Little River Band/Diamantina Cocktail [Import]

little river band/diamantina cocktail [import]

Track Listings

1. It's A Long Way There

2. Curiosity (Killed The Cat)

3. Meanwhile...

4. My Lady And Me

5. I'll Always Call Your Name

6. Emma

7. The Man In Black

8. Statue Of Liberty

9. I Know It

10. Help Is On Its Way

11. The Drifter

12. L.A. In The Sunshine

13. The Inner Light

14. Witchery

15. Home On Monday

16. Happy Anniversary

17. Raelene, Raelene

18. Changed & Different

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
New range of 2CD sets from EMI featuring two studio albums packaged in a slipcase. 2005.

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Marvelous
music
Interesting
Should have won an Academy Award!!!
Just Plain Fun

Everything Is Illuminated

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ASIN: B000AYEIMW
Release Date: 2005-09-06

Tracks:

Paul Cantelon--Odessa Medley
Leningrad--Zvezda Rok-N-Rolla
Csokolom--Amari Szi Amari
Leningrad--Dikiy Muzhchina
Paul Cantelon--Prologue/Babushka
Paul Cantelon--Little Jonathan/The Wall
Gogol Bordello--Bublitschki
The Con Artists feat. Peter Miser Ya-takoy
Leningrad--Malen'kiy Mal'chik
Tin Hat Trio--Fear of the South
Paul Cantelon--River Of Collections
Paul Cantelon--Tank Graveyard/Valse de Suzana/Dee-yed
Paul Cantelon--Sunflowers
Paul Cantelon--War Is Love/eta-Ya
Paul Cantelon--Trachimbrod/Ressurection/Requiem
Paul Cantelon--Inside-Out
Gogol Bordello Start Wearing Purple

Album Description

"Everything Is Illuminated" is the directorial debut of actor Liev Schrieber and an adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's best-selling novel. A blend of high comedy and great tragedy, the film tells the story of a young American man, played by Elijah Wood (The Lord of The Rings trilogy), who journeys to the Ukraine to find the woman whom he believes saved his grandfather from the Nazis all those years ago.

The soundtrack features two new songs from high energy New York City based gypsy punks Gogol Bordello, including one track not on their current cd. (Note: Gogol Bordello's lead singer plays a role in "Everything Is Illuminated"). Also included are gypsy folk songs from Russia and the Ukraine by Leningrad, Arkadie Severmie, Csokolom and Tin Hat Trio. And finally, Paul Cantelon's ethnic score ties together this nicely cohesive soundtrack.

Customer Reviews:

Marvelous.......2007-06-13

This is an amazing soundtrack that highlights the two prevalent emotions in the film: hilarity and tragedy. Paul Cantelon deftly mixes an Eastern European feel with pure, gorgeous soundtrack music. Along for the ride are songs by genuinely fun and original bands. I never get tired of it. Sometimes, indeed, there are tracks I can't listen to simply because they're too sad - but then I switch to the upbeat, funny tunes, which always manage to entertain.

1. Odessa Medley: 9/10 - Enjoyable, with fun instruments. It builds up into an intricate array of instruments and melodies, and really picks up at the end, tempting you to let it sweep you along into the movie's crazy world. A great overture to the movie.
2. Leningrad, Zvezda Rok-N-Rolla: 8/10 - Oh, the drama! Leningrad is a Russian band. All of their songs on this album are crazy and fun and fit the craziness of the movie to a T. The horns are wonderful.
3. Csokolom, Amari Szi Amari: 10/10 - Superbly catchy, with that quirky, old feel dominant in the film, this song is a laidback sort of fun. It's the only song on the album not in Ukrainian, Russian, or English: it's Hungarian. This doesn't matter, however, because it fits so perfectly with the feel of the movie.
4. Leningrad, Dikiy Muzhchina: 10/10 - I LOVE this song. It's one my favorites here. The title means "Wild Man" in Russian, and it is definitely a very wild and (dare I say it again?) fun song. The lyrics really are just plain fun to sing along to, even if you don't speak Russian. You can practically feel the energy. In fact, I just now started to sing to it again...
5. Prologue/Babushka: 9.5/10 - This is where a darker mood begins to edge in. It sinks into a waltz that is more bittersweet than tragic, and then slows down to make way for a sweeping, haunting tune. Lovely.
6. Little Jonathan/The Wall: 9/10 - Playful, but once more in a bittersweet sort of way. After awhile it switches gears, swooshing up with energy, befores changing back to that haunting feeling of "Babushka" that I like to think of as simply The Past.
7. Gogol Bordello, Bublitschki: 8/10 - Time for some fun again. This instrumental piece by an immensely talented band (actually, Eugene Hutz, who plays Alex, is the lead singer of Gogol Bordello) mixes an irresistible beat with a traditional Slavic sound.
8. The Con Artists, Peter Miser, Ya-takoy: 9/10 - This definitely brings one back to the silliness of Alex in the beginning of the film. With snippets of his unbelievably hilarious dialogue and an urban beat going in the background, you'll be sucked right in.
9. Leningrad, Malen'kiy Mal'chik: 9/10 - Great fun! Leningrad never fails to entertain with this lazy collection of horns and vocals.
10. Tin Hat Trio, Fear of the South: 8/10 - Here's a piece to relax to. It's lighthearted and fresh.
11.Paul Cantelon, River of Collections: 9/10 - With breathy strings, "River of Collections" urges you quietly but with instistence along the river of The Past.
12. Paul Cantelon, Tank Graveyard/Valse de Suzana/Dee-yed: 9.5/10 - Here is the tragedy I've been referring to. It's sad. Almost unbearably so. It sweeps you up in the conflict of the characters, teasing you with peaks at the truth before fading back into the darkness.
13. Paul Cantelon, Sunflowers: 10/10 - Ukrainian, I believe. Haunting, with strong vocals that cast a spell.
14. Paul Cantelon, War Is Love/eta-Ya: 9.5/10 - It begins with lazy simplicity, but toward the end bursts into a powerful and urgent message.
15. Paul Cantelon, Trachimbrod/Ressurection/Requiem: 10/10 - Simply beautiful. About halfway through, the urgency of the previous tracks finally builds up for the climax, whooshing over you bitterly, sadly, and with almost a sense of determination. Again, it's tragic. You don't hear the lightheartedness of previous tracks, but the slight nudging of a past that doesn't want to haunt: it just wants to resolve itself. To exist.
16. Paul Cantelon, Inside-Out: 10/10 - And it does resolve itself. Here is another bittersweet piece. But this time, it carries a touch of enlightenment (illumination?) with it.
17. Gogol Bordello, Start Wearing Purple: 10/10 - This was the absolutely most perfect song the movie could have ended with. It switches the film seamlessly back into that feel of silly hilarity, single-handedly managing to leave the audience uplifted - a sore necessity for such a partly bleak film!

Overall, one of my favorite soundtracks out there. Whether you've seen the (remarkable) movie or not, get this! It is gorgeous, beautiful, fantastic, powerful, uplifting, and itching to tell you something you've known all your life but just can't quite grasp. In short, a brilliant piece of work.

music.......2007-06-02

does anyone know who sings the last song that plays on the movie trailer?

Interesting.......2007-03-18

Elijah Wood was surprising in his portrayal of the main charecter, who is a bit of a "nebish" or dweeb, and a collector of multitudenous often unthinkable items. His search of his family's past which takes him to the Ukraine, and the people he meets are
funny, amusing and often very moving. It's got a shocking thread to it,
but not without humor. I also liked the surprise ending. The music was great!

Should have won an Academy Award!!!.......2007-03-15

Funny, insightful, emotionally a rolling coaster and a must see.
Anita in Albuquerque Nm ....also a collector

Just Plain Fun.......2007-02-02

One of the best soundtracks to any film I've seen recently. Fun, upbeat, and not overpowering in it's slavicness.

Little River Band - All-Time Greatest Hits

Average customer rating:

Great songs from a great band
Hit Singles from the Little River Band
Terribly under-rated band
A great 70's cd
Nice for the back Deck

Little River Band - All-Time Greatest Hits
Little River Band
Manufacturer: EMI Special Products
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ASIN: B000002TFW
Release Date: 1995-03-21

Tracks:

Help is On It's Way
Reminiscing
Lady
Take It Easy On Me
Cool Change
Lonesome Loser
The Other Guy
Happy Anniversary
The Night Owls
Man On Your Mind

Customer Reviews:

Great songs from a great band.......2007-03-14

I've enjoyed the CD from the day I received it, it's well worth the money

Hit Singles from the Little River Band.......2007-02-14

This album is a slightly pared down version of the original Little River Band "Greatest Hits" album, which had all the songs on this CD plus "It's a Long Way There" and "Down on the Border." According to the official Little River Band web site, neither of these songs were released as singles. On the other hand, every one of the songs on this CD was at least a top 40 song, and most were top 10. I do like "It's a Long Way There," so I prefer the original version of the "Greatest Hits" album over this album, but the highly rated original version of "Greatest Hits" featuring 12 songs is available only in limited quantities; it has been replaced by an 18 song version that is much lower rated, probably because it includes many songs of questionable popularity.

The Little River Band was one of those groups whose music was a presence on my radio in the late 70s and early 80s, and still is on pop-rock and classic rock stations. In general their music is enjoyable middle-of-the-road pop. Some of their songs I consider to be outstanding, such as my favorite, "Cool Change." There are others that are more commercial, but still easy on the brain when you are looking for light rock.

