Chas & Dave's Street Party

1. White Cliffs of Dover

2. We'll Gather Lilacs

3. I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire

4. Red Sails in the Sunset

5. Little on the Lonely Side

6. You'll Never Know

7. Dream

8. Do I Love You?

9. Don't Fence Me In

10. You Are My Sunshine

11. I'm Going to Get Lit Up

12. South of the Border

13. You Are Always in My Heart

14. When They Sound the Last All Clear

15. It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow

16. I Don't Want to Walk Without You

17. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

18. White Christmas

19. (I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo

20. Huggin' and Chalkin'

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Chas & Dave's Street Party,Chas & Dave,Cleveland Int'l,Novelty,Pop,Popular Music,Rock,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: Cockney genuis!

The Best of Chas & Dave Chas & Dave Manufacturer: Music Club Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005K50Q Release Date: 2001-05-28

Tracks:

1. Rabbit
2. Sidebord Song (Got My Beer In The Sideboard Here)
3. Poor Old Mr Woogie
4. Gertcha
5. Turn That Noise Down
6. In Sickness And In Health
7. Massage Parlour
8. Bored Stiff
9. Ain't No Pleasing You
10. Stars Over 45 Medley
11. Margate
12. Snooker Loopy
13. Wallopi
14. Flying
15. Wish I Could Write A Love Song
16. What A Miserable Saturday Night
17. Mustn't Grumble
18. London Girls
19. My Melancholy Baby
20. Stop Dreaming
21. Give It Gavotte
22. I Wonder In Whose Arms
23. That Old Piano
24. Beer Belly

Album Description

It was back in 1972 when Chas 'N' Dave first got together to develop their own unique style of music. "Rockney" they called it - rock in a cockney vein. Humour, and the feel good factor are all part of the music of Chas & Dave. Things got serious when the bands singles started to appear at the top end of the British charts, with such rollicking hits as "Gertcha" (featured in a UK TV beer commercial), the unforgettable "Rabbit" and "The Sideboard Song". Other hits followed including the self-penned "Ain't No Pleasing You" and "Snooker Loopy". Tap your feet and sing-a-Iong to some of the most unforgettable tunes given the cockney Chas 'N' Dave treatment! Music Club. 2005.

Album Details

22 Cockney Classics to Sing Along To.

Customer Reviews:

Cockney genuis!.......2005-11-30

This is total genuis. The lyrics are not only good enough to make you smile, but it is true cultural history. Having parents from the EastEnd of London, I know that a lot of what was EastEnd culture has been lost, and these songs relive and celebrate all that is working class London. Fantastic!

My sister and I bought this album last month for a good old family 'knees up muvva brahn' party, and it got everbody up dancing, from the twenty-somethings to the sixty-somethings.

Get yourselves a couple of beers lined up on the sideboard, stop with the rabbiting, put on chaz'n'dave and have a good sing a long, guarenteed to make you laugh if nothing else!

Average customer rating: Nathan is the next Buckwheat Zydeco!

Your Mama Don't Know Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Zydeco | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Cajun & Creole | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Let's Go Follow Me Chicken Steady Rock Hang It High, Hang It Low That's What I'm Talkin' About! ASIN: B0000002Z6 Release Date: 1992-02-14

Tracks:

1. Outside People
2. Ain't Gonna Cry No More
3. Slow Horses and Fast Women
4. Your Mama Don't Know
5. Mardi Gras Zydeco
6. Keep On Running
7. Life Must Go On
8. Don't Burn No Bridge
9. Everybody Gotta Start Somewhere
10. You Got Me Baby Now You Don't
11. In The Same Old Way
12. El Sid O's Zydeco Boogaloo

Customer Reviews:

Nathan is the next Buckwheat Zydeco!.......1999-04-29

I was born and raised in Louisiana and grew up on Zydeco music. Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Cha's are all there. It is fun music with the soul of the bayou that will keep the party dancing all night. This is a must buy for anyone who wants a great Zydeco albumn. If you like Buckwheat Zydeco you'll love these guys. GEAUX NATHAN!!!!!

Average customer rating: A great singer sings of his homeland. You have to hear this - it is simply stunning!!! lots of Russian soul Singing so good the songs can't get out of one's head.

