Living Things [Import]

Product Description
Japanese pressing of the power pop singer/songwriter's 11th studio album has earliest release & two bonus tracks, 'Walk on the Edge' (Demo) & 'Season is Over' (Demo). No domestic is scheduled until September 7th 2004.

Living Things,Matthew Sweet,Cutting Edge,Rock,Rock/Pop

Average customer rating: Nice listening A BLAST FROM THE PAST !!! Some roaring '20's some boring '20's '20s Girl singers HOORAY FRO THE BROX SISTERS!!!

Flappers, Vamps And Sweet Young Things Various Artists Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1920-1929 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1930-1939 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Tin Pan Alley | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocalists | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Banned : 20 Risque Songs From The 20s & 30s The Charleston Era Original Dance Music of 1920's & 1930's The Roaring Twenties Boop-Boop-A-Doop: 27 Original Mono Recordings 1928-1951 ASIN: B000001HF8 Release Date: 1994-04-20

Tracks:

1. I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now - Jane Green
2. Am I Blue? - Libby Holman
3. Dangerous Nan McGrew - Helen Kane
4. Maybe, Who Knows? - Kate Smith
5. Do Do Do - Gertrude Lawrence
6. The Blues Have Got Me - Marion Harris
7. A New Kind Of Man, With A New Kind Of Love For Me - Blossom Seeley
8. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - Mildred Hunt
9. I'll Get By, As Long As I Have You - Aileen Stanley
10. Why Am I So Romantic? - Lilian Roth
11. You Wouldn't Fool Me, Would You? - Annette Hanshaw
12. If Your Kisses Can't Hold The Man You Love - Sophie Tucker
13. Red Hot Moma - The Brox Sisters
14. Moanin' Low - Lee Morse
15. It All Belongs To Me - Ruth Etting
16. Blues In My Heart - Greta Keller
17. Do Something - Zelma O'Neal
18. You Remind Me Of A Naughty Springtime Cuckoo - Helen Morgan
19. Red Hot Henry Brown - Margaret Young
20. Ya Gotta Know How To Love - Esther Walker

Customer Reviews:

Nice listening.......2007-06-27

This was special music from a special time in music history. My whole family litened to it.

A BLAST FROM THE PAST !!!.......2007-05-23

Flappers, Vamps and Sweet Young Things offers twenty marvelous tracks that give us great insight into just how much women enjoyed their new found romantic freedom during the jazz era of the 1920s. These recordings may have surface noise but they remain enjoyable to this day and this is one CD you'll listen to over and over again. Just one listen proves it all!

The CD opens with the upbeat number entitled "I'm Gonna Meet My Sweetie Now;" Jane Green performs this with all her might and the musical arrangement remains timeless to this day. Jane's voice is rich, warm and vibrant--awesome! The CD then makes a complete about face for the next track entitled "Am I Blue?" performed by Libby Holman. Libby sings of a lonely woman who wants a new romance in her life now that her man has suddenly left her. Libby Holman delivers this with panache and sophistication, too.

Other gems on this CD include the then extremely popular Helen Kane singing "Dangerous Nan McGrew;" this number is about a woman who makes her own rules and enjoys men strictly on her terms. "Maybe, Who Knows" features a young Kate Smith singing magnificently about her life after her man has left her; and Mildred Hunt delivers the classic "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone." "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" lets Mildred Hunt sing of how she doesn't want to be bad mouthed now that her romance with her man is finally over. Mildred also sings the opening verse before the chorus of the song which is something you don't always hear; this enhances the beauty of the number.

Sophie Tucker belts out advice with "If Your Kisses Can't Hold The Man You Love;" this number lets Sophie tell women to go out and make the best of things with a new romance if their man leaves them. She even encourages them to cheat on their men if they discover that their man is unfaithful! The bold advice represents the new freedom women experienced during the 1920s jazz age. The Brox Sisters also perform a number about a "Red Hot Mama" who enjoys her life and makes her own decisions about her romances with men.

This concept album wraps up nicely with "Ya Gotta Know How To Love" performed by Esther Walker. Esther sings of a woman taking control of a romance. This was a bold, revolutionary theme for the 1920's; but women enjoyed their new found freedom and there was no looking back once women discovered the joys of power.

