Kisses Sweeter Than Wine

The Weavers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 4, 1994)
• Original Release Date: February 14, 1994
• Label: Omega Classics
• ASIN: B00000239X
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #396,311 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Quilting Bee [#]

2. Burgundian Carol

3. Benoni [#]

4. Wimoweh

5. Bay of Mexico

6. Wreck of the John B

7. Die Gedanken Sind Frei [#]

8. Si Me Quieres Escribir

9. My True Love [#]

10. Suliram (I'll Be There)

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. When the Saints Go Marching In

2. Foolish Frog [#]

3. I Love Little Pussy

4. One for the Little Bitty Baby (Go Where I Send Thee)

5. Two Shape Note Hymns: Evening Shades/Northfield [#]

6. Two Brothers (The Blue and the Gray)

7. Mrs. McGrath [#]

8. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine

9. Just a Gigolo [#]

10. Boll Weevil

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you, Fred Hellerman, for a fine collection of rarities, October 25, 2001

By 

Scott MacGillivray (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (Audio CD)

The Weavers' sturdy baritone, Fred Hellerman, compiled this impressive collection taken from the folk foursome's "Town Hall concerts" of 1950-51. Unlike the group's performances at larger venues like Carnegie Hall, the Town Hall renditions are more intimate and informal. Members of the group take turns introducing the songs, and the repertoire is sometimes familiar (including many of their record hits), sometimes surprising ("Benoni" is an overlooked gem taken from an African melody), and sometimes amusing (Lee Hays hauls off and sings "Just a Gigolo," of all things, as the house band playfully follows him). Several songs are unique to this collection, including some Christmas carols from around the world. Thanks to clever editing by Hellerman, the listener can easily imagine (or remember) hearing The Weavers in person. A treat for Weavers admirers.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There was once music of social conscience...., March 12, 2002

By 

Eric E. Weinraub (Issaquah, Washington United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (Audio CD)

The importance of the Weavers as voices of conscience and social justice can not be underestimated. Old School folk artists, such as Woody Guthrie and The Weavers, were the nations conscience at a time when being a dissenter made you an enemy of the state. Still, they continued and struggled and made great recordings such as this. There sound is still infections.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a terrific collection, February 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (Audio CD)

my first experience of an entire CD of Weaver's songs - it is terrific. Particularly of note is the recording of Die Gedunken Zind Frie (My Thoughts are Free) that epitomizes the Weavers and their art in the midst of Blacklisting. I'm now an official lover though I am familar with most all of their song. A very good exposure to the breadth of their repertoire while still entertaining one with the classics such as Wimoweh and Kisses Sweeter than Wine!