Dmitri Hvorostovsky - Dark Eyes: Russian Folk Songs Nikolai Osipov , Vasily Andreyev , Russian Traditional , Anonymous , Nikolai Kalinin , and Dmitri Hvorostovsky Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hvorostovsky, Dmitri | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Kalinka: Russian Folk Songs Moscow Nights Where Are You, My Brothers? Dmitri Hvorostovsky - Tchaikovsky & Verdi Arias I Met You, My Love ASIN: B000004146 Release Date: 1992-09-15

Tracks:

1. The Pedlars: Oh, The little box is full
2. A snowstorm blows
3. Masha: Masha Has Been Told
4. Farewell, happiness
5. Kamarinskaya
6. Ah, little darling
7. The Meeting: At the time when the stars
8. I walk out onto the path alone
9. Dance
10. Elegy: When, my soul, you wanted
11. Oh, if only words could convey
12. Dark eyes
13. The Lime Tree
14. Not just one path
15. Night: Oh, sweet night
16. Coachman: How dismal and misty

Customer Reviews:

A great singer sings of his homeland. .......2005-04-03

Although I have listened to singers for more than sixty years, I have rarely heard a more exciting or beautiful voice than that of Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Listening to him makes me regret that sound is something that comes and goes, something that cannot be photographed or hung on the wall to view permanently. Some singers would give an arm and a leg to have some of Hvorostsovsky' s notes in their register. All his notes, from top to bottom of his register and whether delivered softly or loudly, are sublimely beautiful.

Early in the 1990s he combined with the famed Ossipov Russian Folk Orchestra to record a batch of Russian folksongs, found on this Philips 56 minute CD. Some, including the title piece "Dark Eyes" are known everywhere. Others are certainly new to me. Hvorostovsky, born in Siberia, sings unaccompanied in two of the tracks and the orchestra have three tracks to themselves.

I especially like the second track, "A Snowstorm Blows". Full texts and translations are provided in the booklet, as well as a fine introductory article by Hvorostovsky himself.

You have to hear this - it is simply stunning!!!.......2002-01-09

This is my most favorite recording of Hvorostovsky and I would highly recommend it to everybody who wants to hear a deeply touching performance of the best Russian folk songs, by the best Russian singer.
For those who know and love Russian folk, Hvorostovsky's performance was a huge news some years ago. A young Siberean boy dared to compete with the most famous Russian legends of the past, such as Shaliapin and Lemeshev, by singing their number one favourites. And won! And, not by way of copying anybody, but simply by being himself!
For those who is not familiar with Russian folk at all - this is the best place to start. Even for the spoiled modern youth, like myself, listenning to this recording was and still is a shocking experience. It is true, it is modern, and it is deeply passionate. Many performers attempt to revitalize old crafts by converting them into modern shapes. Hvorostovsky does nothing like that. He just sings and he also lives in his each and every song. And because his rage and passion are so real and modern, and his voice is so strong and beautiful, it makes you completely forget about sometimes odd wording. Moreover, it makes you like it. He makes you feel the voice of the great nation, coming from the depth of his heart. And it is so moving, sometimes you can hardly hold your tears. Yet, he never changes a word of the original text or the appropriate music or even the intonations. He is very careful and tactful with the originals, but he brings up the best this music has inside. Since making this recording, Hvorovstovsky, of course, has made huge steps ahead. Today he sings in the best theatres of the world, he participates in the best, the most famous performances. Yet, this old recording is very dear to me. Not just because it is my first recording of Hvorostovsky. But because it is so powerful and strong that once listenning to it, you will never forget it. And it is also so deeply Russian, so unique and unforgettable, that nobody in the World can ever repeat it. And noone will.

lots of Russian soul.......2001-12-17

This is a great collection of folk songs, sung with passion and beauty by one of the most celebrated voices of our era...it also includes 3 instrumentals, tracks # 5 and # 9, which are fast dance numbers in the "dueling balalaikas" tradition, and # 13, which is an exquisite slow piece, with a flute that sounds like a bird song.

Tracks # 4 and # 15 are sung a cappella, as Hvorostovsky says, "...in honor of Chaliapin, but in my own way". He also says: "The songs I selected I feel are truly Russian - many are melancholy, most are bittersweet, with the kind of irony which counterbalances sentimentality".

Perhaps the most familiar to Western ears is "Ochi chornyje" ("Dark Eyes"), but other melodic favorites for me are also # 7 "Svidan'je", and # 10 "Elegia".
Recorded in '91, this is very different from the the CD of folk songs Hvorostovsky released in '98 titled "Kalinka", with the St. Petersburg Chamber Choir, which has more of a "classical" feel to it, while this has more of a "rustic" feel...but both CDs are terrific in their own distinctive ways.

The booklet contains the lyrics to the 13 songs, in English and transliterated Russian, and Nikolai Kalinin's Ossipov Russian Folk Orchestra is superb, with its traditional sound and performance marvelous paired with Dmitri's grand and glorious voice.

Singing so good the songs can't get out of one's head........1999-06-06

For a few days after I first heard 'The Meeting', snatches of the melody lingered and made me wish I could sing in Russian. Then another song on this CD had the same effect, and another still. Hvorostovsky's philosophy of doing justice to the repertoire of his native place has produced a wonderful result. A delightful contrast to the later 'Kalinka'.

Average customer rating: Let's Go-Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas Lets Go! Proves to Push Zydeco Further

Let's Go Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Zydeco | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Cajun & Creole | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Your Mama Don't Know Follow Me Chicken Hang It High, Hang It Low Steady Rock I'm a Zydeco Hog: Live at the Rock 'N' Bowl, New Orleans ASIN: B00004C4Q0 Release Date: 2000-02-08

Tracks:

1. Let's Go!
2. Too Much Wine
3. Put A Hump In Your Back
4. Zydeco Rumble
5. Everything Happens For The Best
6. Hard Times
7. Zydeco Is All I Know
8. Cricket Leg Zydeco
9. Can't Get Nuthin', Sucka
10. El Sid O's Party
11. You Don't Love Me No More
12. Stay Out All Night
13. Oh Mom
14. Le Bon Manger

Amazon.com

Ever since Clifton Chenier generated his Creole sound of accordion-and-saxophone rhythm & blues, southwest Louisiana has been swamped with hard-working road warriors who have continued to modernize the sound and keep the roadhouses and bars of the bayous jumping. Accordionist Nathan Williams has become one of the hardest working of these musicians, and Let's Go! continues his path from zydeco to rock & roll. The band is down to one original Cha Cha (Mark Anthony Williams on the rub board), and the focus on electric guitar licks and a bass-and-drums rhythm section pushes the group farther to the center of the swamp-pop scene, but this is still rousing good-time music, with Williams's heartfelt vocals telling the great stories common to most pop music: wine, "little girls," busy or lonely Saturday nights, heartbreak, and hard work. No pretensions, just good-rockin' good times. --Louis Gibson

Customer Reviews:

Let's Go-Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas.......2004-06-30

Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas have put out an album that keeps you on your feet dancing. The songs are top notch. The backing band behind the great accordian sounds from Nathan Williams are a perfect blend. This is the real deal if you want zydeco music. Get it!!!!!!

Lets Go! Proves to Push Zydeco Further.......2000-02-23

On Lets Go!, singer/songwriter/accordionist Nathan Williams utilizes his contemporary Zydeco inventiveness by throwing hints of reggae, R&B, pop, and blues into the traditional Zydeco mix. Williams, a soulful baritone, progresses in this genre (once again) by throwing instantly infectious melodies at you while the rhythm section holds the groove down. You can here the bands diversity on cuts like "Everything Happens for the Best" (where hints of reggae come through) or "Hard Times" (Williams shows his natural vocal prowess with a down home blues moan). What becomes immediately apparent while listening through Lets Go! is that most of the tunes are instantly hummable and recognizable, yet they never tend to flounder after numerous listens. Nathan Williams may not be the most well known Zydeco artist, but his songwriting leaves him at the forefront amongst the seasoned vets.

