Having racked up 42 No. 1 hits and 22 albums from 1980 to 2000, the group Alabama declares its newest goal for 2001: "To create a Grammy quality album," according to their bio. Well, folks, When It All Goes South strives mightily to be a contender, but it's such a lightweight it couldn't crawl into the ring. With the help of seven (!) producers, Randy Owen and company do sound rejuvenated, borrowing stylistic techniques from modern R&B and updating their overall approach for the millennium. But Alabama, a bar-band that went farther than it ever should have, ran out of creative juice long, long ago. And bringing in Jann Arden and Christopher Cross--rather odd-choice guests--doesn't do anything to reverse that. While the group occasionally works a decent rhythm song into the mix, their lyrics seldom rise above empty platitudes. Want proof? Here's their new take on Dixie from the title song: "Get yourself some rebel pride... One day the South's gonna rise again." To be sure, When It All Goes South is aptly named. It has boys, it has. --Alanna Nash
When It All Goes South,Alabama,RCA,Contemporary Country,Country,Country & Western,Country-Pop,Pop
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Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00064ADMK Release Date: 2004-10-19 |
Tracks:
- Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey
- Swanee- Al Jolson
- When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams
- A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel
- My Man- Fanny Brice
- Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
- If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)- 78rpm Version Eddie Cantor
- Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence
- Bill- 78 rpm Version Helen Morgan
- Ol' Man River- Paul Robeson
- Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
- Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting
- Body And Soul- Libby Holman
- Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby
- Night And Day- Fred Astaire
- Heat Wave- Ethel Waters
- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Tamara
- You're The Top- Ethel Merman
- Summertime- Anne Brown
- September Song- Walter Huston
- My Heart Belongs To Daddy- Mary Martin
- It Never Entered My Mind- Shirley Ross
- Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal
- Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin
- Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake
Tracks:
- New York, New York- Cris Alexander,Adolph Green,John Reardon
- If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton
- Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas
- There's No Business Like Show Business- Ensemble
- How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan
- Once In Love With Amy- Ray Bolger
- Wunderbar- Alfred Drake,Patricia Morison
- Some Enchanted Evening- Ezio Pinza
- Lost In The Stars- Todd Duncan
- Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend- Carol Channing
- Luck Be A Lady- Robert Alda,Guys
- Getting To Know You- Gertrude Lawrence
- Who Cares?- Jack Carson,Betty Oakes
- Stranger In Paradise- from " Kismet" Doretta Morrow,Richard Kiley
- Ballad Of Mack The Knife- Gerald Price
- Hey There- from "The Pajama Game" John Raitt
- Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon
- I Could Have Danced All Night- Julie Andrews
- Standing On The Corner- from "The Most Happy Fella, 1956" Shorty Long,John Henson,Alan Gilbert
- The Party's Over- Judy Holliday
- Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
- Tonight- Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence
Tracks:
- Seventy-Six Trombones- Robert Preston
- I Enjoy Being A Girl- from "Flower Drum Song, 1958" Pat Suzuki
- Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman
- My Favorite Things- from "The Sound Of Music" Mary Martin
- Put On A Happy Face- from "Bye Bye Birdie" Dick Van Dyke
- Try To Remember- Jerry Orbach
- Camelot- from "Camelot" Richard Burton
- Love Makes The World Go 'Round- Anna Maria Alberghetti
- I Believe In You- Robert Morse And Co.
- The Sweetest Sounds- Diahann Carroll,Richard Kiley
- Comedy Tonight- Zero Mostel
- What Kind Of Fool Am I?- Anthony Newley
- As Long As He Needs Me- Georgia Brown
- Hello, Dolly!- Carol Channing,Cast
- People- Barbra Streisand
- Anyone Can Whistle- from "Anyone Can Whistle" Lee Remick
- If I Were A Rich Man- Zero Mostel
- Night Song- Sammy Davis, Jr.
