| 1. How Do Ya Feel Tonight |
| 2. C'mon C'mon C'mon |
| 3. Getaway |
| 4. On a Day Like Today |
| 5. Fearless |
| 6. I'm a Liar |
| 7. Cloud Number Nine |
| 8. When You're Gone - Bryan Adams, Melanie C. |
| 9. Inside Out |
| 10. If I Had You |
| 11. Before the Night Is Over |
| 12. I Don't Wanna Live Forever |
| 13. Where Angels Fear to Tread |
| 14. Lie to Me |
| 15. Cloud Number Nine [Chicane Mix] |
Editorial Reviews
Japanese edition of his 1998 album with two unmarked bonus tracks added, 'Lie To Me' & 'Hey Baby'. 15 tracks total, also featuring the title cut/ first single from the record, plus the duet 'When You're Gone' with Melanie C. (Sporty Spice) of the Spice Girls. A Badman Limited/ A&M Records release.
On a Day Like Today,Bryan Adams,Universal/a&M,Adult Contemporary,Pop/Rock,Rock,Rock/Pop
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Sondheim - A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992 Concert Cast)
Stephen Sondheim , Betty Buckley , Paul Gemignani , Patti LuPone , Liza Minnelli , and Bernadette Peters Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000003FDW Release Date: 1993-02-23 |
Tracks:
- Symphonic Sondheim: Sweeney Todd--orchestra, Jerry Hadley ("Johanna"), Eugene Perry,Herbert Perry ("Pretty Women")
- Evening Introduction--Bill Irwin
- Loveland/Getting Married Today--Ensemble, Jeanne Lehman, Mark Jacoby, Madeline Kahn
- Waiting for the Girls Upstairs--George Lee Andrews, Michael Jeter, James Naughton/Love, I Hear--Michael Jeter/Live Alone and Like It--James Naughton
- Someone Is Waiting--Richard Muenz/Symphonic Sondheim: Barcelona--orchestra
- Being Alive--Patti LuPone
- Good Thing Going--The Tonics
- Losing My Mind/You Could Drive a Person Crazy--Dorothy Loudon
- Our Time--Boys Choir of Harlem/Children Will Listen--Betty Buckley
- Anyone Can Whistle--Billy Stritch
- Water Under the Bridge--Liza Minnellli, Billy Stritch
- Back in Business--Liza Minnellli, Billy Stritch, Ensemble
Tracks:
- Symphonic Sondheim: Comedy Tonight--Bill Irwin, orchestra
- Sooner or Later--Karen Ziemba
- Pretty Lady--Mark Jacoby, Eugene Perry, Herbert Perry
- Green Finch and Linnet Bird--Harolyn Blackwell
- The Ballad of Booth--Patrick Cassidy, Victor Garber
- Broadway Baby--Daisy Eagan
- I Never Do Anything Twice--BETTY
- With So Little to Be Sure Of--Jerry Hadley, Carolann Page
- Not a Day Goes By--Bernadette Peters
- Remember?--Ron Baker, Peter Blanchet, Carol Meyer, Bronwyn Thomas, Blythe Walker (Quintet)/A Weekend in the Country--Kevin Anderson, George Lee Andrews, Mark Jacoby, Beverly Lambert, Maureen Moore, Susan Terry, Quintet
- Send in the Clowns--Glenn Close
- Old Friends--Liza Minnelli
- Sunday--Bernadette Peters, Broadway Chorus
Customer Reviews:
Great CD.......2006-08-06
Simply the Best.......2005-06-29
In a compilation of songs like this you're always going to have tracks that you prefer over others, but the majority of the renditions in this CD are great. This is simply one of the best collections of Sondheim out there. You get interpretations that span from "classical" (Green Finch), to bordering on insane (Anything Twice). This is to demonstrate how versatile this composer really is.
In my opinion, some of the best renditions are "Not a Day Goes By," "Anyone Can Whistle", "Girls Upstairs Medley," "Losing My Mind/Drive a Person Crazy," and "Weekend inthe Country." Makes me wish I had been there to witness it first hand.
If you love Sondheim and enjoy hearing Broadway performers, get this CD. A great recording.
