The Classic Collection

Disc: 1

1. Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town

2. Good Lady of Toronto

3. Calico Silver

4. Elvira

5. Something's Burning

6. All God's Lonely Children

7. Poem for My Little Lady

8. Rueben James

9. New Design

10. Church Without a Name

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)

2. If Wishes Were Horses

3. Stranger in My Place - The First Edition, Kenny Rogers

4. Just Remember You're My Sunshine

5. Tulsa Turnaround

6. What Am I Gonna Do?

7. I'm Gonna Sing You a Sad Song Suzie

8. I Was a Loser

9. But You Know I Love You

10. It's Raining in My Mind

See all 17 tracks on this disc

The Classic Collection,Kenny Rogers,Metro Music,Country,Pop,Pop/Rock,United States of America

Average customer rating: Dick Bartley plays Casey Kasum UNFORGETTABLE PAST A must have. great cd / great sound A fantastic 60's tunes compilation

Dick Bartley Presents: Classic Oldies 1965-1969 Various Artists Manufacturer: Eric Collection ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Oldies | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music Blue-Eyed Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dick Bartley Presents: One Hit Wonders of the '60s, Vol. 2 Dick Bartley Presents: One Hit Wonders of the '60s, Vol. 1 Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 6: More 60's Classics Hard To Find 45s on CD, Volume 7: More 60's Classics Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 5: 60's Pop Classics ASIN: B00068CVHG Release Date: 2004-11-23

Tracks:

1. (YOU'RE MY) SOUL AND INSPIRATION - THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS (WITH RARE LONG INTRO)
2. THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE (ANYMORE) - THE WALKER BROTHERS
3. I WILL ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOU - THE NEW COLONY SIX
4. BEND ME, SHAPE ME - THE AMERICAN BREED
5. THE CLAPPING SONG (CLAP PAT CLAP SLAP) - SHIRLEY ELLIS (ORIG.VERSION DEBUT)
6. ISRAELITES - DESMOND DEKKER & THE ACES(RARE)
7. MENDOCINO - THE SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET
8. I WONDER WHAT SHE'S DOING TONIGHT -TOMMY BOYCE & BOBBY HART
9. YOU'VE GOT YOUR TROUBLES - THE FORTUNES
10. KEEP ON DANCING - THE GENTRYS
11. PETER RABBIT - DEE JAY & THE RUNAWAYS (CD DEBUT)
12. YOU WOULDN'T LISTEN - THE IDES OF MARCH (RARE)
13. THINGS I'D LIKE TO SAY - THE NEW COLONY SIX
14. YOU'VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY - THE SILKIE
15. SOCIETY'S CHILD (BABY I'VE BEEN THINKING) - JANIS IAN
16. LOVE IS ALL AROUND - THE TROGGS (STEREO DEBUT)
17. A WHITER SHADE OF PALE - PROCOL HARUM (STEREO DEBUT)
18. FIRE - THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN

Album Description

Dick Bartley, the best-loved oldies DJ in America, presents 18 tracks from the Golden Age of Top 40, a wide open era when bubblegum pop like Boyce & Hart's "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" could play alongside crazed psychedelic rock like Arthur Brown's "Fire." In these days of narrow-casting and micro-formatting, Dick Bartley helps us remember what made 60's radio so great.

But the fun doesn't stop there! Dick throws in Janis Ian's controversial protest classic, "Society's Child," the Silkie's Top 10 Beatles cover, "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away," Sir Douglas' stoner travelogue, "Mendocino," and Desmond Dekker's 1969 freak reggae smash, "Israelites." Classic Oldies 1965-1969 collects the wildest, best music possible, mirroring the great Top 40 stations of the late 60's.

Classic Oldies 1965-1969 has been digitally mastered in true stereo wherever possible. Many songs, such as the I'des Of March's "You Wouldn't Listen" (released years before their best-known hit, "Vehicle") are sought-after rarities, and one track, "Peter Rabbit" by Dee Jay & The Runaways, makes it's CD debut. Two other tracks, Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade Of Pale" and the Troggs' "Love Is all Around" although widely released, have never been available in STEREO in the original versions - until now!

Customer Reviews:

Dick Bartley plays Casey Kasum.......2007-04-14

Here are some of the long forgotten songs of the late 60's pop scene, revisited upon us.

Don't get me wrong, most of these songs I liked back then and still like now. Especially the long forgotten beautiful love ballads by The New Colony Six. (who were they?) But you will remember the songs if you preview listen to them. The incentive for me to purchase this collection was to aquire the song "Peter Rabbit" by DJ and the Runaways. (who were they?) Such "novelty songs" were rife in the 60's pop culture. Flashes in the pan and then forgotten. But they were OUR music back then intertwined by the thousand Coke, Pepsi and Marlboro commercials blaring at us through all those transistors!

Surfing through this collection brought back to me so many songs in my past. Surprises abounded as I reminisced. The only song in this collection I didn't like was "The Clapping Song." Please, let dead things lie in peace, before I throw cockroaches in their coffins!

UNFORGETTABLE PAST.......2007-01-18

How could anyone not listen to and enjoy this wonderful music from the past? Even today, you find all kinds of youngsters listening to 'My' generation music.It's a time when the lyrics actually had meaning. Not just a bunch of yelling/screaming as today's junk. My recommendation is to encourage all to get hooked on yesteryear's music. WOW!!!

A must have........2007-01-08

Building a library of oldies to listen to just wouldn't be complete without this album.

great cd / great sound.......2006-02-26

This is a great cd with some great songs. Nice to hear Whiter shade of pale and Love is all around in true stereo. I love the Righteous Brothers Soul & Inspiration a great song and even though the song is only extended a few seconds at the beggining, its just a great song. There are a few throw away songs like Peter Rabbit, but is overpowered by many other great songs. I love Bend Me Shape Me, Society Child, I wonder what she's doing tonight, great to hear Sir Douglas Quintet's Mendocino. A lot of songs not that commonly found on other "various artist" cd's are here. I was excited before I bought the CD that the Shirley Ellis song "The Clapping Song" was included. I remember that I loved that song when I was 12 or 13 and haven't heard it since. But hearing it now 30 some years later, what the heck was I thinking, what a stupid song. But it did bring back memories...

A fantastic 60's tunes compilation.......2006-02-22

There are couple of clunkers in the mix ("Peter Rabbit" and "You Wouldn't Listen") but otherwise "Classic Oldies 1965-1969" is a superb collection. I have not heard the slow dance tune "Things I'd Like to Say" since 1969 and this is a clean original stereo rendition. For me it was worth the price of the entire CD, so the other great songs (e.g., "Soul and Inspiration," "Israelites," and "Society's Child") are a bonus.

