Elaine Paige [Original recording remastered, Import]

Elaine Paige | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 19, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered, Import
• Label: Warner Spec. Mkt. UK
• ASIN: B000026EJC
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #248,337 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. If You Don't Want My Love

2. Far Side Of The Bay

3. So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)

4. Secrets

5. I Want To Marry You

6. The Second Time

7. The Last One To Leave

8. Hot As Sun

9. Falling Down To Earth

10. How The Heart Approaches What It Yearns

11. Miss My Love Today

Editorial Reviews

This platinum collection contains the hits 'Another Suitcase In Another Hall', 'I Don't Know How To love Him', 'Without You' and many more. Warner. 2005.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First major album for Elaine, June 7, 2006

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elaine Paige (Audio CD)

Britain's finest theatrical singer-actress (with a similar type of voice to Barbra Streisand) originally became famous as the leading actress in the West End musical, Evita. Her singing career didn't really get established until the release of her 1983 album, Stages, but while I regard that as her best original album, this one (from a year earlier) has much to commend it.

Tim Rice wrote many of the lyrics, even adding an extra verse to If you don't want my love, written by John Prine. John was impressed by Elaine's recording (so am I) but not by Tim messing around with his song, although I like the extra verse. Tim also wrote lyrics for the Paul McCartney instrumental, Hot as sun. I don't know what Paul thought of that. Tim didn't change the old Everly Brothers classic, So sad to watch good love go bad, or the obscure Paul Simon song, How the heart approaches what it years, both of which Elaine sings superbly. Elsewhere, there are many excellent songs, my favorite being Second time.

If you enjoy listening to Elaine sing, you will love this album.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The title says it all - this is the real Elaine Paige!, March 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Elaine Paige (Audio CD)

Here, a true blend of songs show both the ability and entertainment value of a splendid artiste. Serious songs like "Falling Down To Earth" and "Secrets" show the full dynamics of this wonderful voice, whilst numbers such as "Hot As Sun" provide a lighter outlook and recreate the sense of enjoyment of the studio, and performance. Perhaps some of Elaine's later maturity is lacking, but her voice is undoubtedly fabulous!!!