| 1. From a Distance |
| 2. I Wish It Would Rain |
| 3. Lone Star State of Mind |
| 4. Listen to the Radio |
| 5. It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go |
| 6. Trouble in the Fields |
| 7. Outbound Plane |
| 8. Ford Econoline |
| 9. Gulf Coast Highway |
| 10. Love at the Five and Dime |
| 11. I Knew Love |
| 12. Sweet Dreams Will Come |
| 13. Spin on a Red Brick Floor |
| 14. I Don't Want to Talk About Love |
Editorial Reviews
Import exclusive 2000 compilation for the critically acclaimed country-folk singer/songwriter. 14 tracks compiled from her albums, Storms (1987), Lone Star State Of Mind (1987), Little Love Affairs (1988), Once In A Very Blue Moon (1984)& the live album, One Fair Summer Evening (1988).
Wings to Fly & a Place to Be: An Introduction,Nanci Griffith,Universal Int'l,Country,Country-Folk,Country/Bluegrass,Folk & Traditional,Pop
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Working on Wings to Fly
Cindy Kallet Manufacturer: Folk Legacy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000008U71 Release Date: 1999-12-21 |
Tracks:
- Nantucket Sound
- Wings to Fly (Crow)
- Three-Masted Schooner
- Walk Down the Hill
- Big Dark's Fancy
- Blackberry Downs
- Roll to the River
- We Rigged Our Ship
- Far Off of the Mountains
- Out on the Farthest Range
- Hey-O...
- Hang in There
- Come Down...
- Ladies Come in Jewels
- One for the Island
- Shores of Africa
Customer Reviews:
One of my most favorite albums.......2003-08-06
Quietly brilliant guitar playing and excellent lyrics. I only wish she toured to California more often!
A FIRST ALBUM THAT HAS GENTLE CONFIDENCE..........2002-08-30
From the very first bars of the opening track, `Nantucket sound', the listener is made keenly aware that there is something very special to be savored here. Kallet's voice is full and assured - there's a power and energy contained within in that is living and breathing, but always in control. Both her voice and her lyrics are capable of incredible ranges of emotion and feeling and subject matter - but one is never left with the impression of being bludgeoned. The life that Kallet has lived and seen and experienced in the northeast - on Martha's Vineyard, in Vermont and, later, on the Maine coast - comes alive in her music. Some of her songs are so lovingly steeped in the musical traditions of this part of the country that one would swear they are a hundred years old - and yet there is also a vital `newness' to them, carried over from the singer's soul.
Cindy's guitar work is stellar as well - she is one of the most accomplished and tasteful finger-style players I've ever had the pleasure to hear. Like her writing and singing, her playing is confident but never `showy' - in every instance it makes the perfect accompaniment to her songs (and there's an instrumental included here as well, `Big Dark's fancy', that will make jaws drop).
Besides dealing with the expected subjects - the sea and the natural beauty of the region - Cindy's songs also delve into more personal issues. Relationships - both romantic and friendships - are treated with the respect and importance they deserve, without ever drifting into the maudlin. Personal growth is another subject that holds great importance to her - several of her songs (both on this recording and others) are both reflective of her own learning experiences and encouraging to others as they walk their own roads in life. Our mistreatment and disregard for our environment concerns her deeply as well - the song `Roll to the river' here addresses the building of homes in ever-increasing numbers encroaching on the ocean shore. She has a deep respect for her fellow human beings, as well as a deep love for her family and friends - the things that hurt them hurt her as well, and the things that give them joy are her treasures.
The arrangements here are simple - very much like hearing Cindy play in person. She is joined on vocal harmonies on some of the tracks by her sister Lisa and another long-time friend and collaborator, Ellen Epstein (Cindy has worked with Ellen and Michael Cicone in a vocal trio, releasing two great recordings, ANGELS IN DARING and HUMANS, over the years). The strength that carries the tunes on this album lies in Cindy's songwriting, her expressive voice and her tasteful guitar playing. This album was originally released on vinyl in 1981 on the small (but vital) label Folk-Legacy, lovingly operated for many fruitful years by Sandy and Caroline Paton - their devotion to music has benefited artists and listeners alike, and the release of this recording on cd is further example of their dedication and hard work.
