The Real Deal

Product Description
Big Country Bluegrass perform on this 14 track album "The Real Deal."

The Real Deal,Big Country Bluegrass,Hay Holler Records

Average customer rating: SRV Review The Real Deal: Greatest Hits 2 An awesome display... Best introductory SRV Blues Done Right

Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - The Real Deal: Greatest Hits 2 Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Texas Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Guitar Gods | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Stevie Ray Vaughan - Greatest Hits The Sky Is Crying In Step Couldn't Stand the Weather Texas Flood ASIN: B00000ICN8 Release Date: 1999-03-23

Tracks:

1. Love Struck Baby
2. Ain't Gone 'N' Give Up On Your Love
3. Scuttle Buttin'
4. Wall Of Denial
5. Lenny
6. Superstition - (live)
7. Empty Arms
8. Riviera Paradise
9. Look At Little Sister
10. Willie The Wimp - (live)
11. Pipeline (from "Back To The Beach")
12. Shake For Me - (live)
13. Leave My Girl Alone - (live)
14. Telephone Song
15. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
16. Life By The Drop

Amazon.com

The real deal is that this is not so much a hits package as a hyped collection of songs that made the charts, album tracks, and rarities like Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Pipeline" duet with surf-rock king Dick Dale. (At least SRV completists no longer have to buy the God-awful Back to the Beach soundtrack.) Blending blues classics, rockers, and instrumentals was a signature of Vaughan's sets, but it doesn't work for these 16 tunes. Lesser numbers like "Empty Arms," "Shake for Me," and "Wall of Denial" seem filler between thrillers like "Telephone Song," "Scuttle Buttin'," and a version of "Leave My Girl Alone" that had been available only on a promotional CD. Remember, Vaughan's recording career lasted seven years--too short a time to merit two hits discs. Yet his guitar acrobatics and gut-deep vocal testimonials are never less than satisfying. --Ted Drozdowski

Customer Reviews:

SRV Review.......2007-02-08

Well, I guess if your a real fan of SRV, then you will love this. I am new to his music, and although he is obviously an accomplished muso, it was not quite what I wanted. It has not sold me on him, but he does have a couple of good tracks. Maybe just not for me.I will not purchase any more SRV if this is representative of his work

The Real Deal: Greatest Hits 2.......2007-01-10

Very fine collection of SRV's work. Highly recommend

An awesome display..........2006-11-11

If you are a fan this is a great compilation! The last two tracks, Voodoo Chile and Life by the Drop, are worth the price of admission.
Warning! There are so many notes and cool sounds flying out of Voodoo Chile that you may be injured. Enjoy!

Best introductory SRV.......2006-10-06

If you are new to SRV and looking for a great sample of his best work, this is the album for you. Selections are among the most intense blues ever to burn from SRV's guitar. The recording quality is top notch - including the live cuts.

Blues Done Right.......2005-12-07

Stevie Ray Vaughan was getting better by the year,never playing the same song quite the same way twice.He was the best of his kind.King of texas blues.Mr.Vaughan came to a tragic ending in a plane crash after fighting a life threatning drug addiction.Such an abrupt end for such an amazing person.

Two greatist hits were then released.This is Vol.2 you'd assume to get lackluster songs not quite as big as the glowing presence of Vol.1.If that is what you're guessing you're off(WAY OFF).Overall i think this is a much better interpratation of Mr.Vaughans true capabilities."Scuttle Buttin'" is a fast and short song resulting in an almost Van Halen "Eruption" solo feeling.Stevies accesability to make a song his own shows in a Jimi Hendrix song"Voodoo Chile"(later shown in 2001's "Black Hawk Down")as he did with The Beatles "Taxman" on the first vol..

Mr.Vaughans vocals are raspy and low and energetic.If you ever seen him live you'd know how much soul he poured into each performance.His beat up guitar is a trade mark.You will be able to hear this aura in the live tracks like "Shake For Me" and "Superstation".A crowd favorite "Lenny" is on the album,but not live.

Sixteen of Mr.Vaughans amazing songs shine hear and is worth more then what is asked for.

Average customer rating: The Isleys Coasting First Love!

