This Time It's Personal [Import]

this time it's personal [import]

Track Listings

1. Fade Away

2. M-Bomb

3. Sleepwalking

4. Pants Down

5. Keep Looking My Way

6. Dragonfire

7. Game Over/Game On

8. Make It Easy

9. Militiagan

10. Wake Up You're on Fire

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This Time It's Personal [Import]

Average customer rating:

This Time...it's Micheal!
all of them
This Time It's Different - - But It's Ball at his Best
Golden Voice in New Tunes
Quite possibly....

This Time It's Personal
Michael Ball
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004YYVN
Release Date: 2000-11-14

Tracks:

Walking in Memphis
If Tomorrow Never Comes
You're Still the One
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Just When
Song Remembers When
I Don't Want a Lover
You Bring the Best Out of Me
Never Coming Back
Greatest Man I Never Knew
Think Twice
No Matter What
Dimming of the Day
Dance

Album Description

2000 album for UK singer/actor who's starred in West End productions of 'Les Miserables', 'Aspects Of Love' and 'Phantom Of The Opera'. 14 tracks including, 'Walking In Memphis', 'If Tomorrow Never Comes' and 'You're Still The One'. Standard jewelcae inside a slipcase.

Album Details

His Tenth Album (His Last Nine have Gone Gold in England). Michael Has Spent the Majority of the Year to Date Planning and Developing this New 2000 Release. He Tries to Break Out of his Theatre Only Forte by Including Well Known Songs Like 'Walking in Memphis', 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face', 'Think Twice' and Lapsing Back Into Sir andrew Lloyd Webber's 'No Matter What' (Not to Be Done Solely by Boyzone), plus Some of his Own Compositions.

Customer Reviews:

This Time...it's Micheal!.......2002-10-03

Where do I start? Okay all you Michael Ball fans out there. If you do not have this album, I have two words for you: BUY IT! This is simply his best album. I have several of Michael's previous records, but this one is his finest work yet. From "Walking in Memphis",to "If tomorrow never comes", his voice hits every note, every word with the most pure, clear, beautiful voice.This one is a must have for all the micahel fans (but I'm sure you knew that already right?)

all of them.......2002-03-30

When I was browsing at the Music Store, lookin for an artist that i dont like and i am very specific one when it comes to a great music that i never heard before. So I picked up Michael Ball Symphony royal hall Concert. and I listen to it. I was very impress about him. So i started to ask my friends that are music lover just like me. They never heard him before. So I let them listen to it and they said, Michael has a soothing and powerful voice. Michael Ball is going to be One of the wonderful voice in the whole world with Linda Elder, Michael Crawford.

This Time It's Different - - But It's Ball at his Best.......2002-03-27

Too few singers take chances with their music; preferring to stick with what works. They try to reinforce what they do best, while throwing out an occasional track that deviates from their norm, merely to placate critics.

This CD again demonstrates the versatility of Michael Ball in a performance that combines subtlety and power with orchestration and interpretations that only a first-class vocalist can deliver.

I have the added benefit of having watched the videotaped performance of Michael performing these songs; the intensity of Ball's performance so clearly seen in the video, translates equally well into the music on the CD. Seldom does a vocalist make the transition from the power of Broadway's showtunes to the streets of American country music as smoothly, stylishly and emotionally as Michael Ball. His romantic rendition of the classic, "The First Time Ever I Saw Her Face" is one of the few I've heard that can stand up to Roberta Flack's soulful masterpiece. And Michael's showmanship and joy of performing is clearly in evidence in a truly rousing delivery of "Walking in Memphis."

Singers often evolve into vocalists, with their style and interpretive ability leading the way. The truly great vocalists explore beyond their strengths; expanding their musical horizons and their talents to encompass music they enjoy, offering their version of classics and new material, leading the listener into a new world of performance, trusting in the talent of the artist. Few - if any - of today's musical talents can equal Michael Ball's combination of talent, vocal power, musical styling and stage presence. "This Time It's Personal" - in both CD and video - proves this beyond a shadow of a doubt. Michael may have ventured into new ground with this album, and while I'll never get enough of his work with Broadway scores, I'll eagerly await his next venture into the next chapter of his "personal" musical evolution.

Golden Voice in New Tunes.......2002-02-05

If you think Michael Ball is only good at showcasing big musical numbers and belting out high notes, you should listen to this album. The same Michael Ball will give you different feelings and you probably will re-look some of the songs that you've already known for a long time. I have to say that Michael's singing is mesmerizing. His exquisite vocal delivery and empathy with the songs contributed the best to the artistic appealing of this album.

For the first time Michael tried his voice in American country tunes, and it is surprisingly good. Songs like "If Tomorrow Never Comes", "The Dimming of the Day", and "The Dance" simply couldn't get better. "You Bring the Best Out of Me", which is a song specifically written for Michael by Paul Carrack, is a song about the singer himself. The words are very sincere and Michael sings it with such emotions and true feelings. Michael co-authored two songs in the album. They cannot be more different in their styles. "Just When" is a touching romantic love song, flowing smoothly. "Never Coming Back", with its story-telling approach and deep punchy rhythm, expresses the feelings of struggling and desperation. A little surprise comes from Andrew Lloyd Webber's "No Matter What", for which Boyzone already set the standard with their version. There is no doubt that Michael gave this song his unique charm by adding his personal touch in it.

This is an album that is well produced and packaged. The orchestration, the sound mixing, and the recording are superb. You won't regret for every penny you spend. Please do yourself a favor after a whole day's of work: light the candles, get a glass of wine, and enjoy the wonderfulness Michael brings to you.

Quite possibly...........2001-11-18

...the worst album I have ever heard in my entire life.

I was a great fan of Michael Ball's when his career was focused on the musical stage, but his move (and subsequent albums) to the pop arena left me cold. As well as being a fan of musical theater, I also adore country music. So, when I found out that Michael Ball had made a "country" album, my curiosity was piqued.

First of all, this is not country music. These are covers of songs originally recorded by country artists. This CD would not be considered country in Nashville, Minneapolis, Branson or even Vegas. The last, however, seems the most likely home for this CD. Gone is the simple and clear emotional renderings of the original artists. Instead, the sorry souls listening are subjected to over-orchestrated arrangements created, to my best guess, to hide the fact that Mr. Ball's once incredible range has all but disappeared and years of smoking and vocal misuse have wreaked havoc on his vocal chords.

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