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Body Talk: Forever Yours - The Language of Love 1965 - 1995 -- 2 CD Set

Various Artists

1996 Time Life Records

Disc one:

Track Title
1. Sexual Healing -- Marvin Gaye
2. Time After Time -- Cyndi Lauper
3. If You Don't Know Me By Now -- Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
4. I Go Crazy -- Paul Davis
5. Can't We Try -- Dan Hill (With Vonda Sheppard)
6. Total Eclipse Of The Heart -- Bonnie Tyler
7. Kiss And Say Goodbye -- The Manhattans
8. Me And Mrs. Jones -- Billy Paul
9. Everytim You Go Away -- Paul Young
10. Shake You Down -- Gregory Abbott
11. After The Love Has Gone -- Earth Wind & Fire
12. Longer -- Dan Fogelberg

Disc Two:

Track Title
1. Love On The Rocks -- Neil Diamond
2. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late -- Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams
3. You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine -- Lou Rawls
4. Anything For You -- Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
5. Lean On Me -- Bill Withers
6. You're Only Lonely -- J.D. Souther
7. Whenever I Call You Friend -- Kenny Loggins
8. Keep On Loving You -- REO Speedwagon
9. Rosanna -- Toto
10. Between The Sheets -- The Isley Brothers
11. Tell It Like It Is -- Aaron Neville
12. Lovin' You -- Minnie Riperton
 
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Hot Buttered Soul

Issac Hayes

1969 Stax Records

Amazon.com

By 1969, black artists were following rock's lead and recording extended epics. At the forefront of such experimentation was big bad Isaac Hayes, coauthor of countless Stax classics and an artist in his own right. On this, his second album, Hayes takes two MOR-pop benchmarks, Burt Bacharach's "Walk On By" and Jimmy Webb's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," and spins them out into slow-building sermons lasting 12 and 18.5 minutes apiece. Heavily romantic, they predate by two years Barry White's symphonic adventures in the same style, revolutionizing soul music in the process. Meanwhile, on the album's third epic, the 10-minute "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic," Hayes and his backing band the Bar-Kays wind up sounding, bizarrely, like a black Crazy Horse. --Barney Hoskyns

Side one

"Walk On By" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 12:03
"Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" (Isaac Hayes, Alvertis Isbell) – 9:38

Side two

"One Woman" (Charles Chalmers, Sandra Rhodes) – 5:10
"By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb) – 18:42
 
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Pirates

Rickie Lee Jones

1981 Warner Bros. Records

Essential Rickie Lee Jones, January 11, 2002
By Darren (Jersey Shore, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pirates (Audio CD)

Honestly, her voice got on my nerves back in the late 70's when she debuted with her popular "Chuck E's in Love", so I never really listened to her later material. It wasn't until my musical taste widened and matured that I later went back to some of her compositions and discovered what a very talented lyricist and storyteller Rickie Lee Jones is.

Although Pirates was released back in 1981, it remains one of my favorite CDs. It displays Rickie's master songwriting ability and proves her a musical storyteller of high emotional intensity and clarity. Her urban stories are set in a 'groovy', bohemian and vivid blend of folk, blues and jazzy musical compositions. In addition, one selection features jazz artists David Sanborn on alto sax and Randy Brecker on the trumpet and flugelhorn.

If you have never listened to Rickie Lee Jones, I highly suggest Pirates as it will move you emotionally and may even get your head shaking, feet stomping and fingers snapping.

"We Belong Together"
"Living It Up"
"Skeletons"
"Woody and Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking" (Jones, David Kalish)
"Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue)"
"A Lucky Guy"
"Traces of the Western Slopes" (Sal Bernardi, Jones)
"The Returns"
 
One of the differences that I have noticed when listening to records today, than in the '70's as a kid....