The liner notes tell us the difference between ladies who were "Flappers," "Vamps" or "Sweet Young Things;" there is some discussion of the type of lady who was a "Red Hot Mama" too. The liner notes give you all the song credits and recording dates along with an essay about the female singers on this CD and how the lyrics to these songs celebrate the exuberance of the 1920s. The art work is excellent, too.

I highly recommend this CD for fans of early jazz and female singers from the 1920s; and people who want to get acquainted with these fine songbirds would do well to use this CD as a starting point.

Let's hear it for the roaring `20s!!! Great job, everyone!!!

Some roaring '20's some boring '20's.......2007-02-10

Like most compilations there are some great songs, some good songs and some stinkers but over all it is a fun CD. The songs cross the spectrum from women in love in the infectious "I'm gonna meet my sweetie now" to the heart broken "Moanin' low" with a strong dose of get over it in Sophie Tucker's "If your kisses can't hold the man you love" You can almost taste the bath tub gin while listing to Red Hot Henry Brown. I gave it an extra star for having both Helen Kane & Annette Hanshaw.

'20s Girl singers .......2007-02-09

What were once called "girl singers" are featured on FLAPPERS, VAMPS AND SWEET YOUNG THINGS. The 20 songs span the years 1924 to 1931, with only three being from the pre-electric recording era. Condition of source material is spotty, which is to be expected with antique 78s. Fine print-sized liner notes comment on all tracks.

This collection gets a middling rating for a persistent usage of lesser-known songs and B sides. Many of these ladies had far more entertaining records. Recommended mainly for completists. (3½ stars)

TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 57:03

HOORAY FRO THE BROX SISTERS!!!.......2007-01-28

I am a fan of the Brox Sisters, and I was so happy to find a CD with them singing on it! They are so spooky! In their movies they always come out dressed like a three-headed monster! They have great voices and they were really popular in the 1920s. They were the first poular sister team, I think. They came before the Boswells. Hooray for Bobbe, Patricia, and Lorriane Brox! There are also some nice clear recordings of great artists like Annette Hanshaw, Ruth Etting, Sophie Tucker, Blossom Seeley, and others. Once again, HOORAY FOR THE BROX SISTERS!!!

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Hits of 54: Little Things Mean a Lot Various Artists Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocalists | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hits of '55: Moments to Remember Hits of '53: Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes Hits of 52: Here in My Heart Hits of '51 Hits of '50 ASIN: B0006OJR7C Release Date: 2005-03-08

Tracks:

1. Little Things Mean a Lot - Kitty Kallen,
2. Make Love to Me! (Tin Roof Blues) - Jo Stafford, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
3. Stranger in Paradise [From "Polovtsian Dances"] - Tony Bennett, Ray Charles Singers, Percy Faith & His Orchestra
4. I Get So Lonely (Oh, Baby Mine) - The Four Knights
5. O Mein Papa - Eddie Calvert,
6. Changing Partners - Patti Page, Joe Reisman
7. Such a Night - Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Johnnie Ray
8. Secret Love [From Calamity Jane] - Doris Day,
9. Happy Wanderer (Der Frche Wanderer) - Obernkirchen Children's Choir
10. Wanted - Perry Como, Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
11. Young at Heart [From Young at Heart] - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, Frank Sinatra
12. Hernando's Hideaway [From The Pajama Game] - Archie Bleyer
13. Hey There [From The Pajama Game] - Rosemary Clooney, Paul Weston & His Orchestra
14. Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) - The Crew Cuts
15. Cross over the Bridge - Patti Page,
16. Skokiaan
17. Papa Loves Mambo - Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Perry Como
18. High and Mighty [From the High and Mighty] - Victor Young
19. This Ole House - Rosemary Clooney, , Paul Weston & His Orchestra
20. Three Coins in the Fountain - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, Frank Sinatra
21. Shake, Rattle and Roll - Bill Haley & His Comets
22. If I Give My Heart to You - Doris Day, Frank DeVol & His Orchestra,
23. I Need You Now - Eddie Fisher, Eddie Fisher, Eddie Fisher, Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
24. Hold My Hand - Don Cornell
25. Mambo Italiano - Rosemary Clooney, , Paul Weston & His Orchestra
26. Cara Mia - David Whitfield
27. Mister Sandman - The Chordettes

Average customer rating: Living Things Live Very disappointing to say the least Good, but not his best "Living Things" feels "lifeless" Not the Matthew Sweet I expected

