Stay Awhile

stay awhile

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About the Artist
Nic's Story...kind of...

Back in NYC, Nicole honed her songwriting and live performance skills as a regular headliner at The Living Room, the legendary CBGB's and The Bitter End. Critics raved, calling her one of the city's "best kept secrets."

The secret is out. Nicole single handedly cultivated a flowering underground scene of her own. Through ingenious networking and word of mouth, Nicole's sexy, breathy vocal mystique and natural gift for melody got heads turning fast. In 2001, she released her debut eponymous CD, produced by Saul Zonana (Blue Oyster Cult, Luv Junkies, Ace Frehely). Performing Songwriter magazine chose Nicole's song "You Can't" as one of the top 12 independent releases to appear on their Editor's Choice Compilation CD, Volume 8 in 2001, alongside artists such as Alice Peacock (Aware/Columbia) and Will Hoge (Atlantic).

With her second album "Stay Awhile" (20/20 Music), Nicole's song craft has reached new levels of maturity -- a fresh, honest, diverse set of songs packed with emotional realism and an irrepressible optimism that shuns the dark and trendy cynicism found in many singer/songwriters of her generation. Produced by Saul Zonana and recorded at 20/20 Music and Acme Studios, "Stay Awhile" showcases Nicole's stunning voice in the context of finely-polished, compact guitar driven pop. Initial response to "Stay Awhile" has been fantastic, judging by the enthusiasm of those who packed the many NYC shows to hear Nicole debut the songs live. Pre-publicity ad-publicity advance online sales of "Stay Awhile" have been unusually brisk. Beyond the Big Apple, the accolades for Nicole's artistry continue to pile up. In October 2002 Nicole was selected to play the Nashville New Music Conference and in November 2002, she was selected to participate in the Independent Music World Series. Nicole was one of only 6 artists chosen from the thousands considered.

Product Description
Nicole says of creating the new album, "It was amazing to work with all of the people who became involved in this project. To have so much talent contributing to this record, they all brought the music somewhere I had never envisioned." Produced by Saul Zonana, "Stay Awhile" lives up to the incredible cast of industry players who played on the album. Saul Zonana - production, bass, keyboards, programming, Andrew Carillo-guitars (Joan Osborne), Jack Petruzzelli-guitars (Rufus Wainwright, Joan Osborne), Kevin Hupp - drums, percussion (Patty Griffin, Rufus Wainwright), Tom Hammer-piano, keyboards (Family Stand), Kevin Jenkins-bass (Cyndi Lauper), Julia Kent-cello (Sheryl Crow, Matthew Sweet), Barry Hartglass-upright bass, Doug Beck-programming. The CD was recorded at 20/20 Music in NY, and Acme Studios in Mamaroneck, NY and mixed at A-Pawling Studios in Pawling,NY.

Stay Awhile,Nicole McKenna,20/20 Music,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

Stay Awhile
Dowland - The Collected Works / The Consort of Musicke, Rooley
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A musical treasure-box
  • a beautiful journey into melancholy
 Dowland - The Collected Works / The Consort of Musicke, Rooley
John Dowland , Anthony Rooley , Emma Kirkby , Christopher Wilson , The Consort of Musicke , Colin Tilney , Anthony Bailes , Jakob Lindberg , Nigel North , Glenda Simpson , Peter Holman , and John Donne
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ASIN: B000004CYV
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

  1. First Booke Of Songes: I. Unquiet Thoughts
  2. First Booke Of Songes: II. Who Ever Thinks Or Hopes Of Love
  3. First Booke Of Songes: III. My Thoughts Are Wing'd With Hopes
  4. First Booke Of Songes: IV. If My Complaints Could Passions Move
  5. First Booke Of Songes: V. Can She Excuse My Wrongs
  6. First Booke Of Songes: VI. Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part
  7. First Booke Of Songes: VII. Dear, If You Change
  8. First Booke Of Songes: VIII. Burst Fourth My Tears
  9. First Booke Of Songes: IX. Go Crystal Tears
  10. First Booke Of Songes: X. Think'st Thou Then By Thy Feigning
  11. First Booke Of Songes: XI. Come Away, Come Sweet Love
  12. First Booke Of Songes: XII. Rest Awhile, You Cruel Cares
  13. First Booke Of Songes: XIII. Sleep, Wayward Thoughts
  14. First Booke Of Songes: XIV. All Ye, Whom Love Or Fortune Hath Betray'd
  15. First Booke Of Songes: XV. Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me
  16. First Booke Of Songes: XVI. Would My Conceit
  17. First Booke Of Songes: XVII. Come Again: Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
  18. First Booke Of Songes: XVIII. His Golden Locks
  19. First Booke Of Songes: XIX. Awake, Sweet Love
  20. First Booke Of Songes: XX. Come, Heavy Sleep
  21. First Booke Of Songes: XXI. Away With These Self-Loving Lads

Tracks:

  1. Second Booke Of Songs: I. I Saw My Lady Weep
  2. Second Booke Of Songs: II. Flow My Tears
  3. Second Booke Of Songs: III. Sorrow, Stay
  4. Second Booke Of Songs: IV. Die Not Before Thy Day
  5. Second Booke Of Songs: V. Mourn, Mourn, Day Is With Darkness Fled
  6. Second Booke Of Songs: VI. Time's Eldest Son
  7. Second Booke Of Songs: VII. Then Sit Thee Down
  8. Second Booke Of Songs: VIII. When Others Sing Venite
  9. Second Booke Of Songs: IX. Praise Blindness Eyes
  10. Second Booke Of Songs: X. O Sweet Woods
  11. Second Booke Of Songs: XI. If Floods Of Tears
  12. Second Booke Of Songs: XII. Fine Knacks For Ladies
  13. Second Booke Of Songs: XIII. Now Cease My Wand'ring Eyes
  14. Second Booke Of Songs: XIV. Come Ye Heavy States Of Night
  15. Second Booke Of Songs: XV. White As Lilies Was Her Face
  16. Second Booke Of Songs: XVI. Woeful Heart
  17. Second Booke Of Songs: XVII. A Shepherd In A Shade
  18. Second Booke Of Songs: XVIII. Faction That Ever Dwells
  19. Second Booke Of Songs: XIX. Shall I Sue
  20. Second Booke Of Songs: XX. Toss Not My Soul
  21. Second Booke Of Songs: XXI. Clear Or Cloudy
  22. Second Booke Of Songs: XXII. Humour Say What Mak'st Thou Here

Tracks:

  1. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: I. Farewell, Too Fair
  2. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: II. Time Stands Still
  3. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: III. Behold A Wonder Here
  4. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: IV. Daphne Was Not So Chaste
  5. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: V. Me, Me, And None But Me
  6. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VI. When Phoebus First Did Daphne Love
  7. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VII. Say, Love, If Ever Thou Didst Find
  8. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VIII. Flow Not So Fast, Ye Fountains
  9. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: IX. What If I Never Speed?
  10. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: X. Love Stood Amazed
  11. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XI. Lend Your Ears To My Sorrow
  12. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XII. By A Fountain Where I Lay
  13. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIII. O What Hath Overwrought
  14. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIV. Farewell, Unkind
  15. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XV. Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
  16. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVI. Fie On This Feigning!
  17. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVII. I Must Complain
  18. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVIII. It Was A Time When Silly Bees
  19. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIX. The Lowest Trees Have Tops
  20. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XX. What Poor Astronomers Are They
  21. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XXI. Come When I Call

Tracks:

  1. A Pilgrimes Solace: I. Disdain Me Still
  2. A Pilgrimes Solace: II. Sweet Stay Awhile
  3. A Pilgrimes Solace: III. To Ask For All Thy Love
  4. A Pilgrimes Solace: IV. Love, Those Beams That Breed
  5. A Pilgrimes Solace: V. Shall I Strive Wih Words To Move?
  6. A Pilgrimes Solace: VI. Were Every Thought An Eye
  7. A Pilgrimes Solace: VII. Stay, Time, Awhile Thy Flying
  8. A Pilgrimes Solace: VIII. Tell Me, True Love
  9. A Pilgrimes Solace: IX. Go Nightly Cares
  10. A Pilgrimes Solace: X. From Silent Night
  11. A Pilgrimes Solace: XI. Lasso vita mia
  12. A Pilgrimes Solace: XII. In This Trembling Shadow Cast
  13. A Pilgrimes Solace: XIII. If That A Sinner's Sights
  14. A Pilgrimes Solace: XIV. Thou Mighty God
  15. A Pilgrimes Solace: XV. When David's Life
  16. A Pilgrimes Solace: XVI. When The Poor Cripple

Tracks:

  1. A Pilgrimes Solace: XVII. Where Sin Sore Wounding
  2. A Pilgrimes Solace: XVIII. My Heart And Tongue Were Twins
  3. A Pilgrimes Solace: XIX. Up Merry Mates
  4. A Pilgrimes Solace: XX. Welcome Black Night
  5. A Pilgrimes Solace: XXI. Cease, Cease These False Sports
  6. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Lachrimae Pavane
  7. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Can Shee
  8. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Paduana
  9. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: The Frogge
  10. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Frog's Galliard
  11. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavana And Galiarda
  12. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Paduana Lachrymae
  13. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Can She Excuse
  14. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavion Solus cum sola
  15. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Dowland's Almayne
  16. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Piper's Paven And Galliard
  17. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavan Lachrymae

Tracks:

  1. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: I. The Lamentation Of A Sinner
  2. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: II. Domine ne in furore
  3. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: III. Miserere mei Deus
  4. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: IV. The Humble Suit Of A Sinner
  5. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: V. The Humble Complaint Of A Sinner
  6. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: VI. De profundis
  7. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: VII. Domine exaudi
  8. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Antiquae
  9. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Antiquae Novae
  10. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Gementes
  11. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Tristes
  12. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Coactae
  13. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Amantis
  14. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Verae
  15. Lachrimae: Mr. John Langton's Pavan
  16. Lachrimae: Mr. Nicholas Gryffith His Galiard
  17. Lachrimae: Sir John Souch His Galiard
  18. Lachrimae: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens
  19. Lachrimae: Mr. Giles Hobies Galiard
  20. Lachrimae: The King Of Denmark's Galiard
  21. Lachrimae: Sir Henry Umpton's Funerall
  22. Lachrimae: Mr. Henry Noell His Galiard
  23. Lachrimae: The Earl Of Essex Galiard
  24. Lachrimae: Mr. Bucton His Galiard
  25. Lachrimae: Mr. George Whitehead His Almand
  26. Lachrimae: Captain Digorie Piper His Galiard
  27. Lachrimae: Mr. Thomas Collier His Galiard
  28. Lachrimae: Mrs. Nichols Almand

Tracks:

  1. Sacred Songs: Sorrow, Come!
  2. Sacred Songs: I Shame At Mine Unworthiness
  3. Sacred Songs: An Heart That's Broken And Contrite
  4. Psalms: Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell
  5. Psalms: Psalm 38: Put Me Not To Rebuke O Lord
  6. Psalms: Psalm 130: Lord To Thee I Make My Moan
  7. Psalms: Psalm 104: My Soul Praise The Lord
  8. Psalms: Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell
  9. Psalms: Psalm 134: Behold And Have Regard
  10. A Prayer For The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
  11. Instrumental Music: Solus cum sola pavan
  12. Instrumental Music: Lachrimae
  13. Instrumental Music: Galliard
  14. Instrumental Music: Pipers Pavan
  15. Instrumental Music: Lachrimae
  16. Instrumental Music: Lady Rich Galliard
  17. Instrumental Music: Earl Of Essex Galliard
  18. Instrumental Music: If My Complaints
  19. Instrumental Music: Lachrimae Doolande
  20. Instrumental Music: Lord Willoughbie's Welcome Home
  21. Instrumental Music: My Lord Chamberlaine His Galliard
  22. Instrumental Music: Comagain
  23. Instrumental Music: Pavan Lachrymae
  24. Instrumental Music: Sorrow Stay

Tracks:

  1. Lute Music: Preludium
  2. Lute Music: Lachrimae
  3. Lute Music: Can She Excuse
  4. Lute Music: Dr. Case's Pavan
  5. Lute Music: Melancholy Galliard
  6. Lute Music: Sir John Smith, His Almain
  7. Lute Music: Fantasia
  8. Lute Music: A Dream
  9. Lute Music: Almain
  10. Lute Music: The Queen's Galliard
  11. Lute Music: Coranto
  12. Lute Music: Resolution
  13. Lute Music: Mrs. Vaux Galliard
  14. Lute Music: Almain
  15. Lute Music: Mr. Dowland's MIdnight
  16. Lute Music: Fantasia
  17. Lute Music: Loth To Depart
  18. Lute Music: The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard
  19. Lute Music: The Earl Of Essex, His Galliard
  20. Lute Music: Pavan
  21. Lute Music: John Dowland's Galliard
  22. Lute Music: Aloe
  23. Lute Music: The Lady Clifton's Spirit
  24. Lute Music: What If A Day
  25. Lute Music: Mr. Giles Hobie's Galliard
  26. Lute Music: Come Away (Song arrangement)
  27. Lute Music: Galliard
  28. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)

