After All These Years

After All These Years

Track Listings

1. Toy Trumpet [Instrumental]

2. Gypsy in My Soul

3. It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane

4. Please Believe Me

5. After All These Years

6. Snake Charmer

7. Plain Jane

8. Please Be Kind

9. I'm Gonna Kiss Myself Goodbye

10. In an Old Cathedral Town

11. Love Walked In

12. Wake Up and Live

13. No More You

14. So Little Time

15. Only When You're in My Arms

16. I'm a Little Prairie Flower

17. Say Si Si

18. Moonlight on the Waterfall

19. How Many Rhymes Can You Get

20. Little Time

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Still Crazy After All These Years
My Little Town
I Do It For Your Love
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
Night Game
Gone At Last
Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy
Have A Good Time
You're Kind
Silent Eyes
Slip Slidin' Away (Demo)
Gone At Last (Orginal Demo)

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Paul Simon's third solo album unifies the varied threads running through its predecessors--confessional ballads, wily story songs, agnostic spirituals and snapshots of modern life, circa 1975, are extensions of the models on his self-titled debut and--There Goes Rhymin' Simon. Here, Simon and producer Phil Ramone establish a more cohesive, explicitly urban setting that burnishes the artist's acoustic folk accents to spotlight his sophistication as an inventive composer and, as always, deft wordsmith. Included is his last great collaboration with Art Garfunkel, the bittersweet "My Little Town," a pop gospel romp with Phoebe Snow on "Gone at Last," and the sly adulterer's solution of "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover" (arguably the antithesis of Willie Dixon's classic "29 Ways"), along with the tender "I Do It for Your Love" and the woozy, dissolute "Have a Good Time." Best of all, of course, is the brilliant title song, shifting from anecdotal verse to soaring bridge and colored by keening strings and Phil Woods's knowing tenor-sax solo. Simon was crazy, like a fox. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

correction to the editorial review.......2007-06-22

Track 1 (the title track) of this album has perhaps one of the greatest jazz/fusion tenor sax solos ever recorded by the late virtuoso Michael Brecker (RIP). As a s sax player, I cant sit here idily and read this aggregious error. Phil Woods is a great contemporary saxophonist, but he did not record this solo.

Slippery slopes.......2007-05-31

One of the neat things about living today is you can turn back to yesterday and plan tomorrow by accessing anything you want now in music in seconds....if you have money...so I thought of Slip Sliding Away (actually just a line with Delores in it-listen-) and down loaded the album to hear tonight as quick as you can hit the button on your bank account.
Of course being a day away from payday and slightly over drawn this buying of song will earn me a fee and another massive reminder of "who is the real boss around here." Slip sliding away. So go to Finland, leave your wife to go it alone and expect to be immortalized on return. I may order two more tonight. I kind of want that Aja download..and a Taj Mahal. And what about Graceland? Slip and slide right away...

This was a favorite album, listening I'm back in 1975-76 and I know exactly what I felt. Music is amazing this way. Feeling. Transported to a long streak of bad luck tune...pray it's gone at last. Man. I had long streak..pray it's gone at last....love the trip listening to memories to try to lift out of pain today.
This remix has a terrific couple songs at the end too (demo version whatever that is). Rhythm is great. Not the Ramones but I saw them too, and Simon in New York I think it was 1977 or maybe 80?, it was in the height of this, saw a Saturday Night Live...live.

In that time this album was so much fun to listen to, wistful, urban, interior, about love failed, changing. Of course I was young, 18. My daughters age now. What did I know then? Wow, we seem so very different. She's so very smart, choosing, charting. At that time I wasn't going to get married or involved, ever. Oh we are kind of alike in those words.

Hop on the bus Gus, drop off the key, slip out the back Jack, you don't need to discuss much, get yourself free. Running days....days I got around to sing and live. And here I am listening to these tunes some for the first time in 15 years. I'd forgotten My Little Town, hanging shirts in the dirty breeze...such a great tune about growing up in nowhere in the times I became me. My little town, just hanging your life on the line ...black rainbows. God what writing. The lack of imagination in a small town has never changed. I sang this to move away and beyond the dead and dying dreams I had...

I Do It For Your Love was a tune I love to hear others cover, but listening today I remember it was sweet to listen to Simon. Too much... we were married on a rainy day. The sky was yellow, grass was gray. I do it for your love....you can love that writing too. I recall all those early married years living in a migrant town in a shanty where I saw the dirt through the floorboards. And lost all my jewelry in a plastic bag to a break in.Worth only the memories. By the time I was married nine years and owned a mattress and a table, and three kids. Made the love fade, life so hard getting all the degrees after working all day and trying to do it all....on a shoe string I suppose. The orange bled the blue. Sting of reason, splash of tears. I do it for your love. Beautiful tune. Like listening to Bill Evans lay it out.

Do you like harmonica lilting through your head, listen to Night Game....I recall on this album Sanborn, Brecker, Bob James, Ralph Mc Donald, Grady Tate, Steve Gadd, Phoebe Snow...but you know poor memory... I mostly enjoy listening which I'm going to do now. Was this really the reason, "I like to sleep with the window open and you keep the window closed", so goodbye? Yeah, it's as good as any reason. Sad. I recall this is an 'after a marriage ends release', is that right...it fades in my memory. Goodbye was it?

This beautiful bed of stones holding Jerusalem...I'd forgotten it's here too. I was playing this one night years ago, over the December break...alone in my tiny apartment, no food...a friend stopped over just as I was singing this out (giving them a scary show I suppose) they'd brought me a food care package. That I was singing this ballad at the time struck me as something very like proving you have connections to universe...call of this song in the dark ...we tumble and fall through no fault of our own....never catching our stars......but times seem to leave me wondering listening tonight....his is a tune I can almost not take, bone felt, still. Very beautiful.

So now I'm slip sliding away. Again. Good thing we can sing. It's about all you've got in the dark. A day tomorrow, I lie in bed and think of things that might have been....have A Good Time those that can. Will.

Good memories. In a year with great music this got a lot of awarding. And I still enjoy it 'cause awards are a sure killer.

A MUST HAVE!!!.......2007-04-02

For serious Paul Simon fans only!!! This cd showcases the first glimpse of his musical genius!!! Still a relevant cd 30 yrs after it was first released!!!

Paul Simon in a different direction.......2006-10-29

The best way to describe this album would be "melodically pleasing and mellow". In fact, the mellow atmosphere combined with the excellent songwriting will show you that Paul Simon really is a great singer and songwriter. He can do it all, folks. Buy this collection for a completely consistent album.

Not crazy about it but worth it for the already converted.......2006-07-14

This album had a few too many low-key cuts that wafted by without a lot of impact. I love Simon's stuff (and not just the "hits", for instance "St. Judy's Comet" is one of my favorite songs of his..) but sometimes he veers a bit into pretension. He's at his best when he's doing stuff that COULD be hits..if they weren't a little "too smart" for the room.

HIGHLIGHTS:
The title cut picks up a nice smoky jazz ambience thanks to jazzers like Michael Brecker adding a tasty sax solo and the string and woodwind arrangement by Bob James heightening the drama of the tune while not plunging it into melodrama. Perhaps the last great pairing with Art Garfunkel, "My Little Town" is another high point as Simon recalls his childhood in a one horse town ("And after it rains/There's a rainbow/And all of the colors are black/It's not that the colors aren't there/It's just imagination they lack"). The duo share production chores on the song with Phil Ramone (Billy Joel's producer). Crisp military snare drumming from Steve Gadd guides cheater how-to "50 Ways to Leave your Lover" which became a #1 for Simon. Simon hooks up with Phoebe Snow on the gospel-esque barnburner "Gone at Last" with gospel's Jessy Dixon Singers along for the ride. The lazy musical backing for "Have a Good Time" perfectly enhances the 'take it as it comes' hedonism. ("I've been loving and loving and loving/I'm exhausted from loving so well/I should go to bed/But a voice in my head/Says 'Ah, what the h**l')

LOWS:
"Night Game" is a finely etched word painting but it just never grabs me musically. I can't decide if Simon is genuinely desiring Jerusalem in "Silent Eyes" or if it's an ironic lament. It's just another one that 'lays there' for me.

BOTTOM LINE:
If you're already a fan you'll probably like it but if you've heard NEGOTIATIONS AND LOVE SONGS (Simon's greatest hits) and you want to go on from there, I'd try THERE GOES RHYMIN' SIMON next or GRACELAND and RHYTHM OF THE SAINTS for his world music excursions.

3 1/2 stars

Lovin Her Was Easier/After All These Years

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Lovin her was easier/ After all these years

Lovin Her Was Easier/After All These Years
Tompall and the Glaser Brothers
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Product Description

1. Busted
2. Mansion On The Hill, A
3. Just One Time
4. Last Thing On My Mind, The
5. It'll Be Her
6. Feelin' The Weight Of My Chains
7. United We Fall
8. Drinkin' Them Beers
9. Tryin' To Outrun The Wind
10. I Still Love You (After All These Years)
11. Can't Live Without 'Em (Can't Live With 'Em)
12. Rosali
13. Naked Emotions
14. Happy Hour Blue
15. Oh, America
16. Can I Sleep Here Tonight
17. Stay Young
18. I Could Never Live Alone Again
19. Maria Consuela

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Lovin her was easier/ After all these years.......2006-07-10

A great twofer. Great quality and I didn't think I could find on CD.

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After All These Years
Foster & Allen
Manufacturer: Red X
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Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2004-01-26

Tracks:

After All These Years
Old Dungarvan Oak
When I Dream
Bluebell Polka
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Leaving of Liverpool
Rose of Allendale
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Cottage by the Sea
Old Ardboe
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When My Blue Moon Turns Gold Again

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Import exclusive release for the contemporary Irish folk duo features 14 tracks. Rajon Music. 2004.

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Two and a half stars
Still successful after all those years!
THE LITTLE BROTHER IN A BIG FAMILY
good stuff
Paul Simon's solo career turns towards the darker side

Still Crazy After All These Years
Paul Simon
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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Tracks:

Still Crazy After All These Years
My Little Town - Art Garfunkel
I Do It For Your Love
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
Night Game
Gone At Last - Phoebe Snow/Jessy Dixon Singers
Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy
Have A Good Time
You're Kind
Silent Eyes

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Customer Reviews:

Two and a half stars.......2006-06-28

Though there are some great songs here, this album finds Paul Simon beginning to run out of creative energy. It's all getting to sound by-the-book and it doesn't always sound like he's happy to be making music. There are two great songs - 50 Ways and My Little Town; and the title track, while subdued and downcast feeling, has a spooky, dreamy atmosphere and heartfelt vocal. Have A Good Time *might* sound better if he had someone else sing it, i.e. a female. To hear him wail away in a whiny falsetto for the WHOLE SONG is only slightly less grating than Prince's 'Kiss'. No wonder Art Garfunkel did all the falsetto stuff on the S&G albums. The rest of it is not bad, but suffers from blandness. No real catchy hooks or anything to make you remember the music. As far as the musicianship goes, it's top-notch throughout the album.

Still successful after all those years!.......2005-03-30

Yes,Paul Simon is still successful,by himself,after all those years since his musical partnership with Art Garfunkel dissolved. Don't worry,their friendship never was severed. Hits from this album include the title track,50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER,HAVE A GOOD TIME and MY LITTLE TOWN with Garfunkel. All but the latter appeared on NEGOTIATIONS AND LOVE SONGS 1971-1986,released in 1988. MLT also appeared on Garfunkel's 1975 album,BREAKAWAY. Also,MLT was reportedly the first Simon & Garfunkel recording since they recorded their BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER album in 1969. I guess the reason MLT didn't appear on N&LS was because it was Simon's album. The other songs are good.

THE LITTLE BROTHER IN A BIG FAMILY.......2004-07-21

STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS is regarded by many as Paul Simon?s last great album. Afterward he released two snoozers before he embarked on his ?world music? phase. As such this CD contains three of Simon?s great songs: ?Still Crazy?, ?50 Ways To Leave Your Lover? and ?Gone At Last?. He also includes the last duet ?My Little Town? he recorded with Art Garfunkel (at that point). On this basis alone STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS is regarded as a classic. Released in October 1975, millions snapped it up?myself included.

