среда, 30 мая 2007 г.

Donna Summer – Russian

Donna Summer – Russian

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LaDonna Andre Gaines (именно таково настоящее имя самой яркой звезды диско-музыки 70-ых, которую все знают, как Donna Summer), родилась в 1948 году в Бостоне.

Певческая карьера Донны началась прямо с детства - она пела в церковном бостонском хоре. В 1968 году Донна покидает Америку и переезжает в Западную Германию, куда ее пригласили для участия в мюзиклах - таких, как «Hair» и «Porgy and Bess». А в 1971 году выходит ее первый сингл, записанный под именем Donna Gains - «Sally go round the roses». Так началась блестящая карьера величайшей диско-Дивы всех времен и народов, ставшей олицетворением стиля диско.

В Мюнхене, который в начале 70-ых постепенно превращался в музыкальную столицу Европы, Донна выходит замуж за Гельмута Соммера (Helmut Sommer) - так родился ее «псевдоним», позднее прогремевший на весь мир. Первый же вышедший сингл «The Hostage» принес Донне Саммер значительный успех - песня достигла первого места в немецких и французских чартах. Вскоре Донна знакомится в том же Мюнхене с Джорджио Мородером (Giorgio Moroder) и Питом Белотто (Pete Belotte). Именно эта ко*цензура* и вознесла певицу на вершины мировых хит-парадов.

За первым альбомом «Lady of the night», в 1975 году выходит один из лучших альбомов, написанных в стиле диско - «Love to love you baby». Заглавная композиция с этого альбома, спродюсированного Мородером, быстро стала супер-хитом. Секрет успеха был в использовании чересчур откровенного сексуального контекста - по сути, эта песня является музыкальной иллюстрацией женского оргазма.

Идея создания такой сексуальной композиции принадлежит самой Донне. Находясь под впечатлением от старой песни «Je t'aime... moi non plus», которую исполняли Джейн Биркин и Серж Гинзбург, Донна решила написать нечто подобное и пришла с этой идеей к Джорджио и Питу. Втроем они создали первый трехминутный вариант «Love to love you baby», который, впрочем первоначально не пользовался особенным успехом на рынке. Но Донна была удовлетворена уже только самим фактом записи такой довольно смелой по тем временам композиции.

Успех пришел несколько позже - когда пластинка с синглом попала в руки к «акуле шоу-бизнеса» семидесятых, президенту знаменитой американской звукозаписывающей компании «Casablanca Records» Нилу Богарту. Богарт просто влюбился в произведение Саммер. На устроенной в его доме вечеринке весь вечер играла исключительно «Love to love…» - и гости просили Нила поставить эту песню еще и еще. Богарт незамедлительно связался с Мородером и попросил обязательно сделать композицию как можно длиннее. В итоге в окончательную версию альбома вошла 17-минутная диско-оргия.

На волне оглушительного успеха Донна возвращается в Штаты, за ней следуют и Мородер с Белоттом.

А дальше… успешные альбомы следуют один за другим. В 1976 году выходят «Four Seasons Of Love» (наиболее удачной получилась композиция под названием «Spring Affair») и «A Love Trilogy » (включая суперхиты «Could It Be Magic» и «Try Me, I Know We Can Make It»). Что стоит отметить - так это то, что альбомы Донны Саммер в большинстве своем сугубо концептуальные.

Так, «Four Seasons Of Love», как уже можно догадаться из названия, посвящен четырем временам года. Следующий альбом, вышедший летом 1977 года также был концептуален - «I Remember Yesterday» представлял собой путешествие во времени. Первая, она же заглавная композиция представляет собой дань музыке 20-ых годов; «Love's Unkind» - сороковых, «Back in Love Again» - пятидесятых, и так далее, вплоть до музыки будущего, музыки девяностых. «I Feel Love» - это самая замечательная композиция стиля диско, до сих пор звучащая свежо и ново. Кроме того, «I Feel Love» породила целое направление в музыке - стиль «техно». Эту песню «ремиксировали» бесчисленное количество раз (один из недавних примеров - переделка Ванессы Мэй), но ни один из этих вариантов ни на йоту не приблизился к планке, которую взяла в 1977 году великая Дива - Донна Саммер.