SUBWOOFER!!!! :music-rockout:



Dennie :text-bravo:
 
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Candy-O

The Cars

1979 Elektra Records

No sophmore slump here!, October 22, 2003
By N. Jacobs (Fish Creek, Wi USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Candy-O (Audio CD)

For a lot of bands, their second album makes or breaks them. For the Cars, Candy-o take the best elements from their debut and adds a much more mature direction. "Let's Go" kicks things off wonderfully, with a catchy synth line Ben Orr's fantastic vocals. "Since I Held You" is a great song. At first it starts out with a quirky guitar riff before the song becomes more emotional, and towards the end, Elliot plays a great guitar solo. "Candy-o" picks up the pace a bit, and features possibly Elliot's best guitar solo yet (even if it's only a few seconds long). "Nightspots" is cool too; heavy riffs, wacky vocals, and loud keyboards. To end it all is "Dangerous Type," and I really can't understand why this song doesn't get more airplay.
Totally reccommended for fans of the Cars, and anyone who like artsy rock.

Side one

"Let's Go" – 3:33
"Since I Held You" – 3:16
"It's All I Can Do" – 3:44
"Double Life" – 4:14
"Shoo Be Doo" – 1:36
"Candy-O" – 2:36

Side two

"Nightspots" – 3:15
"You Can't Hold on Too Long" – 2:46
"Lust for Kicks" – 3:52
"Got a Lot on My Head" – 2:59
"Dangerous Type" – 4:28
 
This is a Great Album.... :music-rockout:


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My Maria featuring SHAMBALA

B.W. Stevenson

1973 RCA Records

1. My Maria
2. Be My Woman Tonight
3. Sunset Woman
4. A Good Love Is Like a Good Song
5. Grab on Hold of My Soul
6. Shambala
7. Lucky Touch
8. I Got to Boogie
9. Remember Me
10. Pass This Way
 
Dennie said:
This is a Great Album.... :music-rockout:


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My Maria featuring SHAMBALA

B.W. Stevenson

1973 RCA Records

1. My Maria
2. Be My Woman Tonight
3. Sunset Woman
4. A Good Love Is Like a Good Song
5. Grab on Hold of My Soul
6. Shambala
7. Lucky Touch
8. I Got to Boogie
9. Remember Me
10. Pass This Way
Hmm, I thought Shambala was by Three Dog Night...
 
Botch said:
Dennie said:
This is a Great Album.... :music-rockout:


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My Maria featuring SHAMBALA

B.W. Stevenson

1973 RCA Records

1. My Maria
2. Be My Woman Tonight
3. Sunset Woman
4. A Good Love Is Like a Good Song
5. Grab on Hold of My Soul
6. Shambala
7. Lucky Touch
8. I Got to Boogie
9. Remember Me
10. Pass This Way
Hmm, I thought Shambala was by Three Dog Night...

Here is the Wiki Link....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shambala_(song)

"Shambala" is a song written by Daniel Moore and made famous by Three Dog Night whose cover reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Three Dog Night

The well-known cover of this song by the rock band Three Dog Night appeared in 1973 on the Hot 100, reaching #3 in both the pop singles and adult contemporary categories.[1] The song appeared on Cyan, Three Dog Night's ninth album, and it subsequently appeared on numerous anthologies and compilation albums.[1][2]

Although the lyrics of "Shambala" draw on a theme from Eastern mysticism, Allmusic notes the "very strong gospel feeling" of the album Cyan is most evident on this song. This comment may be based on both the instrumentation, including the characteristic gospel keyboard organ sounds that accompany the chorus, and the bluesy vocals of Cory Wells. Allmusic calls this hit single "one of the group's finest later period records."

B.W. Stevenson

Two versions of this song were released almost simultaneously in 1973. One week before Three Dog Night's version appeared on the charts, another cover recorded by Texan singer-songwriter B. W. Stevenson had also reached the charts, peaking at #66 on the Hot 100 during its eight-week run.[3][1][4] This lesser-known version is often regarded as country pop or country rock and appears on collections of such. The twang of Stevenson's steel-string acoustic guitar, his Southern accent and an American folk music sound all distinguish it from the better-known version soon to follow.[5] In South Africa, Stevenson's version actually charted higher, peaking at #8, compared with Three Dog Night's #13.
 
Hey Pauly!!

