Just Being Me

About the Artist
Nicole Davidson is a rising young country music star in the making. At 15 years old, she is a veteran of seven years playing Atlanta-area concerts, fairs, and clubs, singing in her Dad's band. She has just recorded her first country music CD "Just Being Me," featuring ten new original country songs.

The CD starts with "Kinda Sorta Maybe," co-written by Carolyn Dawn Johnson ("Georgia"), who has written songs for top selling artists like Jo Dee Messina and SHeDAISY. "Things'll Get Worse Before They Get Better," "Get Used To It," and "Did He Mention My Name?" are club favorites, the last featuring a train wail of a fiddle solo while showing off one of Nicole's strongest vocal performances on the CD. Many of the songs were written by Nicole's father David S. Davidson and vocal coach/singer Jan Smith. "Never Gonna Cry For You" and "Open Your Heart" are great pop-flavored songs. "Lonely" and "The Beauty of Love" are two wonderful ballads that balance out the song selections on the CD.

More information about Nicole can be found at her official web site at nicoledavidson.com.

Just Being Me,Nicole Davidson

Average customer rating: I Made It-Great CD I made it

Just Being Me Keith Wonderboy Johnson 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: New Season Send a Revival Unity Reach Out Born Blessed ASIN: B000F2CC1I Release Date: 2006-05-09

Tracks:

1. Thank You For What You've Done
2. He Made A Way
3. I Made It
4. He's Been Good
5. Love
6. He Will See You Through
7. God Is Able
8. Believe It
9. Jesus Never Gave Up
10. Give It To Jesus
11. Blessing For You
12. Alright
13. Help Me To Stay Saved

Customer Reviews:

I Made It-Great CD.......2006-10-10

I think that Keith Wonderboy Johnson has done a great job again. This cd is worth anyone to purchase it. This cd will minister to your soul in more than one way. My favorite songs are I Made It, He's Been Good, and Love. You might not like all songs but I think one or two songs will do what it was set out to do minister to your soul.

I made it.......2006-08-30

I enjoyed several songs on the Cd but the main song was "I Made It", but I also was reading the label and realized that a lot of the songs were recorded close to my hometown.

Average customer rating: Beautiful melody but lacks variety

Being Julia Various Artists Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Being Julia The Queen Ladies in Lavender Memoirs of a Geisha De-Lovely ASIN: B00065U0NG Release Date: 2004-11-16

Tracks:

1. Curtain Up
2. Real World - The Mills Brothers
3. Lift
4. Bei Mir Bist du Sch
5. Farewell My Love
6. Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
7. Never Seen Them Shine Like That Before
8. Birthday Presents
9. It Will Only End in Tears
10. They Didn't Believe Me
11. Charades
12. I Saw the Light On
13. Am I Late
14. Not That Sort of Girl
15. Take a Break
16. Yes, Yes - Alison Jiear
17. Avice Gets the Part
18. Reunion - The Andrews Sisters
19. Play for the Other Side
20. Mad About the Boy
21. Jimmy's Magic
22. Avice Takes a Bow
23. For Old Times' Sake
24. Laird O'Drumblair
25. Stage Is Set
26. Curtain Call
27. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
28. Quite Alone

Amazon.com

Based on Somerset Maugham's middling novel Theater, Annette Bening stars as the title character, an aging star of the London stage whose life and the melodramas she performs have come to mirror each other. Composer Mychael Danna sets those conflicts to a score that emphasizes theatrical surfaces and rigid role-playing, utilizing a finely honed classical pastiche approach with parallels to his previous period-evoking work on Vanity Fair. His cues here are rooted in the light romantic chamber music of the 19th century, though they frequently bristle with a more contemporary energy and aplomb. Offering counterpoint to Danna's dignified, oft-precious classical confections and mining the story's more sensual human dimensions are pop chestnuts from the era (The Andrews Sisters' saucy "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon" and Mills Brothers' jaunty "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries"), as well as fine contemporary takes of "They Didn't Believe Me" and Noel Coward's "Mad About the Boy" by Denzel Sinclair and Alison Jicar's elegant read of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful melody but lacks variety.......2005-04-11

Being Julia OST has a beautiful main melody which occurs over and over again throughout the tracks. I especially like "Curtain Up" and "Quite Alone". However, Being Julia OST doesn't have other strong melody to show along side with the main melody which seems a little too simple for a complete album. The movie is great too. Annette Bening's performance is outstanding.

