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Douglas Jimerson
Stephen Foster: A Family Album
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Pop, Classical, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
1. Camptown Races, for voice & piano - Douglas Jimerson, Foster, Stephen [1]
2. My Old Kentucky Home, for voice & piano - Douglas Jimerson,
3. Come with Thy Sweet voice again - Douglas Jimerson,
4. Old Folks' Quadrilles - Douglas Jimerson,
5. Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair, for voice & piano - Douglas Jimerson, Foster, Stephen [1]
6. The Merry, Merry Month of May, for voice & piano - Douglas Jimerson,
7. Old Folks at Home, for voice & piano - Douglas Jimerson, Foster, Stephen [1]
8. Beautiful Dreamer, for voice & piano - Douglas Jimerson, Foster, Stephen [1]
9. The Village Bells Polka, for piano - Douglas Jimerson,
10. Old Dog Tray for voice & piano - Douglas Jimerson, Foster, Stephen [1]
11. Nelly Bly - Douglas Jimerson, Foster, Stephen [1]
12. Was My Brother in the Battle? for voice & piano - Douglas Jimerson, Foster, Stephen [1]
13. The Glendy Burk, song for voice & piano - Douglas Jimerson, Foster, Stephen [1]
14. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming for vocal quartet - Douglas Jimerson, Foster, Stephen [1]
15. Old Black Joe, for voice & piano (or orchestra) - Douglas Jimerson,
16. Jennie's Own Schottische, song - Douglas Jimerson, Foster, Stephen [1]
17. Gentle Annie, song for voice & piano or guitar - Douglas Jimerson, Foster, Stephen [1]
18. Oh! Susanna - Douglas Jimerson, Foster, S.

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CD Details

All Artists: Douglas Jimerson
Title: Stephen Foster: A Family Album
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: AMERIMUSIC
Release Date: 1/22/2002
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Pop, Classical, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Dance Pop, Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal, Ballets & Dances, Polkas, Chamber Music
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 655993300028

CD Reviews

Good, but not great

Florentius | New Jersey, USA | 05/31/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I was looking for a Stephen Foster CD that was not "jazzed up" and maintained the closest fidelity to the old-time recordings. This CD did not disappoint. Most of the renditions of the lesser-known Foster classics are excellent. "Old Black Joe" is particularly moving.My only problem is with the two old standards: Camptown Races and Oh! Susanna. I get the impression that the vocalist was trying to put his own "stamp" on these two very familiar tunes by accenting odd syllables or using strange intonations. At any rate, they ended up sounding cheesy so that my family members ended up making fun of the idiosyncracies introduced by the singer rather than singing along with the familiar words and melody. Oh! well..."

Gem of an Album

Florentius | 12/26/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have thoroughly enjoyed discovering the full scope of Foster's musical genius through this biography and album of popular Foster songs, choral gems, piano delights, and chamber music arrangements. Douglas Jimerson and Sheryl Cohen have the ideal voices for Foster's beautiful parlor songs."

Excelleny CD.

Eugene J. Fottrell | eGG hARBOR tSP NJ | 11/14/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This CD takes me back to a nicer time in our nhistory. Good to relive it."