Tracks:

  1. Lute Music: Lachrimae (Basic Version)
  2. Lute Music: Galliard To Lachrimae
  3. Lute Music: [Jig]
  4. Lute Music: Galliard On 'Wasingham'
  5. Lute Music: Complaint (Ballad Setting)
  6. Lute Music: Mignarda (Galliard)
  7. Lute Music: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens (Pavan)
  8. Lute Music: The Frog Galliard
  9. Lute Music: A Fancy (Fantasia)
  10. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
  11. Lute Music: Piper's Pavan
  12. Lute Music: Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard
  13. Lute Music: Lady Laiton's Almain
  14. Lute Music: Dowland's Galliard
  15. Lute Music: Dowland's First Galliard
  16. Lute Music: Tarleton's Jig
  17. Lute Music: Walsingham (ballad Setting)
  18. Lute Music: Lord Willoughbie's Welcome Home (Ballad Setting)
  19. Lute Music: Sir Henry Guilforde, His Almain
  20. Lute Music: Pavan (Related To 'Lachrimae')
  21. Lute Music: Mr. Langton's Galliard
  22. Lute Music: Mrs. Clifton's Almain
  23. Lute Music: Galliard
  24. Lute Music: Lady Hunsdon's Puffe (Almain)
  25. Lute Music: Galliard
  26. Lute Music: Go From My Window (Ballad Setting)
  27. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)

Tracks:

  1. Lute Music: Pavana Johan Douland
  2. Lute Music: Mrs. Brigide Fleetwood's Pavan (Solus sine sola)
  3. Lute Music: La mia Barbara
  4. Lute Music: Sir Henry Umpton's Funeral (Pavan)
  5. Lute Music: Lachrimae
  6. Lute Music: Farewell Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia)
  7. Lute Music: Farewell (On The 'In Nomine' Theme)
  8. Lute Music: The King of Denmark's Galliard
  9. Lute Music: Mrs. Vaux's Jig
  10. Lute Music: Mrs. Nichol's Almain
  11. Lute Music: Galliard
  12. Lute Music: Lord Strang's March
  13. Lute Music: Mrs. Winter's Jump
  14. Lute Music: Can She Excuse (Galliard)
  15. Lute Music: The Shoemaker's Wife, A Toy
  16. Lute Music: Mrs. Norrish's Delight
  17. Lute Music: Galliard
  18. Lute Music: Mrs. White's Thing (Almain)
  19. Lute Music: Mrs. White's Nothing
  20. Lute Music: The Frog Galliard
  21. Lute Music: Solus cum sola
  22. Lute Music: The Lord Viscount Lisle, His Galliard
  23. Lute Music: Orlando Sleepeth (Ballad Setting)
  24. Lute Music: Robin (Ballad Setting)
  25. Lute Music: Galliard (On A Galliard By Daniel Bacheler)
  26. Lute Music: Forlorn Hope Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia)

Tracks:

  1. Lute Music: The Lady Russell's Pavan
  2. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
  3. Lute Music: Sir John Langton's Pavan
  4. Lute Music: Earl Of Derby, His Galliard
  5. Lute Music: A Coy Toy
  6. Lute Music: Fortune My Foe
  7. Lute Music: [Almain]
  8. Lute Music: Mr. Knight's Galliard
  9. Lute Music: Sir John Souch His Galliard
  10. Lute Music: Tarletone's Riserrectione
  11. Lute Music: The Lady Rich, Her Galliard
  12. Consort Music: Lachrimae Pavan
  13. Consort Music: Can She Excuse Galliard
  14. Consort Music: Captain Piper's Pavan And Galliard
  15. Consort Music: The Frog Galliard
  16. Consort Music: Round Battell Galliard
  17. Consort Music: Fortune My Foe
  18. Consort Music: Dowland's First Galliard
  19. Consort Music: Katherine Darcie's Galliard
  20. Consort Music: Tarleton's Jigge
  21. Consort Music: Almain a 2
  22. Consort Music: Mistress Nichols Almain a 2
  23. Fullsack And Hildebrandt: Auserlesener Paduanen und Galliarden: Susanna Fair (Galliard)
  24. Haussmann: Rest von polnischen und andern Tanzen: Mistress Nichols Alman a 5
  25. Opusculum: Mr. John Langton Pavan And Galliard
  26. Opusculum: La mia Barbara Pavan and Galliard
  27. Opusculum: Lachrimae Antiquae Novae Pavan and Galliard

Tracks:

  1. Consort Music: Mistress NIchols Almain
  2. Consort Music: Volta a 4 ('Ioh. Douland')
  3. Consort Music: Were Every Thought an Eye
  4. Consort Music: Lady If You So Spite Me
  5. Consort Music: Pavan a 4
  6. A Musicall Banquet: I. My Heavy Sprite (Anthony Holborne)
  7. A Musicall Banquet: II. Change Thy Mind Since She Doth Change (Richard Martin)
  8. A Musicall Banquet: III. O Eyes, Leave Off Your Weeping (Robert Hales)
  9. A Musicall Banquet: IV. Go, My Flock, Go Get You Hence (Anon.)
  10. A Musicall Banquet: V. O Dear Life, When Shall It Be? (Anon.)
  11. A Musicall Banquet: VI. To Plead My Faith (Daniel Bacheler)
  12. A Musicall Banquet: VII. In A Grove Most Rich Of Shade (Guillaume Tessier)
  13. A Musicall Banquet: VIII. Far From Triumphing Court
  14. A Musicall Banquet: IX. Lady, If You So Spite Me
  15. A Musicall Banquet: X. In Darkness Let Me Dwell
  16. A Musicall Banquet: XI. Si le parler et le silence (Pierre Guedron)
  17. A Musicall Banquet: XII. Ce penser qui sans fin tirannise ma vie (Pierre Guedron)
  18. A Musicall Banquet: XIII. Vous que le Bonheur rappelle (Pierre Guedron)
  19. A Musicall Banquet: XIV. Passava Amor su arco desarmado (Anon. Spanish)
  20. A Musicall Banquet: XV. Sta notte mi sognava (Anon. Italian)
  21. A Musicall Banquet: XVI. Vuestros ojos tienen d'Amor (Anon. Spanish)
  22. A Musicall Banquet: XVII. Se di farmi morire (Domenico Maria Megli)
  23. A Musicall Banquet: XVIII. Dovro dunque morire? (Giulio Caccini)
  24. A Musicall Banquet: XIX. Amarilli mia bella (Giulio Caccini)
  25. A Musicall Banquet: XX. O bella piu (Anon, Italian)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A musical treasure-box.......2006-09-10

Both the music and this actual product are masterpieces. John Dowland's collected works here - covering 12 compact discs - exhibit the depth and power of this composer, a composer who many now regard as suffering from clinical depression. I doubt that the issue of the diagnosis of Dowland's depression can ever be settled, however, it is certainly obvious from his music, so completely on display here, that he was a man with very dark depths and corners in his mind. Dowland's various manifestations and "takes" on his own tune, "Flow my tears"/"Lachrimae" are here. This tune has haunted me ever since I first heard it when I was a child. It seems to sum up Dowland's feelings - at least Dowland seems to have thought so.