Living Things Matthew Sweet Manufacturer: Racm Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Kimi Ga Suki * Raifu Under the Covers, Vol. 1 In Reverse To Understand: The Early Recordings of Matthew Sweet Blue Sky on Mars ASIN: B0002MPQPU Release Date: 2004-09-07

Tracks:

1. The Big Cats Of Shambala
2. You're Not Sorry
3. Dandelion
4. Push The Feelings
5. In My Tree
6. Cats Vs. Dogs
7. I Saw Red
8. In My Time
9. Sunlight
10. Season Is Over
11. Tomorrow

Customer Reviews:

Living Things Live.......2006-05-17

On hearing Matthew would be playing in Toronto, I ran out and bought a copy of "Living Things". I was disappointed to the point where I thought I would skip his live show. Luckily my wife insisted we go. Matthew looked a mess. The band was 3 guitars, a bass, and drum. The volume and the feedback were way up and they burnt through blistering renditions of almost all of "Living Things" plus his other big hits. From that moment on I have loved "Living Things". So if you find "Living Things" disappointing you need to just catch Matthew playing it live. It will rock for you after that.

Very disappointing to say the least.......2006-01-31

I am a huge Matthew Sweet fan, but this album doesn't make the grade. The music just feels lifeless and there isn't one song on here that caught me with the usual Matthew Sweet "hooks". I have seen Matthew play several times, I own every stitch of material he has ever released and consider him a "pop" music genius, but I seriously doubt this one will ever make it to the CD player drawer again.

Good, but not his best.......2005-09-10

I've been a fan of Sweet even before the Girlfriend album (which I still think is his best), and this one has some fantastic songs on it, but overall, I still don't think it ranks up there among his best. Even the last one, Kimi-Ga-Suki is better. Still worth buying, but not essential unless you're a longtime fan like me.

"Living Things" feels "lifeless".......2005-06-15

Living Things is very disappointing. The previous CD, Kimi Ga Suki Raifu, was such a powerful collection of songs, written and recorded with such clarity and immediacy, a rock classic that is truly one of his best efforts alongside Girlfriend. Living Things is touted as Sweet's return to a fully produced, thought-out album. It even has Van Dyke Parks...so it must be a slice of Wilson-esque classic pop, like In Reverse...right? There's only one problem: the songs. Living Things rings very hollow musically, and lyrically it is hopelessly bleak, the actual opposite feeling of the album's title. This is not a sunny pop album, it is a dark series of resignations on the hopelessness of life, with almost none of Sweet's humor to balance out the darkness. It just feels like a bad head trip. I have listened intently to this disc, in various settings and states of mind, and have come up short every time. The material is lacking a heart, a center of gravity. Yes, it has all the external elements of Sweet's pop sheen: the overlaid vocals, the guitar textures, the power pop grooves. On the surface, it all sounds attractive, but underneath all the layers is empty, bleak music. It feels like "Matthew Sweet by the numbers."

Moreover, Living Things is supposed to be a more "produced" album than Kimi Ga Suki, and yet it feels sloppy and unrehearsed. Only a couple of the songs have a proper "ending" or even a fade-out. Most of the tracks sound like demos, with haphazard sloppy endings where the music abruptly cuts off as if the band were only rehearsing the song and decided to quit before the end. This is not a well produced album, to be honest it sounds unprofessional. And the fact that there is no booklet, no lyrics, also shows that Matthew wanted to put this CD out "on the cheap," which shows some disregard for his fans, in my opinion. Girlfriend, Altered Beast, 100% Fun, In Reverse, all of these discs have always had some form of lyric booklet. Even with Kimi Ga Suki Raifu, there was a booklet with liner notes by Matthew, a sense of personal involvement. But on Living Things, nothing. Just the tracklist and personnel. I detect a disinterest on Sweet's part, a lack of concern for our reaction to the sloppy song endings, the redundant material, or the lack of any liner notes or lyrics. Matthew seems essentially absent from the whole operation, from the packaging to the songs.

