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We'll Keep a Welcome

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by: Bryn Terfel Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera Gareth Jones

Release Date October 16, 2000
I was given this album as a Christmas present, and I can only say it's one of the best presents I've ever received! Lots of old favourites are here, including 'Sosban fach' and of course 'Land of my Fathers'. But for me the highlights are a truly rousing rendering of 'Men of Harlech' (enough to make even an army of the dead want to rise and fight!)and Bryn's impassioned delivery of one of the greatest of hymns, 'Cwm Rhondda (Bread of Heaven)'. Even if one is not religious (and I am not), this must surely move all who hear it - it had me in tears. It comes from the guts, and it goes straight to the guts. Terrific stuff!

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Mad Dogs and Englishmen

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by: Noel Coward

Release Date July 02, 2007
Only three popular songwriters consistently both composed the song and wrote the lyrics. Two were Irving Berlin and Cole Porter, which puts Noel Coward in the most august company. But whereas Berlin and Porter were indifferent performers, Coward early on adopted a suave persona which was perfectly tailored to his material. In 1955 he wowed audiences at the Desert Inn, Las Vegas, and the following year it was the turn of New York to be taken by storm. These recordings have been repackaged in this 2-CD set, the first of which contains also a selection of 78 recordings, and a medley recorded in London in 1951. As if that were not enough, especially at this price, there's a 1952 track, and the second CD also contains nine recordings from 1954. Over ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 193
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The Very Best of Roger Whittaker

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by: Roger Whittaker

Release Date October 06, 1997
I remember listening to these songs when I was a child in my Mum's car. I'm not exactly an Easy Listening fan, but he has such a wonderful voice. His songs really are good and original. This collection has the best of all of his songs in my opinion. A very good buy!

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As Time Goes By

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by: The Carpenters

Release Date December 03, 2007
As a Carpenters fan it has taken me far too long to buy this album but I can say that it's worth the wait. It's been put together by Richard Carpenter and illustrates again his perfection and desire to keep his Sisters memory alive.

Lots of highlights. For me the two 'work lead' tracks 'Leave yesterday behind' (another Carpenters track with the word 'yesterday' in the title) and 'The Rainbow Connection' are the highlights. I've never heard Kermit the frog singing the latter so had no preconceptions and to me sounded just like a brand new Carpenters track with the distictive voice and sound production. If these are 'work leads' then they're pretty damn fine.

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CD-Charts Position 195
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Romanza

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by: Andrea Bocelli

Release Date May 13, 2002
Romanza" was my first Andrea Boticelli album and still remains my favorite. I think this is the tenor's most definitive collection, showcasing his sweet, rich sound, powerfully held long notes, and exquisite sense of cadence. Supposedly, this was the CD geared to "bridge the gap" between pop and opera. Boticelli certainly exhibits a diverse style with this top-notch selection of romantic songs.

When I originally bought "Romanza," back in the 20th century, I did so because of Botecelli's interpretation of "Con te Partiro," (Time To Say Goodbye"), which is still an exceptional song after all these years. It is dedicated to German World Light-Heavyweight boxing champion, Henry Maske and was performed at his farewell contest. Botecelli begins the album ... Read More:

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These Foolish Things

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by: Bryan Ferry

Release Date October 11, 1999
Before David Bowie, before John Lennon, Elvis Costello, Paul Weller and so on and so on tried it, Bryan Ferry cut loose from his art-school, avant-garde rock career with Roxy Music to lay down what were viewed at the time, deeply uncool cover versions of songs such as "It's My Party" and "These Foolish Things". It didn't go down too well at the time and, to be fair, it doesn't match up to some of his later, more trademark recordings. But it is an interesting collection all the same, leading off with a wonderfully kitsch cover of Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall", where Ferry outleers even himself in his vocal posturing. "The Tracks Of My Tears" is nice, as is "God Only Knows", and, to this day, his cut of "These Foolish Things" makes it into my top fifty tracks ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 197
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The Other Side

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by: Chuck Brown & Eva Cassidy

Release Date February 19, 2001
I am a big Eva fan and was delighted when i found this album of duets with the wonderful Chuck Brown. They sing together with such ease and you can just hear the fun they were having making this fantastic music.
This album can always put me in a good mood. A must buy.

CD-Charts Position 198
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The Ultimate Collection

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by: Pavarotti

Release Date September 06, 2007

This 2007 single CD release is a compilation of opera's best known arias performed by one of our generations most popular and successful tenors.

None of the recordings are particularly new, ranging from the 1973 version of 'Nessun Dorma' (long before the Three Tenors era) to slightly newer releases like the 1989 'Live like Horses' duet with Elton John.

In between these two are all the favourites like Verdi's 'Brindisi' and 'La Donna e Mobile', and of course Lara's 'Granada'.

Whether this is, or if in fact any 1 CD of just one hour of music could be, the ultimate Pavarotti collection I'm not certain, for there are several other such titled releases available (most notable being Decca's 2 disc compilation which guests stars ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 199
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Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Songbook

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by: Ella Fitzgerald

Release Date May 25, 1999
I have always been a fan of the Great Ella, and was bought this CD for my birthday last year. Although possessing other CD's by Ella I had never experienced her in such glory until I received this album. Although consistently amazing this CD is, in my humble opinion, worth buying solely for the recording of With a Song in My Heart. A fabulous song, a brilliant voice - a desert island disc!

CD-Charts Position 200
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Ballroom Dancing - The Essential Collection

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by: Various Artists

Release Date February 19, 2007
One of television's beneficial side-effects is to generate audience participation outside the box, not least in the field of ballroom dancing. On the heels of this resurgence has come the demand for suitable music, and the latest CD label to take the floor is Avid, with this quite splendid panorama of terpsichorean temptation. It covers almost every ballroom form, and a wide range of compositions and styles, but all focussed on the primary requirement for a strict tempo.

Although aimed specifically at aspiring hoofers and their teachers, this compilation should have a wider appeal. The ballroom orchestras aimed for purity of tone, and this is particularly noticeable on the tracks by Maxwell Stewart's Ballroom Orchestra, where the golden sound of Freddy Gardner's ... Read More: