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The Ultimate Collection
: :Smokey Robinson and the Miracles' 25-cut disc is the single most impressive one of Motown's Ultimate Collection series (which features 17 artists). Combining Smokey's endlessly inventive twists on romance (good and bad) with the Miracles' handful of straight-up party hits, it showcases one of American pop's most sure-footed and touching acts. The frontman's prowess as singer, writer, and producer lights up each of these single mixes; less-celebrated tracks like 'My Girl Has Gone,' '(You Can) Depend on Me,' and 'The Love I Saw in You ...
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Maiden Voyage
: essential recording:In the mid-'60s, a distinctive postbop style evolved among the younger musicians associated with Blue Note, a new synthesis that managed to blend the cool spaciousness of Miles Davis's modal period, some of the fire of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, and touches of the avant-garde's group interaction. Maiden Voyage is a masterpiece of the school, with Hancock's enduring compositions like 'Maiden Voyage' and 'Dolphin Dance' mingling creative tension and calm repose with strong melodies and airy, suspended harmonies that give form to his ...
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The #1's (Eco-Friendly Packaging)
:Album Description:The Number 1's series is a brand-new line of CDs featuring #1 radio hits from the biggest names in music. This collection includes decade compilations as well as individual artist CDs and is being released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being 'green.' To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet ...
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We'll Never Turn Back
:Album Description:From the liner notes, by John Lewis: When I listen to this music, it takes me back. It takes me back to the red clay hills of Georgia, to the Black Belt of Alabama, and the Delta of Mississippi. It takes me back to the moans and groans and pains of an oppressed people yearning for freedom. It takes me back to the time when hundreds and thousands of us decided we were 'sick and tired of being sick and tired,' as Fannie Lou ...
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A Girl Like Me
: :With A Girl Like Me, the Barbadian teen-queen Rihanna is looking to transfer all claims of royalty to the summertime pop charts. If anybody's going to rule them, she pretty much proclaims by way of 'SOS,' a song no less irresistible, intoxicating, and all-out cool than 2005's 'Pon de Replay,' off her debut, she's it. That's not to say this new disc is anything like its predecessor overall. Where Music of the Sun was mostly what its title suggests--a romp through an anglo-friendly island with ...
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Veedon Fleece
:Album Description:2008 newly remastered sound and expanded packaging including lyrics of the 1974 album Veedon Fleece the eighth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. The cover photograph picturing Morrison with two Irish Wolfhounds was taken at the Sutton House Hotel, a converted mansion overlooking Dublin Bay, where Morrison first stayed upon arriving in Ireland for a vacation. The opening track, 'Fair Play' derived its name from Morrison's Irish friend, Donall Corvin's habit of using the Irish colloquialism 'fair play to you' as a ...
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All Rebel Rockers (Deluxe Version)
: :The follow-up to the critically acclaimed 'Yell Fire'. 'All Rebel Rockers' is Franti's fiery protest music and thought-provoking lyrics backed by seductive elements of dub, infectious dance music, and irresistible hook-infused soul. Franti has toured and performed with everyone from U2, Dave Matthews Band, Ziggy Marley, and REM to Digable Planets, Cypress Hill, The Fugees, and A Tribe Called Quest. The deluxe verion contains a bonus DVD with 4 new Michael Franti videosand a featurette on the making of All Rebel Rockers.
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Boyz II Men - Legacy: Greatest Hits Collection
:Album Description:Import pressing of their greatest hits collection packaged in a slidepack. Part of the Universal 'Just the Music' Campaign. 2006. * Please note, no liner notes are included. :Legacy is the right title for this album. Boyz II Men were the original, modern-day boy band, predating both 'N Sync and the Backstreet Boys. Heavily influenced by doo-wop groups such as the Platters and the Dells and developed by ex-New Edition member Michael Bivins, Boyz II Men quickly rose to heavyweight status after the foursome's ...
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Tropic Thunder
:Album Description:Soundtrack album for summer 2008 movie, Tropic Thunder. The mother of all summer comedies. This blockbuster stars Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr in a genius spoof Vietnam era war films (Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Etc). Featuring new exclusive re-recordings and remixes of classic and iconic 60s pop hits from the likes of The Rolling Stones, Buffalo Springfield, The Temptations and more.
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2008 Grammy Nominees
:Album Description:The ultimate CD from Music's Biggest Night! Featuring the best songs and artists of the year across your favorite Grammy® categories. Including hits from Justin Timberlake, Amy Winehouse, Kanye West, Beyonce, Maroon 5, and more. The 50th Grammy Awards airs live on February 10th. A portion of the proceeds will benefit both the MusiCares® and GRAMMY Foundations.
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