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Andrea Corr's Brand New Solo Album " Ten Feet High ", Out Today ! 2007-06-01 09:08:00 .Andrea
Corr's Brand
New.Solo Album
" Ten Feet High.", On Sale from Today
!.[ Australia ].[ Release Delayed : 15th.June ?, 2007 ]Update : 3:50 PM :I went shopping at Westfield Southland Shopping Centre ( Cheltenham ) today, was hoping to purchase Andrea Corr
's new album today, was 'supposed-to-be' out on sale today, but unfortunetaly, I wasn't able to find it. It looks like the stores' stock delivery hasn't arrived yet. When I cam home, I checked on the internet on Sanity.com to make sure I had the right release date; Well, Sanity.com's scheduled release date field for this product has been cleared and there is no date next to the 'Released' field, so I assume, theoretically ( and technically ), It's released ! When I last checked the web site some time ago, the product was initially priced at AUD $ 26.99, but now, it's been bumped up to AUD $ 32.99 on Sanity.com, that's $6.00 higher. JB Hi-Fi online, however, has priced theirs at AUD $ 19.99, an on-line-Only price ! And t Read more:Brand New
Andrea Ross and ' Moon River ' - A Review. 2007-05-29 21:00:00 It happens in the movies, it happens in dreams, but it never happens in real life. Teenage girls simply don't sing a couple of songs over a tinny karaoke tape, get plucked from the slush pile and get signed up by the most successful composer of musicals alive. ... Unless, you're Andrea
Ross ..." A Star Is Born ! " - The Daily Express.Pictured above is the CD cover image of Andrea Ross's new debut album " Moon River
" ( UK Import Edition, 2007 ).The Track-Listing for the album is as follows :.1. Moon River..2. No Matter What..3. Songbird..4. White Horses..5. Heart Like A Wheel..6. The Prayer..7. All The Love I Have..8. What The World Needs Now..9. You Raise Me Up.10. Popular.11. Learn To Be Lonely.12. Start Of Something New.13. Whistle Down The Wind.14. One World.Andrea Ross ( Not to be confused with with the also so-beautiful Andrea Corr from Ireland ); Andrea Ross is a new, pretty, young American singer/actress from Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She was originally discovered ( at the
Hayley Westenra : 'Treasure' and 'Celtic Treasure' Album Review. 2007-05-28 22:04:00 * This Post Re-Written on : Saturday 9th June, 2007, and Re-Posted on : Sunday 10th June, 2007.Following on from her two earlier studio albums ' Pure ' and ' Odyssey ', Beautiful New Zealand Soprano Hayley
Westenra ( pictured Left ) is back in 2007 with a third studio production titled " Treasure
" in the UK, and " Celtic
Treasure " Internationally." Treasure / Celtic Treasure " was recorded in Dublin, Ireland. It's a very personal collection of Classical Arias, along with some Irish and New Zealand Traditional Maori Folk Songs representing treasured people and places in Hayley's remarkable musical journey. For the first time, the album also includes several original tracks written by Hayley herself. UK Edition " Treasure " was released on sale to the public on February 26th, 2007, while US and International Edition " Celtic Treasure " was was released on sale to the public on 13th March, 2007 ( US ) / 17th March, 2007 ( Australia / International ).The final album covers and trac Read more:Album
, Album Review
Michael Buble : Call Me Irresponsible ( 2007 ) - A Brief. 2007-05-06 21:00:00 Traditional Jazz Vocalist Michael
Buble is back in 2007 with a brand new album titled " Call Me Irresponsible ", Released May 5th, 2007 ( Australia ).; I already have 5 earlier Michael Buble albums, so Call Me Irresponsible is my 6th Michael Buble album.; Call Me Irresponsible ( Special Edition ) Track-Listing :.1. The Best Is Yet To Come.2. It Had Better Be Tonight ( Meglio Stasera ).3. Me And Mrs. Jones.4. I'm Your Man.5. Comin' Home Baby ( Duet with Boyz II Men ).6. Lost.7. Call Me Irresponsible.8. Wonderful Tonight ( Duet with Ivan Lins ).9. Everything10. I've Got The World On A String11. Always On My Mind12. That's Life13. Dream14. LOVE ( Bonus Track )There's nothing unusual or out-of-the-ordinary about this latest release, it's Michael Buble doing what he does, and what he's always been doing. If you haven't heard this new album, but you've heard all of his previous albums, then you'll know what to expect from this new album. I'm not going to go into too much detail a Read more:Brief
From Hayley Westenra to Andrea Ross. 2007-04-13 21:23:00 A slight deviation from the most recent focus on Hayley
Westenra. It just so happens that it was as I was researching on-line for an appropriate and suitably economic on-line web-store to purchase Hayley Westenra's new album " Treasure " the UK Import Edition that I incidentally discovered " Andrea
