced to bit-part singing about beats). Once "One in A Million" is over, you'll have enjoyed some songs and skipped others, but you will not have got a feel of what Aaliyah is capable of or truly about, who she is as an artist. You will, however, be hugely familiar with the preoccupations, talents, and scope of the star's producers. The songs are frequently structured around the admittedly stellar production as opposed to the lyrics and vocals. Indeed, such considerations often feel like afterthoughts: the non-Beyonce components of Destiny's Child, the other parts of Assifer Lopass (you mean there are other parts!?!). Aaliyah is her producer's sidekick, and not vice versa (as it arguably should be). However, the production is so seductive it's doubtful you'll care.

The first 'proper' song on "One In A Million" is "Hot Like Fire" (2.5/5), a catchy but meaningless piece of fluff, again notable only for the production. The more famous remix is better.

Next up is the mid-tempo "One In A Million" (4/5)- often said to be the ultimate Aaliyah song, though at first I found it mediocre. I didn't understand the hype until I heard it on big, bassy speakers: and, miraculously, it transformed, Cinderella like, before my ears. Her voice suddenly sounded richer, the beats more vital. The plain Jane became the belle of the ball. I think I've wasted this somewhat redundant metaphor, and so will swiftly move on :D. Anthemic.

Fourth is "A Girl Like You" (4/5). Despite the presence of a generic, utterly irritating rapper, her voice is sweet and likeable, the chanty chorus addictive, and the production expertly smooth and langorous. Ignore the annoying rap intro and discover one of the most listenable songs on the album. It also changes as it progresses. One for the repeat button.

Fifth is "If Your Girl Only Knew" (4/5), another of the many singles from the album, the others being "Hot Like Fire (remix)"; "One In A Million"; "4 Page Letter"; "Got To Give It Up" and "One I Gave My Heart To". Backed by a kickier beat than the last few songs, this sassy but contained little number again doesn't get stale, has a great beat, and is very addictive.

"Choosey Lover (Old School/New School" (4/5) is the next track. The song has the virtue of neat but obvious gimmick- the first half is produced like a Toni Braxton power ballad, complete with histrionic guitar solo, and the second half is backed by an altogether more slinky hip hop beat. Expanding on the sound of the previous tracks yet retaining the winning formula, this is less addictive, perhaps due to the six minute running time. It has the virtue of both parts working (though oddly I personally prefer the first section despite the awesome but redundant beat of the second. Good and clever, but too repetitive- you are SICK of the simplistic chorus by the end of it. Outstays it's welcome.

The single and Marvin Gaye cover "Got To Give It Up" (3/5) is next, and despite having quite possibly one of the most cringeworthy rap lyrics this side of P-Diddy ("Like everyone was chasin' my fine a*s; but when Aaliyah walked in the whole place went bananas"- um, there's a reason they're called 'RHYMES', fellas), this is pretty mediocre despite Aaliyah putting in a good vocal. Ironically, considering this is the designated 'par-tay' track, it's a bit wet and too mid-tempo. The production is also pretty generic in the context of the tracks surrounding it. Gets old fast.

Like "One In A Million", I didn't understand why "4 Page Letter" (4/5), a seemingly bland effort had been chosen as a single when I first heard it. Big, bassy speakers sang back the answer. The production, with the haunting, synthesised 'vocal' at the end. However, it's a bit too similar to "One In A Million" and once again relies more on production gimmicks than vocals and lyrics.

"Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (2/5) is enjoyable when I listen to it, but as I type, having heard it about five seconds ago, I genuinely can't remember it. Doesn't stand out and has inane lyrics, but is more up-tempo than the other songs. I'm listening to it again and it DOES sound good, just bland. Again, gets old quick and screams filler.

The same can be said of "Givin' You More" (2/5) and "I Gotcha' Back". Both sound nice, but simply don't stand out, or keep interest for more than a minute. It's boring, redundant background music- too much chorus, not enough, song.

The sensual "Never Givin' Up" (4/5) is better. Aaliyah's vocals SHOULD shine on this, but don't for three reasons. Firstly, her guest singer is better than her, or at least sounds it on this. Secondly, she still isn't changing her range- her voice still stays the same as it has in the past songs- it works, but it gets dull. Thirdly, when she actually DOES go for it on this song about three quarters of the way through, breaking away from her normally very reserved vocals and warbling Mariah style, she simply doesn't sound all that. It's not that her voice is bad, it's just that she's clearly used to singing a certain way, and isn't yet trained for a more melodramatic approach.

"Heartbroken" (2/5) again sounds nice, and her vocals are allowed to shine more than usual, but the song itself is forgettable in the long term.

"Never Comin' Back" (2.5/5), a faux live track, is better, but not good enough. The beat, despite the mediocrity of the song, feels a little too `experimental' to be listenable.