The First, Second, Third and Fourth Bookes of Songes, A Musicall Banquet, the keyboard transcriptions, all the lute music, consort music are here and virtually everything else written or supposedly written by John Dowland. Anthony Rooley and The Consort of Musicke perform this music with style and feeling throughout. This 12 CD set is something of a monument to the ensemble - I only wish they'd finished their collection of Monteverdi madrigals, which was equally good (La Venexiana are currently doing a magnificent job of recording all Monteverdi's books of madrigals for the GLOSSA label).

This is an expensive set, however, you will probably never need to buy another John Dowland CD again after buying and listening to this collection.

I bought this CD set on a mild Summer evening of 1998 and listened to it while sitting in my sun room - which a glorious orange sunset in progress, and a glass of wine. It brought back so many memories.

5 out of 5 stars a beautiful journey into melancholy.......2001-06-15

I'm amazed at how many people tend to associate John Dowland's music with a tragic sense of drama. While no doubt this is art highly based on sadness, the "tragic" sense of it is more a legacy from the Romantic period. During the Renaissance, however, sadness was undestood as a very aesthetic way of approaching life. That is also the reason why Shakespeare's tragedies appear more sophisticated than his comedies.

Dowland, a contemporary of Shakespeare, discovered that meditating on a sad theme is, at the same time, a way of discovering a special beauty that we tend to avoid (maybe because of the "tragic" heritage of the Romantics). So, in the end, meditating on sadness is an uplifting experience! This box set is a journey into melancholy that includes songs, chamber music, pieces for lute, some rare sacred music and -as a highlight- Dowland's beautiful collection of seven pieces for viola which he called "Lachrimae" (Tears).
Stay Awhile
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • Music which makes your sould dance
  • stay awhile -- you'll love what you hear
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ASIN: B0000062SV
Release Date: 1998-05-05

Tracks:

  1. It's Gonna Be Alright
  2. Say It Again
  3. Stay Awhile
  4. When I Think Of You
  5. Think About It
  6. Interlude
  7. Where The Night Begins
  8. Intimacy
  9. Intro-Our Love
  10. Our Love
  11. Devotion

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Smooth Jazz at its finest.......2005-07-28

I heard some of Steve Coles music one day while listening to a satellite radio station. The music I heard was unbelieveable. Smooth Jazz sax full of soul. I ordered the CD thru Amazon and have been playing it ever since. A great part of any smooth jazz collection.

5 out of 5 stars Mo' Smooth.......2004-04-18

This is one of the sweetest sounding CDs that I've ever owned...Steve Cole has soul...yummm

5 out of 5 stars Music which makes your sould dance.......2003-11-19

Steve Cole strikes a chord with people with passion for life. "When I Think Of You" moved me so much that I actually used it to propose to my wife (she said "YES") - what more do you need to hear? Listen to Steve's sax and feel the rhythm of life.

5 out of 5 stars stay awhile -- you'll love what you hear.......2003-04-26

If you've been listening to "smooth jazz" radio over the past half-decade or so, you've likely heard of the true saxophone talent that is Steve Cole. This Chicago native has been a staple on the airwaves since 1998, when his excellent debut CD "Stay Awhile" was released. Tracks like "Say it Again" and "Think About it" became instant listener favorites. Cole doesn't break any new stylistic ground on this album, but the supple surroundings and silky improvosations make up for him maintaining the status quo.

Produced by Brian Culbertson and co-written by Culbertson and Steve Cole, "Stay Awhile" is an excellent intrduction to Cole's soulful, if not fully-developed, style. The slower-paced tracks show off this talent the best, especially the title track, "Our Love" and the final track, "Devotion." While the mid-tempo tracks tend to blend together, the total experience is positive. This album has a few years behind it, but still sounds as fresh as his current work. If you're a fan of Cole's other albums, Boney James, or Nelson Rangell, you'll love this album.

5 out of 5 stars Wondeerful!!!.......2002-02-26

This is a wonderful mix of sensual, and laidbad tunes made in a long time. You will want to "STAY" and listen to it forever. My personal favorite is "Think About It" I can listen to it ten times over, the I like "Stay Awhile". This is some of the best smooth jazz to be dropped in years. Have a listen and see why you will want to "Stay Awhile".
Dowland: Consort Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Wonderful sampler of Dowland's music
  • A great introduction to Dowlandýs and renaissance music
 Dowland: Consort Music

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0000014DF
Release Date: 1998-10-10

Tracks:

  1. Mr. John Langston's Pavan
  2. Mistresse Nichols Almand
  3. The Earle of Essex Galiard
  4. A Sheperd in a Shade
  5. Lasso vita mia
  6. M. Buctons Galiard
  7. M. henry Noel his galiard
  8. M. Thomas Collier his Galiard
  9. Farewell (In Nomine)
  10. Semper Dowland semper dolens
  11. Sweet stay awhile
  12. Can she excuse my wrongs
  13. A Fancy
  14. M. Giles Hobbies Galiard
  15. Captaine Digorie Piper his Galiard
  16. The King of Denmark's Galiard
  17. Burst forth my tears
  18. Dowland's Adieu for Master Oliver Cromwell
  19. M. George Whitehead his Almand
  20. M. Nicholas Gryffith his Galiard
  21. Sir John Souch his Galiard
  22. All ye whom love or fortune
  23. Sir Henry Umpton's Funerall

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful sampler of Dowland's music.......2007-03-25

An excellent sampler of Dowland's repertoire. The Rose Consort of Viols plays wonderfully and are well supported by a warm and immediate recording. I have spent many hours enjoying this album. Naxos strikes gold once again. Highly recommended!

