Between Heaven and Earth [Import]

1. Gamelan Jegog Werdi Sentana

2. Gamelan Semar Pegulingen Saih Pitu

3. Gender Wayang Pemarwan

4. Gamelan Jegog Werdi Sentana

5. Gender Wayang Pemarwan

6. Gamelan Jegog Werdi Sentana

Tracks:

The Golden Era
Warriors In Peace (Hindi Version)
Lord An's Empire
Water
Horses
Mountaind
Dacoit Duel
Lai Chi
Buddha's Remains
Blue Light
The Monk And The Miracle
Desert Storm
Escape
Warriors Of Heaven And Earth
Warriors In Peace (English Version)

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The rise of Bollywood soundtracks in the West has led to an increased awareness of the unique and often kitschy music and their composers, which have a popularity in India that rivals that of top pop stars in the West. With hundreds of song credits ranging from ad jingles or film soundtracks, as well as the music for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Bollywood Dreams, the 38-year-old Rahman's resume is such that he's now considered one of the great composers of India. Based on his original score to the film Warriors Of Heaven And Earth, this album adaptation is Rahman's first full-fledged orchestral work. Eschewing tabla and sitar cliques, Rahman takes in influences of Turkey and China as well as India and integrates them into sweeping orchestral arrangements that recall the East-meets-West panoramic beauty of the The Last Emperor soundtrack. Rahman has the rare ability to articulate complex emotions without lyrics, and Between Heaven And Earth is the work of this master in full bloom. --Tad Hendrickson

Customer Reviews:

wonderful.......2006-09-18

I don't remember how I even found this CD. I had never heard of A.R. Rahman but after sampling the music and reading the reviews I decided to buy it. What a revelation! The music is truly a timeless blend of eastern and western. It is at the same time powerful, sensual, deep, primitive, modern and melodic. Rahman blends primitive-sounding drums with lush orchestration and Indian and Chinese instruments. This is one CD of which I do not tire, even after I've had it on "repeat" in my CD player while I'm doing other things. Highly recommended.

Music beyond Zen, beyond words beyond the world............2006-05-17

His music always sent chills down the spine. I feel sad for people who cant understand his music. Here is one rare gem of India. He is the Kohinoor of India. I have listened to this cd like a zillion times. Some people dont understand the genius of this music. All of the compositions are the same melody. Different variations, differnt tempos, different rhythms, different intruments but all of the 15 or so are the same melody. Unbelievable.
The lyrics to the song Warriors in Peace is very deep in Urdu/Hindi. I have tried to translate it below. Hope you guys enjoy it.

There is a calling in silence
(The world is) a marketplace of sighs
A lonely heart is a pity (as in a heart should never be lonely)
Come to me on this side. (as in the side of peace)

(This paragraph is focused on the night after a day long battle when the warriors are resting)

The dusk is setting in on the deserts.
The day has sunk into peace.
A pleasant breeze I dedicate unto thee. (to the warriors)
Rest thy sabers. (as in for ever)

(This paragraph focuses on the world ravaged by wars)

The world is a garden and
Do not color this garden with blood.
Whatever had to happen has happened. (as in atrocities)
Time itself is a healer.
let go of the bitter memories,
that drown lives in tears.

(this paragraph is in hope for the future)

The sun will rise again tomorrow.
Life will go on
Foster the world of aspirations.
For you are not alone; I am with you.
For I see you through the eyes of my heart Oh my companion
Every moment.

Call out to me
Anytime you need a friend
Like the mountain walks into the sea (referring to the lonliness of the mountains and the seas)
In the same manner we shall share our lonliness.
There is ease in tough times.
There is escape in difficulties.
Go beyond all these.

You have lost your dear ones.
you have shed many a tear.
You have to give your courage a destiny.
For you are not alone; I am with you.
For I see you through the eyes of my heart Oh my companion
Every moment.

Here the thing I like aboutt his song is that the lyrics and music both are in perfect harmony with each other. the music compliments the lyrics of Mehboob sahib. And nobody can do justice to lyrics in India beyond Rahman.

The Genius of the Heart.......2004-06-19

Although I am a native American who grew up in Texas on Lightin' Hopkins and Ray Charles, with a diverse taste in music from Mozart to Bill Evans to Emmy Lou Harris, I now listen primarily to A.R. Rahman - and frankly have just about lost interst in any other music.

Rahman is the genius of melody and subtle percussion. His music has evolved out of India, but it also comes from what must be his personal enormous heart-felt love for all of life, humanity and God. His grasp of the eternal and the transcendental in melody will bring tears to your eyes and long lost feelings into your heart.

Rahman is a superstar composer worldwide, loved by literally millions, and appreciated by great musicians in every country all over the planet. I'm delighted SONY has released this, because not only is it breathtaking, magical music that draws you into far away exotic realms, but it is commercially accessible to us as westerners and perhaps it will introduce many more to the Genius of the Heart - A.R. Rahman.

I can't say enough good things about his music. Look him up on the internet - there are dozens of websites devoted to him, his music, and his remarkable life. A modern day Orpheus, India's Mozart - Awesome!

Astonishing Music of the Silk Road: A Powerful Moving Epic.......2004-05-23

This CD will appeal to anyone who loves the music of China, India, Turkey, Western orchestral arrangements, and original musical phrases expressed on traditional instruments. The erhu (Chinese violin), duduk (Armenian styled recorder), and taiko drums crescendo and decrescendo to create peak emotional interludes throughout the CD. I can only say, at last I found the music of A. R. Rahman!!! Having fallen in love with this CD - I very badly want to view the Chinese film, "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" for which the music was originally created.

Review of contents: track #1, "The Golden Era" begins with a delicate flute introduction which grows into a full blown expressive orchestral interlude, occasionally allowing the flute the most prominent status. It is done with a pleasing refinement. "Warriors in Peace" track #2, has sensual feminine vocals sung in Hindi, which enhance the intense appeal of the song. The melody is lyrical, the words are poetic.

Most highly captivating is track #15 which is an English translation of track #2, "Warriors in Peace". Some lyrics follow,
"Call me when you need a friend,
when you need a friend,
As the mountains crumble to the sea,
Trouble always finds a way to keep you away from me.
Look at me through my mother's eyes ...
See who I am ...
Forever free."

"Lord An's Empire' (#3) has intense drum beats that follow the sound of "AH" which occurs in a wave-like rhythmic chant that reminds me of ancient shamanic traditions. I feel my ancestral roots calling, the Hungarian shamans are whispering to me ... Track #4, "Water" begins with the mellow timber of the duduk, that is enchanting, lonely, personal,and haunting. "Horses" (#5)includes the taiko drums that cresendo and decrescendo, as if preparing for battle. It is energizing and dramatic.

"Mountains" (#6) begins with a higly evocative erhu intro (Chinese violin). It is accompanied by strong taiko drums that awaken the senses. Next are the transitional musical phrases of the orchestra. Again, the rare lone 'voice' of the erhu enters only to be overcome by the intense taiko drum-beat, seems to be a call to battle. Next, one hears Tibetan monks doing their guttural sounds ... chanting for peace, knowing full well that men are preparing for war. "Blue Light" #10, has a soulful soothing flute intro which grows into an orchestral crescendo/decrescendo ocassionally broken up by an unexpected interlude, the sounds of a lonely duduk and the clanging of cow bells. The effect is stunning ...

My sincere thanks to A.R. Rahman, the Czech Film Orchestra and Choir, Sadhana Sargam (Hindi vocals, "Warriors in Peace"), other vocalists and musical soloists -- for this magnificent creation of epic proportions. Erika Borsos (erikab93)

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Everyone should experience this CD
A very powerful and emotional album...
Tremendously moving, absolutely glorious
A Moving Tribute
BITTERSWEET

Somewhere Between Heaven & Earth
Cindy Bullens
Manufacturer: Artemis Records
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ASIN: B00000K0VO
Release Date: 1999-09-07

Tracks:

In Better Hands
The Lights Of Paris
I Gotta Believe In Something
Somewhere Between Heaven And Earth
A Thousand Shades Of Grey
Water On The Moon
Boxing With God
The End Of Wishful Thinking
As Long As You Love (Scarlet Wings) - (with Reid Bullens-Crewe)
Better Than I've Ever Been