One reviewer compared this album to Altered Beast, which also had a more densely layered production style, a more "experimental" album than, say, Girlfriend. But at least Altered Beast still had a very high calibre of songs: Dinosaur Act, Ugly Truth, Time Capsule, Life Without You, Reaching Out, Falling. There is nothing on Living Things that stands out as a memorable song in the end. It all sounds like a series of hooks and textures that don't go anywhere. Another example of a more "produced" Sweet album is 1999's In Reverse, which has the Spector/Wilson "Wall of Sound" production on some tracks, but again, it works well because Sweet wrote a solid collection of SONGS for that album. Hide, Split Personality, I Should Never Have Let You Know, Write Your Own Song. These are all true gems in Sweet's catalog. And once again, Living Things fails to produce even ONE song that rises above the surface exterior in order to make a lasting impression. Really, I cannot think of even one song that stands on its own merits. "You're Not Sorry" and "I Saw Red" are probably the "best" tracks, but even those songs only sound like hollow imitations of much stronger material by Sweet on previous albums. He's covered all of this ground before, with much better results. For an album called "Living Things," it all sounds lifeless, a collection of dead shells. Attractive containers with nothing inside.

Not the Matthew Sweet I expected.......2005-05-09

When I received Living Things, I thought I was going to hear more songs similar to Kimi Ga Suki which I bought for like $30 as an import as it was only released in Japan. Yes I took a chance but turns out, Kimi was a great album even if he produced it in his basement. It has since been released in the US.

Well, Living Things is definitely nothing like Kimi Ga Suki. He seems like he's rambling through a lot of the songs. The hooks that Matthew is so known for just get buried in his non-rhyming, melody-less lyrics this time around. I've only listened to it once so far and my first impression is not too good. Maybe it will grow on me but one listen to Kimi and I knew it was a great album. Living Things is too quirky and a little more "out there" than his usual songs. Maybe it's like other people are saying - that this is "experimental". I'd say it's his worst album since Earth and that was before Girlfriend. Girlfriend was the album where Matthew found his "sound". Well, over ten years of good music isn't bad I guess. I will still get his next album but hopefully it will be closer to his tried and true power pop style and not experimental.

Average customer rating: should come with a health warning This band could save rock n roll!! On the song "Bom, Bom, Bom" As close to perfect as you get... Terrible album. No Talent.

Ahead of the Lions The Living Things Manufacturer: Jive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Thunder, Lightning, Strike Young for Eternity First Impressions of Earth Z Show Your Bones ASIN: B000B5XZJM Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

1. Bombs Below
2. I Owe
3. Bom Bom Bom
4. New Year
5. God Made Hate
6. End Gospel
7. No New Jesus
8. March In Daylight
9. Keep It Til You Fold
10. Monsters Of Man
11. On All Fours
12. I Wish The Best For You

Customer Reviews:

should come with a health warning .......2006-05-16

first time i heard about the living things was on mtv2 brand spanking new music week and i first caught a glimpse of an band that would make an big impact on the way i percieve music
they had the edge of the stooges and the glam pop rock of T.REX
there single BOM BOM BOM being one of the catchiest singles this year no doubt,
but it's one of the best on the album..along with
"bombs below" "i owe" "god made hate"

the living things fuse together social/political/religous commentry, without preaching and i've long for a new band apart from the pop greenday's american idiot
to make an standing impression in the way they form their lyrics and this band have done both fused together ferocious glam punk rock and political lyrics too truly cermented an classic album and a band that will be spoken about for generations too come

classic artwork, reminds me of tyrannosaurus rex album
"my people were fair now their content to wear stars on their brows"

it's here and it could be the album of the year,

This band could save rock n roll!!.......2006-05-12

This CD is brilliant. Live this band is even better. Take 69 Stones and slam then into Bush America and you have the cockiest protestors to ever turn it up to 11. The labum is pure salvation. You can't stop cranking it. Why aren't they huge????

On the song "Bom, Bom, Bom".......2006-03-28

I Love this song. We need that sound come back! Bom,Bom,Bom has a T rex feel to it.Love It!!

As close to perfect as you get..........2006-01-26

It's hard to imagine any danger being inserted back into today's sterile rock scene. Sure, there are tons of great artists out there but nothing that gets played on the radio. Do you honestly expect so-called alternative rock stations to play anything other then bland nu-metal acts that came along five years too late? If you answered yes, promptly slap yourself. And this album won't change that. It should but it won't while A&R reps are still soliciting radio stations for airplay.

