A Family Affair

1. Honky Tonkitis

2. Don't Let Me Cross Over

3. Loving Arms

4. Too Late to Try Again

5. My Tears Don't Show

6. I'm Hanging Up the Phone

7. Forbidden Street

8. We'd Destroy Each Other

9. Just Thought I'd Let You Know

10. Our Ship of Love

11. Little Pedro

12. Punish Me Tomorrow

13. I Never Got Over You

14. We'll Sweep Out the Ashes in the Morning

15. Don't Call Me from a Honky Tonk - Johnny Mosby, Jonie Mosby

16. Trouble in My Arms - Johnny Mosby, Jonie Mosby

17. Who's Been Cheatin' Who - Johnny Mosby, Jonie Mosby

18. Keep Those Cards and Letters Coming - Johnny Mosby, Jonie Mosby

19. How the Other Half Lives - Johnny Mosby, Jonie Mosby

A Family Affair,Carl & Pearl Butler,Johnny & Jonie Mosby,Koch Records,Country,Honky Tonk,Pop,Traditional Country

Average customer rating: Pure Country Gold Great old honkytonk... lost gold from the 'Sixties

A Family Affair Carl & Pearl Butler , and Johnny & Jonie Mosby Manufacturer: Koch Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Nat Stuckey I Wouldn't Change You If I Could Hits Plus Ones I've Written The Capitol Collection Columbia Hits ASIN: B0006UEW62 Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

1. Honky Tonkitis
2. Don't Let Me Cross Over
3. Loving Arms
4. Too Late to Try Again
5. My Tears Don't Show
6. I'm Hanging Up the Phone
7. Forbidden Street
8. We'd Destroy Each Other
9. Just Thought I'd Let You Know
10. Our Ship of Love
11. Little Pedro
12. Punish Me Tomorrow
13. I Never Got Over You
14. We'll Sweep Out the Ashes in the Morning
15. Don't Call Me from a Honky Tonk - Johnny Mosby, Jonie Mosby
16. Trouble in My Arms - Johnny Mosby, Jonie Mosby
17. Who's Been Cheatin' Who - Johnny Mosby, Jonie Mosby
18. Keep Those Cards and Letters Coming - Johnny Mosby, Jonie Mosby
19. How the Other Half Lives - Johnny Mosby, Jonie Mosby

Customer Reviews:

Pure Country Gold.......2006-10-28

If you think Faith & Tim Hill are the epitome of Country Duets, then you may as well pass this one by. But, if you are a true fan of real Country Music, then this is one CD you must have. You will never hear country music this orginal or pure on today's "country" radio, unless you are fortunate enough to pull in WSM on you radio dial late at night. The first 14 tracks on this CD will take you back to the Golden days of country, with the hits: "Honky Tonkitis", "Forbidden Street", and their biggest hit "Dont Let Me Cross Over". It just doesn't get any better than this. The last 4 songs are by the little known duet Johnny and Jonie Mosby. While they are not Carl and Pearl, their sound is impressive and far better than anything you'll hear from today's "Artists". I believe you'll especially enjoy their take on "How the Other Half Lives". The sound is absolutely superb; Koch knocked this one out of the park. I suggest you also check out the other Carl and Pearl CD's available, as they are well worth your time and money.

Great old honkytonk... lost gold from the 'Sixties.......2005-08-14

Pure, classic, joyful hard-country from the 1960s... This disc collects the best work of two husband-wife duet groups from the 1960s. Carl and Pearl Butler were a duo whose soulful, rootsy honkytonk records have been criminally neglected by the major labels... (There is a Bear Family disc out that covers Carl's early work, but the duo's classic material from their Columbia years is almost entirely unavailable... Until now, that is.) This disc gathers over a dozen vintage tracks from their 1960s prime, including their biggest hit, "Don't Let Me Cross Over," which hit #1 back in '62, along with all their other significant chart entries, all of which is music that's been cherished by vinyl-rich honkytonk fans years. Every song on here is a winner; it'd be nice if someone could produce a more extensive collection of their work, especially one that included some fo their singles-only hard country gems. In the meantime, though, if you pick this disc up, you will have struck gold. Ditto with Johnny and Jonie Mosby... They were another underrated husband-wife team whose work has been forgotten over the years, and the four tracks here were the cream of their brief (but richly rewarding) stint on Columbia, whereafter they jumped ship to Capitol, where they stayed until they broke up in 1973. It's unlikely the Mosbys will ever get a best-of of their own (they weren't really that great, although I do have a soft spot for their work...) so it's nice to see **something** of theirs in print. If you're a lover of real, good honkytonk, then you really owe it to yourself to check this disc out. It's mighty good.