Listening to this CD after all this time, I am struck at how somber and depressed the atmosphere is in these songs. I tend to imagine Simon himself was going for a wistful and humorous attitude; still this is not a happy record. The songs cover one?s spirit much like a wet blanket. But to object to this CD on this basis: is it fair?

Indeed, a brief survey of the Paul Simon songbook reveals a singer/songwriter often in moments of clarity in which life and relationships are pretty much futile affairs prone to collapse. Naturally, there are important exceptions to this?most notably ?54th Street Bridge Song?, ?Loves Me Like A Rock? and ?Bridge Of Troubled Water?. Simon also has recorded his fair share of just plain goofy songs such as ?Cecilia?, At The Zoo? and ?Baby Driver? (I mean ?goofy? in the most positive sense). Still, in most of Simon?s songs there is more than just a touch of sadness. Consider both the words and the tone of the music in just this brief sample:

?The Sound Of Silence?
?Richard Cory?
?I Am A Rock?
?Scarborough Fair/Canticle?
?Dangling Conversation?
?America?
?Fakin; It?
?The Boxer?
?The Only Living Boy In New York?
?Mother And Child Reunion?
?Run That Body Down?
?American Tune?
?Take Me To The Mardi Gras?

So to complain that STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS is a bit of a downer in many ways is to state Simon?s standard operating mode.

It is said that while recording this album, Simon?s first marriage was falling apart. I can?t confirm this piece of ?common knowledge? but it makes sense and explains a lot about the overall tone of this album. What one can say is that Simon had a way of making a song beautiful as well as sad. Both ?Still Crazy After All These Years? and ?50 Ways To Leave Your Lover? carry an undertone of depression lightly. But ?My Little Town? is so bitter and bleak that I always found it crushingly oppressive. The rest of the album carries the face of irony, which covers forlorn hopes, and a sense of one having been dealt a bad hand of cards. Even such tunes as ?I Do It For Your Love? and ?Have A Good Time? betray a fair measure of sarcasm and disappointment beneath the surface of warmth and intimacy.

In my opinion, STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS is not as brilliant as THERE GOES RHYMIN' SIMON and not quite as interesting as PAUL SIMON (his first solo album). The lesser songs are not as memorable and their verbal images are not as vivid. Frankly, PAUL SIMON IN CONCERT: LIVE RHYMIN' [LIVE] is far more absorbing and satisfying. So by all means, purchase this CD. But I would get Simon?s first three solo CDs and all the Simon and Garfunkel CDs first. In the context of these other albums, STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS stands like the little brother in the family photograph: not as tall; but you can definitely see the family resemblance.

good stuff.......2003-12-04

not as good as his self-titled solo debut, but still quite good. some very well written songs like 50 ways to leave your lover and night game and you're kind.

Paul Simon's solo career turns towards the darker side.......2003-08-23

"Still Crazy After All These Years" was Paul Simon's third solo album and decidedly different from his previous efforts, "Paul Simon" and "Rhymin' Simon." For one thing, Simon's songs are much more introspective this time around, most of them dealing seriously with the subject of lost love (Of course, if you remember seeing Simon hosting "Saturday Night Life" and trying to sing the title song while dressed up as a giant turkey that seriousness is somewhat tempered). Musically, Simon is focusing more on the piano than the guitar in his compositions, and producer Phil Ramone clearly played a role in coming up with Simon's new sound on this album. Taken together those two factors would explain why "My Little Town," the song where Simon reunites with Art Garfunkel, sounds so different from previous Simon & Garfunkle songs. The album made it to the top of the Billboard charts in 1975 and three of the songs made it to the Top 40: the duet with Phoebe Snow, "Gone At Last" (#23), "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" (#1), and "Still Crazy After All These Years" (#40). Those last two are the choice cuts off of the album and both reflect a wry sensibilities in the lyrics that was never as prominent in Simon's earlier work. The same applies to "My Little Town," and it is easy in retrospect to look at that song and "Night Games" as reflecting Simon's dark side. I was surprised that "Still Crazy After All These Years" was Simon's only #1 album, but "Graceland" only made it to #3. It is rather gratifying to know that Simon's serious work was more popular than his "fun" songs like "Kodachrome" and "Loves Me Like a Rock." The bottom line is that Paul Simon is one of those artists for whom a greatest hits collection does not suffice and the goal should be to have as many of their albums in your music library as possible tracing his ongoing musical evolution.