Inside You/Real Deal The Isley Brothers Manufacturer: Beat Goes On ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Showdown/Grand Slam Live It Up/Heat Is On Planet Earth The Platinum Collection Hear to Tempt You ASIN: B000PUB234 Release Date: 2007-06-25

Tracks:

1. Inside You (Pts 1 & 2)
2. Baby Hold On
3. Don't Hold Back Your Love (Pts 1 & 2)
4. First Love
5. Love Merry-Go-Round
6. Welcome Into My Heart
7. Love Zone
8. Real Deal (Pts 1 & 2)
9. Are You With Me?
10. Stone Cold Lover
11. It's Alright With Me
12. All In My Lover's Eyes
13. I'll Do It All For You
14. Under The Influence

Album Description

2007 digitally remastered two-fer from the R&B legends featuring two albums appearing on CD for the first time. Inside You was originally released in 1981 followed a year later by The Real Deal.. BGO.

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered Edition of Two Original Albums from the 1980's Combined on to a Single CD. Both Appear on CD for the First Time with this Release and features the R N' B Hits "The Real Deal", "it's Alright with Me" and "Inside Deal".

Customer Reviews:

The Isleys Coasting.......2007-07-02

INSIDE YOU (1981) and THE REAL DEAL (1982) are the featured albums on this third two-on-one Isley release from BGO Records. Both of these albums broke the group's nine gold and/or platinum album streak.

The previous album GRAND SLAM (also 1981) took longer than the previous eight albums to reach "gold" status. So on INSIDE YOU, the Isleys tried to reinvent themselves by incorporating lush string arrangements into their clavinet/guitar solo funk formula. For the most part, it works, especially on the title tune, the Doobie-ish "Baby Hold On", the lush Stylistics-like ballad "Don't Hold Back Your Love", and "Love Zone" in which Ernie's guitar soars above a comfy bed of strings. However, the pop leanings fall flat on "First Love", the soggy "Welcome To My Heart", and "Love Merry Go Round", a good idea that somehow fails to catch fire. INSIDE YOU stalled at #45 on the Billboard pop album chart, the Isleys first non-top 40 album since 1971's GIVIN' IT BACK.

After that pop/funk experiment failed, the Isleys brought the funk back to the forefront in 1982's THE REAL DEAL. The title track and "Are You With Me?" incorporate some Gap Band influences in the mix, while those darn strings rear their ugly head in the poppy "It's Alright With Me". "All In My Lover's Eyes" is well-sung but features lazy lyrics, while Ernie's guitar saves the funky "Stone Cold Lover" and the bluesy closer "Under The Influence". This album crawled to #87 on the Billboard Pop Charts.

After the failure of these albums, the Isleys came back with 1983's platinum BETWEEN THE SHEETS. These albums aren't the best representation of the Isley catalog, but they have their moments.

First Love!.......2007-06-29

I can't believe this! Wow! I have been waiting on both of these albums to be released since 1993! I own both albums on vinyl and they're my 2 favorite Isley albums. Now these two albums never have been on cd domestically! So this is a first time. I've seen a copy of the Real Deal on eBay which looked like an import. But don't no if it was legit. Now I have been jamming these two albums since 1993. 1 song from each album has been released on cd. So this is going to be good. I can't wait because I already pre-ordered it. I own imported cd of Grand Slam, Go all the Way, Masterpiece, Showdown, Harvest for the World and Live it Up! A couple is now sold domestically but I am one of their biggest fans. Now these albums are two of their lowest selling albums but I think it was just the advertisement and the time it was released that didn't allow these albums to soar. But these are two underrated albums. I know all kinds of history on these guys. So place your order and get ready to jam! This is the Real Deal!

Average customer rating: Hula with an R & B spin! Awesome for KIDS! Puts them to sleep! My Favorite CD Feel the Spirit of Aloha You've got to have this one!

Kawaipunahele Keali'i Reichel Manufacturer: Punahele Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Hawaii | Pacific Islands | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Facing Future E Ala E Alone in IZ World In Dis Life Ho'oluana ASIN: B000003ZVJ Release Date: 1997-04-22

Tracks:

1. Kawaipunahele
2. In My Life
3. Hanohano Ka Lei Pikake
4. If We Hold On Together
5. E Ho'i I Ka Pili
6. Wanting Memories
7. Kauanoeanuhea
8. Ku'u Wehi O Ke Aumoe
9. 'Akaka Falls
10. Pua Mikinolia
11. Come Sail Away
12. He Mele Inoa No Kawaipunahele

Customer Reviews:

Hula with an R & B spin!.......2007-05-13

I enjoyed the mix of traditional hula with some songs taking on an R & B spin.