Cindy has additional recordings available -- CINDY KALLET 2, a fine follow-up to WORKING ON WINGS TO FLY, is available through Amazon; her 1989 release DREAMING DOWN A QUIET LINE is a masterpiece (I know Cindy is modest, but I can think of no other apt description for this disc); a duet recording with famed Maine singer-songwriter Gordon Bok, appropriately entitled NEIGHBORS; another solo album, THIS WAY HOME, released in 2000; and an album for `parents and kids growing up', LEAVE THE CAKE IN THE MAILBOX.
Cindy Kallet is an artist who, throughout her career, has continually produced thoughtful, beautiful and relevant music. It's a blessing to her fans (both long-time and newly joined) that she has found a way to turn her concerns, her loves and her fears, through her wonderful creativity, into music that speaks to us, that moves us as much today as when it was recorded - her art and her subjects are timeless ones.
Love this album.......2002-05-08
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Sweet Power of Song
Manufacturer: EMI Records [All429] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00004Z34R Release Date: 2003-01-07 |
Tracks:
- Irish Songs: Sweet Power Of Song, Wo0152 No.2 - Felicity Lott/Ann Murray/Graham Johnson/Galina Solodchin/Jonathan Williams
- Irish Songs: The Elfin Fairies, Wo0154 No.1 - Felicity Lott/Graham Johnson/Galina Solodchin/Jonathan Williams
- Irish Songs: Oh! Would I Were But That Sweet Linnet!, Wo0154 No.9 - Felicity Lott/Ann Murray/Graham Johnson/Galina Solodchin/Jonathan Williams
- Irish Songs: English Bulls, Or The Irishman in London, Wo0152 No.12 - Ann Murray/Graham Johnson/Galina Solodchin/Jonathan Williams
- Liederalbum Fur Die Jugend, Op.79: No.24 Er Ist's - Felicity Lott/Graham Johnson
- Liederalbum Fur Die Jugend, Op.79: No.19 Fruhlingslied
- Liederalbum Fur Die Jugend, Op.79: No.27 Schneeglockchen - Ann Murray/Graham Johnson
- Liederalbum Fur Die Jugend, Op.79: No.16 Das Gluck
- Vier Duette, Op.61: No.1 Die Schwestern
- Vier Duette, Op.61: No.2 Klosterfraulein
- Vier Duette, Op.61: No.3 Phanomen
- Vier Duette, Op.61: No.4 Die Boten Der Liebe
- Pleure, Pauvre Colette
- Le Trebuchet, Op.13 No.3
- D'un Coeur Qui T'aime
- L'Arithmetique
- La Nuit, Op.11 No.1
- Reveil, Op.11 No.2
- Pastorale
- El Desdichado
- Pleurs D'or, Op.72
- Tarentelle, Op.10 No.2
Tracks:
- Sound The Tpt
- I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly - Ann Murray/Graham Johnson
- Lost Is My Quiet For Ever
- Fairest Isle - Felicity Lott/Graham Johnson
- What Can We Poor Females Do?
- Wasserfahrt
- Volkslied, Op.63 No.5
- Auf Flugeln Des Gesanges, Op.34 No.2 - Ann Murray/Graham Johnson
- Neue Liebe, Op.19 No.4 - Felicity Lott/Graham Johnson
- Abendlied
- Maiglockchen Und Die Blumelein, Op.63 No.6
- La Pesca
- Anzoleta Co Passa La Regata - Ann Murray/Graham Johnson
- La Promessa - Felicity Lott/Graham Johnson
- Duetto Buffo Di Due Gatti
- La Siesta
- Les Trois Oiseaux
- Revons, C'est L'heure
- Joie!