That's not to speak against the quality of the Living Things as a band. In fact, they're quite talented. And they prove that on their album, Ahead of the Lions.

Beginning with "Bombs Below", the Things systematically assault the listener with a potent mix of punk, metal, and politics. From there it continues song-by-song, the band crafting their own brand of anarchy ranging from the AC/DC-gets-into-a-scuffle-with-the-Ramones anthem of "Bom Bom Bom" to the throat-shredding "On All Fours". It reaches a pinnacle with "March In Daylight", which utilizes one of the best recent hard rock riffs this side of H.I.M.'s "Wings of a Butterfly". Oddly enough, one of the oddities among the assorted chaos is "Mosters of Man". The song itself still maintains the hard-charging emotion of most of the former but it includes horns and distortion, causing it to sound like vintage Love & Rockets. That isn't an insult, either. It just stands out.

Unfortunately, for all the exciting music there is to be found, the album isn't perfect. The band stumbles when it tries to slow things down. Much like retro-rock revivalist brethren Jet, the band just can't write a good slow song. Or at least, the slow songs get buried beneath the noise and adrenaline of the heavier songs.

Terrible album. No Talent........2006-01-12

Terrible. Bom bom bom is the only decent song, the rest is absolutely terrible. Absolutely no talent...the songs are terrible, watered down crap, no catchy guitar hooks at all, (the first song only has TWO notes). The drummer is terrible, he cant even get simple loops right, not to mention there are maybe two fills on the whole damn album. DONT waste your money. If you want to hear classic rock-revival music, listen to silvertide. The absolutley disgusting dispicable crap "the living things" puts out isnt worth the plastic its burned into. The sad thing is MTV will probably give this terrible band hours of airplay.

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Life Upon the Wicked Stage Carole Cook , Jerome Kern , Grant Geissman , David Stout [trombone] , Dan Fornero , John Fumo , Brock Peters , James Anderson , Jane Lanier , Lauren Kennedy , Linda Michele , Marissa Jaret Winokur , Melissa Errico , Reece Holland , Robert Morse , Rod McKuen , Roger Rees , Ronnie Franklin , and Steve Orich Manufacturer: Lml Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocalists | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tap Your Troubles Away - The Words and Music of Jerry Herman (Historic All-Star Tribute) Kurt Weill: The Centennial ABC (Adler, Bock, Coleman) Over The Rainbow: The Music Of Harold Arlen (1995 Benefit Concert Cast) Dream: The Lyrics and Music of Johnny Mercer ASIN: B0000658H9 Release Date: 2002-05-07

Tracks:

1. The Song Is You - Jamie Anderson
2. How'd You like To Spoon With Me? - Jane Lanier
3. The Land Where The Good Songs Go - Pamela Myers
4. All The Things You Are - Alan Campbell
5. The Folks Who Live On The Hill - Lee Lessack
6. She Didn't Say Yes - Marissa Jaret Winokur
7. Pick Yourself Up - Street Sounds
8. You Couldn't Be Cuter - Marsha Kramer
9. Shimmy With Me - Lea Thompson
10. They All Look Alike - Bruce Vilanch
11. There It Is Again - David Holladay
12. Remind Me - Ron Rifkin
13. In Love In Vain - Melissa Errico
14. Make Believe - Linda Michele
15. Ol' Man River - Brock Peters
16. You Are Love - Dale Kristien
17. I Won't Dance - Bonnie Franklin

Tracks:

1. The Last Time I Saw Paris - Charles Busch
2. Long Ago (And Far Away) - Pam Dawber
3. They Didn't Believe Me - Pat Marshall
4. Look For The Silver Lining - Rod McKuen
5. A Fine Romance - Jane Carr
6. Sure Thing - Sally Kellerman
7. Don't Ever Leave Me/Why Was I Born - Joely Fisher
8. I'm Old Fashioned - Robert Morse
9. Yesterdays - Joan Ryan
10. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Dorian Harewood
11. In The Heart Of The Dark - Dale Kristien
12. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Valarie Pettiford
13. The Way You Look Tonight - Hugh Panaro
14. Life On The Wicked Stage - Carole Cook
15. I've Told Every Little Star - Carole Cook
16. Till The Clouds Roll By - The Company

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These Foolish Things Turner Layton Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Bye-Bye Blackbird Hutch ASIN: B0002IPZNM Release Date: 2004-09-21