This is one of my Favorite Emmylou Cover's.... :text-bravo:


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Roses In The Snow

Emmylou Harris

1980 Warner Bros. Records

Roses in the Snow was a 1980 album by Emmylou Harris. While Harris' previous release, 1979's Blue Kentucky Girl featured traditional, straight-ahead country (as opposed to the country-rock of her prior efforts), Roses in the Snow found Harris performing Bluegrass-inspired music, with material by Flatt and Scruggs, Paul Simon, The Carter Family, and Johnny Cash. Cash, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Ricky Skaggs and Tony Rice made guest appearances. "Wayfaring Stranger" was released as the first single in 1980 and went to #7 on the Billboard Country charts. The second single, a remake of a Simon & Garfunkel song, "The Boxer" reached #13. Backing musicians included Albert Lee and Jerry Douglas.

1. "Roses in the Snow" (Ruth Franks) – 2:32
2. "Wayfaring Stranger" (Traditional/arr. Brian Ahern) – 3:26
3. "Green Pastures" (Traditional/arr. Brian Ahern) – 3:08
4. "The Boxer" (Paul Simon) – 3:16
5. "Darkest Hour is Just Before Dawn" (Ralph Stanley) – 3:22
6. "I'll Go Stepping Too" (Tom James/Jerry Organ) – 2:16
7. "You're Learning" (Ira Louvin/Charlie Louvin) – 2:57
8. "Jordan" Traditional/arr. Brian Ahern) – 2:07
9. "Miss the Mississippi and You" (Bill Halley) – 3:40
10. "Gold Watch and Chain" (A.P. Carter) – 3:12
 
My last one for the evening.....


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Speak Low

Boz Scaggs

2008 Decca U.S.

Perfection, Why We Listen To Music, November 10, 2008
By D. Sean Brickell (gorgeous Virginia Beach, VA United States)
(REAL NAME)
This review is from: Speak Low (Audio CD)

Boz Scaggs, with the sole exception of the incomparable Van Morrison, is our greatest singer today. This CD validates his artistic vision and accentuates his relaxed smooth style.

Not a filler nor throwaway cut on this release, each is a genuine treasure. It's all-but guaranteed that you'll start on the first track and listen to the end. Then begin the process once more. You cannot get fatigued. I flew coast-to-coast last week, listening to this CD through noise-canceling headphones non-stop.

The texture of Mr. Scaggs's voice, his immaculate phrasing, the superb band, and the spellbinding song selection proves something: Perfection is why we listen to music.

SIDE ONE
1. Invitation (Bronislaw Kaper)
2. She Was Too Good To Me (Rodgers/Hart)
3. I Wish I Knew (Mack Gordon/Harry Warren)

SIDE TWO
4. Speak Low (Ogden Nash/Kurt Weill)
5. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me(Duke Ellington/Keith Russell)
6. I'll Remember April (Gene De Paul/PatriciaJohnson/Don Raye)

SIDE THREE
7. Save Your Love For Me (Buddy Woodrow Johnson)
8. Ballad Of The Sad Young Men (FrancesLandesman/Thomas Wolf Jr.)
9. Skylark (Hoagy Carmichael/Johnny Mercer)

SIDE FOUR
10. Senza Fine (Cesarea/Paoli/Wilder)
11. Dindi (De Oliveria/Gilbert/Jobim)
12. This Time The Dream's On Me (Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer)
 
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Breakfast In America -- CD

Supertramp

1979/1990 A&M Records

Amazon.com

After a shaky start followed by several critically acclaimed releases, the English group Supertramp hit the commercial jackpot in 1979 with Breakfast in America. The album combined the band's FM radio, AOR-rock style with an almost carnival-like nature. Breakfast gave the band major hits with "The Logical Song," "Goodbye Stranger," and "Take the Long Way Home." The plinking piano and dramatic clarinet runs of "The Logical Song" imparted a comic, yet bittersweet tone to the release as a whole. In another example of the band's devotion to alternative ways to carry their melody lines, "Goodbye Stranger" rings with some of the purest whistling ever recorded. There's also a healthy dose of cynicism running through the 10 tracks with "Just Another Nervous Wreck." --Steve Gdula

Side one
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Gone Hollywood" Hodgson and Davies 5:20
2. "The Logical Song" Hodgson 4:10
3. "Goodbye Stranger" Davies and Hodgson 5:50
4. "Breakfast in America" Hodgson 2:38
5. "Oh Darling" Davies and Hodgson 3:58
Side two
No. Title Lead vocals Length
6. "Take the Long Way Home" Hodgson 5:08
7. "Lord Is It Mine" Hodgson 4:09
8. "Just Another Nervous Wreck" Davies 4:26
9. "Casual Conversations" Davies 2:58
10. "Child of Vision" Hodgson, Davies and Helliwell 7:25
 
Dennie said:
Hey Pauly!!

