Charlene

charlene

Track Listings
1. Ripoff
2. Still
3. Shoot Yr. Life
4. Cathode
5. Ender
6. Stunner
7. Shot Down
8. Sugarblocker
9. AM Cheer

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Product Description
The long awaited debut is finally here! 10 Tracks of lush, electronically enhanced sound constructions sure to make your day job bearable for at least 51 minutes. Experimental pop at it's finest!

Charlene,Charlene,Sharkattack,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

Charlene
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Mrs Henderson Presents
  • Absolutely infectious!!!
  • A Creation and Recreation of Nostalgia
  • Mrs. Henderson Presents
  • Upbeat and Fun!
 Mrs. Henderson Presents

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Mrs. Henderson Presents (Widescreen Edition)
  2. Casanova
  3. From Now On
  4. Ladies in Lavender
  5. Good Night, And Good Luck

ASIN: B000CC3SDC
Release Date: 2006-01-03

Tracks:

  1. Overture
  2. Bored with Widowhood
  3. Letting in the Sunshine
  4. Revuedeville
  5. Persuading Tommy
  6. Sweet Inspiration
  7. Vivian Van Damm
  8. Goody Goody
  9. After the Ball
  10. Shilling for the Hour
  11. Joyride
  12. Fall of France: La Marseillaise
  13. Blitz: Bombing/The Grecian Frieze/Defiance
  14. Babies of the Blitz
  15. Blue Nightfall
  16. Girl in the Fan
  17. All the Things You Are
  18. Elegy
  19. Sails of the Windmill
  20. Girl in the Little Green Hat

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Mrs Henderson Presents.......2007-05-16

A very enjoyable and at times funny movie. Judi Dench gives one of her best perfomances with excellent support from the other cast members. This is a movie one could watch several times and never tire of it. AAA+++

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely infectious!!!.......2007-03-28

From start to finish, MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS is the finest collection of solid standards and George Fenton's own recreated time-period evocations,fully fleshed and skillfully performed and recorded.The talents of singer Will Young will not go unnoticed, especially in his heartbreaking rendition of ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE.Your toes will be tapping,your lips will be smiling and you will be glad that this soundtrack and wonderful film are yours!You will be transported to WW2 England and you will be humming these tunes day and night.

5 out of 5 stars A Creation and Recreation of Nostalgia.......2006-04-23

George Fenton has put together a musical score for the completely delightful MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS that is a combination of original music deeply influenced by the time of the film (London during WW II) and some of the best 'old favorite songs' from that time. In the film the music is always present, whether in the performances on the Windmill Theater stage or in the lyricism of the acting by Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins and crew.

Fenton includes such terrific oldies as Johnny Mercer's 'Goody Goody', Charles Harris' 'After the Ball', Noel Gay's 'Letting in the Sunshine', Frank Loesser's 'Blue Nightfall', and Jerome Kern's 'All the things you are'. He segues these pieces with his own fine orchestrations and the result is a score that not only enhances the mood of the film, but one that stands alone as a recording. The various performers include Camille O'Sullivan, Charlene Ford, Ciaran Connolly, Elise Audeyev, Frances Garvey, Frank Lawson, Joseph McMurray, Kate Power, Matthew Hart, Melody Squire, Rachel Lawrence, Sir Thomas Allen!, Sophie Brown, The O'Brien Sisters, Vanessa Barmby, Vicki Davids, and Victoria Hay.

This is a recording to conjure up memories not only of a successful film but also of a time when music conveyed a lot of emotion during times of stress. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, April 06

5 out of 5 stars Mrs. Henderson Presents.......2006-03-24

Met ALL my expectations, having seen/loved the film - especially the orchestration, arrangements, and vocals. Sound quality superb.
I've played this CD for others - of all age groups - all agree it's a defininte winner.

