That's Why I Sing This Way

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Daryle Singletary's career has so far been an example of square peg traditionalist unfairly forced into the round hole of Nashville hackdom. His first recordings for Giant reflected the incongruity of a fine traditional singer shoved into the meat grinder of Nashville formulas, obscuring his real talent. Never imitating, his voice, in many ways an amalgam of all those he honors, glides through standards like Lefty Frizzell's "Long Black Veil," Merle Haggard's "Make Up and Faded Blue Jeans," and George Jones's "Walk Through This World with Me." He also presents some unexpected treats, reviving John Wesley Ryles's long-forgotten 1968 hit "Kay," Johnny Paycheck's "Old Violin," Conway Twitty's "I'd Love to Lay You Down," and the Loretta Lynn-Twitty duet "After the Fire Is Gone," sung with Rhonda Vincent. Dwight Yoakam, George Jones, Merle Haggard, and Johnny Paycheck all contribute cameos. A newly penned Max D. Barnes title track sums up this loving tribute, and Singletary's potential becomes abundantly clear. --Rich Kienzle

That's Why I Sing This Way,Daryle Singletary,Audium Entertainment,Contemporary Country,Country,Country & Western,Neo-Traditionalist Country,Pop

Average customer rating: greatest albums to make it out of nashville in many yrs . CD Review Good remake of old songs One of the best CDs in years The Reason I Love Country Music!!

That's Why I Sing This Way Daryle Singletary Manufacturer: Audium Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Now and Again Straight from the Heart Daryle Singletary Ain't It the Truth Tracy Byrd ASIN: B000063NBM Release Date: 2002-05-07

Tracks:

1. Love's Gonna Live Here Again
2. Walk Through This World With Me
3. I'd Love To Lay You Down
4. A-11
5. Long Black Veil
6. Kay
7. That's Why I Sing This Way
8. I Never Go Around Mirrors
9. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)
10. Make Up And Faded Blue Jeans
11. After The Fire Is Gone (with Rhonda Vincent)
12. Old Violin (with Johnny Paycheck)

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Daryle Singletary's career has so far been an example of square peg traditionalist unfairly forced into the round hole of Nashville hackdom. His first recordings for Giant reflected the incongruity of a fine traditional singer shoved into the meat grinder of Nashville formulas, obscuring his real talent. Never imitating, his voice, in many ways an amalgam of all those he honors, glides through standards like Lefty Frizzell's "Long Black Veil," Merle Haggard's "Make Up and Faded Blue Jeans," and George Jones's "Walk Through This World with Me." He also presents some unexpected treats, reviving John Wesley Ryles's long-forgotten 1968 hit "Kay," Johnny Paycheck's "Old Violin," Conway Twitty's "I'd Love to Lay You Down," and the Loretta Lynn-Twitty duet "After the Fire Is Gone," sung with Rhonda Vincent. Dwight Yoakam, George Jones, Merle Haggard, and Johnny Paycheck all contribute cameos. A newly penned Max D. Barnes title track sums up this loving tribute, and Singletary's potential becomes abundantly clear. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews:

greatest albums to make it out of nashville in many yrs . .......2007-07-03

IT is by far an album that can not be matched . Every song that was picked and sung was done well. not a bad song in the lot . This artist is like joe diffie only better . But like joe diffie in the fact that he knows what got him from point a to point b . And he has the same sprit of excitement in his voice and style . EVERY once in a while a great artist with mega talent will come down the pike . And they have been called lefty . jones . conway . anderson . travis . buck. and daryle . AND the two chilling standout on this release are kay and that is why i sing this way .But if you ask me in a month i may pick a different song as the best on this album . as it is just that good an album . THAT IS WHY i started out saying greatest album to make it out in yrs .

CD Review.......2007-02-22

I bought this CD for one song, "Kay", but am pleasantly surprised by the entire song list. He does some very good covers of some other classic country songs. Too bad he does not have a recording contract right now.

Good remake of old songs.......2006-11-08

Good remake of old songs from legends of country music

One of the best CDs in years.......2006-10-12

Every song on this CD is stone-cold, old-fashioned, 100 proof country. It is easily one of the best honky tonk/country albums issued in decades. Daryle makes every song his own. It's hard to pick a favorite, but it's probably "Kay." This is REAL country. Why has it been four years since Daryle has released a CD? Somebody help him put out a new CD!