Average customer rating: whole wide world, is the only good track A very good CD

Standing in a Monkey Sea A'Me Lorain & The Family Affair Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: 24/7 Swingin' Girls Nite Out Natural Selection The Lover in Me ASIN: B000008HUB Release Date: 1990-06-12

Customer Reviews:

whole wide world, is the only good track.......2004-05-04

I loved the song "WHOLE WIDE WORLD" when it was released in the UK in 1989, but the album was not released in the uk, well i don't think it was.

Anyway "WHOLE WIDE WORLD" does not seem to belong on this album, the rest of the cd is quite strange, wish i'd just stuck to the CD SINGLE.

A very good CD.......2004-02-19

I love this CD it is very POP/DANCE/ROCK "HEAVEN ABOVE" and "FALLOW MY HEARTBEAT" are great songs.The CD is very original and has a unique sound,ahead of its time.The song "WHOLE WIDE WORLD" will please fans in the FREESTYLE dance genre,it is a great song and the only hit by A'ME-who is missed in the music world.

Average customer rating: Disappointed another good offer of hip hop R&B! another average song Great Trax from the Original Mary Jane Girl.... Mary J. Blige is back!

Family Affair Mary J. Blige Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Buttons ASIN: B00005QVZV Release Date: 2001-10-16

Tracks:

1. Family Affair [LP Version]
2. Family Affair [Remix]
3. Family Affair
4. Family Affair [Acappella]
5. Checkin' for Me [LP Version]

Customer Reviews:

Disappointed.......2002-08-12

If the tracks listing, including details on each version, were available, I would not have bought this CD-single which I think it's just a waste of money.

another good offer of hip hop R&B!.......2001-12-22

she did it again, the queen of hip hop with her latest single from her latest album, "family affair" has a real hip hop style of arrangement, i just shake my butty when i hear the song!!!
i never really get in touch with her music but this time, it click and i love the song very much, it has been much airplay at all the radio station as well as music store, get a good listen with this and i'm sure u'll enjoy it!

another average song.......2001-11-04

I use to Kinda dig Mary J.Bliege but after a while Her tracks went down&Her Vocals became Yikes.this Song is so Predictable.Dr.Dre has that tired Beat in the Background.I'm glad Michael Jackson&Him didn't end up working together because Dre ain't Bringing nothing new to the Mix here.it's Danceable but a far Cry from Her First Album which had far tighter Grooves.

Great Trax from the Original Mary Jane Girl...........2001-10-28

....the lyrics say it all. The beat says more. Or, to paraphrase
it in my own way (almost) "Free Your A**, Your Mind/Soul Will Follow. Life is but a dance anyway, so leave the drama on the Soaps and/or out the house and JAM." There's a lot to dance for.
Thanks, M.

Mary J. Blige is back!.......2001-10-18

Mary J. Blige is definitely one of the best hip hop and R&B artists out there. This song, "Family Affair", is definitely her best yet. I love the beat, and the lyrics are positive and cool. Mary J. Blige's vocals are really good, too. If you're a fan of Mary J. Blige, then I definitely recommend this CD single. Also, get her album, NO MORE DRAMA. It rocks!

