Between Us

Jules Shear | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 24, 1998)
• Original Release Date: February 24, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Highstreet
• ASIN: B0000060AN
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #257,244 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Last in Love

2. Who's Dreaming Who

3. It's All over But the Smoke

4. Restaurant Scene

5. Windows and Walls

6. On These Wheels Again

7. Betrayal Takes Two

8. Entre Nous

9. Revenge

10. How Many Times

11. Let's Go Slow

12. The Same Sad Smile

13. Fear to Be Right

14. Sealed up Hollow

15. You Might as Well Pray

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who's Dreaming Who?, October 3, 2003

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R. Schmidt "Run. Drum. Write. Climb." (Chelsea, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Between Us (Audio CD)

This album generates the most controversy from Jules listeners. Some hate it, others love it for the elusive gem I think it is. It's one of those that you have to listen to about five times to really appreciate how different all the songs are, and how poignant. Sure, some of the songs are depressing, but there's plenty of room for sad songs in my life as well as the Bangles.

Honestly, I still cry every time I hear Windows and Walls. It is absolutely haunting. Who's Dreaming Who was tailor made for George Jones and Tammy Wynette (too late now).

It's a genius album, if you give it a chance.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I'm a huge fan of Jules, but not of this CD. Buy any other first., March 22, 2006

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Frank Camm (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Between Us (Audio CD)

Each of these songs is crafted as a duet with close harmonies and subtle chord changes. These conditions create difficult challenges: Do both singers sing exactly on key, or off in the same way, and anticipate each others' timing (no-not enough time with these songs, even for Jules)? Do the basic nature and timbres of their voices complement each other (typically, no-Jules has a rough, dusty, sometimes gravelly voice that is hard to match.

Patty Griffin (tr 5), Suzy Roche (tr 6), Carole King (tr 10), Rob Shear (tr 11), Mary Ramsey (tr 13), Margo Timmine (re 14) match Jules well. Amy Rigby (tr 15) is close. Tasty duet with Rob Wasserman (tr 8) is instrumental. Weak to bad: Paula Cole (tr 1), Susan Cowsill (tr 4), Angie Hart (tr 7), Freedy Johnston (tr 9), Curtis Stigers (tr 12). Also on the CD: Roseanne Cash, Ron Sexsmith.

The songs are quintessential Jules; no one else would use these chord changes or such precise but slightly bent wordplay on these topics. Best to think of these songs as folk settings à la Harry Smith. Then they create warm intimate settings for striking songs. Careful, spare accompaniment supports this approach. The very raggedness of these songs seems to give them unusual depth and warmth that is surprising for the ever-clever Jules. Much more than the consummate popster. Still, the dissonances don't go away with repeated listening. I want to like this more than I actually like it. [61:37]

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heartbreakingly beautiful, August 28, 1998

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johnglor94 "johnglor94" (Hamden, CT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Between Us (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful collection of acoustic music. Duets between Jules Shear, and various guests, including Paula Cole, Roseanne Cash and Ron Sexmsith. The 14 songs were all penned by Shear, who you may know as the author of Cyndi Lauper's "All Through The Night" and the Bangles "If She Knew What She Wants." These are achingly beautiful songs, about love, heartbreak and loss, and redemption. Highest Recommendation!