America Proud

1. America the Beautiful

2. God Bless the U.S.A. - Jim Ervin, Starsound Orchestra

3. This Land Is Your Land

4. Wind Beneath My Wings - Starsound Orchestra, Annie Sullivan

5. Stars and Stripes Forever

6. Show Me the Way - Jim Ervin, Starsound Orchestra

7. This Is My Country

8. Star Spangled Banner [Narrative]

9. From a Distance - Starsound Orchestra, Annie Sullivan

10. Around Her Neck She Wore a Yellow Ribbon/Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the - Tommy Oliver, Starsound Orchestra

America Proud,The Starsound Orchestra,K-Tel Entertainment,Marching Band / Patriotic,Pop,Rock/Pop Collections,Show Tunes

Average customer rating: Not My Style Rockin' Western Collection Hard to Find Great Western Themes Western Music A great follow-up

Way Out West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Holdridge, Lee | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Newman | Newman, Alfred | ( N ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Wild West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection Songs Of The West, Vol. 4: Movie & Television Themes From Alamo to El Dorado, Vol. 2 The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection The Greatest Western Movie Themes ASIN: B000060PBU Release Date: 2002-03-26

Tracks:

1. The Hallejuah Trail-Overture
2. The Alamo-The Green Leaves Of Summer
3. The Alamo-Davy Crocket
4. The Big Country-The Welcoming/Finale
5. The Big Valley-Main Theme
6. Blazing Saddles-Blazing Saddles
7. Bonaza-Main Theme
8. Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid-raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
9. The Comancheros-McBain/Main Title
10. Duel In The Sun-Main Title/The Legend/Orizaba
11. A Fistfull Of Dynamite-Duck You Sucker
12. For A Few Dollars More-Main Theme
13. Friendly Persuasion-Thee I Love
14. Giant-Main Theme
15. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly-Main Theme
16. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly-The Ecstasy Of Gold
17. Gunfight At The O.K. Corral-Suite
18. Hang 'Em High-Main Theme
19. The Hanging Tree-Main Title

Tracks:

1. High Caparral-Main Theme
2. How The West Was Won-Prelude/The Land
3. High Noon-Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darlin'
4. The Jayhawkers-The Lynching/Two Brothers/The Hayhawkers
5. The Lone Ranger-William Tell Overture: Finale
6. Nevada Smith-Main Title
7. Old Gringo-Main Themes
8. Once Upon A Time In The West-Man With The Harmonica
9. One Eyed Jacks-Main Title
10. The Proud Rebel-Main Titles
11. The Quick And The Dead-End Titles
12. Quigley Down Under-End Titles
13. Rio Bravo-Rio Bravo/De Guella
14. The Scalphunters-Main Title
15. Shane-Main Theme: The Call Of The Farwaway Hills
16. The Shootist-Main Title
17. The Unforgiven-The Need For Love
18. Viva Zapata-Gathering Forces
19. The Virginian-Main Theme

Customer Reviews:

Not My Style.......2007-05-11

This CD has a lot of good songs on it, but it just too bland for our taste. We prefer Western music to sound as though genuine cowboys are singing it - not a fancy chorus!

Rockin' Western Collection.......2006-08-28

For anyone who likes movie/tv music from westerns should purchase this CD. What a wonderful collection of both film and tv with great renditions of each piece. I'm about to purchase Vol. 1 to complete my collection.

Hard to Find Great Western Themes .......2006-03-16

This CD has a number of great western themes that are not in some of the standard lists. For example it includes "The Hallejuah Trail", "Blazing Saddles", and "Giant". This CD also has what I consider the true theme of "The Comancheros". I have been disappointed with some other CDs I have purchased listing "The Comancheros" which had a song rather than this theme. Many of the tracks on this two disk CD go beyond the main theme music and are actually suites. The "Big Country" and "How the West Was Won" are just a couple of examples. It may be a little more expense than some CDs, but not bad for a two disk set. I am really happy with my purchase.

Western Music.......2005-07-29

I enjoy this CD. It has many familiar melodies. Good background for reading, nice to listen while driving. It is also the only CD I've ever found that has the great theme from the movie "Giant."

A great follow-up.......2003-08-29

This is the second collection by SilvaScreen, who are also responsible for "The Wild West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection" (see my review). And it's just as good as the first. There are themes in here that everyone will recognize ("Bonanza," "A Fistful of Dollars"), themes that may not be so familiar ("Duel in the Sun," "The Hanging Tree," the lively "Blazing Saddles"), and even themes you may not associate with Westerns at all ("The Friendly Persuasion"). And no duplication either: when this disc includes a piece from one of the same sources covered in its predecessor, it's a different piece. One great treat: the full lyrics to "Gunfight at OK Corral," which I've never heard outside the soundtrack of the movie itself. The arrangement from "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid" includes not only the familiar song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" but an overview of the music--seguing almost seamlessly into Bernstein's magnificent "The Comancheros," a rare find indeed. An expensive item, but if you love Western film music, well worth it.