Awesome for KIDS! Puts them to sleep!.......2006-03-19

I listened to this music (my daughter is half Hawaiian) when my daughter was a baby ten years ago and it would always soothe her and put her to sleep because it's so soothing and beautiful. Now, my son, when he teeths he is inconsolible! He will not stop for a bottle, to be rocked, sang to, put down in his bed, etc. But I play this, and not even 3 seconds later, he is on his way to la la land. It is wonderful. I recommend it to any parent! Or anyone who wants to de-stress.

My Favorite CD.......2006-02-17

Keali'i Reichel has such a nice mellow voice.
His Music is so soothing and Kawaipunahele is my favorite CD of his works!
Keali'i Reichel includes familar songs along with the Hawaiian theme that puts you in a very mellow mood.
Only wish I had this CD when my kids were all small.
I have bought two of this CD one I bought in Hawaii and this one I bought for my girlfriend because she drives a Limo and would use it in the Limo.

Feel the Spirit of Aloha.......2006-02-08

I bought this CD on Maui, listened to it while we were there, brought it home and listened to it and, thanks to the included lyrics, learned the words to all the songs. I don't speak much Hawaiian, but I now can sing some songs in Hawaiian. Keali'i Reichel has a wonderful voice, great talent, a love for Hawaiian traditions and his legacy, and I can feel the Spirit of Aloha as he sings the songs on this CD.

You've got to have this one!.......2005-08-30

As you know, all of Keali'i's CD's are recommended. This one was his debut CD, released in 1994. It features traditional Hawaiian favorites such as "Akaka Falls," as well as original compositions including "E Ho'i I Ka Pili," "Kauanoeanuhea," and the title track, "Kawaipunahele." It also contains cover versions of The Beatles' "In My Life" and Sticks' "Come Sail Away." Keali'i's chanting comes across at the beginning of "In My Life" and in the last track, "He Mele Inoa No Kawaipunahele." Be sure to pick this one up!

Average customer rating: SRV CD for the car.

The Real Deal: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Texas Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - The Real Deal: Greatest Hits 2 Live in Tokyo Gold Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble Can't Quit the Blues ASIN: B000KHX7AS Release Date: 2006-12-26

Tracks:

1. Pride And Joy
2. Mary Had A Little Lamb
3. Texas Flood
4. Rude Mood
5. Couldn't Stand The Weather
6. Cold Shot
7. The Things (That) I Used To Do
8. Tin Pan Alley (A.K.A. 'The Roughest Place In Town')
9. Say What!
10. Change It
11. Come On (Part III)
12. Life Without You
13. The House Is Rockin'
14. Crossfire
15. Tightrope
16. The Sky Is Crying (Live)

Customer Reviews:

SRV CD for the car........2007-05-17

I own many SRV CDs but needed this one to have in my car at all times. Some of his best music is on this CD and it is great to have it handy on one CD. If you own a collection of SRV music this is not really needed unless you want a travel CD like I do. I find it necessary to have one. I mourn for him every time I play this CD and find it difficult to accept the fact that we will never hear the music we could have had if he had not left us so young. And I am grateful for the the music he did leave for us to enjoy.

Average customer rating: A fun mix thanks

The Real Deal - The Best of Today's Swing Music Various Artists Manufacturer: Free Falls Ent. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Retro Swing | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Jump Up & Boogie - The New Swing Collection Swing Hit Mix The Fabulous Swing Collection Hipsters, Zoots & Wingtips Torch This Place ASIN: B00001IVK5 Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

1. I Ain't Getting Any Younger - Blue Harlem
2. Let's Hang Out Tonight - The Big Six
3. Ruby Mae - Indigo Swing
4. Boozin' And Cruzin' - Dem Brooklyn Bums
5. What's The Matter With You - Lavay Smith And Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
6. Tossin' & Turnin' - Cigar Store Indians
7. When We Dance - The Bill Elliot Swing Orchestra
8. Josephine Please No Lean On The Bell - The Ray Gelato Giants
9. Cuppa Joe - Bellevue Cadillac
10. That's Right - Jumpin' Jimes
11. If I Knew Now - Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys
12. Wheels Start Turning - Blues Jumper
13. Jumpin' With Red - Red And The Red Hots
14. Seven Nights To Rock - Asleep At The Wheel

Customer Reviews:

A fun mix.......2007-06-22

Sad to see how the swing craze has died off, it produced some really great stuff.

