Gift Of Love (1998)

Product Summary UPC: 00619088307828 Release Date: 8/25/1998 Buy.com Sku: 201985643 Item#: M2NNDS Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Valentine To Rumi - (musical prelude) ~ Chopra & Friends 2. My Burning Heart - (with Deepak Chopra) ~ Chopra & Friends 3. Bittersweet - (with Madonna) ~ Chopra & Friends 4. Intoxicated By Love - (with Deepak Chopra) ~ Chopra & Friends 5. Lover's Passion, The - (with Deepak Chopra) ~ Chopra & Friends 6. Do You Love Me - (with Demi Moor) ~ Chopra & Friends 7. Come To Me - (with Deepak Chopra) ~ Chopra & Friends 8. Desire - (with Deepak Chopra) ~ Chopra & Friends 9. Alchemy Of Love, The - (with Deepak Chopra) ~ Chopra & Friends 10. Caught In The Fire Of Love - (with Martin Sheen) ~ Chopra & Friends 11. Awakening, The - (with Deepak Chopra) ~ Chopra & Friends 12. I Am Yours - (with Robert John Burke) ~ Chopra & Friends 13. Behind The Scenes - (with Blythe Danner) ~ Chopra & Friends 14. Looking For Your Face - (with Jared Harris) ~ Chopra & Friends 15. Meaning Of Love, The - (with Goldie Hawn) ~ Chopra & Friends 16. Aroused Passion - (with Deepak Chopra) ~ Chopra & Friends 17. Dying To Love - (with Robert A.F. Thurman) ~ Chopra & Friends 18. Privileged Lovers, The - (with Deepak Chopra) ~ Chopra & Friends 19. Precious Love - (with Deepak Chopra) ~ Chopra & Friends 20. Surrender - (with Deepak Chopra) ~ Chopra & Friends 21. Defeated By Love - (with Sussan Deyhim) ~ Chopra & Friends 22. Lost In The Wilderness - (with Deepak Chopra) ~ Chopra & Friends 23. Mythical Lover, The - (with Gautama Chopra) ~ Chopra & Friends 24. I Am And I Am Not - (with Deepak Chopra) ~ Chopra & Friends 25. Agony Of Lovers, The - (with Laura Day) ~ Chopra & Friends 26. Agony And Ectasy Of Divine Discontent, The - (with Laura Day) ~ Chopra & Friends 27. Mirror, The - (with Debra Winger) ~ Chopra & Friends 28. Look At Your Eyes - (with Noah Hutton/Debra Winger) ~ Chopra & Friends 29. Looking For Love - (with Rosa Parks) ~ Chopra & Friends 30. Some Kiss - (with Coleman Barks) ~ Chopra & Friends 31. Freshness, The - (with Chris Barron) ~ Chopra & Friends 32. My Beloved - (with Chris Barron) ~ Chopra & Friends 33. Hunt, The - (with Deepak Chopra) ~ Chopra & Friends 34. Desire - (TRUE instrumental) ~ Chopra & Friends 35. Lover's Madness, A - (TRUE instrumental) ~ Chopra & Friends 36. Lover's Passion, The - (TRUE instrumental) ~ Chopra & Friends   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel includes: Coleman Barks, Chris Barron, Robert John Burke, Deepak Chopra, Guatama Chopra, Blythe Danner, Laura Day, Sussan Deyhim, Jared Harris, Goldie Hawn, Noah Hutton, Madonna, Demi Moore, Rosa Parks, Martin Sheen, Sonja Sohn, Robert A.F. Thurman, Debra Winger. Includes liner notes by Deepak Chopra. Personnel: Sussan Deyhim (vocals); Steve Gorn (bansuri, clarinet); Richard Horowitz (ney, keyboards); Yaron Fuchs (keyboards, programming, sampler); Adam Plack (keyboards, sampler); Yossi Fine (bass guitar); Tony Smith (drums, percussion). Audio Mixer: Yaron Fuchs. Recording information: Beatstreet, New York, NY; Eastside Sound, New York, NY; Larrabee Sound, Universal City, CA; Ron Rose Productions, Southfield MI. Photographer: Katrin Thomas. Unknown Contributor Roles: Chris Barron ; Coleman Barks; Debra Winger; Deepak Chopra M.D.; Demi Moore; Goldie Hawn; Jared Harris; Laura Day; Madonna; Martin Sheen; Noah Hutton; Robert A.F. Thurman; Rosa Parks; Sonja Sohn; Blythe Danner. Arrangers: Adam Plack; Yaron Fuchs. Adam Plack and Yaron Fuchs provide the Persian-flavored musical backdrop of A GIFT OF LOVE, but the real focus of this inspirational recording is the poetry of the 13th-century Sufi poet Rumi. Deepak Chopra is joined by a host of famous friends including Madonna, Martin Sheen, Demi Moore, Goldie Hawn, and others, reciting Rumi's poems about life, love, spiritual awareness, and worldly delights. The result is an album that will soothe both the ear and the soul. It wouldn't be remiss to ask: Is A GIFT OF LOVE a meditation on erotic longing, a glorious paean to the Almighty? The answer is: both. The CD, like Jelaleddin Rumi's poetry, manages to be different things to different people. Here bite-size samples of Sufi wisdom cover a range of ideas, from "Desire," to "A Lover's Madness," to "Supreme Lover." Deepak Chopra's album features the voices of Madonna, Demi Moore, Martin Sheen, and other stars, providing the project with instant allure, while bringing in a little street cred via civil rights activist Rosa Parks and Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman. Chopra would have been wise to hand over his own readings to the other performers, but overall, the album makes a good introduction to these timeless 13th century verses, and the accompanying music is danceable in its own right. Producer: Adam Plack; Yaron Fuchs Engineer: Joe Franco; Lou Holtzman; Patrick McCarthy; Yaron Fuchs Musical Guests Blythe Danner Sussan Deyhim Goldie Hawn Madonna Demi Moore Rosa Parks Martin Sheen Debra Winger   Compilation Appearances Gift Of Love Mello Namaste Experience Rasa Mello Ii Whispers Relax Putumayo Presents: Asian Lounge Relax 2: Sublime Music For Reading & Lounging Rasa: Mello Iii Summer Solstice   Associated Artists and Works Pitta: The Magic Of Healing Music ~ BecVar, Bruce Bennett, Brian Scott Bennett, Brian Scott Whispers [Box] ~ Tolle, Eckhart   Technical Info Release Date : 08/25/1998 Original Release Date : 1998 Catalog ID : 3078 Label : Tommy Boy Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 53m : 36s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00619088307828    Related Videos Christmas In The Heart : ... A Cherry Cherry Christmas... In Search of Solid Ground...