- Au Bord De L'eau
- Cache-cache
- Trust Her Not
- Coming Home
- It Was A Lover And His Lass
- Mother Comfort
- Underneath The Abject Willow
Customer Reviews:
Compilation release.......2005-11-24
If you even slightly enjoy listening to the soprano voice, you will love these two luscious singers. Soprano duets are among my favorite classical music selections. Lott's clear, strong voice rings with authority and joy. Murray provides perfect harmony and occasional counterpoint.
I prefer the first disk (Sweet Power of Song) because it is more balanced and seems to represent the sopranos' favorite selections. However, disk 2 (On Wings of Song) has Rossini's delightful Cat Duet which is worth the price of both CDs as performed by this amazing duo.
Whether you buy this compilation set or the individual releases, I promise that you will love them and keep them near your player all the time.
Text Translations Please!.......2002-01-11
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Wings to Fly
Plankeye Manufacturer: Bec Recordings / Emd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006ALAR Release Date: 2002-07-30 |
Tracks:
- Scared Of Me
- Down To The Altar
- Bicycle
- Captain
- Ladies And Gentlemen
- Psalm 20
- Goodbye (New Version)
- Open House
- B.C.
- Someday
- Scared
- Beautiful
- Who Loves You More
- Playground
- How Much I Don't Know
- Break My Fall
- Indivisible
- Chemicals And Sleep
- Goodbye (Original Version)
Customer Reviews:
Great close to a great music career........2003-11-17
The first song is my favorite of the new ones, "Scared of Me". I just love the lyrics as well as the vocals. Don't get me wrong, I'm definately a fan of the earlier Siletta punkish vocals, but I think Eric Balmer really comes into his own with this stuff. Honestly, I think they should have probably dropped the Plankeye name when Siletta and Ferry left. It's a shame that the two replacements (can't remember their names) only did one full album, "Strange Exchange"...although I'm not sure if they played on "Relocation" and just didn't get band credit.
But who cares? It's a great album. I'm not too fond of the new versions, but they have their place. It's fun to re-record old favorites.
compilation contemplation . . ........2002-08-15
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Canadian Premieres
Manufacturer: Analekta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000DF5K6 Release Date: 2007-04-06 |
Tracks:
- Give Me Phoenix Wings To Fly: I
- Give Me Phoenix Wings To Fly: II
- Give Me Phoenix Wings To Fly: III
- And The Masks Evoke...
- Old Photographs
- Trio No.2 For Violin, Cello And Piano: I
- Trio No.2 For Violin, Cello And Piano: II
- Trio No.2 For Violin, Cello And Piano: III
Customer Reviews:
Three Hits and a Mess.......2004-01-06
The only composer represented here that I'd ever heard of before is Kelly-Marie Murphy (b. 1964). She has become in the past few years one of Canada's most-played composers and with good reason. Her 'Give Me Phoenix Wings to Fly,' played here, is a 13-minute, three-movement blockbuster. Inspired by the phoenix myth, and specifically by Keats's 'But when I am consumed in this fire/Give me new Phoenix wings to fly at my desire,' and also by a few lines from Robert Graves: 'Blow on a dead man's embers/And a live flame will start,' the music does not attempt a program per se but there are plenty of flickering passages, and places where one can imagine flames erupting ferociously. Mostly, though, the piece can be enjoyed as absolute music. Murphy's rhythmic sense is unfailing invigorating, if subtle. (And it must be said that the Gryphons manage incredible ensemble with the piece's more complex cross-rhythms.) Although not recognizably tonal much of the time, there do seem to be moments of tonal centering, particularly during the piece's more restful passages. The work is notable for its continually surprising eventfulness. There is a good deal of solo work for the three musicians and each is virtuosic. I particularly gasped at the cellist's quasi-cadenza followed by a manic flight by the pianist at the beginning of III. Wow! In looking on the Internet I see that the Gryphons have played this piece all over. Huzzah to that! Now if some other piano trios would take up this piece . . .