Average customer rating: English is an asset and a drawback You Will Love Opera After Hearing Carmen In English A wholly credible "Carmen" -- finally! I love Carmen!

Carmen (Sung in English) Bizet , Bardon , Gavin , Plazas , Magee , and Parry Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mozart: The Magic Flute The Barber of Seville / B. Ford, D. Jones, A. Opie; G. Bellini [in English] Verdi: La Traviata Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro Mozart - Don Giovanni / Garry Magee · Cullagh · Banks · Plazas · Shore · Tierny · PO · David Parry ASIN: B00007JGRN Release Date: 2003-03-11

Tracks:

1. Prelude
2. In The Plaza
3. Just Look At That Delicious Morsel
4. Here Come Our New Soldier Boys
5. Jose! There Was A Girl Here Looking For You Just Now
6. Off With You Old Soldier Boys
7. Corporal! Sir!
8. We Have Heard The Bell Summon Us To Meet Here
9. Ah, Just Look!
10. But Why Hasn't She Come, Our Carmencita?
11. Love's A Bird Wild As Any Rebel
12. Carmen! We Will Follow You High And Low!
13. The Cheek Of It!
14. Give Me News Of My Mother!
15. Your Dear Mother And I Were Leaving Church This Morning
16. I See My Mother's Face!
17. Wait A Moment - I'm Going To Read The Letter
18. Come And Help
19. So, Corporal: Tell Me What Happened
20. Well, Carmencita: What Do You Have To Say For Yourself?
21. Where Are You Taking Me?
22. There's An Old Bar In The City
23. Careful - It's Lieutenant!
24. Entr'acte
25. From Far Away Mysterious Sounds
26. Bravo, Bravo! More! Keep Dancing!
27. Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
28. Who's That? It's Escamillo, The Bullfighter From Granada
29. Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
30. You're Most Kind
31. We'll Come With You, Senor Torero
32. Toreador, Be Ready!
33. At Last! We Got Rid Of Them As Quickly As We Could
34. There's A Little Job That We're Starting!
35. Being In Love Is Not A Reason

Tracks:

1. To Bid You Welcome To Our Bar
2. La La La La La La La La...
3. Back To Camp!... Go At Once!
4. That Flow'r You Threw To Me I Treasured
5. No, It's Not Love At All!
6. Hello! Carmen!
7. Lieutenant Fair, It's True
8. The Sky Above The Open Road
9. Entr'acte
10. Keep Going, Dear Old Friend, Kep Going!
11. Right! Let's Stop For A While
12. Shuffle! Cut Them!
13. In Vain You Would Avoid The Bitter Things They're Saying
14. You're Back!
15. As For That Man, It Should Be Easy!
16. Is This The Place?
17. I Say That There's Nothing To Fear
18. It's Him! I'm Sure It's Him Over There!
19. Escamillo Is My Name, And I Come From Granada
20. She Had A Lover Here
21. Hola! Hola! Jose!
22. You Should Take Care, Carmen
23. Alas! Jose, Your Mother Is Ill
24. Entr'acte
25. A Few Cuartos! A Few Cuartos!
26. Here They Come! Here They Come!
27. If You Love Me, Carmen
28. It's You! It's Me!
29. Viva! Viva! What A Corrida!

Customer Reviews:

English is an asset and a drawback.......2004-07-20

The best thing about this recording of Carmen is the libretto. Conductor David Parry penned this facile and dramatic English translation. He avoids the pitfalls of literal translation to achieve an idiomatic flow that matches the rhythm of the original lyrics. I use this as a reference libretto for any of the French Carmens.

Unfortunately, the performance suffers from being sung in English. The singers declaim their parts with such proper British diction that Carmen comes across as a school marm. The spoken dialog is delivered beat for deliberate beat and is dripping with reverb. It makes the plaza, tavern and mountain pass all sound like a sewer pipe.