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S. T.
One of the best albums and bands
Very good but...
5 Star Material,5 Star Execution,5 Stars for balls to do it
kinda sad

Still Cyco After All These Years
Suicidal Tendencies
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S. T. .......2006-06-01

SUICIDAL!!!!!! This was my favorite band in the mid to late 80's. They were so different from the "hair" metal bands of the time. Their music is original and great. I still listen to them quite often. They are in my top 20.

One of the best albums and bands.......2005-12-09

Well lets just say that it became kinda hard to listen to this cd because of Mike's new voice. It didnt really cut it for this one. He really screwed up songs like I Saw Your Mommy and others. I think they did this because they didnt have that much access to the first album. I would only buy it if you're a huge ST fan

Very good but..........2005-01-03

Most of these songs were too damn short I say like less than a minute or so but they were aweseoms too. I like this band mike muirs song of word lyrics were pretty funny in institutionalized that was one of the best songs from this album that was not too short. Like I said all these songs were awesome so I gave them all 3 stars and took 2 out because they were way too short and thats kind of a waste of $10 dollars don't you think?

5 Star Material,5 Star Execution,5 Stars for balls to do it.......2004-10-20

I bought Suicidal Tendencies self titled debut when it first came out and way blown away by the band's intensity and musicianship. When I first heard that Cyco Miko and the boys were planning on re-recording this classic, I was skeptical (to say the least). I'm what you would call a metal/punk purist. However, Still Cyco After all These Years upholds the mighty tradition of Suicidal Tendencies and even strengthens their legacy as punk metal pioneers. I applaude Mike Muir for having the foresight and the balls to re-record these classics...and I do mean CLASSICS. Just look at the track listings: Institutionalized, I Shot the Devil, Subliminal, Two-Sided Politics, I Saw Your Mommy...the list goes on and on. This album just takes a tighter, faster Suicidal unit and does these songs even faster and better. For production values alone, this version completely shines over their classic debut. Overall, Still Cyco is a strong buy for any metal/punk fan but an absolute must-own for ST fans. Highly Recommended.

kinda sad.......2003-07-23

i dunno...maybe Mike isn't/didn't get any cash off these songs the first time or something....wouldn't be surprised. whatever the reason/s, this album frankly doesn't work very well at all. the new versions [take] the life out of some of these songs, and even the ones that manage to survive the process sound like they're being played by a compentent but uninspired cover band....which is kinda what's happened, here. ST's first & best is what you need...remakes rarely improve on the originals.

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Sad to say but this is an album that never should have been released.
Don't expect Eddy to be Eddy
The Best Of Eddy
A Very Rewarding CD
Last Recording from this Great Artist

After All These Years
Eddy Arnold
Manufacturer: RCA
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Release Date: 2005-08-16

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Old Porch Swing
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It'll Be Her
If I Had Lived My Life Without You
Don't She Look Good
I've Been Down Some Roads
When I Dream
After All These Years
King Of The Road
If Only
You Don't Know Me
To Life

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For over three decades Eddy Arnold possessed greater staying power than any Nashville megastar, with a total of 67 top-ten singles and 28 number ones, several topping the charts for months. To their credit, RCA--Arnold's label for nearly his entire career--accord him a respect that few other major labels show to past country greats who once enhanced their profits. That's why the 87-year-old Arnold's return to the studio for album #100 is nothing less than courageous. His producer, legendary Nashville eccentric Cowboy Jack Clement, combines low-key acoustic accompaniment with vintage material, including a remake of Arnold's 1956 hit "You Don't Know Me" and Roger Miller's "King of the Road." While Arnold imparts class, dignity, and youthful spirit to every tune, even this vocal master isn't exempt from aging's inevitable toll on every human voice. Hearing him valiantly struggle to achieve what once seemed effortless is profoundly moving and occasionally painful. Nonetheless, his magnificent legacy, established decades ago, remains the gold standard for which he'll ultimately be remembered. --Rich Kienzle

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Sad to say but this is an album that never should have been released........2006-03-07