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There is no way to write about Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth without acknowledging that the album was inspired by the 1996 death of Cindy Bullens's 11-year old-daughter, Jessie. Bullens had taken a long break from recording when tragedy prompted her to write and record these songs. But to dwell on the particulars of her awful experience would be to diminish the universal nature of a song such as "The Lights of Paris" (which could be about anyone who has lost the love of another) or the redemptive power of "I Gotta Believe in Something." Bullens has a voice that is honest and simple, yet capable of the assured performance that only experience brings. It cuts through the ringing guitars with pure rock & roll passion. Truth be told (and herein it is) these songs and performances represent the best of what popular music has to offer: the delineation of our pain and the tools to see us through it. Had she exorcised her sadness with a dark, highly personal work, Bullens might have felt better, but what would have been gained? Instead, with a little help from friends Bonnie Raitt, Bryan Adams, Lucinda Williams, and Rodney Crowell, Bullens reminds us why we listen to music in the first place. Michael Ross

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Everyone should experience this CD.......2005-07-22

As a pediatric oncology nurse, this CD has very special meaning to me. I try to share this music with as many of my patients' families as possible. Sometimes my families are feeling so many emotions, they can't put them into words. Cindy Bullens does that for them. Even if you haven't experienced a loss such as Cindy's and some of the amazing children I have had the pleasure of taking care of, this CD will touch you in a special way.

A very powerful and emotional album..........2005-02-23

This is a very powerful and emotional album inspired by the death of Cindy Bullens' daughter Jessie. I hate imagining the loss of your child. There should be some sort of law of nature in which no child can die before their parents.

This release has vocal contributions from Bonnie Raitt, Bryan Adams and Lucinda Williams who sings beautiful harmonies on my favorite song here..."The End of Wishful Thinking". There is also some very touching vocal's from Cindy's teenage daughter Reid on the song "As Long As You Love". Other contributors include Benmont Tench and Rodney Crowell.

This album is much more about hope and coping and learning to live again rather than dwelling on her loss. Included are photos and some inspiring liner note from Cindy as well as from Dave Marsh who also lost a child to cancer. This came out in 1999 and it would nice to hear something new from Cindy again.

"I gotta believe in something
That there's just plain nothing
Don't sit right with me"

Tremendously moving, absolutely glorious.......2003-03-24

This CD features excellent, moving and very thoughtful rock of the highest caliber. Bullens' vocals are super and her guitar work is excellent, but neither begins to compare with the quality of the poetry she has written in each of these songs. This CD represents a triumphant recovery from a deep tragedy, the death of her daughter, Jessie. BRAVO!

A Moving Tribute.......2003-02-24

Cindy Bullens is a powerhouse vocalist. I remember having met her many years ago when she was rocking the stage as a backing vocalist on an Elton John tour. Many years...and tears have obviously passed and she (we) finds (find)the voice of her soul in this amazing album. The quality of the songwriting puts it in the caliber of the best of Don Henley...I wish he could have sung on one of the tracks. The beautiful "As Long As You Love" (Scarlet Wings) is a masterpiece of emotional poetry and the fact that she is acompanied by her daughter Reid adds a special and touching voice. I recommend this album to everyone. Buy it for yourself and listen to what loss and love sound like. Then buy a few more copies as gifts for your friends and family to cherish. Don't burn copies...the original is the only way to go. The booklet and written message are valuable additions to the package. Dave Marsh put it beautifully: "Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth is a miracle."

BITTERSWEET.......2002-10-26

I remember hearing Cindy's "Better Than I Ever Been Before" back in 2000. The song was so warm. It was obvious that a woman who had pulled herself through some serious pain had recorded that song and tried to be as optimistic as she could. It was so sunny yet weary. Come to find out, Cindy wrote not only that gem but this courageous whole album after the unfortunate passing of her eleven year old daughter Jessie. "Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth" is a beautiful album. You may have not lost your daughter but you feel the sadness, anger, remorse, and all the feelings that go through losing a lost one. The entire album grabs you and it's an wonderful album for someone whose lost a child. Or anyone whose lost anyone that's really close to them and they want to find hope in that particular suitation. A great album, nevertheless.