This album is a nice mix of several more obscure swing bands, and the songs are a good range of styles and material. If you enjoy swing, this CD should be satisfying. I bought it on a whim and have enjoyed it. Some highlights to watch out for: "Ruby Mae" by Indigo Swing, where the talented musicians from that now-defunct band create the musical sound of riding the rails on a cross-country train, and "Tossin' and Turnin'" by the Cigar Store Indians, a rockabilly romp reminiscent of Brian Setzer when he was still with the Stray Cats.

Indigo Swing's stuff is still available too, and is great. Their latter two albums, "All Aboard" and "Red Light!" are well worth a listen--or several. Enjoy :)

thanks.......2007-04-27

the case was broken when I got it but i didn't care at all - just info for your next shipments... :)

Average customer rating: The Real Deal, my review from Barcelona Stands up well The essential moment of terror on a rock-solid album Good. Almost great buddy Guy takes the SNL band to blues school

Live: The Real Deal Buddy Guy Manufacturer: Jive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Chicago Blues | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Blues | Styles | Music Modern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Rock Guitarists | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Slippin' In Stone Crazy! Damn Right, I've Got The Blues Bring 'Em In Feels Like Rain ASIN: B00000051S Release Date: 1996-04-16

Tracks:

1. I've Got My Eyes On You
2. Sweet Black Angel (Black Angel Blues)
3. Talk To Me Baby
4. My Time After Awhile
5. I've Got News For You
6. Damn Right I've Got The Blues
7. First Time I Met The Blues
8. Ain't That Lovin' You
9. Let Me Love You Baby

Amazon.com

Silvertone Records has done a smart job of resurrecting Buddy Guy's career. When the label signed the Chicago blues guitar master in 1990, the 54-year-old legend hadn't had an American release in nine years. Silvertone introduced him to a new audience by having him play duets with such rock-star admirers as Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, and Jeff Beck on the 1991 album, Damn Right, I've Got the Blues. In 1996 the label unleashed the hardcore Buddy Guy stretching out on vintage blues numbers in a live setting on Live! The Real Deal. The payoff is not only a terrific blues album but also an album built on the kind of financial foundation that will insure many more to come. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

The Real Deal, my review from Barcelona.......2007-04-24

After reading some critical reviews of his record I have listened to it again and I have to agree with some of them willy-nilly. This cd contains some disappointments for all true Buddy Guy fans. For instance in the Bobby Blue Bland's "Ain't that Lovin' you", a song which is really out of place here, or in the irregular tune "Let me love you baby". But the rest of record is really great for me. Guy's voice is still powerful in spite of his age (60 years, at once), and he gives excellent renditions of "I've Got My Eyes On You", the Grammy award winner "Damn Right I've Got The Blues", the classical "Sweet black angel", the magnificent slow version of "My time after awhile", and in the Elmore James' single "Talk To Me Baby". There is also an excellent acoustic piano work of Chuck Berry's formed Johnnie Johnson in "I've got news for you" . The guitar is excellent in general and offers some moments of high tension. Guy is near his top form in this set drawn from gigs at his own Chicago club. If you're a fan of Chicago blues or a fan of Buddy Guy chances are that you'll enjoy this album.

Stands up well.......2006-10-27

I've seen Buddy Guy live several times, and this album captures some of the feel of being there. I think the horns are too much and Buddy Guy's playing is drowned out too often, but overall this album is well worth adding to your Buddy Guy collection.

The essential moment of terror on a rock-solid album.......2005-11-09

First, it's Buddy in fine form, Second, it's G.E. Smith and the SNL band, providing excellent support. A fan of Buddy and / or a fan of the blues can't go wrong with this one, but there's a real, raw, "Hellhound On His Trail" moment that makes this a must-have. Even the fans who are moderately familiar with Buddy's history know of his connection to Muddy Waters. During "My Time After A While" (around the 5 minute mark) he does an extended Muddy "Mannish Boy" type of scat that ends with him howling "lookee here, lookee here, lookee here, lookee here" as the band rallies and stomps and thuds around a brutal, paint-peeling guitar solo. Buy this one. NOW.