4 out of 5 stars Upbeat and Fun!.......2006-03-22

Love this CD for the nostalgia! My favorite track is "All the Things You Are" by J.Kern and O.Hammerstein. This year's Oscar telecast produced a montage of film clips to this track including the last scene from "Mrs. Henderson Presents" and it was so emotion granting as is the song. Many of the other songs are from a time period right before WWII, but they are just fun and upbeat -- it was the depression, people needed to be uplifted with such such songs as "Letting in the Sunshine" and "Goody Goody." Judi Dench was asked by someone in the bleachers at the Oscars how it felt to be nominated this year for Mrs. Henderson, and she answered back, "just listen to the soundtrack darling!" How great is that???!!!!
At Home with the Trapp Family Singers
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A pleasant surprise
  • The original sound of their music.
At Home with the Trapp Family Singers

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Christmas With the Trapp Family Singers
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  3. Volume 1
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ASIN: B000AMJDVU
Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

  1. Ev'ry Year Brings Something New
  2. The Farmer's Boy
  3. Waltzing Mathilda
  4. The Lone Prarie
  5. An Eriskay Love Lift
  6. Early One Morning
  7. Trio
  8. In Einem Kuhlen Grunde
  9. Kuckuck Hat Sich Zu Tod Gefallen
  10. Muss I Denn (Zum Stadtele Hinaus)
  11. Innsbruck, Ich Muss Dich Lassen
  12. Alt-Niederlandische Tanze
  13. Es Wollt Ein Jagerlein Jagen
  14. Vocal Yodel
  15. S'Dirndl Is' Wunderschon
  16. Two Austraian Dances
  17. Auf Der Alm
  18. Hatt I Di
  19. Spinn, Spinn Marie
  20. Der Gru
  21. Die Hochalm
  22. Little Terzetto
  23. Andreas Hofers Abschied Vom Leben

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A pleasant surprise.......2007-03-08

I'm one of those The Sound of Music addicted, having lost the track of how many times I've seen it whatever the format is. Therefore, it was basically for curiosity that I've bought this CD. It's a fine recording that takes you to a typical, cosy family reunion. The male voices are not impressive and I wouldn't include the flute solos in the CD. But the final result is very pleasant, excellent to listen in the car while you're driving in the countryside (before lunch, of course).

5 out of 5 stars The original sound of their music. .......2006-01-15

The original von Trapp Family's twenty years of touring and performing internationally had finished, and Maria Augusta von Trapp had written their story in three books and begun several decades of missionary work in New Guinea by the time "The Sound of Music" hit Broadway, and Julie Andrews later sang about her favorite things in a top-earning film. I don't know if the original von Trapp Family benefitted from show and film royalties; they certainly deserved to, for they worked very hard perfecting, under their conductor Dr Franz Wasner, their natural ensemble and music-making talents.

The results may be heard in this first-class CD reissue of recordings they made in New York in 1952 and 1956. The family amassed a large repertoire, collecting items while touring, for example "Waltzing Mathilda" from Australia. The selection here includes a cross-section (loosely titled "Folk Songs") and some of their instrumental items involving recorders, cello and harpsichord. Perhaps the items from their rich Austrian culture are the most satisfying.

This is the second DGG CD release of their recordings. Duration 52 minutes. I recall from my LP collecting days, that there are enough Trapp Family recordings to fill a third CD. I look forward to it.
The Little Prince
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • To watch the stars rise to
  • The Prince is Flying ...
  • Charming, if unvaried retelling of children's classic...
 The Little Prince

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007TFH34
Release Date: 2005-03-29

Tracks:

  1. The Pilot
  2. The Stars
  3. The Pilot Meets The Prince
  4. Sunsets
  5. The Prince's Planet
  6. The Baobabs
  7. On My Planet
  8. The Rose
  9. The Cranes Are Flying
  10. The King
  11. The Vain Man
  12. The Drunkard
  13. The Businessman
  14. The Lamplighter
  15. We Light Our Lamps

Tracks:

  1. The Snake
  2. The Rose Garden
  3. The Hunters
  4. The Fox
  5. The Taming
  6. Here's My Secret
  7. If We Don't Find A Well
  8. The Walk To The Well
  9. The Well
  10. The Time Has Come
  11. The Snake Returns
  12. It Is The Place
  13. Look At The Stars
  14. The Little Prince Song