The Little River Band created very good middle-of-the-road rock music in the age of disco. That music was wonderful for those of us who preferred what would eventually be called classic rock. However, the group may have had more success had they not been competing with disco.

If you listen to classic rock or remember the 70s very well, most of these songs will be familiar. Some of my other favorites are "Take it Easy on Me", "Lonesome Loser", and "Reminiscing". These are all middle of the road rock songs, occasionally tending toward light rock.

Little River Band was a product of its time and were one of a number of good groups that always are the music of the moment. Their songs are very listenable and enjoyable. If you like Al Stewart (another under-appreciated and barely remembered artist from this era)and Chicago from the late 70s, you should enjoy this compilation of Little River Band's hits.

Terribly under-rated band.......2007-01-26

I listened to these guys growing up and loved every song on this album. I didn't realize till my 20's that the same band had done all of these songs, because they were pretty different sort of like ELO. Also, it is nice to hear music that isn't angry.

A great 70's cd.......2006-11-10

This is a very good cd for your collection. I have really enjoyed having it in my collection. It sure brings back alot of memories.

Nice for the back Deck.......2006-07-21

I've been wanting a LRB album and thought this one had plenty of the songs I remembered as a kid. This has stayed in the back deck player since I got in in the spring. Great for drinking music with friends:-)

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Oldies
"Take it easy on me ?"
Little River Band-Greatest Hits
Not the REAL hits
This is a great collection! The negative reviewers are "confused".

Little River Band - Greatest Hits
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Manufacturer: Capitol
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Release Date: 2000-01-25

Tracks:

Lonesome Loser
Help Is On Its Way
Cool Change
Take It Easy On Me
Face In The Crowd
Reminiscing
The Night Owls
Lady
We Two
The Other Guy
Man On Your Mind
I'll Always Call Your Name
Down On The Border
Happy Anniversary
Playing To Win
It's Not A Wonder
You're Driving Me Out Of My Mind
It's A Long Way There

Customer Reviews:

Oldies.......2007-07-13

I always liked Little River Band growing up and it I wanted to hear them again. Some of the songs I don't recognize, but they are great nontheless.

"Take it easy on me ?".......2007-05-25

I used to own the original CD of this and all of the songs were great. I was recently looking through itunes and found this expanded remastered version and downloaded the entire album. Well, it has been about a month since I did that and unfortunately, I had only assumed that all the songs would be the same. Today, I listened to the songs on my ipod and when "Take it easy on me" came on, I couldn't believe my ears. Who is this clown trying to remake the original classic? He sounds awful with his hanging on notes, etc. to make the song his own I guess. I imagined some American Idol performer trying to sing the song when I heard it. AWFUL with a capital A! I don't know who that was that said this was the original because they owned the original LP. Clean out your ears! That was probably one of my favorite LRB songs so imagine my disappointment. Anyway, I deducted a star on my rating because of this.

Little River Band-Greatest Hits.......2007-03-25

Fast service. I had the cassette. The CD is more than I expected. I am in the process of finding a tour date to see them in person.

Not the REAL hits.......2007-02-28

The bottom line is a "Hits" collection should be actual recordings of the songs the way they were presented when they rose to popularity on the charts. Who wants to hear a re-worked version without the original vocalist?

Just for an example: As much as most people love Paul McCartney you all know there would be a "revolution" if he went back and re-recorded the Beatles stuff replacing John and George's vocal tracks with his own, releasing it as a "Beatles Greatest Hits" CD.

I was so disappointed with the re-worked "Take It Easy On Me" that I plan to just get a copy of the original album that it was on. Just my 2 cents.

This is a great collection! The negative reviewers are "confused"........2007-01-26

This collection showcases all three phases of LRB's awesome career. The negative reviews above are from people that don't want to look past 1976. I too am a lifelong fan and have followed this band for 30 years. The album contains the original line-up with all of their best and the middle years when John Farnam & Wayne Nelson were the lead singers. (By the way, "Face in the Crowd" and "We Two" are GREAT songs). The version of "Take it easy on me" is not the orginal as Wayne Nelson sings the entire song, not just the bridge, but IT IS AWESOME! Don't get me wrong, I love Glenn Shorrock's voice, but he left the group in the early 80's and Wayne Nelson, (who began singing lead on many songs in 1981), makes any LRB song his own when he sings with his amazing voice. He is still leading the current line-up and they continue to create the LRB sound better than ever. Check out some "new" arrangements of the classic songs on their newest album "Re-Arranged" (Dec. 06), and you'll understand the quality that this group continues to produce.

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Great to Hear All those great Voices from the Past
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Release Date: 1996-10-29

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Show Boat: Ol' Man River - William Warfield/Franz Allers
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Customer Reviews:

Great to Hear All those great Voices from the Past.......2007-07-05

I just wanted to confirm what the first reviewer had to say about this CD. To hear Ethyl Merman, Mary Martin, Andrea McCardle etc. singing their trademark songs brought a lot of memories from the mid-centry musical theater back again. The last song by Glynis Johns is especially poignant.
You certainly can't beat the price!

