Let's Live a Little

1. Let's Live a Little

2. There's Nothing as Sweet as My Baby

3. Mister Moon

4. If Teardrops Were Pennies

5. Guilty Conscience

6. Washing My Dreams in Tears

7. I Betcha My Heart I Love You

8. I Overlooked an Orchid While Searching for a Rose

9. I Won't Be at Home

10. Don't Just Stand There

11. My Lonely Heart's Runnin' Wild

12. Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way

13. Are You Teasing Me?

14. It's a Lovely, Lovely World

15. That's the Kind of Love I'm Looking For

16. Our Honeymoon

17. Trademark

18. This Orchid Means Goodbye

19. Just Wait 'Til I Get You Alone

20. Do I Like It?

See all 29 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description:
Let's Live a Little was the Appropiate Title of his First Smash of Many, Totally around 18 Million Discs. In a 29-track Programme, Living Era's Collection Presents all the Hits his Vintage Years of 1951 to 1955. Although He Went on to have More in the Later 50s And, to a Lesser Extent , Into the 60s and Even the 70s, his Biggest all Stem from this Fruitful Five-year Period. These were Five Number Ones: Hey, Joe!, Loose Talk, Let Old Mother Nature have her Way, Don't Just Stand There and Are You Teasing Me?, And, in All, 20 Top Ten Records, Such as Mr. Moon, Back Up Buddy, Trademark, Kisses Don't Lie, If Teardrops were Pennies and Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Tracks:

Everybody Says Don't
I Wonder What Became of Me?
The Eagle and Me
I Had Myself a True Love
Into the Woods / Giants in the Sky (Malcolm Gets)
Another Hundred People / So Many People (Malcolm Gets)
Let's Face the Music and Dance / The Song Is You (duet with Malcolm Gets)
Happiness
Loving You
You Could Drive a Person Crazy
Not A Day Goes By / Losing My Mind

Tracks:

Buds Won't Bud
I Got Lost in His Arms
West Side Story Segment: Something's Coming / Tonight (Malcolm Gets)
Move On (duet with Malcolm Gets)
Medley: Hard Hearted Hannah / Waiting for the Robert E. Lee / San Francisco
Ice Cream
Send in the Clowns
The Trolley Song
Not While I'm Around (duet with Malcolm Gets)
Anyone Can Whistle

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Barbara Cook is one of today's most accomplished song stylists, and if you don't believe us, just listen to this live album. It's a master class in the art of singing. It documents an evening at Carnegie Hall during which Cook proved that she can dissect and extract the substance out of the simplest of lyrics. One of the best surprises is "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" (from Company), which is taken at an amiable trot and allows the singer to display its humor. Cook is not a swinging singer and uptempo is not her pace; give her a ballad, though, and she'll wring the last drop of emotion out of it. Her version of "Losing My Mind" (here paired with "Not a Day Goes By") is simply astonishing. The singer also performs songs that Sondheim has said he wished he had written, an awful lot of them by Harold Arlen. No complaints here. Guest Malcolm Gets solos on a few songs and duets with Cook on others, including "Let's Face the Music and Dance." This is classic material done masterfully by a classic singer. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Wow!.......2004-02-20

Having read the other reviews there is little more for me to add. I have been a Barbara Cook fan for a longtime and for me, this is one of her best concerts ever. I do, however, prefer the DVD. As with some other reviewers, I do not want to hear Malcolm Gets (as much as I like him) when I want to listen to Barbara. Her flawless interpretation of music is a hard act to follow for any singer! I managed to see this concert 4 times over a year and a half. Each time I saw her the voice was stronger and more assured (I would not have thought that possible). I can't help but think we will have the pleasure of hearing Ms Cook for many years to come. For those people who enjoyed his CD I strongly recommend purchasing the DVD. Barabara's rendition of So Many People is breathtaking (literally, I don't think I breathed once during the entire song). If you ever have opportunity to see her live - go! She has an ability to make you feel as if every song she sings and every word she speaks is directed to you alone. She can take a large venue and make it feel as intimate as your own living room. Having had the pleasure of meeting her I can say she is as youthful and pleasurable in person as she is in her performance.