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This may not be the most sophisticated opera undertaking of the decade, but it's one of the loveliest. There are precious few operas which really appeal to children--I've never seen a child sit through Hansel and Gretel without fidgeting--but this one is magical. Composer Rachel Portman is well-known and respected as a composer for film; she has among her credits The Cider House Rules, The Human Stain, Chocolat, not to mention Emma (1996), for which she won an Oscar. Antoine de Saint-Exupery's novella Le Petit Prince is a sentimental favorite of millions, and it's easy to explain why: the combination of poignancy and perception, and the wistfully sad relationship between the Prince from another planet and the downed pilot, which ends in a transcendent acceptance of death, is exquisite once the refusal to believe is eliminated. If you meet the work half way, you're absorbed entirely. Portman's music, and this performance, will bring you right into the vividly colored dream in an entirely accessible idiom. It would be easy but fruitless to condescend to this work. It's just so pretty, and the performances so fine, that all criticism falls by the wayside. Treble Joseph McManners is an ideal Prince; he never makes you sick with cuteness. Baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes is always believable in the role of the Pilot--and this is not an easy, throwaway part. The familiar Leslie Garrett, Tom Randle, and Willard White are on hand as soloists too, and former boy soprano Aled Jones makes a cameo. This is beautiful, charming music that complements the words. The more one hears the music itself, the more unselfconsciously enchanting it becomes. Drop your pre-conceptions and enjoy. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars To watch the stars rise to.......2007-04-18

When the BBC production of The Little Prince was playing on our local public TV station two years ago, I was sick on the couch--sick enough that I was there to see it 4 times as it was repeated over the week. I suspect I had West Nile, because in addition to various roving physical symptoms, I was in a slightly odd, emotionally reflective state of mind for days--during which this musical score of The Little Prince simply engraved itself into my head. Eventually recoverying from pining over the eventual demise of my '81 Subaru and again able to stand up and not pass out, I ordered this CD and the music to this day elicits a quiet wonder unique from any other favored music I enjoy. Something very special about this seemingly simple work.

5 out of 5 stars The Prince is Flying ..........2005-04-25

Portman herself describes this as a "children's opera". It is full of children's voices, and, as one result of this, is so charming that one can easily underestimate its other qualities: its wit, its inventiveness (the duet between the adult soprano and the boy treble is especially unusual), and the sense it evokes of soaring, yearning flight. The libretto is beautifully judged, and the whole captures wonderfully the mirage quality of the book. A lovely, haunting, moving work.

3 out of 5 stars Charming, if unvaried retelling of children's classic..........2005-04-07

An opera lover must be heartend when a major film composer decides to write an opera. It's doubtless less financially rewarding than writing film music, but still composers are drawn to this parallel form of musical story telling.

Unlike alpha-male symphonic film composers like John Williams or James Horner, Rachel Portman's scores have always maintained a certain delicacy--a certain distance from the writings of the old masters, and here she provides us with many charming and beautiful scenes. A smaller orchestra is employed, and much of the music has an impressionistic quality, with many plaintive solos for flute and oboe. Truly lovely melodies also emerge from the essentially through-composed work.

Yet Ms. Portman's unfamiliarity with operatic writing also shows through. First and foremost, I had a certain feeling of monotony. Each scene is beautifully scored, but how many times can one sing "Danny Boy" befoe one becomes sick of it? There was very little musical distinction between scnes. Secondly, the orchestral writing was much finer than the vocal writing, which often seemed repetitious and unimaginitive.

The fact that a boy soprano sings the lead shows a break with operatic tradion. In the end, this seems very much like a children's opera...though one that, like the beloved book upon which it is based, deals subtly with the meaning of love and death.
Charlene
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • One of the best - ever...an incredible album
 Charlene
Charlene
Manufacturer: Sharkattack
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008IHPO
Release Date: 2002-10-22

Tracks:

  1. Ripoff
  2. Still
  3. Shoot Yr. Life
  4. Cathode
  5. Ender
  6. Stunner
  7. Shot Down
  8. Sugarblocker
  9. AM Cheer

Album Description

The long awaited debut is finally here! 10 Tracks of lush, electronically enhanced sound constructions sure to make your day job bearable for at least 51 minutes. Experimental pop at it's finest!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of the best - ever...an incredible album.......2005-12-07

Since hearing of Charlene, maybe originally in Magnet magazine (I don't specifically remember), and finally purchasing the album, the CD hasn't left the player. It's had a huge impact on me - and I can't believe no one else has done a review!