В конце 1977-го выходит следующий успешный и, пожалуй, самый концептуальный альбом Саммер «Once upon a time», настоящая диско-опера о судьбе современной Золушки, куда вошли такие диско-шедевры, как «Faster and faster to nowhere», «Rumour has it», «I love you» и «Once upon a time». А в 1978 году Донна исполняет главную роль в музыкальном «блокбастере» «Слава Богу, сегодня пятница» (Thank God It's Friday). Фильм на самом деле не представлял из себя ничего особенного в плане режиссуры или постановки, но, вероятно, на волне оглушительной популярности стиля диско, в 1978 году «Thank God It's Friday» получил Оскара за лучший саундтрек, и в особенности за «Last dance» в исполнении Донны Саммер.

В 1979 году Донна Саммер, продолжая сотрудничество с Мородером и Белоттом, записывает альбом «Bad Girls», два хита с которого вновь становятся классикой популярной музыки - «Hot Stuff» (пример удачного смешения диско с роком) и «Bad girls», а также популярные «Dim all the lights», «Our love» и «Sunset people».
В этом же году выходит альбом «On the radio», куда, помимо старых хитов, входят новые, также быстро ставшие популярными - лирическая песня «On the Radio» и незабываемый дуэт Донны Саммер и Барборы Стрейзанд «No more tears (Enough is Enough)» 12-минутной протяженности.

Согласно журналу «Cashbox», певица была неоднократно признана в Штатах лучшей вокалисткой в категории «поп-альбом»; лучшей вокалисткой в категории «поп-сингл»; лучшей черной исполнительницей современной музыки в категории «поп-альбом»; лучшей черной исполнительницей современной музыки в категории «поп-сингл»; лучшей исполнительницей диско в категории «поп-альбом»; лучшей исполнительницей диско в категории «поп-сингл»; и лучшей вокалисткой в категории «черная современная музыка».
В 1980 году Саммер, Мородер и Белотто разрывают контракт с «Casablanca» и записывают на студии «Geffen Records» свой последний совместный альбом под названием «Тhe Wanderer». Этот альбом, также достигший некоторой популярности, стал финальным для самой успешной в истории диско семидесятых «команды», которая и сделала диско неимоверно популярным во всем мире.

В восьмидесятые Саммер постепенно отошла от диско, и выпустила ряд довольно удачных альбомов в стиле соул и софт-рок. Впрочем, того шумного успеха, что сопутствовал ей в семидесятых не было. Однако Донна Саммер и по сей день остается для миллионов людей во всем мире настоящей примадонной и просто-таки живым символом дискомузыки.

Альбомы

Основные Альбомы
(All albums were released internationally unless otherwise stated)

1974: Lady of the Night (Groovy, The Netherlands/Germany/Belgium)
1975: Love To Love You Baby (Casablanca, #8 US; #16 UK)
1976: A Love Trilogy (Casablanca, #18 US; #41 UK)
1976: Four Seasons Of Love (Casablanca, #22 US)
1977: I Remember Yesterday (Casablanca, #9 US; #3 UK)
1977: Once Upon A Time (Casablanca, #16 US; #24 UK)
1978: Live and More (Casablanca, #1 US; #16 UK)
1979: Bad Girls (Casablanca, #1 US; #2 R&B; #23 UK)
1980: The Wanderer (Geffen, #13 US; #4 R&B; #55 UK)
1981: I'm a Rainbow (Geffen, unreleased until 1996 by Mercury)
1982: Donna Summer (Geffen, #20 US; #13 UK)
1983: She Works Hard for the Money (Mercury, #9 US; #28 UK)
1984: Cats Without Claws (Geffen), #40 US; #69 UK)
1987: All Systems Go (Geffen, #122 US)
1989: Another Place and Time (Atlantic, #53 US, #17 UK)
1991: Mistaken Identity (Atlantic, #97 R&B)
1994: Christmas Spirit (Mercury)
1999: Live & More Encore (Epic, #43 US)
2003: "The Journey - The Very Best Of Donna Summer"

