All American Country [Import]

Product Description
Budget price 18-track collection. Karussell. 1996.

All American Country,Sandy Posey,Universal Int'l,Bluegrass,Country,Country-Pop,Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan,Pop,United States of America

Average customer rating: Gets on my nerves All American Bluegrass Girl All American Girl Rhonda is Awesome! Good intro to Rhonda

All American Bluegrass Girl Rhonda Vincent Manufacturer: Rounder / UMGD ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Ragin' Live A Little Girl... A Big Four-Lane Beautiful Star: The Christmas Collection Cherryholmes Taking The Long Way ASIN: B000F7CEDO Release Date: 2006-05-23

Tracks:

1. All American Bluegrass Girl
2. Forever Ain't That Long Anymore
3. Heartbreaker's Alibi
4. God Bless the Soldier
5. Rhythm of the Wheels
6. Midnight Angel
7. Till They Came Home
8. Don't Act
9. Jesus Built a Bridge to Heaven
10. Prettiest Flower There
11. Ashes of Mt. Augustine
12. Precious Jewel

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"All my life they told me 'you're pretty good for a girl,'" Rhonda Vincent sings on this album's title track--a sly dig at the notoriously patriarchal culture of bluegrass, and at critics who qualify her as a "female bluegrass singer." But like Alison Krauss and Dolly Parton (who adds harmony vocals to the rocking "Heartbreaker's Alibi"), Vincent is one of the elite artists in the genre--period. She's got the awards and Grammy nominations to prove it, but mostly she has her voice--a flawless, instantly recognizable instrument that releases all of the emotion from durable gospel standards like Roy Acuff's "Precious Jewel" and the more contemporary-styled "Forever Ain't That Long Anymore." And she's got her band, the Rage, who rip through train songs like "Rhythm of the Wheels" or instrumentals like "Ashes of Mt. Augustine," which serves to remind us what a hot mandolinist she can be. Along with the archetypal bluegrass themes of home, death, and country, Vincent also has current conflicts on her mind. She covers Byron Hill and Mike Dekle's "Till They Come Home," which captures the impact of war on military families, walking the line between patriotism and unquestioning nationalism. On "God Bless the Soldier," however, she crosses that line with a strained analogy between Christian and military sacrifice. But her sentiments are nothing if not genuine--and she's got the vocal and instrumental chops to bring those emotions all he way home. --Roy Kasten

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Album Description

Dubbed "The New Queen of Bluegrass" by The Wall Street Journal, Rhonda Vincent delivers a mature collection of hard-driving bluegrass and soothing ballads including three originals on 'All American Bluegrass Girl.' Six-time International Bluegrass Music Association "Female Vocalist of the Year," Vincent continues to create her traditional bluegrass music with a contemporary edge. Joined by her award-winning band The Rage, with very special guest appearances by gal pal Dolly Parton and bluegrass legend Bobby Osborne, this collection delivers fresh, exciting bluegrass from start to finish. Rhonda Vincent is the 'All American Bluegrass Girl.'

Customer Reviews:

Gets on my nerves.......2007-04-29

After about three songs this album gets on my nerves...big time! What the hell is this...all of the songs sound the same. Try Dale Ann Bradley and Claire Lynch, their blue grass albums are not annoying like this one.

All American Bluegrass Girl.......2007-03-09

Ms. Vincent is a credit to bluegrass. Every collection needs to include this CD, as it will warm your heart with its soul, and stimulate your appreciation for the quality of the music.

All American Girl.......2007-02-18

I know Rhonda personally, and what you see is what you get.
She is a real star and a nice person to meet.
She was in music a long time before the rest of the country
knew her, but we in the Iowa, Illinois, Missouri area have
known Rhonda for a long time, and she is real!

Rhonda is Awesome!.......2007-01-04

Rhonda Vincent's latest is absolutely impeccable. It's a fabulous collection of her fantastic songwriting and musicianship! God Bless Her in the New Year!

Good intro to Rhonda.......2006-11-01

This CD is a good intro to all of the best of Rhonda Vincent. Toe-tapping, soothing, gospel, instrumental - all the best elements of her bluegrass are on it. Sure to be an impulse purchase after you hear the track samples above.