I won't drop names for comparisons sake or genres for that matter, because Charlene have a sound of their own. The album description on the main page is a pretty straightforward dead-on description: "10 tracks of lush, electronically enhanced sound constructions...Experimental pop at it's finest!" Not all of it is lush - some of the tracks plain out rock. A great album - one of my favourites - and I could seriously see this as one of my "best of all time" albums.

There is not one bad song - it's a shame Charlene has not gotten more recognition. The songs run the gamut of emotions from relaxed to kinetic - the album has it all.

If the review does not peak your interest - track down the album and take a listen for yourself - you won't be let down - it will send chills down your spine to listen to this haunting and amazing masterpiece.

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Weekend of a Private Secretary
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Weekend of a Private Secretary
    Charlene Bartley
    Manufacturer: Bmg
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    ASIN: B000SM6ZP4
    Release Date: 2007-09-03

    Tracks:

    1. Weekend of a Private Secretary
    2. That's for Me
    3. She Didn't Say Yes
    4. Moon Over Miami
    5. I've Got a Crush on You
    6. Mixed Emotions
    7. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance
    8. Orchids in the Moonlight
    9. Under a Blanket of Blue
    10. We'll Be Together Again
    11. Sand in My Shoes
    12. Memories of You
    A Year in Your Life: 1982, Vol. 2
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      		A Year in Your Life: 1982, Vol. 2
      Various Artists
      Manufacturer: Definitive
      ProductGroup: Music
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      ASIN: B0007SN7Q4
      Release Date: 2001-01-01

      Tracks:

      1. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
      2. Freeze-Frame - J. Geils Band
      3. Harden My Heart - Quarterflash
      4. 867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone
      5. Rosanna - Toto
      6. Caught Up in You - .38 Special
      7. Heat of the Moment - Asia
      8. I've Never Been to Me - Charlene
      9. Don't Talk to Strangers - Rick Springfield
      10. Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson

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      1) Soft Cell - Tainted Love 2) J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame 3) Quarterflash - Harden My Heart 4) Tommy Tutone - 867-5309 (Jenny) 5) Toto - Rosanna 6) 38 Special - Caught Up In You 7) Asia - Heat Of The Moment 8) Charlene - I've Never Been To Me 9) Rick Springfield - Don't Talk To Strangers 10) Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
      I've never been to me [Import]
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        		I've never been to me [Import]
        Charlene
        Manufacturer: Motown/Polydor records Japan
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD
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        ASIN: B000K1UHHK

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        Elusive import CD by Motown legend Charlene, released on CD only in Japan and long since deleted & rendered out of print.
        Body Talk From the Heart: The Language of Love 1965-1995
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		Body Talk From the Heart: The Language of Love 1965-1995

          Manufacturer: Time Life Music
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD
          ASIN: B000K6IOHU

          Product Description

          24 songs... 1. Hold Me - Fleetwood Mac 2. Drive - Cars 3. I Want To Be Your Man - Roger 4. Just To See Her - Smokey Robinson 5. Even The Nights Are Better - Air Supply 6. I Need You - America 7. I'll Be Around - Spinners 8. Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren 9. When I See You Smile - Bad English 10. We're In This Love Together - Al Jarreau 11. Day Dreaming - Aretha Franklin 12. Stand By Me - Ben E. King 13. Dance With Me - Orleans 14. Rainy Night In Georgia - Brook Benton 15. Thin Line Between Love And Hate - Persuaders 16. Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts 17. I've Never Been To Me - Charlene 18. Sweet Dreams - Air Supply 19. Just Once - Quincy Jones [with James Ingram] 20. Lost In Your Eyes - Debbie Gibson 21. Falling - LeBlanc & Carr 22. Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & Pips 23. We'll Never Have To Say Goodbye Again - England Dan & John Ford Coley 24. That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be - Carly Simon
          Charlene;[japan Import]
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Fantastic!
          		 Charlene;[japan Import]

          Manufacturer: Motown
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD
          ASIN: B0007VUGO2

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Fantastic!.......2005-08-01

          I got this CD for my birthday, and I think its just terrific. The ssongs are all basically love power-ballads, with charlene really belting some stuff out. I think the sometimes-cheesy lyrics are actually what makes the music, as they are ismple and effective! Don't miss this one!
          Dismissed with a Kiss
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            		Dismissed with a Kiss
            Spanking Charlene
            Manufacturer: Slacker
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD
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            ASIN: B000OK54RK

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