After the Roses

Kenny Rankin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 13, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic/Warner
• ASIN: B000002I9U
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #324,039 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Regrets [*]

2. With a Little Help from My Friends

3. Strings

4. Lyin' Eyes

5. After the Roses

6. What Matters Most

7. One More Goodbye, One More Hello

8. Cue, No. 1

9. Down the Backstairs of My Life

10. Woman, Woman

11. To a Wild Rose

Editorial Reviews

Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2008. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sensual Kenny: classy elegance, May 28, 2006

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pava (Independence, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: After the Roses (Audio CD)

The negative review below made me want to set the record straight. I've loved Kenny Rankin's music since seeing him in the late '60s / early '70s on Johnny Carson, putting Helen Reddy's version of "Peaceful" to shame with his truly peaceful rendition, and enrapturing us all with "Stringman." I inhaled the first two albums I found, "Like a Seed" and "Inside," went orgasmic when "Silver Morning" came out (why isn't it offered here???), and wrote but chickened out sending my only fan letter when "Kenny Rankin Album" was released, the quintessential Kenny. It was more than 15 years before I found a new recording, and I've snatched up every new issue since (except from the overseas CD pirates -- Kenny, darlin', if you own all the rights, why don't you reissue your own CD locally?).

As to the comment below that Kenny is great and doesn't need any help from highly orchestrated arrangements, I agree. However, Kenny is SO great, the more elaborate settings are like a velvet box for a diamond. Kenny's talent showcases equally well whether a cappella, with solo guitar or piano, with his preteen children (as in Roll Around on "Inside"), or with a 60-piece ensemble.

Everything on this CD is good, and I was delighted to hear what Kenny did with Edward MacDowell's semi-classical composition, "To a Wild Rose," written in 1896. My rating of only 4 stars is because of the eclectic mix, with vintage 1-a.m.-at-the-lounge licks (like "Strings") side by side with the sassy "One More Goodbye, One More Hello" and curious string section teasers for the Wild Rose finale. The order of these tracks seems disjointed and without logical flow, but each selection has merit on its own and has Kenny's unmistakable, smooth musical signature all over it.

That said, only diehard Rankin fans like myself will want to shell out the gouging prices currently listed for this now-rare release. The track samplings available here are typical of each song, so if you like what you hear, you'll be happy with the rest.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great tracks!, October 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: After the Roses (Audio CD)

I highly recommend this album by Kenny Rankin. Many people have commented on "What Matters Most." The song was written by Dave Grusin for the movie "The Champ." In fact, there's a beautiful instrumental version of "What Matters Most" in one of Dave Grusin's album called "Cinemagic" (see track #10). So for those of you who fell in love with the song - you may want to consider the original, instrumental version coming from the composer himself! Get Dave Grusin's "Cinemagic" album.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great and memorable romantic album, June 6, 2002

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cruisewhiz "cruisewhiz" (Hawaii) - See all my reviews

This review is from: After the Roses (Audio CD)

The combination of the musicianship of Kenny Rankin with the orchestra arrangements of Don Costa is what makes the album. Every song a winner. Get this CD and play it on a romantic night or along with a candlelight dinner. Kenny is touring and expecting to release a new album on Verve in August. ...I love this album and I am going to play it again right now.

Craig
Hawaii