Hit Singles

1974 "The Hostage"
1974 "Lady Of The Night"
1975 "Love To Love You Baby"
1976 "Could It Be Magic"
1976 "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It"
1976 "Spring Affair"
1977 "Winter Melody"
1977 "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)"
1977 "I Feel Love"
1977 "Down Deep Inside (Theme From 'The Deep')"
1977 "I Remember Yesterday"
1977 "Love's Unkind"
1977 "I Love You"
1978 "Rumour Has It"
1978 "Back In Love Again"
1978 "Last Dance"
1978 "MacArthur Park"
1978 "Once Upon a Time"
1979 "Heaven Knows" (With Brooklyn Dreams)
1979 "Hot Stuff"
1979 "Bad Girls"
1979 "Dim All The Lights"
1979 "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (with Barbra Streisand)
1980 "On the Radio"
1980 "Walk Away"
1980 "Sunset People"
1980 "The Wanderer"
1980 "Cold Love"
1981 "Who Do You Think You're Foolin'"
1982 "Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)"
1982 "State of Independence"
1982 "I Feel Love" (1982 Remix)
1982 "The Woman In Me"
1983 "She Works Hard For The Money"
1983 "Unconditional Love" (Featuring Musical Youth)
1983 "Love Has A Mind Of It's Own" (With Matthew Ward)
1984 "Stop Look And Listen"
1984 "There Goes My Baby"
1984 "Supernatural Love"
1985 "Eyes"
1987 "Dinner With Gershwin" (remix)

суббота, 26 мая 2007 г.

Gotham Flasher - 1979 - Gotham Flasher




Gotham Flasher - 1979 - Gotham Flasher

Label: Keylock Records
Catalog#: K-2501
Format: 2 x Vinyl, 12"

Codec: Lame 3.92
Quality: CBR, 192kbps, stereo

Country: US
Released:
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco
Credits: Producer - Gino Soccio , Peter Alves
Notes:
Record 1 is A+D sided
Record 2 is B+C sided
Gatefold cover

Tracklisting:

A I'm Never Gonna Leave You (New York) (7:23)
B I Can't Turn You Loose (8:39)
C Love The Love (8:51)
D Try A Little Tenderness (8:52)

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Studio disco band signed to New York's Keylock label in 1979 for single "I'm never going to leave you (New York)". Produced by Gino Soccio.

Baccara - 2004 - "Soy tu Venus"


Baccara – 2004 - "Soy tu Venus"

Codec: Lame 3.92
Quality: VBR, 256 - 320kbps, stereo

Tracklisting:

1. Spend the night
2. Love tattoo
3. Ocean of love and devotion
4. Celebrate life
5. Soy tu Venus
6. Two steps back
7. When I get lonely
8. Torero
9. Bei mir bist du schön
10. Up 2 U
11. Sleepy time toy
12. Sorry, I'm a lady
13. Yes sir, I can boogie
14. Eyes of a stranger
15. Soy tu Venus (PVC One5 radio edit)

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пятница, 25 мая 2007 г.

Boris Midney - The Boris Midney Anthology


Boris Midney - The Boris Midney Anthology

Label: Empire Musicwerks
Catalog#: 545 450 708-2
Format: 2 x CD
Country: US
Released: 2005
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco
Notes: 12" Versions

Codec: Lame 3.92
Quality: CBR, 320kbps, stereo

Editorial Reviews http://www.amazon.com/Boris-Midney-Anthology

Undoubtedly the leading figure of the Disco Dance movement, Boris Midney – composer, arranger, producer, sound designer, engineer and accomplished multi-instrumentalist – literally built his life from scratch after defecting from the Soviet Union in his teens. Forever known as the man who took disco to a higher level, to this day – he has never recorded under his own name in a studio which he did not build himself. In New York City he built America’s first 48 track recording studio and called it "Eras" in honor of the new era of dance music just beginning to bubble. Musicians and engineers nick-named it "The Enterprise" because of its futuristic high tech feel. Midney’s first two solo albums recorded under the aliases of USA – European Connection and Beautiful Bend ascended to #1 on the dance charts and left reviewers gasping for descriptions like "avant garde"…"original"…."art". His next two albums recorded under the aliases "Caress" and "Masquerade", were as individualized as the ideas of the man who wrote, arranged, recorded, produced and played all the instruments on them, creating a marriage of music and technology that yielded breathtaking results. "Come Into My Heart" from the USA European Connection rose to #1 on Billboard’s Club Play singles chart. In 1979 Robert Stigwood convinced Boris to disco-fy the music from the new play "Evita" and Boris created a hit disco album of the same name which rose to #1 on Billboard’s Dance chart. His albums are still highly revered by today’s producers for their advances in technology and great dance music production. We proudly present this digital collection of his amazing catalog including rare tracks and previously undiscovered masterpieces.