Average customer rating: Fun music "one of the oldest and long-lasting acts" Almost Perfect

20th Century Masters: The Best of the Mills Brothers (Millennium Collection) The Mills Brothers Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Broadway & Vocalists | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Ink Spots 20th Century Masters: The Best of the Andrews Sisters (Millennium Collection) 20th Century Masters: The Best Of The Platters (Millennium Collection) 22 Great Hits We Four: The Best of the Ink Spots ASIN: B00004RCV5 Release Date: 2000-03-07

Tracks:

1. Paper Doll
2. Lazy River
3. You Always Hurt The One You Love
4. Till Then
5. Across The Alley From The Alamo
6. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
7. Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)
8. Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)
9. Be My Life's Companion
10. The Glow Worm
11. Standing On The Corner
12. Cab Driver

Amazon.com

It might not strike one listening to the music on this collection--smoothly crafted, perfectly harmonized pop often set to gently loping swing rhythms--that the Mills Brothers were actually outstanding pioneers of black music. Their close harmony work, based on the barbershop quartets of a previous era, were an innovation in '30s popular music, arguably laying the groundwork for '50s doo-wop and by extension even the music of the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync (but don't hold that against them!). This collection serves as a good introduction to the Mills Brothers' legacy, serving up a dozen of their infectious hits, a few of which ("Lazy River," "You Always Hurt the One You Love") still stand among the definitive renditions of the classic American songbook. And what other band has had a seven-decade career (their sons, nephews, and grandsons now filling the ranks), scoring Top 40 hits ("Paper Doll" and "Cab Driver") 46 years apart? --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Fun music.......2002-08-31

This is a great CD to cheer yourself up with. The Mills Brothers are always good, and these songs are some of their best. Buy it and save it for those days when things feel bad...you will be whistling by the end.

"one of the oldest and long-lasting acts".......2000-04-14

Originally billed as "Four Boys and a Guitar", John Mills Sr. and is four sons John Jr., Herbert, Harry and Donald grew into one of the oldest and long-lasting acts in American popular music. His sons learned close harmony and the knack to immulate musical instruments with their voices and began broadcasting over Cincinnati radio stations in the late '20s.

In 1943 came one of their biggest hits - "PAPER DOLL" a sweet and intimate ballad stayed twelve weeks on top of the charts, sold six million records plus sheet music. The group made appearances in several films during the early '40s, and hit number one again in 1944 with "YOUR ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE". Another chart topper - "THE GLOW WORM" (1952) - plus additional hits with - "BE MY LIFE'S COMPANION" (1951) and "CAB DRIVER" (1967) which reached the charts, competing with rock n' roll groups such as The Beatles and of course "The King"-Elvis.

"The 20th Century Masters" presents another "The Millenium Collection" in an ongoing series featuring top artists and groups of our time in musical history. No other label has been more supportive of the talent and legacy that has made American Music the most popular in the world today.

Total Time: 34:26 on 12 Tracks/MCA Records - 088 112 228 2 (2000)

Almost Perfect.......2000-03-25

I would've given this collection five stars if it weren't for the last four songs. I'm something of a purist when it comes to the Mills Brothers and much prefer the "four boys and a guitar" style of their early work. On songs like "Paper Doll", and "Across the Alley from the Alamo" the brothers sound fantastic. Unfortunately, classics like "Glow Worm" are lost amidst the sound of the big band behind them. The version of "Cab Driver" on this album is apparently from their "country" period. I preferred earlier versions much more. The album is worth buying for the first seven songs alone, but look elsewhere if you want to hear the rest as they should be done.

Average customer rating: New Yo-Yo Fan Simply wonderful! Awesome What is this? Great if you're not familiar with Yo-Yo Ma

Classic Yo-Yo Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Piazzolla, Astor | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by O'Connor | O'Connor, Mark | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | 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 Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Ma, Yo-Yo | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Passions | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classical | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Vivaldi's Cello The Essential Yo-Yo Ma Obrigado Brazil Soul of the Tango: The Music of Astor Piazzolla Simply Baroque ASIN: B00005OAY5 Release Date: 2001-09-18

Tracks:

1. Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major
2. Prelude
3. Fear Tango
4. Butterfly's Day Out
5. Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
6. Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op.72
7. Three Preludes
8. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
9. American Collection Theme
10. Sonata for Cello and Piano in F Major, Op. 99
11. IV. Allegro molto
12. The Eternal Vow from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
13. Erbarme dich (Matthdus-Passion)
14. Quartet for Piano & Strings No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45
15. IV. Allegro molto
16. Vocalise
17. Libertango
18. Simple Gifts
19. Appalachia Waltz

Amazon.com

Except for one "previously unreleased" recording and two new ones, this is a compilation of segments taken from older Yo-Yo Ma CDs, perhaps to whet listeners' appetite to hear the entire records. The disc represents a triumph of performance over material. The program consists of short pieces and single movements of long ones and serves to display Yo-Yo Ma's extraordinary versatility, his spectacular instrumental and musical gifts, and his remarkable ability to invest everything he plays with the same commitment and emotional concentration. There is no logic to the sequence, except that it begins and ends with solo cello. Bach, whom Ma plays tuned normally when unaccompanied and tuned low with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, may justify the CD's title but seems out of place. Moreover, juxtaposing him with O'Connor and Piazzolla is jarring, though the Tangos are beautiful. The transcription of Dvorák's lovely E-minor Slavonic Dance, despite the participation of violinist Itzhak Perlman and his golden tone, sounds like a movie soundtrack: all bravura and cheap effects. The playing's the thing, and it is stunning, not only Yo-Yo Ma's, but that of all his collaborators, from vocalists Bobby McFerrin and Alison Krauss to pianist Emanuel Ax, Ma's duo partner of 25 years. Ax joins Ma for the Finale of Brahms's second cello sonata; that is what you may find yourself humming at the end. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

New Yo-Yo Fan.......2006-07-09

I had never listened to Yo-Yo Ma before (that I knew of) and then I was at a dance recital a few months ago. Two little ballerinas danced to "Simple Gifts" with Alison Kraus, and I had to have that song. I really enjoy playing this album when my family is just hanging out reading or playing with the baby in the living room. Each piece is unique and beautiful in its own way. Simple Gifts is still my favorite piece on the album, I only wish it were longer!

Simply wonderful!.......2006-06-04

I recently got this CD as a birthday gift. I've been wanting this CD for a while. The first track is a wonderful song in all reality the entire CD is a wonderful experience. The prelude by Gershwin is unique sounding with the cello. The jazz quality is still there and has a bit of classical influence intertwined among it. Yo-Yo Ma's recording of Simple Gifts is a good song and when they had the lyrics sung by Alison Krauss it was a wonderful choice. Her vocals matched the cello incredibly well. Track 8 is a wonderful song that I love to hear being played on the cello. For any person who loves classical music or cello music this CD is a good choice to buy. It will be well worth your money.