This is a good first Carmen for someone trying to understand the work. The libretto itself is a good investment for further listening. For an enjoyable performance with an emphasis on character and action, I recommend Regina Resnik on the London Double Decker set.

You Will Love Opera After Hearing Carmen In English.......2004-02-09

What a perfect introduction to opera. This newly released recording will surely get you hooked into opera. Carmen, a French opera by Georges Bizet, is the most recognizable and most popular in the opera world. It's famous melodies- the overture, the Habanera, The Toreador Song have all been featured in everything from cellular phone ring tones to Superbowl Commercial (last year's Superbowl with The "Opera In English" label has been making Italian operas into English for a number of years now. Also on the market are Verdi's La Traviata in English (with soprano Valerie Masterson as Violetta) Handel's Julius Caesar with Janet Baker and even Wagner's epic Ring Of The Nibeling sung in English. This is a terrific recording and I highly recommend it if you want to get into opera. Listen to this version first and then try the real, original French version Bizet had written. Patricia Bardon is sensational, sexy and dramatic as Carmen.

The real strength of this version is the dynamic drama. With the advantage of being sung in English, we get better insight on characters' emotions and motives, and we understand the drama a lot better. Carmen is all about great drama. Bizet drew the plot from the French writer Prosper Merimee's dark short story. Carmen is the ultimate femme fatale- a devil-may-care, sexy Gypsy living in Spain, seduces the conservatively raised soldier Don Jose, stealing him away from his fiancee, the passive Micaela, living a life of underground smuggling and rowdy taverns. "Habanera" and "The Gypsy Song and Dance" are very expressive of Carmen's extraordinarily liberal lifestyle. Don Jose, however, has fallen deeply in love- as he shows us in his song/aria "The Flower Song". But Carmen soon becomes tired of his constancy. Don Jose wants a committed, monogamous relationship with Carmen. But Carmen will not submit to love, since she is first and foremost a carnal creature. Eventually, she falls for the handsome Toreador Escamillo. Don Jose, consumed by jealousy, stabs Carmen at a bullfight after Carmen declares her love for Escamillo and rejects Don Jose's love. Don Jose's crazed, obscessive personality shines through in the English version as well. This tragedy has been done in English before so don't think this is the first time. Back in the 50's, there was a film, starring black actors "Carmen Jones" which was treated the same way as this opera- more like an English Broadway musical and with the dubbed singing voice of Marilyn Horne as Carmen. All in all, this recording is excellent.

A wholly credible "Carmen" -- finally!.......2003-09-17

This recording really sells "Carmen" as a drama. Although I have two other recordings of this opera and have seen it performed several times, it never quite worked for me dramatically. But thanks to the fine performances, conducting, and translation here, I've become a "Carmen" convert. Producing a good English-language performance of a foreign opera, especially a warhorse like "Carmen," is much more difficult than it might appear. You need performers who not only can sing the parts (of course) but also can sing *English* and make it halfway intelligible and make it sound like English and make it dramatically convincing to English-speakers. The singers on this recording do an excellent job all around. Don't be put off if you don't recognize their names -- they are up to the task musically and (especially) in their acting. Admittedly, as with *all* English-language recordings, some passages are very hard to understand without reading along, but most of the time the words are clear and effective. I would recommend this recording to any opera beginner or opera lover, even those who normally turn up their noses at performances in translation.

I love Carmen!.......2003-08-15

I do. I can think of no other opera with more melodic inventiveness, and few others with so sure a dramatic pulse. Carmen is popular and it thrills me to say that it is also a very good opera - not always true of popular things.

And what of this recording? Carmen sits well in English, so it is good to hear in translation, although some of the detais in the text jar. Escamillo refers to Jose as "my dear", which sounds rather peculiar, and the guide's line to Micaela: "it's not exactly inviting, is it?" sounds distinctly Middle England rather than Rural Spain. Some of the performers, not least Carmen herself, make the words work, although there are long tracts, especially with the chorus, where the language is distinctly indistinct.