Tracklisting:

1.01 U.S.A. - European Connection Come Into My Heart / Good Loving (14:28)
1.02 Beautiful Bend That's The Meaning (8:24)
1.03 Caress Catch The Rhythm (6:45)
1.04 Masquerade (4) Don't Leave Me Hanging (4:04)
1.05 U.S.A. - European Connection There's A Way Into My Heart (12:25)
1.06 Festival (2) Don't Cry For Me Argentina (4:55)
1.07 Companion (2) This Is A Test (5:50)
1.08 Double Discovery Can You Find Another One (6:20)
1.09 Boris Midney Star Wars (Main Theme) (6:30)
1.10 Black Russian (2) A Child Is Born (6:41)
2.01 Double Discovery D-D-D-Dance (5:55)
2.02 Masquerade (4) I'm Attached To You (4:42)
2.03 Caress Love Spell (8:21)
2.04 Beautiful Bend Boogie Motion (5:08)
2.05 U.S.A. - European Connection I'd Like To Get Closer (5:42)
2.06 Boris Midney The Imperial March (5:28)
2.07 Companion (2) Step On Out (4:42)
2.08 Festival (2) Rainbow High (6:02)
2.09 U.S.A. - European Connection Love's Coming / Baby Love (12:52)
2.10 Double Discovery Living Up To Love (9:18)
2.11 Masquerade (4) Open The Secret Door (7:17)

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Boris Midney

From http://www.discomuseum.com/BorisMidney.html

Russian born Midney is a man with many hats. A composer, arranger, producer, sound designer, engineer and multi-instrumentalist he is one of disco's most prolific artists. He literally created a whole new life for himself after defecting from the Soviet Union in his teen aged years.

After arriving in America Boris immediately became immersed in the New York music scene. Having a love for all types of music, he quickly formed a jazz group, "The Russian Quartet." The group became locally famous and this led to many opportunities for young Boris.

His first album was a rock-oriented effort released under the moniker "Black Russian." As with nearly all of his releases he would use a fictious group name to head each project. The eight tracks on "Black Russian" tell the story of a love affair. From it's beginnings ("Move Together") through it's heights ("Love's Enough") to it's bitter end ("Emptiness"). Since it's reissue it has seen more sales than when originally released on vinyl.

By 1978 Midney was poised to storm the charts. Taking his cues from Euro-disco he crafted the first of many avant-garde disco classics. Having nearly complete input, with the exception of vocals, guitar and co-engineering and producing duties his vision is clear.

"USA-European Connection" is disco as an art form. The four tracks, each two mixed together form the basis of this release. "Come Into My Heart/Good Loving" and "Love's Coming/Baby Love" are high energy songs wrapped in swirling sound effects and lush arrangements. Drug-induced dancers propelled the album to the top of the charts that summer and it marked a new era in disco music. In 1999 it found it's way onto compact disc and it sounds better than ever.

With his surprise success the pressure was on for an immediate follow-up. Boris gathered his coterie of players and returned to Alpha International Studios in Philadelphia for another quartet of tracks. Also released in 1978, "Beautiful Bend" continues the formula of sparse vocals/lyrics with lengthy musical passages. "That's The Meaning," "Boogie Motion," "Make That Feeling Come Again" and "Ah-Do It" were all club favorites. Making it one of those rare albums that enjoyed complete disco exposure.

The artsy cover gives one a sense of what to expect inside. Midney seems to have taken Alec Costandinos concept of epic dance tracks and moved it to the next level. Whereas Costandinos is more 'uptown' Midney is pure 'downtown.' The only flaw with it's reissue is the color, the original album cover was white.