Everyone Should Whistle.......2003-10-11

After being privileged to attend this concert, I had to own the CD. Once a lyric coloratura and the original Cunegonde in Bernstein's Candide, Ms. Cook has become (in her 70s) a true diva, blessed with a velvety, warm sound. Every note has meaning. Her high B-flat on "Ice Cream" is still the envy of any soprano today. Everyone should whistle after hearing the superb performances on this CD. Even better, though, is the experience of having been in the concert hall for the live performance. Brava, Ms. Cook!

An amazing intro to the body of work of a true master.......2003-06-16

When I first bought tickets for the 'Mostly Sondheim' show on tour (in San Francisco) I figured it couldn't be too bad. Besides, I had only been exposed to a few of his songs (Anyone Can Whistle, Losing My Mind...) and had only seen "A Little Night Music". On the way out of the theater I immediately picked up this recording of the program. It is truly amazing. I immediately began listening to it and have barely put it down in the last few months. Furthermore, my Sondheim CD collection increased in size from an unflattering zero to five (and it's still growing)! This is an amazing introduction to the works of Stephen Sondheim, who is now my favorite modern musical composer). Buy this now if you don't already have it!

Beautiful, moving concert.......2003-04-13

This is a wonderful CD set with a great selection of songs. I do want to express a slight reservation, however. Barbara Cook has been one of my favorite singers for a number of years and the way her voice defies time is extraordinary -- for her to be singing with such bright, beautiful tone in her mid-70s with no wobble or beat in the voice is an amazing achievment.

I do have to say that by 2001, when this concert was recorded, Cook seemed to have a lost a little bit of power and intensity in her singing. This is only natural for someone of her age. Her voice is still lovely, but you can sense her keeping it in reserve a bit. She's as expressive as ever, but compare the rendition of "I got lost in his arms" on this album to the one on her previous album recorded in 1999, "The Champion Season", and there's less urgency and vocal depth in her singing here. That said, the high B at the end of "Ice Cream" is sensational.

So, despite that caveat, this is, again, a wonderful album, a must for Cook fans, especially for the gorgeous renditions of songs I'd never thought I'd get to hear her perform: "Not a Day Goes By", "Happiness/Loving You", "San Francisco", etc. Buy it!

... and I love Barbara Cook.......2003-02-11

This recording is a disappointment for me. It is not her best work, and Malcolm Gets is uninspired. My biggest complaint however is the engineering of the recording. Throughout the speaking was to soft, the singing volumes uneven, and the applause deafening. I will be passing this CD on to friends, and will later donate it to my local library.

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Sacred Songs & Spirituals

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Norman, Jessye | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0007XZUF0
Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

Sanctus
Ave Maria, Op.52/6
Panis Angelicus
O Divine Redeemer
The Holy City
Amazon Grace
Greensleeves (What Child Is This)
Let Us Break Bread Together
I Wonder As I Wander
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Gesu Bambino (When Blossoms Flowered)

Tracks:

I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
My Lord, What A Morning
Do Lawd, Oh Do Lawd
There's A Man Going Round - Jessye Norman
Ev'ry Time I Feel De Spirit - Dalton Baldwin
There Is A Balm In Gilead - Dalton Baldwin
Gospel Train - Dalton Baldwin
Great Day - Dalton Baldwin
Mary Had A Baby
Live A-Humble
Walk Together Children
Were You There - Jessye Norman
Hush! Somebody's Callin' My Name
Soon Ah Will Be Done
Give Me Jesus

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Shakespeare's Songbook, Vols. 1 & 2

Manufacturer: Azica
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0002IQL08
Release Date: 2004-07-06

Tracks:

Ah Robin (Round)
And Let Me The Cannikin Clink
And Will He Not Come Again
Be Merry, Be Merry
Black Spirits
Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind
Bonny Sweet Robin
But Shall I Go Mourn
Can'st Thou Not Hit It
Come Away
Come Away, Hecate
Come Live With Me
Come O'er The Burn
Come Thou Monarch (Version 2)(Round)
Come Unto These Yellow Sands
A Cup Of Wine
Farewell, Dear Heart
Fathers That Wear Rags
Fear No More
Fie On Sinful Fantasy
Fill The Cup (Round)
Flout 'Em And Cout 'Em (Round)
Fools Had Ne'er Less Grace
For I'll Cut My Green Coat
The Friar And The Nun
Full Fathom Five
The George Alow (Version 1)
Get You Hence
The God Of Love
Hark, Hark The Lark
Have I Caught My Heavenly Jewel
Heart's Ease
Hold Thy Peace (Version 2)(Round)
Honor, Riches
I Am Gone Sir
I Loathe The I Did Love
It Was A Lover And His Lass
Jepha
Jog On
Jolly Shepherd (Round)
King Stephen Was A Worthy Peer
Lawn As White
Love, Love, Nothing But Love (Version 2)
The Master, The Swabber (Version 2)
No More Dams
An Old Hare Hoar (Version 1)
O Mistress Mine (Version 1)
Orpheus With His Lute
O Sweet Oliver
Pardon Goddess Of The Night
Roses Their Sharp Spines
Sigh No More, Ladies
Some Men For Sudden Joy (Version 1)
Take, O Take Those Lips
Tell Me, Where Is Fancy Bred
That Sir Which Serves
There Dwelt A Man In Babylon (Version 1)
There Was Three Fools
Three Merry Men (Round)
Tomorrow Is St. Valentine's Day
Under The Greenwood Tree
Up And Down (Round)
Urns And Odours Bring Away
Walsingham
Was This Fair Face
Wedding Is Great Juno's Crown
What Shall He Have (Round)
When Arthur First In Court
When Daffodils Begin To Peer
When Daisies Pied
When Griping Grief
When Icicles Hang By The Wall
When That I Was And A Little Tyne Boy
Where The Bee Sucks
While You Here Do Snoring Lie
Who Is Silvia
Why Let The Strucken Deer
Willow, Willow (Version 1)
Will You Buy Any Tape
The Woosel Cock
You Spotted Snakes

Tracks:

Awake, Awake
Battle Of Agincourt
Bride's Goodmorrow
Broom
Callino
Carmen's Whitle
Chi Passa
Come Kiss Me, Kate (Round)
Come Thou Monarch (Version 1)
Cup Of Wine (Version 1)
Damon
Daphne
Diana (2 Versions)
Dulcina
Eglamore
Eighty-Eight
Fortune My Foe
George Alow (Version 2)
Glass Doth Run
Goddesses
Go From My Window
Greensleeves (2 Versions)
Guy Of Warwick
Hem Boys (2 Versions)
Hey Ho for A Husband (2 Versions)
Hobbyhorse
Hold Thy Peace (Versions 1 & 3)
Hunt's Up
I Cannot Come Every Day (2 Versions)
In Crete
In Peascod Time
Jack Boy (Round)
King Cophetua
King Lear
King Solomon
Light O Love
Loath To Depart (2 Versions)
Love, Love (Version 1)
Master, Swabber (Version 1)
Mounsier Mingo
Mounsieur's Almaine
My Mind To Me
Nutmegs (Of All The Birds)
Nutmegs (Wooing Of The Baker's Daughter)
O Death (2 Versions)
Old Hare Hoar (Version 2)
O Mistress Mine (Version 2)
O' The Twelfth Day Of December
Oyster Pie
Peg A Ramsey (2 Versions)
Phillida (3 Versions)
Please One
Pyramus
Queen Dido (2 Versions)
Ratcatcher
Rich Jew
Robin Goodfellow
Robin Hood
Rogero
Rowland
Sellenger's Round
Shore's Wife (2 Versions)
Sick, Sick (3 Vesions)
Some Men For Sudden Joy (Round)
There Dwelt A Man (Version 2)
Titus Andronicus
Tom A Bedlam (2 Versions)
Troilus
Troy Town
Wellady
Whenas We Sat In Babylon
Where Is The Life
Whoop
Why Let The Strucken (If Care Do Cause)
Willow, Willow (Version 2)
Will Ye Buy A Fine Dog
With A Fading

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Excellent ... but ...

Vintage Gilbert & Sullivan

Manufacturer: Sanctuary
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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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:

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

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Songs from the Shows

Manufacturer: Dutton Vocalion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00006RY8M
Release Date: 2002-11-12

Tracks:

Pennies from Heaven
But Where Are You? [Let's Face the Music]
For Sentimental Reasons
June Is Bustin' Out All Over [From Carousel]
Careless Rhapsody [By Jupiter]
Jupiter Forbid [By Jupiter]
Nobody's Heart [From by Jupiter]
Ev'rything I've Got [By Jupiter]
Saga of Jenny, Pt. 1 [Lady in the Dark]
Saga of Jenny, Pt. 2 [Lady in the Dark]
This Is New [Lady in the Dark]
Girl of the Moment [Lady in the Dark]
My Ship [Lady in the Dark]
One Life to Live [Lady in the Dark]
Ace in the Hole [Let's Face It]
I Said No [Sweater Girl]
My Cousin in Milwaukee
Someday I'll Find You [Private Lives]
Dance Little Lady [This Year of Grace]
Zigeuner [Bitter Sweet]
I'll See You Again [From Bitter Sweet]
Room With a View [This Year of Grace]
I Cling to You [Ziegfeld Follies of 1933]
What Is There to Say? [Ziegfeld Follies of 1933]

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Great Album!