Average customer rating: Absolutely Awful It's Better Than No Bare at All, I Guess Another Rerecording Bare and Friends

All American Boy: 21 Greatest Hits Bobby Bare Manufacturer: Country Stars ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Bare Tracks: The Columbia Years The Best of Bobby Bare Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies Pure Country The Essential Bobby Bare ASIN: B00000G6QH Release Date: 1998-09-01

Tracks:

1. All American Boy
2. Shame On Me
3. Detroit City
4. 500 Miles Away From Home
5. Miller's Cave
6. Four Strong Winds
7. Streets Of Baltimore
8. Game Of Triangles
9. (Margie's At) The Lincoln
10. Come Sundown
11. Please Don't Tell Me How
12. Ride Me Down Easy
13. Marie Laveau
14. Drop Kick Me, Jesus
15. Numbers
16. Tequila Sheila
17. He Was A Friend Of Mine
18. When I'm Gone
19. To Whom It May Concern
20. I Don't Believe I'll Fall
21. Bye Bye Love

Album Details

Collection of the Greatest Hits from Another One of Country Music's Innovators. Includes "All American Boy", "Drop Kick Me, Jesus", "When I'm Gone" and Many More.

Customer Reviews:

Absolutely Awful.......2007-02-04

Did not sound at all like the original, I have old 45rpms of these and believe me, do not waste your money if you know anything at all about Bobby Bare's singing. This CD sounded like it was recorded from some practice session of a Bobby Bare wantabe.

It's Better Than No Bare at All, I Guess.......2004-10-23

I recall a pair of sisters, lovely girls without dates, playing "Shame on Me" over and over on the jukebox, but Mr. Bare has never emphasized his 1962 successes (including a much underrated "To Whom It May Concern"). He was playing a small country bar in Chicago just two years later when I saw him doing those songs, medley style, including "Dear Wastebasket" and "I Don't Believe I'll Fall in Love Today". Not long afterwards came "Detroit City" and he was in the big time. Pity that all of the songs here couldn't be the originals (like "To Whom it May Concern"). Go for the CD that has those originals if you want to be stirred by memories. This isn't it.

Another Rerecording.......2003-02-20

Bobby's voice as with all others has lost the range he used to demonstrate. This is not the worst case of a "re-do" I have had the displeasure of hearing, but it still is far short of the original offerings of Bobby during the 60's. As a courtesy to all involved, Be aware these are not all of his original recordings. Buyer Beware!!

Bare and Friends.......2000-04-08

Has anyone ever heard of this album? To my understanding, its available only on vinyl. The song in particular i'm looking for is "THE SINNER'S PRAYER". This was one of the best albums ever put out by this artist, and I can't find even the title anyplace. Its like it vanished from existence!

Average customer rating: not to great Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$ You get what you pay for. Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ...

100 Favorite Patriotic Songs Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by MacDowell | MacDowell, Edward | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Smith, John Stafford | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: America's Favorite Patriotic Songs United We Stand: Songs for America American Pride: Sixteen Stirring Patriotic Themes America's Bugle Calls Patriotic Country ASIN: B0000A1HT8 Release Date: 2003-08-12

Tracks:

1. America the Beautiful
2. All Quiet on the Potomac Tonight
3. Ballad of the Green Berets
4. On Top of Old Smokey
5. Coyote Warrior
6. Semper Fidelis
7. Breeze from Alabama
8. Onward Christian Soldiers
9. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
10. Patriot
11. Sweet Betsy from Pike
12. Marines' Hymn
13. America Is
14. When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home
15. Happy the Soldier
16. American Trilogy
17. Home Sweet Home
18. Washington Post March
19. Enraptured I Gaze
20. Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
21. Yellow Rose of Texas
22. Over There
23. Simple Gifts
24. Liberty Bell
25. Star Spangled Banner

Tracks:

1. God Bless the USA
2. Yankee Doodle Dandy
3. Katy Cruel
4. I Vow to Thee My Country
5. King Cotton
6. Beautiful Dreamer
7. America
8. American Patrol
9. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Beauty
10. Mohican Dream
11. Red, White and Blue
12. Some Folks
13. Liberty Song
14. Pomp and Circumstance
15. Hail to the Chief
16. Bennington Rifles
17. Peace on the Battlefield
18. I've Been Working on the Railroad
19. Under the Double Eagle
20. Red River Valley
21. My Country 'Tis of Thee
22. Camptown Races
23. Wild Blue Yonder
24. Hands Across the Sea
25. Fanfare for the Common Man

