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Closer by Josh Groban (CD - 11/11/2003)
 

Closer by Josh Groban (CD - 11/11/2003)

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Closer by Josh Groban (CD - 11/11/2003)
"Closer" (11/11/2003) Easy Listening Groban, Josh, Warner Bros. Records (Record Label)Personnel includes: Josh Groban (vocals); Leo Z. (piano, keyboards, programming, background vocals); Angie Passerella (acoustic & Classical guitars); Dean Parks, Ramon Stagnaro, Michael Thompson (guitar); Joshua Bell (violin); Devis Mariotti (flute, whistle, background vocals); Eric Rigler (Uillean pipes); David Foster (piano); Mark Hammond (keyboards, programming); David Fall (drums); Raphael Padila (percussion); Jochem Van Der Saag (programming); Richard Page, Andrea Sandri (background vocals); Deep Forest. Producers: David Foster, Walter Afanasieff, Leo Z., Mauro Malavasi, Eric Mouquet. Recorded at Chartmaker Studios, Malibu, California. This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Personnel: Josh Groban (piano, background vocals); Dean Parks, Norbert Gallo, Michael Hart Thompson , Ramon Stagnaro (guitar); J'Anna Jacoby, Joshua Bell (violin); Eric Rigler (Uilleann pipe); David Foster (piano, keyboards); Mark Portmann, Walter Afanasieff (keyboards, programming); Eric Mouquet, Mark Hammond (keyboards); David Fall (drums); Rafael Padilla (percussion); Paul Schwartz (programming, drum programming); Courtney Blooding, Andrea Sandrei, Marco Marinangeli, Richard Page (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Humberto Gatica; Pierre Jacquot. Recording information: Blue Studios (09/26/2003); Chalice, CA (09/26/2003); Chartmaker Studios, Malibu, CA (09/26/2003); EMM Studio, France (09/26/2003); Leo Z's Studio (09/26/2003); Sony Studios, Culver City, CA (09/26/2003); Wallyworld, LA (09/26/2003). Photographer: Olaf Heine. Arrangers: Klaus Derendorf; Eric Mouquet; Jeremy Lubbock; Mark Hammond; Mark Portmann; Paul Schwartz ; William Ross; David Foster; Walter Afanasieff. Powerhouse vocalist Josh Groban may not be all things to all people, but he's certainly many things to many people. An international sensation, Groban is a Broadway-ready belter, romantic crooner, and classical/pop crossover phenomenon. Groban largely shies away from the more operatic side of his musical personality on CLOSER, leaning more towards a lush, cosmopolitan style that finds him singing in Italian, French, Spanish, and English with equal aplomb. While the album is speckled with adult-contemporary pop production touches courtesy of Groban's mentor David Foster, much of the record sports a cinematic, grandly orchestrated feel. And on the closing track "Never Let Go," his collaboration with ambient popsters Deep Forest, Groban even bucks for inclusion on a future volume of the PURE MOODS series, showing that he's always got another stylistic surprise up his sleeve.
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Definitive Hits by Herb Alpert (CD - 03/27/2001)
 

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Definitive Hits by Herb Alpert (CD - 03/27/2001)
"Definitive Hits" (03/27/2001) Easy Listening Alpert, Herb, Interscope Records (USA)Personnel includes: Herb Alpert (trumpet); Janet Jackson, Lisa Keith (vocals); Tijuana Brass. Producers include: Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss, Burt Bacharach, Jose Quintana, Randy Badazz. Compilation producers: Herb Alpert, Larry Levine, Mike Ragogna. Includes liner notes by Herb Alpert and Quincy Jones. Digitally remastered using 20-bit remastering technology by Doug Sax and Robert Hadley (The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, California). Personnel: Herb Alpert (trumpet); Lisa Keith (vocals). Audio Remixers: Don Hahn; Bryan Stott. Liner Note Authors: Quincy Jones; Burt Bacharach. Arrangers: Herb Alpert; Juan Carlos Calder¢n. Before his run at the top of the easy-listening charts, Herb Alpert was already a music-industry veteran, writing and producing hits for Sam Cooke and Jan & Dean. Alpert also deserves a place in history as co-founder and owner of A&M Records, one of the most successful independent labels of all time. A solid 20-track compilation spanning Alpert's career, DEFINITIVE HITS covers the trumpeter/singer/label executive's glory years--the 1961-'68 stretch between "The Lonely Bull" and the Burt Bacharach-penned vocal showcase "This Guy's in Love with You." However, it also conveniently gathers material from the post-Tijuana Brass period when Alpert specialized in easy-listening fusion hits like the disco-tinged jazz-funk of 1979's "Rise" and the adult-contemporary R&B of 1987's "Diamonds," which features A&M Records' then-new star Janet Jackson on lead vocals. But, of course, the real meat of the collection is the brilliantly arranged suburban exotica of "Spanish Flea," "A Taste of Honey," and "Whipped Cream," along with other fine examples of Alpert's Latin-tinged pop.

