Music CD - Kerry Butler: Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust

	Music CD: Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust Artist: Kerry Butler List Price: $18.98 Our Price: $11.14 Your Save: $ 7.84 ( 41% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: P.S. Classics
Average Customer Rating:
Tracks: 1. This Only Happens In the Movies 2. When You Wish Upon a Star 3. I'll Try 4. Call Me a Princess 5. Colors of the Wind 6. It's a Small World/God Help the Outcasts 7. Baby Mine 8. Minnie's Yoo Hoo 9. The Second Star To the Right 10. The Bare Necessities 11. When She Loved Me 12. Disneyland
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0803607086220 Label: P.S. Classics Manufacturer: P.S. Classics Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: P.S. Classics Release Date: 2008-05-13 Studio: P.S. Classics
Related Items Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific (The New Broadway Cast) Wonder In The World In The Heights A Catered Affair (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Gypsy - 2008 Original Broadway Cast
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Disney MEETS Country? Comment: An odd choice but an enjoyable album none the less, and Kerry always has impeccable pitch. Customer Rating: Summary: The Bare Necessities Comment: Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust She was on CBS this morning singing The Bare Necessities and I knew I had to have her album! Steve the fan Customer Rating: Summary: A True Disney Princess Comment: I'm going to admit it. While I thought her "Somewhere That's Green" was near perfection, I did not know what the big deal was about Kerry Butler. After listening to this album though, I realized it's only because I've never listened to any of her musicals other than "Little Shop of Horrors." However, somewhere during the bridge in "Disneyland," I became giddy, excited and tearful. I was so affected by her interpretation that the song has revived my heart in musical theatre all over again... and it's been a long time since a song did that to me (I think the last time that happened was in Sondheim's brilliant "Passion"). That said, I'm going to go out on a limb and say this is the best solo CD from a broadway chanteuse this year. It far surpasses Kelli O'hara's debut CD, which does almost nothing for her voice. I have a strong connection with Disney. It's the kind of music that makes me smile. If I'm sad, I turn on Disney and suddenly I'm ready to jump up and down like I'm a 5-year-old on a sugar-high. Starting off with "This Only Happens in the Movies," Kerry premiers a beautiful Alan Menken ballad that actually doesn't feel like Alan Menken. It is so beautiful that it actually transcends the Menken songbook and puts him in a classic musical realm. I almost can't believe this is Menken, except for a few moments. This is nothing to say of her vocals. They are stirring. The final strains of the song are the lyrics "but if this is my chance, a prelude to a new romance, let's hope that it has a happy end." The soaring melody coupled with the ethereal orchestrations by Michael Starobin lift the spirit into a realm of beautiful longing and (as the album title says) faith in love. "Call Me A Princess" is a delightful song that was cut from "Aladdin" and it's obvious why since it doesn't paint a relatable heroine in Jasmine, but the song on it's own is a treasure that will warrant repeated listenings. Kerry reinvents the disney canon with the songs "When You Wish Upon A Star" and "Colors of the Wind," but I almost feel they didn't need reinvention. While they work in a sort of old-school Disney sense, it is only Kerry's commitment to the songs that make them work. This is also true with "The Bare Necessities" and "When She Loved Me" which could have been a highlight on the CD, but seemed rushed and lacking in sentiment. "When She Loved Me" is the point in "Toy Story 2" when the heart of the story is unleashed, and I feel that Kerry's Musical Director should have let her take more time. Other songs she reinvents are "It's a Small World," "God Help The Outcasts," "The Second Star to the Right," and "Baby Mine." These are beautifully done. "God Help The Outcasts" is such an improvement on the original with Kerry giving real life to the song with her controlled belt, while "Baby Mine" is even more intimate than ever with Kerry singing alongside only a piano. I have to give big kudos to the piano in "Baby Mine." The transcription is gorgeous. There a moments of dissonance that work to give the song real heart when the dissonance subsides and resolves. Pay close attention to the piano, because it really is the reason for this retread. Disneyland. The happiest