"Ladies In The House" (3.5/5) features lovely, laid back production and is catchy and quite addictive, but by this point in the album a set formula is all too clear, and so the listener begins to feel dj vu ever so slightly.

"One I Gave My Heart To" (2.5/5) is the sort of song I normally LOATHE- trite, unspectacular production (one of the few songs clearly NOT produced by Timbaland and crew), but on this album it actually stands out as it sounds so different from everything around it. It's also without a doubt Aaliyah's best vocal performance on the album, making it better than it should be. Had this been sung by, say, Beyonce Knowles, or Christina Aguilera, they would have overdone it with superfluous warbling and unnecessary stressing of every other syllable. Aaliyah, however, puts in an admirably assured performance, proving she genuinely does have the talent- it's just the type of music she's gone with, good as it is, doesn't show it off to it's full extent.

And so, after an unmemorable outro, "Came To Give Love", "One In A Million" is over. I've used several words quite a lot over the course of this review, and they pretty much sum up the album: addictive; listenable; samey; great production; inhibited vocals. The main problem is simply a lack of variety- this is corrected on the less fatty, superior follow-up "Aaliyah". While not one song when individually picked out is bad, only one song vastly stands out from the rest (One I Gave My Heart To)- and it's not a particularly good song. While Aaliyah's sweet but sultry vocals, and Timbaland's ultra smooth production, is the perfect marriage in relaxed chic, this admittedly effective formula allows neither to show what they are fully capable of. Aaliyah herself cannot do anything other than sing-by-numbers until she is released from his production. Equally, Timbaland never goes all out and produces the hot club track he is capable of on this album, seemingly wanting to keep to an overall "feel" of mid-tempo chilled grooves. Don't expect variety.

This is a great album to play while hanging out with friends; as a pre-night-out singalong or a post-night-out relax; or for going to sleep. However, don't expect any ear catching, vital, shake-that-a*s standouts like "We Need A Resolution" or "Try Again", or shimmering ballads like "I Refuse" or "At Your Best" (with the possible exception of "One In A Million"). Just gloriously, if rather numbingly by the time it comes to an end, calm and confident RnB. If you're looking for an Aaliyah album, buy her eponymous follow up first- it's perhaps less consistent, but when it's good, it's better than this. If you're looking for some commercial RnB, this is definitely one of the more sophisticated offerings from that most plastic of genres. However, this is good only because of how it sounds- the lyrics are average at best in terms of commercial fare, and poor in comparison to more demanding "urban" genres like neo-soul or underground hip-hop. Overall though, solid and recommended.

A Timeless Classic, this album is the Blueprint for our Entire Generation of Hip-Hop/R&B Artists - get this original and be blown away. More than a decade after its' first release, this still is just as amazing!

This edition SUCKS! .......2006-05-24

This Gremany 2004 re-release of Aaliyah 2nd album "One in a million" Is a RIP OFF. It is copy protected which means I can't put it onto my I Pod. I Sofa King Hate That! If I wanted a way to own this album without being able to transfer it onto my I Pod, I would have purchased the US Cassette edition. Music piracy is wrong but so is copy protection. STOP COPY PROTECTION RIP AALIYAH

the REAL princess of hip hop and R&B.......2006-03-17

The one and only returns on this sophomore set minus R. Kelly (we all know why), sporting a new sound via Timbaland and Missy Elliott and a more mature image.

Gone is the "street but sweet" girlie girl who sang of love and life beyond her 15 years on debut LP "Age Ain't Nuthin' But a Number."

On followup "One in a Million," Aaliyah's song is that of a woman, lending smooth vocals to the sometimes bouncy, pulsating and hypnotic "If Your Girl Only Knew" and title track (Your Love is)"One in a Million."

Her standout love ballad, perhaps the biggest of her career, was "The One I Gave My Heart To."

And I don't know an around the way girl who didn't think "4 Page Letter" circa late 1996-early 1997 wasn't THE female anthem at the time.

Aaliyah's forthcoming album "Aaliyah" (2001) blew up for a variety of reasons, but I think hardcore Aaliyah fans will always hold onto this LP as vintage Aaliyah -- her best stuff.

Aaliyah had a charm, a beauty and a spirit all her own.

Like Mary J. Blige in the hip hop community, Aaliyah was a true entertainer and innovated a new sound.

She continues to occupy a lane that e'erybody's still try'na get all up in (Ciara, anyone?).

aaliyah forever missed.......2005-03-11

i looooove everything about aaliyah....its been almost 4 years since shes been gone and i still think about her..!
this cd has amazing songs like hot like fire, come over, if your girl only knew 4 page letter....i love them'll
AALIYAH I LOOOOOVE YOOUUUUUUUU YOU ROOOCKKKKKKKK BABY !!!!!!

