Emily Skinner

Emily Skinner | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 6, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00005A8K5
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #319,836 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Lazy Afternoon (The Golden Apple)

2. You'll Never Get Away From Me - Together Wherever We Go (Gypsy, Duet With Alice Ripley)

3. I Never Said I Love You (Dear World)

4. Growing Boy (Babe)

5. What Did I Have That I Don't Have? (On A Clear Day You Can See Forever)

6. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most

7. I Could Always Go To You (Personals, Duet With Alice Ripley)

8. Lonely House (Street Scene)

9. Be Good Or Be Gone (Pump Boys And Dinettes)

10. The Money Tree (The Act)

11. Ballyshannon (James Joyce's The Dead, Duet With Alice Ripley)

12. My Simple Christmas Wish

13. Secret Love - Is It Really Me? (Calamity Jane - 110 In The Shade)

14. My Brother Lived In San Francisco

15. The Long Way

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PERFECTION, April 17, 2001

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A Customer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Emily Skinner (Audio CD)

Emily Skinner creates a soulful, delightful recording. And don't fret, her partner-in-crime, Alice Ripley makes guest appearances on "You'll Never Get Away From Me/Together Wherever We Go," "I Could Always Go To You," and "Ballyshannon." In keeping with Duets and Unsuspecting Hearts, Emily brings a wonderful mix of Broadway showtunes, everything from classic Broadway to Broadway now to some of the most obscure musicals. There are also some non-Broadway tracks on this CD that are beautiful, "My Brother Lived in San Francisco" reduces me to tears. But my favorite track on this CD is "Ballyshannon," one of Emily's duets with Alice. This is from the musical James Joyce's The Dead, (2000 Tony Award nomination) and since there is no soundtrack released I delight in re-living the moments that I saw on the Tonys last year. If you weren't an Emily Skinner fan before, you will be now. It's impossible to hate her or Alice Ripley after sampling this cabaret CD. I've hardly ever called an album "perfect," but that's not even where I'd BEGIN to describe this one.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Emily Skinner has an amazing range!, March 8, 2001

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mickie (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Emily Skinner (Audio CD)

This woman can SING anything! Plus... she sings smart and funny. Every cut on this CD is a gem. I laughed out loud listening to "My Simple Christmas Wish," cried to "My Brother Lived In San Francisco," mellowed out to the jazz groove of "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most," and boogied with "Be Good Or Be Gone." Can't wait to hear what she going to do next.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "songs you always wanted to hear the most", March 17, 2001

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Emily Skinner (Audio CD)

Varese Sarabande presents exciting musical theater of today - composers and lyricists drawing on every genre of music for their inspiration. And to carry out those wishes is Emily Skinner - each track will float your boat, go onto the next one, and when you find one you connect with, by all means play it over and over again - she's got it all on this album.

Emily's favorite composers vary - Stephen Sondheim, Alan Menken, Leslie Bricusse, Tim Rice, Cy Coleman, Stephen Schwartz, Bill Russell, Lynn Ahrens...but the arrangments shine bright from Todd Ellison and outstanding orchestration by David Siegel...awesome broadway highlights from this talented young lady.

Special thanks to - Bruce Kimmel (producers), Vincent Cirilli (engineer) Alice Ripley (vocal/duets) and Varese Sarabande...if you enjoyed this CD, you might try other albums by Emily Skinner - "Duets" (1998 - Varese Sarabande) and "Unsuspecting Hearts" (1999 - Varese Sarabande)...the entire album spells "Broadway and Theater" featuring our wonderful hostess - EMILY SKINNER!

Total Time: 55:21 on 15 Tracks...Varese Sarabande 302 062 102 2...(2001)