Tracks:

1. These Foolish Things
2. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
3. June in January
4. Lovely to Look At
5. Sophisticated Lady - Stardust (Piano Solo Medley)
6. Little Rendezvous in Honolulu
7. Swing Time Medley: Pick Yourself Up/The Way You Look Tonight
8. Sailboat in the Moonlight
9. Remeber Me?
10. Time and Time Again
11. Transatlantic Lullaby
12. Deep Purple
13. South of the Border
14. I Get Along Without You Very Well
15. Boom!
16. Where or When
17. Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
18. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
19. Question and Answer
20. As Time Goes By
21. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
22. Turner Layton Successes Medley: You Forgot to Remember/Always/Char ...
23. Turner Layton Successes Medley: Tea for Two/My Blue ...

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Little Things Mean a Lot Kitty Kallen Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music ASIN: B000ELIV3I Release Date: 2006-04-18

Tracks:

1. Little Things Mean a Lot - Kitty Kallen,
2. Love for Sale - Kitty Kallen, , Jack Teagarden Orchestra
3. You, You Darlin' - Kitty Kallen, , Jack Teagarden Orchestra
4. Moon and the Willow Tree [Road to Singapore] - Kitty Kallen, , Jack Teagarden Orchestra
5. Bme Mucho (Kiss Me Again) - Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen
6. Star Eyes [I Dood It] - Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen
7. They're Either Too Young or Too Old [Thank Your Lucky Stars] - Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen
8. When They Ask About You - Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen
9. I'm Beginning to See the Light [Man from Oklahoma] - Harry James & His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen
10. Guess I'll Hang My Tears out to Dry - Harry James & His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen
11. I Don't Care Who Knows It [Nob Hill] - Harry James & His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen
12. 11.60 P. M. - Harry James & His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen
13. Yah-Ta-Ta, Yah-Ta-Ta, Talk, Talk, Talk - Harry James & His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen
14. I'll Buy That Dream - Harry James & His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen
15. It's Been a Long, Long Time [I'll Get By] - Harry James & His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen
16. Wonder of You - Harry James & His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen
17. Waitin' for the Train to Come In - Harry James & His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen
18. Should I Tell You I Love You? - Sonny Burke & Orchestra, Kitty Kallen
19. My Heart Belongs to Daddy - Kitty Kallen, Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
20. Juke Box Annie - Harry Geller & His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen
21. To Be Loved by You - Harry James & His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen
22. When I Dream I Always Dream of You - Harry James & His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen
23. Heartless Heart - Kitty Kallen,
24. In the Chapel in the Moonlight - Kitty Kallen,
25. I Want You All to Myself - Kitty Kallen,

Average customer rating: Great tunes by a great songwriter

The Best Things in Life Are Free: The Songs of Ray Henderson Ray Henderson Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music New Orleans & Dixieland Jazz | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vintage Dance Bands | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Dixieland | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Tin Pan Alley | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Yes Sir, That's My Baby: The Songs of Walter Donaldson Tea for Two: The Songs of Vincent Youmans The Song Is Harry Warren I Feel a Song Coming On: The Songs of Jimmy McHugh Life Is a Song ASIN: B000001HJR Release Date: 1997-04-22

Tracks:

1. The Best Things In Life Are Free - Jack Hylton & His Orchestra
2. I'm Sitting On Top Of The World - Frank Crumit
3. Don't Bring Lulu - Nathan Glantz & His Orchestra
4. Lucky Day - Howard Lanin& His Orchestra
5. Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue - The California Ramblers
6. Herer I Am Broken Hearted - Gene Austin
7. Black Bottom - Annette Hanshaw
8. Bye, Bye, Blackbird - Layton & Johnstone
9. Magnolia - Johnny Marvin
10. The Varsity Drag - Zelma O'Neal
11. Sonny Boy - Al Jolson
12. You're The Cream In My Coffee - Ruth Etting
13. If I Had A Talking Picture Of You - Jack Hylton & His Orchestra
14. I'm A Dreamer, Aren't We All? - The High Hatters
15. Sunny Side Up - Johnny Hamps & His Kentucky Serenaders
16. Button Up Your Overcoat - Ruth Etting
17. My Song - Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees
18. That's Why Darkies Were Born - Paul Robeson
19. Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries - Hutch
20. The Thrill Is Gone - Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees
21. My Dog Loves Your Dog - Cliff 'Ukelele Ike' Edwards
22. Animal Crackers In My Soup - Shirley Temple
23. The Birth Of The Blues - Bring Crosby
24. Together - Dick Haymes/Helen Forrest
25. Let's Call It A Day - Hutch

Customer Reviews:

Great tunes by a great songwriter.......1999-11-05

Henderson, though one of the giants of American popular music, was, strangely, only one of three great songwriters from his neighborhood, since Harold Arlen & Jack Yellen grew up within walking distance of him on the east side of Buffalo. All of Henderson's music is great, & much of it is well known, although his name isn't anymore (in fact, his name never was, since Henderson wasn't his name - his real name was Ray Brost). The only two drawbacks are that (a) Henderson wrote so much that even 25 songs don't cover all of his best known works (e.g. "I Wanna Be Bad" isn't here), & (b) some of the songs were better done by performers other than the ones here. The most glaring example is "Let's Call it a Day", which in this CD is performed in a saccharine fashion but which was recorded elsewhere in a much more up tempo manner, all to the good.

And one other criticism - 1920s mono recordings don't need a CD - a tape would be fine.

Criticism notwithstanding, the guy was a phenomenal writer. If you like Irving Berlin, you'll like Henderson also.

Average customer rating: A True Delight A sentimental and charming caberet singer...

These Foolish Things Greta Keller Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Remember Me and Other Intimate Songs Greta Keller Und Ihr Chanson Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup Entrancing Music Greta Keller Sings Eighteen Songs Recorded Live in New York, London, Paris and Berlin ASIN: B000001HJF Release Date: 1996-07-23

Tracks:

1. These Foolish Things
2. I Apologize
3. Blues In My Heart
4. All Of Me
5. Just Friends
6. A Faded Summer Love
7. Speak To Me Of Love (Parlez-Moi D'Amour)
8. Paradise
9. A Ghost Of A Chance
10. Say It Isn't So
11. Zwischen Heute Und Morgen
12. Die Musik Spielt Ganz Leise
13. Kleine Melodie
14. Sag Beim Abschied 'Leise Servus'
15. Bird On The Wing
16. Would You?
17. Did You Mean It?
18. They Can't Take That Away From Me
19. Thanks For The Memory
20. Once In A While
21. My Fine Feathered Friend
22. You Leave Me Breathless
23. So Little Time
24. Light's Out
25. Auf Wiederseh'n, My Dear

Customer Reviews:

A True Delight.......2007-05-04

A real joy, relaxing in English and German, ala Dietrich. Don't let the youthful cover picture dissuade your decision. Keller has style and emotion. Her later concert recordings are worth checking out as well.

A sentimental and charming caberet singer..........2000-05-24

Almost reminiscent of Marlene Dietrich, Miss Keller has an accent, which is rather charming when singing standards like "These Foolish Things," Definately a sophistocated and stylish singer, her art was it it's hieght during the art deco 30's era when these songs were recorded. Not for everybody but definately elegant.

Average customer rating: a voice teacher and early music fan Dan Schutte's Here I Am, Lord Dan Schutte's Here I Am, Lord God is an Englishman

English Hymn 1 Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Holst | Holst, Gustav | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Howells, Herbert | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Jerusalem the Golden English Hymn 3 Lead, Kindly Light: Hymns of Faith and Assurance All Things Bright and Beautiful A Vaughan Williams Hymnal ASIN: B000038I68 Release Date: 1999-12-14

Tracks:

1. Christ Triumpant, Ever Reigning (Guiting Power)
2. How Shall I Sing That Majesty [Coe Fen]
3. Like a Mighty River Flowing (Old Yeavering)
4. Father, Hear the Prayer We Offer (Cypress Court)
5. I Vow to Thee, My Country (Thaxted)
6. We Sing the Praise of Him Who Died (Bow Brickhill)
7. I, Lord of Sea and Sky (Here I Am, Lord)
8. All My Hope on God If Founded (Michael)
9. Give Me the Wings of Faith (San Rocco)
10. Lord Jesus Christ (Living Lord)
11. For All the Saints (Sine Nomine)
12. My Song Is Love Unknown (Love Unknown)
13. Praise the Lord of Heaven (Vicars' Close)
14. Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken (Abbot's Leigh)
15. Come Down, O Love Divine (Down Ampney)
16. Hark What a Sound, and Too Divine for Hearing (Highwood)
17. King of Glory, King of Peace (Redland)
18. Holy Spirti, Ever Dwelling [Salisbury]
19. For the Fruit of His Creation [East Acklam]
20. Lead, Kindly Light (Alberta)
21. Lord, for the Years Your Love Has Kept and Guided (Lord of the Years)
22. Thy Hand, O God, Has Guided (Thorbury)