1979 was disco's most commercial year ever. But unlike most, Midney didn't follow the trend but rather set it. His sequel, "USA-European Connection 2" was similar yet different to it's predecessor. Different musicians and singers grace the tracks. But more importantly the recording venue was different. This was the first set of tracks recorded at his own Eras Recording Studios in New York city.

Once again the album contained only four tracks. "I'd Like To Get Closer," "Do Me Good," "Join The Dance" and "There's A Way Into My Heart" are all equally good. However unlike his previous two releases they were not all club hits.
The album did top the club charts and it's 1999 reissue brings it renewed success.

His second release for 1979 was under the title of "Caress." Once again the formula of studio, musicians and singers is repeated. The move to release this under promoter-turned label head Ray Caviano's RFC label (distributed by Warner Brothers) failed to guarantee it's success.
"Catch The Rhythm," "Charmed," "You Got It Too Uptight" and "Love Spell" are all delicious tracks that have that Midney charm. But sales for the album were his weakest yet. Ironically Caviano didn't distribute the album as freely as one would expect a former promoter to do. This may have hampered it's overall success, or it may have been the fact that in 1979 the market was just flooded with product. It's reissue reminds of it's greatness and how even I missed the boat on it.

Boris was so popular in 1979 that he was placing product with different labels. His next release came out on Prelude Records, in one of their 2-12" D.J/ promo-paks. The trouble was that Masquerade's "Pinocchio" told a non-stop tale in seven acts. Luckily the reissued c.d. allows you to hear the entire story as Midney intended. The standout tracks were: "Don't Leave Me Hanging" and "Open The Secret Door." The album actually ends with the same music that it begins with, to create a musical loop. Even with it's use of his close knit group of musicians and singers the album failed to scale the charts like his previous efforts. But the effort is there and the quality is top notch.

That same year Robert Stigwood (RSO Records) called Boris and asked him to fly to England to see the new play "Evita." He wanted Midney to "disco-fi" the exsisting music and create a disco album, and that's exactly what he did. The "Disco Evita" album shot to #-1 on Billboard's Dance charts under the group name of Festival. The success prompted Stigwood to request a disco album of the "Star Wars" sequel, "The Empire Strikes Back." The album did not score the results of "Evita" but remains enjoyable.

By 1980 disco was in the throes of it's demise, "disco sucks" was everywhere. Midney. perhaps burnt out from his massive output of the previous year, took most of the year off.
His one release that year was "Companion." I remember at the time thinking that the album was a dud. In hindsight it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought. I guess musically the club scene had moved on and it's timing was off. I do remember programming the tracks "This Is A Test" and "Living Up To Love." The fact that it wasn't released domestically didn't help it's popularity either. The reissue on c.d. has brought renewed interest in it. And in the scope of his overall career it is an essential piece.

A step back is often a good thing and Boris took that step for the remainder on1980 and all of 1981. By 1982 he rebounded bigger and better than ever. Thanks to Patrick Cowley and the West coast disco-scene, high energy club music made a mutated comeback as "dance music" in the early 1980's. Boris once again concocted a masterpiece under the guise of Double Discovery. The clubs were filled with the sounds of "Can He Find Another One?" The 12" wisely featured an "East Coast Side" and a "West Coast Side." Label credit is given to Jim Burgess as a co-writer and an entire new crew of musicians were hauled in. Including Katharine Meyer on vocals. The album was rounded out with an odd assortment of leftover tracks from "Companion."

Boris then disappeared for nearly a decade, prompting many to wonder of he had died. But thankfully he resurfaced in 1990 as producer for Morgan Fisher's "Echoes Of Lennon," a collection of pictures and John Lennon songs. Then came another decade of silence until he reissued his entire catalogue on compact disc in 1999 on his own OZ label. Luckily making many treasures available to a whole new generation. Followed by his producing Michael Sassoon's "What Is Your Name" release in 2000.

1999 also marked a milestone as Midney once again enterd the dance arena.