Inconsistent, but mostly excellent.......2004-03-21
"Celebration" is not strong enough a word.......2003-04-30
I have been a major Sondheim fan for quite some time, and I finally obtained a copy of this album. I was blown away by the excellent cast and phenomenal selection of music. It is obvious how much work went into this production, considering that this is the live recording of a one time show, and it's flawless. The songs cover all of his shows with the exception of "Passion," which was released 3 years after this show. Also, the shows for which he wrote only lyrics are ommited, like West Side Story, Gypsy, etc. Thus, you can find material from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Anyone can Whistle, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Merrily we Roll Along, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, and Assassins.
There are two striking things about this CD (besides the music and performers themselves). First of all, some of the songs are completely stylistically reworked. The most obvious are "Good Thing Going" and "I Never do Anything Twice." Both are traditionally very ballady with a piano accompaniment, but here they have been redone as jazzy tunes. The result is excellent. Such reworkings demonstrate that Sondheim writes music for virtually any style, and in these cases, across several styles. It's a great example of his variety. The other interesting thing is how many songs have overlapping melodies of songs from different shows. Case in point, "Our Time" and "No one is Alone" are sung seperately by the Harlem Boys Choir and Betty Buckley (the original Grizabella in Webber's atrocious "CATS," although Buckley was excellent) respectively, and then combined. Putting these two songs together offer different meanings to each, and the music is only enhanced. Another example, the trio of "Waiting for the Girls Upstairs," "Love, I Hear," and "Live Alone and Like It" are sung in that order, and then the latter two are combined. Again, the meanings of the songs change, this time in an almost narrative style, and offering different takes on love in the same montage. Lastly (at least for this review, there are more), Dorothy Laudon's (the original Ms. Hannigan in Annie) combination of "Losing my Mind" and "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" is brilliant. Those who are familiar with these songs will wonder how exactly they fit, but trust me, they do. She swtiches back and forth between melodies to create a number that starts poignant and beautiful, and soon moves to become uproariously funny. Both the song reworkings and overlapping melodies of unrelated songs are all for the better.
I recommend this recording to anyone wanting to get better acquainted with some of Sondheim's best work, or those already familiar who want to hear a tour de force of phenomenal music. It has been said that Sondheim is a masterful lyricist (which he is), but lacks real talent for music. This CD is the final proof that such critics are wrong. His music may take a few listenings to get into, contrary to Webber or Wildhorn, but unlike those two, he doesn't cater to the audience. He challenges them to think outside of traditional musical theater in a glorious repertoise of shows that reach for a smarter, more sophisticated form.
A maginificent evening, a magnificent album.......2001-12-16
This wonderful double CD shows off the best and brightest of the musical theatre composer and it is, as one person put it, "an embarassment of riches." With songs from his finest works done in amazing arrangements (listen to that harmony in "We Had a Good Thing Going"!) combined with fabulous performers this is a Sondheim lovers delight.
My favorite song is, without a doubt, Dorothy Louden and her wonderful medley of "Losing My Mind" into "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" followed very closely by the recently departed Madeline Kahn singing "Getting Married Today."
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On a Day Like Today
Bryan Adams Manufacturer: A&M ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000DC4A Release Date: 1998-10-27 |
Tracks:
- How Do Ya Feel Tonight
- C'mon C'mon C'mon
- Getaway
- On A Day Like Today
- Fearless
- I'm A Liar
- Cloud Number Nine
- When You're Gone - with Melanie C
- Inside Out
- If I Had You
- Before The Night Is Over
- I Don't Wanna Live Forever
- Where Angels Fear To Tread
Album Description
Australian reissue of the veteran Canadian rocker's 1998 album with 'Cloud #9' (Chicane Remix) added as a bonus track. Also featured are the singles 'Cloud #9', 'On A Day Like Today' and 'When You're Gone'.Album Details
Adams' 1998 Studio Album Return Put Him Back on Solid Ground on the Charts in the Us and Became a Best Seller in Europe as Well, Spurred on the by the Release of a Chicane Remix of the Single "Cloud #9" and the Duet with Sporty Spice (Melanie C) "When You're Gone", a Song that Sounded Very Much Like Vintage Squeeze in Style. This Edition Adds "Lie to Me", a Song Not on the Us Equivalent.Customer Reviews:
Simply Fantastic!!.......2006-03-08
Flash forward to the late 90's, and Bryan quietly releases 'On A Day Like Today', which bombs commercially and vanishes off the charts without a whisper. It was a real shame, as most people missed out on one of the most refreshing, introspective, and melodic albums he has ever produced.