Average customer rating: A must-have for your library Tribute To New York Encouraging Hezekiah Walker= god's blessing Hezekiah Walker is a man of the word

Family Affair 2: Live at Radio City Music Hall Hezekiah Walker , and Love Fellowship Crusade Choir Manufacturer: Verity ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: Love is Live! Nothing But the Hits Family Affair 20/85 The Experience Live in Atlanta ASIN: B00006FIBS Release Date: 2002-08-20

Tracks:

1. We Made It
2. The Lord Will Make A Way Somehow (Featuring Kim Burrell)
3. Calling My Name
4. Any Way You Bless Me
5. What A Mighty God We Serve
6. I'll Make It (Featuring John P. Kee)
7. He's On Your Side
8. Never Gonna Let You Go
9. When We Get Over There
10. Don't Wait
11. Breakthrough
12. I Need You To Survive

Amazon.com

Hezekiah Walker and the Love Fellowship Choir show no signs of slowing down. This mostly live release, recorded in New York's Radio City Music Hall in February 2002, finds Walker and his choir making a powerful statement that they won't be denied, despite enduring the 9/11 attacks and the personal challenges to Walker's ministry. He lays down the gauntlet with the opening "We Made It," a muscular I'm-still-standing proclamation, if ever there was one. Walker calls upon old friends throughout the release to lead on vocals, such as Kim Burrell on "The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow" and Heather Covington on "What a Mighty God We Serve." The one constant is the forceful presence of the Love Fellowship Choir, which exemplifies contemporary choral excellence. Walker even mixes it up a bit with the hip-hop-flavored studio track "Don't Wait." --Michael Lyttle

Customer Reviews:

A must-have for your library.......2007-01-16

This one is absolutely fantastic. If you are already a Hezekiah fan, this one reminds you of why he's a staple in your music library. If you're not a Hezekiah fan, this one is a good place to start. It's got something for everyone (akin to a gospel sampler). Upbeat/up-tempo praise, traditional praise, thought-provoking worship, funky-grooves for the young & young-at-heart. Solid lyrics, outstanding music. A great gift for non-Christians!!

Tribute To New York.......2006-07-11

Hezekiah Walker delivered a tribute to New york and the victims of 9/11 and this was really a tough time for him as well.I like many other fans wondered what happened to monique, and in a recent article i read in essence, Hez and Monique seperated in 2000, around the time of the first family affair. This album definitely has some hits. "We made it" is a declaration of faith and speaks not only of New york but Hezekiah personally. The colaboration of "Pastor Hez and Pastor Kee" is pure excellence. I need you to survive is an encouraging ballad that reminds us to pray for one another. Hezekiah walker was struggling personally during this time and i think you can sense it in this recording, but through that you still hear songs that will minister to your hearts, most notibly "We made it",'' I;ll make it, I need you to survive, and The lord will make a way somehow

Encouraging .......2006-04-07

This cd is Encouraging. I just bought this one and I cant stop listing to it. This cd is amazing. I love it. Hezekiah walker did an awesome job on this One. You can to get it if you are felling down this will lift up your spirit

Hezekiah Walker= god's blessing.......2005-10-24

This album will remind you of how good God has been to you. Just take a listen and you will see what I mean. To Hezekiah, keep doing God's will; keep creating music that touches the soul. Some of my favorite songs are 1, 4, 6 7, 10 and 12. Btw,five takes a little getting used to but you'll like it.

Hezekiah Walker is a man of the word.......2005-09-08

This album touches ones heart, and brings in the convicting love of Jesus.

Average customer rating: Good Opportunity Blown!! A good choice for those trying to collect pre-Stax Staple Singers

The Ultimate Staple Singers: A Family Affair The Staple Singers Manufacturer: Kent Soul ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975 Mavis Staples/Only for the Lonely A Piece of the Action Freedom Highway Let's Do It Again ASIN: B0002QPSW2 Release Date: 2004-09-06

Tracks:

1. Hammer and Nails
2. Nobody's Fault But Mine
3. Too Close
4. Uncloudy Day
5. Won't You Sit Down (Sit Down Servant)
6. I Wish I Had Answered
7. Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
8. Swing Low
9. This May Be the Last Time
10. For What It's Worth
11. Be Careful of Stones That You Throw
12. Why (Am I Treated So Bad)
13. It's Been a Change
14. Will the Circle Be Unbroken
15. Ghetto
16. Long Walk to D.C.
17. God Bless the Children
18. (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
19. Gardener
20. When Will We Be Paid for the Work We Did
21. Who Took the Merry Out of Christmas
22. John Henry - Roebuck "Pops" Staples
23. You're Gonna Make Me Cry
24. Solon Bushi