Tracks:

1. Stars and Stripes Forever
2. Living in America
3. Home on the Range
4. Old Colony Times
5. Clementine
6. Invincible Eagle
7. Ring Ring de Banjo
8. Yankee Doodle
9. Largo from "The New World"
10. To a Wild Rose
11. Hail Columbia
12. Alexander's Ragtime Band
13. Gettysburg
14. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
15. Capitan
16. Prairie Daughter
17. Little Brown Jug
18. Marching Through Georgia
19. Entertainer
20. Steamboat Around the Bend
21. Revolutionary Tea
22. Cassions Keep Rollin' Along
23. Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
24. Amazing Grace
25. Grand Old Flag

Tracks:

1. God Bless America
2. National Emblem
3. Soldier, Soldier Won't You Marry Me
4. Anchors Away
5. Oh, Susannah
6. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
7. Toast
8. Dixie
9. St. Louis Blues
10. Appalachian Spring
11. Bonnie Blue Flag
12. Old Hundreth
13. Swanee River
14. Battle Cry of Freedom
15. U. S Field Artillery
16. Sidewalks of New York
17. Chester
18. Auld Lang Syne
19. Kingdom Come
20. My Old Kentucky Home
21. Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
22. Battle Hymn of the Republic
23. Shenandoah
24. Abraham's Daughter
25. This Land Is Your Land

Customer Reviews:

not to great.......2007-04-04

We were disappointed with this CD, but for the price I guess we can't expect much. I didn't care for the new style presentation of the songs. I like a more traditional rendering.

Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$.......2005-06-22

I red the comments of two other people who have bought this 4 CD BOX SET and it is not really so bad. I will even add that there are some excellent tunes. However, I must agree with the fact that few tunes seem to have been recorded 40 or 50 years ago, mainly when you hear the scratches of an old turntable but it is just 2 or 3 tunes. Furthermore, if you do not know American music, it is a good BOX SET to buy if you consider that you received 4 CD for 4$ including 100 tunes. On these 4 CD, I have heard some orchestration that I have never heard before and I consider that they are different but interesting. Any way, after hearing these 100 tunes, you will say to yourself that you like this tune, this other tune, this other tune and so on and you will be able to buy a more expensive CD with the tunes that you like. However, I have bought many CDs in the last few weeks and as you know, there are always some tunes that you like and some tunes that you do not like on every CD that you will buy. So, don't buy it at 25$ but at 4 or 5$ dollars, it is a very good choice for 100 tunes.

You get what you pay for........2004-07-04

You get what you pay for. The singers put their own spin on the singing of each song. If you didn't hear the words you would not recognize some of them. Even some of the music sounds like a bad recording of music played on a turntable. Definitely not worth the price.

Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ..........2004-07-04

I wish this review had been here when I was thinking of purchasing it. I guess you get what you pay for. If you are thinking of buying this, you are better off recording your own CDs (or at least buying one that you can listen to a sampling of the songs). This album includes songs that were mere recordings of the songs playing on an old record player. It's almost so unbelievable that it is funny.

Average customer rating: Waylon & Jessi shine

All American Country Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter Manufacturer: Bmg Special Product ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Country | 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: An Outlaw...A Lady, The Very Best Of Out of the Ashes Collection Ultimate Waylon Jennings Love Songs ASIN: B0000VCZPM Release Date: 2003-10-24

Tracks:

1. Suspicious Minds
2. Under Your Spell Again
3. I Ain't the One
4. Storms Never Last
5. Wild Side of Life/It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
6. You Never Can Tell (C'Est la Vie)
7. Sight for Sore Eyes
8. I'll Be Alright
9. What's Happened to Blue Eyes
10. You're Not My Same Sweet Baby

Customer Reviews:

Waylon & Jessi shine.......2007-01-11

I enjoyed this CD immensely, and with ten tracks there is something here for everyone, from the standard 'Suspicious Minds' to 'Storms Never Last', their own signature tune, which is my favourite. Mikey J.