After 17 years he issued the hypnotic "Trancetter" album to rave reviews. "Trancetter" is a set of progressive trance anthems aligned to superstar DJs like Paul Oakenfold and Sasha. The 12 tracks include some interesting fusions of old-school disco and new-style trance. And proves that his talent is still there. We are so glad tha Boris is alive and well and still creativing music. It's hard to imagine what disco would have been like if he had not taken us to the next level. For the many wonderful nights I danced to your music I "Thank You"......please keep the music coming!

Amanda Lear - 2002 - Heart


Amanda Lear - 2002 - Heart


Label: Dance Street Records
Catalog#: DST 71060-2
Format: CD
Country: Germany
Released: 2002
Genre: Electronic
Style: Progressive House, Synth-pop
Credits: Producer - FX Costello (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 7 to 12)

Codec: Lame 3.92
Quality: CBR, 320kbps, stereo

Tracklisting:

1 Love Boat (3:12)
2 Do U Wanna See It? (3:51) Producer - Laurent Wolf
3 Tendance (4:16)
4 Manuel Do Guerreido Da Luz (3:16)
5 Hier Encore (Yesterday When I Was Young) (3:55)
6 Porque Me Gusta (4:00)
7 I Just Wanna Dance Again (3:19) Producer - Laurent Wolf
8 Vol De Nuit (4:19)
9 L'Invitation Au Voyage (3:59)
10 The Look Of Love (4:02)
11 L'Importante E' Finire (3:19)
12 Lili Marlene (3:19)

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Review by Søren Jensen http://rateyourmusic.com/
Heart

I'll bet that when Amanda Lear broke through as a novelty act in 1976 with her deep smoky voice, few would imagine she'd prove to be more than a flash in the pan, in fact still be a DIVA 25 years later on! After a misguided and disappointing set of re-recordings (Back In Your Arms 1998), Heart finds Amanda in excellent shape with the strength to survive the tragedy of her life: her husband burnt to death in a terrible fire that also destroyed her home completely. Probably one of her most diverse albums, as also Amanda writes in the liner notes, there are funny tongue'n cheek tracks - just as we adore her for - the flagship single & opening track "Love Boat" is a camp remake of the classic 70s TV-theme, "Do U Wanna See It" she dares you in the next track and breathes: "I knew you would!" in the end, and in the same league is the brilliant 2nd single "I Just Wanna Dance Again" with the stunning-looking 56-year-old lady demanding: "For the best ... bring on the boys!" (check out the video!) like only she can do it. Amanda's love for chansons has been evident since her classic rendition of "Lili Marlene" in 1978, here she includes a new recording with previously unreleased lyrics by the original lyricist, as well as excellent renditions of two classy standards "Yesterday When I Was Young" and "The Look Of Love", and the closing track "L'importante è finire" (in Italian) also displays another melancholic side of her. What is sure to become the next single, "Vol De Nuit", combines this melancholy with a superb dance beat and a haunting chorus. An English version "Travel By Night" has been recorded and was released on later pressings! Two of the remaining tracks, "Manuel Do Guerreiro Da Luz" and "L'invitation au voyage", feature Amanda reciting lyrics over a musical background - these tracks, however, fail to excite me as much as the rest. Nevertheless, "Heart" showcases Amanda Lear as a stellar entertainer who's better than ever.

Amanda Lear - 1998 - Follow Me Back In My Arms


Amanda Lear - Amanda '98 - Follow Me Back In My Arms

Label: BMG Ariola München GmbH
Catalog#: 74321 61421 2
Format: CD
Country: Germany
Released: 1998
Genre: Electronic
Style: Disco


Credits:

Chorus - Jane Bogart (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14)

Mara Biella (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14)

Maria Martinengo (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14)

NI4NI (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14)

Sandrina Löscher (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14)

Ulli Essmann (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14)
Guitar - Charles Hörnemann (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14)

Piero Cella (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14)
Producer, Arranged By - Michael Gordon (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11)
Recorded By, Mixed By - Michael Gordon (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11)

Robert Bohlen (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11)
Written-By - Amanda Lear (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 7, 10 to 14)

Anthony Monn (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 12)
Notes: Tracks 1 to 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14 are remixed versions;

(C)1998 BMG Ariola München GmbH.
Distributed by the local BMG company
LC Code: LC0116
Bar Code: 7 43216 14212 5

