Everything's Fine

Alice Ripley | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 12, 2001)
• Original Release Date: June 12, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ghostlight
• ASIN: B00005LIMP
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #229,164 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide

4 stars! Expertly melding many influences, Ripley’s songs display a greater spiritual depth than a typical contemporary adult rock album. Each track is a gem!

Product Description

The songs on "Everything’s Fine" showcase Alice’s powerful voice and melodic, deeply soulful songwriting talents. From the album’s first track, “Shotgun,” with its hypnotic melody and haunting lyrical sentiment to the soaring harmonic anthem “Shine On” to the piano-driven ballad “Drive”, "Everything’s Fine" reflects moments of memory, secret longings, self-awareness, and a keen sense of social observation. "Everything’s Fine" is not a musical theatre album. Yes, Alice Ripley is a Broadway star like the other artists on the Sh-K-Boom label...but they are part of Broadway’s new generation, bridging the gap between pop music and theatre.

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Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most magical cd I own., January 19, 2002

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"jbhapgood2" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everything's Fine (Audio CD)

I'll admit I don't connect with every lyric on this cd (like Photograph) but I do connect with most of the lyrics and the ones I don't I connect to with the music.

Alice Ripley IS the hope for popular music! She's in the same vain as Joni Mitchell, Jewel, or Carole King. She's a welcome relief from the pop-sapiness of Britney Spears.

She's refreshingly honest, simple, and beautiful. Whether you are fan of her performances on broadway which always brought the house down or you've never heard her before. This is a must buy!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alice Ripley shows another side of her talent, December 7, 2001

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J. Kierstead (Wayne, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Everything's Fine (Audio CD)

If you are a fan of Alice Ripley's incredible Broadway performances in SIDE SHOW and SUNSET BLVD (to name a few), and have enjoyed her duet albums with Emily Skinner, don't expect this to be "more of the same." This album is a folk/pop album with an edge. It also highlights Alice's songwriting skills, since she writes the music and lyrics for each piece.

After my second listening of the album, I could not stop playing it. Her songs are bravely written and talk about familiar subjects in some not-so-familiar ways. From the opening love song SHOTGUN, through one of my favorites, CALLING ALL ANGELS, and the hardhitting SUBURBIA, where she speaks about how people love to hide themselves behind their white picket fences, you will be enthralled with the excellent calibre of music, lyrics, and thoughtfulness.

Even if you do not know Alice Ripley's music well, you will want to hear the rest of it after hearing this album. It's mellow and relaxing to listen to, and her voice is in tip-top shape.

Get it, listen to it, and enjoy it--you won't regret it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everythings Wonderful!, June 15, 2001

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Mariette Gordinier "bwaydreamer" (Rochester, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Everything's Fine (Audio CD)

Finally, one of Broadway's best has released her solo cd! EVERYTHING'S FINE is a wonderful mix of pop, rock, folk, and country music written and performed by Alice Ripley. Ms Ripley has expressed her feelings and memories of the past in beautifully written, creative lyrics. The songs range from the upbeat, catchy tunes.."New Kid" and "Calling All Angels" to moving ballads like..."Violet Tree", "Photograph", and "Drive". If you are a fan of Ms Ripleys or just enjoy unique, creative music, this is a must! I can't say enough about EVERYTHING'S FINE!!