'Old Photographs,' by Christos Hatzis (b. 1953, a professor at the University of Toronto) is a piano trio extracted from a much larger multimedia work called 'Constantinople,' which is still apparently in the process of being written; it will ultimately involve mezzo-soprano, Arabic singer, violin, cello, piano, and electronic audio as well as dancers, film projections, and stage set. This piano trio, however, stands on its own and in its 10+ minutes explores in a Romantic/Impressionist/jazz idiom a nostalgia that is palpable, certainly appropriate for its name, 'Old Photographs.' It begins with a slow and serenely beautiful piano solo, eventually joined by the violin and cello, that would not be amiss in something by Bill Evans or Denny Zeitlin, but about five minutes into the piece a Piazzollan tango emerges (and so much better than other non-Latin composers' efforts I've heard recently [the limp tango in Thomas Adès's 'Powder Her Face' comes to mind]). This sultry tango will demand you look for a dance partner. And toward the end are some piano jazz licks that remind one of that earlier Torontonian composer, Oscar Peterson. An entirely likable piece, this.
'Piano Trio No. 2, by Gary Kulesha (b. 1954, another composition professor at Toronto) is cast in the usual fast-slow-fast movements. Although generally tonal, there are occasional quarter-tones or bending of tones, asymmetric rhythms and some Webernian fragmentation. The overall impression is one of spontaneity, but closer inspection reveals a tight construction in the outer movements. Rhythmic vitality informs both outer movements. The first is rhythmically obsessive, as if it was trying to work its way out of a dilemma. It ends with almost inaudible piano and then strings asking an 'unanswered question.' The middle movement is rhapsodic and unapologetically melancholic. The recurrent unison passages in the third movement sound to me like a Beat poet reciting a bop epic. The whole thing ends in a exciting flurry.
The only disappointment here is " and the masks evoke..." by Chan Ka Nin (b. 1949, you guessed it, he teaches at the University of Toronto). At almost 18 minutes it overstays its welcome. The pretentious program supplied by the composer goes on about 'people whose culture has been suppressed' and how the piece 'pays tribute to those who, despite the repression they have suffered, rise tranquilly over their obstacles.' That is as may be, but the music itself is, to my ears, a lot of sound effects and noodling that goes nowhere and doesn't convey much along the way. There are some electronic sounds (from a theremin?; the composer has a degree in electrical engineering, we're told) and they're actually rather interesting. And there are some momentarily interesting drumming sounds in the low piano and cello.
The Gryphon Trio is a Canadian group consisting of violinist Annalee Patipatanakoon, cellist Roman Borys, and pianist Jamie Parker. They are excellent individually and as an ensemble, and sound to have really gotten into the heart of all these pieces which are, after all, being given their recording premières here. Analekta give them lifelike sound.
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Scott Morrison
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Wings to Fly and a Place to Be: An Introduction
Nanci Griffith Manufacturer: Mca Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004R635 Release Date: 2000-04-03 |
Tracks:
- From a Distance
- I Wish It Would Rain
- Lone Star State of Mind
- Listen to the Radio
- It's a Hard Life Wherever You Go
- Trouble in the Fields
- Outbound Plane
- Ford Econoline
- Gulf Coast Highway
- Love at the Five and Dime
- I Knew Love
- Sweet Dreams Will Come
- Spin on a Red Brick Floor
- I Don't Want to Talk About Love
Album Description
Import exclusive 2000 compilation for the critically acclaimed country-folk singer/songwriter. 14 tracks compiled from her albums, Storms (1987), Lone Star State Of Mind (1987), Little Love Affairs (1988), Once In A Very Blue Moon (1984)& the live album, One Fair Summer Evening (1988).Customer Reviews:
A great introduction.......2002-11-07
Of course, I had heard of Nanci some time ago, but only heard her on a Frances Black album, which featured a numbder of Nanci songs.
Unlike other reviewers, I found this to be a helpful album to buy. It proves to me that Nanci was great from the start. Every song has that touch of class which shows she reaches a consistently high standard. I will now have to buy the three studio albums featured on this compilation.
I'm fast running out of money, thanks to Nanci - so my Christmas list is chock full of wanted albums by her.
