Out on My Own

1. All You Want Is More

2. Out on My Own

3. Village Girl

4. Storm Trance

5. From a Whisper to a Scream

6. Prema Shanti Dharma Satya

7. Unchanged Malady

8. Missing the Voice

9. Fly to Me

10. Songbird

Editorial Reviews

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As the title might suggest, this was Sheila Chandra's declaration of independence after scoring a U.K. hit with the group Monsoon and their song, "Ever So Lonely." Monsoon still endures as a delightful and occasionally transcendent slice of pure pop exotica, but this reissue of Chandra's 1983 album, Out on My Own, doesn't weather as well. With music still composed by Monsoon writers Steve Coe and Martin Smith, Out on My Own was born of Indian instrumentation hung on predominantly pop song structures. But with slogans masquerading as lyrics, "Unchanged Malady" being the nadir, they sound uncomfortable with the form. Nevertheless, it's evident that even with sub-par material and a rare lapse in taste by her longtime producer Coe, Chandra's voice still rings out, both radiant and assured. You can hear the germ of her future vocal style in the simplicity of "Fly to Me" and the ambient spaces of "From a Whisper ... to a Scream," as she sings Indian bols in a hallucinogenic landscape. Sheila Chandra's solo debut strains at the leash of ambitions that would wait 'till subsequent recordings like Quiet and Weaving My Ancestors Voices to be fully realized. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

great, great!!!.......2006-12-05

This is the way ,I think, Purcell should sound. No pomp and surcomstance but only great music.

ALL THE MUSIC YOU EVER NEED!!.......2003-05-23

This boxed set is by far one of the best purchases I have ever made. As a Purcell freak, this hits every button I have. The cast of characters include the inequitable Robert King, New College Choir, Bowman, and a host of other venerable persons. Likewise the attention to period performance of these works makes it an essential addition to the library of any serious anglophile/Musicologist etc. Now if only the Britten Realizations of all Purcell's songs could be recorded alongside the originals! You will Love this set!

John Gay: The Beggar's Opera; Edward German: Tom Jones (Highlights)

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Enjoyably 'Inauthentic,' Authentically 1950s Version

John Gay: The Beggar's Opera; Edward German: Tom Jones (Highlights)

Manufacturer: Class. for Pleas. Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000089HAZ
Release Date: 2003-08-05

Tracks:

Overture - John Wills
Thro' All The Employments Of Life - Owen Brannigan
'Tis Woman That Seduces All Mankind - Alexander Young
If Love The Virgin's Heart Invade - Constance Shacklock
A Maid Is Like The Golden Ore - Constance Shacklock
Virgins Are Like The Fair Flower - Elsie Morison
Our Polly Is A Sad Slut - Constance Shacklock
Can Love Be Controlled By Advice? - Elsie Morison
O Polly, You Might Have Toy'd And Kiss'd - Elsie Morison
I Like A Ship In Storms Was Tossed - Elsie Morison
A Fox May Steal Your Hens, Sir - Owen Brannigan
O Ponder Well - Elsie Morison
Pretty Polly, Say - Elsie Morison
My Heart Was So Free - John Cameron
Were I Laid On Greenland's Coast - Elsie Morison
O What Pain It Is To Part - Elsie Morison
Fill Every Glass - Alexander Young
Let Us Take The Road - Alexander Young
If The Heart Of A Man - John Cameron
Youth's The Season - Dance - John Cameron
Before The Barn-Door Crowing - Dance - Anna Pollak
At The Tree I Shall Suffer - John Cameron
Man May Escape From Rope And Gun - John Cameron
App. 1. How Cruel Are The Traitors - Monica Sinclair
App. 3. When You Censure The Age - Owen Brannigan
How Happy Could I Be With Either - John Cameron
I'm Bubbled, I'm Bubbled - Monica Sinclair
Cease Your Funning - Elsie Morison
Melodrama: The Escape Of Macheath - John Wills

Tracks:

The Modes Of The Court So Common Are Grown - Alexander Young
In The Days Of My Youth - Owen Brannigan
Entrance Of Lucy - John Wills
I'm Like A Skiff On The Ocean Tost - Monica Sinclair
Come, Sweet Lass - Monica Sinclair
Hither, Dear Husband - Monica Sinclair
Which Way Shall I Turn Me? - John Cameron
The Charge Is Prepared - John Cameron
Macheath's Soliloquy - John Wills
Would I Might Be Hang'd - Monica Sinclair
Thus I Stand Like The Turk - John Cameron
Introduction - Don't You Find The Weather Charming? - Gilbert Vinter & His Orchestra
On A Januairy Morning In Zummerzetsheer - Nigel Brooks Chorus
West County Lad, What Is't Ye Lack? - Nigel Brooks Chorus
To-Day My Spinet, Closed And Idly Still - Cynthia Glover
Wisdom Says 'Festina Lente' - Shirley Minty
Madrigal: Here's A Paradox For Lovers - Shirley Minty
Dream O' Day Jill - Cynthia Glover
As All The Maids And I One Day - Shirley Minty
A Soldier's Scarlet Coat - Nigel Brooks Chorus
Love Maketh The Heart A Garden Fair - Cynthia Glover
Morris Dance - Gilbert Vinter & His Orchestra
Gavotte: Glass Of Fashion, Mould Of Form - Gilbert Vinter & His Orchestra
The Green Ribbon - Shirley Minty
If Love's Content Lie In The Spoken Word - Frederick Harvey
Recitative And Waltz Song: Which Is My Own True Self... - Cynthia Glover
Recitative And Waltz Song: For To-night Let Me Dream Out My Dream Of Delight - Cynthia Glover
Hark! The Merry Marriage Bells - Shirley Minty

Customer Reviews:

Enjoyably 'Inauthentic,' Authentically 1950s Version.......2005-05-14

By rights, this 1955 version of John Gay's much-adapted 1728 'ballad opera' should sound antiquated beyond redemption: the musical version used is Frederick Austin's well-worn, prettified (& verbally expurgated) 1920 arrangement, subjected to the indignity of being blown up from chamber ensemble to full orchestra; Sir Malcolm Sargeant's tempi are impossibly 'inauthentic' (ie. slow); there are numerous cuts even beyond Austin's omissions; & the 2 separate casts, of opera singers & actors, recorded in different months, are not always convincingly 'matched up.' Yet it's one of the most enjoyable recordings I know of.
A quick scan of the cast list(s) will tell you why: the singers include Elsie Morison, John Cameron, Monica Sinclair, Ian Wallace, Owen Brannigan & Alexander Young & the actors Zena Walker, John Neville, Rachel Roberts, Eric Porter & Paul Rogers. In other words, these are top pros & strong audio personalities who grab their every opportunity. The musical performance is sumptuous & sheer pleasure to listen to, the actors & dialogue 'production' brisk, funny & sharper than you might expect. And the sound for both music & dialogue is of demonstration quality, one of the best of the period.
Those who find this version too musically ponderous or dramatically reactionary can find antidotes in the Bare Baroque Basics one by Jeremy Barlow & The Broadside Band (Hyperion), word & note complete, & the radical & often inspired 1948 Benjamin Britten arrangement (complete on Argo, abridged with the original cast on Pearl). They'll be missing some good 50s fun, though.
They'll also be missing the only available excerpts (15 numbers) from Edward German's tuneful 1907 operetta 'Tom Jones.' This really IS 'cleaned up' 18th century, genteel beyond the call of duty, but for those who respond to musical theater of the period, highly recommended. The 1966 recording is lively & accomplished. As Miss Jean Brodie would say, For those who like that sort of thing, that is the sort of thing they like. And a good thing too.

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Amazing voice!
Voice of an Angel
This is a great example of Indipop !

Out on My Own
Sheila Chandra
Manufacturer: Caroline
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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General | Pop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000000HYI
Release Date: 1996-02-27

Tracks:

All You Want Is More
Out On My Own
Village Girl
Storm Trance
From A Whisper...To A Scream
Prema, Shanti, Dharma, Satya
Unchanged Malady
Missing The Voice
Fly To Me
Songbird