Awesome.......2004-08-20

While most people on this site see the "classic" in the title of the album as referring to classical music only, they are mistaken. Classic Yo-Yo refers to his style, not the genre into which his music choices fall. The list of tracks alone should have been a big enough clue that the music isn't all classical. Judging this album, or any album for that matter, on just its title is simply foolish. And while this is technically a solo album, the way Yo-Yo brings in guest artists to perform with him shows his flexibility as an artist. His version of Simple Gifts is so much more than a school chorus; it is an amazing cellist playing the accompaniment on a song that is meant to be sung.

On a more positive note, I found every track beautiful, from the elegant solo cello in the Bach cello suite to the haunting vocal line in the Bobby McFerrin piece. Yo-Yo Ma gathered a wide range of intriguing pieces to make this fantastic album.

What is this?.......2004-02-10

This is a compilation of many different styles; look Yo-Yo can play bluegrass! Not really "Classic" Yo-Yo.

Great if you're not familiar with Yo-Yo Ma.......2002-12-27

This CD is a good sample of what yo-yo ma has acheived in his musical career, if you want a more in depth listening of his talents than I suggest getting the simply baroque CD. The only thing that I didn't like about this cd was that the compositions were to mixed up in the genres. There was a bit of classical, some movie works, a great song by John Williams, and some of The Tango series music. If you would rather listen to one genre, get a CD that just has Classical or Contemerary, don't get a jack of all trades cd.

Average customer rating: A few good songs A Collector's Must Have You want Billie and you get Billie excellent box Great Overview of Her Recording Career

The Ultimate Collection Billie Holiday Manufacturer: Hip-O Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic Female Vocal Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday The Hot Fives & Sevens Lady in Satin Charlie Parker: A Studio Chronicle 1940-1948 Love Songs ASIN: B0007X9U2Y Release Date: 2005-04-05

Tracks:

1. Miss Brown to You - Billie Holiday, , Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
2. What a Little Moonlight Can Do
3. I Cried for You
4. Mean to Me
5. Strange Fruit
6. Fine and Mellow
7. God Bless the Child
8. Trav'lin' Light - Billie Holiday, , Paul Whiteman Orchestra
9. My Old Flame
10. I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)
11. Billie's Blues
12. He's Funny That Way
13. Lover Man
14. Don't Explain
15. Good Morning Heartache
16. No Good Man
17. Blues Are Brewin'
18. Solitude
19. Easy Living
20. I Loves You Porgy
21. My Man (Mon Homme)
22. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness if I Do

Tracks:

1. Them There Eyes
2. You Can't Lose a Broken Heart - Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday
3. You're My Thrill
4. Crazy He Calls Me
5. Detour Ahead
6. These Foolish Things
7. You Go to My Head
8. Love Me or Leave Me
9. Willow Weep for Me
10. I Thought About You
11. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
12. Come Rain or Come Shine
13. It Had to Be You
14. What's New?
15. Lady Sings the Blues
16. I Cover the Waterfront [Live]
17. Body and Soul
18. But Not for Me
19. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
20. I'm a Fool to Want You

Tracks:

1. Saddest Tale [DVD]
2. Blues Are Brewin' [DVD] - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, Billie Holiday
3. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans [DVD] - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, Billie Holiday
4. My Man (Mon Homme) [DVD]
5. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone [DVD]
6. Billie's Blues [DVD]
7. Fine and Mellow [DVD]
8. What a Little Moonlight Can Do [DVD]
9. St. Louis Blues [DVD] - Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith
10. I Cover the Waterfront [DVD]
11. Swing! Brother, Swing! [DVD Audio]
12. They Can't Take That Away from Me [DVD Audio]
13. Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me [DVD Audio] - All Star Jam Band, Billie Holiday
14. I'll Get By [DVD Audio] - All Star Jam Band, Billie Holiday
15. I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone [DVD Audio] - Billie Holiday, Red Norvo & His Orchestra
16. Jeepers Creepers [DVD Audio] - Billie Holiday, Jimmy Rowles
17. Bonus Materials [DVD][*]

Amazon.com

Billie Holiday (1917-59) wore gardenias, was a teenaged prostitute, did drugs, and died with a cop posted outside her hospital bed. But with her gravel-like vocals, and behind-the-beat phrasing, she was one of the greatest singers of the twentieth century. This multimedia collection commemorates her ninetieth birthday. Two CDs contain forty two of her greatest hits, from her 1935 stint with Benny Goodman, to her chilling 1958 strings album, Lady in Satin. It features her signature songs like "Good Morning Heartache," "God Bless the Child," and her unforgettable anti-lynching number "Strange Fruit." The DVD includes film cameos with Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, photographs, posters, rehearsals and interviews with friends and musicians, including a rediscovered 1956 radio broadcast with a young Mike Wallace. Her achy artistry is timeless, and as Ashley Kahn wrote in his superb liner notes, "Billie will be there tonight, tomorrow night and a long time to come." --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Customer Reviews:

A few good songs.......2007-03-27

There are some good songs on this collection. Overall a good Billie Holiday presentation. Also descent quality.

A Collector's Must Have.......2007-02-20

If you are addicted to the music and sound of Lady Day, then you must include this collection in your music porfolio. One can never get too much of Holiday.

You want Billie and you get Billie.......2006-03-03

Loved the compilation. Nice mix of tunes and certainly hits som eof her more contreversial works. Nice packaging too, lots of music in a small and neat package.

excellent box.......2006-02-04

buy this one at www.yourmusic.com for only 13 dollars, which looks exact the same product as you buy here, but so stupidly cheap!

Great Overview of Her Recording Career.......2005-11-19

I agree with many of the others here that this is a great overview of Billie Holiday's recording career. There is not much to add to the comments about this marvelous collection, but I would like to add some observations and other information that Lady Day aficionados may find interesting.

Just to correct one of the other reviewers, the four Aladdin sides (Detour Ahead, Blue Turning Grey Over You, Be Fair With Me Baby and Rocky Mountain Blues) are all available on a Blue Note CD release titled Billie's Blues, which also includes the Paul Whiteman studio track Trav'lin' Light.

This collection does not include quite every label that Billie made studio recordings for: I wish they'd thought to include Billie's only recording with Artie Shaw, Any Old Time. It's much harder to track down than any of her other studio sides. Any Old Time is quite a jump for her stylistically, as it is done in a "big band" style that more evokes Glenn Miller, the Dorsey Brothers or, well Artie Shaw. It's available on more than one Artie Shaw CD release, but they are hard to find. I have it on a CD put out by the Jazz Heritage label under the album title "Frenesi".

