OLIVIA STILL SOUNDING GREAT
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DON'T BE PUT OFF BY THE LACK OF BIG NAMES ON THIS CD, WITHOUT A
DOUGHT A TRUELY WONDERFUL CD. A COLLECTION OF POP, COUNTRY, ROCK N ROLL, THIS ALBUM HAS IT ALL. OLIVIA SOUNDS BETTER THAN EVER, MY TWO PERSONAL FAVOURITES ARE I'LL COME RUNNING WITH TINA ARENA & I'M COUNTING ON YOU. TREAT YOURSELF TODAY & ENJOY THE LATEST OFFERING FROM ONE OF THE GREATS
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Kelly Clarkson delivers a nice performance  that sound like Olivia Newton Jones in her time. Very nice song, perfect for this time
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Sounds like how many girls in there twenties allow men to use them... Sound is great and her vocals even better
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Wanted to give her 5 but it's hard without the Sisters present Still Kathy's strong leads reminds you that only She sounds like that and she has good songs on here, so I'm not disappointed at all. But I do prefer the CHIC produced stuff as well as the George Duke stuff.  DANATUNES
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I'm trying to collect all of her albums on vinyl! Of course they produce the best sound! The cool thing was they were released on my birthday! :D
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Rebecca St. James' fourth album is strong from start to finish.  My own copy is worn out from heavy use.  Standout trax include "Come Quickly Lord," and "Omega," the remix of which unfortunately spoiled it for radio airplay.  She has included a hidden track after Omega, so those who aren't aware of this should listen to it.
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Olivia was the first act signed to J Records, the now booming record label headed by Clive Davis, former head of Arista Records.  Many people slept on this diva, because her video got mediocre rotation on BET and MTV, and her song were barely heard on radio.
Nevertheless, true R&B fans will not want to miss this album.  Olivia is most known for her first single "Bizounce", which got decent airplay.  I have heard this song more often as recent as late 2002, which is sad, because this song is really good.  It has some nice, strong, divafied lyrics (I'm about to bizounce, I can't take this s*** no more...picture frame broken daddy, 'cause I can't trust you...I'm riding higher now, so n**** f*** you.)  Wow!!  If that isn't real, I don't know what is!!
Other uptempo songs that are worth listening to include the steamy "Are U Capable", the second single.  This one is more sensual, showing Olivia to be an experienced sex kitten who doesn't want to deal with rookies ("Can you kiss below the border while I run the camcorder tonight?")  'Nuff said.  And that's not the strongest line.  She also comes hard with some decent rapping skills in both songs.  "Bring Da Roof Down" is a nice club track with some more rapping from Ms. Olivia.  This song got some play in some clubs up in Chicago, and rightfully so.  It's definitely a party album.
The slower songs work exceptionally.  My personal favorite is "Silly B**** In Love"....Classic!  It starts off hard ("See, there's two things you don't f*** with....a girl's dough, and her heart").  Olivia plays the ghetto queen role well, then delivers sultry singer next with her vocals on this song.  "Lower 2 My Heart" is a slow bumping, candle-burning song that is a definite love-making cut.  One listen and you will be like, wow.  "Look Around", featuring labelmate Jimmy Cozier, is a nice duet with some lovely vocals.  Wonderfully produced and written.  "It's On Again" is a nice song, that's not too sexy, but sensual enough to put you in a loving mood and actually enjoy it.
The only problems I have with this album is some of the choices for album tracks.  "You Got the Damn Thing" is quite irritating to me, and it's not the easiest thing to follow.  The single of this song, which had a sample from Guy's "I Like", was actually more listenable and should have been included.  "Whoadie" has some nice ad-libs from Olivia, but doesn't move me at all.  Even a cameo rap from a then-unknown Petey Pablo couldn't help me like this song.
Nevertheless, Olivia has really put out a stron debut album.  I'm looking forward to some more in the future!!
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She has such a distinct voice. Some times she sounds like a little girl and sometimes like Melanie Safka. For the most part all the songs are good with Spaceship, Transformer and Happy Birthday among my favorites. Happy Birthday is funny in a way especially with the Marilyn/Kennedy comment. There is one short 1 minute song called Interlude which is more or less a waste of space and the songs from both cd's could have easily been put on just one. The 2nd cd has mostly songs in Swedish but that last few are in English. All are good, even if you don't understand Swedish. I recommend this highly. I hope she keeps putting out great stuff.
