Old Friends

Donna Lynne Champlin (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Label: Parting Glass Productions
• ASIN: B003183QLI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #540,317 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Broadway veteran Donna Lynne Champlin (Sweeney Todd, Billy Elliot, By Jeeves, Hollywood Arms, The Dead) releases her debut solo album "Old Friends" on The Parting Glass Productions label. Produced and arranged by the singer-actress-musician, the album is an amalgamation of theatre and film songs, country and pub songs filtered through influences of her life experiences. Recorded over a six-week hiatus from Broadway's Billy Elliot due to a fractured ankle, DLC took on the daunting task of recording a solo album for $1000, chronicling the warts-and-all creation of it on her blog peppered with her trademark wit and four-letter words. "This beautiful collection of songs showcases the grace and beauty in Donna Lynne's signature style. In the grand tradition of singers like Nancy Lamott, her voice casts a spell that stays in your heart and soul long after the album has finished." Tom Kitt (Tony Award winning composer for NEXT TO NORMAL)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Track Listing, December 25, 2009

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Robbie E. Rozelle (Hazleton, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Old Friends (Audio CD)

Full disclosure: I designed this album. But I gaurentee you, I begged to do it, knowing how wonderful it would be. The one thing missing so far is the track listing, so here it is!

1. Hard Times Come Again No More [Reunion]
2. Eiffel Tower [The Blue Flower]
3. Smile
4. Only Hope [A Walk To Remember]
5. Cry [Love Jerry]
6. County Fair [Das Barbecü]
7. Once Upon a December [Anastasia]
8. Where've You Been?
9. I Cried For Us
10. Still Hurting [The Last Five Years]
11. When She Loved Me [Toy Story II]
12. From God's Arms to My Arms to Yours
13. When Eleanor Smiles [First Lady Suite]
14. When The End Comes [The Zero Club]
15. The Parting Glass

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal Debut CD!, December 23, 2009

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B. D. Suisse (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Old Friends (Audio CD)

This is perhaps the most unique solo CD on the market. Armed with a budget of $1,000 and her own tenacity, Broadway veteran Donna Lynne Champlin has created a heartbreakingly beautiful collection of songs...or as she calls them, "Old Friends." Over the course of just a few weeks, Donna Lynne Champlin arranged, recorded, and produced practically every note you'll hear on this CD.

But even more remarkable than the CD's genesis is the raw emotion and honesty with which Ms. Champlin inhabits every song. The album includes a number of familiar selections as well as less well-known material, and while she pays homage to the performers who have come before, Ms. Champlin gently makes each song her own. Every track brims with unexpected musical choices that showcase not only this remarkable performer's consummate vocal talent, but also her formidable acting chops.

Without a doubt, this is one of the most profoundly affecting debut CDs in recent memory.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This CD is a must have!, December 21, 2009

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Robert D. Stock (Penfield, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Old Friends (Audio CD)

What a gift to all of us! Most artists have an entourage of talents working to produce their CDs while they just sing. Donna Lynne Champlin played all roles herself - producer, arranger, player of multitudes of instrument accompaniments, singer, mixer, - you name it she's done it on this project. If that isn't mind boggling enough, wait until you hear her sing. This CD is spectacular! A must for all music lovers. It has something for everyone.I bought several. I want all my friends to hear and enjoy this!