Ross ", a relatively new artist who has just released her new debut album called " Moon River ". Andrea Ross's ' Moon River ' is a new item listed as a recommendation for people purchasing Hayley Westenra's ' Treasure ' or ' Celtic Treasure '. Recommendations listed by the retailer are usually items similar ( or at least somewhat similar ) to the item being purchased. On that note, I decided to look into the recommended item and see what it's like. I must admit it was the 'visual' element that initially got my attention - They displayed the CD Cover image of the album being recommended ( Andrea Ross's face is on the cover... ), and she admittedly does look quite pretty. I figure
Hayley Westenra : The New Album " TREASURE " - The UK Import Edition ( 2007 ) : It's Finally Arrived ! 2007-04-10 07:58:00 Continuing On from the previous post ....Hayley
Westenra's New Album
" TREASURE " - The UK ImportEdition
( 2007 ) has finally arrived, and finally in my possession ! It arrived on the front door-step of my home early this afternoon ( Originally ordered via the DVD.co.uk on-line store website ). I have not had the time to listen to it yet, and I'm a bit busy over the next day or so. So, I'll probably get around to listening to it in detail maybe sometime later on in the week.I now have Both editions " Treasure " ( UK ) and " Celtic Treasure " ( US ).; If you read my earlier entries, you will realize the effort I have gone through to get this far.For fellow Australians, I Must Stress yet again, as I have done earlier, that " Treasure " - The UK Import Edition is Definitely 'NOT' readily available for purchase anywhere locally in Australia, and can ONLY be acquired ( at least at the moment... ) by purchasing it on an over-seas on-line web-store and importing it in." Celtic Treasure Read more:Finally
Hayley Westenra : The New Album " Celtic Treasure " - US Edition ( 2007 ) : I Have the Album ! 2007-03-17 00:35:00 4:35 PM : Following On from the previous post ....CelticTreasure
( US Edition
) - Acquired !Hayley
Westenra's New Album
" Celtic Treasure " ( US Edition ) has officially been released, and is easily available for purchase now at all popular music stores around Australia. I bought it today, at my local Sanity Music store at Southland Shopping Centre. I'm a little busy today, so I doubt I'll get the chance to listen to it today, however, I intend to listen to it sometime in the next couple of days, after which I shall endeavour to post a review of it right here.Quest for the Elusive ' Treasure ' UK Import EditionThe UK Edition, - well, just as I thought, it's really hard to come by, and unfortunately, I was Not able to get my hands on it today. I tried looking everywhere for it today, scouring All music outlets at both Southland and Chadstone shopping centres, but found nothing of it. I'm going to do some more research on the internet soon, and see If I can find anything relevant
Coming Soon ! : Hayley Westenra : The New Album - " Treasure " ( 2007 ). 2007-02-11 00:24:00 Following up on her earlier album " Odyssey ", Hayley
Westenra is back in 2007, with a new not-yet-released forthcoming album, called " Treasure
". Two editions of this album are scheduled to be released : The UK edition " Treasure ", release date February 26th, 2007, and the US Edition " Celtic Treasure ", release date 13th March, 2007. There is no news as yet, as to which edition(s) will eventually be released in Australia, nor 'when' it will be released here in Australia. There is currently No track-listing for either edition of the album for comparison, so as yet, it is not known whether the track-listing will be identical, or if they will be different. We'll just have to wait until more information becomes available. There is currently No pre-release/pre-order listing for this album in Australia, however, Amazon.com has both editions listed, and pre-orders for both editions can be made via Amazon.com.I have recently briefly browsed some forums about Hayley Westenra's new album Read more:Album
, Coming Soon
Norah Jones - " Not Too Late " ( 2007 ). 2007-01-28 02:47:00 Shown Above, is an image of Norah
Jones' Newest CD Album " Not Too Late ", Released Just Yesterday ( Saturday 27th January ). If you are familiar with Norah Jones
' Music ( And You should be... ! ), then Norah Jones needs no introduction - you know who she is, and what her music is like.I purchased my copy yesterday ( The Deluxe Edition with Bonus DVD ), on it's very first day of release, from the JB-Hi-Fi shop at Westfield Southland Shopping Centre, Cheltenham. The cost was only AUD $ 26.99 ( Estimated Regular Retail Price was AUD $ 38.99 ) At JB's, I saved almost AUD $ 12.00 off the Regular Retail Price !I've already had a chance to listen to the whole album once through since purchase. The New Album " Not Too Late " is 'Norah Jones' as you would expect. The 'eseence' and the style is the same as the eseence and style used in her previous albums, and therefore the music itself is nothing out of the ordinary. The quality of the album is really good and contains some great trac