A Very Worthy Re-Issue.......2004-10-14

"One In A Million" originally released by Aaliyah in 1996 when she was a mere 17 or 18 years old was a very mature album for someone who was still a teenager. The 2004 reissue of this album is a nice tribute to the fallen R&B songstress. "One In A Million" had several popular radio hits including, "4 Page Letter," the title track "One In A Million," the first single, "If Your Girl Only Knew," "The One I Gave My Heart To," and the song "Hot Like Fire." Videos were released for all of these songs hopefully all of Aaliyahs videos will also make it to DVD one day. Some of the great songs on the album including "Choosey Lover," Part 1 and 2, "Never Giving Up," and the outro track "Came To Give Love," this album was also the first time Aaliyah teamed up with Missy and Timbaland. This re-issue includes the 2003 hit song "Come Over" which features tank.

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I Like this!!!
An Album That Defines An Era
They Suck!!!
aaliyah best album
aaliyah best album

One in a Million
Aaliyah
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
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ASIN: B00005N588
Release Date: 2001-07-17

Tracks:

Beats 4 Da Streets (Intro)
Hot Like Fire
One In A Million
A Girl Like You
If Your Girl Only Knew
Choosey Lover (Old School/New School)
Got To Give It Up
4 Page Letter
Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Giving You More
I Gotcha' Back
Never Givin' Up
Heartbroken
Never Comin' Back
Ladies In Da House
The One I Gave My Heart To
Came To Give Love (Outro)

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I Like this!!!.......2007-06-11

An Album That Defines An Era.......2007-03-30

They Suck!!!.......2007-01-12

aaliyah best album .......2006-10-27

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Best of it's kind
Required Dancehall Roots
Nice and toasty!

One in a Million
Yellowman
Manufacturer: Shanachie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000DXN
Release Date: 1989-12-12

Tracks:

11 + 11
Shorties
Morning Ride
Even Tide Fire
Operation Eradication
Couchie
Out A Hand
Them A Mad Over Me
Lover's Corner

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An essential for Yellowman heads, this nine-track set corrals some of the hard-working reggae rhymster's finest musical moments. Stateside reggae purists view him as the "anti-Bob," the salacious jokester who piloted reggae's nosedive into its sex and drum machine- driven dancehall phase after Bob Marley's death. But One in a Million proves that the albino orphan who captivated the early 1980s reggae scene is one of the music's seminal mic rockers. The delightfully sly and sexy "Morning Ride" is a paradigm of reggae toasting style. "Operation Eradication" hits like a bulletin from the front in the ongoing war between corrupt police and ghetto sufferas. One In A Million even includes "Them Mad Over Me," the Yellowman anthem. --Elena Oumano

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Best of it's kind.......2001-08-01

Hmmm.. Yellowman as the "anti-Bob" who began reggae's nosedive into sex and drum machines? Well, it's true that dancehall is to reggae what gangsta rap is to classic soul and R&b,and Peter Tsoh in particular spoke out against Yellowman and his contemporaries. but Yellow man was clearly the best of that genre. Songs here like "Shorties", Operation Eradication" (see if you can stop singing this to yourself after hearing it) and my favorite "Lover's Corner," which takes his chanting style to new heights, have a jivey charm and apppeal far beyond the jabbering jackasses that came in Yellowman's wake. "GREEEEAAT JAMAICAN KETCHUP!" Pretty soon you too will be "A mad ovah him."

Required Dancehall Roots.......2000-11-20

This album was released in 1982 as a 10" under the title "Operation Eradication." This album helped propel Yellowman from the Jamaican club scene to a headliner at the 1982 Reggae Sunsplash. "One in A Million" as renamed by Shanachie in 1989 helped change the face of reggae from "roots and culture" to a new dancehall style. The influence from tracks "Couchie" and "Operation Eradication" can be heard in music today and other tracks such as "shorties" are pure classic Yellowman. This album is a must have.

Nice and toasty!.......2000-02-22

Yellowman mashes it up in this excellent album. It is definitely one of his best. It features his early Toasting/DJ style and he reminds us that in his prime there was nobody better. You can't miss with this album. Highly recommended.

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soul solution wrecks shop once again!!
IT IS THE BEST I EVER HEARD FROM THIS YOUNG LADY
It was such a beautiful song
I loved the song. Aalyiah's songs always deals with my life.
I love the song because it brings out alot of truth.

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ASIN: B0000062T0
Release Date: 1998-04-14

Tracks:

The One I Gave My Heart To (Soul Solution Club Mix)
The One I Gave My Heart To (Soul Solution Dub)
One In A Million (Nitebreed Mongolidic Mix)
One In A Million (Geoffrey's House Mix)
One In A Million (Armand's Drum N' Bass Mix)
One In A Million (Wolf D Big Bass Mix)
One In A Million (Nitebreed Dub)

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soul solution wrecks shop once again!!.......1999-06-11

The main reason to purchase this disc, is the brilliant Soul Solution remix of "The One I Gave My Heart To". Soul Solution (the team who remixed Toni Braxton's "Un-Break My Heart" with Hex Hector) have a knack for taking Top 40 tracks and turning them into bumpin' club anthems. This is one of their best. The remixes of "One In A Million" are alright - but have nowhere near the power that the Soul Solution mix of "The One I Gave My Heart To" does.