5 out of 5 stars A great introduction to Dowlandýs and renaissance music.......2000-09-18

If you are a classic or pop fan (or both), and you are not familiar with early music, buy this CD. After you will become addicted to it (as I had) you will rush to buy other CDs of this composer and period (as I did). It contains a balanced repertoire of galliards and other viols' music, songs and lute pieces, and all possible combinations of them. While not making any allowance for popularity, it does contain several timeless pieces that will nail you from first listening (try "lasso vita mia", for example), and the other pieces will get under your skin after several more. The sound of the Rose Consort of Viols is amazingly warm, makes you wonder why classical composers ever stopped writing for these instruments. Dowland's music is beautifully polyphonic, yet it never quits being melodious and lyrical. In fact, for pop fans it might be very enjoyable to discover Bach in a natural way by starting with Dowland, and not the other way around. This CD is not perfect: I would like my galliards with a bit more swing to them, and perhaps this is why this CD seems to over-emphasize the melancholic side of Dowland. Overall, however, this one is still closer to five stars than four, in the disc library of any music fan.
Dowland: Flow My Tears and Other Lute Songs
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • exellent
 Dowland: Flow My Tears and Other Lute Songs

Manufacturer: Naxos
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ASIN: B0000014DL
Release Date: 2000-10-05

Tracks:

  1. Lute Songs: Come Again: Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
  2. Lute Songs: Flow My Tears
  3. Lute Songs: Lady, If You So Spite Me
  4. Lute Songs: In Darkness Let Me Dwell
  5. Lute Songs: Melancholy Galliard
  6. Lute Songs: Say Love If Ever Thou Did'st Find
  7. Lute Songs: His Golden Locks
  8. Lute Songs: Greensleeves Divisions
  9. Lute Songs: If My Complaints Could Passions Move
  10. Lute Songs: Time Stands Still
  11. Lute Songs: Can She Excuse My Wrongs?
  12. Lute Songs: Fortune My Foe
  13. Lute Songs: I Saw My Lady Weep
  14. Lute Songs: Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me?
  15. Lute Songs: Stay Time Awhile Thy Flying
  16. Lute Songs: Bonny Sweet Robin
  17. Lute Songs: Me, Me, And None But Me
  18. Lute Songs: Sorrow, Stay
  19. Lute Songs: Fine Knacks For Ladies
  20. Lute Songs: Kemp's Jig
  21. Lute Songs: Callino
  22. Lute Songs: When Phoebus First Did Daphne Love
  23. Lute Songs: Think'st Thou Then By Thy Feigning?
  24. Lute Songs: Galliards by Mary, Queen of Scots
  25. Lute Songs: Now, O Now I Needs Must Part
  26. Lute Songs: Come, Heavy Sleep

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars exellent.......1999-02-03

Rickards beautiful, pure voice comes out so well in this cd. along with the wonderful sounds of the lute. I highly recommend this cd
Stay Awhile-I Only Want To Be With You/Dusty
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Disregard the Bad Packaging . . .
  • Amazing!!!!!! Dusty never sounded better
  • DUSTY HITS THE CHARTS!
  • It Is REAL STEREO!
  • You'll feel why the "British Invasion" rocked the world!
 Stay Awhile-I Only Want To Be With You/Dusty
Dusty Springfield
Manufacturer: Taragon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003H7C
Release Date: 1997-02-11

Tracks:

  1. Stay Awhile - I Only Want Yo Be With You: I Only Want To Be With You
  2. Stay Awhile - I Only Want Yo Be With You: Stay Awhile
  3. Stay Awhile - I Only Want Yo Be With You: Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
  4. Stay Awhile - I Only Want Yo Be With You: Mama Said
  5. Stay Awhile - I Only Want Yo Be With You: Anyone Who Had A Heart
  6. Stay Awhile - I Only Want Yo Be With You: When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
  7. Stay Awhile - I Only Want Yo Be With You: Wishin' And Hopin'
  8. Stay Awhile - I Only Want Yo Be With You: Mockingbird
  9. Stay Awhile - I Only Want Yo Be With You: Will You Love Me Tomorrow
  10. Stay Awhile - I Only Want Yo Be With You: You Don't Love Me
  11. Stay Awhile - I Only Want Yo Be With You: Something Special
  12. Stay Awhile - I Only Want Yo Be With You: Every Day I Have To Cry
  13. Dusty: All Cried Out
  14. Dusty: I Wish I Never Loved You
  15. Dusty: Can I Get A Witness
  16. Dusty: Summer Is Over
  17. Dusty: Don't Say It Baby
  18. Dusty: Guess Who?
  19. Dusty: Live It Up
  20. Dusty: My Coloring Book
  21. Dusty: Nothing
  22. Dusty: Do Re Mi (Forget About The Do And Think About Me)
  23. Dusty: Don't You Know
  24. Dusty: I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Disregard the Bad Packaging . . ........2007-02-02

...because this is an incredible remastering job. I have a lot of Dusty Springfield sets, including the 1999 US CD releases and the original UK 1997 ones as well, and I can say without a doubt that this is the cleanest, most sonically-brilliant of them all. Granted, it's not for everyone, and mono purists might get bent out of shape at the idea. But the Taragon engineers went back and remixed real stereo versions (not those horrible fake stereo splits common on "oldies" sets) from the original Philips master tapes, and the results are nothing short of perfection. It's shame that it's marketed as a "budget" item because many will pass right over it, unless you're already familiar with the Taragon label's work (they did a great Peggy March disc as well in the same way). Grab this one however you can.

5 out of 5 stars Amazing!!!!!! Dusty never sounded better.......2005-07-26

If you like Dusty (like I do) get a copy of this Taragon release. This is one of the best sounding remasters I've heard in a long time. Dusty's voice is so clear in the mix you will get chills. I had Polygram's version of the Dusty CD and it just doesn't compare. I don't know what the folks over at Taragon did, but it sounds like Dusty is right in the room with you!!! Search out a copy of this cd (on Taragon....not sure if this is still available) for the sound alone you will be glad you did! I don't even need to talk about the actual albums....its Dusty!

5 out of 5 stars DUSTY HITS THE CHARTS!.......2002-10-04

A 2 for 1 compilation of Dusty Springfield's first 2 albums ever released in the U.S. Together with The Beatles, Dusty Springfield helped usher in the British invasion of the mid-60s.

What is stunning to notice in these albums, is the first steps of what would become a brilliant solo career. Dusty may have started solo with Rock/Pop..but she quickly showed throughout the 60s and beyond, that she had a voice capable of singing anything in any style.

There isn't a bad track on this 2-for-1, but the careful listener would be wise to go beyond the big hits ("I Only Want To Be With You", "Stay Awhile", "Wishin' & Hopin'", "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself") and focus instead on some wonderful, yet often overlooked tracks like her glorious cover of the Velvelettes' "Needle In A Haystack", the maturity beyond her years of "I Wish I'd Never Loved You" and the jumpy/contagious teenage bop of "Everyday I Have To Cry".