Average customer rating: Great Album About the music people! Spend the money on this one! Something to Be Proud of: 1999-2000 READ BEFORE BUYING

Something To Be Proud Of: The Best Of 1999-2005 Montgomery Gentry Manufacturer: Sony 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 Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Some People Change Hillbilly Deluxe Twice the Speed of Life Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 White Trash with Money ASIN: B000CD0P82 Release Date: 2005-11-01

Tracks:

1. She Don't Tell Me To
2. Something to Be Proud of
3. Gone
4. If You Ever Stop Loving Me
5. Hell Yeah
6. Speed
7. My Town
8. Didn't I
9. She Couldn't Change Me
10. Daddy Won't Sell the Farm
11. Lonely and Gone
12. Hillbilly Shoes
13. Merry Christmas from the Family

Customer Reviews:

Great Album.......2007-04-11

First album of Mongomery Gentry I have brought. Great album.Great songs. Buy it if you like them.

About the music people!.......2007-01-10

I don't have this album. I came to find out something about one of the songs when I saw that people were posting comments about the bear incident. Where does that fit in the music reviews? How does that tell me if the music is good or not? Stick to the subject people. What was the album like?

I must say that I love "If You Ever Stop Loving Me". I don't necessary agree with what he did, but OMG... I have a life and am not filling my time with writing it in reviews. I'm sure you people filled up all the album reviews with this crap. Go to PETA... not Amazon for this kind of talk. I respect your feelings about it, but this is not the place.

Spend the money on this one!.......2007-01-09

The Montgomery Gentry Greatest Hits cd is worth every penny and it is full of their greatest hits that you want to turn up the volume and enjoy every bit of it.

Something to Be Proud of: 1999-2000.......2006-12-01

Troy Lee Gentry has nothing to be proud of since his guilty plea on 11/27/06 to killing a tame bear!! He bought "Cubby", a tame bear in 2002 and "hunted???" and killed him with a bow and arrow in an enclosure surrounded with an electrict fence in 2004. Shame on you. I have thrown out all of the CD's that have Gentry on them. I plan to take every opportunity to tell anyone and everyone about the "real man" Troy Gentry.

READ BEFORE BUYING.......2006-10-13

This is a great CD... I love the music, its a great survey of Montgomery Gentry's work. HOWEVER, BEFORE BUYING THIS CD, know that it is Copy Protected. That means you WILL NOT be able to put it on your iPod or on your computer. I had never purchased a CD like this before, and am quite disappointed to know that I'll have to resort to illegal file sharing if I want the music I've purchased on my iPod.

Average customer rating: Pops Goes the 4th! TOP NOTCH!

America Manufacturer: Boston Pops Rec. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD 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 Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Boston Pops | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sleigh Ride Salute to America I Love a Parade John Williams Holiday Pops My Favorite Things: A Richard Rodgers Celebration ASIN: B0009ML1X4 Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. The Pledge Of Allegiance
2. Star Spangled Banner
3. Liberty Fanfare
4. America
5. This Is My Country
6. City Of New Orleans
7. Doodletown Fifers
8. God Bless America
9. Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy
10. This Land Is Your Land
11. The Gettysburg Address
12. America, We're Proud To Serve
13. America The Beautiful
14. 1812 Overture
15. The Stars And Stripes Forever

Customer Reviews:

Pops Goes the 4th!.......2006-12-02

This is a great CD for any fan of the Boston Pops - especially those who have seen or been to their annual 4th of July performance - or for those who appreciate patriotic music. Many of the pieces they play at the Pops Goes the 4th concert are on the CD. My personal favorite is the 1812 Overture for its live cannons.

TOP NOTCH!.......2005-08-27

This is a top notch collection of music. These represent the american spirit. I highly recomend it to everyone.