Between Heaven And Earth: Music Of The Jewish Mystics

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TRUE TRADITIION CUTTING EDGE CLASSIC
A Musical Milestone
Superb jazz based on an unusual tradition
A refreshing change of pace
Great Soul!

Between Heaven And Earth: Music Of The Jewish Mystics
Andy Statman Quartet
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ASIN: B000000E41
Release Date: 1997-01-21

Tracks:

Maggid
You Were Revealed
Adir
Chassidic Waltz
Yonah
Reb Nachman's Deveykus Niggun
Purim
Tzamah Nafshi
If Not For...

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Discs that attempt to cross-pollinate jazz with the soulful sounds of klezmer tend to be hit-or-miss; usually you just end up wondering if today's players are half as proficient as the forefathers they're trying to upstage. Andy Statman's credentials don't allow for such doubts. He apprenticed with klezmer legend Dave Tarras (and was even bequeathed the master's clarinet), and whether on clarinet or mandolin, his playing is impeccable. On Between Heaven & Earth, Statman reaches a (thus far) career high point and creates something completely gorgeous and new. The quartet is modeled on the jazz paradigm (horns, piano, rhythm section), and the occasional virtuoso guest (banjoist Bela Fleck and mandolinist David Grisman) joins in. The results are spectacular: extended meditations on Hasidic themes and compositions that quite literally blossom before your very eyes, with shades of klezmer, bluegrass, and jazz all thrown together. The tunes may not come out swinging, but, filled with gorgeous reflections, a gentle pace, and haunting solos, they simmer to great results. The cuts were recorded live in single takes, and the effect is moving and spiritual; there are quiet moments here, and (thank God) the ensemble never sounds rushed. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

TRUE TRADITIION CUTTING EDGE CLASSIC.......2005-12-02

Andy does a tremendous job of taking nigunim (songs) of the holy hasidic masters of long a go. he puts it in a format which people can appreciate today. However, he does not sell out. Meaning, is he does not "water down" . Andy perserves the holiness and sacred nature of each tune so that even the tradional are able to enjoy this. Andy bridge the tradition with modern times and does so in a magnificent fashion

A Musical Milestone.......2004-09-27

It is often said that Andy Statman is a "musician's musician." He also may be said to be a "critic's musician," having earned an unending string of accolades from the press throughout his career. This CD, for example, was featured on the cover of the year-end double-edition of Billboard just before the record hit the stands, and subsequently was dubbed one of the Ten Best CDs of the Year by NY Times music critic, Neal Strauss. If I may add my "two cents," I would say that "Between Heaven and Earth" is an American-Chassidic answer to "A Love Supreme." These sessions were truly inspired!

Superb jazz based on an unusual tradition.......2002-09-20

I think the reviews by Jason Verlinde and Rabbi Yonassan Gershom are accurate as to the feel and value of this music. I mostly want to add some technical stuff that may be of interest. The quartet is Statman on the clarinet (he has a beautiful yearning tone) and mandolin, Kenny Werner on the piano, Harvie Swartz on the acoustic bass and Bob Weiner on the drums. Bola Fleck (banjo), David Grisman (mandolin) and Scott Lee (bass) put in guest appearances.
When I first heard the first song on this record it reminded me a lot of the first song on Moodiology by George Garzone. Werner also plays on that excellent album and on both albums he is in fine McCoy Tyner form- playing piano of great spiritual power and beauty. Other than Statman, Werner is the main instrumental presence on this disc.
Statman on clarinet is wonderful. He doesn't so much tear up the changes as work with the melodies. When you have melodies of this beauty it is a wonderful approach.
One reviewer found this music to be too new ageish. Maybe but I think in that case he has heard a lot better new age music than I have. I find this album to hold its own against anything I put it up against on my CD changer. Right now I am playing it with masses by Palestrina. I have played it up against Leila Josefowicz, Anouar Braham and George Garzone (it is apparent that Statman is not the player that Garzone is but then how many are?). Each time I play this CD I find new things to hear, new beauty to enjoy. These guys play this music because they love it, they feel it to the bone, it cuts to the heart of how they see the world and, I suspect in Statman's case as well as Palestrina, it is part of an ongoing conversation with God. How often do you get to hear music played with that much heart? It may not speak to you but it is definitely worth a listen to find out.