Let's Live a Little
Carl Smith
Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music

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The Best of Stonewall Jackson

ASIN: B0009SC7FE
Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

Let's Live a Little
There's Nothing as Sweet as My Baby
Mister Moon
If Teardrops Were Pennies
Guilty Conscience
Washing My Dreams in Tears
I Betcha My Heart I Love You
I Overlooked an Orchid While Searching for a Rose
I Won't Be at Home
Don't Just Stand There
My Lonely Heart's Runnin' Wild
Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way
Are You Teasing Me?
It's a Lovely, Lovely World
That's the Kind of Love I'm Looking For
Our Honeymoon
Trademark
This Orchid Means Goodbye
Just Wait 'Til I Get You Alone
Do I Like It?
Hey, Joe!
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Dog-Gone It, Baby, I'm in Love
Back Up, Buddy
Go, Boy, Go
More Than Anything Else in the World
No, I Don't Believe I Will
Loose Talk
Kisses Don't Lie

Album Details

Let's Live a Little was the Appropiate Title of his First Smash of Many, Totally around 18 Million Discs. In a 29-track Programme, Living Era's Collection Presents all the Hits his Vintage Years of 1951 to 1955. Although He Went on to have More in the Later 50s And, to a Lesser Extent , Into the 60s and Even the 70s, his Biggest all Stem from this Fruitful Five-year Period. These were Five Number Ones: Hey, Joe!, Loose Talk, Let Old Mother Nature have her Way, Don't Just Stand There and Are You Teasing Me?, And, in All, 20 Top Ten Records, Such as Mr. Moon, Back Up Buddy, Trademark, Kisses Don't Lie, If Teardrops were Pennies and Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Customer Reviews:

Great Album!.......2007-01-10

This is a great album full of Carl Smith original classic songs. from the 50's and 60's. I highly recommend this album for those who enjoy the good old classic country music.

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Insprirations
Peaceful

Inspirations

Manufacturer: Trauma (Red)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0000E331E
Release Date: 2004-02-10

Tracks:

Introduction, George Foreman
Sounds Of The Earth, Ram=F3n Vargas
I Gave Him My Life, Ram=F3n Vargas & Vienna Boys Choir
How To Become A Champion, George Foreman
Song For The Little Girls, Vienna Boys Choir
All Things Are Possible, George Foreman
It Was Jesus Who Died For Me, Ram=F3n Vargas
Jesus I Will Sing For You, Domino Blue
Without Jesus, Ram=F3n Vargas & Vienna Boys Choir
Let Us Live, George Foreman
All Things Are Possible, Instrumental

Tracks:

Oh Happy Day, The Edwin Hawkins Singers
How Great Thou Art, Lee Greenwood
Thank You, Yolanda Adams
Let There Be Peace On Earth, B.J. Thomas (Duet with Tabitha Fair)
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring, Symphonette Society
Panis Angelicus, Jose Carreras
The Lord's Prayer, Jim Nabors
Amazing Grace, Sandi Patty
Joyful Joyful, The New York Restoration Choir Directed By Donnie McClurkin
On Eagle's Wings, Michael Crawford
You'll Never Walk Alone, Aretha Franklin

Customer Reviews:

Insprirations.......2004-08-09

I found this album to be truly uplifting. George Foreman has touched a chord and the use of the different performers, along with George's excellent voice, is outstanding. This album will make a difference for many who buy it. I consider it to be excellent!

Peaceful.......2004-06-06

This is a great cd in words, horrible in singing. This guy's like Paul McCartney. His painting a bunch of buckets of paint on a wall. This guy's music is a bunch of noise mixed into this thing that makes rap sound like gospel music. He stinks at boxing, cooking (just look at the guy), and everything else! This is a failiure of a sellout. If you think this is the chef of all time, get this cd.

