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20th Century Masters: The Best Of Brenda Lee (Millennium Collection)

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They once referred to Brenda Lee as Little Miss Dynamite because such big noises came out of such a little girl, but she sure wasted no time making her way to the top ten list. From her famous "I'm Sorry" to a soulful "Emotions" to "All Alone Am I", she was the perfect female vocalist of the early sixties, sharing the limelight with Connie Francis, who also had a number of top ten hits in the same era. With "Break It To Me Gently", "Losing You", and "Everybody Loves Me But You", she enjoyed a long string of consecutive hits. So, too, with "I Want To Be Wanted", "Sweet Nothings", "Fool Number One", "You Can Depend On Me" and "sweet Nothings", she guaranteed her place in popular music history. This is a great compilation of all her hits, and I am sure you will love listening to it again and again. Enjoy!

This is timeless, beautiful music that can be listened to for ages.It's funny to consider that this was considered "pop" music back in the day; all I know is that pop music sure don't sound this good nowadays. Every song is melodically beautiful, classically arranged, and delivered with Brenda's unmistakeable,TO DIE-FOR delivery.She doesn't have the strongest voice in the world-but there's that something-that raspy undertone mixed with sweet sassiness and sultry swoops that makes up for any lack of range or strength that she may have.Absolutely timeless,unforgettable music-each song greater than the last.

This CD shows off the dynamic talents of Miss Lee to the full. Her superlative renditions, together with fabulous arrangements and superb backing makes ALL of her recordings great buying for just great music. Long may she reign over music.

This CD represents Brenda Lee at the peak of her musical powers,1959-63. Her sweet, bluesy southern voice is truly unique.I feel guilty making this comparison but she, in my opinion,is the female " Elvis" when it comes to interpreting a song.The mark of a true artist is the ability to excel beyond musical catagory. You can't peg her simply in one of these buckets( country,blues, gospel,R&B,rock ). She incorporates elements of all these influences but mixes them up in a musical stew that is truly unique. What makes the CD a classic is a "perfect musical storm". First the artist, then the material, musicians and production values.
I discussed the artist, now lets explore briefly the other success factors.
1.Writers like Ronnie Self,Jerry Reed, Mel Tillis and( who would of thought) Jackie DeShannon.
2. A pure production genius /legend, Owen Bradley
3. The early sixties Nashville studio and the studio musicians to numberous to mention. This assemblage of talent during this period has never been replicated in Nashville. Again, we tend to bucket artists. in this case, as if musicians residing in Nashville are only capable of playing C&W. Nonsense, these musicians, like any true great, were more then capable of playing any musical genre.
Sadly, Brenda never captured the magic on a consistent basis following this period. There's a wealth of reasons why but this isn't the time or place. It's just important to reinforce Brenda Lee and the recordings contained on this CD are classic and timeless.That is the key element that defines any great art that it transends time. Thank you Brenda.

Who could be a better example of classic pop music than Brenda Lee. Her voice soars. The great hits are all here. Pop music was greatly influenced by Brenda Lee. Let's cherish her contribution. It was very significant !!!! Buy this CD.

Brenda Lee shines like no other in this collection of hits....Careful selection and timeless melodies have proven a staying power for Brenda. Her songs ring as clear as they did in the 60's...If you like Brenda Lee, you'll love this collection!

Brenda Lee is something else Her voice is still Timeless.I think this is a Good introduction to a New Fan just Discovering the Voice of this Woman.you hear songs here that helped Shap the Sound of Pop Music."I'm Sorry was the cut.

I have been looking for Tragedy for years !!! Finally found my girl here !!! Of-course as a teenager, i cried my eyes out to that one a LOT !!! So wondefull to hear her again !!

This is an awesome cd. Brings back so many memories. I really appreciate the eco-friendly pkg too. Its so great to be able to do business in this fashion. Anything we want anytime we want! Thanks for being there!

I'm Sorry for the people that never heard of Brenda Lee. I tried to find music by her at Target, the people I asked in the music department looked at me like I was making her up, never heard of her. This is one CD that I found that I like every single song on it. I do have one complaint though, today is Saturday, I played the CD last Sunday in my car, went through all songs twice by the time I got back home, my complaint is, now I can't get the songs out of my head. Over and over again. I'm not kidding.