As it says an introduction.......2002-03-26
Wings to Fly & A Place to Be: An Itrod.......2001-03-31
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Wings to Fly
Jill Palmer Manufacturer: The Orchard ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005R1T0 Release Date: 2001-10-23 |
Tracks:
- Call Of The Loons (Wonder Lake)
- Inside Passage
- Summer's End
- Sunflower Gate
- Triumph Of The Spirit
- Beyond Imagination
- Adam's Song
- Her Smiling Eyes
- The Sight Of You
- Through The Clouds
- First Steps
- Leo's Lullaby
- Wings To Fly
- Only Love
- With Eagles (Wallaby Ranch)
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Shine Through My Dreams
Manufacturer: Memoir Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004Z3JV Release Date: 2000-12-26 |
Tracks:
- Fold Your Wings [From Glamorous Night] - Mary Ellis, Trefor Jones
- Glamorous Night [From Glamorous Night] - Mary Ellis
- When the Gipsy Played [From Glamorous Night] - Mary Ellis
- Far Away in Shanty Town [From Glamorous Night] - Elisabeth Welch
- Girl I Knew [From Glamorous Night] - Elisabeth Welch
- Shine Through My Dreams [From Glamorous Night] - The Drury Land Theatre Orchestra, Trefor Jones, Charles Prentice
- Selection [From Crest of the Wave] - The Drury Land Theatre Orchestra, Charles Prentice
- Rose of England [From Crest of the Wave] - Edgar Elmes
- If You Only Knew [From Crest of the Wave] - Dorothy Dickson
- Why Isn't It You [From Crest of the Wave] - Walter Crisham, Dorothy Dickson
- Haven of Your Heart [From Crest of the Wave] - The Drury Land Theatre Orchestra, Oliver Gilbert
- Waltz of My Heart [From the Dancing Years] - Mary Ellis, Ivor Novello
- Wings of Sleep [From the Dancing Years] - Mary Ellis, Oliver Gilbert, Ivor Novello
- My Life Belongs to You [From the Dancing Years] - Mary Ellis, Dunston Hart
- I Can Give You the Starlight [From the Dancing Years] - Mary Ellis
- My Dearest Dear [From the Dancing Years] - Mary Ellis, Ivor Novello
- Primrose [From the Dancing Years] - Roma Beaumont
- Leap Year Waltz [From the Dancing Years] - The Drury Land Theatre Orchestra
- Three Ballet Tunes [From the Dancing Years] - The Drury Land Theatre Orchestra, Charles Prentice
Tracks:
- Selection [From Perchance to Dream] - Harry Acres
- We'll Gather Lilacs [From Perchance to Dream] - Muriel Barron, Oliver Gilbert
- Woman's Heart [From Perchance to Dream] - Muriel Barron, Ivor Novello
- Curtsy to the King [From Perchance to Dream] - Roma Beaumont
- Love Is My Reason [From Perchance to Dream] - Muriel Barron
- Highwayman Love [From Perchance to Dream] - Olive Gibert, Male Chorus
- This Is My Wedding Day [From Perchance to Dream] - Harry Acres, Muriel Barron
- Selection: King's Rhapsody [From King's Rhapsody] - Peter Yorke
- Someday My Heart Will Awake/Take Your Girl [From King's Rhapsody] - Oliver Gilbert, Vanessa Lee, Chorus
- Fly Home Little Heart/The Mayor of Perpignan/The Gates of Paradise ... - Philis Dare, Oliver Gilbert, Vanessa Lee, Dennis Martin
- Mountian Dove/If This Were Love/The Violin Began to Play [From ...] - Vanessa Lee, Larry Mandon, Dennis Martin
- Violin Began to Play [From King's Rhapsody] - Vanessa Lee
- Gates of Paradise [From King's Rhapsody] - Oliver Gilbert, Vanessa Lee, Dennis Martin
- Someday My Heart Will Awake [From King's Rhapsody] - Vanessa Lee
- Coronation Scene and Finale [From King's Rhapsody] - Harry Acres, , Oliver Gilbert, Vanessa Lee, Chorus
- Selection of Ivor Novello Melodies: Glamorous Night (Intro)/Shine ... - Peter Yorke
Customer Reviews:
Stunning Collection of Unbelievable Material.......2006-07-27
Shame about the skimpy and sycophantic liner notes.