Amazon.com

As the title might suggest, this was Sheila Chandra's declaration of independence after scoring a U.K. hit with the group Monsoon and their song, "Ever So Lonely." Monsoon still endures as a delightful and occasionally transcendent slice of pure pop exotica, but this reissue of Chandra's 1983 album, Out on My Own, doesn't weather as well. With music still composed by Monsoon writers Steve Coe and Martin Smith, Out on My Own was born of Indian instrumentation hung on predominantly pop song structures. But with slogans masquerading as lyrics, "Unchanged Malady" being the nadir, they sound uncomfortable with the form. Nevertheless, it's evident that even with sub-par material and a rare lapse in taste by her longtime producer Coe, Chandra's voice still rings out, both radiant and assured. You can hear the germ of her future vocal style in the simplicity of "Fly to Me" and the ambient spaces of "From a Whisper ... to a Scream," as she sings Indian bols in a hallucinogenic landscape. Sheila Chandra's solo debut strains at the leash of ambitions that would wait 'till subsequent recordings like Quiet and Weaving My Ancestors Voices to be fully realized. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

Amazing voice!.......2006-09-07

Sheila Chandra's music is very poetic. She really sings from the heart A++++

Voice of an Angel.......2002-10-24

If you are bored with Pop music (or should I say Muzak), give a listen to Sheila Chandra. Her voice is wonderful, and she does wonderful things with it. Her music is rich with the tradition of India and also accessible and modern. The title track is quite liberating for an Eastern woman. If you want to explore some new music, Sheila's music is a good place to start.

This is a great example of Indipop !.......2000-10-08

As it's label suggests ... this is Indi - Pop. A fussion of east - west influence. In her first solo effort, Sheila displays her ability to not only draw you in with her clear, smooth, vocals; but gives hints of her [later to dominate]use of her voice as truely a musical instrument in itself.

While some may find it "less transcendental" then her more current efforts, it's important to remember this fact in itself lends this album to a much broader appeal. It has both a relaxing and invigorating quality ... perfect for both active listening & passive background music.

Tracks:

We Said We Wouldn't Look Back [Salad Days] - Martin Koch
Cats Overture [From Cats] - Martin Koch
Food Glorious Food [From Oliver!] - Workhouse Children
Wouldn't It Be Loverly [From My Fair Lady] - Gillian Lynne, Liz Robertson, Company
Quit Professor Higgins [From My Fair Lady] - Company
Rain in Spain [From My Fair Lady] - Jonathan Pryce, Liz Robertson,
Get Me to the Church on Time [From My Fair Lady] - Peter Bayliss, , Company
I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face [From My Fair Lady] - Jonathan Pryce, Liz Robertson
Introduction (Show Medeley) - Julie Andrews
One Two Three [The Fix] - John Barrowman
Little Shop of Horrors - Wendy Mae Brown, Dawn Hope, Femi Taylor
Somewhere That's Green [Little Shop of Horrors] - Ellen Greene
Suddenly Seymour [Little Shop of Horrors] - Ellen Greene, Teddy Kempner
Day by Day [Godspell] - Company
I Get a Kick Out of You [From Anything Goes] - Laurie Holloway, Marian Montgomery,
Variations [Song and Dance] - Julian Lloyd Webber, , Company
Unexpected Song [Song and Dance] - Bernadette Peters
Nicer in Nice [The Boyfriend] - Jasna Ivir, Company
I Love a Lassie [Lauder] - Scottish Power Pipe Band
Five Guys Named Moe/Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? [Five Guys ...] - Trent Armand Kendall, , , ,
Pick a Pocket or Two - Russ Abbot, , ,
As Long as He Needs Me [From Oliver!] - Sonia Swaby
Introduction - Julie Andrews
I'm Martin Guerre - David Campbell
How Many Tears? [Martin Guerre] - Maria Friedman
Heat Is on in Saigon [From Miss Saigon] - David Campbell, , Lea Salonga, Company
Wedding [From Miss Saigon]
Last Night of the World [From Miss Saigon] - David Campbell, Lea Salonga
This Is the Hour [From Miss Saigon] - Company
American Dream [From Miss Saigon] - Jonathan Pryce, Company

Tracks:

Phantom of the Opera [From The Phantom of the Opera] - Lisa Vroman, Colm Wilkinson
Music of the Night [From Phantom of the Opera] - Colm Wilkinson
Broadway Baby [Follies] - Maria Friedman, Julia McKenzie
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning [From Oklahoma!] - Hugh Jackman
Carousel Waltz/Ballet [From Carousel] - Dana Stackpole, Company
Porch Scene [From Carousel] - Hal Fowler, Barbara King, Joanna Riding, Dana Stackpole
You'll Never Walk Alone [From Carousel] - Joanna Riding, Company
Introduction - Ned Sherrin
Side by Side [Company] - David Kernan, Millicent Martin, Julia McKenzie, Ned Sherrin, Stephen Sondheim
You Could Drive a Person Crazy [Company] - Maria Friedman, Ruthie Henshall, Millicent Martin, Lea Salonga
Send in the Clowns (A Little Night Music) - Judi Dench
Losing My Mind [Follies] - Michael Ball
Being Alive [Company] - Bernadette Peters
You've Gotta Have a Gimmick [From Gypsy] - Michael Ball, Judi Dench, Maria Friedman, Ruthie Henshall, David Kernan, , Dean Martin, Julia McKenzie, Bernadette Peters
Introduction - Stephen Sondheim
Duelling Pianos - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Sondheim,
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park [Tom Foolery] - Tom Lehrer
Jellicle Songs [From Cats] - Brian Blessed, , Paul Nicholas, Company
Memory [From Cats] - Elaine Paige
At the End of the Day [From Les Miserables] - Company
Stars [From Les Miserables] - Philip Quast
Do You Hear the People Sing? [From Les Miserables] - Hal Fowler, Company
On My Own [From Les Miserables] - Lea Salonga
Bring Him Home [From Les Miserables] - Colm Wilkinson
One Day More [From Les Miserables] - Michael Ball, Hal Fowler, Ruthie Henshall, Tammi Jacobs, Teddy Kempner, Philip Quast, Lea Salonga, Colm Wilkinson, Za
We Said We Wouldn't Look Back [From Les Miserables] - Cameron Mackintosh

Album Description

Subtitled the Musical Word of Cameron Mackintosh. Import only 56-track collection. A live recording at the Lyceum Theatre in London, in the presence of her majesty the Queen and HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. In aid of the Royal National Institute for the Blind and the combined theatrical charities. Universal.

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Hail and Farewell to an original
Amazing
Question
What a pleasant suprise!
The Return of a Legend

Out of My Hands
Mark Spoelstra
Manufacturer: Origin Jazz Library
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

General | Blues | Styles | Music

Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music

General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

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Revival | Folk | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000060OHP
Release Date: 2002-01-11

Tracks:

I'm a Stranger Everywhere
Angelette In Blue
Just For You
Crazy Blue
School Boy Crush
San Joaquin County Fair
Hug Today
T-Bone T-Bone Blues
San Francisco Zoo
Dancer's Choice IV
Touchy Tiger
Teach You To Relax
Yosemite Valley
River Of Mercy
Fishin' Song
Ileanna

Customer Reviews:

Hail and Farewell to an original.......2007-03-15

This is likely to be his last album. (His website, however, indicates a forthcoming record of gospel music to be released later this year). Mark Spoelstra died Feb. 25, 2007 at the age of 66. As it was, he had put the music business behind him in the early 70s to raise a family and lead an ordinary life. "Out Of My Hands" is a return to recording after twenty-plus years and it's a good record to be remembered by. Many of the songs are favorites that he has worked on over time. The album is a mix of songs and intrumentals. His singing and guitar work are strong; the recording is intimate without a touch of reverb. The liner notes contain many of Spoelstra's own comments about his music. The cover art is a watercolor by the folk singer/artist Eric von Schmidt (who died, coincidentally, just three weeks before Spoelstra). Overall, this is one fine record to listen to and remember and celebrate a folk music orginal.

Amazing.......2007-02-25

Wow. We just bought this CD, and I'm totally in love with it.
I've never had the pleasure of meeting Mark - he is my husband's uncle.
Chip has some great memories of listening to his uncle play the guitar and sing.
I highly recommend this CD and any other of Mark's. He is a rare and gifted musician and songwriter.

Question.......2003-06-09

I haven't heard this album. I remember mark singing "He was a friend of mine" in the mid 60's. Is it available on cd or anywhere?

What a pleasant suprise!.......2002-07-29

I've often checked the web for any info on "What ever happened to Mark Spoelstra.." and now I know. He's back! Really an enjoyable album -he can still play that 12-string and the 6-string too. His blues sound so right - how come they call it the blues when it makes you smile so? I first heard his music when we were in alternative service orientation in 1963 and its just as good today. I would would enjoy him recording "Just a closer walk with thee" which he played back then but worried that it might be too bluesy for the church he was going to be performing in! Hope this isn't the last album - and I hope it gets noticed! It deserves it!