Good. Almost great.......2004-08-26

Buddy Guy is accompanied by the Saturday Night Live house orchestra on this album, which may only include nine songs, but still clocks in at well over an hour.

Guy's playing is strong and focused almost all the way through, and he gets superb backing from former Chuck Berry-pianist Johnnie Johnson, whose solo on the T-Bone Walker-like "I've Got News For You" is one of several instrumental highlights. Guy plays rhythm and lead guitar equally well (some blues guitarists, like B.B. King, literally can't play a chord), his voice is still powerful in spite of his advancing years, and he plays excellent renditions of "I've Got My Eyes On You", "Damn Right I've Got The Blues", "Let Me Love You Baby", and the Elmore James-single "Talk To Me Baby" in particular.

"Live - The Real Deal" may not be perfect (Guy's slightly erratic vocals are sometimes too low, something which should have been corrected in the mix), but it does show what an excellent guitar player that Buddy Guy is. It also features some of his best songs in good or even great live renditions, and if you're a fan of Chicago blues, you'll probably enjoy this album. If you're a fan of Buddy Guy you're almost sure to.

buddy Guy takes the SNL band to blues school.......2002-06-16

this is an interesting album. I have been a Buddy Guy fan for a long long time and I've seen him live on a few occasions. While I like the sound of the album and it does have some great moments I just don't get the whole SNL band thing. While great technical musicians they just don't know the blues and it is glaringly obvious when one of them attempts a solo. G.E. Smith's weak excuse for a call and response section with Buddy during, "Damn Right I've Got the Blues" sounds like my cat when she is wining about being hungry. Buddy will throw out some amazing guitar line and smith will answer with something that a ten-year-old would play while learning how to bend the strings. Pathetic! the only other soloist who keeps up with Buddy on this album is the amazing Johnny Johnson on piano. the man is just a legend and he does show it here. This album seems to be another attempt to make Buddy palatable to the casual blues fan, (The ones who think Keb' Mo' is a blues artist), in an attempt to widen his audience and from a financial standpoint I can't blame him or his record company. Ih short, if you are a true Buddy Guy fan you'll find this album to sound pretty waterd down so I wouldn't rush out and buy it. If you are someone who is interested in learning about the blues and have heard about Buddy Guy then I would recommend buying this album simply because Buddy's playing is normally very intense and it may scare off someone who is not familiar with his style so start with this one and then build into the real good stuff.

Average customer rating: Great Road Trip music country genius. The Real Deal Talent that Really Shines This man has some BIG Cowboy boots!!!

The Real Deal Billy Joe Shaver Manufacturer: Compadre Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Restless Wind: The Legendary Billy Joe Shaver: 1973-1987 Come on Back Tramp on Your Street Snake Farm Old Five and Dimers Like Me ASIN: B000AQKYUU Release Date: 2005-09-20

Tracks:

1. Live Forever (with Big and Rich)
2. Theres No Fool Like an Old Fool
3. Livin and Lovin Lie
4. It Just Aint There For Me No More
5. Jesus Christ is Still The King
6. Slim Chance and the Cant Hardly Playboys (with Kevin Fowler)
7. I Changed My Mind
8. Sweet Melody
9. Valentine (with Nanci Griffith)
10. You Ought to be with Me When Im Alone
11. Down the Road by the Way
12. West Texas Waltz (with Kimmie Rhodes)
13. The Real Deal
14. If the Trailers A Rockin Dont Come Knockin
15. Try and Try Again
16. Aunt Jessies Chicken Ranch