What defines this CD, was the level of maturity and strong songwriting. Bryan really set the bar high for himself on this disc and he doesn't disappoint. The album seamlessly blends a wonderful mixture of ballads, rock and roll, and mid tempo songs. Stand out tracks are 'Inside Out', 'If I Had You', and 'One A Day Like Today', 'Getaway', 'Before The Night Is Over', and the cream of the crop, 'Cloud Number Nine'.
Don't miss this overlooked treasure!
Simple words---its a mature bryan adams.......2005-06-17
Now what I am gonna say might surprise or even offend a lot of people but I think this is the most mature composition that ever came out of bryan. Its one of those CDs that you just pop in and listen to every song not just one or two tracks. I rate the CD based on Lyrics, Music and the effect both have and this collection is the first time perfect blend of bryans husky voice, great guitar and simple realistic lyrics. To some they may not invoke a lot of passion...but hey Pink floyds Wall was a big hit (infact my fav too) i dont think it had passion instead it had sense. This is some thing similar. Its a maturing bryan singing more realistic songs ... thats all... :o)
my suggestion is if you liked his other albums ...chances that you will like this one are high ...chances that you will find it passionate I would say would be 30(Y)-60(N)....I would say give it a shot see how he has changed in all these years....:o)
Simply something.......2004-12-21
Adult Contemporary Adams - but less 'Personal Passion'.......2004-05-22
Like "18 Til I Die" this is not a terrible album, but it just doesn't reach the high standards set by Bryan Adams in the past. Unlike "18 Til I Die" which was an album in which Bryan Adams had a "Mid Life Crisis and Youthful resurgance", this album goes back toward a more mature Bryan Adams. I can best describe this as his "Adult Contemporary Album". Most of the songs could easily be played on an "Adult Contemporary" or "Mix" station. A big change on this album is the absence of Robert "Mutt" Lange (Mr Shania Twain). Lange was a major contributer from a musicianship, songwriting, and production standpoint on the last 2 albums. Lange was never able to achieve the great songwriting that Bryan had with Jim Vallance in the 80s, but didn't do a bad job. The replacement for Lange was producer Phil Thornalley. Thornalley also co-writes some songs with Bryan. The other main co-writer with Bryan is Gretchen Peters whom Bryan worked with on the "Unplugged" live album. As for the Adams Band - Mickey Curry, Dave Taylor, and Keith Scott are all back. Gone is keyboardist Tommy Mandel.
So what doesn't help this album reach the bar that Adams has set. My big feel is that many of the songs lack the personal passion that Bryan brought on all of his albums up until this one. There are 4 songs ("Before the Night Is Over", "I Don't Wanna Live Forever", "When You're Gone", and "Cmon Cmon Cmon") on this album that do show the old passion, but for the most part it does lack the personal passion. Especially the title track "On a Day Like Today" - I thought one of the weakest tracks on the album was picked as the title song. The song does nothing to stick in my mind. It is really the four songs I list above which really carry the album as a whole.
"Before the Night Is Over" has almost a feel from "Reckless" to it. It is the strongest song on the album. Just from the opening chords and lines "Hey Baby". If I were the record company and Adams, this would have been the single I released. "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" quick tempo to it and has some great raspy vocals and harmonies, although it doesn't quite have a feel from "Reckless" (this song really stands more on its own as opposed to comparing to past works. "Cmon Cmon Cmon" has a very 90s feel to it and it almost reminds me of "Rock On" and kind of reminds me of a much softer and more mature version of Michael Damian's "Rock On".
"When You're Gone" is the most interesting and eye-catching song. The reason is that Melanie C from the Spice Girls (better known by her Spice Girl persona 'Sporty Spice'). This song starts with almost a retro Beach Boys start. Don't let the Spice Girls connection shy you away from this song. Melanie C holds her own in this song and blends her harmonies beautifully with Bryan on this song. Melanie C basically does background vocals for the entire song and my only complaint is I would have liked to hear her get a little more of a solo (she does get a couple of solo lines). I give Bryan credit for not being afraid to put a Spice Girl on one of his albums.