A Good One!.......2006-11-10

This is a very good CD, mostly because it's the original artists. I've had some that were re-recorded by no name artists that were ghastly. This one is a really good one--including the sound quality. If I had one wish, I would wish it were longer!

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Be a Marco Polo of music
Northern Exposure
Sparse Great Songs
The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan
Like an Exotic Journey

The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan
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Tracks:

Mahur (Iranian) - Bruno Caillat
Fakhri Havasi (Azeri) - Edalat Nasibov
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Dilkash (Azeri) - Elshan Mansurov
Uchun Dur (Uzbek/Tajik) - Jurabek Nabiev
Choban Bayati (Azeri) - Mailik Mansurov
Mokhalef (Iranian) - Hoseyn Qavami
Shushtari (Iranian) - Hasan Kasa'i
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Jiu Kuaang ('Wine Mad') (Chinese) - Yao Bingyan
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Meskin II (Uzbek) - Abdurahim Hamidov
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Chabbiyat Tazi Marghul (Uyghur) - Uyghur Muquam Ensemble
Shawm And Percussion Band (Chinese) - Gongxiao Dasha Ensemble

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The Nomadic Sound: Khai (Khakas) - Evgeni Ulugbashev
The Nomadic Sound: Tepen Kok (Kazakh From Mongolia) - Kelek Kumaqay
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The Nomadic Sound: Excerpt From Alpamish Epic (Uzbek) - Jaule Bakhshi
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Amazon.com

"What if Marco Polo had owned tape recorder?" This intriguing concept is raised in the liner notes to this impressive two-CD set, which wanders along ancient Asian trade routes known as the Silk Road. The first disc, Masters & Traditions, deals with formal styles performed by and for sophisticated connoisseurs. Meanwhile, the music on Minstrels and Lovers is played by amateurs who are part of daily life and thus reach a wider audience. The imaginary caravan passes through Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, and Afghanistan, encountering nomads, mystics, and bards along the way. The instruments are scratchy, pungent, and/or serene, while the singers weave a potent spell out of a millennium's worth of slow-changing rural and urban vistas. In the opening essay, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the project's artistic director, pleads for intercultural communication and empathy. This compilation provides an exotic, brave, entertaining first step in that direction. --Christina Roden

Album Description

What if Marco Polo had owned a tape recorder? And what if his epic travels along the Silk Road had taken place not at the end of the 13th century, but at the beginning of the 21st? Far-fetched conjectures to be sure, but our compilation The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan offers a glimpse of the rich musical life that an intrepid and curious traveler like Marco Polo might find in the lands of the Silk Road today.

Customer Reviews:

Be a Marco Polo of music.......2007-05-06

Its rather difficult to review this in the regular like it/don't like it way. This is the endemic music of the people along the silk road the runs across Asia. Some of it sounds very strange compared to Western music, like study for an Anthropology course, while some of it very enjoyable.

Northern Exposure.......2007-03-30

This anthology is an outstanding survey of the northern section of the so-called Silk Road, taking us from Turkey, Azerbaijan,and Iran, through Uzbekistan, southern Siberia, China, and finally to Japan, but not in order, as the CD set is organized instead by category of musical function and the localities seem random. Although there are significant gaps in the styles, and I particularly miss the sweet lyric songs of Kyrgyz women, the powerful mugham voice of Qasimov of Azerbaijan, and more examples of the kylkobyz fiddle of Kzakhstan, the set provides a fine introduction of the musics of inner Asia and particularly the instruments. A glossary of instruments is provided, but unfortunately their images are often lacking. All the examples are short by necessity, when many traditional pieces are far longer in duration. For the uninitiated, it will take repeated listening to distinguish the uniqueness of timbre and rhythm from one land to the other; but this similarity of sounds helps demonstrate the role of the trade routes in sharing instruments and styles, such that the Japanese biwa, the Chinese pipa, and the Arabic oud all are related. If you want to attain some feel for the musics of inner Asia, then certainly these disks will meet the requirement.

Sparse Great Songs.......2007-03-29

Some of the pieces on the first cd are "take away" great.
The secound cd is ...
I enjoy "world culture" music and sound however, the secound cd in this double collection was a monotonous let down.

The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan.......2007-01-03

Thank you for this part of my research on Central Asia.

Like an Exotic Journey.......2005-08-06

This is the ultimate World Music collection. It features authentic sounds from vastly diverse cultures, assembled in such a way that they don't clash, they flow along like a caravan journey. If you're looking for familiar tunes, this isn't for you. But if you'd like to expand your musical horizons, I highly recommend it.

Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)

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Broadway: The American Musical
Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)
Somewhere over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals

ASIN: B00064ADMK
Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey
Swanee- Al Jolson
When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams
A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel
My Man- Fanny Brice
Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)- 78rpm Version Eddie Cantor
Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence
Bill- 78 rpm Version Helen Morgan
Ol' Man River- Paul Robeson
Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting
Body And Soul- Libby Holman
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby
Night And Day- Fred Astaire
Heat Wave- Ethel Waters
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Tamara
You're The Top- Ethel Merman
Summertime- Anne Brown
September Song- Walter Huston
My Heart Belongs To Daddy- Mary Martin
It Never Entered My Mind- Shirley Ross
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal
Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake

Tracks:

New York, New York- Cris Alexander,Adolph Green,John Reardon
If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton
Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas
There's No Business Like Show Business- Ensemble
How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan
Once In Love With Amy- Ray Bolger
Wunderbar- Alfred Drake,Patricia Morison
Some Enchanted Evening- Ezio Pinza
Lost In The Stars- Todd Duncan
Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend- Carol Channing
Luck Be A Lady- Robert Alda,Guys
Getting To Know You- Gertrude Lawrence
Who Cares?- Jack Carson,Betty Oakes
Stranger In Paradise- from " Kismet" Doretta Morrow,Richard Kiley
Ballad Of Mack The Knife- Gerald Price
Hey There- from "The Pajama Game" John Raitt
Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon
I Could Have Danced All Night- Julie Andrews
Standing On The Corner- from "The Most Happy Fella, 1956" Shorty Long,John Henson,Alan Gilbert
The Party's Over- Judy Holliday
Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
Tonight- Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence

Tracks:

Seventy-Six Trombones- Robert Preston
I Enjoy Being A Girl- from "Flower Drum Song, 1958" Pat Suzuki
Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman
My Favorite Things- from "The Sound Of Music" Mary Martin
Put On A Happy Face- from "Bye Bye Birdie" Dick Van Dyke
Try To Remember- Jerry Orbach
Camelot- from "Camelot" Richard Burton
Love Makes The World Go 'Round- Anna Maria Alberghetti
I Believe In You- Robert Morse And Co.
The Sweetest Sounds- Diahann Carroll,Richard Kiley
Comedy Tonight- Zero Mostel
What Kind Of Fool Am I?- Anthony Newley
As Long As He Needs Me- Georgia Brown
Hello, Dolly!- Carol Channing,Cast
People- Barbra Streisand
Anyone Can Whistle- from "Anyone Can Whistle" Lee Remick
If I Were A Rich Man- Zero Mostel
Night Song- Sammy Davis, Jr.
The Impossible Dream- Richard Kiley
If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon
Open a New Window- from Mame Voice

Tracks:

Willkommen- from "Cabaret" Joel Grey
Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast
I'll Never Fall In Love Again- Jill O'Hara,Jerry Orbach
The Ladies Who Lunch- from "Company" Elaine Stritch
Tea For Two- Roger Rathburn,Susan Watson
I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo
I Don't Know How To Love Him- Yvonne Elliman
We Go Together- Adrienne Barbeau,Barry Bostwick,Walter Bobbie,Cast
Corner Of The Sky- John Rubinstein
Send In The Clowns- Glynis Johns
Ease On Down The Road- Stephanie Mills,Tiger Haynes,Ted Ross,Hinton
One- from "A Chorus Line" Cast
All That Jazz- Chita Rivera,Ensemble
Tomorrow- Andrea Mcardle
Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Patti Lupone
Come Follow The Band
Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach
And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday
The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia

Tracks:

Memory- Betty Buckley
I Am What I Am- George Hearn
Move On- Bernadette Peters,Mandy Patinkin
Do You Hear The People Sing?- Michael Maguire,Cast
The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford
You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman
The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast
Doctor Jazz- Gregory Hines,Company
With One Look- Glenn Close
On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook
Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble
Seasons Of Love-
Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize
I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble
Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway
Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur
Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band
I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company
Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous for any Broadway-lover.......2007-01-30

Packs into 5 CD's a sampling of Broadway tunes from the 20's thru (almost) today, mostly from original cast recordings. Includes not just well-known hits, but also some lesser-known gems. Sound quality is first rate, booklet is informative too. Have given this as a gift to several friends with rave reviews.

Top Shelf.......2007-01-04

This is THE definitive collection of Broadway hits. I have other collections, and none of them measure up. A great deal of care was obviously taken in compiling and presenting this box set. It covers a lot of ground, starting with some long-forgotten but still very enjoyable hits from the days of yore, and finishing with present-day favorites. To the best of my knowledge, the recordings are by those who made them famous. You won't be disappointed.

