To the Land of My Own Romance, song (from "The Enchantress") - Steven Rainbolt, Herbert, Victor
Song Of The Forge - Steven Rainbolt, Foote, Arthur
Shenandoah, folk song - Steven Rainbolt, Traditional
Rolling Down to Rio for voice & piano (or orchestra) - Steven Rainbolt, German, Edward
Sylvia for voice & piano (or orchestra) - Steven Rainbolt, Scollard, Clinton
Tradewinds, for voice & piano - Steven Rainbolt, Keel, Frederick
The Rogue Song (adapted from Leh?r) - Steven Rainbolt, Grey, Clifford
The Song Is You, song (from "Music in the Air") - Steven Rainbolt, Hammerstein, Oscar
The Song Of The Vagabonds - Steven Rainbolt, Friml, Rudolf
So in love, song (from "Kiss Me Kate") - Steven Rainbolt, Porter, Cole
A Son Of The Desert I Am - Steven Rainbolt, Phillips, Walter A.
If I Could Tell You - Steven Rainbolt, Firestone, Idabelle
My Lady Walks In Loveliness - Steven Rainbolt, Charles, Ernest
Give a Man a Horse He Can Ride - Steven Rainbolt, O'Hara, Geoffrey
Beautiful Dreamer, for voice & piano - Steven Rainbolt, Foster, Stephen [1]
You and the Night and the Music - Steven Rainbolt, Dietz, Howard
The Jolly Roger, for baritone & orchestra - Steven Rainbolt, Brown, Dorothy Fost
The The Desert Song - Steven Rainbolt, Hammerstein, Oscar
Roadways, for baritone & orchestra (or piano) - Steven Rainbolt, Densmore, John
The Who Are We To Say? - Steven Rainbolt, Kahn, Gus
Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise, song (from "The New Moon") - Steven Rainbolt, Hammerstein, Oscar
When I Have Sung My Songs, for voice & piano (or orchestra) - Steven Rainbolt, Charles, Ernest
This is a recording of twenty-three romantic vintage songs from the concert hall and musical theater which were immensely popular with American audiences from the late nineteenth century through the l940s and were associat... more »ed with the well-known baritones of their time such as Lawrence Tibbett and Nelson Eddy. These are songs of love, the sea, adventure! The songs in this collection are sung by Steven Rainbolt, baritone, expertly accompanied by Robert Muckenfuss, piano. The vintage bravura and love songs in this recording showcase the vibrant warmth and rich timbre of Steven Rainbolt's robust baritone singing. Here he has invested songs of a bygone American era with an insightfully expressive understanding of the lyrics. His performance is at once stirring and beautiful, creating music that lingers in the mind to please heart and soul long after listening.« less
This is a recording of twenty-three romantic vintage songs from the concert hall and musical theater which were immensely popular with American audiences from the late nineteenth century through the l940s and were associated with the well-known baritones of their time such as Lawrence Tibbett and Nelson Eddy. These are songs of love, the sea, adventure! The songs in this collection are sung by Steven Rainbolt, baritone, expertly accompanied by Robert Muckenfuss, piano. The vintage bravura and love songs in this recording showcase the vibrant warmth and rich timbre of Steven Rainbolt's robust baritone singing. Here he has invested songs of a bygone American era with an insightfully expressive understanding of the lyrics. His performance is at once stirring and beautiful, creating music that lingers in the mind to please heart and soul long after listening.
CD Reviews
Beautiful Melodic Music! Unforgettable Voice!
04/15/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"These heritage songs gave me infinitely more than an hour of great listening. They stirred my heart--especially the love songs. The sincere tenderness and depth of emotion in Steven Rainbolt's very moving voice coupled with beautiful melodies and poetic words conspire to create music that shows my generation just how impoverished we are when it comes to love songs. The songs on this CD focus on what love can give. The songs of my generation by comparison all too often focus instead on what love can get, with love itself reduced to little more than a longing for instant self-gratification--the tuneless pounded message of rock and rap. The wonderful classic love songs here can't be topped for emotional appeal and food for the soul!"
Don't miss this Magnificent Voice & these fine Vintage Songs
04/21/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The "Classical Singer" review [April 2001] praising this beautifuly sung and accompanied music piqued my interest--a baritone, a piano, fine old classic American songs! I ordered it and have enjoyed it very much. Steven Rainbolt has a wonderfully rich and expressive, robust, lyrical, at times heartbreakingly tender, baritone voice with thrilling resonance---nothing bland about it! His voice is well-suited to the twenty-three romantic songs of love, the sea, adventure in this recital. This is not background music for a party. Rainbolt's singing is far too compelling. You will want to savor every nuance of his singing without interruption. There is music here that will move you deeply such as "When I Have Sung My Songs to You." There is music here that will remind you of what love is meant to be in selections such as "Beautiful Dreamer" (the artist's own arrangement and the best I've heard), "My Lady Walks in Loveliness," "Sylvia," "If I Could Tell You," and "Who Are We To Say?" His deeply resonant "Shenandoah" is classic! Rainbolt's impeccable diction gives life and meaning to each word, sensitively enhancing the lyrics. Dramatic and spirited songs of adventure (the rogue songs)such as "Song of the Vagabonds" showcase a voice clearly also at home in operatic roles. You will find yourself humming the delightful Rudyard Kipling poem "Rolling Down to Rio" with its marvelously rippling accompaniment. There is much here to please those who love the sea. "Trade Winds" is lovely, a sailor's tender lullaby! The piano accompaniment for each song is delightful, superb! I liked the artist's program notes and having the words to the songs included in the CD booklet. This CD compares quite favorably to Thomas Hampson's "An Old Song Resung." '"
Classic male vocalist
WIlliam Cushard | sacramento, california United States | 05/05/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is wonderful. Timeless classics beautifully done. Made me happy... and calm in a age of haste and tension. By the time I got home from work, listening in the car, I was content and mellow and life was good again."
Wonderful songs and a marvelous voice
04/25/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Steven Rainbolt has the most beautiful baritone voice-warm and rich and compelling. And the familiar, old-time songs he is singing here are of such variety anyone could find something to love, whether it's a heartfelt, poignant romantic melody or a rousing, spirited sea song. I love this CD!!! There's song for every mood and each one is a treasure."
Track Listings (23) - Disc #1