Tracks:

1. This World
2. I Have Learned to Do Without You - Mavis Staples
3. Respect Yourself
4. Trying Times - Roebuck "Pops" Staples
5. Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)
6. I'll Take You There
7. You've Got to Earn It
8. Only Time You Ever Say You Love Me - Mavis Staples
9. Oh la de Da
10. If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)
11. City in the Sky
12. I Got to Be Myself
13. Touch a Hand, Make a Friend
14. Trippin' on Your Love - Mavis Staples
15. Let's Do It Again
16. New Orleans
17. Love Me, Love Me, Love Me
18. I Honestly Love You
19. Slippery People
20. H-A-T-E (Don't Live Here Any More)

Album Details

A Long Overdue Salute to the First Family of Gospel Soul.

Customer Reviews:

Good Opportunity Blown!!.......2006-07-31

Finally a Comprehensive Staples Anthology is here, One that includes Gems from their Early Gospel Period along with The Stax Classics AND "Let's Do it Again"...However...The Single Versions of these Tunes are used, not the Longer, decidedly Superior Album Versions; Regrettably I Must Reccomend Against Purchasing this Set, I Wish I could Love it, but perhaps with all the Consolidation going on With Big Record Companies We will get a Proper Staples Collection Soon....Still Waiting...

A good choice for those trying to collect pre-Stax Staple Singers.......2005-08-29

I happen to prefer the pre-Stax period of the Staple Singers with their raw gospel/blues numbers. This CD is the only modern compilation I have yet seen that concentrates a little less on their more well known later pop songs and has the classics from their church days. Pops' guitar shines along with those powerful voices we all love. I would spend the extra few bucks to get this one over the other "Best of" collections. The next best thing to having the original albums.

Of course, there are some post-Stax selections included, too.

Average customer rating: Pastor's BEST album HEZZIE HEZZIE HEZZIE HEZZIE Hezekiah Walker & Love Fellows Always the Best!!! Music that Ministers

Family Affair Hezekiah Walker & the Love Fellowship Crusade Choir Manufacturer: Verity ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: Love is Live! Family Affair 2: Live at Radio City Music Hall Live in London Recorded Live at Love Fellowship Tabernacle Nothing But the Hits ASIN: B00002EPM6 Release Date: 1999-11-09

Tracks:

1. Power Belongs To God
2. Ain't Nobody Like Jesus
3. Ain't Nobody Like Jesus (Reprise)
4. The Will Of God
5. Never Leave Me Alone
6. Wonderful Is Your Name
7. Patiently Waiting
8. Oh I Feel Jesus
9. I've Got A Reason (Draper's Legacy)
10. Let's Dance
11. He Can
12. More Like Him
13. Give'em Your Life
14. Finally

Customer Reviews:

Pastor's BEST album.......2007-01-31

After considering every project by Pastor Walker & Love Fellowship, it must be said that "Family Affair" is his greatest release. Although he surprised us on this one with 5 studio tracks; stepping away from a completely Live recording, this still remains the BEST.
With Great hits such as Power Belongs To God, Ain't Nobody Like Jesus, &, Never Leave Me Alone, Pastor & Love Fellowship truly do not dissapoint. This CD has the whole package; Exellent Production from Pastor Walker, and, a range of great, fresh cover pictures and graphics,
Pastor Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir - "Family Affair", is a MUST HAVE!!!

HEZZIE HEZZIE HEZZIE HEZZIE.......2005-09-23

HEZEKIAH WALKER DID AN EXCELLENT JOB ON THIS PROJECT. I WAITED A LONG TIME TO GET THIS CD AND I NOW I AM GLAD THAT I HAVE THIS CD. THIS IS THE BEST OF HEZZIE. THEY JUST LET THE LORD USE THIS IN A MIGHTY WAY. IF YOU DONT HAVE THIS THEN YOU NEED TO GET IT. YOU ARE GETTING YOUR MONEY WORTH.