TERRIFIC CD'S.......2006-03-23

THESE BROADWAY MUSICALS CD'S ARE A BROADWAY LOVERS DREAM. WITH EACH SONG, MEMORIES COME FLOODING BACK. BOTH THE FAMILIAR AND THE FORGOTTEN SONGS ARE A TRUE LISTENING PLEASURE. IF YOU LIKE BROADWAY, YOU'LL LOVE THIS SET.

Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs .......2005-06-14

This Collection was perfectly made it has almost all the most famous Broadway songs on this 5 cd set. The Music is great and has Broadways greatest treasures like "Memory""People""With One Look""Give my regards Too Broadway" just to name a few of this numerous cd set with over 100 songs. This is a great buy if you like musicals or The music of Broadway

Great Compilation!.......2005-01-17

If you are a fan of the Broadway Musicals, this is a collection that you should purchase. Since I got the 5 disc set I've enjoyed listening to it. The majority of the songs are done by the original singers. The collection is priceless considering that you will have over 100 songs from popular musicals since the beginning of Broadway

Average customer rating:

LRB
Smooth Harmony
Not appreciably better than the other "Greatest HIts" collections
Little River Band's Definitive Collection
Really great

Definitive Collection
Little River Band
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Little River Band - Greatest Hits

ASIN: B00007B4E3
Release Date: 2002-10-21

Tracks:

It's A Long Way There
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Emma
Everyday Of My Life
Help Is On Its Way
Home On Monday
Happy Anniversary
Shut Down, Turn Off
Reminiscing
Lady
Lonesome Loser
Cool Change
The Night Owls
Take It Easy On Me
Man On Your Mind
We Two
Down On The Border
The Other Guy
Playing To Win

Album Details

This 19 Track Definitive Collection Captures all their Hits in One Great Package.

Customer Reviews:

LRB.......2007-01-16

Little River Band played here last summer and brought back many memories from the past! So I ordered this CD and enjoy it thoroughly!

Smooth Harmony.......2006-04-01

My era was Sinatra, Como, Crosby. Then Kingston Trio early 60's in SF. Don't know how I missed LRB. Arrangement, harmony, writing, rhythm. Definitive Collection has it!

Not appreciably better than the other "Greatest HIts" collections.......2005-09-16

Just how many times can a major record label reshuffle, recycle and reissue the same mediorcre material? Capitol Records decided to find out by presenting us with the 2005 release "The Definitive Collection" from Australia's Little River Band.
Lest you have forgotten, the Little River Band made several decent records during a pretty dreary period for popular music in the late 70's and early 1980's. Everyone recalls at least a couple of their hits including "Cool Change", "Lonesome Loser" and their huge #3 smash from 1978 "Reminiscing". That one has always been my personal favorite. These tunes and couple of others have gone on to become staples on so-called "lite" rock radio stations. But when was the last time you heard some of the groups other hits like "The Night Owls" or "Take It Easy On Me" on the radio. Not recently I suspect. To me, these and many other songs by the Little River Band were quite forgettable tunes. That is not to say that there are not some other enjoyable tunes in this collection. Among the 19 tracks on this disc I particularly enjoyed "Help Is On The Way" and the groups 1983 hit "We Too". That tune was not included in a previous "Greatest Hits" package that I currently own and for some reason I was not familiar with it at all.
As I stated earlier if you already own one of the other "Greatest Hits" packages that Capitol has released in the past I see absolutely no reason to run out and purchase "The Definitive Collection". It is not much of an upgrade. To my ear there is a lot of "filler" included here. Even if you are a big time fan of Little River Band you will likely be disappointed by the total lack of any kind of liner notes. In addition, I found that the sound quality on this disc to be about the same as that on my vinyl "Greatest Hits" LP. If you do not already own music by the Little River Band than this is probably a pretty good buy. But the rest of us would do well to pass on this one. Very disappointing.

Little River Band's Definitive Collection.......2005-09-13

All their biggest hits, plus a bit of "filler", makes this their best "best of" collection (IMHO). One of my all-time favorite bands, still fresh sounding and relevent. Includes most of their outstanding "Sleeper Catcher" album. A must-have for the car!

Really great.......2005-09-10

This LRB compilation is very well done, it has all the important songs and great sound. It brings back SO many memories. So many great songs, I love it! If you buy one LRB compilation, make it this one!

Average customer rating:

not to great
Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$
You get what you pay for.
Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ...