This is one of my Favorite Emmylou Cover's.... :text-bravo:


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Yup, I have that one, love it! That's really the one that convinced me to start collecting her others.
 
Some Uncle Ted for a very windy afternoon!!
 

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Brubeck Plays Brubeck

Dave Brubeck

1956 Columbia Records (White Demo Label)

Amazon.com

Hopefully, the reappearance of this revelatory 1956 record will force many critics and musicians to reconsider Brubeck's stature in the world of jazz piano. Recorded late at night in his Oakland, California, home, it was Brubeck's first full solo-piano recording and also his first all-original record, and it illustrates his marvelously elegant fusion of classical and cocktail conceptions. Brubeck understands blues and swing, but he uses these elements as tools for effect, not as default settings. Brubeck instead offers a fuller palette of emotions and ideas--playful, sober, stern, happy, pensive, cerebral. While "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "The Duke" have become standards, the album includes obscure gems such as the minisuite "Two-Part Contention," with its many tempo, mood, and stylistic turns, and the discreetly swinging "Walkin' Line," although he lapses into melodrama with "Weep No More." Still, on "The Duke" (originally titled "The Duke Meets Darius Milhaud"), it's fascinating to hear how easily and smoothly he fits all 12 scale notes into his opening bass figure. As he himself points out in the brilliant original notes (reprinted here), the marriage of European music and American music dates back to New Orleans jazzmen such as King Oliver. And to dismiss any notions of intellectualism in jazz would be a great insult to everyone from Oliver to Charlie Parker to John Lewis to Bill Evans to Sun Ra. This is the jazz of Brubeck's own experience, and while it may sound too poised and polished for some tastes, it is honestly his and must be viewed as such. --Marc Greilsamer

"Swing Bells" 3:39
"Walkin' Line" 2:47
"In Your Own Sweet Way" 5:01
"Two-Part Contention" 5:39
"Weep No More" 3:59
"The Duke" 2:54
"When I Was Young" 3:19
"One Moment Worth Years" 4:55
"The Waltz" 3:49
 
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Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

1959/1995 Columbia/Classic Records

Amazon.com essential recording
Boasting the first jazz instrumental to sell a million copies, the Paul Desmond-penned "Take Five," Time Out captures the celebrated jazz quartet at the height of both its popularity and its powers. Recorded in 1959, the album combines superb performances by pianist Brubeck, alto saxophonist Desmond, drummer Joe Morrello and bassist Gene Wright. Along with "Take Five," the album features another one of the group's signature compositions, "Blue Rondo a la Turk." Though influenced by the West Coast-cool school, Brubeck's greatest interest and contribution to jazz was the use of irregular meters in composition, which he did with great flair. Much of the band's appeal is due to Desmond, whose airy tone and fluid attack often carried the band's already strong performances to another level. Together, he and Brubeck proved one of the most potent pairings of the era. --Fred Goodman All pieces composed by Dave Brubeck, except "Take Five" by Paul Desmond.

Side one

"Blue Rondo à la Turk" – 6:44
"Strange Meadow Lark" – 7:22
"Take Five" – 5:24

Side two

"Three to Get Ready" – 5:24
"Kathy's Waltz" – 4:48
"Everybody's Jumpin'" – 4:23
"Pick Up Sticks" – 4:16
 
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"Cast Your Fate To The Wind" (Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus) :text-bravo:

Vince Guaraldi Trio

1962 Fantasy Records

Among the early '60s wave of American jazzmen entranced by Brazilian music, none proved more ebullient than pianist Vince Guaraldi, whose homage to a 1959 film retelling the Orpheus myth as an underclass Rio de Janeiro romance proved a sleeper hit. With Guaraldi's fleet, always rhythmic piano driving these concise trio settings, Black Orpheus remains a seductive delight, probing the then-exotic push and pull of samba with glee, but leaving ample room for more contemplative ballads that remain deeply affecting more than three decades after the album's release. Luis Bonfa's and Antonio Carlos Jobim's music was the seed for the project, yielding a percolating "Samba de Orpheus" and the haunting ballad, "Manha de Carnaval," but the album's best-known performance remains Guaraldi's own wistful and swinging "Cast Your Fate to the Wind." A surprise single hit in 1965, the song would later receive a more expansive pop cover, but it's Guaraldi's original that remains the superior performance--a wordless romantic reverie that speaks volumes in Guaraldi's tender verses, muscular choruses, and romping bridge. --Sam Sutherland