The soloists are, by and large, strong. Patricia Bardon's deep, Handel-friendly voice adapts well to Carmen and she colours the music with phenomenal detail, sounding sexy and provocative from the start with an edge of pride and anger that emerges as the show goes on. She is out of her depth above the stave, though, and some extra top notes in the second act don't show her off to her best advantage. I have previously said that Julian Gavin is poorly served by recordings, though here he sounds much more even and gives a thrilling and musical performance (but his wooden spoken lines let him down). Mary Plazas is a lovely Micaela, rich-voiced and sincere (and word-perfect), but Garry Magee sounds miscast as Escamillo, lacking the ballast at the bottom of the voice to do justice to this tricky role.

The supporting cast is good (Mary Hegarty seems to do nothing but Frasquita these days!) but the really treasurable thing is the conducting. Stepping out of Italian Ottocento, David Parry turns his hand to this French Comedie with an appropriate lightness of touch. His pacing and handling of the set pieces is exemplary and the enrtractes go with a real swing.

A pleasure, then, for the Carmen naive or a novelty for the Carmen-acquainted. I nearly wrote Carmen-weary - but I don't think it's possible.

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Overture: American Musical Theatre, Vol. 3 (1946-1952) Manufacturer: Black Tulips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rodgers, Richard | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Overture: American Musical Theatre, Vol. 2 (1935-1945) Overture: American Musical Theatre, Vol. 1 (1924-1935) Overture: American Musical Theatre, Vol. 4 (1953-1960) ASIN: B000001P4N Release Date: 1993-12-03

Tracks:

1. There's No Business Like Show Business/The Girl That I Marry/I Got The Sun In The Morning/They...
2. Almost Like Being In Love/Come Rain Or Come Shine
3. How Are Things In Glocca Morra/Old Devil Moon/Look To The Rainbow
4. Always Ture To You In My Fashion/Wunderbar/So In Love
5. Let's Take An Old Fashioned Walk/Once In Love With Amy/Lost In The Stars
6. Some Enchanted Evening/Younger Than Springtime/I'm In Love With A Wonderful Guy/Bali Ha'i
7. Guys And Dolls/I've Never Been In Love Before/Fuge For Tinhorns/If I Were A Bell
8. It's A Lovely Day Today/I Talk To The Trees/You're Just In Love
9. The March Of Siamese Children/I Whistle A Happy Tune/Hello Young Lovers

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It's Just Me Maria Butterly Manufacturer: Maria Butterly ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAEELO Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

1. Kieran
2. Hear the Call
3. So Beautiful
4. Find Me
5. Realise
6. Shut Me Out
7. Demons

Average customer rating: :( Buy a Rising Star!

Just Being Me ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005AYDV Release Date: 2001-01-01

Tracks:

1. Kinda Sorta Maybe
2. Things'll Get Worse Before They Get Better
3. Lonely
4. Get Used To It
5. Did He Mention My Name?
6. Never Gonna Cry For You
7. You're the Only One For Me
8. Open Your Heart
9. The Beauty of Love
10. Back to You

Customer Reviews:

:(.......2004-01-30

A poor attempt at a first CD, I can tell why you have not done a second one. Nice try, but dont quit your day job.

Buy a Rising Star!.......2001-04-07

I love the ballads, "Lonely" and "The Beauty of Love," but those whose ears I trust say this lady has a great career as a strong vocal honky-tonker of country dance songs and kickers. "Did He Mention My Name?" and "Get Used To It" show an ability to belt out a strong vocal performance that is unusual at this age. "Kinda Sorta Maybe" could be a big hit.

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Just Being Me Manufacturer: Louie Gamboa ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA765U Release Date: 2004-12-28

Average customer rating: Tyler Alexander's Just Being Me CD Tyler Alexander ROCKS!! Keep On A Truckin' Beautiful lyrics! Smooth

Just Being Me Tyler Alexander Manufacturer: Acclaim ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0001XAPFG Release Date: 2004-04-06

Tracks:

1. Lonely Don't Get Lonelier Than This
2. Radio Ranch
3. Because of You
4. Overtime
5. Peaks and Valleys
6. Arizona
7. Give'm What They Want
8. Advice from an Old Man
9. No More Cheatin' Songs
10. Dallas Didn't Do It

Customer Reviews:

Tyler Alexander's Just Being Me CD.......2004-12-08

I purchased this CD after hearing Ray Hadley playing 'Because Of You' on Radio 2GB in Sydney Australia. It's a brilliant CD and I can't recommend it highly enough; this young man has a huge future ahead of him. 'Because Of You' is just sensational and I've almost worn out my CD playing it ! Regards Dawn.

Tyler Alexander ROCKS!!.......2004-08-14

I just got the opportunity to meet and hear Tyler sing yesterday. We'd been listening to his CD but my brother's band Mozely Rose is going on tour with Tyler so I got to hear them practicing live. It was INCREDIBLE and brought tears to my eyes. Good luck to Tyler-this cd is AWESOME!! Can't wait to hear new ones..and if you're a country fan..check this cd out!!!

Keep On A Truckin'.......2004-08-09

Mr. Alexander is a new Country Music Sensation that has an outstanding voice and will be sure to blow your socks off! He is an amazing young man, that will succeed by achieving his dreams! Tyler is one of the most dedicated and sincere persons I know, which makes him the wonderful person that he truly is! Singing is Tyler's true passion, and that's why he has chosen this as his career! Keep your head high babe and you will go far.... Keep the faith :-)!!

Beautiful lyrics!.......2004-07-07

I love the way Tyler sings "Because of You." He really can interpret the lyrics to his songs!

Smooth.......2004-04-24

Just got this new release - Tyler is very talented. A must have for every country music collection! He will be big.

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Just Being Me Curtis Mayfield III ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music ASIN: B000NWKXVG

Product Description

Curtis Mayfield III is an extraordinary songwriter as well as skilled record producer. Curtis is the son of R&B legend Curtis Mayfield and you can hear that the apple doesnt fall far from the tree. From Curtis thought provoking lyrics in tunes like Just Being Me to the lush arrangement of What If? he has lived and learned with one of the best and most recognized producer / songwriters of our time in his father. "CIII" as he is affectionately referred to in the music world was born August 10th in Chicago, Illinois. Curtis is an exciting and extremely talented musician that plays over 13 instruments fluently. This includes all woodwind instruments from Flutes to Clarinet and Oboe to Keyboards and Guitar. At an early age Curtis joined his grade school band and immediately began to explore his musical creativity which never seemed to have any boundaries. He quickly rose to become one of the most renowned classical soloist in Illinois youth orchestra competitions bringing home first place medals in several competitions. In High School Curtis was able to branch out into Jazz music and studied under what many believe to be the best High School music director in the country, Mr. David Eanes. It was under Eanes tutalage that Curtis began to grow musically and as a leader amongst his peers. Curtis quickly became a McDonalds All-American musician and was listed in Whos Who in Music when he was only a sophomore. Curtis went on to earn numerous awards both as a soloist and leader in his band. By the time Curtis left High School he had already played several shows with his father, Lionel Hampton, Bunky Green, and many other notable artists. 1 Just Being Me 2 Pray 3 Soldier In the Sand 4 What If? 5 Girl From 123 (Instrumental) 6 My Love (Instrumental) 7 What If? (Instrumental)

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I Like Just Being Me Cindy Holman ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Children's Music | Styles | Music ASIN: B000FTKX7G Release Date: 2005-06-14

Tracks:

1. I Like Just Being Me!
2. I'm a School Kid Now
3. I Can Read
4. Exaggeration Song
5. I'm a Star
6. Let's Be Friends
7. Counting at the Zoo
8. Yellow
9. Shape Song
10. Four Seasons
11. Deep Dark Woods
12. I Can Read (Music Only)
13. I'm a Star (Music Only)
14. Let's Be Friends (Music Only)

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1. Kenny Rogers & First Edition - Vol. 1-All Time Greatest Hits
2. Kickbutt City USA
3. Kickin Asphalt
4. King of the Cotton Eyed Joe [Import]
5. Kix Brooks
6. Knots
7. Little Victories
8. Live At The Basement
9. Livin' the Dream
10. Love Song/Highly Prized Possession [Import] [Original recording remastered]

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