A refreshing change of pace.......2000-08-31

Most albums of Hasidic music tend to focus on the rapidly-paced "table bangers" designed to get your adrenaline going. Not so with this album. Statman and crew have chosen some of the slower, more contemplative Hasidic tunes, and rendered them in a soul-filled cross between klezmer and modern jazz. The result is meditative Jewish music that is definitely not the usual "new age" pablum.

In their original cultural context, these tunes are sung orally, usually without instrumental accompaniment, because the use of instruments is forbidden on the Sabbath and festivals. Instead, the singers sit around the table, using their voices to improvise complex harmonies and variations on the basic tunes. Sometimes the tunes have words, but more often, they are made up of meaningless sounds such as "ai-ai-ai!" that, precisely because they are wordless, can contain all possible meanings of the heart. The result is a sort of verbal jazz that reaches deep levels of the soul.

Such music is known in Hebrew as a "devekus niggun" (D'VAY-kuss-NEE-gun), which means, loosely translated, "A sacred tune for connecting with God." What Statman has done here is to translate that oral devekus experience into instrumental music. And it really works! As I listened to this album, I was carried back to my own deepest experiences around the Shabbos table. There are only nine pieces on this CD, but each is long enough to really get into the music, the same as when we sing them around the table. This album truly conveys the inner spirit of Hasidism.

Great Soul!.......2000-03-06

This album is really a favourite of mine. No easy listening, no swinging. It's full of subtle and spectacular ensemble music. Statman's clarinet reaches out to unknown heights and the combination of styles is really moving. Improvising on well-known Hassidic themes, Statman and his musical friends create a new genre: mystical music with body and Soul! Unlike so-called 'New Age-music', that usually lacks any depth, this album combines the old with the new.

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Between Heaven and Earth
Between Heaven & Earth
Manufacturer: Capital Ent
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ASIN: B00000JIH6
Release Date: 1998-07-06

Tracks:

Amazing Grace
Abide With Me
Rock of Ages
Nearer, My God, to Thee
I Need Thee Every Hour
Count Your Blessings
God Be With You
It Is Well With My Soul
O Glorious Love
Great Is They Faithfulness

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Easy-Listening / Hymns of Praise / Fully Orchestrated

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Aki No Tsuki
Suna-Yama
Awate Dokoya
Higambana
Narayama
Furusato No
Ishi No Ue
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Between Heaven & Earth: Traditional Gamelan Music of Bali

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Interesting cd with three different types of orchestras

Between Heaven & Earth: Traditional Gamelan Music of Bali
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Music Club
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000K53F
Release Date: 1999-09-21

Tracks:

Gamelan Jegog Werdi Sentana
Gamelan Semar Pegulingan Saih Pitu
Gender Wayang Pemarwan
Gamelan Jegog Werdi Sentana
Gender Wayang Pemarwan
Gamelan Jegog Werdi Sentana

Customer Reviews:

Interesting cd with three different types of orchestras.......2001-01-12

Very interesting cd with a different varieties of recording from the earthy and natural sounds of the Gamelan Jegog with it's large resonating sounds of the bamboo keys giving it's quite distinct contrasts compared to most gamelan music that I have heard which tended to have metallic keys that give it that shimmering, mystical, hazy, delicate, loud and dreamy kind of sound. Gamelan Jegog is very lively as the notes in the cd had described it like fat rain falling on to the soil. Very unusual with a earthy texture. Gamelan Semar Pegulingan with it's light and sweet, subtle sounds of the resonating keys when struck. This orchestra tended to typify many Balinese gamelan orchestras, with it's metallic ringing of the metallophones and other instruments that make it so sweet and also with sweet intentions as the notes explains it's sole purpose in the royal courts of Bali back in the old days. Gamelan Semar Pegulingan gives it that timeless piece with sounds of beautiful instruments playing, thus giving it an airy feel to the whole track as well as creating a sense of beauty and also creating an unusual atmosphere which is hard to describe sounding a cross between a traditional Chinese orchestra that of Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. Gender Wayang also features in this cd, with it's very distinct playing style which sounds very timeless, dreamy and also sounds like one of those computer games with it's simple music. Gender Wayang was used to accompany shadow plays, cremations, tooth filing ceremonies and also wedding ceremonies. No wonder this beautiful type of orchestra was used to accompany so many traditional Balinese functions. This is a great cd to have for those who want to know more about there different types of gamelan orchestras that are played and performed in Bali. It contains some the best and very clear recorded music that I have ever heard so far. Between Heaven and Earth in many aspects from my point of view. The notes are good however they should include some photographs of the musical orchestras. Overall it's good!!!