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Those Dreaming Years
Ivor Novello Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00007IQ0R Release Date: 2003-02-11 |
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Purcell: Theatre Music
Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000002S60 Release Date: 1995-02-14 |
Tracks:
- The Fairy Queen; 'A Mid Summers Night Dream': Entry of Phoebus (Act 4)
- The Fairy Queen; 'A Mid Summers Night Dream': Sym (Act 4)
- The Fairy Queen; 'A Mid Summers Night Dream': Dance for the Haymakers (Act 3)
- The Fairy Queen; 'A Mid Summers Night Dream': First Music
- The Fairy Queen; 'A Mid Summers Night Dream': Dance for the Fairies (Act 3)
- The Fairy Queen; 'A Mid Summers Night Dream': Sym (Act 5)
- The Fairy Queen; 'A Mid Summers Night Dream': Song of the Night (act 2)
- The Fairy Queen; 'A Mid Summers Night Dream': Prld (Act 2)
- The Fairy Queen; 'A Mid Summers Night Dream': Second Music: Rondeau
- The Fairy Queen; 'A Mid Summers Night Dream': First Act Tune
- The Indian Queen: Trumpet Tune (Act 2)
- The Indian Queen: Faurth Act Tune
- The Indian Queen: Song: 'I attempt from love's sickness to fly in vain'
- The Indian Queen: Sym (Act 2)
- The Indian Queen: First Music
- The Indian Queen: Sym (Act 3)
- The Indian Queen: Air (Act 5)
- King Aurthur: Trumpet Tune (Act 5)
- King Aurthur: Second Music: Air
- King Aurthur: Sym
- King Aurthur: Passacaglia
- King Aurthur: Aria of Venus: 'Fairest Isle, all isles excelling'
- King Aurthur: Second Act Tune: Hornpipe
- Bonduca: Ov
- The Old Bachelor: Bourree
- Abdelazar: Rondeau
- Bonduca: Air
- Pausanias: Air of Pandora: 'Sweeter than roses or cool evening breeze'
- The Married Beau: Jig
- Distressed Innocence: Air
- Amphitryon: Sarabande
- The Double Dealer: Air
- Dido and Aeneas: Overture (Act I) - English CO/barbirolli
- Dido and Aeneas: Shake the Cloud - Heather Harper/Ambrosian Singers/Sir John Barbirolli
- Dido and Aeneas: Ah! Ah! Belinda - Victoria de los Angeles/Ambrosian Singers/Sir John Barbirolli
- Dido and Aeneas: When monarchs unite - Victoria de los Angeles/Heather Harper
- Dido and Aeneas: But ere we this perform - Victoria de los Angeles/Heather Harper/Elizabeth Robson/Sibyl Michelow/Colin Tinley/Derek Simpson
- Dido and Aeneas: But death, alas! Icannot shun...When I am laid in earth - Victoria De Los Angeles
- Dido and Aeneas: With drooping wings - Ambrosian Singers/Sir John Barbirolli
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Wings to Fly
Roadside Theater Manufacturer: Copper Creek ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000063Y2F Release Date: 2002-05-21 |
Tracks:
- Wings To Fly
- We Live In The Mountains
- America
- There Was A Time
- Dyin' If I'm Lyin'
- Comin' Of The Train
- I Might Have Wrote It Down
- Can't See The Forest
- Time Has Made A Change
- Which Side Are You On?
- Set Yourself Free
- Turn Back, Turn Back
- I Will Arise
- You Can't Run
- Sun's Going Down
- One Day We Shall Be Free
- Garden Is Growing
Music Album:
- 15th Anniversary Celebration [Live]
- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Don Williams, Vol. 1
- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Joe Ely [Original recording remastered]
- 4 Runner
- Acoustic
- An Introduction to Steve Earle [Import]
- At Folsom Prison & San Quentin [Live]
- Autumn Song
- Barnyard Gone Wrong [Live]
- Best of Spring 2005: Country, Vol. 1 [Karaoke]