One of the interesting inclusions on the Ultimate Collection DVD is a discography that lists virtually every Billie Holiday studio recording and all of her "authorized" live recordings. The only omissions I am aware of are some rare vinyl pressings (more about these later). Of course, there are many, many bootleg live recordings (most of these either very poorly recorded or they are examples of Lady Day at her worst, or both). I'd like to list a few interesting exceptions. In the 70's, TCB records put out a vinyl titled "The One and Only Billie Holiday - Lady Sings the Blues - Collectors Edition". It's mostly poor quality bootlegs, including the songs from the "soundtrack" for the film "New Orleans", but one track I've never found anywhere else is a radio transcript (?) of a live recording of Don't Explain that is absolutely breathtaking. Billie is in amazing voice, and her reading of the song was never more effective. She starts the track by exclaiming "I'd like to sing a song that I wrote; it's titled 'Don't Explain' ..." and then launches right into it, with a full orchestra. The audio quality is exceptional, but the track is marred by a slight "skip" on the first line that seems to have originated with the source material. Vocally, Billie never sounded better; I'd guess it was recorded around 1942. I've been hoping for years that this would pop up on a CD somewhere, but it seems to be the most elusive and rare track I own of her.

Other rare performances never released on CD include the infamous live set at the Storyville club in Boston, issued on the RIC label and later by Monmouth-Evergreen. This album is not very interesting, as it presents Billie in a poorly recorded setting and, vocally, she was having an off night, but it is of interest to aficionados and those who want to have a complete set of Lady's recordings. I am not aware that it's ever been released on CD.

Then there are the three albums of "radio and TV broadcasts" issued by ESP Disc on vinyl in the 70's. These were available briefly on CD in a three disc set, but I didn't bother acquiring it; the performances are not very worthwhile, except for a few that are available elsewhere.

In 1986, Blackhawk Records released a vinyl album of a "recently discovered" complete recital recorded October 5, 1958 at the Monterey Jazz festival. Guest musicians supporting Billie include Gerry Mulligan and Benny Carter (you know they're really there because they are introduced when they join the band halfway through the set). Billie's performance is not half bad, especially considering how late in her life it was recorded. Unfortunately, the best track on the album vocally, Good Morning Heartache, is ruined by the sudden appearance of a prop plane (it was an outdoor festival) coming in for a landing at Monterey airport. The engines drone on for several moments, at one point completely drowning out Billie and the band. Nevertheless, I have tried to find it on CD, and I am hoping that it will be eventually released, as it's especially interesting for it's superb audio quality. Also several of Billie's standards are refreshed by new arrangments, which seem to buoy her performance and make the 11 tracks all the more interesting.

Finally, in 1958 Columbia records gave a "party" for some of their recording artists at the Edwardian Room at the Plaza Hotel, NYC. Although not intended to be released commercially (the recording quality is marginal), in 1973 Columbia released two vinyl LP's called "Jazz at the Plaza" Volumes I and II. Volume I was the second part of the program, headed by Miles Davis, and Columbia recently released it on CD. Volume II, which has not yet appeared on CD (but I'm hopeful) presented the Duke Ellington Orchestra with special guests. The guest vocalists were Jimmy Rushing and Billie Holiday. Billie does two songs, When Your Lover Has Gone and Don't Explain, accompanied only by Duke Ellington on piano and Buck Clayton on trumpet. What's wonderful about it, aside from the fact that it's the only performance Billie recorded with Duke Ellington since she sang "Saddest Tale" in the 1935 short film Symphony in Black, is that Duke Ellington wrote a "new" piano arrangement for Don't Explain that is absolutely thrilling in it's simplicity and beauty. It's so good, that Billie used it for the rest of her life (there is a TV performance clip of her singing Don't Explain in 1958 with Mal Waldron that essentially uses the same arrangement - see the DVD release The Genius of Lady Day). Although only two tracks, it remains one of my favorite live late recordings of Billie Holiday.

Until the wonderful day when every single recording and video performance of the great Lady Day is available, the Billie Holiday Ultimate Collection is certainly a good start, and well worth the investment.

Average customer rating: Essential Otis Collection Music good, sound ok Every review here is 5 stars Blues at it's best Magnificent

Essential Collection: The Classic Cobra Recordings 1956-1958 Otis Rush Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: West Side Soul Hoodoo Man Blues The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James Right Place, Wrong Time Blues Masters: The Very Best of T-Bone Walker ASIN: B00004YLOA Release Date: 2000-09-19

Tracks:

1. I Can't Quit You Baby
2. Sit Down Baby
3. Violent Love
4. My Love Will Never Die
5. Groaning The Blues
6. If You Were Mine
7. Love That Woman
8. Jump Sister Bessie
9. Three Times A Fool
10. She's A Good 'Un
11. It Takes Time
12. Checking On My Baby
13. Double Trouble
14. Keep On Loving Me Baby
15. All Your Love [I Miss Loving]
16. My Baby Is A Good 'Un
17. I Can't Quit You Baby [Take 3]
18. Sit Down Baby
19. Groaning The Blues [Take 3]
20. My Love Will Never Die [Take Unknown]
21. She's A Good 'Un [Take 4]
22. Three Times A Fool [Take Unknown]
23. Double Trouble [Take 3]
24. Sit Down Baby [Take Unknown]

Customer Reviews:

Essential Otis Collection.......2007-04-05

This compilation has lots of Otis Rush's best early material, and while it predates his classic "So Many Roads," it is still an excellent collection of his music.

I Can't Quit You Baby, Three Times A Fool, Groaning The Blues, and many others remind you why he's been such an influential guitarist, and why people like Eric Clapton love him work.

This is a collection worth owning for the blues guitar fan.

Music good, sound ok.......2007-01-07

There are some very nice tunes on here with great riffs and licks to learn if youre a guitarist. You can tell Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton ate this stuff up! Unfortunately, his vocals are often distorted. Seems as if no one else really seems to matter, so take my review with a grain of salt.

These recordings were made 50 years ago and dont sound bad by any means, but thats why it got 4 stars only. I realize they may not have had too many resources to use recourding these tracks back in 1956, but this was probably the fault of the engineer. Distorted guitar can work if thats what youre going for, but when the vocals are distorting then its time to turn down the level! Otis Rush sounds great here though...I cant recommend something else that sounds better - so go ahead and pick this up. Dont expect super high fidelity though.

Every review here is 5 stars .......2004-08-11

because this is as good as it gets for blues singing, guitar playing and songwriting not necessarily in any order --- Otis Rush is as great a blues artist as any other in the history of the genre

Blues at it's best.......2004-06-17

Excellent compilation and a great collection of songs recorded under the limited enviroment that Eli Toscano's Cobra Studio had, but all these songs stand by themselves. Every time I hear Otis or Freddie King I can hear Eric Clapton, it's clear he got influenced by this great musician. I can't quit you baby, a song written by Willie Dixon (who plays almost all the bass parts) later covered by Led Zeppelin and All your love later covered by the same Eric Clapton with John Mayall and also Aerosmith payed tribute this song later on.