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Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999-2005 Montgomery Gentry Manufacturer: Sony 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 Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Some People Change Greatest Hits You Do Your Thing Tattoos & Scars Relentless ASIN: B000J10HDU Release Date: 2006-08-29

Tracks:

1. She Don't Tell Me To
2. Something to Be Proud Of
3. Gone
4. If You Ever Stop Loving Me
5. Hell Yeah
6. Speed
7. My Town
8. Didn't I
9. She Couldn't Change Me
10. Daddy Won't Sell the Farm
11. Lonely and Gone
12. Hillbilly Shoes
13. Merry Christmas from the Family

Average customer rating:

A Salute to American Music Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Blitzstein | Blitzstein, Marc | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Ellington | Ellington, Edward Duke | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Griffes | Griffes, Charles T. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Menotti | Menotti, Gian Carlo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomson | Thomson, Virgil | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Hadley, Jerry | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000E6PJ Release Date: 1992-12-01

Average customer rating: "Various Artists"--more true than you might think! Proud To Be An American

DJ's Choice: Proud to Be American Various Artists Manufacturer: Turn Up the Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classic Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: God Bless America American Patriot America's Favorite Patriotic Songs American Pride: Sixteen Stirring Patriotic Themes God Bless the USA 2003: The Best of America, Vol. 3 ASIN: B00005T61N Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

1. God Bless America
2. America The Beautiful
3. Born In The U.S.A.
4. God Bless The USA
5. Hero
6. America
7. I Will Remember You
8. Battle Hymn Of The Republic
9. You're A Grand Old Flag
10. The Star Spangled Banner

Customer Reviews:

"Various Artists"--more true than you might think!.......2003-05-18

This is a nice collection of patriotic fare, and considering the price, a fair buy for the money. What the listings don't tell you is that the songs on this CD are NOT actual recordings of the stars you know and love; rather, they are covers of the original artist's songs, performed by unnamed artists who strive for a sound close to the originals. On a few cuts, these covers are actually pretty good-"I Will Remember You" is done very nicely, as is the Ray Charles impersonator's version of "America the Beautiful". But try as they might, the performances of the songs on this CD for the most part falls short. "America", as originally sung by Neil Diamond, is lacking. It's obviously a guy trying to sound like Neil, but only Neil Diamond sounds like Neil Diamond! And, bless her heart, the singer on "Hero" sings flat. It was uncomfortable to listen to. You can't really do a cover of Mariah Carey with the original quality, just because almost no one (Pat Benatar excepted) comes close to having Mariah's incredible vocal range.
Bottom line--a nice discount CD collection of popular Americana, but you get what you pay for.

Proud To Be An American.......2001-11-11

Because of the events on 9/11/01 , this song seems to bring out the best in Americans. Whenever it comes on the radio, people automatically turn it up and a lot of them stop what they are doing just to sing along with it...as if it was the national anthem. I love this song dearly because I Love This Land...God Bless The USA...

Average customer rating: "under-rated scores from a legendary composer"

Cardinal: The Classic Film Music of Jerome Moross Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Big Country ASIN: B0000584VU Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

1. The Jayhawkers: Main Titles/Cam - The Jayhawkers/Nic Raine
2. The Jayhawkers: The Lynching/The Two Brothers/The Jayhawkers - The Jayhawkers/Nic Raine
3. The Jayhawkers: Attack On Abilene/Death Of Darcy/Finale - The Jayhawkers/Nic Raine
4. Seven Wonders Of The World: The Holy Land
5. Close-Up
6. Seven Wonders Of The World: The Mediterranean
7. The Captive City

Tracks:

1. The Proud Rebel: Main Title
2. The Proud Rebel: The Wagon Ride/The Dress
3. The Proud Rebel: Fight In The Alley/The Farm
4. The Proud Rebel: Night Scene
5. The Proud Rebel: The Sheep Are Expelled/The Promise/The Final Fight/Finale
6. The Cardinal: Prologue
7. The Cardinal: Stonebury/The Cardinal's Faith
8. The Cardinal: Annemarie (Quickstep)
9. The Cardinal: The Cardinal In Vienna (Waltz)
10. The Cardinal: The Cardinal's Decision/Finale

Customer Reviews:

"under-rated scores from a legendary composer".......2001-03-01

The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Paul Bateman give each score in this compilation new life - "The Cardinal (The Classic Film Music of Jerome Moross)", awesome performances with state of the art technology in playback. About the composer, Jerome Moross always distinctive and sometimes superior quality to the subject matter were his film scores. Was playing the piano as soon as he could reach the keyboard - played by ear at age four, by eight was composing. Close friends to Bernard Herrmann a school-mate at De Witt Clinton High School in Manhattan - two tremendously talented people.

Moross orchestrated for Aaron Copland, Hugo Friedhofer and Franz Waxman between 1940 and 1952 - composed his first score "CLOSE UP" in 1948, music genuine drama and excitement, with shades of Gershwin, simple horns and Latin American rhythms.

