CD-Charts Position 91
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All the Lost Souls

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: James Blunt

Release Date September 18, 2007
It is nice music similar to his first album. Easy listening I listen . I like it very much

CD-Charts Position 92
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Momofuku

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: Elvis Costello & the Imposters

Release Date May 06, 2008
always a treat when elvis gets the rock quartet thing going again...not the best...and i miss the attractions (bruce thomas) but it's better than 90% of the rock music out there.

CD-Charts Position 93
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22 Dreams

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: Paul Weller

Release Date July 22, 2008
"22 dreams" by Paul Weller is a sprawling opus that sees him fleeting stylistically from Blues to Soul to Electronica to Jazz to even Tango, ensuring there is a little something for everyone. Due to its length (21 tracks clocking in at about 70 minutes) it does take a while to get into, but its ended up becoming my favourite Weller album.

The title track "22 dreams" and "Echoes round the sun" are both Blues-tinged rockers, while "All I wanna do (is be with you)" and "Have you made up your mind" fall into the Soul category. The instrumental "Song for Alice" is a Jazzy tribute to the late Alice Coltrane.

"Invisible" is a fragile sounding sparse piano ballad, and "Why walk when you can run" is an absolutely brilliant acoustic ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 94
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An Invitation

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: Inara George, Van Dyke Parks

Release Date August 12, 2008
"An Invitation" is a collaboration across generations and a recording to treasure. Inara George and Van Dyke Parks go back a long way -- to 1974, when Inara (daughter of Little Feat's Lowell George) was born.

"An Invitation" is much like a theater-piece, complete with overture and a closing "Good night, good night to all of you." The songs are beautiful and spare; George sings them in a strong, cool, unstagey voice that makes the meaning of every word register. Her poignant and witty lyrics offer varied glimpses of someone in love, desirous, self-abasing, jubilant, ruefully self-aware, still hopeful. Parks' arrangements for small orchestra are elegant and endlessly supportive.

"An Invitation" is inviting. I've listened to this ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 95
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Shake Away

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: Lila Downs

Release Date September 02, 2008
I have several of her previous cds but believe this is the best. She brings us incredible energy, a great voice, and a band that is superb. To borrow from the review on Allmusic Guide: "this is the record we've been waiting for from Downs; it succeeds on all fronts and deepens her canon immeasurably."

CD-Charts Position 96
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The Lion King (1997 Original Broadway Cast)

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: Elton John, Tim Rice, Heather Headley, Mark Mancina

Release Date November 14, 1997
Took forever to get it, ordered 07/13/08 and received 08/02/08, but well worth it as it is the original Broadway Cast recording. Awesome!

CD-Charts Position 97
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Home Before Dark (Deluxe Edition with DVD)

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: Neil Diamond

Release Date May 06, 2008
I haven't heard Neil Diamond for years but he is the same. I bought this because of the song Pretty Amazing Grace but the rest of the cd is just as good. If you are not a Diamond u will be after this.

CD-Charts Position 98
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Just Us Kids

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: James McMurtry

Release Date April 15, 2008
The apple doesn't fall from the tree as far as talent goes. Larry's lucky James writes songs and not novels. Great music.

CD-Charts Position 99
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The Swell Season

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: The Swell Season

Release Date August 22, 2006
I checked out The Swell Season at Bonnaroo this year and they blew me away with their rich and finely textured songs. This first album captures the same spirit, in a sonically richer environment. Highly recommended to any fan of fabulous songwriting and beautiful harmony and melody.

CD-Charts Position 100
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One Man Band [CD + DVD]

CD-Charts > Music > Singer-Songwriters
by: James Taylor

Release Date November 13, 2007
The DVD captures a wonderful concert by JT. You've heard all of the songs before, but there's something special about the atmosphere that the small theatre in Pittsfield, MA brings to the proceedings. JT is warm and affable and very funny. There's a confidence and ease about him, mixed with real joy and humility in sharing these songs with the audience. If only we all could find such grace with age. I love the CD, but all the more because it reminds me of the event captured on the DVD. This would make an excellent gift--to any JT fan, including yourself.