Average customer rating: A century of British art songs to delight those who love them

English Song Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gibbs, Cecil Armstrong | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Holst | Holst, Gustav | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Walton | Walton, Sir William | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Warlock | Warlock, Peter | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: A Treasury of English Song Favorite English Songs Songs by Roger Quilter The Complete Songs, Vol. 4 Silent Noon ASIN: B0002JEG6I Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

1. A Soft Day - Bernadette Greevy
2. Irish Skies - Bernadette Greevy
3. Cherry Ripe - Janice Watson
4. Mustard And Cress - Neal Davies
5. The Lily Of A Day - Janice Watson
6. Henry King - Neal Davies
7. Fain Would I Change That Note - Graham Johnson
8. In Summer-Time On Bredon - Christopher Maltman
9. The Lads In Their Hundreds - Christopher Maltman
10. Among The Rocks - Graham Johnson
11. It Was A Lover And His Lass - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
12. The Water Mill - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
13. On Wenlock Edge - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
14. The Call - Graham Johnson
15. Silent Noon - Graham Johnson
16. Now In These Fairylands - Philip Langridge
17. The Dream-City - Philip Langridge
18. Margrete's Cradle Song - Susan Gritton
19. The Heart Worships - Christopher Maltman
20. Take, O Those Lips Away - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
21. Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal - Graham Johnson
22. Love Calls Through The Summer Night - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
23. I Will Go With My Father A-Ploughing - Graham Johnson
24. The Rio Grande (Capstan Shanty) - Ian Partridge
25. Theodore, Or The Pirate King - Ian Partridge
26. A Long Time Ago (Hilliard's Shanty) - Ian Partridge
27. Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be? - Bernadette Greevy

Tracks:

1. The Grenadier - Richard Edgar-Wilson
2. The Young Lover - Richard Edgar-Wilson
3. Betty And Johnny - Richard Edgar-Wilson
4. Rise Up And Reach The Stars - Richard Edgar-Wilson
5. The Bells - Nik Hancock-Child
6. Ann's Cradle Song - Nik Hancock-Child
7. As I Lay In The Early Sun - Nik Hancock-Child
8. The Cherry Tree - Nik Hancock-Child
9. Dusk - Nik Hancock-Child
10. Peter Warlock's Fancy - John Constable
11. The Frostbound Wood - John Constable
12. Chopcherry - John Constable
13. A Sad Song - John Constable
14. Rutterkin - John Constable
15. Bethlehem Down - John Constable
16. Wapping Old Stairs - Felicity Lott
17. Long Steel Grass - Martyn Hill
18. Tango-Pasodoble - Martyn Hill
19. Popular Song - Martyn Hill
20. Beatriz's Song - Felicity Lott
21. Lay Your Sleeping Head, My Love - Philip Langridge
22. Early One Morning - Felicity Lott
23. The Foggy, Foggy View - Philip Langridge
24. Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast - Philip Langridge
25. Tell Me The Truth About Love - Della Jones
26. The Choirmaster's Burial - Philip Langridge

Customer Reviews:

A century of British art songs to delight those who love them.......2006-06-26

These 53 songs have been collected by Naxos from their extensive acquisitions from Collins Classics, and perhaps other British sources now out of business. There's a steady cottage industry, year after year, producing the typical English art song, which is usually based on folk songs, but even in more modern idioms is profuondly conservative and nostaligic. Half these songs, not to mention half the composers, are totally unknown to American audiences, but the familiar names of Vaughan Williams and Britten represent high quality, and the lesser lights, such as Warlock and Quilter, are mainstays in this repertoire.

I'd challenge all but the most addicted listener to make it through more than ten songs at a sitting, and many of these pieces are tepid, offering comfort rather than inspiration. The singers are among the best, but Graham Johnson and Steuart Beford, who do most of the accompaniments, are lackluster. I know that won't be a popular comment, yet if you compare any of these songs with rendiitons done by Janet Baker, John Shirley-quirk, and most recently Bryn Terfel and Ian Bostridge, you immediately notice how much more intensity and drama is pesent than htis colleciton reveals.