So Bryan Adams will go the Adult Contemporary Route marking another chapter in what is sure to be a Hall of Fame Career. This won't be one of his albums that gets him into the Hall of Fame, but it won't prevent him from getting in.
Where did I put my guitar??.......2004-01-30
There are some fantastic mood music songs on here. "C'mon C'mon C'mon" has a great relaxing vibe to it, that you may hear playing in the background of a cozy room on a bleak day or rain-soaked night. It's perfect. "Fearless" is a nice uptempo ballad about cheating, its a nice song though and it works well. "How Do you Feel Tonight" gets things going pretty good but is a little lacking compared to the aforementioned tracks, still a nice song.
A duet with a Spice Girl? Uhhh, I don't know how smart that was, its a good song ("When You're Gone") but I guess ol Bryan was just trying to capitalize on the mainstream power, the THEN power, of the Spice Girls..either way, it too, is a decent song.
But towards the end of the album, things just fall apart and I'm sorry to say that there is nothing special on the album after "Inside Out" which is the last decent track, mixing a nice and steady rhythm with a good beat for some good down-tuned enjoyment. I guess you may consider it a ballad, but to me it isn't quite because it has too much of an upbeat feel for it...might have even sounded better had it been done on a simple acoustic guitar.
For the most part this album has a very soft adult-comtemporary feel to it a la Sting or Rod Stewart, and he has worked with these individuals in the past. When I first heard this album I loved most of these songs but as the year's have gone by (Well, since 2001 when I first got it) I enjoy it a little less and less. The tracks above that I mentioned are always going to be classics to me, but I used to find much more to like about this album...
Stick To Your Guns Bryan. Pull out the guitar and let us hear you rock! 6/13
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12 Songs From Call Me Madam (1950 Studio Cast) With Selections From Panama Hattie (1940 Original Cast Recording)
Ethel Merman , and Irving Berlin Manufacturer: Decca U.S. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002OJO Release Date: 2001-05-15 |
Tracks:
- Call Me Madam: The Hostess With The Mostes' On The Ball
- Call Me Madam: Washington Square Dance
- Call Me Madam: Lichtenburg (Cosmo's Opening)
- Call Me Madam: Can You Use Any Money Today?
- Call Me Madam: Marrying For Love
- Call Me Madam: The Ocarina
- Call Me Madam: It's A Lovely Day Today
- Call Me Madam: The Best Thing For You
- Call Me Madam: Something To Dance About
- Call Me Madam: Once Upon A Time Today
- Call Me Madam: They Like Ike
- Call Me Madam: You're Just In Love
- Panama Hattie: My Mother Would Love You
- Panama Hattie: I've Still Got My Health
- Panama Hattie: Let's Be Buddies
- Panama Hattie: Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please
Customer Reviews:
Ethel Deserved Better Than This.......2001-06-22
Decca was never a winner when it came to modern recording techniques. Merman's voice has no echo or reverb to enhance her performance. The arrangements are by Gordon Jenkins, which fit Ethel's style like it was a dress bought in a bargain basement. It is a shame that in the later years of her life, Ethel didn't choose to revisit this score and re-record it, as she did with Annie Get Your Gun twice.
The selections from Panama Hattie are a nice rarity, but they are taken from scratchy shellac originals. There are several compilations that include these numbers with no annoying extraneous noise.
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Sondheim - A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (Highlights from the 1992 Concert Cast)
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000003FEM Release Date: 1993-02-23 |
Tracks:
- Symphonic Sondheim: Sweeney Todd
- Company: Loveland - Getting Married Today
- Follies: Waiting For The Girls Upstairs - Love, I Hear - Live Alone And Like It
- Company: Being Alive
- Merrily We Roll Along: Good Thing Going
- Merrily We Roll Along: Our Time - Children Will Listen
- Dick Tracy: Back In Business
- Sweeny Todd: Green Finch And Linnet Bird
- Follies: Broadway Baby
- Merrily We Roll Along: Not A Day Goes By
- A Little Night Music: A Weekend In The Country
- A Little Night Music: Send In The Clowns
- Sunday In The Park With George: Sunday
Customer Reviews:
What a recording!.......2000-06-29
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R.A.B. vol. 2 [CD & DVD] 28 Tracks Plus 6 Short political short films that you just have to see...