"POWER BELONGS TO GOD" this song is awesome. I remeber listening to this on the radio and even though I did not know what they were saying i knew that this was a great song. The band and the background vocals are the best that i have ever heard. this choir is anoted by God. They way that they get taking the song up another key is awesome. If you heard this song before then you know what I am talking about. this is one of the best song.
"AINT NOBOBY LIKE JESUS" is one of my favorite song. The band and the choir is off the chain. I love this song. The reprise is great. I love how he got different singer to do some ablib. This makes it a great song.
"THE WILL OF GOD" is one of my personal favorite song. Monquie Walker(Hezekiah Walker's Wife) can really sang. On this song she is doing the will of God. She came to one youth confrence and I went and she sang. I almost shouted. She has touch my life thorugh her sing. This song proves it. The range that this song has and the choir is just as good as she. The choir is off the chain. This is one of the best song on this cd.
"NEVER LEAVE ME ALONE" is also one of my favorite song. Kury Brown once again let the Lord us him in a mighty way. I love this song.

"Wonderful is your name" is the best song on this cd. I love the lyrics. It's amazing. "Patienly Waiting" is a nice song. I love how the choir modulates. They know how to hold a note. That is just wonderful. "Oh I fell Jesus" is a nice worship song with Donald Lawrence on Narration. I like it. "'ve got a reason" is another great song. I love it when Hezekiah does songs like this. It make you want to shout. I love it.

"Let's Dance" is an amazing song. i like it. "He can" is a nice worship song. I like the lyrics. They really ministers to me.
"More Like him" is another song that I like because of the lyrics. "give'em your life" really doesnt work with me."Finally" is the perfect song to end this great cd

This is the best album that Hezekiah Walker put out. I love it.

Hezekiah Walker & Love Fellows.......2005-03-03

I recieved the CD in atimely mannor. But the CD was scratched mid way through the last of the 4 to 6 songs I am not able to enjoy it is going to cost me more to buy an CD REPAIR KIT then what i paid for the CD shipping and handling. I COULD HAVE BROUGHT IT NEW. RALEIGH NC

Always the Best!!!.......2001-06-14

I really love Family Affair. Each song is uplifting and inspirational. I love the quote Pastor Walker gives and I think if so true "Because God is the Greatest Power we shall not be defeated"

PRAISE THE LORD!!

Music that Ministers.......2001-05-01

As usual, Hez delivers the P&W that made LFC Choir known around the world. While this work reflects the influences of our hip hop culture, Hex masterfully fuses it with traditional vibes to influence gospel music lovers young and old. LFC is not about heavy bass riffs; but the compilations will break the heart of any sinner, and encourage the lowest of saints. So next step, add this one to your collection.

Average customer rating:

A Family Affair Manufacturer: Jericho Beach ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Praising Peace: A Tribute to Paul Robeson Friends Livin' Lovin' & Doin': Retrospective A Ship Called Love Diamond Days ASIN: B00006JRYZ Release Date: 2004-02-03

Tracks:

1. Oh Had I A Golden Thread
2. Sylvie
3. Look Over Yonder
4. Five Hundred Miles
5. Love Like A Good Song
6. Let Me Fly
7. Deep River / I've Known Rivers / Mirey
8. There's A River
9. Turn On All The Lights
10. Look Inside Your Heart
11. Fields Of Gold
12. Balm In Gilead

Album Description

A Family Affair' captures a truly remarkable father/son collaboration - Leon and Eric Bibb. The elder Bibb is a well-loved pillar of Vancouver's theatre community. Leon appeared in three films with Sidney Portier, and since making Vancouver his home in 1.Jerico Beach Music.2004.