Customer Reviews:

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2007-02-05

This is a really good representation of 20th century hymn tunes sung by a typical British Choir made up of boy sopranos, male altos and the usual number of tenors and basses. The choir sings very well using good diction and appropriate interpretation. The arrangements are varied, different groups of voices singing parts of a hymn usually alternating and eventually the full choir joins in; nothing unusual in the arrangements themselves. There is a nice variety of hymns, some more interesting than others. I will comment on a few of them as follows:
The opening hymn:'Christ, triumphant, ever reigning' is a good opener in that it is quick and begins with the boy sopranos and immediately gets your attention. John Barnard's majestic 'Guiting Power' tune sweeps the words up in a wide-ranging,flowing melody that creates from them a fine hymn.
'I, the Lord of sea and sky(Here I am, Lord) is a truly striking hymn! The words of this song begin with a proclamation in the verses; this is answered in the refrain by the singer's commitment to service. This is reflected in the tune. The melody for the verses has a vigorous movement to proclaim the work of God in creation, His continuing love for that creation,and His call for service. Both the words and music are by the American Jesuit musician Daniel L. Schutte, who has served both on college campuses and in parish ministry.
'All My Hope On God Is Founded' the tune of which is written by Herbert Howells and is called 'Michael'in memory of his son who died in childhood. It is a lovely melody and the words suit it very well.
The composer Ralph Vaughan Williams was the music editor of the 'English Hymnal'. The most widely used of his own tunes was the 'Monk's Gate' which he created from a folk tune. It is subtly contrived, as the rhythm of the alleluias shows. 'Sine nomine' simply means without a name.The resulting hymn is 'For All the Saints'.

The Wells Cathedral Choir under the direction of Malcolm Archer accompanied by Rupert Gough on the organ have produced an excellent disc.

Dan Schutte's Here I Am, Lord.......2001-01-08

I bought this collection because I saw the song, Here I Am, Lord written by Daniel Schutte. I grew up singing this song and many other pieces from the St. Louis Jesuits and this continues to be one that has deep meaning for me. In addition, the other pieces in this collection are very enjoyable to listen to, not only for worship but for time of reflection.

Dan Schutte's Here I Am, Lord.......2001-01-08

I bought this collection because I saw the song, Here I Am, Lord written by Daniel Schutte. I grew up singing this song and many other pieces from the St. Louis Jesuits and this continues to be one that has deep meaning for me. In addition, the other pieces in this collection are very enjoyable to listen to, not only for worship but for time of reflection.

God is an Englishman.......2000-06-05

After the Anglican Communion, particularly the American branch, has completed its transformation from a church to a political-social club, at least it will be remembered for two things: the beautiful and influential language of its Book of Common Prayer (1662) and its wonderful music. The English Hymn, volume 1, is a promising start to another English music series by Hyperion. This series complements Hyperion's English Anthems series, its Psalms at St. Paul's (many volumes of Anglican chant), and its two-CD collection of "Mags and Nuncs" (My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord and My Spirit Hath Rejoiced). Volume 1, "Christ Triumphant," features hymns written in the 20th century. The styles of the hymns range from confident, pre-Great War, "God is an Englishman" roof-raisers to insipid, happy-clappy jingles, which inadvertently, I assume, parallel the decline of the church. The Wells Cathedral Choir sings with gusto and, typical of Hyperion, the sound quality is excellent. My only disappointment came when the CD ended - is this all there is to the 20th century? I hope Hyperion plans to include more than one volume on the 20th century in this series. If you enjoy this type of music, you will be satisfied with this CD. If you have CDs from the other series listed above, the English Hymn, vol. 1, and a programmable, carousel-CD player, now you can click your heels and transport yourself to Evensong at King's College, Cambridge, or St. Paul's, London!

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