Average customer rating: Nathan Rocks The Zydeco

Follow Me Chicken Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Zydeco | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Cajun & Creole | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Let's Go I'm a Zydeco Hog: Live at the Rock 'N' Bowl, New Orleans Steady Rock Your Mama Don't Know Hang It High, Hang It Low ASIN: B000000300 Release Date: 1993-07-18

Tracks:

1. Follow Me Chicken
2. Mama's Tired
3. Hey Maman
4. Elle est jolie(Isn't She Lovely)
5. Zydeco Road
6. I'm In Love
7. One Track Mind
8. Ma pauvre maman
9. Tout Partout mon passe
10. Zydeco Is Alright
11. Don't Make a Fool Out of Me
12. I Need Someone To Love Me

Customer Reviews:

Nathan Rocks The Zydeco.......2001-08-21

If you are a Zydeco fan who doesn't own this CD, what are you waiting for? Track 10 (Zydeco Is Alight) is a real mind blower!

Average customer rating: The band's tight music is fun, spirited, infectious, & danceable

Hang It High, Hang It Low Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Zydeco | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Cajun & Creole | Cajun & Zydeco | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Let's Go I'm a Zydeco Hog: Live at the Rock 'N' Bowl, New Orleans The Desperate Kingdom of Love Jungle Jim and the Voodoo Tiger Follow Me Chicken ASIN: B000E97HDK Release Date: 2006-03-07

Tracks:

1. Old Man's Darling
2. Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa
3. Don't Worry 'Bout The Mule
4. Your Love Lasts As Long As Your Money
5. My Zydeco
6. Do It Now
7. Time To Do My Thing
8. Hang It High, Hang It Low
9. Think About The Good Times
10. Zydeco Cha Cha
11. The Bluest Man
12. Zydeco Train
13. I Was Born At Night (But Not Last Night)
14. So Glad You're Mine

Album Description

Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas have been an ever-brightening light on the South Louisiana music scene for almost twenty years. With their superb musicianship, exciting shows and tightly crafted songs, and with the unique Caribbean cadence of their grooves, they've evolved into an international attraction, carving out a niche that makes them unique among zydeco bands. Nathan's commitment, craft and soulfulness lift the Zydeco Cha Chas beyond any genre niche--they're simply a great band.

Customer Reviews:

The band's tight music is fun, spirited, infectious, & danceable.......2006-03-19

Playing Time - 43:55 -- Literally translated, zydeco means "green bean" (evolving from the French "haricot" or snapbean), but the term is used to denote the snappy, upbeat, syncopated dance music of Louisiana's black Creole residents. The evolution of zydeco has resulted in a multi-cultural gumbo, reflecting the background of southern Louisiana's French-speaking Creole population. Zydeco's roots in Cajun music are very apparent, but you'll also notice the influences of reggae, calypso, country, blues, Caribbean and rock. The soul music influence is best represented in Otis Redding's "Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa." The accordion is front and center, and Zydeco also has electric guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, and rubboard. With the support of the Rounder label, Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas have achieved national (and international) popularity along with such Zydeco artists as Boozoo Chavis, Rockin' Dopsie, Queen Ida, Buckwheat Zydeco, Terrance Simien, Sam Brothers, John Delafose, Canray Fontenot, and others.

Nathan Williams, Sr. mainly uses a piano accordion, but he's also credited for playing the triple-row accordion which would be a "single action" 31-button accordion which provides a different note on the push and pull of the bellows. Although not identified in the liner notes, the songs with the more unique stacatto sound would be the ones on which Nathan is using the button accordion. Although he grew up in a Creole-speaking home in St. Martinville, Nathan sings in English, and lyrics are included in the CD jacket. Many of the songs refer to their Zydeco music and "My Zydeco" says it best -- it'll "set your soul on fire, make you wanna move, make you wanna groove ... it's like white lightnin' y'all." The band is tight, and the music is fun, spirited, infectious, and danceable.... "like a hot toddy!" Guitarist Dennis Paul Williams is Nathan's brother. A famous painter, his art graces the album's cover and tray card Keyboardist Nathan Williams Jr. is studying music at the Univ. of South Louisiana, and he fronts his own band. Rubboard player Mark "Chuck" Williams is a cousin who has been with the band since day one. Bassist Robert LeBlanc has been a Zydeco Cha Cha for at least five years, and drummer Herman "Rat" Brown played with Buckwheat Zydeco for many years.