The Reason I Love Country Music!!.......2006-02-09

I heard a clip of the title track, and fell in love with it. Since I'm a Jones addict, this song was enough to make me think I had to have this album. Just to get the tribute song. Then, to my wonder and surprise...every song on the album was masterfully done. These aren't your standard old cover songs done as filler for an album. This isn't some big star who's too lazy to go in and find new stuff, so he throws together a cover album to keep the hungry fans satisfied...with no regard for the reverence that classic songs deserve. These are covers done with love. They're obviously a means of paying homage to his idols. These are perfectly executed versions of songs that will make you fall in love with country music. There's nothing new or slicked up here. This is just pure country at it's finest. Daryle has a very rich voice, and he knows how to use the instrument God gave him. There's not a sour note on the entire album. If forced at gunpoint to pick a favorite...I would have to say it's a toss-up between Makeup and Faded Bluejeans and Old Violin. Both are wonderfully done, but then so is every song on the album. How country radio continues to assault our ears with watered down pop music, yet refuses to give airtime to this kind of pure country talent is beyond me. The problem isn't that there are no great country talents out there anymore...because this album is proof to the contrary. The problem is that they aren't being heard. Buy this album, and when you fall in love with it after the first listen...tell everyone you know how great it and Daryle are....and call the radio station to request a song from it. This is a classic.

Average customer rating: Fantastic!!!!!!

Sweet Seraphic Fire Manufacturer: New World Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Early American Choral Music, Vol. 2 Early American Choral Music, Vol. 1 The Norumbega Harmony: Historic and Contemporary Hymn Tunes and Anthems from the New England Singing School Tradition (American Made Music Series) ASIN: B000AA4L8W Release Date: 2005-08-02

Tracks:

1. New Canaan (Oliver Holden, 1793)
2. Maryland (William Billings, 1778)
3. Bethlehem (William Billings, 1778)
4. Lynn (Oliver Holden, 1793)
5. Funeral Hymn (Oliver Holden, 1792)
6. An Anthem for Easter (William Billings, 1787/1795)
7. Walpole (Abraham Wood, 1786)
8. Beauty (Jacob French, 1789)
9. Happiness (Jacob French, 1793)
10. Woburn (Jacob Kimball, 1793)
11. Montague (Timothy Swan, 1801)
12. Newport (Daniel Read, 1785)
13. Hatfield (Thomas Baird, 1800)
14. Attention (Asahel Benham [?], 1790)
15. Crucifixion (M. Kyes, 1798)
16. Mechias (James Lyon, 1774)
17. St. Paul's (Supply Belcher, 1794)
18. Transition (Supply Belcher, 1794)
19. Jubilant (Supply Belcher, 1794)
20. The Lilly (Supply Belcher, 1794)
21. Buckfield (Abraham Maxim, 1802)
22. Pennsylvania (Nehemiah Shumway, 1793)
23. Sounding Joy (J. P. Storm, 1795 )
24. Redemption (Jeremiah Ingalls, 1805)
25. Consolation (Lucius Chapin, c. 1812)
26. Liberty-Hall (Lucius Chapin, 1813)
27. Babe of Bethlehem (Southern Harmony, 1835)
28. Convoy (M. L. Swan, 1867)
29. Hallelujah New (Roland Hutchinson, 1996)
30. Nativity (Bruce Randall, 1990)
31. Cortona (M. R. Truelsen, 1996)
32. Great Divide (Stephen Marini, 1998)
33. Arinello (Dennis O'Brien, 1997)
34. Ev'ry String Awake (Glen Wright, 1996)
35. Ten Thousand Charms (Hal Kunkel, 1996)

Product Description

Sweet Seraphic Fire brings together two unique bodies of American sacred song: choral compositions from the New England singing-school tradition and the most popular Evangelical Protestant hymn texts in historic American use. In the late eighteenth century the New England singing-school movement produced America's first great sacred-music style, employing several genres of unaccompanied four-part choral compositions with the melody in the lead (tenor) part. The enormous popularity of singing-school music also promoted a canon of hymn texts shared across America's competing Evangelical Protestant denominations. This recording contains neglected masterworks from the New England singing school that also helped to create the American hymn canon. Marking a more recent turn in this process, we have also included some new settings of traditional Evangelical lyrics written by leaders in the revival of singing-school music that has blossomed in the Northeast since 1976. ! Selection of pieces for this recording was determined by correlating "The Norumbega Harmony"--our collection of one hundred six historic New England singing-school compositions and thirty contemporary works in traditional style--with a list of the three hundred most frequently printed hymn texts in America from 1737 to 1960. --Stephen Marini