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Surprised at her great energy.  She still shines with great lyrics and a strong voice.  I am glad she is still recording!  Crazy tattoos  and all.
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It's remarkable to me how consistent Florence and the Machine is with the band's repertoire of songs. There are no fillers on either this album or her first album, "Lungs." Ceremonials keeps up the intensity, passion and creativity of the first record. The songs have great hooks and the arrangements continue to complement Florence's fantastic singing voice. I don't think fans will be let down by this album.
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Other than her Christmas CD I own nothing else by this young soprano. But I must say - from what I've heard in the past her voice is quite maturing. She sounds better than ever! I was especially shocked as I watched a commercial advertisment for Enchantment and heard her singing one of my favorite arias, The Flower Duet. I could have sworn it was an adult singing. But despite my love for that song, my absolute favorite would have to be Habanera. That song exudes tons of vigorous energy with Jesse Cook playing the guitar to give it a funky, upbeat Spanish vibe. I listened to that song at least 8 times the first day of purchase... Charlotte Church seems wiser here by selecting simpler and less complicated songs, save The Laughing Song. Personally I feel she should have waited longer to attempt it, for when she comes to that high "D" her voice sounds strangled and too forced. But hey! She still sings it well for a 15-year-old.
Charlotte expands her wings by singing not just well-known opera pieces but by also swinging in the mix Broadway, Celtic, Lullabies, and even a ballad on The Prayer with Josh Groban. Carrickfergus is a gorgeous Celtic song with more of a contemporary feel to it while The Water Is High emotes so much feelings that it almost brings me to tears. I also find Papa Can You Hear Me? extremely emotional as she sings from the perspective of a little girl feeling helplessly small from the loss of her father, whom I assume has died. I also love The Little Horses. I often used to croon my niece to sleep at night by singing that and, From My First Moment, to her. The only songs I didn't care for are Tonight (just because I HATE! Westside Story) and Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man. I'm not too fond of Broadway so that didn't really surprise me.
Really, though. If nothing else please buy Enchantment. It will live up to your expectations, I promise.
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Her singing is as good as her dancing.  Have listened to the CD daily ever since I got it.  Love her enthusiasm and the vibrations.  Cannot wait until her next album comes out.
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Beyonce did a wonderful job on this album which seems more mature and her vocals are certainly improving. I waited until now to purchase the CD and tried to avoid the negative comments about the songs that were leaked. I usually buy an album when I can vibe to at least half of the songs which she did not fail me on this one. I will admit that I love all of her previous uptempo songs, but many of the ballads on the 4 album were wonderful and well produced. My instant favorites in order are Countdown, End of time, I was here, start over, 1+1, Best thing I never had, and Girls. I care, party, and rather die young are somewhat growing on me.
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Listening to the songs from all 4 of Charlotte's albums has demonstrated to me that she still has the voice of an angel.  Just because she seems to be looking for different genre to apply her vocal abilities doesn't mean that she has lost her voice.  Everyone moves on to different material eventually.
Charlotte continues to show that she can perform any material as she performs the theme song to the award winning film, A Beautiful Mind.
I would doubt that you will find a record album anywhere with so many outstanding selections as you will find in Prelude.
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This album stays on repeat in my car; I love it! The last album was good but this is even better, great lyrics,  she sounds amazing and came strong with this one. Loving it!
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May God have mercy on my soul for admitting this on a public forum, but Olivia Newton-John is one of my guilty pleasures. My mancard smokes in my wallet when I own up to the occasional listening to this kind of syrupy-sweet bubble-gum pop, but I do love this woman! (I can, however, make no reasonable excuse for my love of Air Supply.)  This has all of Olivia's hits that you're ashamed as a man to admit you love. I even find myself cranking the songs from Grease. My children have threatened bodily harm and/or family disownment if I play this in the car on a roadtrip one more time, but I will still likely risk it.  After all this time, I still don't think anyone matches the quality of Olivia's sweet voice. Her harmonies are perfect and this cd takes me back to simpler times when my wife and teenagers weren't around to make fun of me.  Now I must go juggle chainsaws, build a cabin with a hatchet, listen to death metal and ramp a motorcycle over several parked cars to restore the proper balance of manliness to my system and wash the stench of shame from my typing fingers. This really is a great cd though. :)
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A good album, her voice keeps getting better all the time.  I wish the song selections were a little more inspired.  My mom, whom I bought it for, loves it.  It arrived on time and in perfect condition.