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Christmas Eve and Other Stories [Box] by Trans-Siberian Orchestra (CD - 11/02/2004)
 

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Christmas Eve and Other Stories [Box] by Trans-Siberian Orchestra (CD - 11/02/2004)
"Christmas Eve and Other Stories [Box]" (11/02/2004) Easy Listening Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Lava Records (USA)Trans-Siberian Orchestra includes: Paul O'Neill (conductor). This release includes a bonus DVD. Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Al Pitrelli (guitar, keyboards); Chris Caffery, Alex Skolnick, Paul O'Neill, Angus Clark, Tristan Avakian (guitar); Jon Oliva, Robert Kinkel (piano, keyboards); Jane Mangini (piano); Carmine Giglo, Mee Eun Kim (keyboards); David Z. , Johnny Lee Middleton, Jeff Allegue (bass instrument); Jeff Plate (drums). In 2004, Trans-Siberian Orchestra finished their "Christmas trilogy" with the massive -- some would say ponderous -- The Lost Christmas Eve. Wasting none of the holiday season's precious shopping time, the Christmas Trilogy box set landed two weeks after that album, giving the band's loyal fan base a set to give -- some would say inflict -- to their friends. Then again, maybe they'll just want to hold on to the set since there's a DVD with appearances by Jewel and Michael Crawford and the lavishly illustrated booklet includes all the lyrics and background stories. You really should dabble in Trans-Siberian's dramatic, huge world of Christmas music through the eyes of classic rock before laying down the money for the set. If you just need a bit of this 60-piece, the first album is the most inspired, but it's not enough for most who get hooked. Although the next two albums gave diminishing returns, Trans-Siberian producer/mastermind Paul O'Neill kept pouring his heart into the music and always offered some genuine thrills. Great presentation and a packed DVD make up for a lot of note-spinning on the third disc, and what was a wintry night made for besides curling up with a precious, hope-filled story, no matter how cumbersome? ~ David Jeffries What would happen if members of Savatage decided to write some Christmas songs? Easy: Trans-Siberian Orchestra. This "supergroup" is the brainchild of Jon Oliva and Paul O'Neill (respectively the leader-keyboardist and the producer of Savatage). They hired Al Pitrelli (Asia, Savatage) to play guitars, Robert Kinkel to help with keyboards, John Middleton (also a member of Savatage) on bass, and Jeff Plate on drums. Lead vocals are shared by six vocalists, while some of the backing vocals are handled by Savatage lead singer Zachary Stevens. Christmas Eve and Other Stories is a concept album: all the songs are built as chapters of a book, each telling part of a larger story. The plot here is of a young angel sent down to Earth to find and bring back to the Lord "the one thing that best represents everything good that has been done in the name of this day." The angel's quest takes him all over the world, through Russia and Sarajevo, until he finally hears the prayer of a father. This last piece is the strongest moment on the album and makes for a miniature story within the larger story. It is basically told in a trilogy of songs: in the first, "Ornament," we hear the father's prayer, explaining how he hasn't seen his daughter in many years. In "Old City Bar," the angel finds the daughter, standing alone outside a bar, and talks to the bartender who, out of a random act of kindness, takes all the cash from his register drawer and gives it to the girl so she can go home. The third song, "This Christmas Day," has the father praising God, thanking him for bringing his daughter back to him on this night of all nights. It is a very touching story, pondering the thought that "If you want to arrange it/This world you can change it/If we could somehow make this/Christmas thing last/By helping a neighbor/Or even a stranger." Musically, the band has taken some traditional Christmas songs ("O Come All Ye Faithful," "O Holy Night," "The First Noel") and mixed in some modern rock music. The result is stunning and very impressive. It is filled with energy that simply blows you away. The already classic "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24" is a gripping instrumental based on "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (although you might have to listen carefully to hear it). Fans of progressive music should like this one. And if you're into the more recent works of Savatage (like Handful of Rain or De

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Peace, Love & Pops by Arthur Fiedler (CD - 11/14/1995)
 

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Peace, Love & Pops by Arthur Fiedler (CD - 11/14/1995)
"Peace, Love & Pops" (11/14/1995) Easy Listening Fiedler, Arthur, Universal DistributionIncludes liner notes by Johanna Fiedler.