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic!!!!!!.......2006-03-15

This is a REALLY cool album of shape-note singings, I particurlarly like EVERY STRING AWAKE and ANTHEM FOR EASTER.
Some of the songs are kind of dreary, (Hatfield) but all in all this is COOL!!!

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The Water Gipsies (Original London Cast) with Bonus Tracks Manufacturer: Sepia ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Buccaneer (Original London Cast) and Bonus Tracks Salad Days (1954 Original London Cast) Baker Street, A Musical Adventure of Sherlock Holmes (1965 Original Broadway Cast) The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Original Broadway Cast) Grey Gardens - A New Musical (2006 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B000CNDXH2 Release Date: 2005-12-26

Tracks:

1. Overture - Orchestra
2. Why Did You Call Me Lily? - Dora Bryan
3. Clip-Clop - Laurie Payne
4. I Should Worry - Dora Bryan
5. When I'm Washing Up - Pamela Charles
6. Jane's Prayer - Pamela Charles
7. Lily's Tale - Dora Bryan
8. He Doesn't Care - Peter Graves
9. Castles And Hearts And Roses - Laurie Payne
10. Peace And Quiet/Little Boat - Laurie Payne
11. Why Should Spring Have All The Flowers? - Doris Hare
12. This Is Our Secret - Peter Graves
13. It Would Cramp My Style - Dora Bryan
14. You Never Know With Men - Dora Bryan
15. Here's Mud In Your Eye - Chorus
16. I'm Not A Jealous Woman - Joan Sims
17. Finale - Chorus
18. I'm So Terribly In Love With You - Robert English
19. I Never Dreamt (You'd Fall In Love With Me) - Lido Dance Orchestra
20. My Heart Is Saying - Billy Milton
21. Selections From 'Little Tommy Tucker' - The Million-Airs
22. You Looked At Me - Olive Groves
23. My Heart's A Compass - Olive Groves
24. You Have That Extra Something - Phyllis Stanley
25. Three Songs From 'Big Ben' - Vivian Ellis
26. Three Waltzes From 'Big Ben' - Vivian Ellis
27. Selections From 'Tough At The Top' Part One - Vivian Ellis
28. Selections From 'Tough At The Top' Part Two - Vivian Ellis
29. The Music From 'And So To Bed' Part One - Vivian Ellis
30. The Music From 'And So To Bed' Part Two - Vivian Ellis

Album Description

English composer Vivian Ellis had a prolific career spanning five decades, during which she wrote nearly 70 West End shows. The Water Gipsies was a 1955 collaboration between Ellis and A.P. Herbert. Contains the cast recording of The Water Gipsies plus bonus tracks including early Ellis compositions, many appearing on CD for the first time!

Average customer rating: Excellent ... but ...

Vintage Gilbert & Sullivan Manufacturer: Sanctuary ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Gilbert & Sullivan Favourites Gilbert & Sullivan - Highlights from The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Yeomen of the Guard, Trial of Jury ASIN: B000AA5XFW Release Date: 2005-10-03

Tracks:

1. A Wand'ring Minstrel 1
2. Behold The Lord High Executioner
3. Three Litttle Maids From School
4. Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
5. A More Humane Mikado
6. Flowers That Bloom In The Spring
7. On A Tree By A River A Little Tom-Tit
8. There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast
9. When U Good Friends Was Called To The Bar
10. We Sail The Ocean Blue
11. I'm Called Little Buttercup
12. I Am The Captain Of The Pinafore
13. When I Was A Lad I Served A Term
14. Never Mind The Why And Wherefore
15. Carefully On Tiptoe Stealing
16. He Is An Englishman
17. Oh Better Far To Live And Die
18. Poor Wand'ring One
19. I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General
20. Then Fred'ric Let Your Escort, Lion Hearted When The Foeman Bares His Steel
21. When A Felon's Not Engaged
22. With Cat-Like Tread
23. I Cannot Tell What This Love May Be
24. If You Want A Receipt For That Popular Mystery
25. So Go To Him And Say To Him
26. Loudly Let The Trumper Bray... Bow Ye Lower Middle Classes
27. Love Unrequited Robs Me Of My Rest.... When You're Lying Awake With A Dismal
28. If You Go In You're Sure To Win
29. My Boy You May Take It From Me
30. When The Night Wind Howls
31. When Maiden Loves She Sits And Sighs
32. When Our Gallant Norman Foes
33. I Have A Song To Sing, Oh!
34. Were I Thy Bride
35. List And Learn
36. In Enterprise Of Martial Kind
37. There Was A Time
38. Do Not Give Way... Then One Of Us
39. Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes
40. Dance A Cachucha

Customer Reviews:

Excellent ... but ..........2007-02-07

As a vintage G&S listener, I appreciated this collection but I think it would mostly appeal to the specialist-completeist. A newcomer to the genre would do well to get a full operetta DVD. (I prefer the OK BBC performances to the tarted up & modernised Australian ones.)

Old-comers probably already have all these tracks as part of their collection of vintage full operetta recordings.

But don't let my idiosynchratic views deter you if you really like G&S... but not to the extent of buying all the vintage full operetta versions.

Average customer rating: Conspicuous Extravagance A decent chance to hear the complete score Really helpful learning CD Every note exactly as it was written - Fabulous! I never made it past disc one.

Kiss Me, Kate (1993 London Studio Cast) Manufacturer: Jay Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Kiss Me, Kate (1999 Broadway Revival Cast) Sweet Charity (1995 Studio Cast) Kiss Me Kate (Broadway Revival - PBS Great Performances) The King and I (1992 Hollywood Studio Cast) Children of Men (Widescreen Edition) ASIN: B000005BHS Release Date: 1996-06-18

Tracks:

1. Overture - NSO/John Owen Edwards
2. Another Op'nin, Another Show - Shezwae Powell/Original Cast
3. Why Can't You Behave? - Diane Langton/Graham Bickley
4. Wunderbar - Diana Montague/Thomas Allen
5. So In Love - Diane Montague
6. Padua Street Scene/We Open In Venice - NSO/Diana Montague/Thomas Allen/Graham Bickley/Diane Langton
7. Tom, Dick or Harry - Michael Bauer/Graham Bickley/Paul Manuel/Diane Langton
8. Rose Dance - NSO/John Owen Edwards
9. I've Come To Wive It Wealthily in Padua - Thomas Allen/Original Cast
10. I Hate Men - Diana Montague
11. Were Thine That Special Face - Thomas Allen
12. I Sing Of Love - Diane Langton/Graham Buckley/Original Cast
13. Dance/Tarantella - NSO/John Owen Edwards
14. Finale Act One - Thomas Allen/Diana Montague/Brian Greene/Original Cast

Tracks:

1. Entr'acte - NSO/John Owen Edwards
2. Too Darn Hot - Paul Collis/Original Cast
3. Where Is The Life That Late I Led ? - Thomas Allen
4. Always True To You In My Fashion - Diane Langton
5. Bianca - Graham Buckley/Original Cast
6. So In Love Reprise - Thomas Allen
7. Brush Up Your Shakespeare - Brian Greene/Matt Zimmerman
8. Pavane - NSO/John Owen Edwards
9. I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple - Diana Montague
10. Shrew Finale/Grand Finale - Diana Montague/Thomas Allen/Original Cast
11. Can Can Overture - NSO/John Owen Edwards
12. Jubilee Overture - NSO/John Owen Edwards
13. Out Of This World Overture - NSO/John Owen Edwards

Customer Reviews:

Conspicuous Extravagance.......2004-09-08

It takes much more than this generally lack-luster performance delivers to overcome the intrinsic embarrassments of 'Kiss Me Kate'. While minor misogynies were then more or less default, if not de riguer, it is doubtful even the nudge-nudge friendly audiences of the 1940's and `50's would have put up with Cole Porter's stale, striving, prep school vulgarities had he not possessed an uncommon lyric gift.

