CD-Charts Position 1
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The Orchard

CD-Charts > Music > Pop - Adult Contemporary - General
by: Lizz Wright

Release Date February 26, 2008
Many reviews on Amazon -- and yes, myself guilty -- tend to lean towards fan-mail. You keep a watch out for your favourite artists, buy their cd's as they are released and write a review tell the world how truly fantastic the artist and music are. And by inference, your own taste in music. So let me start by saying that I do have a weakness for Lizz Wright. Don't expect a cool unbiased review. Her earlier albums have been spinning and spinning on my cd-player. Not just because of her voice, her phrasing and tone that she combines so beautifully and effortlessly. In this she is not alone, there are many good singers with fine material out there. But there is something special about Lizz Wright that makes her stand out. Hard to put the finger ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 2
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Raising Sand

CD-Charts > Music > Pop - Adult Contemporary - General
from: Rounder

Release Date October 23, 2007
"Raising Sand" is the haunting and brilliant collaboration between Robert Plant and Allison Krauss; it opens with my favorite track - the Sam Phillips song "Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us", which quickly demonstrates that there's a lot more going on here than the "Led Zeppelin goes Country" preconception that the notion of these two artists working together conjures up. The album continues with track after track enjoyment and surprise. This is yet another triumph for producer T Bone Burnett, who has incisively crafted a breath-taking soundscape, supported by some of the finest musicians working today, where the whole is deliriously more than the sum of the parts. It all sounds so effortless that you know it must have been quite the opposite - dreamy ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 3
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Spirit

CD-Charts > Music > Pop - Adult Contemporary - General
by: Leona Lewis

Release Date April 08, 2008
It isn't often you find an entire album that is really really great. This one definitely is a GREAT album through and through. She has a beautiful voice, beautiful lyrics, and a beautiful "spirit" that truly shines through in her music.

CD-Charts Position 4
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Perfectly Clear

CD-Charts > Music > Pop - Adult Contemporary - General
by: Jewel

Release Date June 03, 2008
Well all right, Jewel most likely decided to do country music this time because of the poor sales of her last cd, 2006's "Goodbye Alice In Wonderland". I have all of Jewel's cds, and I like her talent, but sometimes she's off the mark. "Perfectly Clear" is okay. It's no Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton or even Carrie Underwood. A good idea to utilize John Rich (of Big & Rich) to help produce, but the results just kind of lie there.

"Perfectly Clear" is unmoving all the way through. Background music. Average Jewel. A valiant attempt that didn't quite succeed, but also not a complete failure. The songs are pleasant, and they come and go without a second thought. After listening all week, I didn't feel there was a true pop ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 5
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Nine Lives

CD-Charts > Music > Pop - Adult Contemporary - General
by: Steve Winwood

Release Date April 29, 2008
Stevie always has nice stuff. Good to hear from him again. Best is song with Clapton.

CD-Charts Position 6
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Last Days At the Lodge

CD-Charts > Music > Pop - Adult Contemporary - General
by: Amos Lee

Release Date June 24, 2008
Though the singing is great and the instrumental pleasing throughout, this CD doesn't quite match the lofty standards set by his first two CDs.

But it is still a strong album and, after a few more listens, grew on me so much that it's now on constant rotation at my house. Highlights include "Listen," "Baby I want You," "What's Been Going On," and "Better Days."

Give it a try. It gratifies in a way most music cannot.

CD-Charts Position 7
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Keep It Simple

CD-Charts > Music > Pop - Adult Contemporary - General
by: Van Morrison

Release Date April 01, 2008
Typical, incredible Morrison. As always, the more I listen the deeper the meaning . . . 'stretching time stretching time . . .'

CD-Charts Position 8
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Pocketful of Sunshine

CD-Charts > Music > Pop - Adult Contemporary - General
by: Natasha Bedingfield

Release Date January 22, 2008
This purchased arrived in a timely manner and has become one of my all time favorite cds. Love it, love it, love it!

CD-Charts Position 9
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Call Me Irresponsible

CD-Charts > Music > Pop - Adult Contemporary - General
by: Michael Bublé

Release Date May 01, 2007
What can I say, I love Michael Buble. We play it at work in the reception area so it has to be something that most people enjoy.

CD-Charts Position 10
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Stone of Sisyphus (XXXII)

CD-Charts > Music > Pop - Adult Contemporary - General
by: Chicago

Release Date June 17, 2008
If you like the first 3 Chicago records (when they were innovative, allowed Robert Lamm & James Pankow to write & arrange) then this record is a real disappointment. For me the loss of Terry Kath was sad, the departure of Danny Seraphine indicative of the music business & let's not mention Peter Cetera he just used the band for his own brand of high pitched MOR music. For me the main offender is Bill Champlin, his dreadful voice overshadows this record how he hijacked a career under the banner of Chicago remains a mystery. Robert Lamm should have taken over the vocals and artistic control. Until Robert Lamm takes control (1969-1974) then Chicago will always be a MOR power ballad band.