The Return of a Legend.......2002-03-04

I've been a fan of Mark Spoelstra's music since the mid-sixties and have acquired everything he has done. I can recommend " Out of my Hands" to anybody whose is into acoustic/blues/american folk. Mark has always been his own man, never mimicking black blues artists unlike many of his comtemporaries from the 60s. He always brings that elusive " something" to his recordings, that quality that make his records " special". Buy this record and obtain a piece of a true American original.

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Amazing voice!
Voice of an Angel
This is a great example of Indipop !

Out on My Own
Sheila Chandra
Manufacturer: Narada
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004U90U
Release Date: 2000-07-18

Tracks:

All You Want Is More
Out On My Own
Village Girl
Storm Trance
From A Whisper...To A Scream
Prema, Shanti, Dharma, Satya
Unchanged Malady
Missing The Voice
Fly To Me
Songbird

Amazon.com

Customer Reviews:

Amazing voice!.......2006-09-07

Sheila Chandra's music is very poetic. She really sings from the heart A++++

Voice of an Angel.......2002-10-24

This is a great example of Indipop !.......2000-10-08

Tracks:

Black Shuck
Get Your Hands Off Of My Woman
Growing On Me
I Believe In A Thing Called Love
Love Is Only A Feeling
Givin' Up
Stuck In A Rut
Friday Night
Love On The Rocks With No Ice
Holding My Own
Makin' Out
Darker Than Dark

Product Description

1. Black Shuck
2. Get Your Hands Off Of My Woman
3. Growing On Me
4. I Believe In A Thing Called Love
5. Love Is Only A Feeling
6. Givin' Up
7. Stuck In A Rut
8. Friday Night
9. Love On The Rocks With No Ice
10. Holding My Own

Bonus Tracks:
11. Makin' Out
12. Darker Than Dark (original composition)

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

A Darkened homage.......2004-12-31

On first listening to this album, I was apprehensive. I am a fan of the Darkness, and believe them to be a ground breaking band. Back around the late 70's, music took a tangent. It went off into a strange land where fully grown adults wore clothes too big for them, and listened endlessly to pre-fabricated music. The Darkness are taking up from where the likes of Queen and AC/DC left off.
I was worried that the combination of the emotional strings could not quite leash the power and soul of The Darkness; that classic players could not translate thier power. On hearing the album, I realised something: Much alike permission to land, this too is ground breaking. It is the soft carresing hand of classical music reaching out to the arms of today. A bridge between the expert fingers of the voilin to the guitar. In more plainer terms, I was wrong.
The take on it is absolutely fantastic. Not only does it ensoul permission to land with the sensual sounds of the strings, but also manages to keep with the fun and excitement that The Darkness have brought to modern day music. An absolute must for any Darkness fan, or anyone wanting some real fun put back into thier ears. I myself can turn on any one of these pieces and float away into another level of adoration for music. This album truly shows the abilities music has to move you, it shows how music can be enjoyed and shows a true talent I have not seen for a very, very long time.

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Out on My Own
Sheila Chandra
Manufacturer: Narada
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008FERL
Release Date: 1994-03-11

Tracks:

All You Want Is More
Out on My Own
Village Girl
Storm Trance
From a Whisper to a Scream
Prema Shanti Dharma Satya
Unchanged Malady
Missing the Voice
Fly to Me
Songbird

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What a singer/songwriter!
Voice of an angel

Out on My Own
Edwina Hayes
Manufacturer: Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music

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Folk | Imports | Stores | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0007O25HK
Release Date: 2005-03-07

Tracks:

I Want Your Love
Want You to Stay
Where I Belong
I Can't Believe
Lost
Closer to Home
Eyes of a Stranger
Easy to Leave
No Idea
Tony's Tune
Road
Won Me Over

Album Description

Out On My Own is the stunning debut album from the hottest vocal talent for 2005, Edwina Hayes. It is a beautiful collection of intimate memoirs and observations that speak straight from the heart. Recorded and mixed at Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire. Radar. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

What a singer/songwriter!.......2005-05-10

Her clear, sweet voice and the wonderful songs she writes should make her a star. I saw her at the Rhythm and Roots Reunion in Bristol, TN, last September, and she is great. Check out her first album, Benchmark Sessions, released in the United States. It is a memorable debut.

Voice of an angel.......2005-03-03

Edwina Hayes has the voice of an angel with the songwriting talent to back up her beautiful voice.

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