Average customer rating: Music to travel Route 66 Dusty Chaps-not "original" Capitol Records version! King of Anthologies Strikes Again! Dusty Chaps: Tucson Home Town Heros!!! A gateway to Jason Eklund

Songs of Route 66: All-American Highway Various Artists Manufacturer: Lazy Sob ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Vintage Rock & Roll | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: More Songs of Route 66: Roadside Attractions Here It Is! The Route 66 Map Series Route 66: EZ66 Guide for Travelers Route 66 Route 66: The Mother Road 75th Anniversary Edition ASIN: B000005F4J Release Date: 1998-07-21

Tracks:

1. Theme From 'Route 66' - Route 66 Orchestra
2. Route 66 - Bobby Troup
3. The Mother Road - Alan Rhody
4. What's Left Of 66 - Jason Eklund
5. Willy Rogers Highway - Kevin Welch
6. The Long Red Line - Mary Cutrufello
7. Used To Be - The Red Dirt Rangers
8. 2200 Miles - The Mad Cat Trio
9. Don't Haul Bricks On 66 - The Dusty Chaps
10. Route 66 Revisited - Jimmy La Fave
11. Route 66 - Charles Brown

Customer Reviews:

Music to travel Route 66.......2007-06-27

This CD really set the tone for our trip from Tulsa, OK to Santa Monica. We played it the first thing every morning and can't tell you how much it added to the trip. Great CD to get you "in the mood"

Dusty Chaps-not "original" Capitol Records version!.......2004-11-01

I love the Dusty Chaps recording for Capitol Records entitled "Honky Tonk Music". The track "don't haul bricks (on route 66)" is a real highpoint of that fine LP, but, sadly, the recording on the Route 66 compiliation is not the original album version that I was familar with.
It is a complete shame that someone hasn't already released the Dusty Chaps album onto CD. It rivals anything by Commander Cody or the New Riders.

King of Anthologies Strikes Again!.......2004-06-26

Austin Super Producer David Sanger [NOT the New York Times reporter] has acquired a reputation as King of the Anthologies, because of his output of quality work in that type album. This is the first of two collections Sanger has produced honoring The Great American Highway [and as drummer for traveling band Asleep At the Wheel, Sanger knows highways!] The first two cuts are obligatory: the theme from the long-ago TV series "Route 66" and the song of that title, as sung by its composer, the late Bobby Troup. The rest of this one is a skilled, imaginative blend of songs recorded especially for this collection and catalog tunes unearthed in memory or research, including the only known CD availability of the '70s alt.country forerunner, The Dusty Chaps, with a drug-smuggling warning, "Don't Haul Bricks on 66." This great album tells a story or two (the Road and our fascination with it) and sounds terrific at the same time! A class AAA effort.

Dusty Chaps: Tucson Home Town Heros!!!.......2003-01-07

Any compilation that includes a Dusty Chaps track is automatically worth at least 4 stars! The Chaps were songwriter George Hawke's showcase band in the late 70's and early 80's. In their element, a grimy beer joint attached to an old motel down on the Benson Highway, they kicked butt. "Don't Haul Bricks" may not be their greatest track, but its very worthy and makes this album a must for me, as their various albums are completely unobtainable.

A gateway to Jason Eklund.......2002-11-19

Jason Eklund was introduced to me through this cd. He is truly a great songwriter and I encourage those who liked his track to buy all of his cd's. He is American music!

Average customer rating:

I Walk the Line: An All-Star Tribute to Johnny Cash Various Artists Manufacturer: American Beat ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music All Bargain Titles | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Kindred Spirits: A Tribute to the Music of Johnny Cash Silver Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute Dressed in Black - A Tribute to Johnny Cash Johnny 99 ASIN: B000FFJZ7E Release Date: 2005-10-01

Tracks:

1. Ring of Fire - Dwight Yoakam
2. Big River - Collin Raye
3. I Still Miss Someone - Linda Ronstadt
4. Folsom Prison Blues - Jerry Lee Lewis
5. Ballad of a Teenage Queen - Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash
6. Guess Things Happen That Way - Emmylou Harris
7. I Walk the Line - The Everly Brothers
8. Get Rhythm - NRBQ
9. Cry, Cry, Cry - Elvis Costello & the Attractions
10. Big River [Live] - Grateful Dead