Codec: Lame 3.92
Quality: CBR, 192kbps, stereo

Tracklisting:

1 Follow Me (9T8 Remake) (4:01)
2 Blood & Honey (New Remix Version) (3:59)
3 I'll Miss You (Love Version) (3:34)
Written By - I. Polizzy Written-By - Claudio Natili , Marcello Ramoino
4 Never Trust A Pretty Face (4:45)
5 Angel Love (Radio Mix) (3:47)
Written By - J. Jordan Written-By - Helmuth Schmidt , Michael Gordon
6 Blue Tango (2:43)
Arranged By - Charly Ricanek , Harold Faltermeyer , Mats Björklund , Rainer Pietsch Producer - Anthony Monn Written-By - Leroy Anderson
7 Queen Of Chinatown (Opium Dense Mix) (3:59)
8 Lili Marleen (4:40)
Music By - Hans Leip , Norbert Schultze Written By [English Lyrics] - T. Connor
9 These Boots Are Made For Walking (Bang! Mix) (4:10)
Written-By - Lee Hazlewood
10 Mother, Look What They've Done To Me (4:32)
11 Muscle Man (Heartbeat Version) (3:39)
Written-By - Helmuth Schmidt , Michael Gordon
12 The Lady In Black (3:36)
13 Gold (3:45) Written-By - Charly Ricanek
14 Tomorrow ('98 Radio Version) (4:00)
Producer, Arranged By, Mixed By - Walter Bassani Written-By - Rainer Pietsch

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Review by Søren Jensen http://rateyourmusic.com/
Back in Your Arms

After Amanda's superb Alter Ego album, expectations were high when Amanda teamed up with producer Michael Gordon once again in 1998. The resulting album Back In Your Arms on which they'd re-recorded nine of Amanda's classic hits from the Ariola years, a cover of "Just A Gigolo" plus some new mixes of Alter Ego tracks was a huge disappointment. Most of the tracks sound like lame karaoke versions, and Amanda herself doesn't sound like she's having much fun revisiting her old hits. "Just A Gigolo" - a standard in Amanda's live repertoire - is dreadful and so are her versions of "Mellow Yellow" and "They're Coming To Take Me Away", left off the album. They later saw the light of day on the compilation Made Of Blood And Honey. Only the new versions of "These Boots ..." and "Tomorrow" are worthwhile, otherwise ... as she sang in 1979: "Forget It!"

BMG issued the album under the altered title Amanda '98 (Follow Me Back In My Arms) with only a selection of the new recordings, remixes and her original 70s hits.

четверг, 24 мая 2007 г.

Amanda Lear - 2005 - Paris By Night: Greatest Hits







Amanda Lear - 2005 - Paris By Night: Greatest Hits

Codec: Lame 3.92
Quality: CBR, 320kbps, stereo

CD 1

Tracklisting:

1. - Paris By Night.
2. - Enigma. (Give A Bit Of Mmmh To Me)
3. - Follow Me.
4. - Fabulous Lover Love Me.
5. - Love Boat.
6. - Nymphomania.
7. - Blood And Honey.
8. - Fever.
9. - Wild Thing.
10. - Solomon Gundie.
11. - Fantasy.
12. - Hollywood Is Just A Dream.
13. - Una Rosa Un Tango.
14. - This Man. (Dali's Song)
15. - Fatto L'Amore Con Me.
16. - Cocktail D'Amore.
17. - Egal.
18. - The Sphinx.
19. - Hier Encore.
20. - Paroles Paroles.
21. - Just A Gigolo.

Tracklisting:

CD 2

1. - Martini Disease.
2. - Fashion Pack.
3. - I Just Wanna Dance Again.
4. - Queen Of Chinatown.
5. - Tomorrow.
6. - Diamonds.
7. - Beats Of Love.
8. - Gold.
9. - Everytime You Touch Me.
10. - Love Your Body.
11. - Assasino.
12. - No Regrets.
13. - Ritmo Salsa.
14. - Ragazzino.
15. - Incredibilmente Donna.
16. - The Look Of Love.
17. - I'll Miss You.
18. - Lili Marlene.
19. - Follow Me Reprise.

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