Sometimes it's hard to believe the same person who sings with the naivete required for "Wishin' & Hopin'" can turn around and deliver something as steamingly adult as the bluesy "Don't You Know".

Only Dusty had that emotional range at such a young age. And she also had the pipes to back it up.

If you like your pop music with emotional variety, vocal prowess, and an astute sense of rhythm & blues, it doesn't get much better than Dusty Springfield.

5 out of 5 stars It Is REAL STEREO!.......2001-05-01

If You didn't know when these songs were recorded, You would swear that this new CD was the NEXT PHASE of music! What is astounding, is that this CD was recorded in the early 1960's, and wasn't available in REAL STEREO, as it is now on this CD!

The quality is SUPURB! The songs are GREAT! This is Dusty Springfield's answer to the new BEATLES 1 album, which is creating new fans too!

This album is VERY SEXY, VERY COOL! A MUST HAVE!

5 out of 5 stars You'll feel why the "British Invasion" rocked the world!.......1999-03-20

It's London, 1964, and a girl called Dusty has just debuted with these 24 roof-raising cuts. You are there with this deluxe, full-stereo, astoundingly remastered CD. A remarkable package documenting the explosive start of a remarkable career. Cheers!
Stay Awhile
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Echoed Gold
  • The Kingston Trio sing songs by Paxton, McKuen, et al.
  • The best Kingston Trio LP of the Decca Years
  • Stay Awhile
 Stay Awhile
The Kingston Trio
Manufacturer: Folk Era Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001846
Release Date: 1994-07-13

Tracks:

  1. Hanna Lee
  2. Three Song
  3. Gonna Go Down The River
  4. Rusting In The Rain
  5. Dooley
  6. If I Had A Ship
  7. Yes I Can Feel It
  8. Bottle Of Wine
  9. Stories Of Old
  10. Where I'm Bound
  11. If You See Me Go
  12. Stay Awhile
  13. Dancing Distance
  14. They Are Gone
  15. Last Thing On My Mind
  16. Early Morning Rain

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Echoed Gold.......2005-03-11

I'm a younger fan, but I love the Kingston Trio like I love my modern music. My father played their records often (not often enough) and took me to several of their concerts. I am proud to have attended the last concert in Denver with Nick, before he stepped down and the horrible Bobby Hayworth replaced him. No offense, but he's no Kingston. Even my parents hated the last concert (I didn't go).

This being a review of Stay Awhile, not the history of the Trio, I should add that Stay Awhile is the only album I own. The rest I purchase collectively with my father and leave with him, since he has the nicer stereo.

Of all the albums I decided to choose for myself, I chose Stay simply because Early Morning Rain was on it. When I heard this live, I was moved to tears, it was performed so beautifully. The album version is far different, of course, but still retains that hollow feeling of loneliness.

Naturally, as one grows older with an album, the rest of the songs become a part of him. So too did Hanna Lee, an amazing song to sing along with -- the transition into falsettos during the chorus puts shivers in my spine -- and Stay Awhile, an upbeat, fun drinking song. Three Song, Rusting in the Rain, Where I'm Bound, and They Are Gone are beautiful songs to listen to. But none are so moving as:

If I Had A Ship, a simple tale that ends in a massive build-up of guitars with the Trio singing at the top of their voices. I sang this to my girlfriend while driving down a lone winding road at night. It was wonderful!

Yes I Can Feel It...about love like the wind. The guitar here is touching and has inspired my own playing; and Last Thing On My Mind...are you goin' away with no word of farewell... somewhat a sequel (albeit a sad one) to Yes I Can Feel It, and one that evokes the emotions of past loves. The two songs are some of the Trio's best.

The whole album is submerged in a funky resonance, a sort of reverberation and echo throughout. This makes the album individually stand out from the rest of KT's entire collection. While it may not be their best or most personal album as a compilation of folk songs, it is truly one of their most reflective ones.

5 out of 5 stars The Kingston Trio sing songs by Paxton, McKuen, et al........2003-02-23

"Stay Awhile" was the second Kingston Trio album released under the Folk Era lable in 1965. While not quite as good as the "Nick-Bob-John" release this is still a solid offering with songs written by Tom Paxton ("Where I'm Bound" and "Bottle of Wine") and Rod McKuen ("Rusting in the Rain"), as well as one of the group's better original compositions with the title track. There are also some songs that move in the direction of country music and bluegrass which are interesting but lesser efforts. However, you have to add another star to the rating for the four bonus tracks, all of which are taken from the Kingston Trio's "Something Else" album. Included are "Dancing Distance" written by the under appreciated Mason Williams along with Paxton's "Last Thing on My Mind" and Gordon Lightfoot's "Early Morning Rain." This reissue also replaces the original album cut of "Yes I Can Feel It" with the single version. "Stay Awhile" was released after the glory days during which the Kingston Trio were the most popular folk ensemble on the planet, but this album compares well with their best earlier work, especially with these bonus tracks.

5 out of 5 stars The best Kingston Trio LP of the Decca Years.......2003-02-11

Recorded in 1965 in the same studio that produced the We Five, this LP comes closest to the old Capitol-Voyle Gilmore sound. It is also some of the kickingest folk recorded after the Beatles Invasion. Some of my all-time favorite trio songs are here, with very little filler. The trio is at the top of their craft with "Gonna Go Down the River" and "Hanna Lee" on the loud side and "Yes I can Feel it" and "Rusting in the Rain" on the soft side. "Dooley" is a Dillards cover that foreshadows their foray into electrified folk. Four of the best cuts from the folk-rock "Something Else" LP round out this essential CD.