Average customer rating:

All American Country K.T. Oslin Manufacturer: Bmg Special Product ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Country | 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: RCA Country Legends K.T. Oslin - Greatest Hits: Songs from an Aging Sex Bomb My Roots Are Showing Live Close by, Visit Often 80's Ladies ASIN: B00022FW7C Release Date: 2004-04-01

Tracks:

1. This Woman
2. I'll Always Come Back
3. Come Next Monday
4. Live Close by, Visit Often
5. Two Hearts
6. Hold Me
7. Momma Was a Dancer
8. Didn't Expect It to Go Down This Way
9. Old Pictures
10. Miss the Mississippi and You

Average customer rating: It's not stereo classic arrangements by the classic gentlemen ~ Percy Faith

Lil Abner/Broadway Bouquet Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rodgers, Richard | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Subways Are for Sleeping / Do I Hear a Waltz Porgy & Bess / Most Happy Fella More Themes for Young Lovers/Latin Themes for Young Lovers Kismet/Music From Hollywood Great Folk Themes: American Serenade ASIN: B0000996GC Release Date: 2003-09-16

Tracks:

1. It's A Typical Day
2. The Way To A Man's Heart
3. Love In A Home
4. Medley: Jubilation T. Cornpone / (What's Good For) General Bullmoose (Is Good For The U.S.A.)
5. Unnecessary Town
6. The Country's In The Very Best Of Hands
7. There's Room Enough For Us
8. Progress Is The Root Of All Evil
9. If I Had My Druthers
10. Oh Happy Day
11. Matrimonial Stomp
12. Namely You
13. Hello, Dolly!
14. Once Upon A Time
15. Somewhere
16. Sunrise, Sunset
17. Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)
18. A Quiet Thing
19. Make Someone Happy
20. What Kind Of Fool Am I?
21. Long Ago
22. The Sweetest Sounds
23. As Long As He Needs Me
24. Theme From "Golden Boy"

Album Description

The jaunty Gene DePaul score for the musical play "Lil' Abner" based on the comic strip by Al Capp is heard instrumentally - and it's quite a show! "Broadway Bouquet" from 1965 is an important part of the famed Faith "string" album series - perhaps the pinnacle of his rich string sound that spanned gorgeous melodies and counterlines across sections of the large orchestra. (Bill Halvorsen)

Album Description

Pianist Percy Faith, a pioneer of the Easy Listening genre, had a successful and lengthy career as the in-house conductor and arranger for Columbia Records. Faith was renowned for his musical interpretations of Broadway and motion picture music. These two reissues from Collectables on 1 CD were originally released in 1965. 24 tracks. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

It's not stereo.......2005-01-10

I bought this solely for "Once Upon a Time", and was dismayed that the CD is mono, not stereo. The quality of the recordings leaves much to be desired, as many of them lack the pristine quality I'm used to on a CD.

classic arrangements by the classic gentlemen ~ Percy Faith.......2004-02-16

Two albums from the Columbia Records people blending different decades "Li'l Abner" (originally released CL 955 in 1956) and "Broadway Bouquet" (originally released LS 9156 in 1965), sharing the unmistakable style of the "Percy Faith Touch" ~ you know in an instant you're in for the best of the best ~ Duke Ellington was so taken with Faith's arrangements, that he would give anything to be able to arrange in that fashion.

Let's begin with "IT'S A TYPICAL DAY" along with "LOVE IN A HOME", both from "Li'l Abner", wonderful opening counterparts and the stirring arrangements by Maestro Percy Faith ~ "JUBILATON T. CORNPONE", uplifting cue that will keep bouncing in your head for hours, maybe even days ~ "IF I HAD MY DRUTHERS", one of the forgettable tunes from the show ~ "NAMELY YOU", has to be the best and favorite song of the Johnny Mercer and Gene De Paul score ~ by the way, these two composers penned the lively screen musical "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", both scores were sure winners from two talented songwriters, Percy Faith steps up to the podium and takes it to another level.