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Beyond the Sea/The New Limelight [Digipak] by Frank Chacksfield (CD - 07/20/2004)
 

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Beyond the Sea/The New Limelight [Digipak] by Frank Chacksfield (CD - 07/20/2004)
"Beyond the Sea/The New Limelight [Digipak]" (07/20/2004) Easy Listening Chacksfield, Frank, Decca (USA)2 LPs on 1 CD: BEYOND THE SEA (1965)/THE NEW LIMELIGHT (1965). This Decca Phase 4 two-fer revives a pair of out of print LPs by English bandleader, pianist, and composer Frank Chacksfield, Beyond the Sea and The New Limelight, released in 1964 and 1965, respectively. Both albums contain romantic mood music with the first 11 tracks dominated by an ocean theme, including "How Deep Is the Ocean," "Sea Mist," "The Sea," "Moon River," and "Ebb Tide," while the remaining tracks focus on show tunes and standards like "Tonight," "Come Rain or Come Shine," "The Man That Got Away," and "Limelight." This is an enjoyable reissue from Frank Chacksfield's out of print catalog on Decca Records. ~ Al Campbell

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Gold Star Ballroom Series: Waltz by Various Artists (CD - 06/21/2005)
 

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Gold Star Ballroom Series: Waltz by Various Artists (CD - 06/21/2005)
"Gold Star Ballroom Series: Waltz" (06/21/2005) Easy Listening Various Artists, United Multimedia

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Closer [Limited] by Josh Groban (CD - 11/11/2003)
 

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Closer [Limited] by Josh Groban (CD - 11/11/2003)
"Closer [Limited]" (11/11/2003) Easy Listening Groban, Josh, Warner Bros. Records (Record Label)Personnel includes: Josh Groban (vocals); Leo Z. (piano, keyboards, programming, background vocals); Angie Passerella (acoustic & Classical guitars); Dean Parks, Ramon Stagnaro, Michael Thompson (guitar); Joshua Bell (violin); Devis Mariotti (flute, whistle, background vocals); Eric Rigler (Uillean pipes); David Foster (piano); Mark Hammond (keyboards, programming); David Fall (drums); Raphael Padila (percussion); Jochem Van Der Saag (programming); Richard Page, Andrea Sandri (background vocals); Deep Forest. Producers: David Foster, Walter Afanasieff, Leo Z., Mauro Malavasi, Eric Mouquet. Recorded at Chartmaker Studios, Malibu, California. This release contains a bonus DVD featuring footage of the making of CLOSER. This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Powerhouse vocalist Josh Groban may not be all things to all people, but he's certainly many things to many people. An international sensation, Groban is a Broadway-ready belter, romantic crooner, and classical/pop crossover phenomenon. Groban largely shies away from the more operatic side of his musical personality on CLOSER, leaning more towards a lush, cosmopolitan style that finds him singing in Italian, French, Spanish, and English with equal aplomb. While the album is speckled with adult-contemporary pop production touches courtesy of Groban's mentor David Foster, much of the record sports a cinematic, grandly orchestrated feel. And on the closing track "Never Let Go," his collaboration with ambient popsters Deep Forest, Groban even bucks for inclusion on a future volume of the PURE MOODS series, showing that he's always got another stylistic surprise up his sleeve.