A Brief Introduction, From Me. 2007-01-28 00:38:00 I just wanted to put in a brief passage about Music. I really Love listening to Music. It's one of my favourite pastimes/hobbies/things-to-do. I've spent alot of time listening to music. I'm 32 years old now, and I've been listening to Music for pretty close to three decades now ( nearly 30 years ! ) Over the years, I have heard, and listened to music ranging from one end of the spectrum right through to the other end. I've listened to music ranging all the way from the 'really crappy' stuff, to the moderately good stuff, to the really, really Great stuff ! I've listened to music for sooo long now, that I'm quite experienced in picking out the 'quality', the 'depth', and the 'originality' of music and songs.What I'm 'really' trying to get at, is that presently there's so much rubbish and crap on the commercial FM Radio stations. As a figure of speech, I'd say " They just don't make music like they use to, anymore... ". I flick from station to station to station, an Read more:Brief
, Introduction
Welcome To Richard NG's Music Review Blog, 2007. 2007-01-28 00:37:00 Welcome To Richard
NG's Music
Review Blog, 2007. On This Blog is where I will Post Personal Articles and Reviews of New Music CDs that I Purchase and/or my Current Favourite Music CDs.* Please Read the Notice Below :Update : Monday 12th February, 2007 : First-Time-Visitors : Guidlines : * Commenting is Enabled, and Anyone may post comments; However ALL Comments posted Will Be Moderated and Approved by Me BEFORE the Comments will be made visible on this site.* The ' My Current Music ' section has recently been added. Assuming you have Javascript Enabled on your browser, some of the thumb-nail CD Album images have a larger version you can view. Assuming your Javascript is working properly, move your on-scrreen mouse pointer over a thumb-nail image, and if the arrow-pointer changes to a hand, you can click on that image to view a larger version of that image [ The full-size image will appear in a new separate pop-up window - yes, you will need to have pop-up windows Enabled on your bro Read more:Welcome
6-Year-Old Connie Talbot Sings at " Britain's Got Talent ". 2007-06-21 23:04:00 OK, Here's something a little different, not quite the usual kind of post I would normally write, but on this particular occassion, I have to make an exception. A few days ago, I accidentally came across a video-clip of this little girl ( 6-year-old Connnie Talbot
, pictured Top-Left ) singing Live on a TV Talent
show, and I definitely believe it's worth the attention. The video-clip is of a 6-year-old little girl by the name of Connnie Talbot, performing in front of a Live audience on a UK Television Talent show called " Britain
's Got Talent ", and Connnie sings ' Somewhere Over the Rainbow ' ( from The Wizard of OZ ) as her act for this session. Believe me, she's 'really' good, otherwise I woudn't be writing about it here.; I came aross this video-clip really quite accidentally - it was while I was flicking through random blogs on Blogger, when one of the random blogs selected by the Blogger randomizer engine picked a Blog called 'The Book -------'. On thier blog, they have Read more:Connie
6-Year-Old Connie Talbot Hailed as " the next Charlotte Church ... ". 2007-06-28 01:18:00 Following on from my earlier article on little 6-year-old ConnieTalbot
performing at UK-iTV1's " Britain's Got Talent ", while searching on the internet a few days ago for information on Connie ( pictured Left ), I've recently learned that Connie's little wonderful performance wasn't quite as short-lived as I initially thought it was. Despite having lost the winning title to Paul Potts in the competition, not only did Connie captivate the hearts of millions of viewers across the UK, but she also so-highly impressed Judge Simon Cowell, that he's decided to sign her up with his record label Sony BMG for a huge 7-figure deal ! Simon Cowell supposedly took her into the Sony BMG Recording Sudio last week to begin recording on Connie's near-future recording-release. UK's Now-Magazine Online predicts that Connie's first recording-release could possibly make millions. Various news and reviews sources on the internet Hails Connie as " the next CharlotteChurch
". So I'm right so far Read more:Hailed
, Charlotte Church
Andrea Ross to Make an Appearance at the " Concert for Diana ". 2007-06-29 21:59:00 This Just In ! I just recieved an Email from the forum administrator of the Andrea