Average customer rating: Annette'a Review of "A Family Affair" Good Contemporary Jazz Sampler Funky (Or So You Thought) His best one? Great album

A Family Affair Christian McBride Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Funk | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Gettin' to It Sci-Fi Vertical Vision Live at Tonic Parker's Mood ASIN: B000009QU1 Release Date: 1998-08-11

Tracks:

1. I'm Coming Home
2. A Dream Of You
3. Family Affair
4. Theme From Our Fairytale
5. ... Or So You Thought
6. Summer Soft
7. Brown Funk (For Ray)
8. Open Sesame
9. Wayne's World
10. I'll Write A Song For You

Amazon.com

On his third outing as a bandleader, Christian McBride exhibits the skills that make him one of finest young bassists in jazz. Produced by George Duke and accompanied by Tim Warfield on tenor saxophone, Charles Craig on keyboards, and Greg Hutchinson on drums, McBride indulges in a mixed bag of styles. Jumping from straight-ahead jazz to funk and '70s soul classics, McBride's imposing ability unifies his diverse musical repertoire. Playing both acoustic and electric bass with equal aplomb, he indulges in fusion instrumentals and sweet jazz ballads. Vocalists Will Downing and Vesta contribute soulful vocals and McBride interprets familiar songs by Stevie Wonder, Sly Stone, and the Spinners. While occasionally venturing into the lite-jazz realm, there are plenty of vivid musical moments on this recording. --Mitch Myers

Customer Reviews:

Annette'a Review of "A Family Affair".......2006-08-12

I heard this project when it first came out and still love it today!
Christian is the best bassist out there. Pianist Charles Craig is great. I love his style, especially on "That Jazz Thing". Will Downing and Vesta are terrific vocalists. I did not know much about them at the time, but have since bought some of their other works. I heard Christian perform live on BET. He pulls you into the music. Great CD to have when entertaining with friends and family.

Good Contemporary Jazz Sampler.......2006-07-21

Christian McBride as a bassist takes a back seat to nobody, including Ray Brown (to whom he includes a tribute on this album), Ron Carter, or even Jaco Pastorius.
The first track on the album, "I'm coming Home," is by far the most enjoyable. In R & B style, it features mainly tenor sax man Tim Warfield and eclipses 98% of everything I've heard in this style before. Not to say that Warfield impresses with pyrotechnics on this cut (as he does elsewhere), but the happy invitation to dancers to get out on the floor is irresistable. McBride's bass solo may be the best one using a bow that I've ever heard.
If all tracks on this CD were as fun as the first, the album would easily rate five stars. But I was not as disappointed with the rest of the CD as I was afraid I'd be. The title tune, third in order, was nice, and some of the other cuts were enjoyable, including the Will Downing vocal. Though he mostly sings ballads and is often heard on the so-called "smooth jazz" stations (which play too much music that isn't jazz at all), Downing's style is distinctive enough and his vocal work impressive enough to qualify him as a bonafide jazz singer.
Those hoping to hear George Clinton- or Bootsie Collins-style funk may be a bit disappointed, but if you can just take the "funk" cuts as they are, they are enjoyable enough. My biggest diappointment was with a couple of slow, backgroundy-sounding cuts that would fit right in on a "smooth jazz" station.
Overall, this is a good "starter CD" for those just getting into REAL contemporary jazz, as it features a diversity of modern styles.

Funky (Or So You Thought).......2005-12-04

Christian McBride proves once again that he is tremendous talent in the contemporary jazz world, demonstrating a great deal of technical virtuostiy and harmonic maturity on his third outing, "A Family Affair." The first track, the strongest on the record, swings hard, featuring thoughtful solos from all. It is unfortunate that this level of tastefulness does not persist throughout, however, for McBride's effort to move into a funk styling proves fatal. Why is it the fate of so many virtuosic bassists to embrace the "cheese factor?" I'd love for some one to explain this interesting phenomenon, as I am dumbfounded. Please give these guys a record by The Meters or The J.B.s . I'm sorry, but a wah pedal and a rehashed neo-soul drum groove just doesn't make good funk. McBride obviously knows his fusion and bop and is certainly an inspirational improviser. What he lacks is that certain greasy effe uuuu ennnnneeee kkkkkaaaaaaay...FUNK brotha...

His best one?.......2003-10-11

I like this album best of all..the vocalists Vesta and Will Downing(never heard of them) really complement his music. Some of his albums are almost too lowkey for a guy who has tremendous rhythm and spirit...and huge talent.

