Track Listings (16) - Disc #1| All Artists: Melanie Title: Ring The Living Bell: A Collection Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Renaissance Original Release Date: 6/22/1999 Release Date: 6/22/1999 Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock, Christian & Gospel Styles: Singer-Songwriters, Oldies, Folk Rock Number of Discs: 2 SwapaCD Credits: 2 UPC: 630428000124 |
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 | Melanie Ring The Living Bell: A Collection Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock, Christian & Gospel
1999 two CD set consisting of re-recordings of her classic hits & favorite album tracks, plus a handful of new originalss and a few cover versions, including her take on the DoobieBrothers' 'Long Train Runnin''. 31 tra... more » |
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Album Description 1999 two CD set consisting of re-recordings of her classic hits & favorite album tracks, plus a handful of new originalss and a few cover versions, including her take on the DoobieBrothers' 'Long Train Runnin''. 31 tracks total, all digitally remastered & also including 'One Mistake' by SAFKA (Melanie's kid's band!). Double slimline jewel case. The full title is 'Ring The Living Bell - A Collection'. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsHonest music, passionately performed 12/10/1999 (5 out of 5 stars) "I haven't purchased a Melanie album for over 15 years. I think the last one was Phonogenic: Not Just Another Pretty Face. And I don't believe I have listened to Melanie for about the same amount of time. Not that I don't like her, but to me she was more a novelty of my single-digit years. My mom was a fan and I learned Brand New Key, Look What They Done To My Song, etc. but not much beyond that period. My coming across this CD was a random event and I purchased it for nostalgic reasons only. I couldn't be luckier. What a find. Not every track is great, but the vast majority are and they clearly are the work of a committed, sincere artist. So what if she's not recorded using state of the art technology. I'm glad that is not the case. So many tracks have an intimate feel that almost gives me the sense that Melanie is singing for me alone in my living room. Her thoughtful lyrics and renditions of others' songs are so reflective of the humanity in all of us. Music that touches and soothes the soul. I guess I am lucky not to be too familiar with her old hits, for Beautiful People is brand new to me and evokes such strong emotion that I fear might not be evoked with thirty years' familiarity. Buy this if you want music that will move you. So real, so genuine, so unlike anything you will hear on radio or coming out of a state-of-the-art studio." YOU MUST HAVE THIS CD! 08/18/1999 (5 out of 5 stars) "Are you tired of all the dead CDS out there... and deadbeat singers. Does it seem that knowone sings anymore. THEN you need to get yourself a copy of MELANIE SAFKAS new RING THE LIVING BELL CD. SOME of her older classics have been revamped with new style and craftsmenship. Like a fine wine her voice has a flavor that speaks for itself. Some of her newer tracks like FREDOM KNOWS MY NAME, RACING HEART, BALLERINA, NATURAL MAN, LIVE COAL. AND YOU COULD HAVE HAD ME FOR A NICHOL...ALL show that this artist has a message to sayand she says it well. I will never understand why this artist does not recieve the aclaim that she so richly deserves...get this CD and see for yourself that someone can still make the music COME ALIVE..." A Must for Melanie fans. Harold J. Gaugler | Philadelphia, PA USA | 07/02/1999 (4 out of 5 stars) "I was never as big a Melanie fan as I was for some of her contemporaries: Laura Nyro, Joni Mitchell and Carole King always appealed to me more. But as a teenager, I loved "Brand New Key", and when Rhino released THE BEST OF MELANIE in 1990, I bought the disc and came to appreciate more, if still not all, of her music. When I heard of this new disc, RING THE LIVING BELL: A COLLECTION, I decided to buy it to hear how Melanie and her artistry had matured over the years. I have to say, I like this 2-disc collection a lot. I can see where long time, die hard fans will be absolutely crazy about it. It's a very intimate recording, and the whole thing has a very live sound to it. Melanie herself is in great voice, and is backed by some terrific musicians and singers. They've recorded some Melanie classics to great effect, and in many cases, they're much better then the originals. The new songs are even better, especially "Racing Heart", which sounds like a Stevie Nicks hit, and great covers of "Long, Long Time" and "Long Train Running". Highly recommended for Melanie fans, and worthwhile for fans of acoustic singer/song writers. ONE MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT: The rehersal session of "Ring the Living Bell" is great, but there's no finished version of the song. BIG mistake to not include it, as it's one of Melanie's best songs."
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