Veljo Tormis: Works For Mixed Choir A Cappella

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Veljo Tormis: Works For Mixed Choir A Cappella

Manufacturer: Finlandia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005CIP
Release Date: 1996-04-09

Unforgettable Classics: Gilbert and Sullivan

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Great Sampling of Gilbert & Sullivan Gems

Unforgettable Classics: Gilbert and Sullivan

Manufacturer: Classics for Pleasur
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

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Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000026KR3
Release Date: 1999-11-16

Tracks:

HMS Pinafore: We Sail the Ocean Blue
HMS Pinafore: My Gallant Crew, Good Morning
HMS Pinafore: Never Mind The Why And Wherefore
Pirates Of Penzance: Oh, Better Far To Live And Die
Pirates Of Penzance: Oh, Sisters Deaf To Pity's Name... Poor Wand'ring One!
Pirates Of Penzance: When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment
Pirates Of Penzance: With Cat-Like Tread
Iolanthe: Loudly Let The Trumpet Bray
Iolanthe: If You Go In
Iolanthe: If We're Weak Enough To Tarry
The Mikado: A Wand'ring Minstrel I
The Mikado: Behold The Lord High Executioner
The Mikado: As Some Day It Might Happen
The Mikado: Three Little Maids From School
The Mikado: The Sun Whose Rays Are Ablaze
The Mikado: Here's A How-de-do
The Mikado: A More Humane Mikado
The Mikado: On a Tree By A River (Willow, Tit Willow)
Patience: The Soldiers Of Our Queen
Patience: A Magnet Hung In A Hardware Shop
The Gondoliers: When A Merry Maiden Marries
The Gondoliers: Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes

Customer Reviews:

Great Sampling of Gilbert & Sullivan Gems.......2001-08-22

Gilbert & Sullivan have been well-served on disc and this compliation of 22 tracks taken from of some of their most popular operettas is certainly no exception. Contained here are tuneful hits from HMS Pinafore, Pirates of Penzance, Iolanthe, Mikado, Patience, and the Gondoliers. These performances are taken from the complete sets by Sir Malcolm Sargent conducting the Pro Arte Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, and several outstanding soloists. I own several of these complete operettas by this group and can attest to their excellence in both singing and orchestral playing. I feel these performances are the best available, and that's a huge compliment given the fine competition. I love playing this disc in my car whenever I'm in a Gilbert & Sullivan "greatest hits" mood. Whether you're a novice or veteran to these works, you can't beat this highly enjoyable CD. Recommended!

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A different world
Boring

Melodies: The 1955 Walden Sessions

Manufacturer: Harbinger
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Gershwin Rarities: The 1953/1954 Walden Sessions
The Music Of Harold Arlen: The 1955 Walden Sessions

ASIN: B00005YAZP
Release Date: 2001-05-29

Tracks:

Can't Help Singing - David Daniels, Christina Lind
I'm Old Fashioned
All the Things You Are - Jay Harnick
Will You Marry Me Tomorrow, Maria? - David Daniels
All Through the Day - David Daniels, Christina Lind
In the Heart of the Dark - Warren Galjour
Pick Yourself Up - Jay Harnick
Way You Look Tonight - David Daniels
Folks Who Live on the Hill - Christina Lind
High, Wide and Handsome - Warren Galjour
Dearly Beloved - David Daniels, Christina Lind
Up With the Lark
Just Let Me Look at You - Warren Galjour
Here Am I - Christina Lind
Go Little Boat - David Daniels
All in Fun
Fine Romance - David Daniels, Christina Lind
Don't Ever Leave Me
Sweetest Sight That I Have Seen - Christina Lind
Our Song - Warren Galjour

Customer Reviews:

A different world.......2004-03-07

There's an innocence about this album, originally recorded in the early 1950s. Arrangements charming, and the voices of June Ericson and Warren Galjour respectively sweet and stalwart.

Note : The David Daniels who sings on this album is an altogether different person from the Countertenor David Daniels who wasn't born or even thought of in 1955. Amazon listings, heal thyself.

Best songs: Just Let Me Look at You; Up With the Lark. Kern at his most melodic.

Boring.......2003-06-16

I got thi CD to hear David Daniels. He is nothing special on this CD (in contrast to later in his career where he is A#1) and I guess it's a nice CD, but did nothing for me.

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