IT IS THE BEST I EVER HEARD FROM THIS YOUNG LADY.......1999-05-13

I don't know what inspired her or how she came with this track, the only thing I can say is that its da bomb.

It was such a beautiful song.......1999-04-13

It is a beautiful song and you can tell Aaliyah really poured her heart out on this one her voice was beautiful and I'm sure everyone can relate to this song. It was so sad and the song was very classy.

I loved the song. Aalyiah's songs always deals with my life........1998-10-27

As a young teenager, I can relate to her song. Although I try to refrain myself from getting all caught up with the "True Love" stuff, You can't help but at least once giving your heart to someone special. There is such a thing as true love, but if you believe your true love is everyone then you need to wake up. I did give my heart to someone but we're not together anymore. I felt so alone, and depressed. I replayed the song over and over again. And of course the first time I heard it, I cried. But even though I'm okay I still love the song and still listen to it. Thank you Aaliyah for singing songs that really happen.

I love the song because it brings out alot of truth........1998-10-07

I love Aaliyah song because it brings out alot of facts. Many of us women today go through alot of heartaches and pain. I gave my heart to someone and he treated like trash. Aaliyah I heard this song and it made me want to cry, but I got over him although he's my baby father. I found someone who's loving and caring and knows what he wants, were getting married next year and I thank you.

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One album in a million
Great music
Deep Rolling Lounge
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One Path in a Million
Mescalito
Manufacturer: Tummy Touch
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00004T912
Release Date: 2000-09-19

Tracks:

1/2 Tested
Door to Safety
Shoreditch Oyster
Rambla
Lovegate
Fucker
Dark Corner Light
No Half Measures

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1. Half Tested
2. Door To Safety, A
3. Shoreditch Oyster
4. Rambla
5. Lovegate
6. Fucker, The
7. Dark Corner Light
8. No Half Measures

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One album in a million.......2005-01-29

Just what do you call an album like "One Path in a Million" -- experimental acid-funk-rock with a slight twist of jazz? Mescalito's debut is a weird mixture of electronica, and Brit-indierock, as if Portishead and Blur had a head-on collision. Somehow it all meshes together seamlessly.

"1/2 Tested" sets the tone for the jazzier parts of the album, with eerie electronic wobbles and distorted singing set against catchy drumming. A more rock-ish edge enters other songs, with a slow poppy melody being smothered in atmospheric synth. "No Half Measures" goes all-out acoustic, creating a lush-sounding song out of guitars.

But many songs fade in and out from one style to another, as if unwilling to stay in one place for too long. For example, "Shoreditch Oyster" starts with a jazzy tone, which slowly unfolds to reveal mellow guitars and even mellower chill-out tones. It's just poppy enough to keep you from unwinding to it.

Luke Shepherd and Derek O'Sullivan are the men behind Mescalito. And they have some remarkable talents, turning what could have been a pedestrian little trip-hop album into a rich, slightly surreal musical journey. In other words, don't even try to classify this little puppy -- "alternative" is far too mild a word to describe it.

They have a deft touch with electronica, whether making dark sonic sweeps or light bubbly diddles. And there's an equally deft touch with more typical instruments like the percussion -- which is cymbal-heavy and jazzy -- and the cascading guitars that spill over the edges of the songs. Sampled in are a muffled, distorted woman's voice in the first song and some church bells in "Lovegate."

"One Path in a Million" is definitely an odd album, a bit like having an acid trip while heavily tranquilized. But the real triumph is that Shepherd and O'Sullivan were able to take mellow British rock, trip-hop, jazz and a touch of funk, and weave it all together into something that is not just beautiful, but impossible to put a finger on.

Great music.......2001-01-13

For any fan of chilled-out downtempo music that knows when to get funky, I recommend this album. Every damn song is great and I listen to 'em over and over. It's what the Chemical Bros. tried to achieve on 'surrender'. buy it now

Deep Rolling Lounge.......2001-01-12

Mescalito begins it assault on your sense with a near perfect interpretation of a smooth peyote trip. Track one is an all time favorite and is now a musical benchmark for all others to aspire.

The remaining tracks are equaly delicious and provide the listener with a myriad of deep, rolling, grooves. IMHO Mescalito is best served after the first peaks and rolls, when a truely warm fuzzy sense of lounge can be appreciated.

Great.......2000-12-21

This is an excellent album. Every track is like a long journey, and I would recommend this CD for anyone who really loves music.

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