Music CD - Willie Nelson: Stardust

	Music CD: Stardust Artist: Willie Nelson List Price: $11.98 Our Price: $6.42 Your Save: $ 5.56 ( 46% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Sony
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Tracks: 1. Stardust 2. Georgia On My Mind 3. Blue Skies 4. All Of Me 5. Unchained Melody 6. September Song 7. On The Sunny Side Of The Street 8. Moonlight In Vermont 9. Don't Get Around Much Anymore 10. Someone To Watch Over Me 11. Scarlet Ribbons 12. I Can See Clearly Now
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0074646594629 Format: Extra tracks Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Release Date: 1999-10-19 Studio: Sony
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Stardust brings back memories Comment: I am a Willie Nelson fan, but this album really blew me away! What a tribute and a fresh take on the American songbook. Customer Rating: Summary: Still Great Music Comment: I had this album as an LP when it first was released and almost wore it out. The CD is still one of the best ever recorded with great standard and wonderful vocals by Willie Nelson . Customer Rating: Summary: Great Comment: This cd is just as fresh, and better than when it came out. The old standards will never lose their appeal. Willie really pulls it off! John Customer Rating: Summary: Not A Big Willie Fan... Comment: I will preface my review by declaring that, for the most part, I am not a big Willie Nelson fan. And Willie singing standards? Seemed totally nonsensical when I first learned of the album's existence. However, in my opinion, this is clearly the best album he has ever produced (or will ever produce for that matter). Every single cut on the original album is superb. I agree with other reviewers regarding the bonus tracks on the re released CD --- they really are out of place with the balance of the tunes. Bottom line: I'll give Willie credit where credit is due. This is a must-have CD for virtually any music lover. It (surprisingly) is one of those rare articles that bridges all kinds of gaps, e.g., generational, race, genre, etc... In a manner not unlike Brubeck's Take Five album did circa 1959-60. Enjoy this timeless masterpiece. Customer Rating: Summary: The melody haunts my reverie. Comment: This was Willie Nelson's first album of pop standards. It features Willie's touring band, plus organist/producer Booker T. Jones. The songs are performed in an appealing country-jazz style. Willie proves to be a fine interpreter of this type of material. This is a really terrific album. This CD adds two bonus tracks, "Scarlet Ribbons" and "I Can See Clearly Now". Both songs are great, but they were left off of the album because they aren't really pop standards. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Willie Nelson has never been one to do the safe or expected, and this Booker T. Jones-produced album of pop standards from the '30s and '40s certainly fits the profile. It's also one of the better albums of Nelson's career, allowing Willie to dip his fragile, quivering tenor all around the beat in songs like "All of Me" and "Unchained Melody." Jones's organ, piano, and string arrangements are low-key and swinging (except on the almost wooden "On the Sunny Side of the Street"), and Nelson's vocals on "Georgia on My Mind" and "Moonlight in Vermont" are filled with a dignified and slightly jazzy country soul. The 1999 reissue adds a pair of bonus cuts to the mix, including the lullaby-like "Scarlet Ribbons" and the somewhat out-of-place "I Can See Clearly Now." --David Cantwell