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Adagio: Between Heaven and Earth

Manufacturer: Nightingale Records
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Mariah: Somewhere Between Heaven & Earth

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Mariah
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AOR / Melodic Rock outfit originally called Pretty Boy , MARIAH featured keyboardist/guitarist Jimmy DiLella , who had previously recorded and toured with WAYSTED , BRITNY FOX and later with DORO. He subsequently founded the band TYKETTO and co-wrote their international career-defining smash "Forever Young". MARIAH also featured ex-LYNN ALLEN guitarist Tim Compton (who is one of the tastiest guitarists you'll ever hear). Under the wing of TRIXTER's Steve Brown , who signed them to his management company , MARIAH was simultaeously courted by Jani Lane of WARRANT and Bill Leverty of FIREHOUSE. MARIAH was slated to be the next band to follow SKID ROW on Jon Bon Jovi / Richie Sambora's record/production company called 'The Underground'. Mariah's second album also features BRITNY FOX drummer Johnny Dee. ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL FOR ALL FANS OF 80s AOR / MELODIC ROCK. WHY THESE GUYS NEVER MADE THE BIG-TIME IS CRIMINAL.

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Between Heaven and Earth

Manufacturer: Intakt
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ASIN: B000084SYN
Release Date: 2003-01-01

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Heavenly voice
LOVE this CD
The Voice of an Angel
A True Blessing
One of Christian Music's Best Performers

Wondrous Love

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ASIN: B00006AG3R
Release Date: 2000-11-15

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Gentlest Savior
Lover of My Soul
Were You There
Jesus, the Very Thought
My Shepherd
I Will Arise
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Wondrous Love
My Jesus I Love Thee
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Wondrous Love is a collection of inspirational hymns performed in a unique blend of Celtic, baroque and new age styles: relaxing, warm vocal performances accompanied by keyboard and accoustic instruments. Extremely popular on Christian radio, two songs from Wondrous reached #1 on the CMRadio's charts last year. These are timeless Celtic and Appalachian hymns; compelling and deeply spiritual songs, seldom heard by contemporary Christian audiences - tunes that have slipped through various sets of lyrics, across national boundaries and, in some cases, across a thousand years, are now made accessible to 21st century audiences through Caroline's haunting vocals.

Wondrous Love takes these hymns to an entirely new place of meditation, of comfort, of freedom.

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Heavenly voice.......2003-12-12

An angelic interpretation of celtic folk songs -- spiritual in the true sense of the word. Highly recommended.

LOVE this CD.......2003-09-20

I just wanted to tell you that I LOVE this CD! I've never been a big fan of celtic folk music - what little I've heard has always seemed rather alien to me. I think that Caroline Bowles does an outstanding job of making our "heritage" hymns more accessible to the average listener. It has definitely left me wanting to hear more.

The Voice of an Angel.......2003-09-05

Wondrous Love brings the music into the twenty-first century while still grasping its essence. Caroline Bowles does more justice to these hymns than many popular contemporary Christian artists who have sung them. All performances on Wondrous Love are outstanding!

A True Blessing.......2003-08-27

This album is a true blessing. Ms. Bowles' voice and phrasing lifts the listener and makes the music both universal and intimate at the same time. She blends the gospel traditions with mystic Celtic themes in such a way that they seem old friends. I recommend it highly.

One of Christian Music's Best Performers.......2003-08-24

Caroline Bowles has been stirring the senses of her Houston hometown for years with her beautiful voice and spiritual lyrics. Now with the release of her "Wondrous Love" CD, the rest of the nation will have the opportunity to hear what Houston fans have come to regard as one of Christian music's best performers.

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