Desiderata [Original recording reissued]

Les Crane | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 6, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Collector's Choice
• Run Time: 34 minutes
• ASIN: B00008A8HV
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,562 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

We at Collectors’ Choice Music continue our pursuit of the most eclectic, eccentric and unique recordings in pop music history with the release of this 1971 album from TV talk show host Les Crane! Les’ soothing rendition of the 1906 inspirational poem "Go Placidly Among the Noise and the Haste," set to a gospel soul musical background and retitled "Desiderata," caught the early-’70s self-help zeitgeist and shot to #8 on the charts, taking this album into the Top 40 with it. The rest of the record features top LA session musicians backing Crane’s reading of such works as Thoreau’s "Independence (A Different Drummer)" and "Nature (Wilderness)," "Maxim Gorky’s Esperanza (Hope)," the Native American poem "Vision," "Friends," "Beauty (Shining from the Inside Out)," "Happiness (I Got No Cares)," "Courage (Eyes That See)," and even an adaptation of Dorothy L. Nolte’s poem "Children Learn What They Live" entitled "Love." For collectors of the strange pathways of American pop culture (and aren’t we all?), this one’s a gem. Exclusively from Collectors’ Choice Music!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Desiderata - a blast from the past, August 20, 2006

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timm "tim" (Yorkshire, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Desiderata (Audio CD)

I remember this track from the early seventies - mainly because mum had a big poster on the wall.... and we'd hear it every now and again on the radio. Thought provoking - can never be copied.

Only the one track, Desiderata, appeals now tho' - perhaps age is allowing cynicism to creep in.
I have rated the track 4 stars though...... great mate, not 'arf.

Ahh memories.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless Tips, December 18, 2007

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Jere L. Hough "Truthseeker" (Kansas City, MO, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Desiderata (Audio CD)

This is a healing piece that should be reviewed regularly. It is an excellent prayer.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I only really like the Desiderata, June 15, 2008

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D. Nelson (Borrego Springs, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Desiderata (Audio CD)

I wanted this CD very much and I LOVE The Desiderata but the other selections are just OK. So I play the Desiderata and skip the others.