And the set is too long. No one (except, apparently, devotees unwilling to settle for less than every note) needs instrumental reprises and variation-less dance numbers--especially when no purpose is discernable beyond running up a second disc. Most CD players have a Repeat mode. (At least the McGlinn/Barstow/Hampson EMI effort offers up some interesting out-takes to pad the second side; this one kicks in 15'' of overtures.)

Barring the two leads, the cast is ho-hum, and while Thomas Allen has his moments, he will not be remembered for his Fred Graham.

Notwithstanding all of the above, one is tempted to declare it all worth putting up with just to hear Diana Montague sing 'So in Love'--possibly Porter's loveliest song. (Why has no one thought of doing the reprise as a duet?) She even renders listenable the insufferably adolescent 'I Hate Men'. There's just not enough for her to sing in this show. Unless money is no object, go--for Montague alone--for the highlights disc.

A decent chance to hear the complete score.......2003-12-11

Until you've heard the complete score to "Kiss Me, Kate" with Robert Russell Bennett's original orchestrations recorded in good, modern sound, you don't know what you've been missing. Matchless as the original Broadway leads were, neither of the recordings they made satisfy completely. Both the original Columbia and the Capitol remake are missing huge chunks of the score and neither adequately conveys the quality of the orchestrations even in the parts that are recorded.

So it is slightly frustrating that there have been two complete recordings of "Kiss Me, Kate" in modern sound featuring the original orchestrations, and both of them have significant problems. The earlier recording, an EMI release conducted by John McGlinn, is not currently available in the U.S., while this JAY release is conducted by John Owen Edwards. Even though the EMI is not available, I'm going to compare the two, for those who are interested.

Both recordings are well-conducted, but I feel McGlinn gets more out of the score than does Owen Edwards. McGlinn can often be a bit stodgy, but his "Kate" is just gorgeous. He does a better job of bringing out all the neat touches in the orchestration than does Owen Edwards, and he's also better in the jazzier sections. Owen Edwards does a good job, but it's sad to hear him completely miss some moments, like when he fails to slow down sufficiently for the crucial second "And you're mine, dear" in "Wunderbar." Overall, McGlinn just points things better without getting too fussy. If only the same could be said for his cast.

But both recordings fall down in their casts. As Fred/Petruchio, McGlinn's Thomas Hampson is completely at sea. The music doesn't lie well for him, seeming to mostly sit in the least attractive part of his range. And his readings of the dialogue that is included is labored and self-conscious. Thomas Allen, on this JAY release, sounds older than Hampson, but his basic sound seems more attractive to me, the music lies better for him, and his dialogue, if not great, is at least not painful.

It must be said, though, that Hampson has been coached thoroughly in the role, and is aware of every nuance. The trouble is that he overdelivers on every nuance, whereas Allen almost sounds like he's sight-reading some of the score. Still, he's preferable to Hampson. I wish, though, that the JAY people had realized that they were using the bowdlerized British edition of the score. In "I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua," Allen sings "doggone nose" instead of "goddamned nose." It's just not the same.

As Lilli/Kate, EMI's Josephine Barstow tries hard, perhaps a bit too hard, but what she does seems to me mostly suitable for the role. She does well everywhere except "I Hate Men," in which her vocal style just doesn't work, and she is further hampered by some lyrics not usually heard, and with good reason. The rest of the time, she puts out 110 percent. I suspect some may find her a bit too operatic, but I'm convinced by her. JAY's Diana Montague sings well, but is a bit pallid and humorless. She could use more of Barstow's spunk.

And so it goes. As Lois/Bianca, EMI's Kim Criswell is a bit pinched and colorless. JAY's Diane Langton sounds a bit old for the role, with some of her top notes a tad frayed, but brings more humor and brio to the role in general, especially "Always True to You in My Fashion," and this is one song on which Owen Edwards surpasses McGlinn.

As Bill/Lucentio, EMI's George Dvorsky is OK but a little staid, with "Bianca" oversung. JAY's Graham Bickley is more winning, even if his British accent shows through at moments. Without oversinging "Bianca," he still sounds like he has a voice that might have been good for Fred/Petruchio, and I suspect he would have better in the role than either Hampson (well, I'm sure of that) or Allen.

