Love Songs of the World

Various Artists (Artist), Dolores Keane (Artist), Marta Sebestyen (Artist), Yasmin Levy (Artist), Cliar (Artist), Gunay Turkmenler (Artist), Esma Redzepova (Artist), Hala Mahmoud (Artist), Valentina Ponomareva (Artist), Matilde Larguinho (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 26, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arc Music
• ASIN: B0000636B4
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,474,985 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Radka Maika Si Dumashe

2. Ghràidh an Tig Thu?

3. Sister and Brother

4. O Meu Primeiro Amor

5. Ayrilik

6. Szeress Egyt, S Legyen Szep

7. Wakin' on the Moon

8. Gràdh, Geal Mo Chridh'

9. Ma Ker Tu

10. Izdep Jüröm

11. Mwyen Merch (The Maiden's Melody)

12. Kalitka

13. Loumi Ala Leiyam

14. Yo'n la Prizion

Customer Reviews

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3.0 out of 5 stars Indydave's Take On "Love Songs Of The World", August 17, 2006

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D. Debabrata "Indydave" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Songs of the World (Audio CD)

First off, let me say that this album was different from a lot of other love song compilations that I've heard in recent times. It did my ears good to hear love songs in languages other than the ones I'm normally used to (that is, English, Bengali and Hindi, primarily)

This being said, calling this album "Love Songs Of The World," is to labor under a gross misapprehension with respect to the true nature of the songs in this album. Most of the songs have a predominantly Middle-Eastern flavor. And this feeling of mine was reinforced by the vocal delivery styles of the singers too. If I were involved in the compilation, I would definitely include some French, Italian, Russian and Greek songs (my preferences, of course!)

Interestingly, and quite surprisingly, all the songs featured in this album have been sung by female singers. I would have preferred a healthy mix of both male and female, with a couple of duets thrown in too, for good measure!

Coming to the songs in this album, here's a short review for some of them; "Ghraidh An Tig Thu" is quite melodic, and sensitive, at the same time. "Szeress Egyet, S Legyen Szep" is extremely catchy, and can easily be termed as a foot-tapping number. However, I thought too much time had been given to the onomatopoeic refrain. "Walking On The Moon" is standard fare, with conventional lyrics, melody, and singing, but it's still pleasant on the ears. "Gradh Geal Mo Chridh (Fair Love Of My Heart)" struck me mainly for the strength of the voice of the singer amidst minimal orchestral accompaniment. "Izdep Jurom (Looking For You)" ended up annoying me a bit, somehow - I think it was the nasal, and seemingly bullying voice of the singer that put me off. "Kalitka (The Garden Gate)" is soothing and sentimental. "Loumi Ala Leiyam" was just plain irritating. Dolores Keane's "Sister And Brother" sounded very out-of-place on this album - this uninspired piece of music sounded like an faded country song which had remained obscure for good reason. The bass guitaring in "O Meu Primeiro" is very enjoyable, and is probably the most redeeming feature of the song. "Mwyen Merch" is rather pensive and sad. "Yo'n La Prizion" sounds very Turkish (I might be wrong here), but it has a good melody and change of tempo in the song.

All in all, this album is worth listening to, for a novel listening experience, although you might not find too many songs in it that you would want to listen to again.

Indydave