Inclusive within the collectable album - "THE JAYHAWKERS", a suite written on the heels of "The Big Country", inhabits the same landscape with big orchestrational sound of the Great American West - "SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD", for the Holy Land a Hebraic melody, set with variations of flute with orchestrations blending with swells - "THE CAPTIVE CITY", is "pure Moross" as stated in the liner-notes, unmistakably our composer - "PROUD REBEL", the theme is very melodic, is complete with a beginning, a middle and ending - "THE CARDINAL", four movement suite arrangement by Christopher Palmer, one of the finest compositions ever written, liner-note tell the story in great detail.

Excellent liner notes by James Fitzpatrick (producer), thanks to Susanna Moross Tarjan and Reynold da Silva (associate producers) hats off to Silva Screen for this one-of-a-kind tribute to the legendary icon. If you enjoyed this CD, check out "The Big Country (music by Jerome Moross) on Silva America (SSD 1048), another classic score by our favorite composer - Jerome Moross!

Total Time: Disc One 42:28 on 7 Tracks & Disc Two 42:09 on 10 Tracks...Silva Screen SILKD 6030...(2001)

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A Salute to American Music Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Griffes | Griffes, Charles T. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Menotti | Menotti, Gian Carlo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomson | Thomson, Virgil | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000E6PK Release Date: 1992-12-01

Average customer rating: If you like early Lucinda Williams - this is for you!!

No Language Linda McLean Manufacturer: Bongo Beat Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: West Koala Motel Getting Somewhere Like Blood Like Honey Black Cadillac ASIN: B000BHN7I4 Release Date: 2005-10-11

Tracks:

1. Love Nor Money
2. How Strong Is Your Sorrow
3. Calling
4. All Around
5. Almost Alien
6. No Language
7. What I'm After
8. Clouds And Rain
9. Lives Change
10. Only One
11. Amsterdam Canals
12. Burn The Boats

Customer Reviews:

If you like early Lucinda Williams - this is for you!!.......2005-10-30

Linda McLean lives in Northern Ontario; a rough-hewn Lucinda Williams, with taut songs full of fire and emotion not easily forgotten. Her debut (Betty's Room) was distributed by Rounder Europe to critical success (it is not available in North America at the moment, maybe on Bongo Beat next year).

Now, with her new album, we're proud to introduce this great Canadian roots artist to North America and beyond. Produced by roots veteran John Whynot (Bruce Cockburn, Blue Rodeo, etc), No Language is an impressive showcase of strong songs and emotive singing. There has been a lot of love and attention paid to craft and feeling; recorded deep in the Muskoka woods at Linda's home studio (that lake she's swimming in on the cover is her back yard) with the full panorama of nature for inspiration.

"Music is always with me; even while I studied dance and theatre, I sang songs for friends, covers of the folk songs I'd learned as a child mostly, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez. At school I was most interested in language, and studied English literature, drama and poetry. And while I was a professional actor and an acting teacher, I studied music, piano, voice, composition, ear training. Listening to classical music is what really opened my ears, especially J.S.Bach and Gustav Mahler. All of these experiences contribute to the songwriting I do now."

"I opened the doors to my songwriting and the first person I found behind them was my partner. Andy had given up writing songs years before, but when he started helping me with arrangements on a few of my songs, we both realized that the process was bringing out the best in both of us. We started working together; the result is the songs on Betty's Room and No Language. We keep each other digging deeper, raising the bar... We each come in with ideas and the ideas grow as we experiment around chord changes and melodies. Most often I will go off with a melody we've come to love and write the lyrics. Sometimes a lyrical hook will come right with the melody. I've come to understand each song has its own nature. Some are ready and crystal clear, some songs are so quiet I have to listen really hard and long to hear them. I've got to let myself be quiet to hear what the song wants to say."

Linda McLean has been a well-kept secret with her fellow musicians and fans in the UK and Europe - now Canada and the rest of North America can experience a new voice on the roots scene, powerful, positive and inspirational.


Previous CD, Betty's Room, was released by Rounder in Europe to critical acclaim, this CD is on Bongo Beat worldwide.

* Produced by John Whynot (Blue Rodeo, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, Bruce Cockburn, Colin Linden, Sue Foley, Kathleen Edwards, Lucinda Williams, etc)

* Co-written & guitars by Andy McLean (The Tenants, Double Dare, Intrepid Records, NXNE)

* Musicians on the cd have played with Jann Arden, Sarah Harmer, Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, etc..

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One World Turtle Creek Chorale Manufacturer: Turtle Creek Chorale ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Peace ASIN: B00006AO3A Release Date: 2002-07-09

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