place on Earth. Right now, it's the happiest place in song too. The longing and the yearning in Kerry's voice is what makes this song ring true. She really wants to believe in the world of magic, even if she knows there are strings being pulled behind it. We all have these things in our lives that we want to believe in and even if there is evidence to the contrary, we don't let that ruin the idea that we have. It's what makes life worth living; faith in the dreams that we have. The bridge, "Oh I know you're gonna say, the trees are paper mache, it's done with mirrors the magic there. Each little birds full of springs, you push a button it sings, recorded music fills the air. They've got the mountains refaced, it's only plywood and paste, go on say it. I'll turn around and tell you, I don't care! I will live in Disneyland." It will bring you to tears. Marvin Hamlisch got it right with this song. This is the kind of faith and trust the world needs, and Kerry gives us reason to believe it. Customer Rating: Summary: Disney with a soft tender touch Comment: I adore everything Disney. This CD is no exception! Kerry perform well-known and some not well known song out of the Disney songbook. She performs a cut song from Aladdin. I love her softness, the care of the song and the use of minimal musical instruments. She includes some not well known Disney songs, one being "Call Me Princess" which was cut from ALADDIN has became one of my favorite Disney songs and I'll remember her for it. I love her renditions of "Colors of the Wind", "God Help the Outcast" which has a combination of "It's a Small World" at the beginning of it. It works beautifully together. My favorite song on her album would be "The Bare of Necessities", it's more laid back but yet very up beat. If you love Disney, you'll love Kerry Butler Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust. Beautiful title, Beautiful songs, Beautiful voice. I hope she would consider doing another CD with the Disney songbook. I can't get enough! Customer Rating: Summary: A great CD for Disney and theater lovers alike! Comment: I just got done listening to Ms. Butler's album, and it was a joy from start to finish. I was delighted to discover from reading the liner notes that she seems to be just as big a "Disney dork" as I am (see avatar and signature). Many of the songs on this album are well known, but I love how she made them distinctive. She's taken a number of well-known songs and quieted them down a bit, made them more introspective. Don't get me wrong, I love big, belty versions of "When You Wish Upon a Star," but it is nice to hear Ms. Butler's softer, more thoughtful rendition. Ditto for her "Colors of the Wind," which has always been my favorite Disney song. By toning down the arrangements to a number of these songs, Ms. Butler has really focused on the lyrics, and what you get are stunning interpretations of the songs. One of my favorites might be "God Help the Outcasts," where she does get to show off her range a little bit. Again, however, the song works because of her interpretation of its lyrics. Another gem is the album's final song, "Disneyland," which is from Smile, but I had never heard before. It sums up my love of the Disney theme parks better than anything I've ever read before. Butler, being a "Disney dork" herself, really believes the lyrics (my favorite moment on the entire CD is her impassioned, "But I don't care!" in this song). I'm so happy I bought this CD, and it's making me look forward to July 17 (when I go back to WDW) even more. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Before bursting onto the Great White Way, Kerry Butler won fans and praise as the quirky heroine Shelly in the downtown cult-hit Bat Boy: The Musical. She then solidly staked her claim to Broadway as plucky Penny Pingleton in the original cast of the mega-sensation Hairspray, a role which earned her Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations. Finally, during the 2007-2008 season, she emerged as a full-fledged Broadway star, roller-skating her way into the hearts of audiences and critics alike in the smash hit musical Xanadu. The New York Times raved, "Ms. Butler is the rare Broadway ingénue who is as funny as she is pretty, and she sings gloriously, too." Now with her debut album, FAITH, TRUST & PIXIE DUST, the golden-voiced Kerry delivers the kind of delightful and engaging song stylings Broadway audiences have come to expect, but she also offers up a warmth and delicacy that will surprise even her most fervent fans. Musical theatre's freshest leading lady shines and enchants in songs old and new, including a handful of Disney classics reinvented in ways listeners won't soon forget.