Great album.......2001-11-07

This is a wonderful album mixing contemporary jazz and r&b. Two of the tracks are vocals, featuring two great R&B vocalists. Will Downing sings on "A Dream of You" and Vesta sings on "...Or So you Thought". Most of the tracks are originals, but there are a few r&b tracks, including a Stevie Wonder song that are given the jazz treatment. The first track "I'm Coming Home" is my favourite. It's got a great party atmosphere about it and you can't help but groove along. But the whole cd is excellent and I highly recommend it.

Average customer rating: it could have been so much more... One Interesting Song, One Excellent Song , Fourteen Bad Songs WORTHY, IN SPITE OF ITS SHORTCOMINGS . . . . .

A Family Affair Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD 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 Similar Items: 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) Second Act Trouble: Behind the Scenes at Broadway's Big Musical Bombs Two's Company ASIN: B000AXWHA8 Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

1. Overture
2. Anything For You
3. Beautiful
4. My Son The Lawyer
5. Every Wants To Get Married
6. Right Girls
7. Kalua Bay
8. There's A Room In My House
9. Football Game
10. Harmony
11. Now Morris
12. Wonderful Party
13. Revenge
14. Summer Over
15. What I Say Goes
16. I'm Worse Than Anybody

Customer Reviews:

it could have been so much more..........2006-12-07

While the songwriting team of John Kander and Fred Ebb gave us some of the all-time great theatre scores ("Cabaret", "Chicago", "Kiss of the Spider Woman"); they also wrote some middling failures like "Flora the Red Menace", "The Happy Time" and A FAMILY AFFAIR.

A FAMILY AFFAIR (featuring a book by James Goldman) starred Eileen Heckart and Shelley Berman, two performers with little experience in musicals. It's certainly a novelty hearing acclaimed actress Eileen Heckart croaking her way through "My Son the Lawyer" and "Summer is Over". Stand-up comedian Berman reveals a reasonable tenor voice in his numbers.

Filling out the supporting roles are tried-and-true musical theatre veterans Rita Gardner ("The Fantasticks"), Cathryn Damon (who'd later get a bigger role in the duo's "Flora the Red Menace"), Bibi Osterwald (later Carol Channing's original standby in "Hello Dolly") and Larry Kert (the original Tony in "West Side Story").

While the score isn't the best ever written by the team, songs like "Right Girls", "Wonderful Party", "Anything For You", "What I Say Goes", and "Now Morris" are quite enjoyable. "Summer is Over" is a quiet little 11 o'clock number for Heckart's character of Tilly Siegel. By all accounts, the show wasn't much to write home about, and it shuttered after 65 performances.

The sound quality on this 1962 cast album is average, with hiss and flutter evident throughout the recording. Because this was one of the first (and last) cast albums preserved on 35mm magnetic film stock, the stereo fidelity of the recording has badly-deteriorated over the years, creating a harsh sonic tone on this CD premiere (refer to Mark Andrew Lawrence's review).

Nevertheless, die-hard collectors will want this title, and we should thank DRG for bringing it back into the catalogue. [DRG 19068]

One Interesting Song, One Excellent Song , Fourteen Bad Songs.......2006-08-11

John Kander is a great composer. However, before he met up with the equally great lyricist, Fred Ebb, he composed this trite, forgettable score. It isn't entirely Mr. Kander's fault that the score is bad. No, his melodies are sometimes lovely, sometimes exiting and show promise. That doesn't mean their especially memorable though. However, the lyrics really are insipid and awkward in this show. William and James Goldman (the latter to write the book to Sondheim's brilliant Follies) are not great lyricists unfourtunately.
However, there are two songs on this album that make it worth purchasing. The first is an odd little song called "My Son the Lawyer" which is quite inventive. However, the greatest song of the score is "Harmony", a very tuneful, musically inventive song. Even the lyrics aren't too bad here.
So if you like buying albums for a few songs, go ahead. However, if you're looking for an overall excellent piece, this is not for you.

WORTHY, IN SPITE OF ITS SHORTCOMINGS . . . . . .......2005-10-28

Don't let the 3-star rating discourage you from buying this album. If you're a serious student of the American Musical Theatre and/or a collector of Broadway musicals, this is a must, in spite of my low rating.

