Love Affair: Music Of Ivan Lins (hybr) (2000)

Product Summary Label: Telarc International Corp. UPC: 00089408349669 Please Note: May require SACD-compatible hardware more info. Release Date: 1/25/2005 Buy.com Sku: 63940080 Item#: MMQPL6 Format:  Super Audio CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa) - Sting ~ Various Artists 2. Love Dance - Vanessa Williams ~ Various Artists 3. Camaleao - Grover Washington Jr. ~ Various Artists 4. Answered Prayers (E De Deus) - New York Voices ~ Various Artists 5. So Crazy For This Love (Cru-Cre Corroro) - Chaka Khan ~ Various Artists 6. You Moved Me To This - Lisa Fischer/James "D-Train" Williams ~ Various Artists 7. Nocturne (Noturna) - Brenda Russell ~ Various Artists 8. Elis (Leva E Traz) - Peter White ~ Various Artists 9. I'm Not Alone (Anjo De Mim) - Freddy Cole ~ Various Artists 10. Sweet Presence (Doce Presenca) - Dianne Reeves ~ Various Artists 11. Somos Todos Iquais Nesta Noite - Ivan Lins ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Includes liner notes by Jason Miles & Oscar Castro-Neves. "She Walks This Earth (Soberanna Rosa)" won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. "Camaleao" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players. Tributee: Ivan Lins. Liner Note Authors: Jason Miles; Oscar Castro-Neves. Bring together an all-star lineup of singers and musicians, match them with accessibly romantic melodies and radio-friendly arrangements, and the results will either be lightweight pabulum or superb high-quality pop music. In the case of producer Jason Miles' A Love Affair, it's unquestionably the latter. Even after 30 years on the world music scene, Brazilian musician/composer Ivan Lins may not have had a high profile. However, as this tribute recording demonstrates, his music is as fine as anything that has come out of his native country since the bossa nova heyday of the early '60s. Taken individually, each of these songs is a piece of joyous musical exuberance. Taken as a whole, this recording is better than an hour with any radio station you're going to find on the dial or online. A Love Affair opens with the never before recorded "She Walks This Earth," a performance by Sting that is as good as anything he's recorded as a solo artist. Vanessa Williams has never sounded better than on the sultry "Love Dance," and "So Crazy for This Love" is a piece of funk featuring a multi-tracked Chaka Khan purring a deceptively complex, original, and memorable melody that also has "hit" written all over it. Grover Washington, Jr. defines smooth jazz with his ride through "Camaleao," while Freddy Cole recalls a smokier version of his brother Nat in his reading of the beautiful ballad "I'm Not Alone." Lins himself plays piano on several tracks and closes the album with a vocal of his own on "Somos Todos Iquais Nesta Noite." Kudos go to producer Miles for bringing this remarkable assemblage together, and a special mention is due to guitarist Romero Lubambo and percussionist Cyro Baptista, whose work throughout the recording is exemplary. Don't miss this CD. ~ Jim Newsom Producer: Jason Miles (Compilation)   Technical Info Release Date : 01/25/2005 Original Release Date : 2000 Catalog ID : 63496 Label : Telarc/Surround Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Multi SPAR Code : DDD UPC : 00089408349669    Related Videos David Garrett: David Garrett