Magnificent.......2003-11-29

A criminally underrated performer, southpaw guitarist Otis Rush broke into the R&B top 10 on his first attempt with the great slow blues "I Can't Quit You Baby".

That song was penned by Willie Dixon, as are several of these late-50s singles which Rush recorded for Eli Toscano's Cobra label, but Rush was a more than able composer himself, and he is the man behind some of the best songs on this CD, including "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)", "Three Times A Fool" and "Keep On Loving Me Baby"; superb, sophisticated blues tunes which often eclipse Dixon's.

Otis Rush' brand of blues is less rough and boisterous than the music of Howlin' Wolf, but not as polished as that of B.B. King, and he was a major source of inspiration to Stevie Ray Vaughan, who named his band after Rush's song "Double Trouble", and did a great rendition of "All Your Love".
His intense vocals and stinging lead guitar playing is reminicent of Buddy Guy and Magic Sam, and if talent was everything and luck and timing never mattered, Otis Rush would currently be hailed as the reigning king of Chicago blues.

Alternating between smouldering slow blues and swinging up-tempo numbers, this is one of the truly essential albums in any blues collection. If Rush had never recorded another note, his reputation would be intact based solely on these eight singles.

Average customer rating: AWESOME COLLECTION!!! Great Service & Product this is one of the best CDs Dickey Lee: Great 70's country hits!

Dickey LEE : Collection / Greatest Hits / Best Of Manufacturer: Rock N Roll ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 2: 1961-1964 Complete Hits of Linda Scott Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 9: 1957-1959 Tell Laura I Love Her Johnny Tillotson - 25 All-Time Greatest Hits ASIN: B000A6IPJ2

Product Description

Incredible rare collection of ALL original recordings featuring Dickey Lee. Beautifully mastered, these original recordings sound better than any other Dickey Lee CD on the market today. In 1962, Patches became a million seller. One of the "teenage disaster" songs which were popular at the time, it reached the pop top ten. Dickey Lee followed it with I Saw Linda Yesterday the same year and the cryptic Laurie (Strange Things Happen) in 1965. These three records would pave the way for a 40 year career for the soulful country singer. Dickey Lee had his greatest success as a country artist. His list of top 10 hits include Rocky, 9,999,999 Tears, Never Ending Song of Love and Angel, Roses and Rain. His gift for song writing and performing has endured as Dickey Lee continues to perform and write for other artists. 1. 9,999,999 Tears 2. Rocky 3. Patches 4. Never Ending Song of Love 5. Angels, Roses and Rain 6. I Saw Linda Yesterday 7. Laurie (Strange Things Happen) 8. Ashes of Love 9. Don't Wanna Think About Paula 10. Big Brother 11. Girl from Peyton Place 12. Mountain of Love 13. Teen Angel 14. Gina 15. Roses are Red 16. A Girl I Used to Know 17. Devil Woman 18. Tell Laura I Love Her 19. Annie 20. Travelin' Man 21. Wolvertom Mountain 22. Ebony Eyes 23. Little Bity Tear 24. Julie Didn't Mean a Thing 25. Ballad of a Teenage Queen 26. Nadine 27. Good Lovin'

Customer Reviews:

AWESOME COLLECTION!!!.......2007-02-05

I WAS VERY HAPPY TO FIND THIS COLLECTION. I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING OF DICKEY LEE FOR A LONG TIME. THIS COLLECTION IS SUPERB, AND IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES. A MUST HAVE FOR ANY MUSIC LIBRARY

Great Service & Product.......2006-05-02

I love this cd, it is the best!!! I would recommend it highly if your into the 60's era.

this is one of the best CDs.......2006-02-07

this is one of the best Dickey Lee CDs I have heard. this one has most of his big hits. the only one missing is "Red, Green Yellow and Blue" an APCO 45 he had out around 1967/68. all the hits that are here, are the best recordings I have heard on a CD of Dickey Lee. I am most pleased with this CD. Keep up the good work. it is good to see a good recording of Dickey Lee hits.

Dickey Lee: Great 70's country hits!.......2006-02-06

I wish this CD had better availability, as it has great Dickey Lee songs that are virtually lost otherwise. This is the only CD I've found with "Angels, Roses and Rain " on it. That and "9,999,999 Tears to Go" are great memories of 70's country gold that deserve preservation. Some wonderful memories on this CD...I'll probably go ahead and buy it used before it's gone!

Average customer rating: THERE ARE BETTER SELECTIONS, BUT THIS I DO LOVE her early stuff A fiery and passionate Ms. Etta James delivers! Great For Starters, But Better Choices Are Out There Love it! Love It! Love It!

20th Century Masters: The Best Of Etta James (Millennium Collection) Etta James Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic Female Vocal Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Classic R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Blues General | Blues | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Soul General | Soul | R&B | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billie Holiday At Last! Time After Time The Essential Etta James Her Best : The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection ASIN: B00000I9CK Release Date: 1999-04-06

Tracks:

1. At Last
2. Something's Got A Hold On Me
3. All I Could Do Was Cry
4. Stop The Wedding
5. Pushover
6. Don't Cry Baby
7. Trust In Me
8. My Dearest Darling
9. Tell Mama
10. Almost Persuaded
11. I'd Rather Go Blind

Amazon.com

Few vocalists can muster the power and sass of Etta James when she's rocking the mike on classic R&B tunes like "Tell Mama" or "Something's Got a Hold on Me." But James also had a way with a ballad, and her sensitive readings of songs such as "At Last" and "All I Could Do Was Cry" made her a fan favorite in the early '60s. Had she not been sidelined for a while by an addiction to heroin, today we might think of James, not Aretha, as the Queen of Soul. Because this set offers only 11 cuts, it's generally inferior to Her Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection, which boasts 20 tunes. Still, it's a satisfying intro to the delightful "Miss Peaches" nonetheless. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

THERE ARE BETTER SELECTIONS, BUT THIS I DO LOVE.......2007-01-31

for those who prefer etta's early material, this is essential. though there are better selctions out there, this one will surely satisfy. i wish that they put IN THE BASEMENT on here, but hey, a lot of the etta i dig is included here.

her early stuff.......2006-11-11

I enjoy listening to Etta James' early recordings a lot more than what she has been doing for the past few years. Her voice was a lot sharper and crisper then, now it is more gravelly. Plus the productions and arrangments of the recordings were a bit better. Having said that, I am giving this CD 4 stars, not five, because there are only 11 songs on it, and I can think of many more songs by Etta James that would have to be included on a "Best Of" release, but for a budget CD, it's a greatlisten.

A fiery and passionate Ms. Etta James delivers! .......2006-05-22

Etta James was and continues to be one of the greatest female vocalists of her time. Her voice is rich, vibrant and capable of conveying every emotion there is on the planet. This CD is a great choice if you are looking for a budget priced introduction to Etta's work.