- The Impossible Dream- Richard Kiley
- If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon
- Open a New Window- from Mame Voice
Tracks:
- Willkommen- from "Cabaret" Joel Grey
- Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast
- I'll Never Fall In Love Again- Jill O'Hara,Jerry Orbach
- The Ladies Who Lunch- from "Company" Elaine Stritch
- Tea For Two- Roger Rathburn,Susan Watson
- I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo
- I Don't Know How To Love Him- Yvonne Elliman
- We Go Together- Adrienne Barbeau,Barry Bostwick,Walter Bobbie,Cast
- Corner Of The Sky- John Rubinstein
- Send In The Clowns- Glynis Johns
- Ease On Down The Road- Stephanie Mills,Tiger Haynes,Ted Ross,Hinton
- One- from "A Chorus Line" Cast
- All That Jazz- Chita Rivera,Ensemble
- Tomorrow- Andrea Mcardle
- Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Patti Lupone
- Come Follow The Band
- Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach
- And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday
- The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia
Tracks:
- Memory- Betty Buckley
- I Am What I Am- George Hearn
- Move On- Bernadette Peters,Mandy Patinkin
- Do You Hear The People Sing?- Michael Maguire,Cast
- The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford
- You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman
- The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast
- Doctor Jazz- Gregory Hines,Company
- With One Look- Glenn Close
- On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook
- Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble
- Seasons Of Love-
- Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize
- I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble
- Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway
- Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur
- Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band
- I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company
- Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel
Customer Reviews:
Fabulous for any Broadway-lover.......2007-01-30
Top Shelf.......2007-01-04
TERRIFIC CD'S.......2006-03-23
Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs .......2005-06-14
Great Compilation!.......2005-01-17
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When It All Goes South
Alabama Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000056CA9 Release Date: 2001-01-16 |
Tracks:
- When It All Goes South
- The Woman He Loves
- Clear Across America Tonight
- Will You Marry Me - Alabama/Jann Arden
- I Can't Hide My Heart
- I Can't Love You Any Less
- Reinvent The Wheel
- I Write A Little (Dedicated To The Men And Women Of The U.S. Military)
- Down This Road
- Love Remains
- Start Living
- Simple As That
- You Only Paint The Picture Once
- Wonderful Waste Of Time
- Right Where I Am
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Having racked up 42 No. 1 hits and 22 albums from 1980 to 2000, the group Alabama declares its newest goal for 2001: "To create a Grammy quality album," according to their bio. Well, folks, When It All Goes South strives mightily to be a contender, but it's such a lightweight it couldn't crawl into the ring. With the help of seven (!) producers, Randy Owen and company do sound rejuvenated, borrowing stylistic techniques from modern R&B and updating their overall approach for the millennium. But Alabama, a bar-band that went farther than it ever should have, ran out of creative juice long, long ago. And bringing in Jann Arden and Christopher Cross--rather odd-choice guests--doesn't do anything to reverse that. While the group occasionally works a decent rhythm song into the mix, their lyrics seldom rise above empty platitudes. Want proof? Here's their new take on Dixie from the title song: "Get yourself some rebel pride... One day the South's gonna rise again." To be sure, When It All Goes South is aptly named. It has boys, it has. --Alanna NashCustomer Reviews:
GREAT MUSIC!.......2003-09-13
Certainly a diverse album........2002-08-26
This album pretty much covers it all. "Will You Marry" me, featuring Jann Arden, is pretty much was the title says. "Love Remains," with Christopher Cross, is a powerful duet about love everlasting. The hip and edgy "Simple As That" follows similar lines. "Down This Road" is a ballad that reviews the past, while "Reinvent the Wheel" is a rocking number that looks toward the blandness of the future. "When It All Goes South" sings of the southern farm boy in us all, but "Clear Across America" tells of a woman brodcasting her break-up across all of the states. "Wonderful Waste of Time" is about heading somewhere tropical (or Carolina) and having fun, and "I Write a Little" tells of going off to war.
Alabama is certainly a hit-worthy group. This album, however, does not hold many hit potentials. It is more for the dedicated Alabama fans, who will love the boys through thick and thin, and for those of us un-acquainted with the band, who want to get to know them a little better, without making a serioius commitment. If you like the singles Alabama has released, this is not necessarily for you. The songs here cover a wide range of topics and styles, never quite relinquishing that Alabama flavor. The south may never rise again, and neither may Alabama, but the group can still play. Sing it, boys!
Loosen up and enjoy!.......2002-07-12
The title cut says it all with great lyrics and great instrumental breaks. Btw, I'm a Northerner, but a song like this makes me feel like a Southerner.
There's lots more to the album: "Will You Marry Me" should supplant "From This Moment On" as the supreme proposal song.
And sure enough, there's a bit of the blues here in "Reinvent the Wheel".
This album runs the gamut from ____Kickin' music to rending ballads.
If you haven't discovered the band, Alabama, yet, time for you to go South!
Being a southerner, I can attest that "going south" is a compliment, not a derogatory remark. Alanna, you contradict yourself when you say, "Alabama, a bar-band that went farther than it ever should have, ran out of creative juice long, long ago," after stating, "[Alabama] racked up 42 No. 1 hits and 22 albums from 1980 to 2000."
I think the music speaks for itself, and those who listen to it will agree. I am a MUSIC fan, not a "country" music fan, and I love this album. No one can do it like the boys in the band. Alabama, you will be missed!
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Album Description
Music Album:
When It All Goes South - compliment, not cut.......2002-06-06
ALABAMA STILL COMIN' ON STRONG.......2002-05-16
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Collection: Say It With Music (Dlx)
Andr Kostelanetz
Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Soundtracks
| Styles
| Music
General
| Easy Listening
| Pop
| Styles
| Music
Easy Listening
| Pop
| Indie Music
| Stores
| Music
ASIN: B00007L8X4
Release Date: 2003-02-18
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When It All Goes South
Alabama
Manufacturer: Bmg/Rca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Contemporary Country
| Country
| Styles
| Music
General
| Country
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B0000520VX
Release Date: 2000-11-14
