Burnin'/Confessin' The Blues - Esther Phillips

Advantages: Class Acts
Disadvantages: None

...Washington - Baby Won't You Please Come Home 12. Erma Franklyn - Light My Fire 13. Dusty Springfield - You don't Have To say you love me 14. P.P. Arnold - First cut is the deepest 15. Ann Peebles - I Cant Stand The Rain 16. Irma Thomas - Time Is On My Side 17. Esther Philips - How Blue Can You Get? 18. Ernestine Anderson - What A Difference A Day Makes 19. Lou Rawls and Diane Reeves - At Last 20. Julie London - In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning 21. Cassandra Wilson - Time After Time 22. Eva Cassidy (Duet with Chuck Brown) - Need Your Love So Bad 23. Keely Smith - Night & Day Disc: 2 1. Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me 2. Gladys Knight - Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me 3. Bobby Gentry - I'll Never Fall In Love Again 4. Nina Simone - I Loves You Porgy 5. Aretha Franklin - Unforgettable 6. Sarah Vaughan - All... Read review

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Advantages: The wonderful tracks My Man, Don't Explain etc
Disadvantages: The dialogue interupts musical flow

...Lady Sings The Blues premiered to an eager, anticipating audience in October 1972. The public flocked in droves to the cinemas to see this much-hyped film, whilst critics watched intensley and eagerly sharpened their pencils. Soul singer and Motown legend, Diana Ross controversially took the role of the tortured Jazz legend, Billie Holiday and deservedly won wide critical acclaim for her harrowing and riviting performance in the film which subsequently gained her an oscar nomination (though Diana sadly lost out to Liza Minnelli for Cabaret - people claimed this was down to Berry Gordy's over-kill campaign to get her to win where Berry sent various extravagent gifts to members of the comittee which was merely perceived as a ploy to get her to win). Critics were instantly silenced on hearing the movies quintessential and divine... Read review

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Advantages: Some amazing, original tracks
Disadvantages: Not to everyone's taste

..."The world will know that this is the biggest mix tape on road, The world will know that Baby Blue is a heavy lyricist, The world will know that she's light skinned, The world will know that she's from south London, The world will know she's rolling with Ace and Invisible" I don't really think there is a better way to introduce this CD than to use the words of Ace and Invisible, It is probably the best way to introduce the 20 year old female British hip hop artist that has gained my respect recently. This full name of this mixtape CD is Out of the Blue Volume 2 - The world will know, and follows up her first CD, out of the Blue. And while ciao does not specify what volume this category is for, all the product information corresponds with that of this CD, now we have that cleared up let us get on with the music. I cannot stop... Read review

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