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Christine Lavin
Attainable Love
Genres: Folk, Pop

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Attainable Love
2. Castlemaine
3. Yonder Blue
4. Sensitive New Age Guys - Christine Lavin, Gorka, John
5. Victim/Volunteer
6. The Kind of Love You Never Recover From
7. Fly on a Plane
8. Venus Kissed the Moon
9. Moving Target
10. Shopping Cart Love: The Play

No Description Available. Genre: Folk Music Media Format: Compact Disk Rating: Release Date: 25-JUN-1990

CD Details

All Artists: Christine Lavin
Title: Attainable Love
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Philo / Rounder
Release Date: 3/14/1990
Genres: Folk, Pop
Styles: Traditional Folk, Contemporary Folk, Singer-Songwriters
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 011671113227, 011671113210, 011671113241

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Product Description

No Description Available.
Genre: Folk Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
Rating:
Release Date: 25-JUN-1990

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Member CD Reviews

Roy S. from CAMBRIDGE, MA
Reviewed on 2/6/2007...

This is her best -- the one that rocketed her to fame. And, if you've never seen her in person, you should!!

Joanne K. (JerseyGirl-exit30) from SOMERS POINT, NJ
Reviewed on 8/15/2006...

Great CD, from moody "Castlemaine" to goofy "Shopping Cart Of Love: The Play"

CD Reviews

Simply, A Perfect Album

Matthew McCallum | Redding, California USA | 12/07/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Christine Lavin has long had the ability to lift a 16 ton weight off your shoulders with a comedic ditty, then rip out your heart and watch it quiver on the floor with a sorrowful ballad. On "Attainable Love" she performs this feat almost every other track.There are so many great songs on this work: the playful "Sensitive New Age Guys" (albeit now slightly dated) and inspired "Shopping Cart of Love" for those in need of a smile; "Yonder Blue" and "Venus Kissed The Moon Tonight" for the romantically wistful; the title track, "Victim/Volunteer" and "Moving Target" for those unsatisfied with the state of their relationships.The tour de force is her splendid "The Kind of Love You Never Recover From", a haunting piece that still brings a tear to my male eye even after years of repeat listenings. (This song and the rocking the baby elephant scene in Dumbo are the only two things that make me openly cry, so it's in very good company).Simply, "Attainable Love" is a perfect album that has brought years of enjoyment to my family. I hope it brings similar joy to yours."

Classic Christine Lavin

Matthew McCallum | 10/29/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I first fell in love with Christine Lavin's music in October of 1991, at a concert in Seattle featuring Christine, John Gorka, Patti Larkin and David Wilcox. Attainable Love was the first CD of Christine's that I ever bought, and it remains one of my favorite albums today. I use it as a litmus test for my friends -- when I play it for someone for the first time, I watch them closely to see if they "get it." If they enjoy Christine's music as much as I do, I know we'll be good pals. If they don't, they don't have a strong enough sense of humor to tolerate me. Christine is funny, romantic, incisive and a real class act. This CD is a must-have for any Christine Lavin fan."

The good stuff here is worth 6 stars, a few items only 3...

William E. Adams | Midland, Texas USA | 04/13/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is actually my second review of this CD...for some reason, my reviews of the five Christine albums I own are stored on Amazon in a different file than the one you might be reading now. I recently listened to this for the first time in many months, and my gosh, it holds up well. "The Kind of Love You Never Recover From" and "Shopping Cart of Love" are still unforgettable. "Sensitive New Age Guys" while dated, is still true and memorable. "Attainable Love" will always be true. "Yonder Blue" is a beautiful lament about lovers who travel too much in different directions, and "Moving Target" looks at the same idea from a far different point of view. "Fly on the Plane" is a fine example of Christine's demented side, funny and weird. Some fans like her live releases best, some find too much chatter. I chose to own mostly studio albums, but she is just such an attractive personality that you can't go too far wrong with any of her work. This remains my favorite whole album, even though "Castlemaine" and "Victim/Volunteer" are cuts I skip. Try "Good Thing He Can't Read My Mind" or "Shining My Flashlight on the Moon" or "Future Fossils" for other products that are worth the dough. Lavin works hard, does not take herself too seriously, helps other singers/writers up the ladder, stays loyal to those who taught her (i.e., Dave von Ronk) and cares about all the right things without having to pen furiously angry protest songs. One of those people who, having heard an album of hers, you would give an arm to meet and dine with."

Weird but wonderful, for thinking and feeling adults

William E. Adams | Lovington, NM United States | 09/07/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"My first girlfriend from 30 years ago wanted me to hear"The kind of Love You Never Recover From" and it took me three years to finally find and buy the album it's included on. I only received it two days ago and have listened to the whole thing three times. While "Kind of Love" is indeed a GREAT song, there are several other cuts that are superb. "Shopping Cart of Love" is to marriage-age women what "Alice's Restaurant" was to us draft-age men back in l967. It is unforgettable. There are three or four other songs that are simply irrestible as well, along with perhaps three that don't work so well, but are still listenable. The good stuff here is worth the price. Trust me. I'm old, and I've heard a lot of music in my time. I'll be buying more Lavin stuff pretty quick."