| | Country Classics CD
Contains 30 tracks.
Performers include: Alabama, Eddy Arnold, Dave & Sugar, Vince Gill, Waylon Jennings, Ronnie Milsap, Lorrie Morgan, Juice Newton, K.T. Oslin, Dolly Parton, Charley Pride, Restless Heart, Dottie West. Country Classics Review
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Purchase Country Classics CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Faith Hill Joy To The World CD (2008)
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 $11.69   
The marketing department at Warner Brothers must have really wanted to get a jump on the holiday season when they released Faith Hill's 2008 Christmas album, JOY TO THE WORLD, in September. Hill's set of carols and traditional songs may not suit the late summer, but that doesn't make JOY TO THE WORLD any less of a treat. As albums like BREATHE and FIREFLIES proved, Hill has no problem crossing over to mainstream audiences, and this Christmas set (the singer's first) should strengthen that appeal. If the song selection itself isn't surprising--including the usual fare like "What Child is This," "O Come All Ye Faithful," and "Silent Night"--the arrangements are. A large orchestra, featuring brass, strings, reeds, percussion, and two different choirs, give these renditions a full, sweeping flavor reminiscent of the big bands of the 1940s and `50s. The album also includes an original single, "A Baby Changes Everything," ...
| | Christmas With Eddy Arnold CD (1961)
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$6.05
| | Vince Gill Let There Be Peace On Earth CD (1993)
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$5.25 
Christmas music releases have become a country music tradition, but the result is often generic mushy background instrumentation on the same moldy standards. Guilty of this is Vince Gill, whose Let There Be Peace on Earth is as cliche-ridden as they come. ~ Roch Parisien
Recorded at Javelina West, Nashville, Tennessee.
Personnel: Vince Gill (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Steve Gibson (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Dean Parks (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); John Hughey (steel guitar); Charlie McCoy (harp); Stuart Duncan (fiddle); Shane Keister (piano, organ, synthesizer); John Barlow Jarvis (piano, keyboards, synthesizer); John Jarvis (piano, synthesizer); Carlos Vega (drums); Tom Roady (percussion); Chris Rodriguez, Donna McElroy, Gene Merlino, Jamie Robbins, Amick Byram, Sally Stevens, Kim Fleming, Bob ...
| | Burl Ives Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer CD (1995)
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$4.99
The Rankin/Bass animagic film Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer first appeared on December 6, 1964. Since then, it has become the longest-running of all holiday TV specials (with, we hope, no end in sight). It's fitting that the grandfather of all Christmas specials features Burl Ives, still remembered warmly by millions as the voice behind the film's narrator, Sam the Snowman. Although this soundtrack bears his name, Ives appears only on a handful of songs: "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "A Holly Jolly Christmas," and "Silver and Gold." The remaining vocals are handled by various cast members: "Jingle Jingle Jingle" features Stan Francis as Santa, "We're a Couple of Misfits" is sung by Billie Mae Richards (the voice of Rudolph) and Paul Soles (the voice of Hermie), "There's Always Tomorrow" is immortalized by Janet Orenstein (as Clarice), and a chorus shares "The Most Wonderful Day of the Year." The real musical genius behind the movie is Johnny Marks, a songwriter who had earlier written the song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" as well as holiday favorites like "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (which is featured in a medley here). His songs, in the hands of musical director Maury Laws, simply sparkle with Christmas magic. The second half of the soundtrack features instrumental versions of the songs, featuring the Decca Concert Orchestra conducted by Herbert Rehbein. The instrumentals keep the holiday spirit flowing, ...
| | Hank Williams Revealed: The Unreleased Recordings CDs (2009) DGBK
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$30.79
1951 was a breakthrough year for Hank Williams. He had a string of moderate country hits already under his belt, but the release that year of his version of an old jazz age novelty tune called "Lovesick Blues" suddenly made him a big star. It also meant his touring schedule increased, but he still found time that year to slip into Nashville and pre-record shows for the Mother's Best Flour Company. These good-natured and intimate performances were cut to acetate discs and then played over the air on Nashville's WSM radio station. Brittle, disposable, and made for only a few plays, these acetates were then shelved and forgotten until they were literally rescued from the trash in the '70s by an alert WSM employee. In all, 72 of these shows survived, containing some 143 songs, and this three-disc set is the second installment in Time Life's CD preservation of this amazing treasure trove. The performances are intimate and relaxed, and Williams tackles an amazingly varied set list, singing old mountain ballads, hymns, cowboy tunes, and delivering recitations of parlor poems and other various cautionary tales as well. What emerges is a full, rounded portrait of Williams at his creative and commercial peak. "Lovesick Blues" is here, along with fine versions of "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)," "A Mansion on the Hill," and the Williams-composed gospel classic "I Saw the Light," among others, including a spirited instrumental romp through the old fiddle tune "Eighth of January," ...
| | Dolly Parton Trio CD (1987)
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$9.35
A classic modern country album, THE TRIO is as pretty as music gets. The ethereal harmony vocals of three of popular music's sweetest swingers, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, would be enough--their harmonies couldn't have been closer if they were triplets. But THE TRIO offers something more, gathering songs that not only utilize their natural singing talents but also bring out the emotional timbre of their collective voice.
From the ultra-pretty Phil Spector pop classic "To Know Him Is To Love Him" to the hard-country Jimmie Rodgers song "Hobo's Meditation" and the high-lonesome "Memories Of You," THE TRIO brims with musicality. There are several traditional songs, a folk song written by Jean Ritchie, ...
| | Jonny Hardie Blue Lamp CD (1999) Import
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$16.99
| | Walter Brennan Old Shep CD (2000)
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$5.19
| | Klaus Nomi Simple Man CD (1982)
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$11.65
Eclectic pop singer Klaus Nomi blends classical, country, and standards in SIMPLE MAN. On this 12-track collection, the German artist performs "Ding Dong," his unique take on the classic song from "The Wizard of Oz."
Coming off such a left-field debut, it was up in the air as to what Klaus Nomi would do for a follow-up. That second album was Simple Man, and if listeners were unsure if the first album was a put-on, this one certainly didn't do much to clear things up. While the album starts out promisingly with an atmospheric fade-in followed by a hard dance number with the occasional Birthday Party-style guitar thrown in, the rest of the album did its damnedest to move the album's overall tone to one of self-parody. Could one really think any differently listening to the hyper-sugary cover of "Just One Look," the faux-country disco number "Rubberband Lazer," or the version of "Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead"? As with the debut album, Nomi's true capabilities are shown off by his versions of classical works -- in this case, "Death" (taken from Henry Purcell's ...
| | Marty Robbins Castle In The Sky CD (2006) (Import)
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$13.15
Track Listing of songs: A Castle In The Sky; After You Leave; Don’t Make Me Ashamed; Sing Me Something Sentimental; Why Keep Wishing; Love Me Or Leave Me Alone; I’ll Go On Alone; Blessed Jesus Should I Fall; Kneel And Let The Lord Take Your Load; I Wish Somebody ...
| | Johnny Hallyday Olympia 1967 CD (1967) (Import) France
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$12.65
| | Mark Fosson Jesus On A Greyhound CD (2007)
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$10.39
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