Compared to Cajun music, these guys seem to prefer faster tempos, more syncopated and heavy rhythms, simplified melodies, and more influence from R&B and soul music. Williams attributes King of Zydeco Clifton Chenier as a mjor influence. Nearly an hour long, this generous set underlines the band's ebullient, rocking style. Some songs (e.g. "Old Man's Darling" or "Your Love Lasts As Long As Your Money") could be perceived as being more rock or blues (with accordion) than Zydeco, but "Hang it High, Hang it Low" has plenty of energy nonetheless. "Do It Now" and the title cut come across to me as the better funky zydeco grooves. The band is very prolific with many releases during the last two decades. Definitely rock'em-sock'em original music, I guess I was hoping for a few more stylistic innovations in the genre from them. Some of the songs (and especially lyrics) come across as just a little too basic. The musical journey is still a bunch of fun, though. "I Was Born At Night (But Not Last Night)" indicates that these guys have been around, and they know the ropes. They'd also like you to come and boogie along. Let the good times roll! (Joe Ross, Roseburg, OR.)

Average customer rating:

Secret Agent File Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 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 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0002IQLVW Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

1. Octopussy - Neil Norman
2. I Spy
3. Reilly: Ace of Spies
4. Casino Royale
5. Ipcress File (A Man Alone)
6. Thunderball
7. Man from Uncle
8. Prisoner - Neil Norman
9. James Bond Theme
10. Our Man Flint
11. Moonraker - Neil Norman
12. Spy Who Came in from the Cold
13. Run Spy Run
14. Get Smart
15. You Only Live Twice
16. 007
17. Goldfinger
18. Rockford Files

Average customer rating: Top of the line - incredible! Long-awaited follow-up to "Dark Eyes" ANOTHER WONDERFUL ALBUM FROM DMITRI Dmitri at his best Hvorostovsky in his Milieu

I Met You, My Love Hvorostovsky , Orbelian , and Moscow Chamber Orchestra Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Moscow Nights Kalinka: Russian Folk Songs Where Are You, My Brothers? Dmitri Hvorostovsky - Passione di Napoli Dmitri Hvorostovsky in Concert 1998 ASIN: B00006DU10 Release Date: 2002-07-30

Tracks:

1. I Met You, My Love
2. No, It's Not You I Love So Fervently
3. Only Once
4. Bright Is The Night
5. I Remember The Charming Sound Of The Waltz
6. O, If Only I Could Express In Sounds
7. Do Not Awaken Memories
8. The Coachman's Song
9. In The Wide Open Field
10. The Lonely Coach Bell Rings
11. Misty Morning
12. But I Love You, Nevertheless
13. The Troika Speeds, The Troika Gallops
14. The Autumn Wind Moans Mournfully
15. At The Fateful Hour
16. I Loved You
17. The Weeping Willows Slumber
18. You Cannot Understand
19. Shine, Shine, My Star

Customer Reviews:

Top of the line - incredible!.......2007-05-13

If I could give this 100 stars I would do it. Since my trip to Russia in 2006 I "discovered" Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and have since purchased much of his music on CDs and DVDs. All tracks on this particular CD are incredibly beautiful - beyond imagination. Mr. Hvorostovsky was rightfully chosen the "Best Singer of the World" when he was a young man. His lush, full baratone voice is, as the young generation says, "to die for". He has an impressive range, and one can tell he feels music deeply by the nuances in his singing. This CD is one of my favorites of his singing.

Long-awaited follow-up to "Dark Eyes".......2003-01-04

Ever since "Dark Eyes", one of the first albums of Dmitri Hvorostovsky, came out, I've been wishing for the baritone to record more Russian romances. Looks like Delos is more committed to preserving this magnificent voice on record more than Philips did. After all, "Dark Eyes" had a lot of orchestral music, though wonderfully performed by Ossipov orchestra, it effectively reduced the sang material by some about 15 minutes or so. This is certainly not the case here. Well oven an hour of excellent singing is recorded (close-miked) with no interruptions. The songs themselves are the ones most often performed as encored by Russian singers. While baritones or basses have the strongest claim to them, most likely stemming from a long Russian tradidion of low male voice solo, tenors and even mezzo-sopranos have performed some of those to great acclaim.