Amazon.com

Rough-hewn Texas treasure Billy Joe Shaver is something like that old chunk of coal he once wrote about--except his "diamond" already shines through. On this self-produced effort, his first new studio release in three years, he strips things down to the basics in mostly acoustic arrangements that sometimes recall Hank Williams Sr. at his starkest and most vulnerable. The material--alternately heartbreaking ("Livin' a Lovin' Lie") and outrageously earthy ("If the Trailer's Rockin' Don't Come Knockin'")--cuts a wide path, including two reworked numbers: a hot-wired version of "Live Forever" with Big & Rich, who, led by Big Kenny, sail into an evangelistic romp near the end; and an invigorated solo rendition of "Jesus Christ Is Still the King." Shaver has been to hell and back on a pack horse in the last six years--his wife died after a long bout with cancer; his blazingly talented guitarist son, Eddy, died of a drug overdose; and his own health was threatened. But what a comeback, steeped in his faith in the Almighty and his own power of resurrection. The evidence is here in abundance. "Slim Chance and the Can't Hardly Playboys," a vocal collaboration with Kevin Fowler, showcases Shaver's renewed sense of humor, while "Valentine," an affecting duet with Nanci Griffith, does as much as his recent wedding to spotlight his belief in romance as redemption. There's not much to quibble with here, unless you're a grinch who wants to gripe about Shaver's meandering sense of pitch, his way of sometimes circling around a note before he finally lands. But if you are, there's a bonus track here for you--a sprightly accordion-laced version of "Feliz Navidad" with Flaco Jimenez. This is "The Real Deal," all right. And then some. --Alanna Nash

Album Description

It seems like Billy Joe Shaver's experienced everything a musician can--except that he has never self-produced an album. So Shaver hunkered down in a Pedernales, Texas, studio to record 14 out of 16 new tracks for The Real Deal. He explains, "It was great to be able to sing the way I want to sing. I could set up the arrangements how I wanted rather than having to fit someone else's." He was also joined by old and new friends, including the country superstar duo Big & Rich, who co-produced their duet with Shaver on his inspirational masterpiece "Live Forever." According to Big Kenny from the duo, "Shaver is a classic poet and a songsmith...the kind of person you can listen to for hours, with a spirit and soul that grabs your attention." The duet marks the first time the double platinum duo has recorded an outside song. Others who joined Shaver included Nancy Griffith (who sang on the song "Valentine"), Kimmie Rhodes ("West Texas Waltz"), Flaco Jimenez ("Feliz Navidad"), and Kevin Fowler ("Slim Chance and the Can't Hardly Playboys"). The album also contains Shaver's fervent reminder about the power of persistence, "Try and Try Again."

The Real Deal follows the well-received Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver: Live, which featured such friends as Robert Earl Keen, Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Guy Clark, Todd Snider, Cory Morrow, Bruce Robison, and Kelly Willis, among others. Shaver is truly one of the most respected living figures in American music today. Johnny Cash called him "my favorite songwriter." (He has written for Cash as well as Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, the Allman Brothers, and Bobby Bare.) The Washington Post noted that "when the country outlaws were collecting their holy writings, Billy Joe Shaver was carving out Exodus."

Customer Reviews:

Great Road Trip music.......2007-06-28

I bought this CD for the "Live Forever" track and wound up loving almost all of the songs. Excellent Ipod music for the airplane and works even better in the car on a long roadtrip. Shaver's lyrics are funny and the music is lively.

country genius........2007-03-26

okay folks, round up all your toby keith, vince gill, and garth brooks cds, take 'em down to the goodwill and leave them there. then get yourself some real country genius. billy joe shaver is about as good a place as any to start your new, more rewarding life.

The Real Deal.......2007-01-09

This is a great C.D. By BIlly Joe Shaver. I like every song on it.

Talent that Really Shines.......2006-10-23

I was introduced to BJS via the Big and Rich song, when I saw the video on CMT. I am embarrassed to say I had not heard of BJS but decided to purchase this CD anyway. Oh My Goodness! This is an awesome CD and has far exceeded my expectations. If you like honky-tonk music, you will not be disappointed. The lyrics are great and the melodies are foot tapping and difficult to forget. I agree with some of the other reviewers-if I could give this CD a "ten" I would.

TB

This man has some BIG Cowboy boots!!!.......2006-07-28

BJS just goes to show that age is just a state of man. Another EXCELLENT cd form the man!! Maybe his best yet!

The songs are sharp. The lyrics are just daggers. The mood they create are stunning. "No Fool Like An Old Fool", "Livin' and Lovin" Lie" and "Just Ain't There For Me" will be classics!! The music and the emotion just make you stop and listen and become one with these songs.

The opener with Big and Rich is a nice step away for BJS. I've heard some complaints. I personally like ""Gonna Live For Ever". Great tune with a cool message. Might bring BJS to the mainstream fame he deserves!