Track Listing

1. Samba De Orpheus

2. Manha De Carnaval

3. Musso Amor

4. Generique

5. Cast Your Fate To The Wind

6. Moon River

7. Alma-Ville

8. Since I Fell For You
 
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Moondance :text-bravo: :text-bravo:

Van Morrison

1979/2008 Warner Bros. Records

Amazon.com essential recording

Van Morrison went a long way towards defining his wild Irish heart with his first two classic albums: the brooding, introspective Astral Weeks (1968), and the expansive, swinging Moondance. If the first was the work of a poet, its sequel was the statement of a musician and bandleader. Moondance is that rare rock album where the band has buffed the arrangements to perfection, and where the sax solos instead of the guitar. The band puts out a jazzy shuffle on "Moondance" and plays it soulful on "These Dreams of You." The album includes both Morrison's most romantic ballad ("Crazy Love") and his most haunting ("Into the Mystic"). "And It Stoned Me" rolled off Morrison's tongue like a favorite fable, while "Caravan" told a tale full of emotional intrigue. Moondance stood out in the rock world of 1970 like a grownup in a kiddie matinee. --John Milward

All songs written by Van Morrison.

Side one

"And It Stoned Me" – 4:30
"Moondance" – 4:35
"Crazy Love" – 2:34
"Caravan" – 4:57
"Into the Mystic" – 3:25

Side two

"Come Running" – 2:30
"These Dreams of You" – 3:50
"Brand New Day" – 5:09
"Everyone" – 3:31
"Glad Tidings" – 3:13
 
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Shangri-La -- 2 180g LP Set

Mark Knopfler

2004 Warner Bros. Records

Amazon.com

Mark Knopfler isn't afraid to drop names. The heavyweight Cassius Clay laid low, the man who made burgers and fries into big business, the kings of rock & roll and skiffle are among the motley assortment who pass through Knopfler's fourth solo album. Recorded in Malibu with a tight crew of steadfast Knopfler sidemen, Shangri-La (the title comes from the studio where the entire set was recorded) chronicles the foibles of the acclaimed and the adrift, all delivered with the nonchalant grace that has marked Knopfler's music since Dire Straits emerged in the late '70s. Seven of album's 14 originals clock in at between five and seven minutes. That's Knopfler in a nutshell--don't rush things, but don't loose the thread, either. As a songwriter, Knopfler has a storyteller's eye for minutiae, which he delivers with practiced nuance. He overreaches here and there ("Song for Sonny Liston" fails to capture the pathos of the menacing fighter), but also pulls off a few career highlights (the understated crime-drama opener "5.15 a.m."). --Steve Stolder

All songs written by Mark Knopfler.

"5.15 A.M." – 5:54
"Boom, Like That" – 5:49
"Sucker Row" – 4:56
"The Trawlerman's Song" – 5:02
"Back to Tupelo" – 4:31
"Our Shangri-La" – 5:41
"Everybody Pays" – 5:24
"Song for Sonny Liston" – 5:06
"Whoop De Doo" – 3:53
"Postcards from Paraguay" – 4:07
"All That Matters" – 3:08
"Stand Up Guy" – 4:32
"Donegan's Gone" – 3:05
"Don't Crash the Ambulance" – 5:06
 
My last one for the evening....


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Wednesday Morning, 3AM

Simon & Garfunkel

1964 Columbia Records

Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. is the debut album by folk duo Simon & Garfunkel, released October 19, 1964. It was produced by Tom Wilson and engineered by Roy Halee. On its cover sleeve the album bears the subtitle: "Exciting new sounds in the folk tradition".