When I think of the great Eddy Arnold I fondly recall all of those great country ballads he recorded during his heydey in the 1950's and 1960's. Tunes like "You Don't Know Me", "Make The World Go Away", "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" and "What's He Doin' In My World" are timeless classics that I still enjoy listening to today. I guess that is why I was so uncomfortable sampling Eddy's brand new 2005 release "After All These Years". I assumed that in spite of the fact that Eddy Arnold is 87 years old now he still had something left in the tank. Unfortunately for Eddy, RCA records and his loyal fans this is simply not the case. I sampled "After All These Years" because I was curious to see if the old master could pull it off. After all, I have heard any number of black artists who still sound terrific well into their 80's. But Eddy Arnold's voice is a shell of it's former self. He can no longer hold a note. There is really not one track on the entire album that I can get enthused about. To me this disc was a disaster.
According to the liner notes "After All These Years" was the 100th album that Eddy Arnold has recorded. That is certainly quite an achievement. Still, in my view it is really too bad that the decision was made to release this CD. I would avoid it at all costs. If you happen to be looking for a good collection of Eddy's hit recordings might I suggest BMG's 2003 release "Ultimate Eddy Arnold". That is a disc I am sure you will enjoy!

Don't expect Eddy to be Eddy.......2006-01-30

This could be worth a final chapter to your Eddy Arnold collection.

However, don't expect the Eddy Arnold of almost
90 to be the one we have memories of.

Maybe two cuts are good...the rest find Eddy unable to
hit the low...and some high notes.

The Best Of Eddy.......2005-12-04

I listen to this album over and over. His singing reminds me of times gone by. Eddy does a superb job on each song. It's not a young Eddy Arnold, but it's the best of Todays Eddy Arnold.

A Very Rewarding CD.......2005-10-27

At 87, it's not surprising that Eddy Arnold doesn't sing as good as he did when he was 47 doing "What's He Doing in My World?" and "Make Me World Go Away." What is surprising is how good he does sound! He actually sounds better on this CD than the previous two or three CDs done a few years ago. I'm so glad Eddy and RCA dedided to do this CD.

The songs are reflective, befitting a man at the end of his career. Eddy sings in a deeper voice now and the songs are tailored for a lower range and in fact, a couple of them are too low. The best song on the CD is the opening song, "Old Porch Swing", which poignantly describes several generations of a family. "I've Been Down Some Roads" is a strong cut and "After All These Years" and "To Life" are touching odes to a long life. "Don't She Look Good" is a fun song and "When I Dream" is a very nice male version of Crystal Gayle's hit, although the words "put on my makeup" should have been changed.

If you appreciate the quantity and quality of Eddy Arnold's work for 60 years (!), this is a must-own CD.

Last Recording from this Great Artist.......2005-10-14

I must say I listened to this last recording by Eddy Arnold with a tear in my eye. I have been a fan of this unique artist for the last 30 years. At 87 years old - he can still sing a song - not like he did 40 years ago - but what artist can sing at his age? How many of today's stars will be around and performing when they ar 87 - probably none. This is a last recording from a great and unique singer that we will not see the likes of again.I was moved by his abilty to communicate every word of a song and still make one feel he is singing just for you. This is a must have recording.

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The Real Hydra

Live: After All These Years
Hydra
Manufacturer: Emphasis Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000FSMR4Y
Release Date: 2005-12-06

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The Real Hydra.......2007-04-15

Great live album by this Georgia group. Contains songs from their first three albums-Hydra,Land Of Money, and Rock The World. If you remember this band, buy this cd, you will not be disapointed. Rock On!

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GOOD INTRO CD TO CLUMSY LOVERS
good, but get "After The Flood" first
Great Tunes!

