Night Calls

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Whatever the style of the song, Joe Cocker delivers his adaptions with relentless spirit and professionalism. This brilliant collection of blues, ballads, and rock 'n roll explodes in 5.1 Digital Surround - transforming each unique presentation into a whole new music experience. Grammy® Award winning artist Joe Cocker has been making hit records since the 1960's, and Night Calls is no exception. Cocker continues his tradition of doing powerful reditions of popular songs, but putting a little more soul & spirit in his versions. Clapton's "Can't Find My Way Home", Elton John's "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me", and the Beatles' "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" all get the treatment. The stunning 5.1 mix creates more room for Cocker's heartfelt vocals.

5.1 Producer: David Tickle 5.1 Mixed By: David Tickle --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Night Calls, Music, Joe Cocker, Adult Contemporary, Blues-Rock, Pop, Pop/Rock, Popular Music, Rock, Rock/Pop, Soft Rock
When Night Calls
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Ken Navarro is on of the best guitar players ever!
 When Night Calls
Ken Navarro
Manufacturer: Positive Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000JYW
Release Date: 1996-04-23

Tracks:

  1. When Night Calls
  2. My Lucky Stars
  3. Club Midnight
  4. Night Is Young and You're So Beautiful
  5. Let Me Love You Tonight
  6. Make It Rain
  7. All the Time You Need
  8. Can't Get Enough
  9. Test of Time
  10. Morning Glory

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Ken Navarro is on of the best guitar players ever!.......1999-06-11

I love the variety of guitars that Ken uses and the variety of song pacing. This is a must have for true jazz listeners.
Roger Quilter: O Mistress Mine; To Daisies; Julia's Hair; Go, Lovely Rose
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    		Roger Quilter: O Mistress Mine; To Daisies; Julia's Hair; Go, Lovely Rose

    Manufacturer: Naxos
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    4. English Song Series 1
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    ASIN: B00009WQUH
    Release Date: 2003-09-23

    Tracks:

    1. It Was A Lover And His Lass, Op. 23 No. 3
    2. Take, O Take Those Lips Away Op. 23 No. 4
    3. O Mistress Mine Op. 6 No. 2
    4. How Should I Your True Love Know Op. 30 No. 3
    5. Orpheus With His Lute Op. 32 No. 1
    6. Hark! Hark! The Lark
    7. Ca' The Yowes To The Knowes
    8. Charlie Is My Darling
    9. Ye Banks And Braes
    10. I Arise From Dreams Of Thee Op. 29
    11. Music When Soft Voices Die Op. 25 No. 5
    12. Love's Philosophy Op. 3 No. 1
    13. Spring Is At The Door Op. 18 No. 4
    14. Passing Dreams Op. 10 No. 2
    15. Autumn Evening Op. 14 No. 1
    16. An Old Carol Op. 25 No. 3
    17. I. I Will Go With My Father A-Plowing
    18. II. Cherry Valley
    19. III. I Wish And I Wish
    20. Go Lovely Rose Op. 24 No. 3
    21. A Last Year's Rose Op. 14 No. 3
    22. Amaryllis At The Fountain Op. 15 No. 2
    23. I Dare Not Ask A Kiss Op. 28 No. 3
    24. Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal Op. 3 No. 2
    25. Prelude
    26. I. The Bracelet
    27. II. The Maiden Blush
    28. III. To Daisies
    29. IV. The Night Piece
    30. V. Julia's Hair
    31. Interlude
    32. VI. Cherry Ripe
    33. Love Calls Through The Summer Night
    English Song
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • A century of British art songs to delight those who love them
    		 English Song

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    ASIN: B0002JEG6I
    Release Date: 2005-03-22

    Tracks:

    1. A Soft Day - Bernadette Greevy
    2. Irish Skies - Bernadette Greevy
    3. Cherry Ripe - Janice Watson
    4. Mustard And Cress - Neal Davies
    5. The Lily Of A Day - Janice Watson
    6. Henry King - Neal Davies
    7. Fain Would I Change That Note - Graham Johnson
    8. In Summer-Time On Bredon - Christopher Maltman
    9. The Lads In Their Hundreds - Christopher Maltman
    10. Among The Rocks - Graham Johnson
    11. It Was A Lover And His Lass - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
    12. The Water Mill - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
    13. On Wenlock Edge - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
    14. The Call - Graham Johnson
    15. Silent Noon - Graham Johnson
    16. Now In These Fairylands - Philip Langridge
    17. The Dream-City - Philip Langridge
    18. Margrete's Cradle Song - Susan Gritton
    19. The Heart Worships - Christopher Maltman
    20. Take, O Those Lips Away - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
    21. Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal - Graham Johnson
    22. Love Calls Through The Summer Night - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
    23. I Will Go With My Father A-Ploughing - Graham Johnson
    24. The Rio Grande (Capstan Shanty) - Ian Partridge
    25. Theodore, Or The Pirate King - Ian Partridge
    26. A Long Time Ago (Hilliard's Shanty) - Ian Partridge
    27. Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be? - Bernadette Greevy

    Tracks:

    1. The Grenadier - Richard Edgar-Wilson
    2. The Young Lover - Richard Edgar-Wilson
    3. Betty And Johnny - Richard Edgar-Wilson
    4. Rise Up And Reach The Stars - Richard Edgar-Wilson
    5. The Bells - Nik Hancock-Child
    6. Ann's Cradle Song - Nik Hancock-Child
    7. As I Lay In The Early Sun - Nik Hancock-Child
    8. The Cherry Tree - Nik Hancock-Child
    9. Dusk - Nik Hancock-Child
    10. Peter Warlock's Fancy - John Constable
    11. The Frostbound Wood - John Constable
    12. Chopcherry - John Constable
    13. A Sad Song - John Constable
    14. Rutterkin - John Constable
    15. Bethlehem Down - John Constable
    16. Wapping Old Stairs - Felicity Lott
    17. Long Steel Grass - Martyn Hill
    18. Tango-Pasodoble - Martyn Hill
    19. Popular Song - Martyn Hill
    20. Beatriz's Song - Felicity Lott
    21. Lay Your Sleeping Head, My Love - Philip Langridge
    22. Early One Morning - Felicity Lott
    23. The Foggy, Foggy View - Philip Langridge
    24. Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast - Philip Langridge
    25. Tell Me The Truth About Love - Della Jones
    26. The Choirmaster's Burial - Philip Langridge

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars A century of British art songs to delight those who love them.......2006-06-26

    These 53 songs have been collected by Naxos from their extensive acquisitions from Collins Classics, and perhaps other British sources now out of business. There's a steady cottage industry, year after year, producing the typical English art song, which is usually based on folk songs, but even in more modern idioms is profuondly conservative and nostaligic. Half these songs, not to mention half the composers, are totally unknown to American audiences, but the familiar names of Vaughan Williams and Britten represent high quality, and the lesser lights, such as Warlock and Quilter, are mainstays in this repertoire.

    I'd challenge all but the most addicted listener to make it through more than ten songs at a sitting, and many of these pieces are tepid, offering comfort rather than inspiration. The singers are among the best, but Graham Johnson and Steuart Beford, who do most of the accompaniments, are lackluster. I know that won't be a popular comment, yet if you compare any of these songs with rendiitons done by Janet Baker, John Shirley-quirk, and most recently Bryn Terfel and Ian Bostridge, you immediately notice how much more intensity and drama is pesent than htis colleciton reveals.
    Night Calls
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Emotionally Heartfelt
    • Night Calls
    • Joe shines on this platinum seller.
    • He Covers All Styles
    		 Night Calls
    Joe Cocker
    Manufacturer: Capitol
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000006MVG
    Release Date: 1992-07-14

    Tracks:

    1. Feels Like Forever
    2. I Can Hear The River
    3. Now That The Magic Has Gone
    4. Can't Find My Way Home
    5. Night Calls
    6. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
    7. Love Is Alive
    8. Five Women
    9. Please No More
    10. Out Of The Rain
    11. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
    12. When A Woman Cries

    Product Description

    Whatever the style of the song, Joe Cocker delivers his adaptions with relentless spirit and professionalism. This brilliant collection of blues, ballads, and rock 'n roll explodes in 5.1 Digital Surround - transforming each unique presentation into a whole new music experience. Grammy Award winning artist Joe Cocker has been making hit records since the 1960's, and Night Calls is no exception. Cocker continues his tradition of doing powerful reditions of popular songs, but putting a little more soul & spirit in his versions. Clapton's "Can't Find My Way Home", Elton John's "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me", and the Beatles' "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" all get the treatment. The stunning 5.1 mix creates more room for Cocker's heartfelt vocals. 5.1 Producer: David Tickle 5.1 Mixed By: David Tickle

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Emotionally Heartfelt.......2006-05-18

    Joe Cocker has one of the most distinctive gravelly voices in R & B history. He's always stuck to his roots and never gone with temporary fads or novelties. This collection is another classic with great covers from the Beatles, Elton John and Gary Wright. His interpretive voice has always been the focal point of his songs, but in DTS 5.1, you are surrounded (as if in concert) by his presence. The completely adept and intuitive musicians that accompany him add more atmosphere without taking from his performance. Imagine hearing him in live in a theater and you'll know what to expect from this warm and heartfelt album.

