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| In 2003, MCA Nashville released ‘Remembering Patsy Cline,’ an all-star tribute album, to coincide with what would have been the country music crooner’s 71st birthday. Cline (left) is depicted here with Dolly Parton and Bette Midler. The ‘Dolly Parton Tribute Album’ produced by Sugar Hill Records includes songs by Shania Twain, k.d. lang, Me’Shell Ndegeocello, Sinead O’Connor, and others. Midler teamed up with Barry Manilow on Columbia Records’ ‘Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook’. |
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a sweet, though not syrupy, note with “White Christmas,” which
Clooney originally recorded in 1954.
Cher is back, again, for her final tour and album. In “Cher: Live — The Farewell
Tour,” the ageless first lady of rock opens “The Cher-est Show on Earth” with
a cover of U2’s “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.”
Despite her reputation for stage fright, she spends a lot of time bantering
with the crowd on this CD. At one point, she says, “I’m gonna make this show
so fabulous,” and then, “Follow this, bitches!”
To Cher’s credit, the CD, produced by Warner Brothers Records, does not disappoint.
Her “Song for the Lonely” is heartrending in its ability to evoke every dance
floor breakup scene in one’s lifetime, while her comeback hit, “I Found Someone,” is
reminiscent of a first crush.
The album also takes a perfunctory stab at Cher classics with a curt medley
of “Half-Breed,” “Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves,” and “Dark Lady.” Her cover of “Just
Like Jesse James” is handled more carefully, however.
The album also includes movie theme scores such as “After All” from the film “Chances
Are,” and “The Shoop Shoop Song” from “Mermaids.”
Cher closes the 18-song CD with dance club tracks such as “Believe, “and “If
I Could Turn Back Time.”
Of course, many fans and, perhaps, more objective observers only half believe
this is the last we’ll hear from Cher. After all, old divas never die; they
just end up on VH1.
On its face, Barbra Streisand’s movie album, which includes 12 newly recorded
tracks from movie scores, looks great. But, sadly, nothing on the CD by Columbia
Records, from the beginning strains of “Moon River” to the final chords of “You’re
Gonna Hear From Me,” warrants a second listen.
The biggest winner on this compilation is “I’m in the Mood For Love,” a tantalizing
example of Streisand’s talent. The remainder, however, is just a little too
slow and maudlin for any but the biggest Babs fans.
From top to bottom, “Hotel Pelirocco” proves to be one hell of a trip.
This roundup CD by Distinctive Records of 20 songs is meant to evoke this
legendary rock-star hangout in the United Kingdom. And like the 19 theme rooms
in the hotel, each evokes a speci
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Cher
Live: The Farewell Tour
Barbra
Streisand: The Movie Album 
Hotel
Pelirocco: Music From the Legendary Hotel 