100 Favorite Patriotic Songs

Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000A1HT8
Release Date: 2003-08-12

Tracks:

America the Beautiful
All Quiet on the Potomac Tonight
Ballad of the Green Berets
On Top of Old Smokey
Coyote Warrior
Semper Fidelis
Breeze from Alabama
Onward Christian Soldiers
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
Patriot
Sweet Betsy from Pike
Marines' Hymn
America Is
When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home
Happy the Soldier
American Trilogy
Home Sweet Home
Washington Post March
Enraptured I Gaze
Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
Yellow Rose of Texas
Over There
Simple Gifts
Liberty Bell
Star Spangled Banner

Tracks:

God Bless the USA
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Katy Cruel
I Vow to Thee My Country
King Cotton
Beautiful Dreamer
America
American Patrol
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Beauty
Mohican Dream
Red, White and Blue
Some Folks
Liberty Song
Pomp and Circumstance
Hail to the Chief
Bennington Rifles
Peace on the Battlefield
I've Been Working on the Railroad
Under the Double Eagle
Red River Valley
My Country 'Tis of Thee
Camptown Races
Wild Blue Yonder
Hands Across the Sea
Fanfare for the Common Man

Tracks:

Stars and Stripes Forever
Living in America
Home on the Range
Old Colony Times
Clementine
Invincible Eagle
Ring Ring de Banjo
Yankee Doodle
Largo from "The New World"
To a Wild Rose
Hail Columbia
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Gettysburg
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
Capitan
Prairie Daughter
Little Brown Jug
Marching Through Georgia
Entertainer
Steamboat Around the Bend
Revolutionary Tea
Cassions Keep Rollin' Along
Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
Amazing Grace
Grand Old Flag

Tracks:

God Bless America
National Emblem
Soldier, Soldier Won't You Marry Me
Anchors Away
Oh, Susannah
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Toast
Dixie
St. Louis Blues
Appalachian Spring
Bonnie Blue Flag
Old Hundreth
Swanee River
Battle Cry of Freedom
U. S Field Artillery
Sidewalks of New York
Chester
Auld Lang Syne
Kingdom Come
My Old Kentucky Home
Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Shenandoah
Abraham's Daughter
This Land Is Your Land

Customer Reviews:

not to great.......2007-04-04

We were disappointed with this CD, but for the price I guess we can't expect much. I didn't care for the new style presentation of the songs. I like a more traditional rendering.

Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$.......2005-06-22

I red the comments of two other people who have bought this 4 CD BOX SET and it is not really so bad. I will even add that there are some excellent tunes. However, I must agree with the fact that few tunes seem to have been recorded 40 or 50 years ago, mainly when you hear the scratches of an old turntable but it is just 2 or 3 tunes. Furthermore, if you do not know American music, it is a good BOX SET to buy if you consider that you received 4 CD for 4$ including 100 tunes. On these 4 CD, I have heard some orchestration that I have never heard before and I consider that they are different but interesting. Any way, after hearing these 100 tunes, you will say to yourself that you like this tune, this other tune, this other tune and so on and you will be able to buy a more expensive CD with the tunes that you like. However, I have bought many CDs in the last few weeks and as you know, there are always some tunes that you like and some tunes that you do not like on every CD that you will buy. So, don't buy it at 25$ but at 4 or 5$ dollars, it is a very good choice for 100 tunes.

You get what you pay for........2004-07-04

You get what you pay for. The singers put their own spin on the singing of each song. If you didn't hear the words you would not recognize some of them. Even some of the music sounds like a bad recording of music played on a turntable. Definitely not worth the price.

Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ..........2004-07-04

I wish this review had been here when I was thinking of purchasing it. I guess you get what you pay for. If you are thinking of buying this, you are better off recording your own CDs (or at least buying one that you can listen to a sampling of the songs). This album includes songs that were mere recordings of the songs playing on an old record player. It's almost so unbelievable that it is funny.

Average customer rating:

Long Time to Find "A Long Way There"
The Debut Little River Band album
Little River Band's debut album
Little River Bands first album has good tracks throughout.

Little River Band
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Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000071MT
Release Date: 1999-05-17

Tracks:

It's A Long Way There
Curiosity (Killed The Cat)
Meanwhile...
My Lady And Me
I'll Always Call Your Name
Emma
The Man In Black
Statue Of Liberty
I Know It

Album Description

Budget priced reissue of the soft rocking Australian sextet's 1975 debut featuring the top 30 hit 'It's A Long Way There'.

Album Details

Their 1975 debut.

Customer Reviews:

Long Time to Find "A Long Way There".......2003-05-12

I looked for a very long time trying to find the extended version of "Long Way There" on other sources, but finally resorted to puchasing this album. It's a hard one to find, and Amazon was the only place I did find it finally. I'm not sure its worth the price of the entire CD for just one song, but it is one of my six all-time favorite rockers, so I bought it. Not real thrilled with the rest of the cuts, but to each his own.

The Debut Little River Band album.......2001-06-25

The first album recorded by the Australian Little River Band is probably their finest apart from their second album After Hours. Prior to their MOR/Pop personna of the 80's this album has their original rock/jazz/country fusion laced with impressive harmonies. Along with Mellencamps' Scarecrow and Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road a must have for an album collection.