The album was initially unsuccessful, having been released in the shadow of The Beatles' arrival on the scene. This resulted in Paul Simon's move to England and Art Garfunkel's resumption of his university studies at Columbia University in New York City.[2]

Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. was re-released in January 1966 to capitalize on their newly found radio success with a later re-mixed electric/acoustic version of The Sounds of Silence, and so the album reached #30 on the Billboard pop charts. It is perhaps best known for the acoustic version of "The Sound of Silence".

In several concerts, Art Garfunkel related that during the photo sessions for the album cover, several hundred pictures were taken that were unusable due to the "all-familiar suggestion" on the wall in the background, which inspired the song "A Poem on the Underground Wall".

The album cover photo was shot at the Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street Subway Station in New York City.

Side one

"You Can Tell the World" (Bob Gibson/Bob Camp) – 2:47
Recorded: March 31, 1964
"Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream" (Ed McCurdy) – 2:11
Recorded: March 17, 1964
"Bleecker Street" (Simon) – 2:44
Recorded: March 10, 1964
"Sparrow" (Simon) – 2:49
Recorded: March 31, 1964
"Benedictus" (traditional, arranged and adapted by Simon and Garfunkel) – 2:38
Recorded: March 31, 1964
"The Sound of Silence" (Simon) – 3:08
Recorded: March 10, 1964

Side two

"He Was My Brother" (Paul Kane*) – 2:48
Recorded: March 17, 1964
"Peggy-O" (traditional) – 2:26
Recorded: March 31, 1964
"Go Tell It on the Mountain" (traditional) – 2:06
Recorded: March 31, 1964
"The Sun Is Burning" (Ian Campbell) – 2:49
Recorded: March 17, 1964
"The Times They Are a-Changin'" (Bob Dylan) – 2:52
Recorded: March 10, 1964
"Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M." (Simon) – 2:13
Recorded: March 17, 1964
 
Today's work truck music....


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O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Soundtrack -- CD

Various Artists

2000 Lost Highway Records

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

The best soundtracks are like movies for the ears, and O Brother, Where Art Thou? joins the likes of Saturday Night Fever and The Harder They Come as cinematic pinnacles of song. The music from the Coen brothers' Depression-era film taps into the source from which the purest strains of country, blues, bluegrass, folk, and gospel music flow. Producer T Bone Burnett enlists the voices of Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch, Emmylou Harris, Ralph Stanley, and kindred spirits for performances of traditional material, in arrangements that are either a cappella or feature bare-bones accompaniment. Highlights range from the aching purity of Krauss's "Down to the River to Pray" to the plainspoken faith of the Whites' "Keep on the Sunny Side" to Stanley's chillingly plaintive "O Death." The album's spiritual centerpiece finds Krauss, Welch, and Harris harmonizing on "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby," a gospel lullaby that sounds like a chorus of Appalachian angels. --Don McLeese

1. "Po' Lazarus" traditional James Carter and the Prisoners 4:31
2. "Big Rock Candy Mountain" McClintock Harry McClintock 2:16
3. "You Are My Sunshine" Davis, Mitchell Norman Blake 4:26
4. "Down to the River to Pray" traditional Alison Krauss 2:55
5. "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" (radio station version) Dick Burnett Soggy Bottom Boys & Dan Tyminski 3:10
6. "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues" James Chris Thomas King 2:42
7. "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" (instrumental) Burnett Norman Blake 4:28
8. "Keep On the Sunny Side" Blenkhorn, Entwisle The Whites 3:33
9. "I'll Fly Away" Brumley Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch 3:57
10. "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby" traditional Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch 1:57
11. "In the Highways" Carter Leah, Sarah, and Hannah Peasall 1:35
12. "I Am Weary, Let Me Rest" Roberts (Kuykendall) The Cox Family 3:13
13. "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" (instrumental) Burnett John Hartford 2:34
14. "O Death" traditional Ralph Stanley 3:19
15. "In the Jailhouse Now" Blind Blake, Rodgers Soggy Bottom Boys & Tim Blake Nelson 3:34
16. "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" (with band) Burnett Soggy Bottom Boys & Dan Tyminski 4:16
17. "Indian War Whoop" (instrumental) Hoyt Ming John Hartford 1:30
18. "Lonesome Valley" traditional The Fairfield Four 4:07
19. "Angel Band" traditional The Stanley Brothers 2:15
Total length:
61:24
 
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