3 out of 5 stars Stay Awhile.......2000-03-03

I have been a trio fan for over 35 years, collected all their Lp's, including all the Decca issues. I always enjoyed Stay Awhile because of the song selection. My favorites are Rusting In The Rain, Three Song and Stories Of Old. Here you have a few songs written by Rod McKuen and Mason Williams,where the vocals and guitar work are excellent. I will agree that Decca's recording quality doesn't come close to Voyle Gilmore's well produced sessions at Capitol, but they're still a pleasure to listen to. I say to all Kingston Trio fans new and old, do not nix or reject the Decca years of the Trio, as there are some recordings that should be reviewed and appreciated.
Dowland: Farewell, Unkind
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Patchy, with some fine moments
  • Brilliant and alive!
 Dowland: Farewell, Unkind
John Dowland , Christopher Tye , Rene Clausen , Anne Azema , Karen Clark , Olav Chris Henriksen , Joel Frederiksen , William Hite , and Robert Mealy
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005E3V
Release Date: 1996-04-09

Tracks:

  1. I Invocation: Psalm 100
  2. II In The Presence Of A Queen: Lady Laiton's Almain
  3. II In The Presence Of A Queen: Humour, Say: A Dialogue
  4. II In The Presence Of A Queen: The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard
  5. II In The Presence Of A Queen: Say, Love, If Ever Thou Didst Find
  6. III My Love Doth Wake: Galliard On 'Awake, Sweet Love'
  7. III My Love Doth Wake: Come Away, Come Sweet Love
  8. III My Love Doth Wake: III Sleep, Wayward Thoughts
  9. III My Love Doth Wake: Come Heavy Sleep
  10. IV To Die With Thee: Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard 'If My Complaints'
  11. IV To Die With Thee: Pavan A 4
  12. IV To Die With Thee: Can She Excuse My Wrongs
  13. IV To Die With Thee: Lady, If You So Spite Me
  14. IV To Die With Thee: Come Again, Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
  15. V Go, Crystal Tears: Go, Crystal Tears
  16. V Go, Crystal Tears: Stay, Time, Awhile Thy Flying
  17. V Go, Crystal Tears: If That A Sinner's Sighs
  18. V Go, Crystal Tears: Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
  19. VI Then Farewell, O Farewell: Mr George Whitehead His Almand
  20. VI Then Farewell, O Farewell: Wilt Thou, Unkind, Thus Reave Me
  21. VI Then Farewell, O Farewell: Tarleton's Riserrectione
  22. VI Then Farewell, O Farewell: Far From Triumphing Court
  23. VI Then Farewell, O Farewell: Lasso Vita Mia
  24. VI Then Farewell, O Farewell: The Frog Galliard
  25. VI Then Farewell, O Farewell: Now, Oh Now I Needs Must Part
  26. VI Then Farewell, O Farewell: Farewell, Unkind

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Patchy, with some fine moments.......2003-06-14

The lively tracks fare best here. There is a lot to like about those particular tracks and the period tongue (loov instead of love, coom instead of come, etc) is not nearly as cumbersome as it might have been, due to the convincing performances of the singers.
However, the slower numbers are often, in my opinion, rather sour.
Having heard this disc several times, it strikes me that it becomes less attractive over time, with the novelty of the approach soon wearing thin.
Still, some tracks are very lively and the artists are obviously having fun bringing a rather unique angle to these pieces, so it might well appeal to those who like something unusual.
Recording quality is fine, though the final fade-out is clumsily managed.

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant and alive!.......2002-10-07

This is a fresh, vibrant recording of a cross-section of Dowland's music, and will quickly dispel any myth of Dowland always being a composer of melancholy!
The singers use Elizabethan pronunciation, which can be quite revelatory.
O Sweet Woods
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		O Sweet Woods

    Manufacturer: Metronome
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005YKTL
    Release Date: 1995-03-08
    Stay Awhile/I Only Want To Be With You
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • A girl called Dusty creates a fine debut even in the context of the times
    • One For The Time Capsule
    • Dusty sings classic hits you will never tire of.
    • What a great 60's pop star Dusty proved to be.
    • Dusty Springfield's first U.S. album is fab!
    		 Stay Awhile/I Only Want To Be With You
    Dusty Springfield
    Manufacturer: Polygram Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000IKV5
    Release Date: 1999-03-23

    Tracks:

    1. I Only Want To Be With You
    2. Stay Awhile
    3. 24 Hours From Tulsa
    4. Mama Said
    5. Anyone Who Had A Heart
    6. When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
    7. Wishin' And Hopin'
    8. Mocking Bird
    9. Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
    10. You Don't Own Me
    11. Something Special
    12. Every Day I Have To Cry
    13. Baby Don't You Know
    14. Standing In The Need Of Love
    15. If It Hadn't Been For You

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    This 1964 set, Dusty Springfield's first U.S. album after her split from the folk-lite Springfields, found her moving adeptly into the pop and soul that she came to fully inhabit in the subsequent decades. The best was yet to come, though, as much of the disc is good, not great, readings of recent hits. Aside from three hit singles--in addition to the title songs, there's "Wishin' and Hopin'"--a highlight is a cute Dusty original, "Something Special." --Rickey Wright

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    4 out of 5 stars A girl called Dusty creates a fine debut even in the context of the times.......2006-02-22

    When one looks back on Dusty Springfield's momentous career, it still remains odd that she originally started out as simply Mary O'Brien in a group called the Springfields singing wholesome folk music. Indeed, their version of "Silver Threads & Golden Needles" was a huge hit, and certainly enough to build a career on. But supposedly when the group toured America, Mary was fascinated by the sounds of Motown & soul music, so much that she decided to change her singing style & go solo, keeping her Springfields stage name for the ride.

    Of course, even in the middle of a very liberal decade like the 1960s, the idea of a White singer singing soul music was an oddity & likely not very commercial. So instead Dusty simply decided to use her new style on the latest pop music of the time, giving them a lot more life & spice than they otherwise would have had from other singers. The 1960s was also the decade in which the album went from expensive novelty to the primary form of creative expression for artists, but in 1964, that transition was still in its early stages. Most often, albums were showcases for singles & some similarly-recorded filler. Dusty's early albums followed this format, and just from its title STAY AWHILE/I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU, it was clear which songs were intended to push the album's sales. However, even with the latest pop material being given the Dusty treatment, it is nevertheless interesting to see just how well she succeeds at inhabiting songs made famous by others while at the same time turning two originals into her own.

    Yes, "I Only Want To Be With You" was the song that shot Dusty into the world pop stratosphere (reaching #4 in England, #12 in America), and it had all the hallmarks of a surefire hit, circa 1964: a good danceable beat, an enthusiastic vocal delivery & a chorus that would not leave your head even if you tried. However, while the song could have been recorded by any female singer & turned into just another run-of-the-mill girl-group hit, Dusty's fuller-bodied vocal leant it the right amount of soul one can expect from a White female. It has been covered countless times in the decades since, but it is safe to say the song remains Dusty's to the end.

    If you thought "I Only Want To Be With You" was a perfect pop song, "Stay Awhile" at least showed how to continue the formula successfully. Coming from the same writers of the former, "Stay Awhile" leans a little more towards the Wall Of Sound side of things with enough of a pounding backbeat & sweeping orchestra to make Phil Spector wonder if he had not recorded this song himself with the Ronettes or the Crystals. While not quite the opening salvo that was its predecessor (#13 U.K., #38 U.S.), it still packs quite a punch for a song just under 2 minutes.