Now with "Broadway Bouquet", we have perfection within the realm of lush arranging, so flawless "HELLO, DOLLY!" (Jerry Herman), "ONCE UPON A TIME" (Adams/Strouse), "SOMEWHERE" (Sondheim/Bernstein), "SUNRISE, SUNSET/FIDDLER ON THE ROOF" (Harnick/Bock) (one of my all-time favorites, can't get enough of this score), "WHO CAN I TURN TO (WHEN NOBODY NEEDS ME)" (Bricusse/Newley), "A QUIET THING" (Ebb/Kander), "MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY" (Comden/Green/Styne), "WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I?" (Bricusse/Newley) (two of the best songwriters in the business), "LONG AGO" (David Heneker), "THE SWEETEST SOUNDS" (Richard Rodgers) (his credit of compositions goes through the ceiling, will never be another like 'em), "AS LONG AS HE NEEDS ME" (Lionel Bart) (a wonderful classic that is still popular by today's standards), "THEME FROM "GOLDEN BOY" (Adams Strouse) (another team of composers that have made an impact on the Broadway scene) ~ an example of the "Percy Faith Touch", so effortless, you feel like you're floating on a cloud ~ falls into Percy's many albums of fabulous string arrangements, they grabbed the attention of the listener and wouldn't let go. Can't think of any other arranger/composer who left such a great legacy as this man!

Highly recommend to ALL fans of Percy Faith ~ thanks to Collectables for releasing this collection from the vaults of Columbia Records ~ so listeners sit back, relax and enjoy a small part of Maestro Percy Faith's fabulous career!

Total Time: 70:49 on 24 Tracks ~ Collectables 7564 ~ (9/16/2003)

Average customer rating: Pretty good, but not the Satelllites' best

Open All Night Georgia Satellites Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Arena Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Georgia Satellites In the Land of Salvation and Sin In the Land of Salvation & Sin Shaken Not Stirred The Hard Stuff ASIN: B000008FZ9 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Open All Night
2. Sheila
3. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
4. Cool Inside
5. Don't Pass Me By
6. My Baby
7. Mon Cheri
8. Down and Down
9. Dunk 'n' Dine
10. Baby So Fine
11. Hand to Mouth

Customer Reviews:

Pretty good, but not the Satelllites' best.......2004-07-05

The Georgia Satellites' debut album was a surprise hit, rising to the top 5 and spawning the Billboard #2 single "Keep Your Hands To Yourself", but this 1988 follow-up went largely uinnoticed, peaking at #77 before sinking like a stone.
And that's a shame, because there is some real feel-good rock n' roll here...raw, gritty hard rock a la Stones, and highlighted by the sleazy boogie of "Mon Cheri", and a tremendous high-octane cover of Ringo Starr's "Don't Pass Me By".

But it must be said that "Open All Night" doesn't match the Satellites' debut album...most of the 11 songs are good, but too few of them are great. Dedicated Satellites fans will want it anyway, and it is certainly not a bad record, but more casual listeners will be much better served by the excellent career overview "Let It Rock - Best Of The Georgia Satellites".

3 1/4 stars for this one. Good enough, but not a necessary purchase when such a fine compilation is available.

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All American Country Vince Gill Manufacturer: Bmg Special Product ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Country | 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: These Days ASIN: B0000VCZQQ Release Date: 2003-10-24

Tracks:

1. Cinderella
2. Everybody's Sweetheart
3. If It Weren't for Him - Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill
4. True Love
5. Turn Me Loose
6. Victim of Life's Circumstances
7. With You
8. I Can't Hold Back
9. Fool Fool - Vince Gill, Pure Prairie League
10. Savannah (Don't You Ever Think of Me) - Vince Gill, Pure Prairie League

Music Album:

1. All Time Favorite Country Songwriter
2. Always on My Mind/Best of [Import]
3. Any Saturday Night In Texas
4. Be Ready Boys: Appalachia to Abilene
5. Bellamy Brothers - Greatest Hits No. 2
6. Best of Live [Import]
7. Best of Oak Ridge Boys Quartet and Bluegrass Favorites
8. Better Than This
9. Blue Grass Favorites
10. Bristol

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