Etta could--and can--sing just about any type of song. Whether it's about the joy and fulfillment of a new found true love ("At Last,") the angst of being left behind for a new lover ("Stop The Wedding," "I'd Rather Go Blind,)" or the frustration of getting caught up and used by other people who are just playing games ("Pushover,"), Etta delivers an incendiary and unforgettable performance. Her heart is completely committed to each song on this CD; and my only complaint (which costs it one star) is that it doesn't have as much material as it should have. I agree with other reviewers who write that the CD entitled Her Best : The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection is a better choice if you don't mind spending the three extra bucks.

Right from the start, Etta possessed the capacity to smoothly handle many different types of music and this built for her a sizable repertoire. She could do a passionate, traditional style ballad ("At Last,") a song influenced by gospel ("Something's Got A Hold On Me," "All I Could Do Was Cry,") or really rock when she recorded the song "Tell Mama." Awesome!

The quality of the sound is great; Erick Labson at MCA Music Studios did a superb job of digitally remastering this song set. The liner notes boast a lengthy essay about Etta written by Joseph F. Laredo. You get the song credits and recording dates for each song--a nice plus! There are a few really nice photos of Etta taken in the 1960's as well.

All in all, this is not a bad CD--IF you want just a starter and you prefer to stick within a budget. If you really want a more comprehensive view of Etta's talent then try the CD entitled Her Best : The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection. Either way you go, however, one thing is clear: Etta's talent is abundantly clear on either CD and we are better off because of her fine contributions to the arts!

Great For Starters, But Better Choices Are Out There.......2004-09-06

I've always looked at "greatest hits" albums as "starter" albums.
A great way to sample the artists work, then decide whether you want to further explore (ie purchase)more from their body of work. This collection from Etta James serves the above premise to some degree. Although it is somewhat short in length (a trait common to all the 20th Century Masters releases) and doesn't contain some of her better "blues" work, it is decent way to sample Etta James's music; especially for someone on a budget. However, if you can afford a few extra bucks, I would highly recommend the "Her Best : The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection" ablum over this one. For a few extra bucks, you get 9 more tracks, better sound and better packaging. But for less than 5 bucks on zShops, this is not a bad purchase.

Love it! Love It! Love It!.......2004-06-15

Etta is my favorite Lady Of Blues by far. I bought this cd for the song,"At Last," but my favorite is, "Trust In Me." It WILL be played at my wedding.

She is amazing. Order this cd now!

Average customer rating: If Ever You're Lonely Petulia Clark Collection Brava! - A Terrific Value The Only Petula Clark Collection You'll Need THE Collection to Own!

The Classic Collection Petula Clark Manufacturer: Castle Pulse ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Imports | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Bargain Box Sets | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Rock General | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Rock General | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Broadway & Vocalists General | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Broadway & Vocalists General | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Songs of My Life: The Essential Downtown: Best of Petula Clark Duets The Singles+ Ultimate Collection ASIN: B000024ROK Release Date: 2004-11-08

Tracks:

1. Downtown
2. My Love
3. Who Am I?
4. I Know a Place
5. Don't Sleep in the Subway
6. Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener
7. Look at Mine
8. Round Every Corner
9. Cat in the Window (The Bird in the Sky)
10. Happy Heart
11. Thank You
12. You're the One
13. Don't Give Up
14. I Will Follow Him
15. Baby It's Me
16. You'd Better Come Home
17. I Couldn't Live Without Your Love
18. True Love Never Runs Smooth
19. I Want to Sing with Your Band
20. Valentino

Tracks:

1. This Is My Song
2. Sailor
3. Romeo
4. My Friend the Sea
5. I'm Counting on You
6. Something Missing
7. Road
8. Jumble Sale
9. Ya Ya Twist
10. American Boys
11. Sign of the Times
12. No One Better Than You
13. Kiss Me Goodbye
14. Chariot (I Will Follow Him)
15. Cinderella Jones
16. Let Me Tell You
17. In Love
18. Whistlin' for the Moon
19. Welcome Home
20. Colour My World

Tracks:

1. Groovy Kind of Love
2. Days
3. Black Coffee
4. Homeward Bound
5. Elusive Butterfly
6. Here, There and Everywhere
7. Reach Out, I'll Be There
8. Cherish
9. Every Little Bit Hurts
10. Nobody I Know
11. Answer Me, My Love
12. I Want to Hold Your Hand
13. You Belong to Me
14. Dancing in the Street
15. San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)
16. Well Respected Gentleman (Un Jeune Homme Bien)
17. Please Please Me (Tu Perds Ton Coeur)
18. Let It Be Me
19. Am I That Easy to Forget? (Tu Reviendras Vers Ta Maison?)
20. Foot Tapper (Mon Bonheur Danse)

Tracks:

1. Call Me
2. Just Say Goodbye
3. Heart
4. Life and Soul of the Party
5. There Goes My Love, There Goes My Life
6. Marie de Vere
7. Close to You
8. Tiny Bubbles
9. Two Rivers
10. Hello Mister Brown
11. This Is Goodbye
12. Amour Viendra (My Own True Love) [from Film "Autant en Emporte le Ven
13. Cranes Flying South
14. Cala Di Volpe
15. Crying Through a Sleepless Night
16. Conversations in the Wind
17. If Ever You're Lonely
18. Where Did We Go Wrong?
19. Qu'est-Ce Qui Fait Courir le Monde?
20. Show Is Over

Album Description

Budget-priced 1997 release from Castle's Pulse label, a fourdisc box with 80 of the pop vocalist's finest recordings!Features many great covers & all 15 of her U.S. top 40 hits,including the #1 smashes 'Downtown' & 'My Love', plus 'WhoAm I?', 'I Know A Pl

Customer Reviews:

If Ever You're Lonely .......2007-03-08

It may lead me back to 60's 70's, romantic song that sung by Petuka Clark who has romantic voice that make me always feel younger. Note: Many hits of Petula still not seen in this box set.

Petulia Clark Collection.......2007-02-14

Fantastic! The sound of real music to my ears. She's a gem of a singer.

Brava! - A Terrific Value.......2006-07-27

This is a stellar compilation of Miss Clark's greatest hits and then some. Very reasonable price for this 4 disc set. So reasonable in fact, that it made me hesitate to purchase at first. Was it going to be as good as it appeared on paper? The answer is a resounding Yes.

The song selection is a truly comprehensive overview of Miss Clark's pop career. All the U.S. Top 40 hits are here from "Downtown" to "Don't Give Up", including the sometimes hard to find "The Cat In The Window". What adds to this collection are the numerous additional songs which include her renditions of many of the hits songs of the day (1960s), songs which were hits in Europe but not the U.S. and some delightful numbers sung in French.