The absolute hardest thing about performing these songs is not to make them sound sappy, vulgar, or over-done. Of all Russian singers who dealt with this material, I most often think of bass Boris Shtokolov, who sang them with utmost care. Dmitri does just that here. His care for the texts is what strikes me first while listening to "I Met You", a reflective serenade to love long lost. While all songs are spectacularly presented, I would like to mention "Misty Morning" and "I loved you". Like the title song, they are both filled with gentle melancholy, and sang with great tenderness and feeling. Some high-energy items, such as "Troika" seem just a little out of place, but the voice is a sheer pleasure to listen to. In "Oh, Could I in Song Tell My Sorrow", there's a strange change from traditional "your heart would break" to "my heart would break". I am not sure as to why this was done, particularly since the Cyrillic texts are absent.

In liner notes, Hvorostovsky explains the dedication of this album to his father, a chemical engineer, who managed to convey his love for the classical music and Russian romances to his son. I think all fathers need to learn from this man. Wondrous results stem from right upbringing!
The only minor quibble I have is the cover picture. It seems like the producers wanted to target exclusively the female part of the audience by using lots of shades of red color and lots of subdued candlelight. Well, I am sure there are lots of Dmitri's fans among men, particularly those of us who study voice, so I wish Delos would not make the cover so extravagant.
The engineering of this album, though, is very appropriate. The voice is placed well above orchestra (conducted with perfection by Constantine Orbelian) and each word is clearly heard. Together with Verdi Arias recording this shows that Delos engineers are fully capable of capturing the voice of this size and beauty well on record, something I doubted when listening to an otherwise lovely album of Neapolitan Songs.
I am sure non-Russian speakers will enjoy this CD just as much as Russians. After all, we all feel the same, and Dmitri's exceptional talent just makes it easier to communicate across cultural barriers.

ANOTHER WONDERFUL ALBUM FROM DMITRI.......2002-10-11

Once again, Dmitri Hvorostovsky has done another beautiful album. I'm completely thrilled with his last three releases on the Delos lable--the Verdi Album, the Passione di Napoli album and this new Russian love song album. As I have previously indicated on my review of his Passione di Napoli album, I've been a fan of his since his very beginnings in opera, and I do feel that he is truly in his vocal prime.
This album is for the "romantic at heart". The songs are beautiful as is the singing. All I can say of this endeavor is Bravo!!
I'm truly grateful that Hvorostovky's recording career was extended by the Delos lable!!

Dmitri at his best.......2002-10-09

What a treat this CD is. I've been waiting years for the great Hvorostovsky to record another album of Russian folk music, and this is arguably his best collection of that genre to date. Recorded in August, 2001, Hvorostovsky has never sounded better, and the sound quality admirably complements his rich, velvety baritone. Unlike his earlier collection of Neapolitan songs for the same label (DELOS), the recording balance between singer and orchestra will please everyone this time. Furthermore, the CD benefits from stylishly idiomatic arrangements, some fine conducting from Constantine Orbelian, and the sympathetic support of both the Moscow Chamber Orchestra and the Russian folk music performers, the Style of Five.

The 19 songs on the CD are described as "Old Russian Romances", or in professional music terminology as "Russian Domestic (Household) Romances". These are passionate songs of love, "often against the background of vast, empty Russian landscapes with long roads under foggy, gray skies", as the liner notes tell us. Hvorostovsky's dark, expressive baritone is ideally suited to such music, and Dmitri aficionados will no doubt recognise two songs from his earlier CDs of this genre, the haunting title track and the wistful "O, If Only I Could Express In Sounds". The latter was featured on his best-selling 1991 "Russian Romances" CD for Philips, but here - if anything - his singing is even more poetic than in earlier days. Comparing the two versions, one is immediately aware of how much freer Hvorostovsky's top notes are on the latest CD, with his upper register showing none of the slightly constricted quality that occasionally marred the earlier CD. This is the voice of a mature artist, and it is rare indeed to hear such committed singing from the soul.

As if the above wasn't enough, the CD comes with translations, generous liner notes, and an alluring cover photo of the handsome Siberian.

