Love Songs

Al Jarreau | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: January 29, 2008
• Release Date: January 29, 2008
• Label: Rhino
• Copyright: 2008 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
• Total Length: 1:04:52
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• ASIN: B0012QLYBU
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,414 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For Valentine's Day market., February 4, 2008

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smoothjazz_views (Beverly Hills, CA and London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Songs (Audio CD)

This compilation is, in a way, a good introduction to the soulful vocal stylings of Al Jarreau.
Intimate, sensual, and expressive, Jarreau's voice sounds as if it was created to sing love songs, as these 14 tracks attest.
Al proves perfectly suited to communicating matters of the heart.
The jazz content on this CD is rather slight, but this is actually not a bad recording.
Jarreau sings straightforward versions of some of his hits.
He really excels in the restrained setting, making this a superior middle-of-the-road pop recording.
For Valentine's Day market.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive, insightful, and diverse!, January 29, 2008

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Shannon (Jacksonville, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Love Songs (Audio CD)

This is quite a stunning collection because it goes beyond the boundaries of the typical love song and gives you some insightful and perceptive perspectives on love and romance. The hits are here - "We're In This Love Together", "After All", and "So Good" - but this collection digs deeper and offers for some of his most interesting and original love songs, including wonderful tracks from his early CDs and some songs from CDs that listeners might have missed. A collection of love songs where not a single track comes off as sappy or overly sentimental is a rarity. These songs are beautifully written and approach love from a wide range of perspectives. "Wait For The Magic" is about waiting for the real thing and not settling for less, "Let it Rain" covers the trials and truths of maintaing a long term relationship, in concert, "Your Song" has always been his show-stopping show of love for his audiences, a lot of fans missed the intensely emotional "Heaven And Earth" because it didn't get the promotional push it deserved, so here it is as fresh as the day it was originally released, "My Foolish Heart" could make a die hard anti-romantic want to sneak a glimpse at the hearts and flowers and "Bright and Sunny Babe" is one of the most original, fun, and funky love songs ever written.

The press release comes on with the usual "turn the lights down and put this CD on" gambit but this is not your standard seduction soundtrack. These songs are wise, poignant, and perceptive, with melodies that get under your skin and well...Al is singing them! Long time Jarreauniacs will enjoy having these songs all in one place and new or casual fans will get a chance to catch up on some of the earlier gems and low-profile CD tracks that they may have missed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love It!!!, July 4, 2008

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Christine Miller "Geek Girl" (Ballston Spa, Ny) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Songs (Audio CD)

Please... this is fantastic. This is the best collection of Al Jarreau songs, and I have them all, so I know. This was just a wonderful trip down memory lane for me, all these great songs on one CD.
Buy it... you won't be disappointed!!!!!!