Despite my knowledge of Miss Clark's work, which I thought was rather extensive, I even found a number of songs new to me which have quickly become additional favorites. They include "Where Did We Go Wrong", "Days", "Just Say Goodbye" And "Life & Soul Of The Party".

A major concern of mine re inexpensive collections is the sound quality of the recordings. Well, never fear. At least to my ears, the sound quality here is excellent. Occasionally, these collections can sound thin or "tinny". Not so this one. The sound is as full as it can be expected to be for songs recorded more than 40 years ago.

At this price, with these songs, from this artist, sounding as good as it does it, you really can not go wrong with this.

The Only Petula Clark Collection You'll Need.......2006-01-03

Which is how concise, precise and incredible a collection this is. The lady who's been meshed into the "British Invasion" of U.S. 60's pop music swooned us through much of the decade with 15 Top 40 hits that included the Grammy-winning "Don't Sleep in the Subway" and other classics such as "Downtown," "This Is My Song," "Kiss Me Goodbye," "My Love," "A Sign of the Times" and "I Know A Place." But American producers of "Best Of" series never did Petula Clark justice, and the wrong was undone in 1997 by England's Castle Pulse studio. And here's its masterpiece: an 80-track compilation in four CD's that includes all the American hits and one gem after the other. Vols. 1 and 2 of the four discs are titled "The Singles" and Discs 3 and 4 "The Song Stylist." Nos. 1 and 2 unleash what they promise - the singles that catapulted this incredibly gifted lady into American stardom, and a few other hidden gems, one of them Ms. Clark's soulful and tuneful English version (titled "Sailor") of German singer Lolita's 1960 worldwide maga-hit, "Seeman." Vols. 3 and 4 give us what they promise: the lady's indominable style, incredibly conveyed in such "borrowed" hits as "Homeward Bound," "Elusive Butterfly" and "Let It Be Me." A buried jewel is the bilingual Ms. Clark's unleashing of a few French numbers, including "L'Amour Viendra," "Tu Reviendras Vers Ta Maison?" ("Am I That Easy to Forget?" a la Englebert Humperdinck) and "Qu'Est-Ce Qui Fait Courir Le Monde?" No one can easily argue that Petula Clark didn't write a chapter in American music at one of the field's most pivotal social turning points, and the lady's charms continue to mesmerize us. And, honestly, get this collection and every other "Best of Petula Clark" release isn't the "best of" compared to this, the one compilation that any music-lover and Petula Clark fan will ever need.

THE Collection to Own!.......2004-11-05

Pet Clark has been poorly served by hit collections on the US side of the pond, but along came England's Castle in 1997 to right this wrong, and at a dynamite price to boot! For the price of one US CD you get FOUR, count 'em, FOUR CDs, 80 songs! Every big US hit record is here, and many, many more which were hits around the world! Don't be deceived by the fact that the discs are divided into two volumes entitled "The Singles Parts One and Two" and "The Song Stylist Parts One and Two": the hits are all over all four discs, with not a trace of filler. Petula scholars may fret a bit over the fact that the tracks are not in chronological order, but who cares? Just stick these four in your CD carousel and let 'er rip! Pet's voice was, and is, a wonder. She can sing anything and make it her own.
The long and the short of it is: BUY THIS BOX! Even if you're a casual Pet fan, look at the US collections, then look at this UK import. For roughly the same price you will get one heck of a career overview, and you, too will discover just how great and versatile a singer Petula Clark is.
Did I say BUY THIS BOX?

Average customer rating: Kay Starr ONE OF A KIND ALL-STARR BARGAIN

The Ultimate Collection Kay Starr Manufacturer: EMI Gold Imports ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic Female Vocal Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Songs by Kay Starr Keep Me in Mind Sincerely Yours Very Best of Judy Garland: The Capitol Recordings 1955-1965 The End Of The World/The Wonderful World of Julie London ASIN: B000N4S8Z2 Release Date: 2007-04-16

Tracks:

1. Was That The Human Thing To Do?
2. Then I'll Be Tired Of You
3. I Haven't Changed A Thing
4. There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth The Salt Of My Tears
5. Between A Kiss & A Sigh
6. Believe It, Beloved
7. You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love)
8. So Tired
9. I'm Oh So Lonesome Tonight
10. Break It To Me Gently
11. Bonaparte's Retreat
12. Hoop-Dee-Doo
13. Then You've Never Been Blue
14. Mississippi
15. He's A Good Man To Have Around
16. Honeymoon (The Waning Honeymoon)
17. Baby You're Flyin' Too High
18. When You're A Long, Long Way From Home
19. Oh Babe
20. Shiv-A-Ree
21. Oceans Of Tears
22. Come On-A My House
23. I Waited A Little Too Long
24. If You Don't Hug 'Er By Nine O'clock (You Ain't Gonna Love 'Er At All)
25. Wheel Of Fortune
26. Fool, Fool, Fool
27. Side By Side
28. Comes A-Long A-Love
29. Allez-Vous-En
30. Half A Photograph
31. When My Dreamboat Comes Home
32. Changing Partners
33. If You Love Me (Really Love Me)
34. Am I A Toy Or A Treasure
35. I'll Always Be In Love With You
36. Just For A Thrill
37. Wisdom Of A Fool
38. I Cry By Night
39. Out In The Cold Again
40. Kay's Lament
41. Man Upstairs
42. Foolin' Around
43. Two Brothers
44. Jealous Heart
45. He'll Have To Stay
46. Trouble In Mind
47. Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own
48. You're My Sugar
49. I'll Never Be Free
50. Nobody
51. Swinging At The Hungry O
52. Wabash Cannonball
53. Oklahoma Hills
54. Well I Ask Ya
55. Rough Riders
56. Bossa Nova Casanova
57. Good Life
58. No Regrets
59. Fly Me To The Moon
60. Cherche La Rose
61. Alone At The Table
62. Make A Circle
63. To Each His Own
64. Rock & Roll Waltz
65. Dancing On My Tears
66. Precious Love
67. It's Happening All Over Again
68. Look On The Brighter Side
69. Friends
70. Lorna's Here
71. Together Again
72. Goodbye Charlie
73. Happy
74. It Might Work
75. I Forgot To Forget

Album Description

2007 three CD collection from the vocalist who began her career as an exceptional Jazz singer throughout the '40s, then became even more of a sensation as an Easy Listening, Pop and standards interpreter in the '50s. 75 tracks including 'Wheel Of Fortune', 'Was That The Human Thing To Do?', 'Rock & Roll Waltz', 'Fly Me To The Moon' and many others. EMI Gold.

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered Anthology of the Singer Career Spans Over Sixty Years, featuring Hits Like "Comes A-long A-love", "Rock and Roll Waltz", "Changing Partners" and "Side by Side". This Comprehensive Collection Includes all her Hits as Well as 18 Previously Unreleased Tracks, all Mastered from Original Tapes. It also features 15 Tracks Previously Unreleased on CD Along with Extensive Sleeve Notes.

