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October 26, 2004

Pick Hit Of The Week

Michael McDonald: Motown Two

Label: Motown
This smooth R&B crooner -- ex of the Doobie Brothers, for you youngsters out there -- scored one of 2002's most surprising hits with his adult-contemporary take on classic Motown hits. For any other entertainer, this might be cause for cringing, but McDonald's blue-eyed soul is jsut as valid as the brown-eyed variety, and since one of his problems has been inconsistent songwriting, this second volume offers yet another way to dig his pipes without hating yourself for it.

New Albums

David Ackles: Five & Dime
Label: Raven

The Brothers Johnson: Strawberry Letter 23: Live
Label: Cleopatra

James Brown: Godfather of Soul
Label: Cleopatra

The Cadillacs: Fabulous Cadillacs/Crazy Cadillacs
Label: Collectables

Leonard Cohen: Dear Heather
Label: Sony

Rosemary Clooney: Wishing You a Very Merry Christmas: Count Your Blessings
Label: Liquid 8

Perry Como: Dream Along With Me/Dreamer's Holiday
Label: Collectables

Bing Crosby: Have Yourself a Merry Christmas
Label: Liquid 8

Amos Garrett/Doug Sahm/Gene Taylor: Return of the Formerly Brothers
Label: Stony Plain

Gloria Gaynor: Answer
Label: Radikal

Daryl Hall and John Oates: Our Kind of Soul
Label: U-Watch

Daryl Hall and John Oates: She's Gone
Label: Collectables

J.J. Jackson: But It's Alright
Label: Collectables

Carmen McRae: Little Lovin'
Label: Collectables

The Pretty Things: Resurrection
Label: Snapper Music Group

Frank Sinatra: Frank Sinatra Christmas Collection
Label: Warner Brothers

Thin Lizzy: Extended Versions
Label: Collectables

Carla Thomas: Carla
Label: Collectables

The Trammps: Disco Inferno
Label: Collectables

Various Artists: Hard Headed Woman: A Celebration Of Wanda Jackson
Label: Bloodshot

Various Artists: Sexy Soul Men
Label: Time Life

Sarah Vaughan: Jazz Biography Series
Label: United Multi Consign

Dionne Warwick: My Favorite Time of the Year
Label: E-Nate Music Group

Larry Williams: At His Finest: The Specialty Rock N Roll
Label: Ace

October 19, 2004

Pick Hit Of The Week

Rod Stewart: Stardust...The Great American Songbook, Vol. 3

Label: J-Records
Love or hate his current incarnation as a cocktail lounge singer for aging boomers, you can't deny that it's given Rod the Mod a career boost even he didn't see coming. Like Michael McDonald, Stewart's found a niche by putting old wine in new bottles, but since Stewart was already one of rock's greatest interpretive singers, you could do worse with a collection of pre-war pop. Just don't expect him to rock anymore.

New Albums

Marvin Gaye: Sexual Healing The Love Collection
Label: Madacy

Dobie Gray: Drift Away and Other Classics
Label: Varese

Dick Haymes: Till the End of Time
Label: ASV/Living Era

Roger McGuinn: Cardiff Rose
Label: Sundazed

Jerry Lee Lewis: Orby Records Spotlights Jerry Lee Lewis
Label: Eagle

Dean Martin: That's Amore
Label: ASV/Living Era

The Neville Brothers: Walkin' in the Shadows of Life
Label: Back Porch

Roy Orbison: Authorized Bootleg Collection
Label: Eagle

Roy Orbison: Hits! Hits! Hits!
Label: Eagle

Roy Orbison: Orby Records Spotlights Roy Orbison
Label: Eagle

Carl Perkins: Orby Records Spotlights Carl Perkins
Label: Eagle

Paul Robeson: Freedom Train and the Welsh Transatlantic Concert
Label: Folk Era

Maxine Sullivan: 1950s: Swinging Miss Loch Lomond
Label: Baldwin Street Music

Three Dog Night: 35th Aniversary Hits Collection
Label: Compendia

Various Artists: Doo Wop Delights
Label: Proper Box

Various Artists: Midwest Funk: Funk 45's from Tornado Alley
Label: Now Again

Various Artists: Mustang 40th Anniversary
Label: Madacy

Andy Williams: Very Best of Love
Label: Madacy

Johnny Winter: Second Winter
Label: Sony

October 12, 2004

Pick Hit Of The Week

Tony Bennett: Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett

Label: Sony
This box set is an update of 1991's justly-acclaimed Forty Years multidisc retrospective, but an update was needed: that box set helped revitalize Bennett and make him relevant to a generation not old enough to remember his first go round. This new set replicates the older one, remasters it yet again, and adds highlights from his last decade of career renaissance, making it one of the rare repackaging experiments that works.

New Albums

Jefferson Airplane: Somebody to Love
Label: Collectables

Rosemary Clooney: Beautiful Ballads
Label: Collectables

Alvin Lee: Anthology
Label: Rainman

The Mamas and The Papas: California Dreamin'
Label: Collectables

Steve Miller: Extended Versions
Label: Collectables

The Monkees: Extended Versions
Label: Collectables

Teddy Pendergrass: Love TKO: Very Best Of
Label: Music Club International

Marlena Shaw: Memories
Label: Collectables

Stray Cats: Extended Versions
Label: Collectables

Styx: Extended Versions
Label: Collectables

The Trapp Family: Christmas With the Trapp Family Singers
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Various Artists: Music from the Korean War Years, Vol. 1
Label: Collectables

Various Artists: Music from the Vietnam War Years, Vol. 1
Label: Collectables

Wet Willie: High Humidity
Label: Fuel 2000

Johnny Winter: Rock & Roll People
Label: Collectables

October 5, 2004

Pick Hit Of The Week

William Shatner: Has Been

Label: Sony
Yes, he's back. This Star Trek alumnus and Priceline spokesman has finally, with the help of piano-pop mainstay Ben Folds, created a follow-up to 1968's epochal anti-classic The Transformed Man. The difference this time is that he's in on the joke, and not butchering Dylan and the Beatles; this modest yet deeply weird collection of mostly-original tunes written with Folds works as an examination of... well, of being a has-been. Sort of. Want to freak people out at parties? Here's just the thing.