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Music CD - Various Artists: American Idol Season 2: All Time Classic American Love Songs
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Music CD: American Idol Season 2: All Time Classic American Love Songs
Artist: Various Artists
List Price: $13.98
Our Price: $0.76
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Manufacturer: RCA
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Tracks:
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1. God Bless the USA - American Idol 10 Finalists Season 2
2. What The World Needs Now - American Idol 10 Finalists Season 2
3. Superstar - Ruben Studdard
4. On The Wings of Love - Clay Aiken
5. At Last - Julia DeMato
6. Three Times A Lady - Joshua Gracin
7. Let's Stay Together - Trenyce
8. Back at One - Rickey Smith
9. Killing Me Softly With His Song - Kimberly Caldwell
10. Open Arms - Corey Clark
11. How Do I Live - Carmen Rasmusen
12. Over The Rainbow - Kimberley Locke
13. Overjoyed - American Idol 10 Finalists Season 2
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0828765116923
Label: RCA
Manufacturer: RCA
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: RCA
Release Date: 2003-04-29
Studio: RCA
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: THE BEST TALENT!!! some bad song selects.....
Comment: Season 2 of american idol (in my opinion) had the best talent. the biggest voices and broke all stereotypes. although some people had there choice to win the finale (i really wanted kimberley locke to win), i thought they ended by pickin the right person. the previous season had there 'best' performances but this season did the opposite and decided to do love songs... honestly they should have did a greatest hits LP because i could name quite a few BRILLIANT performances by at least 5 of the contestants.
hands down the best track on the album is 'superstar' by ruben studdard. he channeled luther vandross sooooo amazingly that luther would be proud. 'killing me softley' my kim caldwell was awesome as well. she defiinatly brought the blue eyed soul on this track.
clay aiken, trenyce, charles grigsby, and carmen did great jobs on there songs as well....
now the bad.... i love kimberley locke and she did an brilliant job on 'somewhere over the rainbow', BUT the cd is called LOVE SONGS and that is not a love song at all. rickey is a great voice but his version of 'back to one' sounded EXACTLY like brian mcknight. josh gracin (was not my favourite) did a HORRIBLE job on this song... they should have gave him a country song to sing.
the class of season 2 will still be my favourite voices but i just wish they picked better songs for this cd.
3 stars out of 5
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Summary: All Time Classic Love Songs...Ruined
Comment: Seriously, this CD is BAD. The only song that I can say is any good is Ruben Studdard's rendition of Superstar. And if you like that song, go buy Ruben's album, because this is not worth your money. The only reason I can see anyone buying this album, is if you are just into collecting AI merch. Other than than, SKIP THIS ONE.
Customer Rating:
Summary: this cd stinks!
Comment: This cd is obnoxious. The artists all seem to compete by seeing how many notes they can add into one syllable. I have never heard so many slides on the notes.
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Summary: Sounds good
Comment: I really enjoyed this CD.
They picked good songs to sing and the vocals were good.
God Bless The USA was really good at the end!
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Summary: I love what American Idol has done for singing!
Comment: As a professional singer and Voice Teacher, I am so thrilled to see how American Idol has given the art of singing such a jump start in these last few years.
These American Idol CDs and programs are filled with so much varying talents. From Hard rock to Country, America is becoming interested in identifying true talent. As an Opera Singer myself I can still enjoy the gifts of other genres and am sad to hear when others look down upon the show. Also, as a voice teacher of many styles I can't stress enough the need to my own students for them to develop themselves as a "Complete Unique Package". Finding their own true niche and style including: voice type, genre, best repertoire, to the the right audition outfit. American Idol teaches the same theories. Be true to yourself and your voice to get your best shot at this business of singing. I am an advocat for AI and all shows that encourage the high developement of arts in America. We come from a society that watched sports religiously on telievision (which is great) but there are so many talents to support including singing out there amongst us. American Idol gives artists and viewers a fantastic opportunity.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Interested in visiting your favorite contestants from the second season of American Idol? Then this is the album for you, but be forewarned that something is lost in the translation from the small screen to the compact disc. Simon Cowell's scathing comments and Paula Abdul's head tossing add to the human drama; without those visual embellishments, the recorded version falls flat. Sure this is a talented bunch, but the material is mundane, with few of the finalists straying from the traditional arrangements. But when they do, it's sometimes worse. Ruben Stoddard's rendition of the Carpenters hit "Superstar" reeks of misplaced sincerity. The best cut on the disc is Kimberly Caldwell's throaty cover of Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly With His Song," which gives the song some well-needed grit. And while Julia Demato's voice is no match for Etta James's full-bodied version of "At Last," Demato gives the classic a fetching kittenish spin. --Jaan Uhelszki
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