On the other hand, EMI's gangsters, Robert Nichols and David Garrison, are a hoot, surpassing JAY's pair, who are certainly good enough. And the other supporting roles tend to be a bit better on the EMI, with Davis Gaines and John Mark Ainsley particularly funny in their introductory sections to "Tom, Dick or Harry," while their counterparts on JAY don't seem to realize they could be funny. On JAY, Shezwae Powell does a good job with "Another Op'nin'," but with McGlinn's fabulous conducting, Karla Burns is even better on EMI. Similarly, Paul Collis does a nice job on "Too Darn Hot" on JAY, but Damon Evans really sizzles on EMI.

EMI also has more interesting filler, with cut songs from "Kate," although JAY's filler of the overtures to "Can Can," "Jubilee," and "Out of This World" is certainly nice to have.

So, on balance the EMI is perhaps a little bit better, if you can get past Hampson. But as long as it's not available, this JAY version will serve adequately.

Really helpful learning CD.......2003-03-11

As an MD for an amateur production of Kiss Me Kate, I found this recording useful as it contains not only every single note in the score, but also every encore as well. It was really helpful in learning the orchestration, as the score was a piano reduction. It certainly saved a lot of time in rehearsal trying to work out who has what tune etc. - I could do it from memory in that I knew the trumpet had the tune there etc. The choreographer used this recording to estimate how long each dance was - something very important as other shows I have done the Choreographer was using a different version of the show (such as the broadway revival of Kiss Me Kate).
Singers can listen to this and know exactly what they will hear from the pit - which is always a helpful thing!! And less experienced singers (or non singers!!) can learn by ear.
I agree with another review that dislikes the singing - however my use was only for learning. The voices don't seem well suited for the parts, however they are not so bad that you cringe in horror - I think stopping after the first disc is a bit excessive!

Every note exactly as it was written - Fabulous!.......2002-05-09

Great CD - Don't be fooled by other 'jazzed up' versions - this is how it was written and how you'll normally hear it performed. A very gutsy and earthy performance all round. The original Broadway album, sounds great but has alot of "enhancements" which the composer never wanted put in and disapproved of. Go for this one if you want the true Kiss Me, Kate in it's full version - NO CUTS or HIGHLGHTS!

I never made it past disc one........2000-07-04

It's a shame the John McGlinn recording on EMI is out of print, because this travesty is no compensation at all. The singers are really, really bad. And the conductor fails to capture the swing of the score, leaving it sounding dull and lifeless. Run, don't walk, away from this CD.

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Ballads, Songs and Snatches: Vintage Gilbert and Sullivan Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000AE7BN Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

1. A Wand'ring Minstrel I
2. Three Little Maids From School
3. The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
4. The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring
5. On A Tree By A River A Little Tom-Tit (Tit Willow)
6. When I, Good Friends, Was Called To The Bar
7. We Sail The Ocean Blue
8. I'm Called Little Buttercup
9. I Am The Captain Of The Pinafore
10. When I Was A Lad I Served A Term
11. Never Mind The Why And Wherefore
12. Poor Wand'ring One
13. I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General
14. Then, Fred'ric, Let Your Escort ... When The Foeman Bares His Steel
15. When A Felon's Not Engaged
16. With Cat-Like Tread
17. I Cannot Tell What This Love May Be
18. So Go To Him And Say To Him
19. Loudly Let The Trumpet Bray (March Of Peers) ... Bow, Ye Lower Middle Classes
20. Love Unrequited Robs Me Of My Rest ... When You're Lying Awake With A Dismal Headache
21. If You Go In, You're Sure To Win
22. When Our Gallant Norman Foes
23. I Have A Song To sing, O!
24. Were I Thy Bride
25. There Was A Time
26. Do Not Give Way ... Then One Of Us
27. Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes
28. Dance A Cachucha

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The Complete Psalms of David (Limited Edition) (Box Set) Manufacturer: Priory Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Boyce | Boyce, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Howells, Herbert | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Smith, John Stafford | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Holiday Music | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Holiday Music | Box Sets | Stores | Music Box Sets | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B000003WJ3 Release Date: 1996-10-15

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6. The Legacy Of Tommy Jarrell, Vol. 1: Sail Away Ladies
7. The Other Side of Kindness
8. The Return of Wayne Douglas
9. The Very Best of Robbie Fulks
10. The Very Best of T.G. Sheppard

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