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Corrina, Corrina: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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This era had so much character. Louis Armstrong's trademark voice shines through on one of his classics. "Corrina, Corrina" by Big Joe Turner is such a toe-tapping tune. "This Little Light of Mine" is belted out in a refreshing way showing the real spirit of the lyrics. A delightful collection of oldies' classics...These songs truly capture the spirit of the film.

My favorite movie soundtrack for a few years running is from my favorite 'feel-good' movie, Corrina, Corrina. I grew up in the 70s listening to 50s music 24-7 at my dad's insistence. Many of the songs on this CD were familiar to me, some were not. The Corrina Corrina CD contains a nice eclectic mix of blues and rock with a touch of the contemporary (instrumental) and gospel. None of the selections disappointed me. A beautiful slow belted out rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" certainly gave me goose bumps.

The rich history of the folk song "Corrina Corrina" is confusing. The little interesting tidbits that I have read about it's early 20th century debut, do not concur with more mysterious assertions "No one knows when this song began, it was always there," claims the blurb from the CD liner of "Asleep at the Wheel," the latest of 'reincarnated' Corrinas. However, for good reason, there are folks who specifically collect several decades worth of 'Corrina, Corrina' recordings and keep track of their Corrina archives on the web.

On this CD there are 2 versions of this old favorite, a 'rock bam boom' version from Big Joe Turner that has so much spunk, that I am sure it rocked the joint back in it's day.

But the Corrina by Corrina by Ted Hawkins can make me weep.
I never "knew" Blues until I heard this man's soft voice carmelizing each word of this song-- you can taste the words here.

Sample Lyrics:

"Corrina Corrina, where ya been too long? (x2)
Corrina Corrina, ain't had me no laughter, since you been gone"

"I got a bird that whistles and a robin that sings
got a bird that whistles, and a robin that sings
ain't got Corrina, don't mean a thing"

The Ted Hawkins "Corrina" has to be the best of the three I have heard on recording, and I cannot imagine a finer version.... okay, maybe Burl Ives singing a folk rendition... that would match the Ted Hawkins way of doing it: 'grab at your heart and get you a big lump in your throat'
Damn he was good.

This is a collection of songs that not only remind you of how great the film was, but they do something that mades you feel like sitting back, closing your eyes and feeling the music. This is not a CD to listen to, but rather it is one that should be felt.

Great musical movie spawns worthy soundtrack CD...super collection of classics performed by the masters of their craft. Sure to be one of the most-played in your collection.

This is, in my opinion, one of the best soundtracks out there. If you are a fan of Jazz/Blues, you cannot go wrong buying this CD. The Slow, sultry sound of "You go to my head" makes you feel like you are sipping mint juleps down by the bayou on a late summer evening. The fast-pased "Corrine, Corrina" makes you feel like cutting a jig. Best of all, though is the simplistic yet utterly breathtaking sound that is Thomas Newman . His quiet, melancholy score is the bittersweet topping on this classic compilation. I bought my mom a copy after, of course, securing myself one, and she has not taken it out of her cd player since! The only thing that I found wanting was the Bill Evans classic, "Peace, Piece" was not on the cd. Other than that, it was perfect. What are you waiting for?? GO! Buy this before it becomes unavailable.

I really enjoyed the music from the film, so , I decided to order it.
It is amazing and I love all the songs because sometimes the music you hear today are just awful sounds.
Downloaded it onto my MP3.
Absolutely wonderful.

Chic Lady

I really only bought the soundtrack for the track "Home Movies" by Thomas Newman. It's a truly heartwrenching track and it seduced me to buy the entire album for it. The rest of the album is nice, but a little old fashioned for my taste. I'd recommend it to people who like the oldies/blues.

I had a copy of this cd years ago and it broke. I was looking around on Amazon for the best copy. I was able to listen to each version available before making my decision. I also appreciated the ratings of the condition of the product by the seller. Overall , I was very pleased.

Saw the movie and bought the soundtrack for the song Somewhere Over The Rainbow and This Little Light of Mine. Some good older jazz numbers that I'm enjoying. Not big on the "doo wop" kinda songs; but that's me. Totally worth the price for a nice mix of genres.

This is a wonderful CD. It's got a lot of "big names" the older generation recognize, and it's hip hoppy enough to appeal to our kids too. Highly recommend this one: we've already bought it twice and given it as a gift.