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Somewhere My Love by Ray Conniff (CD - 09/15/1987)
 

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Somewhere My Love by Ray Conniff (CD - 09/15/1987)
"Somewhere My Love" (09/15/1987) Easy Listening Conniff, Ray, Columbia (USA)Personnel: Ray Conniff (trombone). The lushest of all Conniff albums, this one features the theme from Dr. Zhivago. ~ Cub Koda

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Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 12: Saxophobia by Various Artists (CD - 07/23/1996)
 

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Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 12: Saxophobia by Various Artists (CD - 07/23/1996)
"Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 12: Saxophobia" (07/23/1996) Easy Listening Various Artists, Capitol/EMI RecordsRecorded between May 15, 1957 and 1966. Includes liner notes by RJ Smith. Digitally remastered by Bob Norberg at Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, California. This is part of Capitol Records' Ultra-Lounge series. The lounge sounds of the '50s and '60s on this compilation are very much of a piece with the other volumes of the Ultra-Lounge series. But as you'd expect from the title, the emphasis is on vintage lounge at its jazziest, with the saxophone to the fore. This isn't the kind of jazz you're going to read about in Down Beat, despite the presence of some bona fide jazzers, like Count Basie (doing the "Goldfinger" theme) and Bill Perkins; the influence of soundtrack music, pre-'50s pop standards, Latin rhythms, and bongo percussion is too strong. When you want some light lounge-jazz hybrids to unwind to after your jazz scholar friends have gone home, though, this isn't bad. Les Baxter, Nelson Riddle, and Gordon Jenkins make their expected appearances on this compilation; more surprising is the inclusion of top R&B saxophonist King Curtis, who does a pop-friendly version of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man," and teams up with ace rock session drummer Earl Palmer on "One Mint Julep." Also worth noting are Vegas-jump blues kings Louis Prima and Sam Butera, who do a smoky version of "Harlem Nocturne." ~ Richie Unterberger

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The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas: 2 CD Collection [2001] by Various Artists (CD - 09/11/2001)
 

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The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas: 2 CD Collection [2001] by Various Artists (CD - 09/11/2001)
"The Time-Life Treasury of Christmas: 2 CD Collection [2001]" (09/11/2001) Easy Listening Various Artists, Time/Life MusicIf you want that old-fashioned holiday feeling of spending Christmas in your grandparents' house while they pull out some of their favorite Yuletide LPs and play them on a well-worn phonograph (that's for records, kids), THE TIME-LIFE TREASURY OF CHRISTMAS is here to help. This two-disc collection is based around well known Christmas recordings by some of the biggest crooners of the pre-rock era. The original smoothie Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" is as unassailable as it is ubiquitous. Ella Fitzgerald sounds just as transcendent singing "Jingle Bells" as she did on any other tune she ever tackled. Even when Elvis Presley pops up, rock & roll is eschewed in favor of the lovelorn Christmas anthem "Blue Christmas."

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Ancora by Il Divo (CD - 01/24/2006)
 

Ancora by Il Divo (CD - 01/24/2006)

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Ancora by Il Divo (CD - 01/24/2006)
"Ancora" (01/24/2006) Easy Listening Il Divo, Syco/ColumbiaPersonnel: Mats Berntoft, Frizzy Karlsson (guitar); Henrik Janson (acoustic guitar); Esbj?rn ?hrwall (electric guitar); Jan Bengtsson (flute); Steve Mac (piano, keyboards); Dave Arch (piano); Per Magnusson (keyboards, programming); Chris Laws (drums); Gustave Lund (percussion); David Krueger (programming). Audio Mixers: Ren Swan; Fredrik Andersson . Recording information: A Side Studios, Stockholm, Sweden; EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England; Rokstone Studios, London, England; Sphere Studios, London, England; Studio Piccolo, Montreal, Canada; Sveriges Radio Studio 2, Stockholm, Sweden; Whitfield Street Studios, London, England. Photographer: Walter Chin. Arrangers: David Krueger; Uli Janson; Henrik Janson; Per Magnusson. Knowing how to strike while the iron is hot, the international all-male pop-opera revue Il Divo, assembled by AMERICAN IDOL's Simon Cowell, followed up its 2005 debut (and subsequent Christmas album) with yet another outing in early 2006. Here the dashing vocal quartet--Urs Buhler (Switzerland), Sebastien Izambard (France), Carlos Marin (Spain), and David Miller (U.S.)--stays true to its multi-lingual repertoire, offering up a suitably dramatic Spanish version of Eric Carmen's "All By Myself" ("Solo Otra Vez") and an English/French rendition of "I Believe in You" (with Celine Dion), among other numbers. While the arrangements on ANCORA are lush and majestic, they never overshadow the full, passionate voices of the foursome, who have clearly become used to working together as a powerful group.

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Let's Dance: The Best of Ballroom Foxtrots & Waltzes by Various Artists (CD - 11/11/1997)
 

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Let's Dance: The Best of Ballroom Foxtrots & Waltzes by Various Artists (CD - 11/11/1997)
"Let's Dance: The Best of Ballroom Foxtrots & Waltzes" (11/11/1997) Easy Listening Various Artists, Rhino Records (USA)Full title: Let's Dance! The Best Of Ballroom: Fox Trots And Waltzes. Let's Dance: The Best of Ballroom Foxtrots & Waltzes was designed to cash in on the swing and lounge revival of the '90s by offering a selection of foxtrots and waltzes, along with a choreography and beats-per-minute-guide, designed for hip young swingers. Despite a few selections that are a little too slick or schmaltzy, the music on the collection is generally first-rate, offering eight foxtrots and seven waltzes. The featured artists -- including Andy Williams, Harry James, the Manhattan Transfer, Mel Torm?, Percy Faith, 101 Strings, Melissa Manchester, Engelbert Humperdinck and Henry Mancini -- are uniformly strong, but what really matters is the rhythm, sway and the music, and on that level, Let's Dance: The Best of Ballroom Foxtrots & Waltzes fulfills its purpose quite well. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Ultimate Relaxation Christmas Album by Various Artists (CD - 10/15/2002)
 

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Ultimate Relaxation Christmas Album by Various Artists (CD - 10/15/2002)
"Ultimate Relaxation Christmas Album" (10/15/2002) Easy Listening Various Artists, Decca (USA)Includes liner notes by Joseph S. Szurly. Personnel: Arthur Grumiaux (violin). Liner Note Author: Joseph S. Szurly. Directors: Georg Ratzinger; Uwe Christian Harrer; David Willcocks . Though it may not intend to, with its title The Ultimate Relaxation Christmas Album addresses one of the biggest paradoxes of the holiday season: ideally, it should be one of the most joyous and relaxing times of the year, but thanks to shopping for gifts, social obligations, and heightened expectations, too often the holidays become stressful instead of pleasant. This collection of soothing instrumental and choral holiday favorites aims to restore some serenity to the season, and on at least one level, it succeeds; the gentle renditions of "O Holy Night," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," and "The Christmas Waltz" have soft, lush arrangements that are definitely relaxing. However, the arrangements skirt dangerously close to the sappy, string-laden territory of Mantovani, 101 Strings, and countless other easy listening instrumentalists, and the cutesy harp, piano, and xylophone flourishes on many of the tracks threaten to push the album into kitsch. Of course, the Christmas albums by Mantovani, 101 Strings, and the like were hugely popular, and this album's nod to those sweetly bland holiday releases of the past could be intentional, adding to the built-in nostalgia that the season evokes. In some ways, the retro feeling of The Ultimate Relaxation Christmas Album is more refreshing -- and yes, relaxing -- than the new age-tinged holiday albums that may very likely sound nostalgic a few decades down the road. The purely choral selections are simpler and more dignified than most of the intstrumentals on the album, though a few of the orchestral tracks later in the album lose some of the more obvious easy listening tendencies. An ultra-traditional collection, The Ultimate Relaxation Christmas Album could be either stuffy or comforting, depending on your taste in holiday music and, quite possibly, how much eggnog you've had. ~ Heather Phares

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16 Most Requested Songs by Percy Faith & His Orchestra (CD - 09/03/1991)
 

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16 Most Requested Songs by Percy Faith & His Orchestra (CD - 09/03/1991)
"16 Most Requested Songs" (09/03/1991) Easy Listening Faith, Percy, Legacy RecordingsPerobably the best of the many single-disc Percy Faith compilations, Sony's 16 MOST REQUESTED SONGS collects the original recordings-many of the other reissues have later stereo re-recordings, and some are even new recordings of Faith's original arrangements!-of a well-chosen selection of Faith's best work from throughout his career. From his exquisite '50s work like the Latin-tinged "Malaguena" and the film theme "The Song From Moulin Rouge," through his early '60s career high point "Theme From A Summer Place" to his somewhat less interesting late '60s and early '70s work (including a rather bizarre and entertaining take on Jimmy Webb's "MacArthur Park"), 16 MOST REQUESTED SONGS condenses the entire career of this easy listening master into just under an hour of beautiful instrumental music.

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