Different Stripe

Cheryl Wheeler | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 28, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Philo / Umgd
• ASIN: B00007LV7C
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,481 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Northern Girl

2. Arrow

3. Walk Around Downtown

4. Moonlight And Roses

5. Gandhi/Buddha

6. When Fall Comes To New England

7. Quarter Moon

8. Aces

9. Hard Line To Draw

10. Almost

11. Addicted

12. So Far To Fall

13. Don't Wanna

14. Miss You More Than I'm Mad

15. Sylvia Hotel

16. Who Am I Foolin'?

17. 75 Septembers

18. Further And Further Away

19. One Love

Editorial Reviews

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Genre: Folk Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 28-JAN-2003

Customer Reviews

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A precious gift from an extraordinary singer songwriter., January 28, 2003

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High Note Tenor (Baltimore, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Different Stripe (Audio CD)

I have been listening to Cheryl Wheeler's music for more than 31 years and since day one have considered her one of the best singer songwriters I've ever heard. Cheryl has an extraordinary gift for telling stories that speak to your heart and your funny bone. Whether it's love, longing, love lost, fall in New England, electical power outages, prozac or potatoes, Cheryl has a warm and inviting way of telling stories about the feelings that we all share and a uniquely funny outlook on life. She is a wonderful singer and a down-to-earth and hysterically funny performer. You just haven't lived until you've seen her perform live. Hey, even Bette Midler saw Cheryl perform live at the Bottom Line in NYC and admitted to being a big fan of hers and recorded Cheryl's "I Know This Town" on her Bette of Roses CD. This is an excellent collection of some of Cheryl's best. From the wistful and introspective "Northern Girl" to the numerous songs that offer a look at love and relationships that everyone can relate to, this is a clear demonstration of her gift as a songwriter. Her use of words, phrases and stories to express feelings that touch your heart is one of the best you'll find. "Arrow" is an extraordinary song about the realities of that thing so many people call "love" and is just simply one of the best ballads ever written. "75 Septembers" is a moving and poetic homage to her father told with great reverence for how people feel about the passing of time, change and the longing for simpler times and what was once cherished and meaningful. "Addicted", "Aces", "Quarter Moon", there is not a throw away on this CD! There are some artists that all you want is their "best of" collection. This is one time that you want to have the "best of", but you also want to have every one of her CD's. This could have easily been a double CD in my opinion. There are many great songs missing, such as, "Behind the Barn", "In Your Heart", "Piper", "Summer Fly", "Driving Home", "Howl at the Moon", "Further & Further Away" etc. Cheryl's music, humor and humanity are precious gifts for which I am grateful. The next "best of" should be a collection of her humorous songs and her witty commentaries on guns and other social issues. Now I'm ready for her next 6 CDs and the next collection of hits. Thank you Cheryl.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is Your New Favorite Singer/Songwriter, April 14, 2003

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"pamb32" (Arlington, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Different Stripe (Audio CD)

Cheryl Wheeler's music seems to be passed along from friend to friend, from year to year. Even non-folk friends always want to hear Cheryl. This collection of her "best" couldn't contain all the worthy songs, but it's a good start and a wonderful way to meet her music. (Only a live performance would be better; never, ever to be missed!) Songs like "Aces" (realities of life), "75 Septembers" (loving attempt to understand the passing of time), and "Arrow" (well... it's just great) alone should be enough to encourage new listeners to want her all-too-few other CDs, especially "Driving Home" and "Circles & Arrows." The two new tracks are a tease to those of waiting for a new CD. And don't forget about making that CD with all the best of her quirky, hysterical, so-insightful songs! Do yourself a favor and add this singer/songwriter to your music collection and live music plans.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE CHERYL WHEELER, BUT . . ., April 1, 2003

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ugot2begood "music_junkie" (minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Different Stripe (Audio CD)

in my opinion, this is not a collection of her best songs. This CD contains the songs that could have become pop hits. Too many of the songs contain love-gone-bad lyrics. This collection also fails to showcase Wheeler's witty lyrics and sometimes off-beat melodies.

I have all of Wheeler's available albums. I would recommend the CD entitled "Driving Home" to people unfamilar with Wheeler. If you are a die-hard fan like me, however, you need to get this CD for the previously unreleased songs.