Land of Make Believe

Chuck Mangione | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 5, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B000001F7X
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,779 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #73 in Music > Pop > Easy Listening > Orchestral Pop
  • #85 in Music > Jazz > Jazz Fusion

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Esther, Where are You?, June 21, 2000

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Bruce Kendall "BEK" (Southern Pines, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Land of Make Believe (Audio CD)

I don't know what's become of Esther Saddlefield. Hopefully she is still making a good living and recording glorious music. All I know is that her rendition of "The Land of Make Believe" is on my top-ten list of all time greatest songs, period. Her voice is so perfectly syncopated to the orchestra and to Mangione's horn, that I can think of no greater synthesis between voice and instrument, including opera. She puts Dionne Warwick to shame. If you didn't listen to the radio during the 70's, buy this CD and find out what you missed.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good (but brief) Look at Mangione's Earlier Music, November 27, 2000

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Archie Mercer "Archie" (Yorba Linda, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Land of Make Believe (Audio CD)

Land of Make Believe is a live concert album, recorded before Chuck Mangione broke through with his hit "Feels So Good". It's a great view into some of his earlier (and argueably better) music. To me this album rests on two songs: "Land of Make Believe" and "Legend of the One-Eyed Sailor". Legend starts off this set with a driving percussion riff. It then breaks into a great, upbeat tempo'ed, instrumental piece that provides many solos to enjoy. Land takes the concert into another direction, bringing a great vocalist onto the stage to mesmorize you. The lyrics to the song are at once both hopeful and haunting, and the music just absolutely soars. All other songs on this album, although decent in their own right, pales in comparrison to these two.

I would recommend this CD to any Mangione fan looking for a slightly different view of his music. However, be warned: If you already have his "Live at the Hollywood Bowl" CD, this may be a disappointment to you. The Hollywood Bowl set is probably one of the best live sets ever recorded. If you're just beginning to listen to Mangione then this isn't a bad place to start.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Where is Ester?, September 30, 2002

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Raymond Rolison (Lufkin, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Land of Make Believe (Audio CD)

I have this album on vinyl. However, I am in the process of replacing my vinyl Chuck collection. My favorite track on this album is undoubtedly "As Long As We're Together". Ester Satterfield's vocals on this song just melt me. This is one of the tracks I play when my wife and I get to spend an occasional romantic evening together. I didn't discover Chuck until the early 80s. This album was the first one I bought of his. ([$] at a second hand record store) I would recommend this album to any one wanting to discover Chuck and his music.