Frank's Wild Years
Track Listings
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1. Hang On St. Christopher
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2. Straight To The Top
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3. Blow Wind Blow
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4. Temptation
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5. Innocent When You Dream
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6. I'll Be Gone
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7. Yesterday Is Here
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8. Please Wake Me Up
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9. Franks Theme
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10. More Than Rain
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11. Way Down In The Hole
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12. Straight To The Top ( Vegas)
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13. I'll Take New York
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14. Telephone Call From Istanbul
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15. Cold Cold Ground
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16. Train Song
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17. Innocent When You Dream
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Frank's Wild Years,Tom Waits,Universal/Island,Rock,Rock/Pop
Frank's Wild Years
Average customer rating:
- if you like female jazz vocalists you'll love this album
- Everyone does it, and seldom as well...
- Everyone does it, and seldom as well...
- Oh Yeah
- Great voice, great music
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Play It Cool
Lea DeLaria
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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Binding: Audio CD
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- Double Standards
- Bulldyke in a Chinashop
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- Very Best of Lea DeLaria
- Box Lunch
ASIN: B00005J9X2
Release Date: 2001-06-12 |
Tracks:
- Sweeney Todd: The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd
- West Side Story: Cool
- Little Me: I've Got Your Number
- City Of Angels: With Every Breath I Take
- Chicago: All That Jazz
- Faust: Life Has Been Good To Me
- The Wild Party: Welcome To My Party
- The Wild Party: Lowdown-Down
- Stop The World I Want To Get Off: Once In A Lifetime
- Follies: Losing My Mind
- Franks Wild Years: Straight To The Top
Amazon.com
Standup comedian, actress, and singer Lea DeLaria presents a less confrontational image here than she did on 1994's Bulldyke in a China Shop, adopting the role of seductive, witty, confident, and heterosexual jazz chanteuse to perfection. Her voice ranges from little-girl-lost innocence to harder-edged tones, both suited to the opening "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd." With stylings from Billie Holiday to Judy Garland, "I've Got Your Number" heads straight for the heart of 1950s big-band balladry, improvised scat vocals proving DeLaria can swing with the best. "Cool" is anything but, the accompaniment understated, that voice dripping with the promise of sex. In "With Every Breath I Take," we get to imagine every late night smoky bar in every old Hollywood film we've ever seen--while it is pastiche, the characterization is startlingly evocative.
DeLaria sums it up with "All That Jazz," confidently suggesting, following her recent twin roles in the lavishly acclaimed 2000 Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show, that this girl just wants to have fun playing bad. When she sings "Life Has Been Good to Me," she has such an upbeat twinkle, you suspect she means every word. --Gary S. Dalkin
Customer Reviews:
if you like female jazz vocalists you'll love this album.......2004-07-27
I wish Delaria would put out more albums like this one. Her voice and interpretation of the songs on the album are really great and withstand lots of repeat plays. Highly recommended. Many of the cuts are worth 5 stars, but I didn't really like all of her song choices, so that's why I rated the album 4 stars.
Everyone does it, and seldom as well..........2004-04-10
All I can say is...WOW.
When my partner and I saw Lea perform her routine in P-town, she wowed us with a stunning version of one of my all-time favorites, "The Ballad of Sweeny Todd." We bought her CD on the spot and it stayed in my car's CD player for weeks on end (and then I only took it out because I had to switch cars).
I enjoyed the whole album, but I found myself playing the first track over and over, and even singing it in the shower. I must disagree with the "Cigar" review on all counts, at least regarding this track. The song lends itself so beautifully to swingin' jazz I can't believe nobody thought of it before. But I'm glad no one has, because Lea DeLaria knocks it out of the park. The smooth delivery is perfect for the dry humor of the lyrics, her belts are such a perfect blend of head and chest it sends chills up my spine, and the arrangement is spot-on. The best part - it stands up beautifully to repeat listenings; I just can't grow tired of this rendition. The opening track alone is worth twice the price of this CD.
Everyone does it, and seldom as well..........2004-04-10
All I can say is...WOW.
When my partner and I saw Lea perform her routine in P-town, she wowed us with a stunning version of one of my all-time favorites, "The Ballad of Sweeny Todd." We bought her CD on the spot and it stayed in my car's CD player for weeks on end (and then I only took it out because I had to switch cars).
I enjoyed the whole album, but I found myself playing the first track over and over, and even singing it in the shower. I must disagree with the "Cigar" review on all counts, at least regarding this track. The song lends itself so beautifully to swingin' jazz I can't believe nobody thought of it before. But I'm glad no one has, because Lea Dellaria knocks it out of the park. The smooth delivery is perfect for the dry humor of the lyrics, her belts are such a perfect blend of head and chest it sends chills up my spine, and the arrangement is spot-on. The best part - it stands up beautifully to repeat listenings; I just can't grow tired of this rendition. The opening track alone is worth twice the price of this CD.
Oh Yeah.......2003-01-05
...This bull... in a china closet just flat kills.. you like your jazz delivered with power, style, and class.. Lea delivers. You want your jazz to swing? It does that too. My highest rating. It won't leave your cd player anytime soon. Did I mention the musicians helping Lea are just as hot?
Great voice, great music.......2002-08-10
If you're looking for a modern jazz singer with a lesbian edge, this CD is it!
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Frank's Wild Years
Tom Waits
Manufacturer: Universal/Island
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00006HBCD
Release Date: 2002-10-07 |
Tracks:
- Hang on St. Christopher
- Straight to the Top [Rhumba][Version]
- Blow Wind Blow
- Temptation
- Innocent When You Dream [Barroom][Version]
- I'll Be Gone
- Yesterday Is Here
- Please Wake Me Up
- Franks Theme
- More Than Rain
- Way Down in the Hole
- Straight to the Top [Vegas][Version]
- I'll Take New York
- Telephone Call From Istanbul
- Cold Cold Ground
- Train Song
- Innocent When You Dream [78][Version]
Rock Music:
- Frantic [Hybrid SACD] [Import]
- Fran Waterloo Till Duvemala [Import]
- Freedom and Chains
- Freedom and Whiskey
- Free to Go
- Freeway Madness [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered]
- Frequency
- Fresh Garbage Rarities 1969-77 [Import]
- Friday on My Mind/Falling off the Edge of the World
- Friday on My Mind [Import]
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