No plot summary appears in the liner notes, so I dug out my old LP only to discover none exists there either. Therefore, the following synopsis is courtesy Music Theatre International, the show's publisher:

"Gerry Siegal and Sally Nathan, a young suburban Chicago couple, decide to get married... thereby setting off a marital World Ward III! Between Sally's Uncle/Mother/Father Alfie Nathan and Gerry's extensive extended family, the couple's wedding arrangements could prove more difficult than anything their marriage might ever present. It's the biggest family feud since the Montagues and Capulets, as caterers, dressmakers, rabbis, florists, photographers and a domineering wedding planner are put through the proverbial wringer in the looniest wedding this side of `Father of the Bride!'

"An early work by John Kander (`Cabaret,' `Chicago'), James Goldman (`Follies,' `A Lion In Winter') and William Goldman (`Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid,' `The Princess Bride'), `A Family Affair' is a neurotic, tuneful, wickedly funny and universally appealing picture of what really goes into the smiling wedding portrait in the family album."

With music by John Kander, book by James Goldman, lyrics by William Goldman, a stellar cast (stand-up comedian Shelley Berman, Academy Award winner Eileen Heckart, Larry Kert, Rita Gardner, Broadway veterans Morris Carnovsky and Bibi Osterwald), and direction by Harold Prince, why did it last for only 65 performances?

Well, for one thing, the music isn't very original, and definitely not the caliber of Kander's later shows with Fred Ebb, especially their score for KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN. It seems that, this being Kander's first show, he is relying too much on formula: the lover's optimistic duet ("Anything for You"), contrapuntal ensemble piece ("My Son the Lawyer"), a march ("Right Girls"), a fight song ("Football Game"), prerequisite waltz ("Now Morris"), the look-back-and-reflect-on-my-wasted-life soliloquy ("Summer Is Over"). Other songs are derivative. Compare "Harmony" with "Quarrel-tet" from WHOOP-UP (1958), and Alfie's show-stopping, "Bolero"-inspired "Revenge" would not have been out of place in JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS. Was it necessary to include the embarrassing telephone schtick, al la "Inside Shelley Berman," near the end of "Revenge"? What motivates Gerry's suddenly cruel, ultra-macho (though well-sung) "What I Say Goes"?

HOWEVER, the incredible cast triumphs over less-than-stellar material. Shelley Berman is a surprisingly good singer; Morris Carnovsky is brilliant in his final Broadway show, a career that began in 1922; Rita Gardner is wonderful, even if she isn't given as much to sing as in THE FANTASTICKS or CELBRATION; Larry Kert is in better voice even than in WEST SIDE STORY; and I can never get enough of Eileen Heckart. Having her "Tillie Siegal" preserved on CD is reason enough for this reissue. Thank you, DRG.

The show boasts many "firsts" in the history of Broadway. It was the first musical score for John Kander, Harold Prince's first directorial effort (a producer of many hit musicals in the 50s and 60s, Prince would later direct CABARET, FOLLIES, SWEENEY TODD, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, EVITA, and COMPANY, among others), Eileen Heckart's first musical role, Linda Lavin's Broadway debut, James Goldman's first musical book, brother William Goldman's only set of Broadway lyrics, and the first original cast album to be recorded on 35mm magnetic film.

"Through this method of recording a signal to noise ration and reduction of hiss has been achieved that was never before possible. Practically all flutter has been eliminated resulting in the most lifelike tone quality ever achieved. This is, in fact, the most perfect method of reproducing actual music and vocal sound possible." (- from the original LP jacket) Well, something must have happened to the original masters, because the CD has sonic problems, especially in regards to Miss Gardner's voice. Her voice is distorted most of the time, horribly so on "Anything for You." I'm sure DRG would have solved the problem had it been possible to do so.

All in all, I urge you to add A FAMILY AFFAIR, with all its faults, to your collection. After listening to it, I dare you to avoid humming "I'm Worse Than Anybody," the show's final song. Do you know of any other song lyric that includes "schlemiel"?

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Average customer rating: good stuff

Family Affair Manufacturer: Thorp Records/Ka ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Similar Items: This Thing of Ours ASIN: B00006JY9F Release Date: 2002-10-29

Customer Reviews:

good stuff .......2005-12-01

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