Still Clumsy After All These Years
The Clumsy Lovers
Manufacturer: Clumsy Lover Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
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Clumsy Lovers Live
Barnburner
Smart Kid
After the Flood
Under the Covers

ASIN: B00005YP98
Release Date: 2002-01-29

Tracks:

Shut De Do
The Boycot Set
Nonchalant
John Henry
Charmin' Carmen
Birthday
Lord Of The Dance
The Shakespeare Song
Urban Decay
Chim Chim Cheree

Tracks:

Mist-Covered Mountains
Paddy's Leather Breeches/Banjo Breakdown
Jesus Christ
Why Must You Be
Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
I'm On My Way
Let The Sun Shine In
London Brigde
Amazing Grace
Will The Circle Be Unbroken

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GOOD INTRO CD TO CLUMSY LOVERS.......2005-01-23

This is a good intro CD to the Clumsy Lovers as it is basically a compilation of previously recorded items. Take a listen to this and then go to "Picture This," "Barnburner," and other releases by the group.

In deference to the previous reviewer, I don't particularly care to listen to disc one of this set over and over again, but disc two is CLASSIC Clumsy Lovers and a very good demo of what this band is capable of. Can never get enough of "Paddy's Leather Breeches" and other classic CL covers and originals...

good, but get "After The Flood" first.......2004-07-19

This is a compilation CD of stuff the Clumsy Lovers did before 2001. It's very interesting and has a lot of great songs, but some of the material is basically demos and a lot of it features some musicians and/or singers no longer in the band. Definitely worth getting if you're a fan of the band and I listen to it as much as any of their cd's. But if you're just coming across them, don't let the "compilation" tag fool you into thinking this is a good intro. Start with "After The Flood", the newest and strongest, and then move to "Barnburner" and "Under The Covers". If you're hooked (which you will be), then check this one out.

Great Tunes!.......2003-05-22

This is a collection of the early songs of the Clumsy Lovers, a bluegrass/celtic/rock band from Canada that I first encountered in the NW (but have had the pleasure of seeing in Arizona as well). The energy of the musicians comes through on each song on this CD. They play fast but with great skill. This CD contains both cover songs and originals and is a MUST BUY for fans of not only the genre, but for all music lovers who appreciate good musicianship. "Chim Chim Cheree," "Shakespeare Song," and "Urban Decay" are among some of the best gems on this collection.

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Great ORIGINAL Female Vocalist, Composer and Musician

After All These Years
Ginny Carr
Manufacturer: HouseKat
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000C1IRXY
Release Date: 2005-11-07

Tracks:

Love Me Till It Hurts
Mind Your Business
Galileo's Child
Love You Too Much
Valentine's Day
Try Again
Tomorrow
Man in the Moon
Make the Day Go Away
The Piano
Weren't For You
Tell Me How I Lost You
Always Know I Love You
Since You
After All These Years

Product Description

"After All These Years" is singer/pianist/songwriter Ginny Carr's debut original songbook, which she describes as her personal tribute to the composers, lyricists, and classic performances of the Great American Songbook of vocal jazz and Broadway music that is such a bright spot in our musical heritage. Ginny's music spotlights her ample talents as jazz pianist, chanteuse, composer, lyricist, and arranger. Refreshingly, though, her songbook is diverse by design, with each song as different in style, orchestral texture and lyrical mood as the next, making for an interesting total package that keeps the listener delightedly wondering what the next track will bring. "After All These Years" combines clever lyrics (including such subtleties as Sondheim-like internal rhymes), cool jazz, mainstream jazz, bop, Broadway-esque cabaret, roadhouse blues, RatPack-esque swing, soulful pop, jazz-rock, peppery samba, symphonic ballad, balladeer stories, and torch song; the artist/composer describes her collection as the culmination of stories, musical influences and reflections on the journey that has been her musical and personal life, after all these years.

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Great ORIGINAL Female Vocalist, Composer and Musician.......2006-01-16

Ginny Carr does it all!...This album is a fantastic compilation of her original compositions and musical scores...And to top it off she can sing...What is refreshing about Ginny is her honest phrasing and interpretation of a song...This album also covers many different musical styles including; jazz, swing, ballad,and blues..Ginny also has a very sensitive side and pays homage in her songs to those that have departed, including the 9/11 victims, the astronauts in the Columbia disaster, and her Gradmother and cat...Finally GInny has a great supporting cast;vocals by the Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet (check them out as well),and such musicians as Chuck Reid on vibes and Chris Vadala on sax...Overall a fun and ecclectic Cd...Amy

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After All These Years
Foster & Allen
Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | International | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000BRHIRA
Release Date: 2004-01-01

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