Hvorostovsky in his Milieu.......2002-08-31

This is Hvorostovsky at his finest. His magnificent rich creamy baritone is not taxed. He makes you sigh at beauty of his high
mezzo-voce notes, held endlessly, and trailing off to nothingness. The songs themselves are lovely-sad ballads of lost love for the most part, with a few catchy little ditties thrown in for a change of pace.

As crossover discs go, this one is one of the best. A fabulous singer at his prime, singing the songs of his childhood memories.

Bravo Hvorostovsky!

Average customer rating: The London Sound,at it's Best! The World of Chas and Dave Once You Hear It...You'll Be Hooked A Great World These Guys are the BEST

World of Chas & Dave Chas & Dave Manufacturer: Cleveland Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: World of Chas & Dave 2 ASIN: B000007SQG Release Date: 1998-06-23

Tracks:

1. Aint No Pleasing You
2. I Miss You Girl
3. Wish I Could Write A Lovesong
4. Melancholy Baby
5. That Old Piano
6. You're Just In Love
7. Flying
8. There In Your Eyes
9. Nobody
10. I Wonder In Whose Arms

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The London Sound,at it's Best!.......2005-11-14

Being a Londoner myself,i can honestly say,this duo of Chas and Dave,keep the club/pub scene alive.Many of the pubs,still play this sound today,stemming out of the 1940's.These guys deserve a lot of credit.I was fortunate,to grow up in the same town,at the same time,that Chas and Dave,rose to stardom.With their many hits and appearances,in concert and on British Television and at the Circus Tavern,in Purfleet,Essex(East of London),these two sound the same in concert,as they do on album.Just pure natural talent.Unfortunately,not many stations in the USA,play their stuff.Often in the USA,they are classed as "Polka".This music is not "Polka",but it is the music foundation of both old and new,London Town.Congratulations,Chas and Dave,on almost 30 years at the top!

The World of Chas and Dave.......2002-11-26

These two wonderful British musicians have turned the world of East Florida into a madhouse of Chas and Dave followers. From Jacksonville to Miami they are well known, and, the most beautiful song to come along in many years ["Flying"] is the undisputed hit of the Florida Treasure Coast. Buy this CD--- you will love it-- I personally guarantee it!!

Once You Hear It...You'll Be Hooked.......2001-10-24

I had heard their rendition of "Flying" on a radio station in Anchorage Alaska (I was living there 1997-2000) and HAD to have it! After finding it, I ordered it and received it right away. After listening to all their other tracks...I fell in love with them. They are definately talented..."That Old Piano", "Melancholy Baby", "Ain't No Pleasin' You", and "I Wonder In Whose Arms" are some of my absolute favorites...definately one you should buy. I also have their Chas 'n'Dave The Best of Album, it has some, shall we say, 'interesting' songs on it. You'll be singing along just like a Limey, for days after listening to them. I highly recommend it.

A Great World.......2001-08-14

I'm late discovering Chas and Dave, but am quite smitten with these two British artists with their distinctive musical style. This duo,not only are great singers, with their cockney accents, but are composers par excellence. Of the ten tracks on this disc, eight are original compositions,all very remarkable in their creativity. The two familiar tracks, "Melancholy Baby" and "You're just in Love", are done in a "sing-along" bar-room style, and you'll find it hard not to join in. The album is worth owning for the single track, "Flying", which is such a beautifully written and rendered piece that you just might want to play it repeatedly. This track has been given a lot of air time, and it, alone, is responsible for their new popularity in this country.I am sure we will be hearing a lot more of these two.

These Guys are the BEST.......2001-06-09

I heard "Flying" on WOBM-AM 1160 and I LOVED it. It pressured me into buying Chas and Dave CD's. There is not one song that I don't like by Chas and Dave. Although Flying is my favorite, other songs are beautiful by them. I highly recommend that you buy Chas and Dave. The songs bring back different memories. Yes-- a lot of memories and I hope that you have the same experience when you buy Chas and Dave CDs!! What are you waiting for!!--Start buying Chas and Dave-- and experience a beautiful type of music that will get you heart fluttering and your mind thinking of how beautiful music can sound if you just take a good listen!!!!

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