    3 out of 5 stars Night Calls.......2003-06-08

    I'm a big Joe Cocker fan.This album is his first in the 90's.This version of the album where released in USA in 1992, but the orginal version where released in europe 1991.The album is not one of his best.I like him better on albums like "Cocker" (1986), "Have a little faith" (1994) and on his new release "Respect yourself" (2002).My favorite songs on this album is "Love is alive", a real rocker, and "Night calls".I like the powerballad "You've got to hide you're love away" too.
    I saw him live in Oslo Spektrum in january 1992 on his "Night calls world tour, and he rocked the house down.
    If you're not a Cocker-fan, buy the best of-album "Greatest Hits" (1998).

    4 out of 5 stars Joe shines on this platinum seller........2001-10-29

    Joe Cocker's first studio release of the 90's proves to be an enjoyable listen. "Night Calls" sold over 2 million copies in Germany alone upon it's release. The cd opens with the Bryan Adams tune "Feels Like Forever" which is a fantastic ballad that would have been a monster hit if radio stations in the U.S would have given it some airtime? It's so true that Joe can make a song his own. The majority of his covers usually outshine the originals. Wait till you hear his takes on "Can't Find My Way Home" and "Love Is Alive". They blow the original versions away by Steve Winwood and Gary Wright. The title track has a little ELO overtone thanks to a great production job by Jeff Lynne. Joe also lends his vocal chords to a fantastic gospel feel remake of the Beatles "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" complete with a church like chorus. Joe is like fine wine that keeps getting better with age. The most disticntive growl in rock n roll never sounded better.

    4 out of 5 stars He Covers All Styles.......2000-09-20

    I guess my title can ahve a double meaning. First of all, Joe Cocker offers varying adaptations of blues, ballads, and rock n roll. Secondly, Joe covers artists from Prince to Elton John to Gary Wright and boy does he put some oomph into Love Is Alive. Got to love those background vocals on that track.

    Whatever the style of the song, Joe delivers his adaptation with the upmost spirit and professionalism. On the Beatles, You've Got To Hide Your Love Away, Joe makes this song his own changing the arrangements to suit his own style. Feels Like Forever and When A Woman Cries are two more standouts which show case Mr. Cocker at his most passionate. Maybe not quite an all time classic but it sure rates a winner to my ears.
    Roger Quilter: Complete Folk-Song Arrangements; Complete Part-Songs for Women's Voices
    Average customer rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    • Quilter deserves better...
    		 Roger Quilter: Complete Folk-Song Arrangements; Complete Part-Songs for Women's Voices

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    ASIN: B0007XHL0M
    Release Date: 2005-04-19

    Tracks:

    1. Drink To Me Only - David Wilson-Johnson
    2. Over The Mountains
    3. My Lady Greensleeves
    4. Little Moth
    5. Love Calls Through The Summer Night
    6. If Love Should Pass Me By
    7. The Rose Of Tralee - Philip Langridge
    8. Believe me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms - David Wilson-Johnson
    9. Oh! 'Tis Sweet To Think - David Wilson-Johnson
    10. Come Lady-Day
    11. The Starlings
    12. To A Harebell By A Graveside
    13. It Was A Lover And His Lass
    14. Ye Banks And Braes
    15. Charlie Is My Darling
    16. Ca' The Yowes To The Knowes
    17. Where Go The Boats?
    18. Windy Nights
    19. Summer Sunset
    20. Le Pauvre Laboureur - David Wilson-Johnson
    21. L'Amour De Moi - David Wilson-Johnson
    22. Joli Mois De Mai - David Wilson-Johnson
    23. Daisies After The Rain (Solo Version)
    24. My Heart Adorn'd With Thee
    25. The Passing Bell
    26. Blossom-Time
    27. Daisies After The Rain (Duet Version)
    28. Weep You No More
    29. I Gotta Robe - David Wilson-Johnson
    30. 'Tis St. Valentine's Day
    31. What Will You Do My Love - Philip Langridge
    32. The Jolly Miller
    33. Barbara Allen
    34. Three Poor Mariners - David Wilson-Johnson
    35. Since First I Saw Your Face - David Wilson-Johnson
    36. The Ash Grove

    Customer Reviews:

    1 out of 5 stars Quilter deserves better..........2005-11-10

    Was this recording of Quilter songs (Complete Folk-Song Arrangements and Complete Part-Songs for Women's Voices) a vanity project for soprano Amanda Pitt? It is hard to explain in any other terms, for her voice is not pleasant to hear. It is a pinched, badly produced, squally sound - the sort of standard one would expect in a not very gifted singing student. Why Naxos permitted this travesty of a recording under their label is a mystery.

    The majority of the songs on this CD are sung by the aforesaid Amanda Pitt (soprano). The other singers in this project are of a better standard - in the case of Philip Langridge, beautiful to listen to. This recording is not worthy of his excellent career and lovely tenor voice. The other two singers - mezzo Joanne Thomas and baritone David Wilson-Johnson - are not bad, either, although the mezzo doesn't get a single solo. The lack of a solo for Ms Thomas is glaringly evident when compared to the ten (10) solos which Ms Pitt sings. (10 out of 21 solos - definitely an unfair ratio. Of these ten solos, several could have been given to the mezzo to sing - they were certainly not beyond the average mezzo range.)

    The rest of the album consists of duets - thirteen of them. Eleven of the thirteen duets are soprano/mezzo, and in spite of the mezzo's voice (from what one is permitted to hear of it) isn't bad, the duet performances are frankly awful, chiefly because of Ms Pitt. Even the superior quality of Philip Langridge's singing cannot save the two duets he sings with Amanda Pitt.

    It's artistically an insulting and atrociously unbalanced distribution of material.

    Look for the John Mark Ainsley/Lisa Milne recording of Quilter songs & arias. Admittedly, it doesn't include most of the duets on this CD, but oh, the sheer pleasure of hearing well-trained and lovely voices give Quilter a worthy treatment!
    When the Curtain Calls You (+ 'Night in the Nursery' & 'Don't Forget Me') EP
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      		When the Curtain Calls You (+ 'Night in the Nursery' & 'Don't Forget Me') EP
      Jonathan Fire*Eater
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      Carole Bogard: A Collection of American Songs
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • beautiful songs
      • A flawless and fascinating recital
      		 Carole Bogard: A Collection of American Songs

      Manufacturer: Parnassus
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      Release Date: 2001-06-26

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars beautiful songs.......2007-05-09

      A welcome reissue in CD format from old LP's of Carpenters compositions : song cycles of very well known lyrics. Particularly fascinating are the renderings of poems from "Gitanjali", a collection of poems by Rabindranath Tagore in English translated from original Bengali; a work that got Nobel prize in 1913 (Not the Pullitzer prize as mentioned in th accompanying text). The songs on lyrics/poems by other poets, all americans are just as beautiful. Well done.

      5 out of 5 stars A flawless and fascinating recital.......2005-04-14

      This 2-CD set by soprano Carole Bogard is an absolute must-have for lovers of American songs, song recitals in general, or great singing. Culled from three long-out-of-print LPs and some performance tapes recorded for broadcast in Europe, it includes songs by Carpenter, Flanagan, Copland, Rorem, and the little-known Richard Cumming and John Woods Duke. And yet, there is not a single weak track on the entire set. Every song is interesting (something that cannot be said for many similar recitals recorded today), and each and every song is performed with musical acuity and an attention to words.

      Particularly interesting, to me, were the songs by John Alden Carpenter. Largely neglected by modern singers and scholars, Carpenter wrote what many feel is the most successful fusion of classical music with jazz, the ballet tone-poem "Skyscrapers." It had the misfortune to premiere in 1924, the same year as Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue"; but whereas "Rhapsody" was more of a pastiche, "Skyscrapers" blends the jazz and classical aspects flawlessly, producing an exciting and well-crafted work that deserves a wider audience.

      The Carpenter songs presented here are not jazzy, but they do reveal a greater depth of feeling and originality in construction than one hears nowadays from the songs of Andre Previn or Jake Heggie. And the other pieces are equally excellent.

      I highly recommend this album, especially for Sunday afternoon or summertime listening...between the excellence of the songs and the excellence of Bogard's singing, you just melt into the music and become one with the warm, intimate feeling that this recital engenders.
      Night Calls, DTS 5.1 Music Disc
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • Emotionally Heartfelt
      • Night Calls
      • Joe shines on this platinum seller.
      • He Covers All Styles
      		 Night Calls, DTS 5.1 Music Disc
      Joe Cocker
      Manufacturer: DTS Entertainment
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00000DD9H
      Release Date: 1998-11-03

      Tracks:

      1. Feels Like Forever
      2. I Can Hear The River
      3. Now That The Magic Has Gone
      4. Can't Find My Way Home
      5. Night Calls
      6. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
      7. Love Is Alive
      8. Five Women
      9. Please No More
      10. Out Of The Rain
      11. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
      12. When A Woman Cries

      Product Description

      Whatever the style of the song, Joe Cocker delivers his adaptions with relentless spirit and professionalism. This brilliant collection of blues, ballads, and rock 'n roll explodes in 5.1 Digital Surround - transforming each unique presentation into a whole new music experience.

      1. I Can Hear The River
      2. There's A Strom Coming
      3. Can't Find My Way Home
      4. Night Calls
      5. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
      6. Five Women
      7. Please No More
      8. Out Of The Rain
      9. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
      10. Little Bit Of Love

      Format: CD

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Emotionally Heartfelt.......2006-05-18

      Joe Cocker has one of the most distinctive gravelly voices in R & B history. He's always stuck to his roots and never gone with temporary fads or novelties. This collection is another classic with great covers from the Beatles, Elton John and Gary Wright. His interpretive voice has always been the focal point of his songs, but in DTS 5.1, you are surrounded (as if in concert) by his presence. The completely adept and intuitive musicians that accompany him add more atmosphere without taking from his performance. Imagine hearing him in live in a theater and you'll know what to expect from this warm and heartfelt album.

      3 out of 5 stars Night Calls.......2003-06-08

      I'm a big Joe Cocker fan.This album is his first in the 90's.This version of the album where released in USA in 1992, but the orginal version where released in europe 1991.The album is not one of his best.I like him better on albums like "Cocker" (1986), "Have a little faith" (1994) and on his new release "Respect yourself" (2002).My favorite songs on this album is "Love is alive", a real rocker, and "Night calls".I like the powerballad "You've got to hide you're love away" too.
      I saw him live in Oslo Spektrum in january 1992 on his "Night calls world tour, and he rocked the house down.
      If you're not a Cocker-fan, buy the best of-album "Greatest Hits" (1998).

      4 out of 5 stars Joe shines on this platinum seller........2001-10-29

      Joe Cocker's first studio release of the 90's proves to be an enjoyable listen. "Night Calls" sold over 2 million copies in Germany alone upon it's release. The cd opens with the Bryan Adams tune "Feels Like Forever" which is a fantastic ballad that would have been a monster hit if radio stations in the U.S would have given it some airtime? It's so true that Joe can make a song his own. The majority of his covers usually outshine the originals. Wait till you hear his takes on "Can't Find My Way Home" and "Love Is Alive". They blow the original versions away by Steve Winwood and Gary Wright. The title track has a little ELO overtone thanks to a great production job by Jeff Lynne. Joe also lends his vocal chords to a fantastic gospel feel remake of the Beatles "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" complete with a church like chorus. Joe is like fine wine that keeps getting better with age. The most disticntive growl in rock n roll never sounded better.

      4 out of 5 stars He Covers All Styles.......2000-09-20

      I guess my title can ahve a double meaning. First of all, Joe Cocker offers varying adaptations of blues, ballads, and rock n roll. Secondly, Joe covers artists from Prince to Elton John to Gary Wright and boy does he put some oomph into Love Is Alive. Got to love those background vocals on that track.

      Whatever the style of the song, Joe delivers his adaptation with the upmost spirit and professionalism. On the Beatles, You've Got To Hide Your Love Away, Joe makes this song his own changing the arrangements to suit his own style. Feels Like Forever and When A Woman Cries are two more standouts which show case Mr. Cocker at his most passionate. Maybe not quite an all time classic but it sure rates a winner to my ears.
      Night Calls
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        		Night Calls
        Joe Cocker
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000026GQQ
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        Tracks:

        1. (All I Know) Feels Like Forever
        2. I Can Hear The River
        3. Now That The Magic Has Gone
        4. Unchain My Heart (90's Version)
        5. Night Calls
        6. There's A Storm Coming
        7. Can't Find My Way Home
        8. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
        9. When The Night Comes
        10. Five Women
        11. Love Is Alive
        12. Please No More
        13. Out Of The Rain
        14. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
        15. When A Woman Cries
        Night Calls
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          		Night Calls
          Joe Cocker
          Manufacturer: Indent Series
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
          Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B000005JP1
          Release Date: 1996-07-23

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