Little River Band's debut album.......2000-09-20

LRB's first album has great harmony vocals and some good guitar work. The fact that it has the original version of "It's A Long Way There" makes it worth the price, which is incredibly low considering this is an import. Other good songs are "Meanwhile...", "Emma", and "I Know It".

Little River Bands first album has good tracks throughout........2000-05-31

This first album of Little River Band shows how vital Beeb Birtles was to the bands harmonies.It has the classic long version of "It's a Long Way There" as well as "Statue of Liberty","I'll Always Call Your Name"and "Emma". A bright album of classic 1970's pop.

Average customer rating:

Disappointing
Mellow Rock At Its Best
Reminiscing Good Ol' Late 70s Rock
little river band (digitally remastered)
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Little River Band - Greatest Hits
Little River Band
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000002U8C
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

It's A Long Way There
Help Is On Its Way
Reminiscing
Man On Your Mind
The Other Guy
The Night Owls
Lonesome Loser
Take It Easy On Me
Down On The Border
Happy Anniversary
Lady
Cool Change

Customer Reviews:

Disappointing.......2006-11-13

For real LRB fans, the fact that this CD contains an far-too-short edited version of "It's a Long Way There" is reason enough to avoid this one. That cut was their magnum opus - how disappointing to have it truncated.

Mellow Rock At Its Best.......2006-09-16

This is mellow rock at its best. I have always liked anything The Little River Band has put out. My favorite tracks are Lonesome Loser, Reminiscing, Lady, Happy Anniversary, Help Is On Its Way and The Night Owls. These are truly LRB gems. They are a true down to earth band with a big sound to them. Reminiscing is about a man who wants his girl to go walking through the park with him and reminiscing about all the good times they had together. Happy Anniversary is about a man wishing his wife a Happy Anniversary and he can't get her off his mind. These two are true love songs. Lady is another love song. This man is telling his wife or girlfriend that he loves her reguardless of what she thinks. Lonesome Loser is about a man who has lost at love and he is very lonesome for affection and he can't get it. All in all The Little River Band will always be one of my favorite bands.

Reminiscing Good Ol' Late 70s Rock.......2005-12-17

Little River Band is one of the earliest Aussie bands that made huge success in US charts during 70s though early 80s. Particularly late 70s hit sensation was remarkable. I can say this compilation is a nice proof how the musicians of the era created excellent songs still memorable to music fans. CD version from '82 original greatest hits has less tracks than the recent extended version. Yet 12-track version is more than enough for you to enjoy their music. Because all 12 songs are so great.

Among their great songs I would pick...

REMNISCING: This nostalgic hit no doubt represents their entire music career. Also one of the most hard-to-remember-title songs.

LONESOME LOSER: A touch of Styx or Kansas dramatic progressive hard rock style. I used to misrecongnize this song as Kansas's CARRY ON WAYWARD SON.(Introducing part is so similar).

TAKE IT EASY ON ME: Feel of westcoast rock, somewhat Eagles or Jackson Browne styled.

LADY: Masterpiece ballad track that can easily rival Eagles and Abba.

Verdict: Shorter than recent version but still keeps core hits.
Rating: 92 out of 100
Recommended: Anyone who like late 70s rock. Particularly Eagles, Doobie Brothers, and some of Styx fans.

little river band (digitally remastered).......2004-03-06

the sound quality is excellent. so clean and crisp. but the original versions of man on your mind, night owl and take it easy on me are other versions. not to my likeing.

Who Were These Guys?.......2002-07-27

I originally purchased this album because I remembered a couple of songs, and I got it for a really good price. Then, as I listened to the CD, I realized that I had heard most of the songs on this CD. That's when it hit me that the Little River Band was one of those groups whose music had been a presence on my radio in the late 70s and early 80s, and still are on pop-rock and classic rock stations, and I'd just never paid much attention to the music other than thinking how listenable it was.

The music is good, which at first might make you wonder why the Little River Band isn't one of rock's greats. Part of the problem may have been that they were in the right place at the wrong time. The Little River Band was churning out rock music in the age of disco. Bad timing/good timing. Bad timing because they had decent music that, while having an occasional flavor of disco, remained pop-rock. Good timing because those of us that weren't disco fans were listening to the alternatives, Little River Band being one of those.

If you listen to classic rock or remember the 70s very well, most of these songs will be familiar. My favorites are "Cool Change", "Take it Easy on Me", "Lonesome Loser", and "Reminiscing". These are all middle of the road rock songs, occasionally tending toward light rock.

Are these great rock songs? No. Little River Band was a product of its time, and had little effect on the direction of rock music, and were one of a number of good musicians that always are the music of the moment. However, the songs are very listenable and enjoyable. If you like Al Stewart (another under-appreciated and barely remembered artist from this era)and Chicago from the late 70s, you should enjoy this compilation of Little River Band's hits.

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