All titles issued in the US except where noted.
1. The Ultimate Collection - SADE **1 week #1**
(Epic - 2011)
* NEW *
2. 50 Words For Snow - KATE BUSH
(Fish People/Anti - 2011)
3. Beaches: Original Soundtrack Recording - BETTE MIDLER
(Atlantic - 1988)
4. Lore - CLANNAD
(Atlantic - 1995)
5. The Very Best Of FLEETWOOD MAC
(Reprise - 2002)
6. Pure Moods II - VARIOUS ARTISTS
(Virgin - 1998)
7. Pure Moods - VARIOUS ARTISTS
(Virgin - 1994)
8. Most Of All: The Best Of DEBORAH HARRY
(EMI - 1999) UK
9. A Magical Gathering: The CLANNAD Anthology
(Rhino - 2002)
10. Platinum & Gold Collection - ARETHA FRANKLIN
(Arista/BMG Heritage - 2003)
Note: #6 and #7 are new age compilations.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Saturday, December 24, 2011
MY TOP MUSIC OF THE WEEK (12-24)
All titles issued in the US except where noted.
1. Platinum & Gold Collection - ARETHA FRANKLIN **1 week #1**
(Arista/BMG Heritage - 2003)
* NEW *
2. THE GROOP
(Sundazed - 2007) Expanded edition of 1969 album
3. The Christmas Album - THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER
(Columbia - 1992)
4. You Could Be Born Again - THE FREE DESIGN
(Light In The Attic - 2001) Expanded edition of 1968 album
5. All The Way In - TERRI NUNN & BERLIN
(Fuel - 2009) Live recording
6. The Secret Of Christmas - CAPTAIN & TENNILLE
(Moonlight & Magnolias - 2006)
7. Nightflight To Venus - BONEY M.
(Sony/BMG - 2007) Europe; Expanded edition of 1978 album
8. A Merry Little Christmas - LINDA RONSTADT
(Elektra - 2000)
9. Greatest Hits - DIVINYLS
(EMI - 2006) Australia
10. What A Wonderful Christmas - ANNE MURRAY
(EMI Canada/TVMusic4U - 2001)
11. Mac Tracks 1971-1974 - CHRISTINE McVIE
(Home compilation - 2011)
12. The Very Best Of FRIDA 1967-1996
(Home compilation - 2011)
13. Peace On Earth - VARIOUS ARTISTS
(Time-Life - 2001)
14. A Christmas Tribute To Mannheim Steamroller - WESTWIND ENSEMBLE
(BCI/Eclipse - 1998)
15. A Rosie Christmas - ROSIE O'DONNELL
(Columbia - 1999)
16. A Soap Opera Christmas - VARIOUS ARTISTS
(RCA - 1994)
17. A Christmas Together - JOHN DENVER & THE MUPPETS
(Laserlight - 1996) Recorded in 1979
Notes: #13 is a collection of Christmas songs by new age artists.
#15 is mostly a collection of Christmas duets by Rosie with different recording artists. The exceptions are songs by Darren Hayes (Savage Garden) and Billy Porter.
#16 is a collection of Christmas songs by stars of soap operas.
#17 is an audio companion to the television special by the same title.
1. Platinum & Gold Collection - ARETHA FRANKLIN **1 week #1**
(Arista/BMG Heritage - 2003)
* NEW *
2. THE GROOP
(Sundazed - 2007) Expanded edition of 1969 album
3. The Christmas Album - THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER
(Columbia - 1992)
4. You Could Be Born Again - THE FREE DESIGN
(Light In The Attic - 2001) Expanded edition of 1968 album
5. All The Way In - TERRI NUNN & BERLIN
(Fuel - 2009) Live recording
6. The Secret Of Christmas - CAPTAIN & TENNILLE
(Moonlight & Magnolias - 2006)
7. Nightflight To Venus - BONEY M.
(Sony/BMG - 2007) Europe; Expanded edition of 1978 album
8. A Merry Little Christmas - LINDA RONSTADT
(Elektra - 2000)
9. Greatest Hits - DIVINYLS
(EMI - 2006) Australia
10. What A Wonderful Christmas - ANNE MURRAY
(EMI Canada/TVMusic4U - 2001)
11. Mac Tracks 1971-1974 - CHRISTINE McVIE
(Home compilation - 2011)
12. The Very Best Of FRIDA 1967-1996
(Home compilation - 2011)
13. Peace On Earth - VARIOUS ARTISTS
(Time-Life - 2001)
14. A Christmas Tribute To Mannheim Steamroller - WESTWIND ENSEMBLE
(BCI/Eclipse - 1998)
15. A Rosie Christmas - ROSIE O'DONNELL
(Columbia - 1999)
16. A Soap Opera Christmas - VARIOUS ARTISTS
(RCA - 1994)
17. A Christmas Together - JOHN DENVER & THE MUPPETS
(Laserlight - 1996) Recorded in 1979
Notes: #13 is a collection of Christmas songs by new age artists.
#15 is mostly a collection of Christmas duets by Rosie with different recording artists. The exceptions are songs by Darren Hayes (Savage Garden) and Billy Porter.
#16 is a collection of Christmas songs by stars of soap operas.
#17 is an audio companion to the television special by the same title.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
MY TOP MUSIC OF THE WEEK (12-17)
All titles issued in the US except where noted.
1. Mac Tracks 1971-1974 - CHRISTINE McVIE **1 week #1**
(Home compilation, 2011)
* NEW *
2. 50 Words For Snow - KATE BUSH
(Fish People/Anti - 2011)
3. A Holiday Celebration - PETER, PAUL & MARY with The New York Choral Society
(Warner Bros. - 1988)
4. Cool Yule - BETTE MIDLER
(Columbia - 2006)
5. The Best Of STEVIE NICKS: Timespace
(Modern - 1991)
6. Christmas With BONEY M.
(Sony Music/MCI - 2007) Europe
7. The Best Christmas Ever - HELEN REDDY
(Select Media Concepts - 2000)
8. And Winter Came... - ENYA
(Reprise - 2008)
9. The Best Of OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN: The Christmas Collection
(Hip-O - 2001)
10. The Very Best Of FRIDA 1967-1996
(Home compilation, 2011)
11. A Christmas Cornucopia - ANNIE LENNOX
(Decca - 2010)
12. A Peaceful Christmas - VARIOUS ARTISTS
(Time-Life - 2002)
Notes:
#1 is my third home compilation by Christine McVie. This time the focus in on her first five albums with Fleetwood Mac: Future Games, Bare Trees, Penguin, Mystery To Me, and Heroes Are Hard To Find. All of her songs from these are included, 16 total.
#12 is a collection of Christmas music by new age artists.
1. Mac Tracks 1971-1974 - CHRISTINE McVIE **1 week #1**
(Home compilation, 2011)
* NEW *
2. 50 Words For Snow - KATE BUSH
(Fish People/Anti - 2011)
3. A Holiday Celebration - PETER, PAUL & MARY with The New York Choral Society
(Warner Bros. - 1988)
4. Cool Yule - BETTE MIDLER
(Columbia - 2006)
5. The Best Of STEVIE NICKS: Timespace
(Modern - 1991)
6. Christmas With BONEY M.
(Sony Music/MCI - 2007) Europe
7. The Best Christmas Ever - HELEN REDDY
(Select Media Concepts - 2000)
8. And Winter Came... - ENYA
(Reprise - 2008)
9. The Best Of OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN: The Christmas Collection
(Hip-O - 2001)
10. The Very Best Of FRIDA 1967-1996
(Home compilation, 2011)
11. A Christmas Cornucopia - ANNIE LENNOX
(Decca - 2010)
12. A Peaceful Christmas - VARIOUS ARTISTS
(Time-Life - 2002)
Notes:
#1 is my third home compilation by Christine McVie. This time the focus in on her first five albums with Fleetwood Mac: Future Games, Bare Trees, Penguin, Mystery To Me, and Heroes Are Hard To Find. All of her songs from these are included, 16 total.
#12 is a collection of Christmas music by new age artists.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
MY TOP MUSIC OF THE WEEK (12-10)
2+ week edition
1. 50 Words For Snow - KATE BUSH **1 week #1**
* NEW *
2. Panic Of Girls - BLONDIE
3. The Very Best Of FRIDA 1967-1996 (Home compilation)
4. THE GROOP
5. The Lion And The Cobra - SINEAD O'CONNOR
6. A Holiday Celebration - PETER, PAUL & MARY with The New York Choral Society
7. Whirlygig - LOVEMONGERS (Japanese issue)
8. My Colouring Book - AGNETHA FALTSKOG
9. Christmas Is Almost Here - CARLY SIMON
10. HEART Presents A Lovemongers Christmas (2004 issue)
11. Fleetwood Mac Collection 1 - CHRISTINE McVIE (Home compilation)
12. Christmas Collection (Christmas Portrait) - CARPENTERS
13. Jackpot!: The Best Bette - BETTE MIDLER
14. Only Time: The Collection - ENYA
15. International - ABBA
16. If I Could Turn Back Time: CHER's Greatest Hits
17. Greatest Hits: Sound And Vision - BLONDIE
18. (Moving) - PETER, PAUL & MARY
19. Peace On Earth - VARIOUS ARTISTS
20. A Peaceful Christmas - VARIOUS ARTISTS
21. AM Gold: #1 Hits Of The 70's 1975-1979 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
22. The DONNA SUMMER Anthology
23. A Rosie Christmas - ROSIE O'DONNELL
Notes:
Lovemongers (#7 and #10) were an outside project fronted by Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart from 1992 to 1998.
#19 and #20 are collections of Christmas music by new age artists from Time-Life.
#1 is the second new release this year by Kate Bush after her collection of reworkings, "Director's Cut." This is prodominantly a themed disc as all but one song have something to do with snow (the exception being the final track, "Among Angels"). It could also be called "7 Songs For Snow" because that's all you get, though none of them are under six minutes long. The longest entitled "Misty" runs over 13 minutes and is possibly her most unusual composition to date, about a romance she has with a snowman. The opening track, "Snowflake," finds Kate's son, Albert McIntosh, singing the verses while she takes the chorus. Elton John is featured in a duet on the powerful ballad, "Snowed In At Wheeler Street." The title track is an over eight-minute listing of different names for snow. Kate numbers them off and "Professor Jospeh Yupik" calls them out. With this collection of progressive epics that sound almost new age and jazz-like, Kate proves she only gets better and more innovative with age.
1. 50 Words For Snow - KATE BUSH **1 week #1**
* NEW *
2. Panic Of Girls - BLONDIE
3. The Very Best Of FRIDA 1967-1996 (Home compilation)
4. THE GROOP
5. The Lion And The Cobra - SINEAD O'CONNOR
6. A Holiday Celebration - PETER, PAUL & MARY with The New York Choral Society
7. Whirlygig - LOVEMONGERS (Japanese issue)
8. My Colouring Book - AGNETHA FALTSKOG
9. Christmas Is Almost Here - CARLY SIMON
10. HEART Presents A Lovemongers Christmas (2004 issue)
11. Fleetwood Mac Collection 1 - CHRISTINE McVIE (Home compilation)
12. Christmas Collection (Christmas Portrait) - CARPENTERS
13. Jackpot!: The Best Bette - BETTE MIDLER
14. Only Time: The Collection - ENYA
15. International - ABBA
16. If I Could Turn Back Time: CHER's Greatest Hits
17. Greatest Hits: Sound And Vision - BLONDIE
18. (Moving) - PETER, PAUL & MARY
19. Peace On Earth - VARIOUS ARTISTS
20. A Peaceful Christmas - VARIOUS ARTISTS
21. AM Gold: #1 Hits Of The 70's 1975-1979 - VARIOUS ARTISTS
22. The DONNA SUMMER Anthology
23. A Rosie Christmas - ROSIE O'DONNELL
Notes:
Lovemongers (#7 and #10) were an outside project fronted by Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart from 1992 to 1998.
#19 and #20 are collections of Christmas music by new age artists from Time-Life.
#1 is the second new release this year by Kate Bush after her collection of reworkings, "Director's Cut." This is prodominantly a themed disc as all but one song have something to do with snow (the exception being the final track, "Among Angels"). It could also be called "7 Songs For Snow" because that's all you get, though none of them are under six minutes long. The longest entitled "Misty" runs over 13 minutes and is possibly her most unusual composition to date, about a romance she has with a snowman. The opening track, "Snowflake," finds Kate's son, Albert McIntosh, singing the verses while she takes the chorus. Elton John is featured in a duet on the powerful ballad, "Snowed In At Wheeler Street." The title track is an over eight-minute listing of different names for snow. Kate numbers them off and "Professor Jospeh Yupik" calls them out. With this collection of progressive epics that sound almost new age and jazz-like, Kate proves she only gets better and more innovative with age.
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