There are even a couple of raunchy-ish songs on this offering. NICE!!!

Really..This is a 10 Star cd.

BJS must have some really BIG Cowboy boots...That much talent has got to have someplace to reside!!

Average customer rating: It was OK, I guess. Travesty good but the ordering was kind of off Goog Work The sum of a great soundtrack

The Sum of All Fears Manufacturer: Elektra / WEA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Total Recall: The Deluxe Edition (1990 Film) L. A. Confidential: Original Motion Picture Score Air Force One: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Last Castle The Hunt For Red October: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ASIN: B000066NYR Release Date: 2002-06-04

Tracks:

1. If We Could Remember - Yolanda Adams
2. The Mission - Shana Blake Hill
3. The Bomb - Jerry Goldsmith
4. That Went Well - Jerry Goldsmith
5. Clear The Stadium - Jerry Goldsmith
6. If We Get Through This - Tabitha Fair
7. The Deal - Jerry Goldsmith
8. Changes - Jerry Goldsmith
9. Snap Count - Jerry Goldsmith
10. His Name Is Olson - Jerry Goldsmith
11. Nessun Dorma from Turandot - Bruce Sledge
12. Deserted Lab - Jerry Goldsmith
13. Real Time - Jerry Goldsmith
14. How Close? - Jerry Goldsmith
15. The Same Air - Jerry Goldsmith
16. If We Could Remember (Reprise) - Jerry Goldsmith

Album Description

Featuring the song 'If We Could Remember' by platinum superstar Yolanda Adams plus original score by Hollywood legend Jerry Goldsmith. The film stars Ben Affleck & Morgan Freeman. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

It was OK, I guess........2007-02-07

The opening track is great, however, I bought the cd in anticipation of hearing the rendition of the fourth verse of the Star Spangled Banner from the football game and it wasn't there at all. I have never heard the that piece of music performed so magnificently! But I guess this is a characteristic of "sound tracks"; some items in the movie soundtrack don't seem to make it to the soundtrack you buy from the store.

Travesty.......2006-03-14

One of Goldsmith's last scores, we get the ruined versions of the main tune. Goldsmith had it right, and in Hebrew. The Yolanda versions are awful.

This is one of those albums completely unfaithful the the true genius of the composer.

good but the ordering was kind of off.......2003-08-25

this cd had great pieces but some of the pieces where out of place such as "If We Can Get Through This" but overall it is a good cd

Goog Work.......2003-04-08

The Sum Of All Fears soundtrack CD is a perfect work. 90% of the songs fits with the film action. On the other hand if the composer could work on it with gathering the songs together in harmony and adding all the instruments of a symphony orchestra, it will be a symphonic poem.

The sum of a great soundtrack.......2002-12-20

With Basil Poledouris and James Horner that did previous Tom Clancy films, Jerry Goldsmith steps in and delivers a great score to the latest film, The Sum of All Fears. The soundtrack starts and ends with a song written by Goldsmith (he wrote the music, which becomes the theme) called "If We Could Remember" which is performed by Yolanda Adams. This song should be nominated for an Academy Award because of its outstanding music and lyrics. The second track "The Mission" includes "If We Could Remember", this time performed by Shana Blake Hill, with a 2 note middle eastern theme thrown in. Goldsmith uses a chorus throughout several of the tracks in a Russian like manner to convey the setting of the film. "The Bomb" is a great track which features chorus, low brass, percussion, and synths. "That Went Well" features the choir and brass playing that haunting Russian theme that I talked about earlier. Really the only 2 action cues are found in "Clear the Stadium" and "Real Time" which represent the suspense styles Goldsmith used in Air Force One and possibly U.S. Marshals with sixteenth note string passages. "The Same Air" concludes the score with the "If We Could Remember" theme and that 2 note middle eastern theme. "If We Could Get Through This" is a decent song thrown in the middle of the score that should have been at the very beginning or very end so it doesn't get in the way of the score. The same thing can be said about "Nessun Dorma" which is a great piece performed by Bruce Sledge in an opera like fashion. Concluding the soundtrack is a reprise of "If We Could Remember". To sum it all up, this is a great soundtrack that shows Goldsmith at his best. I wish the 2 themes were used much more often than they were, which is why a 5 star rating is lacking. But, a great soundtrack and a must have.

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