Favorite Son - Green Day (unreleased) / Let Them Eat War - Bad Religion / Unity - Operation Ivy / Necrotism: Decanting the Insalubrious (Cyborg Midnight) Part 7 - The Lawrence Arms (unreleased) , We Got the Power - Dropkick Murphys (rare) / Drunken Lullabies - Flogging Molly / Doomsday Breach - Only Crime / Gas Chamber - Foo Fighters (rare) , Status Pools - Lagwagon (unreleased) / What You Say - Sugarcult / 7 Years Down - Rancid / Off With Your Head - Sleater-Kinney (rare) , Scream Out - The Unseen (unreleased) / Violins - Yellowcard (unreleased) / Like Sprewells on a Wheelchair - Dillinger Four (unreleased) / Chesterfield King live - Jawbreaker (unreleased) , Born Free live - Bouncing Souls (unreleased) / No Hope live - Mad Caddies (unreleased) / Kids Today - The Dwarves (unreleased) / Can't Wait to Quit - Sick of It All (rare) , Comforting Lie - No Doubt / State of Fear - Useless ID (unreleased) / I'm Thinking - Autopilot Off (unreleased) / My Star - The International Noise Conspiracy (unreleased) , and Time's Up - Donots (unreleased) / Kill the Night - Hot Water Music (unreleased) / You're Gonna Die - Thought Riot / Fields of Agony acoustic - No Use For a Name (unreleased) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000QXKUWE |
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The Columbia Albums of Irving Berlin, Vol. 1-2
Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000AHEU8 Release Date: 2003-09-02 |
Tracks:
- It's A Lovely Day Today/Blue Skies
- Maybe Its Because I Love/I Got Lost
- You'd Be Surprised/I'll See You In Cuba
- Always/Remember
- Shaking The Blues/Play A Simple/Alexander's
- Here's No Business/Got The Sun/Girl I Marry
- Say It Will Music/Cheek To Cheek
- It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow/ Now It Can Be Told
- This Year's Kisses/Be Careful! Its My Heart
- Lady Of The Evening/ Better Luck Next Time
- Steppin' Out With My Baby/ You're Just In Love
- Let's Face The Music/Say It Isn't So
- How Deep Is The Ocean/I Never Had A Chance
- Change Partners/Mandy
- You Can't Brush Me/Everybody Step/Waiting At The End
- Soft Lights/They Say It's Wonderful
- Puttin' On The Ritz/Marie
- I've Got My Love To Keep Me/Top Hat
- What'll I Do/All Alone
- A Pretty Girl/Isn't This A Lovely Day
- Lazy/I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep
- I'm Playing With Fire/Let's Have Another Cup
- Heat Wave/Let Yourself Go
- The Piccoline/No Strings
Album Description
Full Title - The Columbia Albums Of Irving Berlin Vols. 1 & 2. Composer, conductor, arranger Frank DeVol scored more than fifty movies and is best known as the composer for the theme songs for the TV series 'My Three Sons', 'The Brady Bunch' and 'Family Affair'. In the 1940s DeVol was an arranger for Dinah Shore, Tony Bennett, Rudy Vallee, Vic Damone and Doris Day. Frank DeVol received multiple Emmy Awards and Academy Award nominations for his extensive body of work. Irving Berlin's medleys featured are 'Always/Remember', 'A Pretty Girl/Isn't It A Lovely Day' and 'Say It With Music/Cheek To Cheek'. 24 tracks. Collectables 2003.