Ross Official Forum just shortly ago, announcing that Andrea Ross will be making an appearance at the " Concert
for Diana
" scheduled to take place at Wembley Stadium, on Sunday, 1st July, 2007.; You'll have to check your own local TV Guide to see when the Concert will be broadcast on television in your home town, wherever you may be.; For Metropolitan Victorians living in Melbourne, Australia, the Concert will be broadcast on Channel Nine, commencing at 8:30 PM, on Monday 2nd July, 2007. The duration of this broadcast will be 3 hours, and concludes at 11:30 PM.; Andrea Ross's producer Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is also slated to make an appearance at the event.; The general Synopsis for the event is as follows : " Concert for Diana : Princes William and Harry mark the 10th Anniversary of thier mother's death with a concert to celebrate her life, and raise funds for the various charities that Diana suppo
Hayley Westenra in the 50th Anniversary Audio Recording of " West Side Story ". 2007-07-12 02:04:00 It's the 50th anniversary year of the ever-popular musical " West Side
Story ", originally conducted by Leonard Bernstein. On this 50th anniversary, with the authorisation of the Bernstein foundation in New York, UCJ has assembled some of the biggest classical crossover stars, including the Soprano voice of New Zealand, Hayley
Westenra, to record a brand new glitzy version of the musical. In this special edition, Hayley Westenra stars as the character of Maria, pairing up with Italian tenor, Vittorio Grigolo, who plays the character of Tony. Quoting from Hayley Westenra's Official Web Site : " Other stars include Connie Fisher [ who just recently featured at The Concert for Diana, singing 'Memory' from 'Cats', accompanied by Andrea Ross ] and Melanie Marshall ( currently playing the lead in Porgy and Bess ). With a bright young cast (the singers' ages on this new UCJ recording also more closely resemble the youth of both Romeo and Juliet and Maria and Tony) and timeless tunes, t Read more:Anniversary
, Audio
, Recording
Hayley Westenra Featured on Soundtrack of New British Movie " FLOOD ". 2007-09-26 23:31:00 The Beautiful voice of New Zealand Soprano, Hayley
Westenra, is featured on the soundtrack recording for a new British
movie called " FLOOD ". About the movie " FLOOD " ( Quoted from Hayley Westenra's Official Forum ) : 'FLOOD' is a British film that sees the city of London overwhelmed by an immense tidal surge following a raging storm. Starring Robert Carlyle, Tom Courtenay and David Suchet, it is a drama of epic proportions with stunning visual effects, and seems to be a home-grown attempt to get on 'The Day After Tomorrow' territory. The film is currently enjoying a limited release in London's West End, hopefully with a wider release thereafter.The Music of the 'FLOOD' Soundtrack
is composed and conducted by British film and television composer Debbie Wiseman, and of course, features the beautiful voice of Hayley Westenra. The 'FLOOD' Soundtrack album ( Quoted from Hayley Westenra's Official Forum ) is released by Silva Screen Records on September 24th, includes album-sle Read more:Featured
Delta Goodrem - New Album ' DELTA ' ( 2007 ). 2007-10-19 23:04:00 It's the perfect opportunity to make mention of home-grown Australian music for once, and I thought I'd throw in the good old traditional Aussie Flag for good measure on this particular occassion. Following up on her previous album ' Mistaken Identity ', Australia's Beauty Pop-Princess Delta Goodrem is back in 2007 with her third studio album, titled just simply ' DELTA ', featuring the new single ' In This Life '.; The brand new album ' DELTA ' comes in two distinct editions : the regular Standard Edition, and the special ' Limited Edition ' [ quoted from Australia's Sanity on-line ] : The Limited Edition version features an 8 Panel wallet - 2 pockets for CD and 20pp booklet( 12pp + 8pp centre gatefold). Printed on silver reflecta Kote board and includes pop up poster + 2 picture cards ! { End quote }. I bought the special Limited Edition this afternoon at the JB-Hi-Fi store at Southland Shopping Centre, Cheltenham. [ I am listening to the album as I am typing this up... Read more:Album
Connie Talbot ' Over The Rainbow ' ( Her Very First Album ! ) 2007-11-08 21:30:00 Earlier in the year, I wrote an article about little 6-year old finalist of UK-iTV1's " Britain's Got Talent " - ConnieTalbot
