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Edwin McCain - mit “Scream & “Whisper” startet er ab 22. Juni 2004 neu durch


Der amerikanische Singer/Songwriter Edwin McCain aus South Carolina ist vor allem durch zwei Songs berühmt geworden: “I’ll be” und “I Could not ask for more” - zwei Songs, die bei den Auditions für die amerikanischen “Pop Idol”-Staffeln rauf- und runtergesungen wurden und bei diversen Wahlen zu den “Greatest Love Songs ever” fast immer dabei sind. Doch selbst in den USA ist McCain in den letzten Jahren chartsmäßig etwas in der Versenkung verschwunden, auch wenn er mit bis zu 300 Live-Gigs pro Jahr wohl zu den aktivsten Heartland Rockern zählt. “Scream & Whisper”, McCains siebente CD, erscheint am 22. Juni 2004 (und wird bei uns wohl wieder mal nur als Import erhältlich sein um sagenhafte 26 bis 30 Euro) - vielleicht schafft es McCain damit ja auch mal nach Europa. Fans sollte er hierzulande eigentlich genug haben für einige Live-Gigs.

Barry Manilow: April 6 Release of New Hit-Filled 2 Disc Set ‘2NightsLIVE!’ And 2 DVD Set ‘UltimateMANILOW!’


NEW YORK, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ — On April 6, 2004 BMG will release Barry Manilow’s 2NightsLIVE! two CD set and the two DVD set UltimateMANILOW!, both sets from the superstar named “a giant among entertainers…the showman of our generation” by Rolling Stone Magazine. These major releases follow on the heels of Manilow’s platinum-plus smash album, ‘Ultimate Manilow,’ and heralds the start of BMG Strategic Marketing Group’s multi-year strategy for Barry Manilow’s music catalog.
2NightsLIVE! was recorded during Manilow’s sold out concerts in August 2002 at New Jersey’s PNC Arts Center. Each disc is unique and presents a full evening’s hit-filled fare from this masterful performer: “Night One” and “Night Two” (see full track listing at end). As a special bonus, 2NightsLIVE! also includes six never before recorded tracks. Manilow’s ManilowLIVE 2002! concert tour ranked in the annual TopTen of Concert Tours with more than 840,000 fans in attendance. The concert prompted the London Times to state: “It is entirely without irony that I declare Barry Manilow to be one of the greatest entertainers of the age.”.
“The songs on 2NightsLIVE! represent a career of tours, albums and songwriting. I’m so happy we were able to record it all. Who would have thought that after all these years, the audiences would still be there for me — so beautiful and supportive. I’m still stunned by the experience,” Manilow said.[story]

Essential CDs: “Blue” - Joni Mitchell


Aus der Reihe CDs, die in keiner Sammlung fehlen sollten, heute: Blue von Joni Mitchell. Auf diesem Meisterwerk von 1971 findet man nicht nur das für mich wichtigste Weihnachtslied aller Zeiten “River”, sondern eine Songperle nach der anderen. Viele Kritiker behaupten, dass Joni vielleicht nach 1971 mit ihren CDs schon mal erfolgreicher war, aber nie besser.

RIVER

It’s coming on Christmas
They’re cutting down trees
They’re putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
But it don’t snow here
It stays pretty green
I’m going to make a lot of money
Then I’m going to quit this crazy scene
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby cry

He tried hard to help me
You know, he put me at ease
And he loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the knees
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I’m so hard to handle
I’m selfish and I’m sad
Now I’ve gone and lost the best baby
That I ever had
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I made my baby say goodbye

It’s coming on Christmas
They’re cutting down trees
They’re putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on

Footlight Records - Das Mekka der New Yorker Musical-Fans


On a typical Sunday at Footlight Records, you’ll see hipsters snatching up Italian lounge CDs, hip-hop artists trolling for new beats among the vinyl movie soundtracks, seniors browsing through the Broadway cast recordings, a Liza impersonator scoring Cabaret on DVD. Since the 27-year-old East Village landmark fills niches that the chains ignore, its sales haven’t been hurt much by Tower or Virgin—the latter even refers customers here for imports. Best known for its rich cache of male and female vocalists, Footlight (113 East 12th Street; 212-533-1572; footlight1@aol.com) is also one of the few stores that carry certain works by Ur-monologuist Ruth Draper and the Akira Kurosawa soundtrack-CD boxed sets, and it’s the exclusive source for Dame Edna CDs. Owner Ron Saja started collecting the recordings of his favorite film composer, Bernard Herrmann, at 12; he bought Footlight in 1993 after working there for six years. Ironically, Saja prefers dramas to musicals, but he goes to the theater constantly and loves Avenue Q. (If only Princeton, Q’s mix-tape-constructing puppet, had access to Footlight—he might have moved beyond the Billy Joel basics.) [story]

“Wig in a Box” - “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”-All Star-CD ab Ende Oktober erhältlich


[John Cameron Mitchell (Book), als Hedwig, und Stephen Trask (Music/Lyrics)/
photo by Stephen Danielian]

“Hedwig and the Angry Inch”, das Kultmusical von John Cameron Mitchell und Stephen Trask, setzt zum Sturm auf die Pop-Charts an. Off Records veröffentlicht dieser Tage ein Charity-Album, das Größen wie Rufus Wainwright, Yoko Ono und Cyndi Lauper zu bieten hat:

“The Origin of Love” (Rufus Wainwright)
“Angry Inch” (Sleater-Kinney and Fred Schneider)
“The Long Grift” (They Might Be Giants)
“Sugar Daddy” (Frank Black)
“City of Women” (Robyn Hitchcock)
“Freaks” (Imperial Teen)
“Wicked Little Town-Hedwig Version” (The Breeders)
“Nailed” (Bob Mould)
“Wig in a Box” (Polyphonic Spree)
“Milford Lake” (John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask)
“Ladies & Gentlemen” (Stephen Colbert)
“Tear Me Down” (Spoon)
“Hedwig’s Lament/Exquisite Corpse” (Yoko Ono and Yo La Tengo)
“Wicked Little Town-Tommy Gnosis Version” (Ben Kweller with Ben Folds and Ben Lee)
“Midnight Radio” (Cyndi Lauper and The Minus 5)
“Origin of Love-Reprise” (Jonathan Richman)

[Playbill Artikel]

Bette Midlers Comeback - mit einem “Manilow-Album”

NEW YORK — The latest Bette Midler CD is not a Bette Midler CD, at least, not according to Midler. “This is Barry’s record,” she insists.
That would be Barry Manilow, who produced Midler’s breakthrough album 31 years ago and recently returned to the studio with her for the first time since the 1970s
The result of that reunion, Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook, entered the chart at No. 14 last week, marking the Divine Miss M’s highest chart debut in 13 years. [story; Manilow & Bette]

Clay Aiken liefert die beste Pop-CD des Jahres ab


Laut dem Branchenfachblatt BILLBOARD hat der American Idol-Zweitplazierte Clay Aiken wahre Wunder vollbracht. Hier die euphorische Kritik:

Clay Aiken’s “Measure of a Man” is the best pop album of 2003. Every song, every note is brimming with ambition and glory. Thanks to the bull’s-eye A&R talents of RCA chief Clive Davis and a cast of grade-A songwriters—including Cathy Dennis, Desmond Child, Kara DioGuardi, Gary Burr, Steve Morales, Andreas Carlsson—the “American Idol” hero’s debut album perfectly matches his radiantly melodramatic voice with good, old-fashioned power ballads aimed straight for the gods. Throughout, the timeless production focuses squarely on Aiken’s immense talent. “Run to Me” is arguably the sweet spot, the quintessential tear-jerker, along with show-stoppers “No More Sad Songs,” “I Survived You” and the title track. In another radio era, this album could be the “Thriller” of the day, spawning hit after hit. In any case, fans have plenty to celebrate. “Measure of a Man” is an utter triumph of art and commerce.—CT

At last - startet Cyndi Lauper nun als Diva durch?


Sie hatte zeitgleich mit Madonna ihre erste Single in den amerikanischen Charts, sie ist, aus meiner Sicht, die interessantere Künstlerin und Sängerin, und doch gelingt es ihr vielleicht erst jetzt, zum Kult per se zu avancieren: Cyndi veröffentlicht demnächst ihre neue CD. Hallelujah! [via young bradford; Videoclips hier]

Elton Johns “Your Song” auf Klassik getrimmt


Julian Webber, seines Zeichens Cellist und Bruder von Andrew Lloyd Webber (oder umgekehrt), hat sich für seine Jubiläums-CD “Made in England” (er ist seit 20 Jahren bei Universal unter Vertrag) einen Star geangelt: Elton John. Ganz unter dem Banner des Crossovers unterwegs (Pop, Disco, Musical, Film …), fischt nun Elton John auch im Heiligen Meer der Klassik. “Your Song”, ein Lied, das nicht mal der unbegabteste Sänger killen kann, wird nun bald in instrumentaler Version, ganz Cello-erfüllt, aus den Boxen vieler Klassik-Fans wabern. [story]

Streisands 60. CD - Minimalangebot in Topqualität


Über die Auswahl der Songs kann man streiten, über die Anzahl der Songs natürlich auch, aber Barbra Streisand hat mal wieder alles aufgefahren, was gut und teuer ist, um ihr neuestes Werk wie gewohnt (zumindest für eine Woche) auf die Nummer 1 der US-BILLBOARD-Charts zu pushen. “The Movie Album” lautet der wenig originelle Titel (und welcher Entertainer hat nicht schon mal ein “Movie Album” herausgebracht) der CD. Zu hören sind:

“Smile” (from Modern Times, 1936)
“Moon River” (from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, 1961)
“I’m in the Mood for Love” (from Every Night at Eight, 1935)
“Wild is the Wind” (from Wild is the Wind, 1957)
“Emily” (from The Americanization of Emily, 1964)
“More in Love with You” (from The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse, 1962)
“How Do You Keep the Music Playing?” (from Best Friends, 1982)
“But Beautiful” (from Road to Rio, 1947)
“Calling You” (from Bagdad Cafe, 1988)
“The Second Time Around” (from High Time, 1960)
“Goodbye for Now” (from Reds, 1981)
“You’re Gonna Hear from Me” (from Inside Daisy Clover, 1965)

Ja, Barbra, wir kaufen uns das natürlich, aber bei der Fortsetzung in fünf Jahren dann bitte eine originellere Songauswahl, vielen Dank auch und MERRY XMAS.

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