Dance to the Music [Import]

Dance to the Music [Import]

Track Listings

1. Hand Jive

2. Eio (New Macdonalds)

3. Friendship

4. When The Music's Over

5. Surprise

6. Bored Of Education

7. Soul Transportation

8. Squarefinger

9. Liza Jane

10. Praxiteles

Tracks:

How Do You Feel
Evening
Taste the Wine
If I Could (What I Would Do)
Waiting for the Sun to Rise
Fugue States
Don't Explain
Two to Tango
This Blue Hour
For Anything
Cross that Bridge

Customer Reviews:

Great album. Not quite a "Zipless", but get it anyway........1999-05-21

A friend couldn't get into this CD and gave it to me, one of the best things I've ever been given. Vanessa always takes me to another world full of desire, wanting, and passion for a man and a woman; one positive yet dark, safe yet unfamiliar, Beautiful music, well arranged, and Vanessa's breathy voice is unexplainable. I immediately sought Zipless and after a long quest found it, which was good and bad. Good because it is even better (have to make effort to return from fantasy world now), bad because Zipless drew my attention away from Slow To Burn somewhat. Nevertheless, I am a Vanessa Daou fan for live. Now if only I could see the Black Forest video, the sexy clip on her website isn't enough!

Very addictive.......1999-04-29

I first heard Vanessa Daou's "Two to Tango" on a local soft jazz station. I really liked it so I went out and bought the CD. It's been so long since Sade has come out with something new so I was looking for someone to take her place in my life. It took a while for me to get into some of it b/c it seemed a little pretentious but I warmed up too her style and I've become a big fan of hers. She is very smooth. I consider the second half of the album the best, with her rendition of Billie Holiday's "Don't Explain" haunting and passionate. A really good album, I listen to it all the time.

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Key to My Life: The Collection
Boyzone
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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By Request
A Different Beat
Where We Belong
Ballads: The Ultimate Love Song Collection 1993-2001
10 Years of Hits

ASIN: B000CR8RBU
Release Date: 2006-02-06

Tracks:

Key To My Life (Radio Edit)
Will Be Yours
Love Me For A Reason
One Kiss At A Time
This Is Where I Belong
No Matter What
I'm Learning (Part 1)
So Good (Radio Edit)
Can't Stop Me
Believe In Me
While The World Is Going Crazy
When The Going Gets Tough
When All Is Said & Done
You Needed Me

Album Description

In the five years that they've been together, Boyzone has risen to the top echelon of Ireland's pop music. Dubbed "most promising band of the year" by British magazine Smash Hits in 1995, the group more than fulfilled predictions. Their first twelve singles reached the Top 5 and they became the first Irish act to have four #1 hits in the United Kingdom. Highlights include 'Will Be Yours' and 'Love Me For A Reason'. Spectrum. 2006.

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A Great Album!
A song for every mood!
Westlife Face To Face

Face to Face
Westlife
Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import
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World of Our Own

ASIN: B000BK8FX8
Release Date: 2005-11-07

Tracks:

You Raise Me Up
When You Tell Me That You Love Me - Diana Ross, Westlife
Amazing
That's Where You Find Love
She's Back
Desperado
Colour My World
In This Life
Heart Without a Home
Hit You with the Real Thing
Change Your Mind

Album Description

Face To Face is a collection of 12 tracks which sees the group return to their winning formula of infectious pop songs & anthemic power ballads including the single 'You Raise Me Up' plus a cover version of 'When You Tell Me That You Love Me' (featuring Diana Ross). Westlife have sold 35 Million records worldwide, 7 Million in the UK alone and 12 UK Number 1's. BMG. 2005.

Album Details

2005 Album from the Veteran Best Selling Irish Singing Group. The Songs were Helmed Once More by Steve Mac and Swedish Hit-makers the Location. The First Single "You Raise Me Up" Builds Slowly to a Stunning Crescendo and Grand Finish, with Harmonies Abounding and Hymn-like Refrain, Complete with Bagpipes...a First for the Group! Another Highlight of the Album is a Duet with Pop Diva Diana Ross on "When You Tell Me that You Love Me". They Are the Best Selling Vocal Group in Europe and Unlike Other Peers, They Keep Going from Strength to Strength...together.

Customer Reviews:

A Great Album!.......2007-01-12

1 - You Raise Me Up - This is a great song and beautifully done.
2 - When You Tell Me That You Love Me - Same as track 1. This song was done by the American Idol finalists and is available on their C.D.
5 - She's Back - I think this is my favorite song on the C.D. It is a very upbeat tune.
11 - Change Your Mind - I love this one and it is kind of like a 1970's song.

THE ABOVE SONGS ARE MY FAVORITES ON THIS ALBUM.

I also like Amazing, That's Where You Find Love, Color My World, and Heart Without a Home. This is a very good album and would go great with their Unbreakable C.D. You can listen to it time and time again.

I don't really listen to the songs Desperado, In This Life, or Hit You With the Real Thing (this is a weird song for them; something like NSync would do).

A song for every mood!.......2006-08-27

Westlife has returned with a release to cover your every mood.
Romantic ballads, that only Westlife can deliver. Amazing will be their next #1. Colour my world will also top the charts.
The boys inject some Motown sound with the fun, make you want to dance, Hit you with the real thing. This CD is a great mix from beginning to end. Awesome vocals and harmonies.
Westlife continues successfully because they know who they are and LOVE what they are accomplishing together!

Westlife Face To Face.......2006-03-18

I don't have any words to express about this cd is soooo deep and great as the always do i know it's different style as usual but is awesome i recomended for all westlife fans! ...

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Just unbelievable voice....
Heaher Small's Magnificent Miracle Voice
Very extraordinary music
Not your typical Heather Small sound

Close to a Miracle
Heather Small
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ASIN: B000GFLHWO
Release Date: 2006-07-31

Tracks:

Radio On
Close to a Miracle
Rise Up
Today
Everything's Alright
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Finally Found My Way
Better Way
Crazy for You
Private Glory
Love Is Always There
Don't Give Up on Love

Album Details

The Former M-people Frontwoman's Second Solo Album was Produced by Brian Rawling's Metrophonic Team (Cher, Tina Turner) and Mostly Co-written by Small in Collaborations with Peter Vettese (The Composer of her Universally Accepted Anthem "Proud' and Title Track of her First Album), Ben "Jammin" Robbins and Tim Woodcock. Included in the Track List Are Covers of Paul Simon's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" and Madonna's "Crazy for You".

Customer Reviews:

Just unbelievable voice...........2007-05-15

Heather just keeps getting better on her own. The best tracks are 'Radio On, Close To A Miracle, Rise Up and 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover'.

Heaher Small's Magnificent Miracle Voice.......2006-10-23

British vocalist par excellance, Heather Small, has totally ascended to greatness on "Close To A Mirace". Her booming and beautiful voice infuses genres and some songs sound like uplifting religious rivals while others are sublime songs of love and lose. Heather Small sings gospel, blues, rock, soul and melancholy ballads with inviolable mastery. Every song of this CD is different but that's why the recording is so rewarding to listen to. She belts out on some tracks and then on some tracks she sounds like a tender angel. This CD is a must buy and so is her "Proud" CD and "Fresco" recorded with the M People. Heather Small is an an environmentalist and a humane vegan whose paramount song is "Peace On Earth". The latter appears on a environmental CD titled GAIA. America needs to embrace the incomparable Heather Small. She could easily win American Idol. She even sings Torch music ! Heather can do it all akin to the great British icon, Joan Armatrading.

Very extraordinary music.......2006-09-29

I usually don't write reviews but after listening to Heather's latest CD, I feel compelled to write one. This CD is one of the best CDs that I have ever listened to. I feel totally at peace with myself when I listen and it gives me a dreamy feeling. Words alone cannot fully express the way I feel about this CD because it is truly out of this world. Her lyrics are very meaningful and her voice is very unique. I recently bought this CD and it's all that I've been listening to. This album is so wonderful and I am sure that it will stand the test of time. So I urge you to purchase this CD and you'll be glad that you did.

Not your typical Heather Small sound.......2006-08-20

If you loved Heather Small's last cd "Proud," then this one will have to grow on you. It's more "rock-sounding" and doesn't grab you on the first listen like her previous cd's with the M People and her solo effort mentioned above. That aside, the cd is very good. Heather's voice is near perfect on this release and her sultry style is evident here. The Amazon description says that "Crazy for you" is a cover of the Madonna song of the same title, but that is incorrect. Is sounds nothing like the Madonna song. Of course, "50 ways to leave your lover" is a cover and much better than the original and other cover versions of this song that were done last year. Overall, the cd's musical styles don't blend well. Going from a "rock-tinged" track to a gorgeous ballad doesn't cut it for me. "Don't give up on love" is a stand out, as well as "Radio on" the first single. Check out the dance remixes of "Radio on" as they are better than the album version, which is slow. Hope a US label picks this one up! Can't wait for some more dance remixes from this album.

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This is why Tom Jones is so great.
A different Tom Jones....

The Lead and How to Swing It
Tom Jones
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Loaded: The Brassed up Funked out Club Sides
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Mr Jones
Reload

ASIN: B000024N8O
Release Date: 2003-02-24

Tracks:

If I Only Knew
Girl Like You
I Wanna Get Back With You
Situation
Something for Your Head
Fly Away
Love Is on Our Side
I Don't Think So
Lift Me Up
Show Me
Changes

Album Description

Low price reissue of 1994 album from Spectrum featuring contributions from Youth, Tori Amos, Flood, Trevor Horn, Jeff Lynne, Alan Moulder, Teddy Riley and many more. 12 tracks.

Album Details

His 1994 Release that Includes "i Wanna Get Back with You" featuring Tori Amos. Several Producers Worked on this Project Including Trevor Horn, Flood, Youth and Teddy Riley.

Customer Reviews:

This is why Tom Jones is so great........2000-12-14

If you've heard Tom Jones sing and love the sound but can't take the Vegas schmaltz, this is the album to get. Tom can sing anything with anyone: he growls, he soars, he hits notes that a man his age (sorry, Tom) has no damn business hitting.

I read an interview with Tom years ago where he said that he thinks his continuing success comes from knowing when to "take the pee out of yourself" (which translates to "make fun of yourself" in American English). I think that that's how he can pull off asides like "T.J.'s in the house with phat beats from the streets." ("Something for your head") Don't be frightened -- he wisely stops short of actually rapping.

From soulful, melty ballads like "I wanna get back with you" to the self-esteem anthem "I don't think so" ("failure wants to play tapes in your head -- will you just lay there in your bed? No, I don't think so!") this album shows off the incredible range of a truly talented vocalist to whom stereotyping has not been quite fair. If you really need Tom's particular brand of charming smarm, there's "Show Me," and if you get halfway through "Lift me Up" without becoming the backup singer you always know you could be, well, you have more restraint than I.

Check this out -- it ain't Delilah!

A different Tom Jones...........2000-10-27

This album starts off with a roar (literally) with "If I Only Knew", a song that perfectly highlights the fantastic power in Tom's voice. The rest of the album is a strange collection of songs, many nothing like fans of traditional Tom Jones would be used to hearing. There are some great tracks with the typical Jones voice in full flight - I particularly like "Changes" the last song featured. I enjoy this album for the variety it offers and the fact that it moves right away from the "cabaret style" on many of Tom's greatest hits. Besides, the cover has one of the best shots of Tom in a mesh singlet I've ever seen! Worth buying.

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Breakaway!!!
The beginning of the end
Beware The Americans!
best cd
A Good Solid Effort.

Here's to Future Days
Thompson Twins
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Into the Gap
Quick Step & Side Kick
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Close to the Bone

ASIN: B000005S1P
Release Date: 1997-11-04

Tracks:

Don't Mess With Doctor Dream
Lay Your Hands on Me
Future Days
You Killed the Clown
Revolution
King for a Day
Love Is the Law
Emperor's Clothes, Pt. 1
Tokyo
Breakaway

Album Description

Japanese edition of the new wave duo's 1985 album that's out-of-print domestically. Ten tracks including their hits, 'Lay Your Hands on Me', 'Future Days', 'Revolution' & 'King for a Day'.

Album Details

Japanese Reissue after Being Deleted for Some Time.

Customer Reviews:

Breakaway!!!.......2007-07-03

I first had this album on a cassette tape, and I used to listen to it in the car over and over and over! My absolute favorite song was "Breakaway", at the end.

Years later, no cassette player anymore, I was searching for the album on CD and couldn't find it ANYWHERE. And none of the "Best Of" discs included "Breakaway"!!! So I finally broke down and bought the imported album here on Amazon. I'm absolutely ecstatic!

The whole album totally rocks. "Doctor Dream", "Tokyo"... pure 80's era catchy fun! I don't think I'll ever stop listening to this, now that we've been reunited!

The beginning of the end.......2005-12-28

"Here's To Future Days" was the turning point for the Thompson Twins, who had been a steadily mounting commercial force in both the United States and the United Kingdom since 1983's "Quick Step and Side Kick" album. The turning point wound up not being a very good one for the Twins. Signed to Arista records, apparently there was a lot of pressure on the quirky synthpop band to become a stadium rock outfit; the mega-success of their 1984 "Into the Gap" album had resulted in a near-constant touring schedule for them, plus the work they'd started on the follow-up to "Gap" came to a halt when Tom Bailey collapsed from exhaustion in 1985.

"Here's to Future Days" was the record he was trying to complete at the time. Nile Rodgers was brought in to help finish the album as producer, and he gave it a flashy rock sound that was at odds with anything the Thompson Twins had done up until that point.

While "Here's To Future Days" is not a crap record, it's a crap Thompson Twins record. Gone is the glossy, hypnotic work of Alex Sadkin, who was part of the successful Thompson Twins equation for two albums. In its place are things like the ill-advised cover of the Beatles "Revolution" and the half-assed funk of "Love Is the Law". Hardcore fans complain a lot about the US version of "Lay Your Hands On Me", but it's the least of the offenses here, and the Nile Rodgers version is just as good as the original Alex Sadkin cut. Where they went wrong here is in the details. "Into the Gap" only had one or two throwaway cuts, like "No Peace For The Wicked", and was a very solid effort. Not so here; they could have jettisoned stuff like "Tokyo", "Breakaway" and "Love Is the Law" and nobody would have known the difference.

I have to admit I'm confused by one previous commenter, who asserts that the "American" version of "Here's To Future Days" is to be avoided. The only difference in the United States version of this album is the inclusion of the album's best track, "Roll Over", which was removed from all other versions because the Twins felt superstitious about it; it was to be the first single release just before Tom Bailey's collapse. "Lay Your Hands On Me" and "King For A Day" sound exactly the same on the UK release. The alternate lyrics for "King For A Day" were actually going to be released in the UK as the b-side to "Roll Over", and probably never would have seen the light of day in the United States if it hadn't been included as an unusual bonus on the "Greatest Mixes" compilation three years after.

Beware The Americans!.......2005-10-14

Before you buy, check if this is the US or the UK versions. Somehow the folks in the US felt they had to tamper with the TT sound and turned them to crap. I am thinking of the "corrected" versions of the fabulous King For A Day, one of TT's latter day classics (why isnt the fantastic 12" extended version on this CD? Tsk tsk), which changes the lyrics "and love is not enough any more" to something more positive (so that suicide rates will drop in the US?) and also smooths out TT's deliberately jaggy arrangements. Crap. Ditto Lay Your Hands On Me, which the US fellas felt somehow lacked the punch needed and got the Twins to redo the chorus into a schmaltzy punctuated "Hand!" followed by a drum hit, when the original held over vocals conveyed just that TT sense of desperation so well. Why, oh why?

best cd.......2003-01-23

let me tell you my friends at work always say im a black boy wanna be white i cant help it i love the thompson twins im only 25 years old i was 8 when this record came out i love lay your hands the second best track is future days i love his voice when he shouts out it was a whole different world then would like to see them in concert

A Good Solid Effort........2000-09-07

For all the past reviewers of this cd who are looking for "Rollover"--well, guess what, I have a copy of the cd with "Rollover" on it. In 1989 I was working at a music store, and intuitively second-guessing the Arista records I went on a hunt for all the Thompson Twins albums on cd before they were discontinued in America. I easily obtained a copy of "Here's To Future Days" with "Rollover" on it, "Into The Gap" and "Close To The Bone". It was harder to find "Sidekicks" but eventually I found it too. The only American release that I could not find was "In The Name Of Love", which somewhere around 1992 I came across, on cd, as a cut out, but didn't buy it and haven't seen it since. "Here's To Future Days" was a slight set back from "Into The Gap" and "Sidekicks". It has some good songs like "Lay Your Hands On Me", "Here's To Future Days", "Rollover", "King For A Day" and "Emperor's Clothes". While not musically as superior as "Into The Gap" or "Sidekicks", "Here's To Future Days" is still worth owning for Twins fans. Nile Rodgers (of Chic) produced this album, giving it an unusual sound, more rock than other twins albums. He also produced David Bowie's "Let's Dance" in '83 and has produced many others too numerous to name. What I'd like to see is the BMG record company, home to Arista records, remaster and re-release all Thompson Twins catalog from 1981 to 1987, and Warner Brothers records do the same for "Big Trash", "Queer", "The Stone" and "Ether" 1989-1996. I think the Thompson Twins stand out from other 80's artists with their distinctive production choices and arrangements. They had a singular style that was different from other "synth bands".

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Born to be free... of being noticed :'(
Sophomore Satisfaction
FANTASTIC!

Born to Be Free
Sonique
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ASIN: B000096FLD
Release Date: 2003-06-09

Tracks:

Alive
Hold Me Now
Can't Make Up My Mind
Magic
Love Washes Away
Will You Want Me
Freefalling (Mum's Favourite)
Right Here You An' I
Seriously
You're The Reason
Born To Be Free
Please
I'm Gonna Love You
Can't Make Up My Mind

Album Description

Something of a perfectionist, Sonique has spent the past two years maintaining a fast-paced global deejay schedule entertaining crowds in Romania, Egypt, Israel, Russia & South Africa whilst also creating a second album of the highest caliber. Keen to maintain a degree of consistency to her music, whilst simultaneously delivering a fresh sound, Sonique enlisted the expertise of producers Graham Pleeth (Peter Gabriel & Appleton), & Robin Barter (Kylie Minogue & Freddie Mercury), who also worked on 'Hear My Cry'. Each song on the album contains powerful & emotive lyrics inspired by Sonique's own life experiences, showcasing her trademark sounds, whilst demonstrating an unmistakable development in her music. 'Hold Me Now' is Sonique's own reaction to September 11th - having endured personal loss herself three years ago, Sonique can relate to those who were bereaved as a result of the attack &

Album Details

Each Song on the Album Includes Powerful and Emotive Lyrics Inspired by Sonique's Own Life Experiences, Showcasing her Trademark Sounds, While Demonstrating an Unmistakable Development in her Music.

Customer Reviews:

Born to be free... of being noticed :'(.......2006-07-26

This album completely missed the UK album charts, which is unbelievable. Sonique is my favorite singer, and if you get this album, she'll become yours too! Maybe, because so many people were turned off after they bought her first album. I thought her first was good, but alot of people just hated the other album tracks besides the singles.
This album only spawned 2 singles, because Universal Records is stupid and dropped her before releasing a third single, because the sales weren't good. Gee, maybe they would have been if more time was spent on promoting the album?
Anyway, not only are the sinlges on the album great and underrated, but the whole album is! My rule of thumb is that an album shouldn't be released without 5 really good songs, so that at least some songs have single potential. This album definately passes that test. Anyway, here's each song, in detail:

Alive: The album's second single, which didn't do nearly as well as it should have. Arguably the best song on the album, one of my favorite songs of all time, a better question is who doesn't like this song. It starts off with a really cool intro, and the bridge and chorus will have you listening to the song a million times! Something great to dance to! 9/10

Hold Me Now: Sonique's reaction to September 11th, and she wasn't even in the States, which shows she cares about what's going on in the world. My favorite song on the album. One word to describe it is beautiful. The song has a dance beat and tempo, yet it's a really moving song. A song with both of those qualities is hard to find. And the string section in the song... it's just a great song, trust me. The only "flaw" if you call it, is that it's a sad song that, even though it is upbeat, it may make you depressed, and is not the perfect song to lift you up. Sometimes I even cry when I listen to this. None the less, 10/10

Can't Make Up My Mind: The first single released from the album, and a good one at that. I really like the lyrics, and it's another good song to dance to. A great mid-uptempo track! 8/10

Magic: This song is what the title says. Another mid-uptempo one, and it makes you feel good. I like the lyrics to this one, too. 8/10

Love Washes Away: This song sounds different than any of the other songs, or any song I've heard. There are some nice strings in this song too, and a cool intro. It sounds kinda weird though at first but I like it. There are choir voices in the background, which adds a nice touch. 7/10

Will You Want Me: Sonique's specialty, which is remix-like songs. This song samples the club track Amphetamine. It'd go down great at clubs, but if I'm just chilling, maybe not the song I'd sit and listen to. Great to dance to though. 6/10

Freefalling: Sonique's mom's favorite song on the album. Sort of like a mid-tempo ballad. Not something I listen to everyday, but still a good song. 6/10

Right Here You An' I: Another song similar to Will You Want Me, only I seem to like this one better. It's more fast-paced, but I seem to sing along with the lyrics. This is great for dancing and clbus too. 7/10

Seriously: The intro makes the song seem weird, but it turns out to be a more mellow RnB type song. The chorus is kinda catchy, and it's different enough. 6/10

You're The Reason: I do tend to skip some of the songs on the middle of the album, but now we get to the good stuff again. A nice dance track with a hint of reggae to it, Sonique's favorite on the album. I love the chorus, and this song makes me happy. 8/10

Born To Be Free: It starts off with an awesome keyboard intro, but gets faster. I think this should have been the next single. Really upbeat. Another great one for dancing. And the lyrics describe what the title says. 9/10

Please: Some people have said they don't like this one, but I, for some reason, do and must give it atleast a 7. Not exactly a ballad, but not fact paced or uptempo, I find it very catchy and I love listening to it, and singing to the chorus. 7/10

I'm Gonna Love You: A great upbeat dance track that really makes you hapy! 7/10

The album also includes a remix of Can't Make Up My Mind.

Sophomore Satisfaction.......2004-03-11

In the year 2000 Sonique (an acclaimed DJ, athlete and singer) brought us "It Feels So Good," her breakout hit, which was one of the best singles of that year. It was one of several stellar tracks from her somewhat uneven debut album. Her long-awaited followup is a much more cohesive affair then her debut. "Born To Be Free" on the whole is a bit of a grower, and probably doesn't contain stellar singles of the same magnitude, but ultimately works better as an album. Some of the best songs include "Alive" the second single (which would have probably been better as the first), "Can't Make Up My Mind" (the actual first single), "You're The Reason," the title track and "Will You Want Me" (which should have been a single). The producers on the album include Graeme Pleeth and Robin Barter, who worked on her last album, along with Drum n' Bass producer Roni Size on "Right Here You An' I," recently defunct duo Thunderpuss on "Love Washes Away" (which was one of their last production jobs), and Chris Cox (one half of Thunderpuss) on "Magic," which was written by Sonique and Rob Davis of Mud (these days, a hired gun who also co-wrote Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out Of My Head with Cathy Dennis), as well as FAF on the title track, Richie Jones and Eric Kupper on "I'm Gonna Love You" and the ubiquitous Rick Nowels co-producing with Thunderpuss.

Unfortunately the album hasn't lived up to expectations, which is too bad since it's an excellent record. The material essentially proves that Sonique was no producers puppet, like many emerging pop and dance acts. She's managed to stay current, and still keep and develop her sound. Compared to her first; the songs are much more personal and introspective in nature, with Sonique given writing credit on all but one song. Tracks like "Can't Make Up My Mind," "Hold Me Now," "Will You Want Me," "Born To Be Free" and "Freefalling" showcase her development as a songwriter and as an artist. This time, it seems Sonique and her producers have managed to make a consistent album, while still being diverse - keeping in the framework of the album as a listening experience, rather than just a collection of songs. Hopefully this won't be the last we hear from Sonique. (4.5 Stars)

FANTASTIC!.......2003-08-28

Sonique rulez!
new album is sooo good!
songs like-alive,you're the reason,i'm gonna love youor hold me now are songs for all times!this is great dance,electronic and r'n'b cd with 14 great songs for everyone who likes good music.
go on and buy it,all songs are perfect,like 1.album!

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To Be Free
Emiliana Torrini
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
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ASIN: B000056ARJ
Release Date: 2001-01-29

Tracks:

To Be Free [Torre Johansson Radio Edit]
To Be Free [Future Shock Vocal Club Mix]
Unemployed in Summertime [Dreemhouse Club Mix]

Album Description

Her debut single gets re-released in the UK to promote her critically acclaimed but sadly undersold debut album 'Life In The Time Of Science'. Often and rightfully compared to Bjork this three track single features all new mixes that didn't appear on the original, including one by Tore Johansson who's best known for his works with The Cardigans. Tracks, 'To Be Free' (Tore Johansson Radio Edit, Future Shock To Be Free Vocal Club Mix and Dreemhouse Unemployed Club Mix). Standard jewel case.

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Remix by Torre Johansson (Cardigans), Futureshock, and Dreemhouse.

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One of ABC's best albums just got better!

How to Be A...Zillionaire!
ABC
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BOG1SK
Release Date: 2005-11-14

Tracks:

Fear Of The World
Be Near Me
Vanity Kills
Ocean Blue
15 Storey Halo
A To Z
How To Be A Millionaire
Tower Of London
So Hip It Hurts
Between You And Me
How To Be A Trillionaire
What's Your Destination
Vanity Kills
Vanity Kills
Ocean Blue
Judy's Jewels
Fear Of The World
Tower Of London

Album Description

Remastered reissue of the 1985 album features 17 total tracks and includes the 8 bonus tracks 'How To Be A Trillionaire' (Harajuku mix/previously unreleased), 'What's Your Destination', 'Vanity Kills' (US remix), 'Vanity Kills' (Abigail's Party mix), 'Ocean Blue' (single mix), 'Judy's Jewels', 'Fear Of The World (In Cinemascope)' & 'Tower Of London' (instrumental). Universal. 2005.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Edition of the Original Neutron Records Classic from the Abc Catalog and One of their Most Successful Albums. Includes the Hits "How to Be a Millionaire" and "be Near Me", Along with a Generous Eight Bonus Tracks: 10. "How to Be a Trillionaire (Harajuku Mix)" (Previously Unreleased), "What's Your Destination?", "Vanity Kills (Us Remix)", "Vanity Kills (Abigail's Party Mix)", "Ocean Blue (Single Mix)", "Judy's Jewels", "Fear of the World (In Cinemascope)" and "Tower of London (Instrumental)".

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One of ABC's best albums just got better!.......2006-02-01

Nice reissue package from ABC - sadly, this is only on import, but worth every penny. Very nice to have the unreleased "Harijuku Remix" of the title track, as well as hard to find B-sides like "Judy's Jewels" and the sought-after US Remix of "Vanity Kills" in one package - plus original sleeve graphics, new liner notes, etc. If you're an ABC fan, you should really pick up ALL the new 2005 reissues which contain BONUS tracks/mixes!

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Doesn't work for me.

Sing Irving Berlin

Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008YGWJ
Release Date: 2003-07-28

Tracks:

Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
How Deep Is the Ocean?
It's a Lovely Day/Isn't It a Lovely Day
Blue Skies
Always
They Say It's Wonderful
No Strings
Song Is Ended
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Let Yourself Go
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Marrying for Love/The Girl That I Marry
What'll I Do
Puttin' on the Ritz
Abraham
Change Partners
Heatwave
I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Count Your Blessings
White Christmas

Album Description

Quality music at a great price, this collection features 20 tracks including 'How Deep Is The Ocean', 'No Strings', 'Puttin' On The Ritz' & 'Heatwave'. The Swingles have, unusually, incorporated electric keyboards, horns and drums into their usually acappella approach, resulting in some thoroughly modern interpretations of Berlin's classics. Castle Pulse. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Doesn't work for me........2006-05-04

I LOVE the Swingle Singers. The first time I heard them sing Bach back in the 60's I was driving a car and I was so blown away that I had to pull off the road. And I LOVE Irving Berlin's music; his message is simple and direct and tuneful. And therein lies the rub. To me, the jazz vocal styles, the contemporary harmonies and the whimsical utterances of the Swingle Singers go together with Irving Berlin's music like oil and water; they just don't mix. The words and melodies are those of Irving Berlin but the end result isn't Irving Berlin. Admittedly this is one man's opinion, and others might take great pleasure in the Swingle Singers' unfailing virtuosity and inventiveness. But if you anticipate the straighforward tunes and emotional directness in Berlin's music, you are apt to be disappointed.

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