, whose heartly-captivating performances at the ' Britain's Got Talent ' show won the hearts of not only millions of consumer viewers across the UK, but also of the judges on the judging-panel of the show, even the usually-hard-to-please Simon Cowell. I also wrote that so impressed with Connie Talbot's performance was Simon Cowell, that Simon signed her up with his record label Sony BMG, and took her into the Sony BMG Recording Studio to start recording her very first ' recording ' ( though at the time, I didn't know whether that would have been in the format of a single, EP, or full album... ). Yesterday afternoon, after some browsing on the internet for Music of Connie Talbot, I found out that it is all indeed True ! Connie Talbot has recorded her very first debut album, called " Over The Rainbow
" ( pictured ), supposedly named after the title-track Read more:First
, Album
Hayley Westenra : ' Prayer ' Album - The Exclusive Japanese Import Edition ( 2007 ). 2007-10-18 21:00:00 Hayley Westenra : ' Prayer
' Album
- The ExclusiveJapaneseImportEdition
( 2007 ).By now, she needs no introduction. Hayley Westenra's ' Prayer ' album technically 'isn't' a new album. The ' Prayer ' album is primarily a Japanese release, and is depicted as a collection of tracks previously un-released in Japan, a bit like an album of un-released B-Side tracks. This particular release would be a significant addition to any good Hayley Westenra CD collection.; I've managed to source the album's track-listing from an Australian on-line music-retail site called 'Chaos.com'. Hayley Westenra : ' Prayer ' - The Exclusive Japanese Import Edition ( 2007 ) Track-Listing : .1. Prayer.2. The Last Rose Of Summer (Previously Unreleased).3. Listen To The Wind (James Horner) (Previously Unreleased).4. May It Be (From Lord Of The Rings).5. Mozart's Lullaby (From Loreley).6. Jekyll (Previously Unreleased).7. Here Beside Me (From Moulin Rouge 2) (Previously Unreleased).8. Bridal Balla Read more:Hayley
Tina Arena - ' Songs Of Love and Loss ' - New Album and Tour ! 2007-12-02 22:45:00 Australian Pop Diva Tina Arena is Back in the Summer of 2007 with a brand new album - " Songs Of Love and Loss " and a brand new Australian Tour ! The new album - " Songs Of Love and Loss ", Tina briefly describes as a ' Covers ' album. Tina Arena's Official Web Site slates the following description of the new album " Tina’s new album ' Songs of Love and Loss ' is a select album of handpicked covers, all of which centre on the fragile human emotions of love and heartache ". The album was officially released a couple of days ago on 1st December. The album is available for purchase now at all good music / CD stores around Australia. I bought the album from my local JB Hi-Fi store on the first day of its release.Although I'm not focusing too much on mainstream pop these days, Tina Arena is one of my old-time Australian favourites. I have been following Tina Arena's music since my days of youth, I can even remember the days when Tina Arena started out on that classic Australian we Read more:Album
A Fan of Hayley Westenra or Andrea Ross ? Meet Kelly Sweet. 2007-11-07 23:00:00 Where Do I Start ? Here's somethng relatively new for the fans of the Cross-Over music genre. If you already have this album in your collection, then for you I guess she needs no introduction. You will have already experienced for yourself first hand what she's like, and will have already formulated your own impressions of her as an artist, before I've even begun here. If you're already a fan of Hayley
Westenra or Andrea
Ross, then you're in for a great treat.She's one of the latest new music artists to join the Cross-Over music genre. She's only 18 years old, and she's from Montclair, New Jersey, USA. Her debut album is called " We Are One " ( pictured above Left ), loosely described as semi-Pop and semi-Cross-Over, influenced by the styles of Jazz, Classical, and Cross-over. Her name, is " Kelly Sweet
". Her music is so much more than can be described in words.My pathway to initially discovering Kelly Sweet was primarily through participating in forum disccussions on Andrea R
Tina Arena Live In Concert in Melbourne, Australia ( 2007 ). 2008-01-06 19:35:58 Tina Arena Live In Concert
in Melbourne
, Australia
( 2007 ).Hamer Hall, The Arts Centre, Melbourne - Saturday 29th December, 2007.[ Following on from my previous article about Tina Arena's new studio album released just recently earlier in month of December " Songs of Love and Loss " ] Tina Arena embarks on her ' Songs of Love and Loss ' Australian Tour of Summer 2007, having already played Live at Melbourne's Hamer Hall ( The Arts Centre, Melbourne ) on both the evenings of Friday 28th December [ to a Sold Out crowd ! ], and Saturday 29th December. As I have already mentioned earlier, I was unable to attend the Friday night show due to work commitments, but was lucky enough to have been able to attend the second show on Saturday night. I can't comment on the Friday night show as I wasn't
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