    Naturally, those were the two songs the album set out to promote first & foremost (at least in America, while the British had an album called A GIRL CALLED DUSTY with which to first acquaint themselves with Dusty), but that did not mean the contemporary pop standards was one throwaway after another, since an artist like Dusty, who relied on material to be written for her, naturally had to turn to what was on the radio for songs to record. I am not sure if Dusty found Burt Bacharach, or vice versa, but just as he & Hal David were making Dionne Warwick into the living embodiment of their musical vision in America, Dusty began doing the same for her British audiences. "Wishin' & Hopin'" showed that Dusty could do more than just uptempo pop confections by slowing the beat down without sacrificing it altogether. Even with women's lib on the rise in the mid-1960s, such musical advice to women on how to snare a man was still commonplace, but where time has rendered most of these songs utterly sexist, Dusty's in-control delivery on this song hints at a more female-empowerment message. In other words, use your intuition to get your man, do not play hard to get. Only released as a single in America, it became Dusty's first top 10 hit (#6), and indicated just how far her creative range could extend.

    Dusty takes on two other Bacharach songs with "Anyone Who Had A Heart" (a not half-bad try at a Dionne impression) & "24 Hours From Tulsa" (which lends a unique female perspective on a song that Gene Pitney had made a hit). From there, the pop covers are just a matter of which one you listen to. The Shirelles' "Mama Said" is a good example of keeping the original beat & rhythm of a proven song, but just falling short of outright plagiarism. All there is to distinguish it is the fact that Dusty is the one singing. Charlie & Inez Foxx's "Mockingbird" may have sounded like a cute idea at the time, but it shows that even Dusty is not immune to artistic stumbling with a song that sounds good while playing, but leaves little impression after it is over.

    "When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" is primarily known as The Supremes' first top 40 hit in America, but Dusty manages to create a winner for herself even while maintaining the note-for-note reproduction of most of the album's covers. It is Dusty's soulfulness & enthusiasm that wins the day. The same works for "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (a better attempt at a Shirelles cover), Arthur Alexander's "Every Day I Have To Cry" & most especially Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me" (finally a White woman who can give this proto-feminist standard the kind of fire & brimstone it needed).

    For someone who had to keep her ear to the ground for the hottest pop songs on the scene, Dusty still proved she was game at trying to write herself. "Something Special" is actually surprisingly well done for a first original song, and it makes one wonder why Dusty did not explore songwriting that much afterwards. But I suppose that can be chalked up to the interview in the liner notes where Dusty said she can "only write occasionally & very slowly."

    The CD version of STAY AWHILE comes with three bonus tracks that did not make it onto the album for whatever reason. "Baby Don't You Know" & "If It Hadn't Been For You" are rather similar in sound & content, but they again show that Dusty was about more than uptempo dance-pop. Give her a chance, and she can make you feel loved. The former was released as a B-side, while the latter was canned until decades later. "Standing In The Need Of Love" is a traditional number that continues the "I Only Want To Be With You" formula, and maybe the reason it did not see the light of day at the time was because of that similarity. After two uptempo hits in a row, Dusty may have felt it was time to move on; hence, the slower, more romantic "Wishin' & Hopin'."

    While singles still had plenty of clout in the pop music of the mid-1960s, the commercial viability of albums was also being discovered, even if the idea of a fully-cohesive work was still in its infancy (we were still a year or two from RUBBER SOUL, REVOLVER & PET SOUNDS, and 5 from Dusty's first truly-cohesive album DUSTY IN MEMPHIS). Even after that, the old singles-and-filler format never really went away, and would be a Dusty album staple well into later part of the decade. But while finding what contemporary pop song suited her best would be a target-shooting proposition for her for the first few years of her career, STAY AWHILE even at its bum moments proves that Dusty can be more than just as good as her last single.

    5 out of 5 stars One For The Time Capsule.......2005-10-27

    You will hear something on this album that you will never, ever hear on any other Dusty Springfield solo album. Dusty goes off-key at about 1:15 into "Anyone Who Had A Heart". It's amazing that this was released with that flaw considering Dust was an obsessive perfectionist when it came to her music. Albeit, she was very young and this was her first U.S. album, Dusty always had a gift for singing the nearly-impossible to sing Burt Bacharach song. In fact, from this writer's point of view, only Dusty & Dionne could do justice to those musically complex songs .

    The other songs on the album are Dusty's Top 40 hits from the mid-60's when she reigned as the one and only true Queen Of Pop! While her voice matured with her later, more sophisticated musical endeavors such as "Dusty In Memphis"(the Masterpiece) and "Brand New Me", the raw innocence and notable promise of the great things that were to come a little later make this album a "must have" for any Dusty Springfield fan of any age. She was simply the best pop singer of that era when pop singers were coming out of the woodwork.

    We lost Dusty way too soon. Thankfully, she left us with her gift of music.

    5 out of 5 stars Dusty sings classic hits you will never tire of........1999-11-01

    After hearing Dusty sing "Every Day I Have To Cry" on England's TV show "Ready, Steady,Go" I knew I had to have this on CD. Steve Alaimo's original sounds so much better when Dusty sings it. The track is full stereo and wonderful. Most CD's have cuts that you file under delete but not this one. There are no clunkers on this CD. Let's face it. No one can do "Mama Said" like the Shirelles" but Dusty did a credible job. Her performance of "Anyone Who Had A Heart" was excellent. If you like Dusty Springfield you will treasure this CD.

    4 out of 5 stars What a great 60's pop star Dusty proved to be........1999-05-03

    Dusty Springfield is often thought of at her best in the soulful ballad genre and whilst I do not disagree with that point it is often forgotten what a great sixties pop star she was in the fast beat style. This album is a great reminder of her early days. As well as her famous early hits there is the classic recording of 24 Hours from Tulsa where she really sings not just the words but the emotion as well and is a real treasure. The other great track is Anyone Who Had a Heart where this song really comes to life compared to the version by Cilla Black which made number 1 in the UK. For anyone who wants to understand why Dusty was such a great star should listen to these tracks. Even the most banal numbers are sung with conviction and the unique Dusty sound is ever present.

    5 out of 5 stars Dusty Springfield's first U.S. album is fab!.......1999-03-26

    This is a reissue of Dusty's fab first U.S. album from 1964. This album has her hits "I Only Want to Be with You", "Stay Awhile" and "Wishin' and Hopin", but also has two more classics: Dusty's versions of "24 Hours from Tulsa" and "Anyone Who Had a Heart"-this last song here is as powerful as any she sang. Listen and see why.Dusty rules! A great voice and a great album!
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