Superb song selection well sung
927300
Kate Baldwin demonstrates she is an intelligent and skilful singer of great songs in this case all penned by the sometimes underrated Sheldon Harnick.  While she doesn't have the greatest voice in the latest crop of Broadway leading ladies she brings a keen talent to interpretation and shows a truly versatile sense of what makes a Broadway lyric really zing.  Her duets with the man himself are a surprising delight and just when you think you've got her measure, she astounds with a gutsy "Gorgeous" from the Apple Tree, one of Harnick's great moments of zany perfection.  A brilliant selection of some of the best of Broadway over the past 50 or so years paying tribute to one of the great lyricists of our time.
789566
This album showcases the singing of Simon Cowell's best project. While the harmonies could be a little tighter, the individual voices are superb. A perfect way to add some variety to your Christmas collection. If you have access to UK music, another group that records along these lines is G4, a quartet from Bognor Regis that became national faves on the "other" idol style hit "The X-Factor".
4714152
The warmth and clarity of Joe's beautiful voice brings freshness to these timeless classic songs and arias.  There's not a bad track on this album, but my personal favourite is Solitaire - absolutely stunning.  If you love great songs, beautifully sung, this is one for you.
3600674
Nearly every song on this CD is a winner.  These are songs that are written from a depth of life experiences.
758963
Wonderful selection of songs and an awesome voice.  A great addition to your collection and worth listening to over and over.
1902917
They're beautiful songs with not less beautiful voices, it's a great pleasure to hear them all, they're very well sung and the Choir is perfectly conducted by Mr. Luboff.

My only Wish is that Columbia Records or Collectables bring out again on CD every recording they had with Songs of the West.
4462790
We've been enjoying Kiri Te Kanawa's voice for many years and have many of her recordings. Accordingly, this isn't the first time we've heard her sing some of these arias and songs, but this CD provides an ideal sampling of her art. As you can see from the track listing, she covers the ground from Handel and Mozart, through Puccini and Charpentier, all the way to Gershwin, Kern, Berlin and Porter. In a way, the Porter song, True Love, from the movie High Society, is the biggest surprise. Porter composed it specifically for Grace Kelly, who had an extremely limited range. Kiri of course has an enormous range, yet her rendition here is lovely, even moving. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, though, as unlike most crossover singers, she sang this kind of music, in the clubs of Auckland (where we have lived and she is worshipped), before she ever heard opera. Highly recommended (even if you have all her other recordings - you can't keep all of them in your car).
3267643
Well sung and lots of fun, this is a CD where most of songs are well worth listening to.  Both my mother-in-law and my teenage daughter enjoy hearing this in the car, so it has multi-generational appeal - that's rare.
729908
A superb selection of music, performed by a true genius.
2344243
Both the singers and the orchestra are excellent. In addition, all the selections are among my favorites.
654043
our choir sings these songs and they sound great.  This is a great collection of songs. There is a great index for finding familiar songs, the titles are old and unfamiliar.
669182
I heard a selection from this CD on our local classical music station and knew immediately that we would enjoy listening to it.  I was not disappointed.  My husband and I both have rather eclectic musical tastes - light jazz, folk, old time as well as classical - Polaris Ensemble offers our ears, minds and hearts a delightful selection of songs.
1447554
This collection Mis Favoritas has some specific well chosen gems of Jose Jose interpretations of songs. Excellent choices.

One gem in particular is a Spanish version of Billy Joels Just The Way You Are. Absolutely beautifully sung and translated.

The song No Me Platiques Mas is a bolero that stands out and fits very well in this compilation My Favorites. This compilation also has Jose Jose classics like El Triste which is the song that catapulted him to stardom along with La Nave Del Olvido. And a bonus treat is his duet with lengendary guitarist and vocalist Jose Feliciano.

This compilation is one of the finest ever made. It would of been more special if they would have added a second disc with other favorites of Jose Jose but this one CD is very well compiled.
2684784
We've sung several of Tim Hughes' songs at church many times, but I never sought out his own recordings, but relied on others' arrangements of his songs.  I bought this collection of live songs with two purposes in mind: 1) I wanted the track for Happy Day, which my band would be doing just before Easter, and 2) to hear his other works and how he presents them to a live audience.  I was greatly impressed with each of his songs.  His vocal range and style is captivating and provides meaning and passion to the words.  The tempo of these songs is lively and would work in any church, even mine that is a "blend" format. You will not be disappointed if this is your first recording of his.
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Carole Farley and William Bolcom have recorded this landmark CD, and I can easily understand why this CD received a GRAMMY nomination in the "Best Vocal Recording of the Year" and a 2nd GRAMMY nomination in the "Best Engineered Recording of the Year" category. It's indeed one of the best vocal albums of contemporary songs ever made. Carole Farley, who made her MET debut in the MET's first LULU production, seems to be just at home with Puccini, Poulenc, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and even Latin American popular songs (her Lecuona songs album is extremely beautiful).

William Bolcom's accompaniment is brilliant, and the songs are a revelation.

J.B. (Pittsburgh, Pa)
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The song selection for this Best Of collection is very good. I had the last two albums and was (and still may later) going to buy the two older albums however I decided to buy this now and may buy the others later.
420329
The songs on We Walked shimmer with the kind of quiet early-evening light that has fireflies just beginning to flicker and the last rays of sunlight filtering through the trees.  Singer Karen Peris' delicate vocals, at turns lithe and languid, are minimally accompanied, often by just a guitar or two.  Of course the guitars and bass are played superbly by Don Peris and Mike Bitts respectively.  An example of how well they mesh together is one of my favorites among the new songs, "Happy Birthday."  It begins with a softly strummed acoustic guitar before Karen starts singing, leading to a chorus that's completely enchanting, with a fine interplay of guitar and vocals.  Other tunes such "Song for Tom" and "Colors of the World" are similarly appealing.  The trio does bring in keyboards, electric guitars and even drums on occasion, but always to tasteful effect.  In all, We Walked In Song is a welcome addition to the already rich Innocence Mission body of work.  We can enjoy these songs for awhile, but I also have an idea for the next I.M. album - a collection of all covers.  As much as I've liked their original music from the beginning, I've also really dug many of their cover tunes over the years.  I can think of some fairly obvious choices for this "dream CD" -- and some less obvious too.