Audio CD (April 1, 2003) Original Release Date: April 1, 2003 Number of Discs: 1 Label: Rhino Records
1. Believe Listen Listen
2. If I Could Turn Back Time
3. Heart Of Stone Listen
4. Just Like Jesse James
5. Save Up All Your Tears
6. After All (Love Theme From Chances Are) -- duet with Peter Cetera
7. I Found Someone
8. One By One
9. Strong Enough
10. All Or Nothing
11. Song For The Lonely
12. Take Me Home
13. The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)
14. All I Really Want To Do
15. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
16. Half-Breed
17. Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves
18. Dark Lady
19. The Beat Goes On - Sonny & Cher
20. I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
21. A Different Kind Of Love Song (Rodney Jerkins main mix (faster)
Twenty-One unforgettable Cher songs on one disc spotlighting Sonny & Cher along with her recent hits. slipcase. Warner/Geffen. 2003.
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To call Celine Dion predictable would be too easy--other divas should be so lucky to still be walking her platinum path. As Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey struggle to update their sounds without losing their core following, Celine keeps on delivering power ballads and inspirational pop without ever losing her footing. What sets One Heart apart from her previous chart-toppers is an unrelenting theme of joy and believing in one's self. From the car-commercial-driven tempo of "I Drove All Night" (Dion's equivalent to Cher's "Believe") to the "power of one" message in "Love is All We Need," the album bristles with an upbeat mood that--even for non-fans--can be hard to resist (it's important to note that there is no chest-thumping heartbreak here). Small concessions to staying in step with pop trends appear on the dance-floor tracks (which bring to mind Shania Twain and even Britney Spears), but ballads like "In His Touch" and "Have You Ever Been in Love" stick to the tried-and-true formula of allowing Dion's impressive voice to take center stage. As she settles in for an extended stay at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, One Heart is both well timed and well executed. It contains no surprises, but then, besides her voice, that's one of Dion's biggest assets. --Rebecca Wallwork
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The people who felt betrayed when Linda Eder covered several pop songs on 2002's Gold will be relieved that her follow-up, Broadway My Way, is a return to the Great White Way. As if to prove that she isn't limited to either the songs of Frank Wildhorn or ballads, Eder tackles some well-known show tunes. The ballads tend to be overwrought, so it's best to look for the uptempo numbers. The singer's take on "Some People" is technically fine but so va-va-voom showbiz that it lacks the deranged edge that makes the song so compellingly dramatic. Things work a lot better on "I Am What I Am": while Eder doesn't take it to the top (or rather over the top), this is as close as she gets to Mermanizing a number. Elsewhere, "Don't Rain on My Parade" (immortalized by Streisand) and "Man of La Mancha" are appropriately brassy and triumphant, with Eder roaring her way through both songs. Fans of both Eder and Wildhorn should note that the singer reprises her Svengali's "Gold," the title track from her previous album, and an excerpt from his long-in-the-works Camille Claudel. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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Since it was released a decade ago, A Woman’s Heart, a survey of Irish female singers and instrumentalists, has become one of the best-selling Celtic music albums ever, and volume 2 sold almost as well. The present incarnation reunites the original participants but also includes Irish-American voices. Dolly Parton’s "In The Sweet By And By" and Alison Krauss’s "Down To The River To Pray" recall an old-time Appalachian tent revival. Accordionist Sharon Shannon and The Wild Bullocks resemble a hip ceili big-band on "The White Strand Sling." The Corrs obsess over an attractive deceiver on "I Know My Love," while Sinead O’Connor is tenderness incarnate on "This Is To Mother You." But Dolores Keane’s rendition of "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" is beyond poignant. Her silky alto, flanked by a mournful cello, two male singers, and a distant children’s choir, imbues a classic anti-war ballad with renewed urgency and pathos. --Christina Roden
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It Just Happens This Way is easy listening and sounds hip. She brings out pop sounds in her sharp jazz beats. Mindi also has a beautiful voice. The combination of her music and vocal takes the songs to the next level. "It Just Happened That Way" is a album that people of all ages will appreciate.
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