Customer Reviews:

Kay Starr ONE OF A KIND .......2007-06-18

This 3CD Set Is A Blessing To Kay Starr Fans And To The Disc Jockeys That
Still Play This Music//What A Joy To Hear To Each His Own//No Regrets//
With Wonderful Arrangements But The One Song That Just Blew Me Away was
Kays Rendition Of The Tony Bennett Hit THE GOOD LIFE/
I Have Heard Many Great Renditions Of This Song Dinah Washington/Billy Eckstine/Della Reese/Steve Lawrence
Ray Charles/Frank Sinatra/Bobby Darin//All Wonderful But Kays Record Of
THE GOOD LIFE With A Delicious And Tasteful Arrangemen/
The Price Of The 3CD set Was Worth It For The Good Life Cut Alone//
It Was Recorded May 9th.1963//WHY WHY WHY Has It Been Hidden And Lost For So long

Stanley Cooper Jupiter Florida

ALL-STARR BARGAIN.......2007-04-17

Only seven years into the millennium and already EMI have delivered the bargain of the century! This collection is worth so much more than the derisory price that Starr fans and all lovers of quality vocalising should snap it up instantly.

All the old favourites are here, but what makes this collection infinitely desirable is the presence of all the unissued Capitol material that could be unearthed. When the label began to realise that they had signed an artist who genuinely could sing absolutely anything, they had her record an astonishing range of material and it's all covered in this set. With her rich, burnished, bluesy tones, Kay could always bring style and distinction to even unremarkable songs and this set, spanning almost twenty years, demonstrates beautifully how Kay developed her increasingly individual vocal style, getting more and more juice out of the material she recorded while keeping up with musical trends.

DISC ONE covers 1947 to 1952 and includes six unreleased tracks. It underlines how Kay's darker voice and dynamic style stood out from so many of her more buttoned-up ladylike competitors. She's the supreme communicator, always selling a song and conveying such sheer pleasure in singing. One mystery: a version of "You've been flying too high" was apparently recorded by Kay for Capitol on 30 June 1950, but the version included here is a 1945 recording for Standard featuring violinist Joe Venuti with noticeably poorer sound than the Capitol tracks.

DISC TWO (1952-1961) Lots of Kay's later hits here, sung in those mature, torchily blue tones that became her hallmark. Many of them appear on CD for the first time, but the items of the greatest interest to Kay's fans will be the six unreleased recordings form 1961. These are knockouts, and it's a crime that they haven't been available till now because the lady is in prime form.

DISC THREE continues from 1961 to 1964 and the end of Kay's years with Capitol. Hardly any of the 25 tracks on this disc have appeared on CD before, and there are eight previously unissued tracks. A few numbers suffer from the somewhat over-resonant recording fashionable at the time and quite unnecessary for a singer of this quality, but again it's wonderful that they're available on CD. It has been a l-o-n-g time since Starr fans were treated to new material!

Kay remains one of the most influential singers of her era and was integral in the establishing Capitol as a major label in the late forties and early fifties, so it's a little disappointing that neither they nor any of the reissue specialists have seen fit to put together a luxury boxed set to commemorate her contribution, but meantime this fascinating collection, graced by Drew Blackburn's information-packed and appreciative liner notes will do very nicely. Unalloyed pleasure from start to finish - champagne at beer prices!

Average customer rating: Who's on First: A Collection of Classic Routines "Who's On First" never gets old The original routines and recordings. Classic Duo of Golden Age Comedy The funniest comedy team ever.

Who's on First: A Collection of Classic Routines Abbott & Costello Manufacturer: On the Air Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Spoken Word | Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Radio Shows | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Abbott and Costello Show Featuring "Who's on First?" "Don Juan Costello" & "Two Tens for a Five" The Best of Abbott & Costello, Vol. 1 (Buck Privates / Hold That Ghost / In the Navy / Keep 'Em Flying / One Night in the Tropics / Pardon My Sarong / Ride 'Em Cowboy / Who Done It?) The Golden Age of Comedy The Best of Abbott & Costello, Vol. 2 (Hit the Ice / In Society / Here Come the Co-Eds / The Naughty Nineties / Little Giant / The Time of Their Lives / Buck Privates Come Home / The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap) Bill Cosby Is A Very Funny Fellow Right! ASIN: B000002XSA Release Date: 2000-09-15

Tracks:

1. Complete November 9, 1944 Broadcast
2. Who's On First
3. The Story Of Moby Dick
4. Abbott & Costello In Alaska
5. Hertz U-Drive

Customer Reviews:

Who's on First: A Collection of Classic Routines.......2007-07-18

Well, first off, it took a long time to receive it. Then, when I got it - the cover was cracked. I bought this for my dad, so I waited until he opened it to see if it was damaged. Luckily it wasn't because if I returned, god knows how long it would have taken to get a new one.

I've been happy with every purchase made on Amazon. But, of course, this one was a gift and this is the one that had problems.

"Who's On First" never gets old.......2007-01-12

I've been looking for a digital audio version of "Who's On First" for quite a while. That routine alone is worth the price of the disc. The rest of the sketches are pretty typical Abbott & Costello and are worth a listen or two, but the title track is a timeless piece of Americana. This version is somewhat different than the other audio and video versions that I've heard, but as we all know, eventually we find that I Don't Know is on third base and we just "Don't Give A Darn"... Oh yeah, that's our shortstop!

The original routines and recordings........2006-12-29

Expect some static, and to miss the beginning of the routines if you are not ready immediately after pressing "play". Otherwise, it's all great, classic, stuff unjaded by years of re-performance.

Classic Duo of Golden Age Comedy.......2006-02-23

I used to have this on vinyl... remember those things? It makes you feel like a kid again. I'm starting a collection of these radio legends like Fibber McGee & Molly, Jack Benny, The Whistler, Dimension X, etc.... CD's, of course. (I gotta get wit' the times.)

The funniest comedy team ever........2000-05-09

People today laugh at Seinfeld, Sinbad and others. If they want to hear true comedy, listen to these two. Abbott And Costello simply can't be beat. And who can forget "Who's On First! " That is to comedy like "Stairway To Heaven" is to classic rock. This disc will leave you in stitches and wanting more.

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1. The Collection: At Folsom Prison/At San Quentin/America [Box set]
2. The Rock
3. The Very Best of Michael Johnson: Bluer Than Blue
4. This Old Hat
5. Two Kinds of Laughter
6. We Saw The Best In You! A Gift of Songs Musical Tribute Inspired by September 11, 2001
7. White Limozeen
8. You
9. You Never Even Called Me by My Name
10. You Should Have Known Me Then

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