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On a Day Like Today
Bryan Adams Manufacturer: Universal/Polydor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000242WG Release Date: 2006-03-25 |
Tracks:
- How Do Ya Feel Tonight
- C'mon C'mon C'mon
- Getaway
- On a Day Like Today
- Fearless
- I'm a Liar
- Cloud Number Nine
- When You're Gone - Bryan Adams, Melanie C
- Inside Out
- If I Had You
- Before the Night Is Over
- I Don't Wanna Live Forever
- Where Angels Fear to Tread
Album Description
Australian reissue of the veteran Canadian rocker's 1998 album with 'Cloud #9' (Chicane Remix) added as a bonus track. Also featured are the singles 'Cloud #9', 'On A Day Like Today' and 'When You're Gone'.Album Details
Adams' 1998 Studio Album Return Put Him Back on Solid Ground on the Charts in the Us and Became a Best Seller in Europe as Well, Spurred on the by the Release of a Chicane Remix of the Single "Cloud #9" and the Duet with Sporty Spice (Melanie C) "When You're Gone", a Song that Sounded Very Much Like Vintage Squeeze in Style. This Edition Adds "Lie to Me", a Song Not on the Us Equivalent.Customer Reviews:
Simply Fantastic!!.......2006-03-08
Flash forward to the late 90's, and Bryan quietly releases 'On A Day Like Today', which bombs commercially and vanishes off the charts without a whisper. It was a real shame, as most people missed out on one of the most refreshing, introspective, and melodic albums he has ever produced.
What defines this CD, was the level of maturity and strong songwriting. Bryan really set the bar high for himself on this disc and he doesn't disappoint. The album seamlessly blends a wonderful mixture of ballads, rock and roll, and mid tempo songs. Stand out tracks are 'Inside Out', 'If I Had You', and 'One A Day Like Today', 'Getaway', 'Before The Night Is Over', and the cream of the crop, 'Cloud Number Nine'.
Don't miss this overlooked treasure!
Simple words---its a mature bryan adams.......2005-06-17
Now what I am gonna say might surprise or even offend a lot of people but I think this is the most mature composition that ever came out of bryan. Its one of those CDs that you just pop in and listen to every song not just one or two tracks. I rate the CD based on Lyrics, Music and the effect both have and this collection is the first time perfect blend of bryans husky voice, great guitar and simple realistic lyrics. To some they may not invoke a lot of passion...but hey Pink floyds Wall was a big hit (infact my fav too) i dont think it had passion instead it had sense. This is some thing similar. Its a maturing bryan singing more realistic songs ... thats all... :o)
my suggestion is if you liked his other albums ...chances that you will like this one are high ...chances that you will find it passionate I would say would be 30(Y)-60(N)....I would say give it a shot see how he has changed in all these years....:o)
Simply something.......2004-12-21
Adult Contemporary Adams - but less 'Personal Passion'.......2004-05-22
Like "18 Til I Die" this is not a terrible album, but it just doesn't reach the high standards set by Bryan Adams in the past. Unlike "18 Til I Die" which was an album in which Bryan Adams had a "Mid Life Crisis and Youthful resurgance", this album goes back toward a more mature Bryan Adams. I can best describe this as his "Adult Contemporary Album". Most of the songs could easily be played on an "Adult Contemporary" or "Mix" station. A big change on this album is the absence of Robert "Mutt" Lange (Mr Shania Twain). Lange was a major contributer from a musicianship, songwriting, and production standpoint on the last 2 albums. Lange was never able to achieve the great songwriting that Bryan had with Jim Vallance in the 80s, but didn't do a bad job. The replacement for Lange was producer Phil Thornalley. Thornalley also co-writes some songs with Bryan. The other main co-writer with Bryan is Gretchen Peters whom Bryan worked with on the "Unplugged" live album. As for the Adams Band - Mickey Curry, Dave Taylor, and Keith Scott are all back. Gone is keyboardist Tommy Mandel.
So what doesn't help this album reach the bar that Adams has set. My big feel is that many of the songs lack the personal passion that Bryan brought on all of his albums up until this one. There are 4 songs ("Before the Night Is Over", "I Don't Wanna Live Forever", "When You're Gone", and "Cmon Cmon Cmon") on this album that do show the old passion, but for the most part it does lack the personal passion. Especially the title track "On a Day Like Today" - I thought one of the weakest tracks on the album was picked as the title song. The song does nothing to stick in my mind. It is really the four songs I list above which really carry the album as a whole.
"Before the Night Is Over" has almost a feel from "Reckless" to it. It is the strongest song on the album. Just from the opening chords and lines "Hey Baby". If I were the record company and Adams, this would have been the single I released. "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" quick tempo to it and has some great raspy vocals and harmonies, although it doesn't quite have a feel from "Reckless" (this song really stands more on its own as opposed to comparing to past works. "Cmon Cmon Cmon" has a very 90s feel to it and it almost reminds me of "Rock On" and kind of reminds me of a much softer and more mature version of Michael Damian's "Rock On".
"When You're Gone" is the most interesting and eye-catching song. The reason is that Melanie C from the Spice Girls (better known by her Spice Girl persona 'Sporty Spice'). This song starts with almost a retro Beach Boys start. Don't let the Spice Girls connection shy you away from this song. Melanie C holds her own in this song and blends her harmonies beautifully with Bryan on this song. Melanie C basically does background vocals for the entire song and my only complaint is I would have liked to hear her get a little more of a solo (she does get a couple of solo lines). I give Bryan credit for not being afraid to put a Spice Girl on one of his albums.
So Bryan Adams will go the Adult Contemporary Route marking another chapter in what is sure to be a Hall of Fame Career. This won't be one of his albums that gets him into the Hall of Fame, but it won't prevent him from getting in.
Where did I put my guitar??.......2004-01-30
There are some fantastic mood music songs on here. "C'mon C'mon C'mon" has a great relaxing vibe to it, that you may hear playing in the background of a cozy room on a bleak day or rain-soaked night. It's perfect. "Fearless" is a nice uptempo ballad about cheating, its a nice song though and it works well. "How Do you Feel Tonight" gets things going pretty good but is a little lacking compared to the aforementioned tracks, still a nice song.
A duet with a Spice Girl? Uhhh, I don't know how smart that was, its a good song ("When You're Gone") but I guess ol Bryan was just trying to capitalize on the mainstream power, the THEN power, of the Spice Girls..either way, it too, is a decent song.
But towards the end of the album, things just fall apart and I'm sorry to say that there is nothing special on the album after "Inside Out" which is the last decent track, mixing a nice and steady rhythm with a good beat for some good down-tuned enjoyment. I guess you may consider it a ballad, but to me it isn't quite because it has too much of an upbeat feel for it...might have even sounded better had it been done on a simple acoustic guitar.
For the most part this album has a very soft adult-comtemporary feel to it a la Sting or Rod Stewart, and he has worked with these individuals in the past. When I first heard this album I loved most of these songs but as the year's have gone by (Well, since 2001 when I first got it) I enjoy it a little less and less. The tracks above that I mentioned are always going to be classics to me, but I used to find much more to like about this album...
Stick To Your Guns Bryan. Pull out the guitar and let us hear you rock! 6/13
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On a Day Like Today
Bryan Adams Manufacturer: Polygram International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00004WQFM Release Date: 1999-02-16 |
Tracks:
- How Do Ya Feel Tonight
- C'mon C'mon C'mon
- Getaway
- On a Day Like Today
- Fearless
- I'm a Liar
- Cloud Number Nine
- When You're Gone - Bryan Adams, Melanie C
- Inside Out
- If I Had You
- Before the Night Is Over
- I Don't Wanna Live Forever
- Where Angels Fear to Tread
- Lie to Me
- Cloud Number Nine [Chicane Mix]
Album Details
Remixes By: Stretch'n'vern. Track Details: Original Remix Edit, Moonmen Over Marmion Remix, Original Mix, Original Remix, Sourmash Remix, Ariel's Black September Mix.
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On a Day Like Today Pt. 2
Bryan Adams ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000FYEN |
Tracks:
- On A Day Like Today
- Bin There, Done That
- The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You
Album Description
The title cut to & the first single from the Canadianrocker's 1998 album for A&M. Pt.2 is backed with 'The OnlyThat Looks Good On Me Is You' and 'Bin There, Done That'.Digipak. 1998 A&M release.
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On a Day Like Today (Cd-Single) 2 Tracks - Cd
Manufacturer: A&M Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0007RHLTO |
Product Description
1. On a Day Like Today (lp version)3:31 2. On a Day Like Today (pants down mix)3:29Rock Music:
