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Mamma Mia!

from: Decca

Release Date July 08, 2008
This soundtrack made me want to see the movie again, RIGHT AWAY! The music is fun and even if some of the actors aren't the best singers (how lame would it be if they had voice doubles), it's great! Great movie, great soundtrack!

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Mamma Mia! The Musical Based on the Songs of ABBA: A Decca Broadway Original Cast Recording (1999 London Cast)

by: Benny Andersson, Julian Poole, Jenny Galloway, Nicolas Colicos, Paul Clarkson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Lisa Stokke, Eliza Lumley, Melissa Gibson, Siobhan McCarthy, Louise Plowright, Jenny Galloway, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson

Release Date October 17, 2000
Product was in good shape and arrived promptly. However, I did not care for the CD.

CD-Charts Position 3
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Dino: The Essential Dean Martin

by: Dean Martin

Release Date June 01, 2004
I got this for my husband and he LOVES it, He play's it all the time, it has 30 songs and is very enjoyable, if you like Dean, This is a must have.

CD-Charts Position 4
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Mozart for Mothers-To-Be: Tender Lullabies for Mother and Child

from: Philips

Release Date April 09, 1996
I received this CD as a gift when I was pregnant with my first child. She is now the oldest of three and is now eleven years old. I played this CD every week throughout my pregnancy. I found it very comforting during a period of my life that seemed like a roller coaster ride. Then when she was born, I played it during a time that I was not feeling well, and I saw my baby daughter turn towards the speaker. I realized that she recognized it and made me feel so good to know that she had a sharp sense of hearing. As a new mom, I was filled with anxieties and with one less was a ray of sunlight for me. Great gift for all mommies to be!

CD-Charts Position 5
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Annie (Original 1982 Motion Picture Soundtrack)

by: Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin

Release Date October 25, 1990
Althought the OBC is the definitive recording of this musical, and although the 1999 T.V. production with Victor Garber and Audra Macdonald is a far better adaptation of the show, this 1982 soundtrack is a delight in its own right. The main reason to buy this album is because of the cast: Carol Burnett, Albert Finney, Anne Reinking, Bernadette Peters, Tim Curry, and Aileen Quinn as the title character. A few songs in the film were actually better on screen than on stage, "It's the Hard-Knock Life" and "I Don't Need Anything But You" being chief among them. The songs added specifically for the film are also a delight, the comic duet between Burnett and Finney, "Sign" being my favorite. "Let's Go To the Movies" is also a classic and fits right ... Read More:

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Romance of the Violin

by: Claude Debussy, Fryderyk Chopin, Camille Saint-Saens, Franz Schubert, Vincenzo Bellini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Alexander Borodin, Antonin Dvorak, Claudio Monteverdi, Jules Massenet, Robert Schumann, Michael Stern, Craig Ogden, Gregory Knowles, John Constable, Jacob Heringman, Stephen Orton

Release Date October 28, 2003
a trained violinist, to me he does not feel the music, therefore, his playing is not inspiring.

CD-Charts Position 7
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Les Miserables Original London Cast

by: Various Artists

Release Date June 01, 2004
I agree with most of the reviews - the London staging is the very best of the English language versions of 'Les Miserables'. Forget the New York (Broadway) production, much too polished (sanitized ?). It pales in comparison. The American version benefits from greater sophistication but at the cost of the original book.

HOWEVER, for the first production of this musical, go to the recording on the 'Anthology' (French) label, issued by FGL Productions (the complete 1980 version). It has the cast of the premier, with 'guest appearances' by some big names in yesterday's French popular music, Michel Sardou, Salvatore Adamo, and Michel Delpech. And a list of superb actor-sings, like Maurice Barrier (Valjean), Rose Laurens (Fantine), Yvan ... Read More:

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Streets Of Fire: A Rock & Roll Fable (1984 Film)

from: MCA Records

Release Date October 25, 1990
The movie looked promising on every level. Seeing it in a theater, it fell extremely short of my expectations. Good actors who for some reason delivered lines in this movie like they were reading it off a cue card. And played it so "stereotypical" of the "character type" they were portraying it was sometimes "smirk inducing".

That said...in the end it is kinda fun to watch. I bought this soundrack 'cause it is a great sample of some great rock acts of the 80's (without sounding 80's). You've got the "voice" of Contact (who had a hit with "10.9.8"), Marylin Martin (w/ Stevie Nicks doing some of the best b/g vocals on her own song), Maria Mckee doing Tom Petty "justice" yet again.

If you can it's probably best to buy a download (where??) ... Read More:

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A Kiss To Build A Dream On

by: Jessica Molaskey

Release Date September 02, 2008
A delightful mixture of familiar and unfamiliar songs beautifully sung by Jessica Molaskey, joined occasionally by her husband, John Pizzarelli. Accompanied by a great quartet, the music sings and swings. Obscure items like "Happy Habit" and "Everybody Loves Louie" and some originals give the whole disc a fresh flavor.

CD-Charts Position 10
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Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl

from: Walt Disney Records

Release Date July 22, 2003
This soundtrack just BLEW me away!! Its the best soundtrack EVER!! I couldnt keep it off. It was in CD Repeat all the time!! It's brilliant and so original!! I HIGHLY recommend it!!